I am a fairy

Chapter 98 Peony Reservoir and Dragon Palace

It rains a lot in the south, especially during the transition period between spring and summer.

Even if the rain stops for a while, the air outside is still wet, and your clothes will become sticky if you walk outside for a while.

However, Jiang Chao never goes out.

He was playing games in the cabin.

Listening to songs and drinking Guyu tea.

It seems that as long as he doesn't go out, everything outside has nothing to do with him. The sounds of wind, rain and reading are not pleasant to his ears.

but.

Suddenly the screen turned red, breaking the peace and comfort in the cabin.

Then two larger red characters flashed out, flashing continuously along with the sound of an alarm.

"warn!"

"warn!"

"warn!"

Jiang Chao stood up quickly, and his first reaction was whether to take emergency shelter and enter the escape capsule.

But he suddenly remembered that this was not in orbit, and there were security measures inside and outside the cabin. Jiang Chao didn't think anyone could break in.

Unless a real god comes and exposes this electronic god.

"Wangshu, report the situation?"

Wangshu appeared on the screen, and the red warning light behind him was still flashing.

"It has been detected that the water level of the Yangtze River has risen faster than expected."

"Moreover, according to forecasts, this year's rainfall is far greater than in previous years. With the rainy season and flood season approaching, the river has been in disrepair for a long time and a breach is very likely to occur."

Jiang Chao understood all the principles that Wangshu said, but what Jiang Chao cared about was Wangshu's expression.

She looked a little flustered, which was a rare sight.

Jiang Chao: "Why are you so nervous? Even if it floods, this place is completely sealed off, nothing will happen, right?"

According to Jiang Chao's understanding, Wangshu would remind people of the disaster according to the procedures, but he would usually show a standard business smile and would not look panicked.

Wangshu is a high and mighty artificial intelligence paper fairy, a computer cyber quantum god, how could he become so compassionate and loving to the people like his own children?

It is questionable.

Wangshu: "If the dam breaks and a flood occurs, the Yellow Springs Base and Iron Sand Hell will also be flooded. All our previous work will be in vain."

Jiang Chao: “Oh!”

This makes sense. If Wangshu is not careful, his "Global Weather Forecast Plan" will be destroyed, and Jiang Chao's "Return Plan" will be wasted and he will have to start all over again.

All the resources stored and accumulated in the space station were invested. In addition, Wangshu also used various methods to collect resources from all over Xihe County and Jingu County. Almost all the usable resources were mobilized, almost in a junk-picking manner.

A lot of trees have been cut down on several hilltops in Yunbi Mountain. Woodcutters and mountain people often wake up in the middle of the night and run to the top of the hill to find that the hill has been completely bald.

Now we just have to wait for everything to start moving slowly and make our first pot of gold.

If it were all wasted at this time.

That's true.

It broke our hearts.

However, Wangshu's anxiety was written all over his face, while Jiang Chao had a calm expression and it was not possible to tell whether he was panicked or not.

Wangshu: "And even if it's a space station, there's a certain possibility that it will be attacked, so I'm issuing a red alert."

Jiang Chao: "Then what do you suggest, repair the river bank and prepare for flood prevention?"

Jiang Chao thought for a moment and said, "The Yangtze River's water transport is vital to our lifeline. The imperial courts of this era would dredge the river and build river dikes to prevent floods. We can use them to accomplish this task. Find a key person who can accomplish this task and use him as a warning and intimidation."

“We can tell them the weather forecast again so they can mobilize resources to prevent floods and build levees.”

Jiang Chao planned to repeat his old trick and complete the most troublesome task in the most labor-saving way.

Wangshu asked: "Is this all right? Are those people reliable?"

"If anything goes wrong, all hell will break loose for us."

Jiang Chao: "Isn't it a good thing that hell is gone?"

Although they say this, the factory is still needed at the moment and cannot collapse.

Moreover, Jiang Chao thought about it carefully and felt that he really could not rely on others for such a matter of life and death.

The last time they were able to use Jia Gui to accomplish this matter was because this matter was not too troublesome for either Jiang Chao or Jia Gui.

Moreover, the whole process of accomplishing the matter consists of four levels: Jia Gui - the officials - the village chief - the common people.

The runners and the village chief in the middle were relatively easy to control for an official like Jia Gui who came with a large number of staff, guards and a large amount of money. They could directly control the entire process and prevent it from getting out of control and going astray.

