141: Chapter 141 A Nationwide Frenzy, A Doomsday Announcement?!

In a flash.

Time arrived at dawn the next day.

Early in the morning.

An announcement quickly dominated the homepages of major media news forums.

To the Great Xia People:

The Blue Star Primary Civilization Assessment will officially begin in forty-four days. The great war between us humans and the Oceanic Alien Race will fully erupt then.

Whether we can pass the assessment and enter the ranks of cosmic civilizations, the result will be known in forty-four days.

Although our human side has a strong belief in victory, the battlefield is ever-changing, and we cannot give a definite promise of winning.

However, please believe in us...

The announcement was very long.

First, it revealed the date of the Civilization Assessment.

Then, it followed with a long passage of inspiring, passionate, and stirring rhetoric.

At first glance, it made people think that humanity was already the definite winner.

But as soon as one calmed down and summarized the announcement, a very incisive message could be deduced.

There are forty-four days left until the Civilization Assessment. The human side really wants to win, but cannot guarantee victory!

In other words, this message meant:

In forty-four days, it will either be the end of the world, or a grand day to be recorded in history!

For a time.

The Great Xia internet was quickly flooded with comments from netizens.

The direction of the comments was almost divided into two waves.

One wave was optimistic.

Good heavens! The Civilization Assessment is in forty-four days? That fast?

Damn! It's really exciting! We're about to enter cosmic civilization!

We'll be able to enter the universe in forty-four days! This damn job ends here! When the time comes, I'm going to find a low-level civilization in the universe and become a slave owner!

We're entering cosmic civilization, so will my F-grade talent be saved? There should be many opportunities in the universe to improve talent, right?

Forty-four days! In forty-four more days, I, Old Hu San, will be able to gallop through the universe and become a cosmic wanderer!

Primary Civilization Assessment, do we need to do anything then? If we need to go to the battlefield, I'll be the first to sign up!

I'll sign up too! Damn those aliens!

I'm signing up too! To enter the universe, my great saber is duty-bound!

In the eyes of the optimists.

Forty-four days later would be the day they officially entered cosmic civilization.

They had already begun to look forward to the future, even with surging passion, eager to compete with the alien races.

On the other hand, among the pessimists, the mood was completely different.

Could forty-four days be the end of the world?

We should trust the higher-ups; if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up!

Let's not be too optimistic, shall we? The announcement didn't say guaranteed victory! We've only seen the Oceanic Alien Race once so far, they're too mysterious. Maybe there are Cthulhu-like monsters that we humans can't resist!

I think so too! The more I read this announcement, the more it feels like a death notice! Damn it! I'm done with this job!

Why only forty-four days? I haven't lived enough yet!

It's death either way, so let's go crazy for the last forty-four days!

In the eyes of the pessimists.

This announcement was an unstated death notice.

And most social unrest came from this faction.

Besides these two factions.

There was also a very small group of laid-back individuals.

They were completely calm about the outcome.

Whether it was the end of the world or entering the universe, they didn't care much, and continued to live their current lives.

...

Soon.

With the release of the announcement.

As public opinion fermented.

Three days later.

Various different groups began to gradually appear on the streets of Great Xia.

The first to emerge were the agitators.

They created panic and then profited from it.

However, these agitators generally had low talents and insufficient strength, so the social threat they posed was not significant.

Of course.

This was naturally due to the help of many Law Enforcement Personnel and righteous Awakened Ones.

So, overall.

The unrest is currently completely under control.

Compared to the unrest.

More prevalent was another group.

Those who quit their damn jobs.

Now.

The entire Great Xia experienced an unprecedented wave of resignations and strikes.

They no longer went to work, no longer engaged in meaningless competition.

Instead, they started to gather with friends and family, indulging in pleasure.

Things they never dared to do or had no time for before, they began to do.

They set out to make up for all their regrets.

The main idea was to just go with the flow.

For a time.

Almost the entire nation fell into a frenzy.

Amidst the laughter and joy, some pessimistically awaited death, enjoying their last pleasures, while others envisioned a cosmic future, yearning for a beautiful tomorrow.

This atmosphere of revelry quickly caused many rigid social orders to collapse.

For example, many people chose to sleep directly on the streets, completely disregarding others.

For example, two strangers, after only a brief conversation, began a passionate relationship, and then moved on to the next.

At the same time, because many positions were left vacant by employees.

Social convenience was greatly affected.

But it also made money, at this moment, begin to lose its importance.

Coming to the supermarket, one could freely take items inside, and no one would stop them.

As if.

They only had these forty-four days to live.

The only places that were still restricted.

Were those selling cultivation resources.

Because everyone knew that even upon entering cosmic civilization, these cultivation resources would still be useful.

...

And such a frenzy.

Lasted for more than half a month in Great Xia.

As the saying goes, things turn when they reach an extreme.

After more than half a month of revelry, many people gradually returned to calm, no longer engaging in crazy acts, but instead began to prepare for the future they anticipated.

Optimists, believing they would soon enter cosmic civilization, restarted their cultivation and became more diligent than before.

Pessimists, feeling that the end of the world was near, had already indulged in their crazy desires, and now began to travel around, shouting about finding a perfect place to await death's arrival.

As for these changes.

The Great Xia high-level seemed to have anticipated them long ago.

Many recent measures perfectly provided a safety net for this national frenzy.

However, compared to Great Xia.

The situation in the West and among other alien races was completely different due to many differing concepts.