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Chapter 747: Chapter 5 Abandoned Earth_2 Chapter 747: Chapter 5 Abandoned Earth_2 “Actually, by the year of birth, I should be calling you ‘uncle’, as you are at least one or two hundred years older than me…

However, the Hibernation Law stipulates that the time spent in hibernation does not count towards actual age, and age is calculated based on the actual time spent active.”

So that’s how it is.

Lin Xian noted down this knowledge point.

It seems that in this era, there is no correspondence between the date of birth and the actual age; each is considered separately.

So…

Even though Uncle Wei Shengjin was born centuries after him, he was still his uncle.

Lin Xian had realized this earlier.

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Uncle Wei Shengjin, behind his back, likely had a hidden firearm.

Just now, due to being cautious, he almost drew a gun on him.

But after a brief conversation, Uncle Wei Shengjin clearly trusted him and his demeanor relaxed.

Since he had gained his trust, it was a good opportunity to ask about the events of The Future World, The Fifth Dreamland.

“Uncle Wei, I have some questions for you.”

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“Since you came here looking for the Hafnium Alloy Safe from Tem Bank, you must know that this place is originally Donghai City in China, which was a bustling international metropolis…

But why has it become like this?

Where are the city buildings?

The people who lived here?”

Uncle Wei Shengjin chuckled, not surprised by Lin Xian’s questions:

“By the looks of it, you haven’t received ‘historical education’ after waking up?

Or did you receive it but not believe it?

Generally, after we wake up from hibernation, we receive our Memory Notebooks and memory recordings…

and also undergo ‘historical education’ organized officially to understand the development over the years.”

“So, let me tell you once more…”

“It all started with the global catastrophe of the year 2400.

Before that, Earth’s development was going well, although many areas of technology had reached a plateau and slowed down, it was enough for everyday life.”

“I was born in 2373, but because I contracted an incurable brain disease as a teenager, I entered a Hibernation Pod.

By the time I woke up, it was already 2574…

Now, back to the events of 2400.”

“There are many speculations about that catastrophe.

Some say it was influenced by periodic solar electromagnetic storms, others say it was because of human over-mining of the Earth’s mantle which destabilized it, and some believe it was caused by the failure of a superweapon research experiment…”

“In any case, in the year 2400, a super natural disaster erupted, with lava and flames gushing everywhere, the sky darkened for a long time, earthquakes and tsunamis were frequent, and human civilization was almost destroyed, with survivors said to be less than 10% of the total population…

But even with so few humans left, due to resource and survival issues, incessant fighting and chaos ensued, upsetting the entire world.”

…

As Uncle Wei Shengjin narrated the ‘historical education’ he had received, Lin Xian heard something amiss:

“Wait a minute, Uncle Wei, some things don’t quite add up.”

He expressed his doubts:

“Putting aside the causes of the natural disasters, which are themselves hard to verify, the main issue is…

you said you entered a Hibernation Pod as a teenager, before 2400, and you woke up in 2574.”

“I’m not doubting what you said, but I am curious how you managed to survive the natural disasters of 2400 and the subsequent decades of war and near annihilation of human civilization while in a Hibernation Pod?”

“As I understand it, after global natural disasters, there would definitely be chaos worldwide, with continuous wars over survival and scarce resources.

However, Hibernation Pods would require specialized maintenance and a power supply, right?”

“With the outside world in constant turmoil, could your Hibernation Pod have operated smoothly for hundreds of years, waiting for you to wake?”

“Hehe…”

Hearing Lin Xian’s question, Uncle Wei Shengjin chuckled as expected:

“It seems that you really didn’t receive ‘historical education’.

Well, you should also remember where you came from to Earth, right?

You’re right, surviving those overwhelming natural disasters and wars would have been difficult enough…

Living people could hardly take care of themselves, let alone those in hibernation.”

“After the super natural disaster in 2400, those in hibernation on Earth either were forcibly awakened to survive or died in their sleep.

But I was one of the lucky ones…

I don’t know whether my parents had foresight or something happened, but when I went to sleep in the Hibernation Pod, it was on Earth, but when I woke up…

I was already on Mars.”

“Mars?”

Lin Xian listened to this familiar yet strange term:

“You mean, before 2400, some humans had already migrated to Mars.”

“Yes.”

Uncle Wei Shengjin smiled and nodded:

“Thanks to that person, human civilization managed to continue normally.

Before the super natural disaster of 2400, people had never thought about expanding into the Universe, everyone thought living on Earth was best…

Of course, at that time Cold Fusion Technology was also stuck at a bottleneck, and humanity didn’t have the capability for interstellar travel.”

“Over the years, there was only one person who quietly worked on constructing the Mars Base and considering the Mars colonization plan.

Back then, many didn’t trust him and thought he was a scammer…

but he indeed managed to establish the Mars Base and initiate Mars colonization using those bottleneck technologies.”