Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 737 - 716: Top-Tier Gift Pack Series Lottery
The last day of summer, the sun's fire bursts out the last trace of Yang energy belonging to summer, transitioning into the reserved autumn.
At that moment, the Earthfire in the pit accumulates enough energy to provoke the dancing of the Three-legged Golden Crow at noon, this is the secret of Sand Hill City.
This was also the accidental event that led to the Earthfire's rejuvenation, recorded as the most important mystical phenomena.
Thus, ancient texts speculate that the flame in the pit was ignited by the Three-legged Golden Crow, and in the heavenly, earthly, and human elements that rejuvenate Earthfire, this particular moment is the heavenly element.
The Earthfire must have enough energy to trigger the phenomena, so that after successfully extinguishing it, the flames of the Three-legged Golden Crow can reignite it.
And at the moment of rejuvenation, the purest flame will gush from the pit, and at that time, the sacred and violent force will be enough to burn any impurities, including the cold poison.
"Mr. Jiang is indeed worthy of being an Elder of the Cloud Concealment Sect, the divination technique is so exquisite!" Ming Qingyan, who had already fully trusted the phenomena, chuckled bitterly after hearing the complete process: "Despite the Furious Fire Bear Race being naturally affiliated with fire and cultivating Fire Element Techniques, their strength is limited.
Even if I encounter an abnormal fire, I can only try my best to resist with my life, perhaps I can lead it away; ordinary Demon Cultivators can't withstand it."
A young female Bear Demon rose among the generals, clasping her fists, she said: "Lord City Lord, the matter is significant and pressing, I am willing to go alone to the bottom of the pit to check the details!"
"I am also willing to go together, to help lead away the abnormal fire; otherwise, without the pit's production, how will the many people of the city live?"
"What my sisters said is right, but you are still young, such matters are more suitable for us old hands to deal with…"
...
A group of robust, female Bear Demons wearing identity-representing armor argued relentlessly, all hoping to enter the depths of the pit to sacrifice themselves to solve the city's hidden dangers.
Ming Qingyan waved his hand and smiled: "Why are you sisters still arguing? With me here, how could there be reason to send you? Humbly speaking, among us sisters who have the power to confront abnormal fires, only I can fight. You staying behind to protect the people in the city is the best policy."
"Dear sisters, let's not rush to argue. I still have something unclear that I wish to ask the City Lord."
They argue to willingly face death, after all, abnormal fire is not something anyone can easily withstand, but Jiang Yuan has the system, whether it's the Earth Spirit Flame or Ice Flame, processing it is a simple matter.
Abnormal fire is hard to find, he's eager to see if he can claim it for his own.
So he hurriedly interrupted the discussion, inquiring: "The divination technique can only 'see' what happened, but what's actually inside the pit is unknown. May I ask the ancient texts, how exactly is the Earthfire rejuvenated?"
"That requires speaking from the pit's uniqueness." Ming Qingyan thought for a moment, patiently explaining: "The pit is our race's sole survival dependency, the Furious Fire Bear Race's life is closely tied to the pit.
Inside the pit, fire stones can be mined. Normally, the temperature inside is high but without open flames, only the momentary friction of mining fire stones can cause a brilliant flame to spew, fleeting.
The violent energy contained in fire stones differs by depth; we categorize them according to the Realm levels, mining fire stones while operating cultivation techniques to shield against the blazing flames, thus balancing cultivation and livelihood.
If not mined for a long time, as the energy at the pit bottom gathers, the self-ignition of fire stones can trigger an Earthfire.
Rejuvenating Earthfire, as called, requires sealing it off without mining, waiting for energy to accumulate and ignite a blazing Earthfire, then choosing the right time to forcibly extinguish it.
The violent, pure energy with no outlet would accumulate increasingly, until the noon's solar essence fire illuminates the pit's bottom and ignites the Earthfire again.
Then flames will gush forth from the bottom of the pit, spreading throughout the city, and our people need to exert their cultivation techniques fully to resist the great force of the flames. When the Earthfire naturally extinguishes, those reborn in the flames not only have their cold poisons eliminated but their Mana would drastically increase."
"Even without the abnormal fire disaster, only about one or two in ten can be reborn from the fire," Jiang Yuan thought, it sounds like a gas explosion, an accumulation to a sufficient amount, a spark causing a big explosion.
The thinking about that scene feels extremely tragic.
