"I've heard before that some special life planets experience geomagnetic reversals periodically. Some are slow, while others happen in an instant. I never imagined such planets actually existed. It's terrifying. Wouldn't every geomagnetic reversal be equivalent to a civilization reset?
Normal geological changes take thousands of years, even tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. But with an instantaneous geomagnetic reversal, land and sea can change in the blink of an eye. It's truly an apocalypse. Who can stop a global geomagnetic reversal that happens in an instant?"
Having expended all the magic stored in the magic crystal, seeing the future clearly, Ding Yun collapsed to the ground, feeling utterly drained. Her eyes were open in despair as she muttered in resignation, because this apocalypse was irreversible, and she lacked the power to change it.
If it were any other apocalyptic disaster, such as a supervolcanic eruption, a viral invasion, or even a meteorite strike, Ding Yun could have started working immediately and was confident she could prevent it by the time the apocalypse arrived. But geomagnetic reversal was unresolvable. It wasn't a localized disaster; it was a special catastrophe capable of affecting the entire globe and triggering numerous natural disasters simultaneously. The oceans would recede, forming tsunamis like mountains that would sweep across most continents. The impact of the giant waves and crustal movements would coincide with volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Deserts would turn into oceans, and some places would even experience rapid freezing, where the regional temperature suddenly dropped to minus eighty degrees Celsius, enough to turn unprepared life into ice sculptures.
Land and sea would change in an instant. The extinction of civilization would also happen in an instant. This was beyond the capabilities of a magical fairy, unless she possessed the power of the Heavenly Emperor. Otherwise, it would be impossible to avert the apocalypse.
However, Ding Yun wasn't completely despairing. After all, she still had thirty-seven years to prepare. After a few days of emotional recovery, Ding Yun immediately began calculating and planning based on the future she had seen, figuring out how to minimize the harm caused by the apocalypse and save as many people as possible.
But no matter how she thought or calculated, the final result indicated she could do very little. Even after reading, searching, and summarizing the entire compendium of magic, sorcery, and immortal arts, she could, at best, save a very small number of people at that time. Firstly, Ding Yun's personal ability was limited. Secondly, the magic crystal energy in her magical fairy transformation device was limited. Even if Ding Yun prepared for decades and provided as much energy as possible to the magic crystal, it would still be difficult to resist the impact of a fifty-kilometer tsunami, endless volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. At most, she could create a protective space to safeguard a few people, and even then, the protective space couldn't directly withstand the impact of these disasters. It could at best block some of the shockwaves. Directly facing them would likely mean she couldn't even protect those few.
No matter how Ding Yun changed her plans, or the final magical spells or immortal arts she used, the impact on the calculated results was not significant. It was only when Ding Yun incorporated national elements into her specific calculations, the element of leveraging the nation's strength to advance and retreat together, and the element of preparing for the future apocalypse thirty, or even thirty-seven years in advance with the nation's concerted effort, that the calculated results began to change. Although she still couldn't prevent the apocalypse or save everyone, the final outcome was much better than before. At least a majority could be saved. At least civilization would not be severed and regressed. Compared to the previous results, this was much better.
Subsequently, Ding Yun immediately decided without hesitation to find a way to contact the country, to make the country believe her words, and to cooperate with her to leverage the nation's strength to advance and retreat together, and to overcome the catastrophe with the nation's collective effort.
As for leveraging the entire planet's strength to advance and retreat together, Ding Yun had also attempted it. But there were two possible outcomes: one was that everyone truly worked together, and ultimately, before the apocalyptic disaster struck, a large part of life could migrate away, saving most countries and humanity. This possibility was one in a hundred million. The other was internal chaos, conflict, and inter-state scheming, ultimately leading to the failure of the plan and a great reshuffling of human civilization, with a probability of 99% for the remaining population being less than one in ten thousand. Ding Yun dared not gamble on that one in a hundred million chance, so she preferred a more stable approach, seeking cooperation only with the reliable Xia Nation.
As for how to contact the country, that would naturally require magic. From the day she made the decision, Ding Yun continuously predicted various disasters that would occur in the next three to five days, or even half a month. Then, she used spatial magic to deliver the predicted results to the desks of the leaders. After half a month, having predicted seventeen natural disasters occurring in various parts of the world, Ding Yun then communicated with the leader using a dream-entering technique and successfully gained some of his trust. At the same time, she secured an opportunity to meet.
