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Chapter 62 Peaceful Recreation, Praying for Rain

Although the dynasty and its followers were constantly robbing and killing landlords, rich men, and so on.

But some lucky ones always managed to escape into the county town.

Wang Chao and his men did not pursue these people.

Those who were lucky enough to escape to the county town were not grateful to Wang Chao and his men. The moment they entered the county town, they rushed to the county government office and begged the magistrate to come out of the city to suppress the bandits.

In the beginning, when Magistrate Li Wenshu learned that Wang Chao and his men had split up their troops to plunder the countryside, he actually sent some of the county's guards to try and strike at Wang Chao's army, which had been scattered and had greatly reduced its numbers.

Unfortunately, these county guards usually just bully the common people.

However, faced with the dynasty's army, which had undergone long-term training and was commanded by core soldiers, they were directly defeated and fled in disarray.

Even if they encountered a small army with overwhelming numbers, they wouldn't be able to catch up and would just be tossed around by the enemy.

Then the dynasty's army would seize the opportunity to counterattack and kill them, or several teams would join forces and gather superior troops to counter-encircle and suppress the government troops.

After this happened several times, no officers or soldiers dared to leave the city. County Magistrate Li Wenshu and others lived in fear for several days.

They were terrified that one day, Wang Chao and his men would storm the county town and take their heads.

Only after discovering that the dynasty and its forces would not attack the county town did they gradually relax and resume their old life of debauchery.

Then the music started, and then the dancing began.
outside world?

What's going on outside? Isn't everything peaceful and prosperous right now?
By the time everything calmed down, it was already September 20th.

At this moment, everything seems to have returned to its former tranquility.

The local gentry continued their decadent lifestyle, living a life of revelry and peace.

Outside the county town, thanks to the Wang dynasty's opening of granaries and distribution of grain, the people were able to barely make ends meet.

However, looking at the land they had rented from the bandits of Bird and Mouse Mountain and the leader of the dynasty, and which they were exempt from paying rent this year, the farmers of Weiyuan County couldn't help but look worried.

The land was parched and completely unsuitable for planting; how could they not be heartbroken?
Returning to Xiaowangzhuang, seeing the villagers finally showing a hint of a smile because they had obtained food, Wang Chao and the others couldn't help but smile with relief.

Regardless of their original intentions or motives, they have at least done something for their hometown and its people.

Next, the dynasty planned to do one more thing for the people.

September 23rd.

A nine-foot-square, nine-tiered platform stood outside Xiaowangzhuang, with people from the surrounding villages gathered below it.

A dense, dark mass, numbering in the thousands.

In other villages and hamlets, large numbers of people, under the command and guidance of the dynasty's regular army, gathered around the core troops, whispering among themselves.

"Hey~, Dog Girl, I heard that the Great King is going to perform a rainmaking ritual."

"Yeah, right, right?"

"Such a good person as King Wang must be able to move Heaven and bring down a heavy rain."

"What are you all talking about? What King? That's not what they call him. They call him Chief."
Chief Wang!

"Yes, yes, it's Chief Wang, it's Chief Wang."
"So, do you think Chief Wang's prayers for rain will actually bring rain for us common people?"

"Hmph! The Master did not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, disorder, or spirits. What gods or ghosts are there in this world? You certainly can't pray for rain."

Just as everyone was filled with excitement and anticipation, yet also with worry, a scholar whose clothes were fairly neat suddenly spoke up disdainfully.

"Hey, how can you talk like that, you poor, pedantic scholar? Chief Wang is praying for rain for the people, and you not only don't pray sincerely, but you also have to curse them!"

"That's right."

Immediately, the crowd began to condemn and denounce the scholar, and some even couldn't help but push and shove him, as if they wanted to beat him up.

"You, you, you are all truly ignorant and foolish; you are hopelessly hopeless."

The reaction of the crowd immediately made the scholar blush, but he dared not argue back. He could only mutter a few words under his breath before hurriedly squeezing out of the area.

Meanwhile, outside Xiaowangzhuang, Wang Chao, surrounded by Wang Dahu, Wang Sanshun, and others, walked towards the Jiulei High Platform under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

When they arrived at the edge of the ninth platform, Wang Dahu, Wang Sanshun and the others stopped, leaving only Wang Chao, who solemnly climbed the platform step by step.

Influenced by this solemn atmosphere, the surrounding farmers and common people couldn't help but fall silent and look at the dynasty climbing the high platform with anticipation.

After a long while, everyone finally began to breathe softly, but their gazes toward the dynasty remained unchanged.

"buzzing"

With everyone united, boundless spiritual power surged forth, instantly enveloping the high platform and converging towards the dynasty.

At the same time, amidst a series of flickering fluctuations, a spiritual force field covering an area of ​​a thousand meters in radius suddenly evolved and formed.

Feeling the spiritual power around him, as well as the spiritual force field that covered a radius of a thousand meters, Wang Chao's eyes flickered slightly.

This is the change after this ascension of heaven and earth. When a large number of lives gather and generate spirituality, they will no longer be easily erased by the rules of heaven and earth.

Instead, it can exist for a relatively long time, at least a dozen breaths.

Although it still seems very short-lived, it is much, much stronger than before when it was quickly obliterated after leaving the body.

Moreover, when most people around you have similar thoughts, it is easier to generate a spiritual energy field, and the range it covers is also wider.

Wang Chao felt that if the difficulty continued to decrease...

