CHAPTER 600: NUCLEAR LEAK

Given the current situation, if there is no Private Room time, it is definitely not good to discuss the ownership of the Soul-Eater Demon crystal.

So now Liu Xing and the others feel it’s better to go their separate ways.

The atmosphere in the room has become a bit awkward.

It’s the same old story.

Two peaches kill three warriors.

One Soul-Eater Demon crystal is definitely not enough to be divided among Liu Xing’s group.

Back in his own room, Liu Xing tried to contact Rundell again, but still to no avail.

This made Liu Xing start to suspect that Rundell might have encountered some mishap, after all, it has been a long time, and the mythical creatures inside the Fukushima nuclear power plant should have made some progress by now.

So Liu Xing can’t help but worry that Rundell and its friends might have been killed by other mythical creatures, as the Byakhee clan is not that powerful, and if they’re not careful, they could easily be caught and killed by other mythical creatures.

However, Liu Xing feels that since Rundell and its two companions are subordinates sent by the Yellow King, he should have received some kind of notification if something happened to them, like the sound of dice falling or a KP Bamboo Rat prompt, as their life and death are now related to him.

So Liu Xing thinks that while Rundell and its companions’ situation may not be optimistic, they haven’t necessarily died in the Fukushima nuclear power plant yet.

Thinking about this, Liu Xing sighed and took out his mobile phone to search for the latest news about the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

The current headlines about the Fukushima nuclear power plant are still from the Yomiuri Shimbun, but this time the Yomiuri Shimbun’s report is relatively moderate, not trying to make a big headline, as the Fukushima nuclear power plant has been confirmed to be at risk of a nuclear leak accident at any time. The Japanese military has evacuated the surrounding area of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, and the current interim leader of Japan, former Abe cabinet member Taro Aso, has announced that Japan will enter a state of emergency, with all schools, companies, and government agencies forced to take a week-long vacation, and Japan will once again "close its borders" and suspend all immigration approvals.

This means that Japan will be completely shut down for a week.

This news has caused an uproar around the world, as it means that the Fukushima nuclear power plant is confirmed to be at risk of a nuclear leak accident!

This has led to neighboring countries of Japan condemning the Japanese government for not taking any action on this ticking time bomb of the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

More importantly, a well-known international investigative agency has claimed that if the Fukushima nuclear power plant has a nuclear leak accident, the nuclear radiation dust could affect half of the Earth centered on Japan, as nuclear radiation dust can theoretically drift a long distance with the wind, and under suitable conditions, the nuclear radiation dust could even cross the Pacific and reach the mainland of the United States.

This made Liu Xing recall Japan’s previous trick during World War II, using hot air balloons to carry bombs and attack the mainland of the United States, which, although it seemed a bit funny, did have some impact on the United States in the early stages, even though not many of these balloon bombs were able to cross the ocean and reach the United States, and their targets were completely random. However, these balloon bombs were difficult to defend against, causing great psychological pressure on the ordinary people of the United States, as no one knew when a bomb might fall on their heads.

Now, some American netizens on social media are cursing Japan, claiming that these nuclear radiation dusts are like those old balloon bombs, used to harm the civilians of the United States.

This has made the Japanese government the target of criticism, but they are using the previously announced state of emergency as a shield, pretending to be dead and not making any response.

Liu Xing shook his head and got up to go to the living room for dinner.

At this time, Honekawa Suneo and Miguel and the others also arrived on time.

Although Honekawa Suneo and the others could also go back to their own homes to avoid the impending nuclear radiation dust, they all feel that it’s more fun to gather together, and they can also take care of each other. More importantly, Honekawa Suneo and the others plan to continue their "office work" and deal with the affairs of the Worshippers of the Yellow Sect.

So today, all the senior members of the Worshippers of the Yellow Sect, including Luo Li who remained in Kyoto, have come to Liu Xing’s house.

Fortunately, Honekawa Suneo had the foresight to buy Liu Xing a spacious house, which can accommodate more than ten people without any problem. Moreover, sleeping on the floor is very common in Japan, so Honekawa Suneo and the others immediately cleared the living room and laid out a row of futons.

The arrival of Honekawa Suneo and the others also eased the awkward atmosphere among Liu Xing’s group, and everyone started chatting and laughing again.

However, the good times didn’t last long, as Japan has now entered a state of emergency, and almost everyone has returned home and closed their doors and windows as much as possible to prevent nuclear radiation dust from entering, so the rooms are still very stuffy, even though it’s still early summer.

As a result, every household has turned on air conditioners and electric fans, along with the consumption of other electrical appliances, causing a serious overload on Japan’s power grid, especially in international metropolises like Tokyo, where the situation is very dire.

According to the investigation, there are at least 30 million people living in the Tokyo area.

So the electricity problem for these 30 million people has become a big headache, and the Japanese government has no choice but to announce power regulation, which means intermittent power outages, with only power supply during high temperature periods.

This has caused an uproar on Japan’s major online forums, as power outages in this situation can literally kill people.

The irony is that the root cause of this situation is the power plants...

Of course, Liu Xing’s group had already guessed that these things would happen, so they had already arranged for Honekawa Suneo to bring a diesel generator, which could basically guarantee everyone’s electricity needs for the next few days.

However, to be on the safe side, Liu Xing and the others decided to conserve electricity, as the current situation is complex, and no one can guarantee that everything will return to normal after a week. So Liu Xing and the others slept in the living room at night, so that one air conditioner could solve the problem.

A peaceful night.

The next morning, when Liu Xing woke up, he felt a bit uncomfortable, as it was so quiet around.