After that, Ding Yun naturally revealed the specific situation truthfully, followed by a period of continued verification. During the process, Ding Yun also demonstrated her magic. Only then did they finally believe her words. However, the human and material resources required to resist world-destroying natural disasters were unimaginable. Therefore, they needed some time to calculate the possibility of the apocalypse Ding Yun spoke of, using existing technology and current information. Although this process took a considerable amount of time, during the research and calculation process, the requirements proposed by Ding Yun by relevant institutions were largely met. This allowed Ding Yun to make some additional preparations. For example, using institutions like nuclear power plants, she accumulated many magic crystals that could be directly recharged. This way, even if the energy storage of the magic crystal on her transformation device was limited, she could use other magic crystals to cast large-scale immortal arts or forbidden curses that she couldn't cast before. For example, using various new materials, she created some magic arrays that were difficult to implement before. She also used magic to help create some new materials.
After half a year, following a six-month period of exploration and research by relevant institutions and verification of the evidence provided by Ding Yun, they finally concluded that Ding Yun's statements were highly accurate, and the probability of the apocalypse she described reached over eighty percent. Even if it wasn't as terrifying as described, the various natural disasters would still be considerable. At this point, Ding Yun's previous statements finally received attention. The relevant cooperation and the plan to save the world were officially named "Nuwa Mends the Sky" and began to receive national support.
The country was in charge of the technological aspects, while Ding Yun was in charge of the metaphysical aspects. The plan's main focus was on four points: First, reform communication technology. The new technology didn't need to be very advanced, not needing to support surfing the internet, as long as it could maintain basic communication after the geomagnetic reversal. Only with smooth communication could commands be smooth, and only with smooth commands could disaster relief be timely. Second, store as many resources as possible, preserving various seeds, industrial materials, equipment, and the foundations of civilization. Because without these, even if they saved most of the population during the disaster, for a long time after the disaster, many places would no longer be suitable for farming and difficult to cultivate, leading to starvation. Therefore, storing sufficient resources was essential. Additionally, the development of artificial starch technology needed to be accelerated. With the guarantees from the first two aspects, the third and fourth points became necessary. That is, in areas not prone to earthquakes or volcanic activity, and with relatively stable underground tectonic structures, to excavate underground survival bases, and to vigorously develop aerospace technology, constructing complete ecological bases on the nearby moon and Mars. Some people and a batch of seeds and remnants of civilization would be migrated there before the apocalypse. Only with this double insurance could more people, as well as the foundations of civilization and technology, be preserved.
Although these four points seemed to have little room for Ding Yun's involvement, in reality, Ding Yun actively participated in every aspect and made significant contributions. In terms of communication reform, by continuously demonstrating techniques like "thousand-mile sound transmission" and "magical communication spells," Ding Yun successfully enabled them to capture energy waves for communication. Based on this, new communication technologies were successfully developed. In terms of preserving materials and civilization, Ding Yun provided spatial magic and immortal arts like "Sleeve Universe," successfully helping scientists, especially physicists, unravel some mysteries of space and create unstable, but believed to be stable in twenty years, spatial storage devices. For the subsequent excavation of underground survival bases and the construction of space survival bases, Ding Yun also provided much assistance using magic and immortal arts. For instance, she used magic to help detect fissures between tectonic plates and predict safety. She also used elemental magic and the Five Elements Immortal Arts to help construct space ecological environments. In summary, Ding Yun used magic and immortal arts to either help them take significant steps forward in technology or to compensate for technological breakthroughs that were temporarily impossible by collaborating with magic and immortal arts to achieve the desired outcome.
The entire process lasted for a full thirty years. During these thirty years, in order to squeeze out more time to do more things and ultimately save more people, Ding Yun, less than two years after her grandson's wedding, faked her death and escaped, dedicating all her energy to the "Mending the Heavens" plan.
As all preparations were complete, the next step was formal migration. To prevent the news of the apocalypse from spreading and causing unrest, relevant institutions did not tell the truth. Instead, they promoted the development of the moon and Mars, encouraging elites from all walks of life to migrate to the moon and Mars. In this regard, many officials and large corporations took the lead in migrating. Often, no matter how much you encouraged the public to do something or try it, if the ruling class never touched it, people would definitely harbor doubts about it, fearing risks. No matter how many experts said it was fine, it was useless. But if the ruling class used it or did it, even if you advertised it as bad every day, people would definitely flock to use it and do it. Therefore, this plan proceeded very smoothly. Within a few years, their country successfully completed the space migration of over 400 million people and the transfer of its industrial system. Except for industrial systems that were truly impossible to transfer, all remaining important industrial systems were transferred to the space survival bases. With over 400 million people and a complete light and heavy industrial system, it was essentially ensured that their entire civilization could continue to exist.
