Elaborate on the world of mortals

Chapter 838: A List of Disasters

Flood! Flood!
Shifang Town has never encountered such an exaggerated flood since its establishment. This is also because its geographical location makes it unlikely to form an exaggerated flood. Even if there is a mountain torrent, the water level would have been consumed by the river outside the town, and at most the water level would have risen a little.

But this was not an ordinary flood, so Shifang Town suffered a great disaster due to its special geographical location. It was flooded by the eruption of mountain torrents in a short period of time, and the water level was almost higher than that of ordinary people's houses.

The water was so ferocious that it was like a raging beast among countless white waves rushing towards you.

Feng Yan saw from afar the white waves in front and the dirty black mountain pressing over from the back. He almost instantly understood what would happen to Shifang Town.

"Mom and Dad—Run—Run to a higher place—"

Feng Yan yelled at his mother to run away, and he ran to the tree outside the field. The little girl stared blankly at the flood coming in the distance.

"Little girl, come here quickly——"

Feng Yan was undoubtedly the one who reacted the fastest among the people in the nearby fields. He rushed to the tree over there at an extraordinary speed, but by the time he arrived here, the flood was about to arrive.

Feng Yan simply picked up his sister with one hand, then ran for a while and reached out to climb, directly climbing up the tree.

"Boom boom" "crash la la la"

The flood came too quickly. Not long after climbing the tree, Feng Yan saw that the water below was muddy and turbulent.

"Help, help me -"

Someone shouted that he was being washed away by the water. Feng Yan asked his sister to hold onto the tree trunk, and he clamped his legs around the trunk and swung down to grab the person who was being washed away, then suddenly pulled him up onto the tree with force.

"Brother, where are mom and dad? Where are mom and dad?"

Feng Yan was panting, ignoring the countless thanks from the people he rescued, and looked in the direction of the fields in the distance. Now they were all flooded, and he couldn't see his parents anywhere. He didn't know whether they were washed away by the flood or had safely escaped to higher ground.

"hold head high--"

There was a faint roar coming from the flood, and Feng Yan shuddered when he heard it, as if he had heard this sound in a distant memory.

"The big dragon is in the water."

In Shifang Town, the water was even more concentrated than in the periphery. The moment the strange roar sounded, the flood directly submerged the outermost houses, and created even higher waves that surged towards the town.

Everywhere there are cries drowned in the sound of water
"hold head high--"

A long moan erupted in the water, and a bigger wave came. Feng Yan hurriedly hugged his sister.

"pay close attention--"

"Boom."

A huge wave completely submerged the tree. In a trance, Feng Yan seemed to see a long dragon-snake body rushing through the turbid surroundings. When it reached Shifang Town, a whole group of houses collapsed in an instant.
Two days later, Feng Yan carried his sister in his arms and waded through the water that was still above his knees. Shifang Town was already in ruins. There were not many buildings still standing, and almost no buildings were intact.

He finally returned to his home, panting slightly, but only the broken walls were left soaking in the water, and a neighbor's body was also floating in his yard. Not to mention the miserable wounds on his body, the body itself had been swollen to be larger than the original person.
The little girl wanted to turn her head, but was held down by Feng Yan.

"Don't look, little girl, don't look"

The little girl was very obedient, but her body was trembling slightly.

"Brother, where are our parents? I'm hungry and cold."

"Mom and Dad will be fine"

Before the words of comfort were finished, a surprise call came.

"Yan'er, little girl——"

Perhaps it was God's blessing that my parents were really not seriously injured. A middle-aged couple waded out from behind the ruins of their home.

Feng Yan also showed surprise on his face, and the little girl kept shouting.

It’s just that their family is lucky in misfortune, but other families may not be so lucky——
The same flood is not only happening in one place, but is also wreaking havoc in more places.
Within a few hours after the flood passes through, the water level will subside.

Many people also heard strange noises coming from the water.

