Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence - Chapter 85
Chapter 85: Chapter 14 Report! _1
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Three hundred miles west of Dongting, this title sounds intimidating, but in actuality, the western part of Dongting is the long parched Yunmeng Swampland.
The remaining aquatic region is nothing more than some undried lakes like Fubo Pond, branches of several rivers, as well as large ponds and underground wells.
Even if you add up the Water God authority of these areas, it is far less powerful than the real authority of the major rivers.
What’s more important is that due to the wide and varied dispersion of the Water God authority, the ability to control these water bodies will be greatly affected. To forcefully take over this Power is completely thankless work.
Just as Shen Yuan was deep in thought, a god from the Aquatic Tribe, who appeared to have transformed from a chubby catfish, suddenly spoke:
“Pardon me, esteemed envoy, I have noticed something strange about the Fubo Dragon Monarch. I am unsure whether I should speak about it.”
“Speak.”
“During my recent interactions with the Fubo Dragon Monarch, I didn’t seem to feel my Water God authority on him.
On him, besides some spiritual power from incense, there was no aura of any water body authority at all.”
The catfish’s words caused Shen Yuan’s pupil to tighten suddenly, immediately realizing the abnormality he faced when dealing with the Fubo Dragon Monarch.
Throughout Shen Yuan’s clash with the Fubo Dragon Monarch, Shen Yuan had not seen the power which should have been demonstrated by the Fubo Dragon Monarch as the lord of the Fubo Pond.
Apart from a few water tornadoes, the Fubo Dragon Monarch did not display any power from any water sources.
Experiencing the war amongst the Aquatic Tribe’s Dragon Monarchs thousands of years ago, Shen Yuan knew well to what extent a Dragon Monarch was able to extract power from a particular water body.
Even if the Fubo Dragon Monarch was a mere Hybrid Jiao Dragon, he should not have performed at the level he had shown previously.
” Where did his power over water bodies go? Also, why did he seize all the Water God authorities from the three hundred miles of water bodies west to Dongting?”
Such doubts rose in Shen Yuan’s mind.
The water level in Fubo Pond continued to rise, and the platform began to be unable to bear the upheavals of the mountain and fell into the lake, causing huge waves.
Finally, with the enormous pressure brought by the rising water level, the southern mountain body of Fubo Pond began to collapse. The flood rushed down from the cliff, surging towards the distance.
A flash of insight passed through Shen Yuan’s mind, and he quickly turned to the several water deities and asked:
“Can you sense the range of this heavy rain?”
The catfish patted his chest and said:
“Although our water authority has been taken away, we still have that ability.”
After saying that, several water deities began to concentrate, trying to sense the extent of the heavy rain.
Then, all the water deities showed an incredibly shocked expression on their faces.
“Esteemed teacher, the range of this rainstorm covers the entire three hundred miles of water bodies to the west of Dongting!”
A gleam flashed in Shen Yuan’s eyes, and the threads in his mind gradually became clear.
He immediately turned his head towards the platform, and yelled at the Maine Coon hiding among the transformed monsters:
“Maine!”
Upon hearing this, the Maine Coon emerged from among the transformed monsters.
Clouds follow the dragon, winds follow the tiger. The Maine Coon, which already possessed the natural tiger talent, passed over several platforms in a single leap and came to Shen Yuan. The snow on its head, Bai Xue, was almost shaken off.
“Sir!”
The Maine Coon lowered its head.
Shen Yuan had no time to explain to it, he directly sat on its back and spoke:
“Move as fast as you can, go back to Yunmeng Village!”
Dongting Lake covers an incredibly vast area, not just limited to the territory of Qing Province.
Both Cang Province and Yunzhou are part of Lake Dongting’s watershed.
The land three hundred miles west of Dongting is the intersection between Qing Province and Cang Province.
Naturally, the anomalous heavy rain covering such a vast area has attracted the attention of the top tiers of both provinces.
