Doomsday Pillars

Chapter 252 - World Conference

On this day, several Doomsday Pillars around the world get a very surprising information.

Rome - Italy

A man can be seen rushing into the Pope's Chamber and almost tripped his leg in the process. Pope Strauss looked at the man and was confused about what was causing the man to be in rush.

"Your Excellency, There is a surprising news! There are 3 new pillars that appear in the sensor within two days."

"Calm down my child, slowly tell me the news" 

It has been almost 4 months since the pillars landed in the world. The pope thinks it is not surprising that more and more people have been able to complete the second challenge.., this is good news, There is nothing to worry about.

Seeing the confused expression that was still etched on the man's face.. Pope Strauss asked the man again.

"Anything else?"

"Actually.. Yes, Your Excellency. These three pillars appeared very close together in the middle of the Australian continent. And... all three of them got an A grade completion score and included in the top ranking."

"..."

Pope Strauss who heard the news was silent for a moment. This information shows that a highly specialized troop was the one who completed the challenge. Considering Australia's location which is close to Indonesia, the cardinal is quite sure that these three pillars cleared by that man named Alex, the man who claims to come from the future.. a reincarnator.

"Send a message to those pillars in Australia..." said the Pope. It is time for him to get to know more about this man named Alex.

Beijing - China.

Zhao Fan, the head of the Zhao family, one of the 5 most powerful families in China, was seen smiling after he received an information letter about the pillars in Australia.

Zhao Fan summoned the beautiful woman who was practicing sword in front of him.

"Christina…" he called softly.

Christina who heard his voice immediately stopped practicing and walked over to Zhao Fan.

"Yes Elder." Christina replied respectfully.

Zhao Fan asked her "Christina, how much do you recognize this man named Alex?"

The Zhao family are very resourceful, they already have very detailed information about Alex. That's why he knows that Christina is Alex's old friend.

"I'm sorry Elder, but why are you suddenly asking?" asked Christina

"I have received information that your friend is very successful with his journey, he has just completed three pillars on the Australian continent."

Hearing information about Alex's success in Australia brought joy to Christina's face.

"Is this information true Elder?" asked Christina eagerly.

"It is, my child." Zhao Fan replied with a smile as he looked at her.

"Now.. you come with me Christina. I want to know more about this Alex."

"Alright Elder.." she answered while following him.

Nevada - United States

A middle-aged man was standing on the stone panel of the Doomsday Pillar hall. This man seemed to be laughing happily at the information about the three new Doomsday Pillars in the ranking.

"Immediately convey a message to President McCord, tell her that a friend from Indonesia can be contacted." he said happily.

Europe, China, and United States. The three greatest powers of the world are simultaneously looking for Alex. Many eyes are on these pillars in Australia.

Alex realizes that he immediately needs to start communicating with various parties around the world, but before that he contacts James first.

"James! I'm glad you were alive!" Alex said with a grin.

"Huh!? What kind of greeting is that?" replied James.

"Hahaha.. Of course this is a compliment, thousands of people die every day. And now that you're in a foreign land, of course I'm worried about your safety."

"Huh! Worry about yourself that are in the middle of the desert." James countered back.

"Hahaha."

After the friendly banter, Alex finally told James what he wanted to talk about.

"James, it is time for the nations to sit together and talk." Alex said seriously.

Stunned with the Alex's word, James replied "How can I be any help?"

"Can you try to connect me with President McCord?" asked Alex

"Sure, wait a second."

After his call were connected, Alex recommended President McCord as the legitimate leader of the United States to make the invitation. United States as one of the largest countries in the world is the right choice to host this meeting.

After everything Alex ended the call, James asked Alex lots of questions that he wanted to ask. Alex then talked about what happened after they separated.

Finally, August 1, Day 214 after the apocalypse, was determined as the meeting date. James coordinated with the president to invite all representatives of the Doomsday Pillar who had completed the second challenge, both legitimate and illegitimate state representatives.

After that, Alex started to collect data on global conditions for the last 100 days. He received a lot of information from his wife and Rico, But he got most of the information from James.

The United States government provides Alex with the latest intelligence in an effort to forge better cooperation. United States has information on population movement, troops and zombie horde areas in South America, Canada and Russia. They also shared information on the political conditions of the country before and after the disaster.

Alex tried to compare the current global situation with the global situation in his previous life. This time it appears that more countries are able to maintain their governments. This life's United States is very different from before, but very different conditions are seen in Europe, especially Central Europe. The roles of Germany, Greece and Italy in comparison to his previous life are very different.

On the morning of August 1, Day 214 after the apocalypse had begun. A total of 20 pillars in all parts of the world open their stone panel to attend this meeting.

Alex approached the stone access panel at the appointed time. A message came out in front of him.

[You are invited to enter the pillar network room by Pillar #321. Location : American Continent.]

[Accepted?]

[Yes]

After Alex confirmed the option, he appeared in a big hall that could accommodate up to hundreds of people. Right now he could see the guests start to appear one by one, some come in groups and some come alone.

Alex himself came together with 8 other people, each representing one pillar. Suryo, Rico, and Devita represent the pillars in Indonesia while Arief and Jerry represent the pillars in Australia. There were also Theo, Aria and Cindy who were insisted to join.

Alex could see some of his friends from other pillars who present at the meeting. Apart from those familiar faces, he also recognized several renowned people from his previous life. He saw James was present with a blonde woman in white blouse with a black blazer placed on her shoulder and a man in military uniform with a 3 star engraved on his shoulder, a general.

"Alex, this is President Elizabeth McCord and General Daniel Campbell." James said to Alex.

"Hello, Madam President and Mr General. Thank you for listening to my suggestion and organizing this meeting."

Alex then proceeded to introduce his group to them.

"Hello Mr Alex, I hope today's convention will run smoothly."

"Likewise, Mrs. President."

Not long after, another group joined the hall. The arrival of this group made President McCord and General Campbell silent.

A man in his 50s with a unique military uniform along with his two bodyguards walked over to Alex and his group. Alex immediately knew who this man was and greeted him immediately.

"General Max.." said Alex, shaking his hand.

"You must be Alex.. I've heard a few things about you." he said.

"Hopefully you only heard good things about me." Alex replied with a smile.

"Well, It depends..." The general did not continue his words and greeted the two people he knew very well.

"President McCord.. and General Campbell. How are you doing?"

General Campbell, who was older than him, openly asked.

"I heard you are now a general of a new country?"

"No no no.. Don't misunderstand, General." he denies quickly.

"You can call us The Patriots, but even so we are still United States citizens. We will fight for the good of our country, with the right leader of course."

President McCord who heard General Max's reply, didn't look the least bit upset and shook his hand sincerely.

"We are hoping for the same thing General, I hope we can prioritize the people above anything else."

"Of course, of course .." replied the general before he turned and walked away.

Alex is quite confused by the current state of United States, because in his previous life Alex had never met or heard about president McCord. He only heard United States at that time was led by a man named Max, who led with an iron fist and became the unifier of the United States. The history of this country has completely changed due to Alex's arrival, for better or worse.

One by one the representatives of the various pillars began to arrive.

Representative of pillar in Israel, a man named Jurgen was present with two of his colleagues and a fighter with a tattoo on his face. Ardeth, the chief of Egypt's secret fighter. A very famous fighter in Alex's previous life.

Italy, Greece and Germany were attended by a very mysterious troupe who represented the Pope Strauss from the Vatican.

There are also representatives from pillars in South America, Japan, Russia and Africa.

In another corner, Alex was surprised to find a very familiar face. A woman with short hair whom he recognized very well.

"Christina!"