After the water level in the flooded area subsided, it did not drop immediately, and the damage to houses and fields was irreversible, and countless families were destroyed and people died.
Those monks from various sects who entered the devil realm because of the pill tribulation, even if they lost all their magic power, even regarded the past as an absurd dream.

But even so, the monks of all sects, whether they are fishermen, farmers, officials or gentry, will notice the coming of the flood earlier than ordinary people, and it can be said that they have the opportunity and time to react.

Of course, there are also people who were not within the scope of the flood at all, and at most they were affected more by the continuous rain.

Some lost their lives, some lost their families, some were heartbroken, some went crazy.
A flood not only brings disaster to individual families, but also brings disaster to the local area, so there are many refugees who lose their homes and fields.
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At Wu Yin's academy, many students were eager to ask for leave to go home because their homes had been hit by floods.

The rain outside was still pouring down, but Wu Yin was sitting in the classroom unable to calm down. He looked at the half empty desks in the classroom. These were the students who had suffered a disaster at home or had heard about a disaster and were in a hurry to go back.

The rest of the students were also a little absent-minded.

Wu Yin did not criticize the students. He looked away and flipped through the books on the table again. He was not flipping through any famous classics, but some geographical books.

Weird, really weird, really weird!

This time, floods broke out in many places, many of which had rarely been recorded in historical records as having floods, at least not as severe as these. Some places had no record of floods at all.

Moreover, the flood came and went quickly, leaving behind huge damage along the way. The damage was indeed great, but not exaggeratedly so. It was just scattered and looked strange!
"Master, do you think the court's relief will be timely?"

A student suddenly asked this question. Wu Yin looked up at the other person and couldn't help but sigh.

"The imperial court will certainly react, but there are many places affected by the floods this time, and the imperial court will be in a mess. The key is whether the local officials can do something."

Life will be much better if you meet a good official, but if you meet a corrupt official, you may just be exploited more on weekdays, but it will be really fatal at such moments!

"You should study hard. If you can become a scholar in the future, you can help the people of the world!" "Yes!"
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In the city that was not affected by the flood, Yaci and Chanqin were not able to completely avoid the impact of the flood. The business of Yaci and Chanqin was temporarily suspended because some ships and carriages were temporarily requisitioned by the court.

Many places suffered from disasters, and even many granaries were destroyed by water. The court needed transportation tools to open the granaries and release grain.

In front of the medical clinic in the city, Yaci and Chanqin were turned away. To be exact, the doctor they were looking for was missing.

An apprentice sat in front of the door and explained.

"Please go back, I can't treat your illness. Or you can continue to take the medicine prescribed by the master. The master asked someone to tell his fortune and he said that there was a disaster in his hometown. He hurried back a few days ago."

Yaci frowned.

"How can we easily believe what a fortune teller says?"

"Well, it's better to believe it than not. Master said there are many family members at home, and I have to go back to rest assured. After all, I heard that many places were affected by the disaster this time."

Chanqin's hand was held by Yaci, and she looked at the people around her and whispered.

"Husband, let's go back first."

"Ok!"

As the apprentice apologized, the two left the clinic. Seeing his wife looking worried, Yaci leaned close to her and whispered something in her ear.

“Maybe we’re not working hard enough.”

Chanqin's face turned red and she punched the person next to her hard, but the latter held her waist and whispered.

"Don't worry, you will definitely get pregnant!"

"My dear, I was wondering why the imperial court came to collect the boats and carriages so quickly because of the flood."

As Yaci helped Chanqin get on the carriage on the side of the road, he nodded in thought.

"That's right. I don't know what kind of people the officials in Ningjiang are. This time it's definitely not right. The reaction was too quick, as if they knew something a long time ago."

Chanqin slapped Yaci's hand. This man was talking, but why were his hands so unruly?
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Compared to the love between Yaci and his wife, Jin Fu, the Dragon King of the West Sea, is now heartbroken.

The buildings in the city were damaged by the flood, but most of them were near the river, so the impact inside was not that big. However, it was a different story for the fishermen.

