Chapter 66
The sea sparkled beautifully, as if it held jewels. Staring quietly at the famous emerald beach, I gazed at the translucent seawater and couldn’t help but exclaim.
’This is what an unpolluted sea looks like…’
Seeing a genuinely unpolluted sea for the first time in my life was a real treat. I had seen it a few times through internet videos or virtual reality devices, but that didn’t mean it was real.
The image of the earth’s oceans as humanity’s trash can was strong. Every nation and corporation indiscriminately dumped polluted wastewater, plastic waste, and radioactive materials into it—a global garbage dump.
There was a reason why the sea had changed so much. It was due to the invention of technology that could purify polluted waters.
’You can only see this in private beaches on Earth, right?’
No matter how much they dirtied the ocean, with just a click of a button, it could return to its original state. So corporations and countries hesitated not at all about polluting the sea. The prevailing mindset was, ‘Why’s it a problem if we can just purify it afterwards?’
Thus, the oceans of Earth were always polluted, with only the unpolluted spots being the segregated private beaches of the rich. Naturally, as a grad student’s salary or status, I couldn’t even dare to approach that…
’Of course, this isn’t completely unpolluted either…’