Chapter 145: Draft ②

“Regarding the tsunami you asked about earlier, it’s when the sea stirs up waves—waves that are even more colossal. Do you know what land is? At that time, the ocean submerged all land, so all land creatures went extinct.”

Wen Chu was contemplating how to become Xiu’s lover. Hearing this, his mind wandered for a moment, and he raised his head slightly. “What about the creatures in the sea?”

“In the sea…” Xiu paused. “Before the tsunami, there weren’t many creatures left in the sea.”

“At that time, humanity was preparing for interstellar migration. Before leaving, they decided to wring the ocean dry. Every day, vast fleets cast dense nets for fishing, sending an endless stream of fish to assembly line processing plants. The shallow seas were covered in drifting oil and industrial sewage, while mines were built everywhere in the deep sea. The entire Earth was practically looted clean.”

“However, what they never expected was that while they were in the midst of their intense preparations, a world-class tsunami erupted without warning.”

“This time, there was no Noah’s Ark to save any living soul.”

Xiu wanted to let out a mocking laugh, but holding back for fear of being a bad influence on the little jellyfish, he continued, “I originally thought that without humans, perhaps the ocean’s ecosystem could recover. But before recovery could happen, disaster arrived first.”

“With no one to operate them, the mines collapsed one after another, causing submarine landslides. Oil leaks became increasingly severe. But the worst were the nuclear power plants. Without humans to maintain the cooling systems, after the last of the supercooled water was used up, the plants exploded one by one due to overheating. The radioactive material inside leaked into the ocean, destroying all life in its wake, making the already scarce marine life even rarer.”

“The jellyfish in the shallow seas were the first to die out. I haven’t… seen a jellyfish in many years, which is why I was so surprised when I saw you.”