Jin Fu's family lived and ate on the boat. When the flood hit, almost all of them were killed.

At the river port where he used to sell fish, Jin Fu, with his extraordinary swimming skills, salvaged the bodies of his family members one by one. Now he swam over dragging his brother's body, and the people on the shore lent a hand to help pull the body up.

Not long after, Jin Fu also staggered ashore and knelt down in front of a row of corpses. He did not cry loudly, but only roared in tears.
I could have saved them. I could have.
"Woo. Hoo."

The people on the shore were all feeling heavy-hearted. No one bothered Jin Fu, and some went to help others.
The place where the Four Seas Dragon Kings are is a microcosm, but for Yi Shuyuan, he has no intention of understanding what is happening over there as he is very busy.

He is busy saving people, using his medical skills to help disaster victims wherever he goes, and he is also busy "chasing water"!
Yes, chasing the water, chasing the place where the flood passed, and not just looking at the route, Yi Shuyuan also had to understand the surrounding situation, and at the same time try to raise some money to buy some books such as geography.

This time, only a small amount of Dan Qi passed by. Presumably, other places that suffered disasters were similar. It could be regarded as "exploring the way", so many places changed and the flood seemed very chaotic!
But when the elixir is cooked to the right temperature, those "big dragons" will rush out of their hibernation place and escape into the water, which is also the escape of the elixir in a sense!

By then, only one path will be chosen, and the flooding will be far greater than this time.

Relying on medical skills, divination, some "Taoist magic" that provided more psychological comfort, and a silver tongue, Yi Shuyuan had not been delayed in his own affairs for some time.

More than a month had passed since the last flood. That morning, Yi Shuyuan arrived at a town that was not badly affected by the disaster and hurriedly found a blacksmith shop.

This was not an ordinary blacksmith shop, but a proper weapons shop. As soon as he entered the door, without waiting for the craftsman to speak, Yi Shuyuan had already placed some change and a small piece of gold on the table inside.

"Blacksmith, I want to make a batch of swords. One is three feet three inches long, and the other is two feet seven inches long. They don't need to be hilted or sheathed, and they don't need to be sharpened. But the tips of the swords must be sharp, and the blades must be engraved with seven stars. A total of thirty-six long swords and seventy-two short swords! How long will it take?"

"Oh, Master, here comes the big business!"

The apprentice was happy, and the old craftsman looked at the visitor carefully, who turned out to be a Taoist priest in tattered clothes.

“Although the regulations are simple, the number is not small for three months!”

Yi Shuyuan frowned.

"No, it takes too long. I need half a month, or at most a month. Money is not a problem, but it needs to be quick!"

"Master, one month is a bit too much. This sword has been forged through thousands of hammers. Even if you make one a day, it will take three months, right? Even if you work faster, it won't be effective. And this little money is not enough to buy iron."

Yi Shuyuan nodded.

"No need to hammer, just pour the mold into a sword shape. As for the money, I said, money is not a problem!"

Pour molten iron into a mold?

“That’s no problem.”

While the two were talking, there was the sound of horse hooves passing through the street, and there were officials riding their horses and shouting loudly.

"The imperial master of the imperial court predicted that there will be a flood later. It is caused by a giant dragon that has escaped. It will cause disasters to many places and cause countless casualties. The imperial court is now calling for talented people. Anyone who has the courage to kill the dragon will be rewarded regardless of success or failure."

"This is a great disaster for the world. If the dragon is not eliminated, it will bring disaster to the people. People of insight and courage should report to the government office immediately—"

The sound of horse hooves faded away, but the shouts of the officials continued. In such a situation, the imperial edict would be posted.
"There are still floods?" "The dragon is flooding?"

The people in the blacksmith shop were shocked, while Yi Shuyuan had a serious expression.

The change of the imperial edict foreshadows a catastrophe. No, it’s not a change. This is the nature of the situation!
(End of this chapter)