And it was an 8.5 magnitude earthquake!
It's important to know that an earthquake above magnitude 5 is already considered destructive, capable of collapsing buildings!
A magnitude 7 earthquake is enough to kill hundreds of thousands of people!
Now, an 8.5 magnitude earthquake has occurred, and the tremors were so strong that even Magic City could clearly feel them, without any signs of subsiding for half a day… Clearly, Wencheng in Sichuan Province had experienced another super earthquake!
Su Yan turned on the TV, but didn't see any related news.
The earthquake had just happened, and the news hadn't had time to report it yet.
However, some people online had already started discussing the earthquake and posted some pictures from the scene!
After the shaking continued for almost eight minutes, the tremors gradually disappeared.
It's imaginable how much destruction this earthquake would bring!
It was likely that at least thousands of people had perished!
"Wencheng is really causing a lot of trouble!"
Su Yan sighed.
For such a natural disaster, if he were in the Marvel Universe, he might have been able to resolve everything with a snap of his fingers… But now, his abilities were limited, and he was powerless to help.
"Xiao Hei, prepare 100 million in the name of Celestial Technology, and donate it to the disaster area later!"
"Consider it a small token of my goodwill!"
This was the only thing Su Yan could do at the moment.
100 million was a small sum for him, but for the disaster area, it was a huge aid!
"Sir, your kindness will be praised by the world!"
Xiao Hei's tone also held a happy note.
"No need for praise, I have plenty of money anyway, so donating some is just accumulating virtue and doing good deeds!"
"Sir, you are truly modest!"
That night, the earthquake news came out.
As detected by Xiao Hei, it was an 8.5 magnitude earthquake, lasting eight minutes, and there were constant aftershocks!
According to the currently compiled casualty count, the death toll had already reached 2,682, and over eight thousand people were injured, with the numbers still rising!
As soon as this news broke, it immediately caused a national sensation, and countless rescue military forces rushed to the scene!
Fortunately, after the previous major earthquake, many buildings in Wencheng had been reinforced, so even though it experienced such a terrifying eight-minute, 8.5 magnitude earthquake, it did not collapse like last time, preventing even more serious damage and casualties!
Sina Weibo's trending topics, Baidu's headlines, and the headline banners of major news websites all turned black and white… All netizens across the internet were praying for Wencheng!
Many people even spontaneously formed volunteer groups, heading to Wencheng, wanting to contribute to the rescue efforts!
South Korea, Japan, and other neighboring countries of Huaxia, immediately extended their condolences and sent rescue teams to participate in the relief efforts!
The next day.
Su Yan had just woken up.
"Sir, all the nanotechnology materials have arrived!" Xiao Hei's prompt sounded.
"Oh? That fast?"
Su Yan's eyes lit up.
"Excellent! Xiao Hei, block all calls and notification messages, don't let them disturb me!"
"Finally, I can focus on something big!"
Su Yan immediately became excited.
Nanotechnology, he had been thinking about it for a long time!
To collect the relevant materials alone, the reward paid to the Black Market Merchant amounted to a staggering 700 million US dollars!
It was a good thing Su Yan had money now, otherwise, let alone nanotechnology, he might not even see a shadow of it!
Once nanotechnology successfully came into being, not only would the problems of order capacity be solved, but also his future creations like the Galaxy Invasion Phone, Wolverine Serum, anti-gravity technology, and Iron Suits would all become possible!
"Hoo! Quite a lot!"
Immediately, Su Yan went straight to the underground laboratory's warehouse, where all the materials were piled up, filling the entire laboratory warehouse!
Not only that, all the equipment Su Yan had asked the Black Market Merchant to acquire was also neatly arranged there!
"So many materials… that's enough to produce at least 9x9 cubic meters of nanoparticles!"
9x9 cubic meters.
This quantity could already be described as enormous!
If these nanoparticles were spread out flat, they could cover at least half of Magic City, to say the least!
"Xiao Hei, time to get to work!"
Su Yan chuckled, his eyes gleaming, and he walked directly to the laboratory table!
…
Meanwhile, the earthquake news outside continued to climb in popularity with the rising number of casualties.
WeChat Moments and QQ Zone feeds were inundated with earthquake news!
Everywhere, people were posting candle emojis, mourning the Wencheng earthquake!
The Magic City Military Region also received orders from above, dispatching helicopters carrying rescue soldiers to Wencheng immediately!
However, just when everyone thought things were slowly improving, bad news struck again—
Wencheng, at this very moment, had experienced a second earthquake!
And this time, the earthquake measured a staggering 9.6 magnitude!
The tremors were so intense that even Su Yan in his underground laboratory could clearly feel them!
"What did you say?!"
Tang Yueming's pupils constricted into pinpricks upon hearing the report!
In the second major earthquake in Wencheng, more than ten of the rescue soldiers he had dispatched were killed on the spot, and many of the remaining soldiers were injured!
Not only that, but many other rescue workers and civilians also perished in this second major earthquake!
The death toll quickly surpassed ten thousand in a short period!
"What's going on?! Why is there news again?!"
"Magnitude 9.6?! My God… this is a super earthquake, isn't it?!"
"Even the rescue workers are buried, is heaven deliberately denying us a way out?!"
"…"
In the live news broadcast, everyone witnessed the entire process of the 9.6 magnitude earthquake!
The entire earth was shaking, the entire world was trembling, no one could stand steadily, and the camera kept shaking!
Everyone saw the already precarious damaged buildings, which, amidst the violent tremors, collapsed with a roar!
Many rescue workers who couldn't escape in time were buried directly under the rubble of the buildings!
Screams, wails, crying… filled every corner!
Even the reporter's voice trembled as they broadcasted, their eyes red, filled with the fear of death!
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