Ding Yun's entire family was naturally included in the migration. After all, no matter how safe the underground survival bases on the planet were, they were not as safe as leaving the planet directly. Two years after all those willing and able to migrate had moved to the moon and Mars, and with less than half a year remaining until the geomagnetic reversal predicted by Ding Yun, relevant institutions officially announced that the apocalypse was imminent and began arranging for all citizens to transfer to the already constructed underground survival bases. The chaos during this process is self-evident. There was cursing, regret, and fear. There was also mockery and ridicule from other countries, who thought they were making a fuss and that a world-ending apocalypse was impossible. Then, one month before the apocalyptic date predicted by Ding Yun, many major powers were exposed for having begun building "Noah's Arks" years ago. However, ordinary citizens were unaware and unqualified to board, and this was only exposed when some people began boarding, even flaunting their tickets. Consequently, unrest undoubtedly began. Those who had no hope of boarding began to disregard all human morals and laws, unleashing the evil in human nature. Some also prayed for help from Xia Nation, willing to spend their fortunes to enter the underground survival bases. Regarding this, Xia Nation did not completely refuse, accepting some useful talents. They had specifically built a few extra underground bases, and it was not problematic to accept some scientific researchers and technicians. Unfortunately, it was too late by then. Some people didn't even have time to reach Xia Nation. The apocalypse predicted by Ding Yun arrived.
At two in the morning that day, the Earth's magnetic field fell into extreme chaos, and the oceans began to churn. In an instant, a large amount of seabed was exposed, and countless seawater transformed into tsunamis as high as skyscrapers, sweeping across continental cities. The symbols of human pride, skyscrapers, were destroyed by the waves as if they were made of paper, reduced to flat ground. Years of human civilization's crystallization were almost instantly turned to naught. This was not on one continent; it happened on many. A large number of marine creatures died, a large number of land creatures died, and a large number of plants died. It was comparable to a mass extinction event. Immediately following this, the entire living planet began to shake, all tectonic plates moved, and countless volcanoes erupted furiously. Volcanic clouds swept across the sky. The earth's temperature plummeted, resembling an ice age. Many "Noah's Arks" could not withstand this impact. Either they were directly destroyed, or they were mostly destroyed, with only a few people barely surviving. Only the underground survival bases had a relatively high survival rate. Although some unfortunate ones encountered earthquakes, were buried in newly formed oceans, or were destroyed by volcanic lava, at least most of them survived. Of course, compared to the underground survival bases, the space survival bases fared even better, with no losses.
The entire apocalyptic disaster lasted for a month. After a month, the various natural disasters gradually subsided. However, the impact was not eliminated. The dead could not be resurrected, destroyed plants and extinct species could not be restored, and changed tectonic plates could not be restored. The dust clouds and volcanic clouds in the sky would not dissipate in a short period; all of this required time. Therefore, the next step was naturally disaster relief. At this point, apart from Xia Nation, no other country had the capacity for disaster relief. Some countries had no survivors. However, Xia Nation, needing to support over a billion people in such extreme conditions, did not have the time to help others. Everyone capable was actively following orders, engaging in self-rescue and rescuing others, restoring planting, restoring construction, and restoring production.
By this time, Ding Yun was truly at her limit. Her lifespan had long expired, and she had been using magic to sustain herself. However, before her death, she decided to do one last thing. Using her remaining life essence and the energy accumulated over the years, she transformed and performed the "Body as a Golden Crow" technique. Combining all her energy with her physical body, she transformed into a Great Sun Golden Crow, traversing through the volcanic clouds and dust clouds, turning them all into nothingness. Thus, both those alive below and those observing from space could see a figure. The figure suddenly burst into golden-red flames, transforming into a three-legged Golden Crow that roamed the entire living planet, dispelling the volcanic and dust clouds that posed the greatest threat to humanity's future survival, which could have maintained an ice age on Earth for a long time, allowing sunlight to once again envelop the land and sea, causing the planet's temperature to rise again, making it suitable for human survival and for crops to grow.
Three days and three nights later, the volcanic clouds and dust clouds completely disappeared, and the light of the three-legged Golden Crow completely dimmed. It finally transformed into a stream of light, falling to the earth, and in mid-air, it broke into countless points of light, becoming scattered life force and scattered hope, filling the continental areas of the entire living planet, and activating the life force of the surviving plants. In an instant, all things revived, and greenery flourished. The Golden Crow fell, and all things were born!