However, repairing the river channel and building dams after the Yangtze River burst would require a level of severity and the resources mobilized that cannot be compared to such a small matter.

Even if they found the person who could get the job done, they would use various means to control him and make him work for them, from officials at the highest level to clerks, craftsmen, and servants.

If you poke any of these links, there will be a big hole.

Moreover, Jiang Chao remembered that there had been no breaches in the surrounding area in the past few decades. It would not be so easy to ask them to repair the river embankment and dredge the river now.

Moreover, if this matter is delayed for several months with people blaming each other, it will be very troublesome.

Jiang Chao: "Why didn't it burst before, but is it suddenly going to burst now?"

Wangshu: "Based on the information we have collected, we should have been in a small ice age in the past few decades, but the temperature has been rising in recent years, and the climate change has also brought about a chain reaction."

Jiang Chao nodded: "Then we have to find a way ourselves."

Wangshu put his face close to the screen and said, "So, we need to ask the witch to build the temple quickly."

Jiang Chao raised his head: "What does building a temple have to do with this?"

Wangshu said: "Lucheng has a natural geographical advantage. There are tributaries of the Yangtze River nearby, as well as a large naturally formed flood discharge area."

"As long as we build the temple, we will have a stable base station. With the base station, we can conduct investigations and research, mobilize resources, and make macro plans. The cement plant and brick factory can operate at full capacity again, and the large amount of cement and bricks piled up will not be wasted. The Iron Sand Hell can also gradually provide steel and other materials."

"We can go there to investigate and build a dike with that large naturally formed flood discharge area as the core, and also build a reservoir at the same time."

"I've already thought of a name. Didn't you say there's a large peony garden over there? Let's call it the Peony Reservoir."

"While building the reservoir, we can also build a secret Longgong ship berthing port, where our ships will be inspected and docked in the future."

The cement factory and brick factory were the first to be built, even earlier than the Iron Sand Hell. They are located in the base below, and the materials are also collected here.

The assembly line is still running, but recently not so many resources are needed and they cannot be transported out, resulting in a mountain of resources.

“The reservoir was repaired, and then dams were built on the reservoir and tributaries.”

"Once the dam is built, we will have a real hydroelectric power station. With the power station, we can..."

When I first said this, Jiang Chao was still nodding his head.

But as time went on, the story became longer and longer, and it seemed to be endless.

From a small temple, a whole series of things that seem unattainable at present have been derived.

Jiang Chao: "Then you can go to heaven."

Wangshu didn't seem to realize the irony. "Go to heaven?"

"It's still early!"

Soon, Jiang Chao raised the question.

"We'll talk about the rest later. Let's talk about building the temple and the embankment to surround the reservoir first!"

"What about manpower?"

"We are very poor now, so we still need to rely on a certain amount of manpower in the early stage. How can we solve this problem?"

"Repairing a temple is relatively simple, but repairing embankments and reservoirs will definitely require a lot of manpower."

But Wangshu said, "I have a method, and I guarantee it will be accomplished."

Jiang Chao understood what Wangshu was going to do: "Capture another large number of people and throw them into hell, isolating them from the world and forcing them to work in the factory day and night?"

He shook his head and said, "That's not how it works!"

Wangshu actually guessed that his hell could not go on like this forever, sending batches of living people into the factory. Jiang Chao agreed last time, but he would definitely not agree next time.

He was also afraid that if he continued to agree to this, he wouldn't know what terrible things would come out.

Jiang Chao wondered whether he should mobilize the power of the government to accomplish this task.

In fact, according to Jiang Chao's idea, if it is not necessary.

After he found a way to return.

He came quietly and left quietly, and he did not have much desire to intervene and change this era.

But as long as he and Wangshu are here, something is bound to change.

Unavoidable.

Jiang Chao: "Let the Yunbi Mountain Clan under the Divine Witch do something!"
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Lucheng is composed of several cities put together. The city wall of Luyang County is shorter and messy because it is Guocheng.

That was Guo Cheng, the one who had the misfortune to be the magistrate of a county.

The Monk Picking Flowers led his disciples away from a large house beneath a high wall. The group walked under the dripping eaves, looking a little deserted.

These two days.

The monk felt what it meant to have a building rise and fall.

