Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

Eagle Nation, the underground city of the capital of the Freedom Capital.

Its location is in the South Pole, opposite to the New Capital of Bactria in the North Pole, which is located in the North Pole.

Since the outbreak of the crisis, the United Kingdom has also suffered heavy population losses.

Various doomsday prophecies were rampant, and the ignorant masses plunged the Eagle Kingdom into chaos for quite some time.

Coupled with the free policy, many people initially did not cooperate with the relocation to the North and South Poles, merely praying for God's blessing while remaining physically indifferent.

In addition, various forms of resistance, street protests, and subsequent friction wars between various countries resulted in the loss of half of their population.

Of course, some conspiracy theorists believe that this is the result of deliberate indulgence by the government and capital.

The plan for underground cities in the Eagle Nation is one in each state, for a total of fifty.

With a capacity to accommodate between five and two million people, the ark is clearly insufficient, so some people are destined not to be able to board it.

To avoid future trouble, it's better to let some people die now.

Originally, the United States wanted to join forces with several member states to dominate Antarctica.

However, Great Xia, Russia, and the 80 countries formed an alliance and helped each other in Antarctica, resisting the exclusion by the Eagle and other countries and successfully establishing themselves, which made the Eagle very uncomfortable.

For the United States, which considers itself a global hegemon, this is like its territory being occupied by its rival.

Freedom City, as the capital city of the Eagle Kingdom, is an underground city designed to accommodate a permanent population of five million.

Currently, with the full support of major capital investors, it is the fastest-growing underground city under construction in the United States, and construction is already halfway complete.

Of course, the majority of this is still capital.

They even built a doomsday survival base in the underground city, which, with its already limited resources, further slowed down the overall construction progress.

As for the underground cities in other states, it would be considered good if they were one-third complete.

Unlike the Great Xia's "Tian Gang" series of dungeons, which prioritize practicality and use a lottery-based allocation system, the Eagle Kingdom's dungeons are purchased.

Well, I have to say, that's very capital-intensive.

Inside an office hall.

The governor of the United Kingdom, Mars, sank into a leather sofa, a glass of cola in his hand, and watched a replay of his interview with Fox News.

"...We possess the world's most powerful military, the most advanced technology, and the greatest companies!"

"Doomsday? No, this is an opportunity! An opportunity for the Eagle Nation to become great again!"

Mars nodded in satisfaction as he saw himself looking radiant in the picture.

A secretary in a suit walked in, standing respectfully.

"Mr. President, this is a briefing on recent global developments."

Mars waved to signal him to continue, his eyes still fixed on the screen.

"As for the Sakura Kingdom, they requested that their underground city be incorporated into our territory, arguing that they feel 'insecure' because it is too close to the underground cities of Great Xia and the Russians."

Mars let out a sneer.

"A bunch of cowards! Tell them not to worry, we're here for them."

Secretary: "...Yes, sir."

He paused, his expression somewhat strange.

"Furthermore, South Korea lodged a diplomatic protest with...the United Nations."

"Oh damn, why are they protesting every day? What are they protesting this time??"

The secretary suppressed a laugh.

"They protested that the naming of the 'Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals' underground city of Daxia violated their cultural heritage, claiming that the constellation system of 'Heavenly Generals and Earthly Fiends' originated from their ancient civilization."

Mars finally looked away from the television, his face full of question marks.

Mars: "???"

He looked at the secretary:

"Have these idiots lost their minds from the solar wind? Is this the time to care about that?"

The secretary bowed her head and said:

"Perhaps...they see this as an important step in the struggle for cultural dominance in the post-apocalyptic world."

"ha!"

Mars laughed out loud.

"Ha! A bunch of idiots with shit for brains!"

"Get to the point, how's things going over in Great Xia?"

"Have our propaganda offensive and economic sanctions been effective?"

That's what he cares about.

The secretary's expression turned serious.

"Sir...the effect is minimal."

"According to our latest intelligence, the construction progress of the thirty-six underground cities in the Great Xia Dynasty has exceeded fifty percent."

"Most importantly, their 'Tianquan City', 'Yuheng City' and other super underground cities planned to accommodate ten million people are also more than halfway complete."

The air in the office quieted down.

Mars' smile vanished.

The United States possesses advanced technological capabilities, yet it is already struggling to build a "free city" with a population of five million.

A dungeon with ten million inhabitants?

This is a complete fantasy.

"Fake news!"

Mars suddenly sat up straight and slammed the Coke cup down on the table.

"That's absolutely fake news! They're bluffing!"

"Do you know how big an underground city for ten million people would be? Even God couldn't build it!"

"Fifty percent complete?"

"Their building standards must be incredibly low; those cities will collapse on their own before the apocalypse!"

He stood up and paced around the office, his voice trembling with emotion.

"This is typical dictatorship thinking!"

"To protect those useless, lowly people, they're willing to drag the entire country down!"

"They don't know how to make choices, they don't understand what cost is! They'll pay the price, believe me, nobody understands this better than me!"

The secretary quickly chimed in:

"Mr. President, you are wise!"

"But as you know, their talent in infrastructure is always breathtaking."

Mars snorted coldly and stopped in his tracks.

"We cannot let our guard down."

He tapped the table.

"Have those top spies keep a close eye on things. I need to know every move the top brass of the Great Xia."

"The future of Earth will only get worse, and underground cities are just a delaying demise for humanity. We need a new way out."

"In that case... send a formal diplomatic note to Great Xia."

Mars pondered:

"Let's say that, for the future of all mankind, we propose that the United States and Great Xia take the lead in sharing space technology, jointly developing the moon, sharing technology and resources, and working towards colonizing the moon."

The secretary was taken aback:

"Sir, are we really going to share technology with them?"

"shared?"

Mars smiled.

"Of course not! But we have to admit that their technology in this area is quite impressive, and we can 'learn' from it under the guise of joint development."

"At the same time, I also wanted to see if they had any other cards up their sleeves."

He leaned back on the sofa, a smile playing on his lips, as if everything was under control.

"The end of the world is a crisis, that's true, but God will protect us and make us great again!"