Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 2 Prophecy
Having determined the strategy of reporting to the state, Jiang Yang did not act rashly.

This also requires skill.

If I were to rashly call the police or go to their door right now, I'd probably be kicked out as a mental patient.

In that case, why not let government officials come to us?

After thinking for a while, Jiang Yang took out a piece of paper and began to write down prophecies one by one, following the memories of the "past" ten days and the next ten days in this timeline.

Fortunately, we live in the information age, and whatever happens around the world will be pushed to me in the shortest possible time through short videos, web news, and other means. At the same time, I have a pretty good memory, otherwise it would be really difficult to recall the events of the past ten days.

"On the afternoon of August 9, a sudden rainstorm hit Dalin City, flooding Xiaofang Village and trapping hundreds of villagers;

On August 10, a tornado struck Carles, causing large areas of factory buildings to collapse and killing more than 8 people.

A shallow earthquake of magnitude 4.6 struck Rossi on August 11, destroying some houses but causing no casualties.

August 12th…”

On August 18th, Jiang Yang wrote down the last of the ten prophecies.

"The world will end at midnight on August 18th!"

Many things happened during those ten days.

When writing the prophecies, Jiang Yang chose only those related to natural factors, and did not select those related to human factors, such as "riots at a celebrity concert" or "massive car accidents on highways".

The reason is simple: man-made events can be fabricated, which would greatly weaken the effectiveness of one's own predictions.

Choosing natural factors is different. These events, whether they are torrential rains, tornadoes, or earthquakes, are all beyond the scope of current human technology to accurately predict, let alone intervene in.

Just like the torrential rain this afternoon, current weather forecasts can tell you which area is most likely to experience torrential rain, but they can never accurately predict where the heaviest rainfall will occur.

Tornadoes and earthquakes are even less likely to be predicted in advance.

This completely eliminates the possibility of deliberate forgery.

After writing these ten prophecies, Jiang Yang did not publish them directly. Instead, he used some online tools to disguise his IP address and finally logged into a popular comprehensive forum called "Weihu" through a server located in another city.

The reason for all this disguise was that Jiang Yang was intentionally making some selections.

He was certain that if the government took notice of his prophetic posts and actually went after him, these pretenses would definitely be exposed.

But for some idle people, or unimportant individuals or organizations, it is unlikely that they will find themselves.

Using a temporary anonymous mobile phone number to register an account, Jiang Yang published the ten prophecies and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

All that's left to do is wait, wait for your predictions to come true one by one, wait for all eyes to be drawn to this post, and wait for it to attract the attention of the government and be found.

After finishing all that, Jiang Yang finally felt the hunger in his stomach.

Looking at the time, it's almost nine o'clock.

On this day last time, Jiang Yang remembered that he had already arrived at the company and started his workday.

But this time...

This lousy class is for whoever wants to go, I'm not going!

Picking up his phone, Jiang Yang redeemed all his meager savings from the investment app, grabbed his T-shirt, and walked out of the house.

"I've heard that the breakfast buffet at Hongtian Hotel is delicious, so I'm going to try it today!"

In the afternoon.

Back home, Jiang Yang turned on his computer and saw that there were several new replies under his post.

"I remember the last person who pretended to be a charlatan and made prophecies was dragged out and had his legs broken."

"I'll just sit here and wait."

"Wow, is this the end of the world? Does that mean I don't have to pay my mortgage?"

The few replies were all sarcastic and mocking. Because of the low number of replies, the post had long since sunk to the bottom.

Jiang Yang was not surprised by this at all, nor was he in a hurry.

Time passed slowly. Jiang Yang opened a real-time weather website and located Xiaofang Village in Dalin City.

A heavy rain warning had been issued, but the rain hadn't actually started yet. Nobody knew where the flooding would ultimately occur. In the evening, a message popped up.

"Due to flooding caused by torrential rain, Xiaofang Village in Dalin City was submerged. The water level in the village has exceeded one meter, and hundreds of villagers are trapped. Emergency rescue has been launched."

Upon seeing this message, Jiang Yang reopened the Weihu website.

As soon as I opened it, I was bombarded with dozens of notification messages.

Upon opening his own post, Jiang Yang saw that the number of replies, which had previously been only a handful, had now surged to over 50 and was still climbing rapidly.

The post quickly climbed to the top of the forum's page.

"I just saw the news, Xiaofang Village is flooded!"

"Tch, look at you all making such a fuss. The heavy rain in Dalin City was predicted yesterday, is it so strange that a village was flooded?"

“It’s not surprising that villages are flooded; it would be surprising if people knew in advance which village would be flooded.”

"Holy crap, the poster's prediction was spot on!"

"Is the poster a meteorology expert?"

"Hey OP, teach me how to make predictions! I'll share half the profits with you!"

"I'm begging you to predict the score of tomorrow's football match."

"The person upstairs has no ambition. I'm begging the poster to predict lottery numbers!"

"Holy crap, nobody's paying attention to the end of the world?!"

After a quick glance, Jiang Yang realized that most of the netizens watching were still just watching the drama unfold, and not many believed his prediction.

This was also within his expectations.

Jiang Yang shut down his computer and left home again.

I've long heard of the Shandong cuisine at "Linjiangxian" restaurant, and now it's time to give it a try.

……

The following afternoon, Jiang Yang received another news notification.

"A tornado struck Carles, destroying large areas of factory buildings."

Just like last time, events are unfolding in the order predicted by Jiang Yang.

When Jiang Yang reopened the forum, he saw that his post already had thousands of replies.

Before the tornado, the replies to the post were mostly casual and lighthearted. After the tornado, Jiang Yang could clearly see that the replies had started to become more serious.

"Is the poster a time traveler?"

"Holy crap, predicting a tornado? How did they do that?"

"Could the end of the world really be happening?"

……

Refreshing the post again, Jiang Yang was shocked to find that his post had disappeared.

"Was the post deleted?"

He frowned slightly, then relaxed his brow.

"It's okay. At least tens of thousands of people have already seen this post. Even if it gets deleted, someone will repost it."

As Jiang Yang had predicted, not long after his post disappeared, a large number of discussion posts appeared on the Weihu Forum.

"What happened to the prophetic post?"

"Luckily, I copied the prophecy in advance. Those who haven't read the prophecy can come and watch the show."

"It's confirmed! The 'prophet' really is a time traveler!"

"Won't the 'prophet' boss have been arrested?"

(End of this chapter)