Picking Up Supreme Treasures in the Dream Realm-Chapter 552 - 363, Frost disaster that killed at least 200 million people
"Since Mr. Yang is the cultivator of the Weather Tree and knows it far better than anyone else, we specifically invited him to take a look."
Yang Fan pondered for a moment and said seriously, "I have a hypothesis, but it may not be accurate. I need to go to the scene to communicate with the Weather Tree."
The Captain nodded, "Of course!"
The female secretary turned to look outside the car window again, only to notice that, at some point, several formidable armored vehicles had appeared around the car.
She also saw the fleet speeding along, unobstructed, with green lights at every intersection they passed.
This was clearly not just good luck.
There was behind-the-scenes intervention to ensure the convoy could reach the Special Plant Research Institute as quickly as possible.
This precisely indicated that the changes with the Weather Tree had already alarmed the high ranks of Great Xia.
Ling Shuiling glanced at her boyfriend and suddenly realized that he seemed to have become someone who could influence national affairs.
My boyfriend seems really impressive!
She felt very proud inside and couldn’t help but reach over to hold her boyfriend’s hand.
Yang Fan found it a bit strange but didn’t pull his hand back insensitively.
*
Twenty minutes later.
At the entrance of the greenhouse, Yang Fan met the director of the Special Plant Research Institute, Chang Yiming.
The director was somewhat unkempt, with hair in disarray, only marginally better than a bird’s nest.
He was wearing a dusty gray coat and cloth shoes, with mud and grass roots clinging to them.
But if anyone judged him by his appearance and therefore looked down on Director Chang, they would definitely be a big fool.
The Superpower Research Institute is the most important research institution in Great Xia in the Supernatural Domain. The status of a director in the institute is not much lower than the highest Commander of the Jiuzhou Legion.
At this moment.
Chang Yiming didn’t even glance at the stunning Ling Shuiling; his eyes were fixed solely on Yang Fan.
The director clasped Yang Fan’s right hand with both of his, saying enthusiastically, "Mr. Yang, we’ve been looking forward to your visit!"
Yang Fan smiled, "Director Chang, you’re too kind!"
Chang Yiming waved his hand repeatedly, "Not too kind at all! The more we research the Weather Tree, the more we realize how incredible Mr. Yang is."
The director gave a farmer-like smile, "Thanks to the Weather Tree cultivated by Mr. Yang, we’ve been able to publish quite a few papers."
Though Chang Yiming kept saying "water the papers," everyone in the institute is an elite. How could they be half-hearted?
Yang Fan brought the topic back, "Let’s go take a look at the Weather Tree."
Chang Yiming personally opened the greenhouse door, "Please come in, Mr. Yang!"
Yang Fan entered the greenhouse and the first sight was the icy-sculpted Weather Tree.
"Whoosh~"
A breeze came.
Mist was being driven towards Yang Fan. Just before reaching him, it transformed into a mist ring and then dissipated.
It was Chang Yiming’s first time seeing anything like it, prompting a surprise, "What’s going on here?"
Ling Shuiling, following behind, replied with a smile, "Yang Fan and the Weather Tree are acquainted."
Chang Yiming uttered a couple of ’oh oh’s, "I see."
The director naturally understood that it was likely more than just acquaintanceship, leaning towards a "foster father" relationship.
Otherwise, with so many people in the institute caring for the Weather Tree daily and having become quite familiar with it, why hadn’t they seen it behave like this?
Yang Fan stepped directly onto the grass, walking quickly to the Weather Tree’s side, and grasped a frost-covered leaf.
He closed his eyes and began to quietly feel.
After a few seconds.
Yang Fan turned back and asked, "What’s the current situation in the Arctic Icefield?"
Chang Yiming looked surprised, "Mr. Yang, you may not know, but just half an hour ago, the institute consulted Mr. Ghost, and his first question was also about the Arctic Icefield’s condition."
Yang Fan smiled silently.
Mr. Ghost was actually his alias, and he asked that question to use the alias to enhance the influence of his main identity. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
The alias Ghost confirmed through World Power that the source of this catastrophe was most likely in the Arctic Icefield.
He communicated with the Weather Tree here, and the latter sensed a disturbance in a distant northern place.
The Weather Tree’s predictive ability for climatic disasters was unexpectedly on par with the higher-level World Power.
This genuinely surprised him a little.
Chang Yiming immediately answered, "According to the data we obtained from the Arctic Observation Station, the wind speed in the Arctic Icefield area has increased by 10% compared to a month ago."
The director paused, exclaiming, "In fact, anomalies were observed in the Arctic half a month ago, but no one anticipated it indicated the onset of a large-scale climate catastrophe."
Yang Fan nodded, "The change in wind speed in the Arctic Icefield should be just the beginning.
If my judgment is correct, it won’t be long before the Arctic sees a large number of extreme cold cyclones, similar to what just appeared around the Weather Tree."
Chang Yiming asked further, "Do you have a timeline when you say ’won’t be long’?"
Yang Fan deliberately gave a somewhat ambiguous estimate, "As soon as ten days, as slow as a month."
Chang Yiming’s expression turned a bit solemn, "A month isn’t really slow."
Yang Fan continued, "There should be a very powerful force in the Arctic Region pushing the extreme cold cyclones to spread over a larger area."
Chang Yiming asked meticulously, "How large an area are we talking about? How intense will this natural disaster be?"
Yang Fan replied, "There’s a 90% probability that it will affect the entire Canglan Star, and the destructive power is likely to be stronger than the current cold wave disasters."
Chang Yiming didn’t seem surprised, having evidently heard similar answers from other channels.