Because Liu Xing’s house is located near Tokyo Comprehensive University, there is usually a huge flow of people around, with all kinds of sounds starting from 6-7 o’clock in the morning until 11-12 o’clock at night.

But now, apart from the sounds of Zhang Jingxu and the others moving around, Liu Xing couldn’t hear any other sounds.

It seems that everyone is really afraid of death...

Liu Xing checked his mobile phone and found that it was only half an hour away from the time Oko Hayato had predicted for the Fukushima nuclear power plant to have a nuclear leak accident.

Liu Xing knew that this nuclear leak accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant would become the most important landmark event in this parallel world, as it represents this parallel world heading towards its demise.

As for the related news online, it has stopped updating due to the collective vacation of the major newspaper media, and there are only some people on the major forums continuing to vent or curse the Japanese government, but they are not a force to be reckoned with, as the whole country is now in a state of nationwide blackout, so not many people can access the internet now.

After all, these people had already cursed the Japanese government to the point of their mobile phones automatically turning off yesterday.

Since he couldn’t find any news online, Liu Xing just threw his mobile phone aside and started chatting with Ling Ishikawa and the others.

It must be said that Liu Xing and the others are now completely idle, as even Zhang Shiwu, Mu Yao, and other cult followers have all returned to their own homes.

With the development of the times, many secret cults have also kept up with the times, introducing various humanized management measures. Except for certain necessary occasions, the followers can still freely live their own lives without having to run to the various strongholds of the secret cult every day. And according to Liu Xing’s knowledge, some secret cults even give their followers some gifts during festivals and holidays, and fully reimburse their medical expenses when they are sick or injured, in order to increase the followers’ favorability...

Of course, old-school secret cults like the Cult of the Cadaver won’t play these fancy tricks, as with their strength, they have already passed the stage of "recruiting" followers, and are now at the stage of "selecting" followers.

Getting back to the main topic, although Liu Xing and the others had planned to have Miguel burn down the Sea-Buds Cafeteria last night, but since all the fire department personnel except for a small team on duty have gone on vacation, they decided to wait until the end of the national emergency to set the fire, in order to avoid too many fire alarms that would prevent the fire department from having time to save the Sea-Buds Cafeteria, which could lead to the entire Tokyo Comprehensive University being burned down.

After all, the Sea-Buds Cafeteria is secluded and maintains a certain distance from other buildings, but because Tokyo Comprehensive University has a landscaping department, in order to facilitate the internship (slave labor) of the landscaping students, the campus greenery of Tokyo Comprehensive University is very good, so good that a fire can easily spread throughout the entire campus if no one puts it out.

At 12 o’clock noon, Liu Xing received a message from Oko Hayato - Unit 1 of the Fukushima nuclear power plant has experienced a nuclear leak accident!

Seeing this message, Liu Xing immediately ordered everyone to close all the windows that were open for ventilation, as according to the current wind speed and direction, the nuclear radiation dust from the Fukushima nuclear power plant could reach the Tokyo area in a very short time.

"This is really a man-made disaster. I don’t know what the people at the Japan Electric Power Company were thinking, refusing to use the seawater drainage plan to decommission the units at the Fukushima nuclear power plant," Honekawa Suneo couldn’t help but complain.

Liu Xing nodded, although the main reason for the nuclear leak accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant was that the mythical creatures had occupied the Fukushima nuclear power plant, making it impossible to send personnel in to carry out repairs, the subsequent events were completely a man-made disaster, with the Warrior Faction allowing the nuclear leak accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant to occur in order to seize power.

At this moment, Liu Xing suddenly heard an air raid siren, which was the Japanese government’s way of warning the public that the Fukushima nuclear power plant had experienced a nuclear leak accident.

Liu Xing turned on his mobile phone and found that the Yomiuri Shimbun had posted another news article - the senior executives of the Japan Electric Power Company had chosen to commit suicide at home to atone, and the new head of the Japan Electric Power Company had already activated the seawater drainage plan to decommission the other units at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

This means that this time, only one unit at the Fukushima nuclear power plant experienced a nuclear leak accident.

Liu Xing was speechless, he didn’t expect the scapegoats to die so quickly.

At this time, KP Bamboo Rat also laughed and said, "Because a extremely serious nuclear leak accident has occurred in Japan, all modules being conducted within the territory of Japan will enter a state of stagnation, which simply means that the countdown timers of simple modules will not continue during this period, and all modules will not progress the plot, and the antagonist NPCs in the modules will also not attack the players during this time; of course, due to the nuclear leak accident, all players will undergo nuclear radiation judgments as necessary, and multiple nuclear radiation judgments may occur depending on the players’ actions."

As expected.

Liu Xing looked towards the direction of the Fukushima nuclear power plant and sighed.

Of course, since Liu Xing and the others wouldn’t be stupid enough to leave their homes, they all obediently stayed at home playing games, reading novels, or playing mahjong and poker with the ones Honekawa Suneo brought. Although Liu Xing tried to use mahjong to resolve the ownership of the Soul-Eater Demon crystal, after being "cut off from the terminals" by Ling Ishikawa four times in a row while trying to make big hands, Liu Xing felt that using mahjong to decide the ownership of the Soul-Eater Demon crystal was really too unreliable.

Three days later.

Although he had not been able to contact Rundell these past few days, Liu Xing had persistently called Rundell once a day.

After finishing lunch, Liu Xing went through the routine of sending a call invitation to Rundell, and to his surprise, this time it actually connected!

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