Two days ago, he was a guest of the Prince of Lucheng and a group of dignitaries, and everyone was vying to be honored to listen to his lectures. But he began to seem insignificant, and the gate of Tianlong Temple was deserted.

Although there were reasons for the rain, the monks understood that these were not the root causes.

When he went to ask for an audience with the Prince of Lucheng, he was turned away.

Originally, Lucheng County Prince Wen Ji invited him here to test the witch's ability, but now, what's the point of testing?

After many twists and turns, the Monk Picking the Flower came to the clinic temporarily set up by Taoist Ao to save people, but Taoist Ao already knew his identity and kicked him out rudely.

While walking on the road, the disciple finally couldn't help but speak.

"If that doesn't work, we'll either leave Yinzhou and go to the capital."

The monk who picked up the flower was walking in front, but suddenly stopped. "No, we must stay."

The disciple was puzzled: "Why? There is no point in staying now. If the Taoist priest and the witch have evil intentions, I am afraid we will all go to hell."

The monk holding a flower said: "If I don't go to hell, who will?"

When the monk holding the flower said this, he clasped his hands together.

"Buddha is merciful. In the past, I cut my flesh to feed the eagle and fed my body to the tiger."

"Even if I have to fall into hell, I will make sure one thing is clear to you."

The disciple asked, "What is it?"

The monk holding a flower: "Is there really a netherworld in this world, and is there reincarnation?"

Disciple: "If it really exists, then what?"

The monk holding the flower said: "If there is reincarnation in the world, and good and evil will eventually be rewarded, then the paradise we are looking forward to may be coming."

Disciple: "What is bliss?"

The monk holding a flower: "The human world is paradise."

The disciple was even more confused: "But didn't Master say before that the world is hell?"

The monk holding the flower said: "The world is hell or paradise, it all depends on one's mind, that's why we have to save all living beings."

The flower-picking monk looked outside the city, in the direction of the peony garden.

The witch lives there.

He remembered the questions the sorcerer had asked him that day: Do you think I can become a Bodhisattva?

I don't know if she can see me and hear what he said at this moment.

And the other side.

Wen Ji finally wrote the congratulatory letter by hand, and then handed it to a colleague beside him, asking him to deliver it to the capital as soon as possible and present it to the emperor.

The content of the congratulatory letter was naturally about auspicious things, and it even included the "magic medicine" and the box containing the "magic medicine" sent by Jia Gui, which were also sent to the capital as proof.

At this point, Wen Ji naturally had no doubts anymore.

At this time, Wen Shenyou came back: "Grandpa."

Wen Ji stood up and told him this: "I have reported the congratulatory letter to the court. The emperor should see it soon, but I don't know what the emperor will think."

At this point, Wen Ji asked again: "What about the witch?"

Wen Shenyou replied: "The witch said that we have to wait until the weather clears up to enjoy the peony flowers. Before that, no one will be allowed to see me."

Although Wen Ji did not take the initiative to contact the witch, he allowed Wen Shenyou to act and delegated power to him, which is also a kind of attitude.

I witnessed the spectacle of spirits crossing the river, and a dragon appearing on the river in the dark night of storm.

Wen Ji considers things from a different perspective than others.

He was not only shocked by this powerful and mysterious force, he also knew what such power could do.

As long as it is used in the right place, it can change the world.

For some reason, whenever I thought about it, my ambitions grew bigger.

Some thoughts unconsciously came to my mind, but were quickly suppressed.

Just whether it's on the mouth or on the face.

The Prince of Lucheng did not show any reaction at all.

Wen Shenyou didn't think too much about it: "But I think there must be a reason why the witch doesn't see outsiders."

Wen Ji: "What's the reason?"

Wen Shenyou remembered that when he met the witch before, he vaguely heard her mention: "I heard that Yunzhongjun likes flowers, and the witch came here just for this reason."

Wen Ji glanced at his own Dalang. After all the fuss, it turned out that the other party did not come because of his invitation. He came to appreciate the flowers.

but.

Although the witch has not yet appeared, an invisible whirlwind seems to be unfolding around her.

The incredible sight and power she displayed wiped out the questioning voices on the other side of the river.

Also at the same time.

It magnifies certain things in people's hearts.
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Outside the city, peony garden.

The rain finally stopped after a few days, but the sky was still gloomy.