One day, spiritual power will endure, and wherever people gather, a spiritual energy field will be generated and spread.

Sensing the spiritual energy gathering around him, Wang Chao did not collect it into his consciousness space this time.

His prayer for rain truly required the cooperation of many people's wishes to maximize the influence of the laws of heaven and earth.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to such great lengths and wasted so much money and manpower.

The platform they built cost several dozen taels of silver.

He's in the early stages of his career and wants to make the most of every penny, so he's unwilling to waste a single cent.

But now, to achieve the best effect, he had no choice but to splurge, spending several tens of taels of silver just to build this nine-tiered platform. Standing atop the platform, looking down at the expectant people below, Wang Chao began to prepare to activate the [Summoning Clouds] divine power within his mind.

Well, the dynasty did not plan to develop the [Rain Prayer] supernatural power immediately.

Instead, he planned to first use his [Summoning Clouds] supernatural power to give the people a strong boost of confidence and make them trust him more, in order to achieve the greatest effect.

As the supernatural power was unleashed, the primordial energy within the dynasty's body began to circulate rapidly, quickly surging into the supernatural star, transforming into mysterious fluctuations that spread and connected with the rules of heaven and earth.

In an instant, wisps of water vapor began to rise from the surrounding earth.

However, under the deliberate control of the dynasty, the power of the supernatural force did not draw water from the bodies of the surrounding people.

Otherwise, apart from Wang Dahu and others who also possess supernatural powers and could barely resist, all the surrounding people would surely have turned into mummies.

However, even with the support of vital energy, the dynasty, as the most important medium for communicating with the rules of heaven and earth, still could not completely prevent the loss of water from its body.

After only a short while, Wang Chao began to feel thirsty.

At the same time, the relevant rules at the rule level trembled slightly, and the mysterious power of the rules instantly spread tens of thousands of miles.

In an instant, moisture from other places also gathered here in some mysterious way.

Yes, the maximum range of the Dynasty's [Summoning Clouds] supernatural power is currently only a radius of one thousand meters.

However, that only covers the area of ​​the formed dark clouds.

In fact, the supernatural power of the dynasty was to connect with the rules of heaven and earth, and use the power of the rules to draw upon the power of heaven and earth, thereby achieving a certain effect.

The rules of heaven and earth are the fundamental link in the operation of heaven and earth, and can be said to affect the whole system if one part is affected.

In theory, fluctuations in the rules of any one place can affect the entire world.

The level of a supernatural power and the host's strength only affect the final effect of the supernatural power.

As the endless water vapor gathered, it gradually rose above the dynasty, and wisps of mist began to appear in the high sky.

It wasn't obvious at first, and people didn't notice it.

At this very moment, on the city wall of Weiyuan County, County Magistrate Li Wenshu, County Assistant Wu Chang, Registrar Wu Duoyun, along with some wealthy families and numerous yamen runners, were all looking out of the city with mocking expressions.

In some villages closer to the county seat, they can be vaguely seen from the city gate tower.

Outside that village, a group of people were gathering in shadow.

"It is said that this Chief Wang was favored by the heavens and once traveled beyond the universe, where he condensed supernatural powers and techniques that could make people incredibly strong and move like the wind."
Now we have to pray for rain again.

"Haha, you are blessed by the heavens."

What a big joke.

If Heaven had any knowledge, how could it possibly favor such a bandit leader?

"Heh, this bandit leader has probably heard some of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and wants to emulate Zhang Jiao, right?"

"Hmph! Ignorant brat. Once the political situation stabilizes, the imperial army will surely descend and wipe them out in one fell swoop."

"Hum hum"

"hey-hey."

The dynasty's grand-scale actions naturally could not be kept secret from the people in the city.

Therefore, Magistrate Li Wenshu invited everyone in the city to the city gate tower to watch the so-called rain-seeking ceremony.

It's quite obvious, however, that a group of people who consider themselves knowledgeable would absolutely not believe in any rainmaking rituals.

For a moment, the entire city gate tower was filled with mocking laughter.

Unlike these officials and wealthy people, many ordinary citizens in the city, after hearing about this matter...

Instead, they all secretly prayed that this Chief Wang, the Great King, was truly capable of summoning a torrential downpour.

Even just praying for a light rain would be a comfort.

In an instant, all the people in the city came out into the outside world under the blazing sun, looking up at the cloudless sky with a glimmer of hope in their eyes.

However, as time went by, the people did not see the dark clouds gathering and the heavy rain pouring down.

"really.
I knew it was fake.

"How could anyone in this world possibly be able to pray for rain?"

"Perhaps...it's just not the right time yet."

"Hmm, maybe that's true."

Even though many people were already certain that it was impossible to pray for rain.

However, even with the slightest hope, they were unwilling to give up.

At the city gate tower, the laughter of the crowd grew even louder, and they were even discussing which brothel to go to for drinks and which girl to look for that day.

However, at some point, people suddenly noticed that patches of smoke and willow catkins had appeared in the western sky.

"Cloud, cloud, cloud"

"There are clouds! There are clouds!"

"There really are clouds in the sky."

This caused a great stir, and everyone looked towards the western sky.

Sure enough, in the western sky, wisps of smoke and willow catkins gathered, piling up and spreading out, before finally transforming into a white cloud.

Then, as time went by, the white cloud gradually darkened in color, eventually turning into a dark cloud.

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