Qing Province, provincial government office.
The current Qing Province Governor, Liao Yuan, sits in the conference room, sternly looking at the various reports about this heavy rain event in his hand.
Soon after, angry roars echo within the conference room.
“This rain came too fast, covering too vast an area, the Ancient Yunmeng Swampland to the west has been entirely included in it.”
“The rainfall over just two hours has already equaled the total amount that Qing Province usually gets in a year, there must be something wrong with this.”
“Five rivers are already on the verge of flooding. Order Chunyang County and Naming County to begin preparing for the rescue of the people in the surrounding areas.”
“Where are the people from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau?”
“Do a thorough investigation on the deities of the Aquatic Tribe, we need to find out the cause of this heavy rain.”
Qing Province Governor Liao Yuan is furious. Three months ago, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau in the capital had repeatedly reminded every government unit in Great Xia to prevent any large-scale celestial or terrestrial anomalies from occurring.
The flooding that has spread over three hundred miles west of Dongting with its astonishing rainfall is beyond what can be explained by ordinary weather phenomena.
If a disaster was prevented in advance but there was no power to stop the occurrence of the disaster, it would not have much impact.
But if they were not able to accurately control the occurrence of a disaster, when the capital begins to investigate, he, as the governor of Qing Province, will certainly be the first in line.
Thinking of this, this high-ranking official’s anger flared even more.
In stark contrast to the enraged Liao Yuan, Liu Yu, the inspector who is in charge of the Qing Province army, is quite calm, even leisurely tasting the tea in his cup.
Seeing Liao Yuan’s anger, Liu Yu even counseled him:
“Isn’t it just a heavy rain? Lord Governor, why would you get angry over such a small matter?”
Upon hearing this, Liao Yuan glared at Liu Yu with an unhappy look, saying coldly:
“Lord Liu, you have the backing of the Liu Family, so it doesn’t matter to you if you were to resign from the position of inspector of Qing Province.
I, Liao Yuan, do not have such a backing, so naturally I cannot be as careless as Lord Liu.”
The words of Liao Yuan might seem like a praise for the power of the Liu Family on the surface, but in fact, he was ridiculing Liu Yu for relying on the Liu Family to ascend to the position of inspector.
Liu Yu laughed heartily at Liao Yuan’s biting sarcasm, completely unconcerned.
He knows better than anyone else where this heavy rain comes from.
The Fubo Dragon Monarch of Fubo Pond, who intends to take over Lake Dongting, had already made a deal with the Liu Family half a month ago. That was to help conceal information about the heavy rain and delay the actions of the Great Xia’s Imperial Court.
With the power of the Liu Family in Qing Province and his status as the inspector, it was a walk in the park to block the news and delay the actions of the Imperial Court.
Just wait for the Fubo Dragon Monarch to take over Lake Dongting, becoming the Dongting Dragon Monarch, a position no one has held for thousands of years. Even if the Great Xia’s Imperial Court knew about this, they would have to grit their teeth and acknowledge this Dragon Monarch.
Having a connection with the Dragon Monarch of Dongting, the Liu Family will inevitably rise during the prosperous centuries to come and their influence will no longer be confined to one province.
To achieve this goal, the Liu Family was prepared in everyway to nip any signs of trouble in the bud.
Thinking of this, Liu Yu picked up his tea cup again and savored the tea inside.
Just then, a violent surge of Mana erupted from the provincial government office, followed by a figure breaking through the glass window and forcefully entering the office.
Manas rose abruptly in the office. As the power center of a province, the provincial government was not lacking Qi Transformation Stage powerhouses.
Just when these Qi Transformation Stage powerhouses were locking onto the intruder, the figure who broke into the office suddenly spoke:
“Lord Governor, I am here to report that the Liu Family has colluded with the Fubo Dragon Monarch to cause the rivers to overflow and flood Yunmeng Village!”