After the wizard came, he lived in a courtyard with a peony garden next to it. There were large tracts of peonies in the garden, stretching all the way to a lake.

The flowers are purple-red, but the stamens are golden.

The lake is located near the angle between the main trunk and tributaries of the Yangtze River. There are dozens or even hundreds of such lakes of various sizes around it. The big lakes are connected to the small lakes, and the small lakes are connected to the swamps.

The wizard walked along the corridor in the garden and stopped in front of a pavilion.

There were many people guarding the end of the corridor. It was originally quiet, but as a ray of light broke through the dark clouds, everyone's attention was finally attracted by the light.

"It's sunny."

"It's finally sunny."

The sunlight penetrates the vapor-filled sky, cleansing the heaven and earth and exuding a fresh scent.

The light shines on the sea of ​​flowers, and the water droplets on the leaves gradually drip down, bringing vitality to the sea of ​​flowers.

In the pavilion.

The shaman, wearing a mask that resembled a god, seemed to have noticed something and suddenly looked away.

A figure had appeared here silently. The witch was not surprised because she had been waiting for the other party to come.

Divine Witch: "The Lord of Gods is here."

From the perspective of the wizard, Yun Zhongjun was walking out of the pavilion, going deeper and deeper into the sea of ​​flowers.

Bright red peonies surrounded him, their petals shining in the wind.

Although they were far away, the other party's voice reached her ears.

"When you summon a dragon in the future, do not ride it unless necessary."

The witch bowed and said, "Yes."

Yun Zhongjun: "Why don't you ask why?"

Divine wizard: "What the Lord God said is the law, so there is no need to ask any more questions."

But Yun Zhongjun still told her: "It's a little dangerous."

The witch understood something and nodded: "I understand."

In her opinion, the evil dragon of the past turned into the dragon Ba Xia after entering the river.

He is unruly and unruly. Even if Yun Zhongjun curses him, he will probably obey him physically but not mentally, and still dream of causing trouble.

Especially since she summoned and controlled dragons with her mortal body, how could the dragon species be willing to accept this?

Yun Zhongjun turned around and said, "Understood?"

Divine wizard: “Hmm!”

Yun Zhongjun didn’t understand what she understood, but that was it.

Yun Zhongjun turned around and talked about another matter. Just as he opened his mouth, the divine wizard felt cold all over.

Yun Zhongjun said: "The Yangtze River is going to be flooded."

The wizard heard it clearly, it was not some dragon in the mountains or a snake in the river.

But the Yangtze River.

For a long time, the wizard didn't dare to ask any questions, or was at a loss.

The witches of Chu have lived by the Yangtze River for generations, and they understand how terrible it would be if the Yangtze River flooded.

Suddenly, the witch knelt down and said, "Please help us, Lord God, and save the people on both sides of the strait."

Yun Zhongjun said, "Everything depends on human effort. If you want to save people, you have to do something yourself."

The wizard said, "I am willing to do anything."

Yun Zhongjun: "Please ask the Earth God first. Only after you ask the Earth God, you can change the shape of the land."

The witch said, "May I ask you, Lord God, how long will it take?"

Yun Zhongjun: “I don’t know.”

The witch was extremely surprised. It was the first time she heard Yun Zhongjun say such words.

Yun Zhongjun: "The weather has changed. There will be a flood this year and it will continue every year for the next few years."

"As for whether or not the dragons will leave, how many will leave, and where they will leave, nothing has been determined yet."

"Make plans early!"

Yun Zhongjun gave some instructions, and although the wizard was flustered, he wrote them all down.

In other words, I dare not not write it down carefully.

This is not just Yun Zhongjun's decree, it also concerns the lives and property of countless people.

Finally, Yun Zhongjun admired the peony flowers in the garden and walked towards the river little by little.

"The flowers are as red as fire."

"The red spider lily in Huangquan is also like this."

Yun Zhongjun sighed as he looked at the peony, but to the witch's ears it seemed to have a deeper meaning.

In her opinion, Yun Zhongjun was lamenting that countless people would die at the hands of the dragons in the Yangtze River, and tens of thousands of people would die as a result.

Therefore, the flowers of the other shore in the underworld also bloom exceptionally brilliantly.

She felt a sense of urgency.

It was as if my heart was being grabbed.

(End of this chapter)