All present were silent; they knew even survival of one in a hundred would be considered optimistic.
At the time, apart from rejuvenating the Earthfire, there was no other choice. More citizens were succumbing to the cold poison every day, unrest growing rapidly; those not infected also lived in fear.
This prevented potential dangers from spreading across the wilderness, but sealing the city and prohibiting escape only intensified the city's panic.
Out of desperation, the proposal to rejuvenate the Earthfire was made, granting the despairing populace something to look forward to, allowing them respite, while the Furious Fire Bear Race had a chance for rebirth.
"Well then, let's first check on the severely affected, confirm that it's caused by Insect Demon parasitism, and Lord City Lord will announce that I'll heal everyone for free, to soothe the people's hearts."
Having completed his plan, Jiang Yuan listened, "Additionally, concerning the abnormal fire in the pit, let's examine it before deciding how to manage it, aiming to minimize losses."
Until the system identifies and handles it properly, there's no use discussing further. When reaching the pit, analyzing won't rule out finding a solution.
[Do Good Deeds Every Day: Luck +1; Draw a chance in the top-tier gift box series]
Hmm? Is it because I mentioned treating the city populace for free, that the system deemed it a good deed?
Interesting!
What is this top-level gift pack series raffle?
"To receive such great kindness from you, Mr. Jiang, I, Ming, will remember your favor and repay you many times over!" Ming Qingyan was deeply shaken upon hearing the words "free treatment."
With a slightly flushed face from excitement, she hurried to lead the way and explained, "The Sky Pit is extremely deep. We've sealed the middle and lower parts to accumulate Earth Fire energy, while the upper part has been carved with some caves for those severely affected by cold poison to reside in. The scorching Earth Fire helps to suppress and resist the outbreak of cold poison..."
Sword Flight to the Sky Pit located in the center of the city did not hinder Jiang Yuan from clicking to use the raffle opportunity.
With thrilling sound effects, a dazzling scene unfolded before his eyes—more splendid than any previous raffle effects, with fewer prizes but much larger squares.
Upon clicking to view details, he saw the prize list including "Permanent Auto Harvester," "Automatic Sprinkler Gift Pack," "Farmland Upgrade Card Gift Pack," and his eyes grew increasingly brighter!
These are all top-notch items!
The system surely gave this reward because free treatment involved many Bear Demons. As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-storey pagoda. This time, he saved tens of thousands of demon cultivators; such immense merit naturally accrues abundant blessings.
Anyhow, these are the precious tools I need most right now, so why wait? Let's go!
Upon clicking the raffle, the enormous luxurious wheel, accompanied by twinkling marquee lights and a cheerful melody, spun at an extremely fast speed.
As the wheel spun slower and slower, Jiang Yuan's heart couldn't help but race with anticipation of what great prize he would receive today.
[Congratulations! You've won the Automatic Sprinkler Gift Pack! It's been stored in the Storage Bag, and you can use it upon clicking to claim it.]
He eagerly opened the Storage Bag to check, finding a golden gift pack containing ten Cloud Automatic Sprinklers, identical to those exchanged for points in the Mysterious Cave.
They can not only water the land but also prevent theft. Most importantly, with the cloud sprinklers, he could earn experience points!
Hahaha! Were it not for the inappropriate circumstances, Jiang Yuan really wanted to laugh out with hands on his hips.
This reward came at an opportune time; once he upgraded to a Level Eight courtyard, with land unlocked in the void, and the automatic sprinklers assisting him, becoming a large-scale grain-growing magnate would be just around the corner!
Indeed, one should be generous when necessary. Whether Heaven rewards good people is uncertain, but the system does give back!
Thinking about going home and equipping all current farmlands with sprinklers, with some left over, he couldn't suppress his grin.
The closer he got to those sand dunes emitting heat that distorted light, the hotter it felt.
Even the magical robe gifted by Senior Lin Yao, which could resist water and fire, was of no avail; the scorching air inhaled through the nose made his internal organs feel fiery. With the system's presence, the burning sensation was just right in not causing pain, but it was uncomfortable.
The key was that the wind blew, mingled with hot, dusty fine sand hitting his face as he soared against the wind on Sword Flight, feeling disheveled and far from fresh.
"Ah, I forgot!" Ming Qingyan realized immediately, hurriedly taking a pearl from her Storage Bag and offering it with both hands, "This is a specialty of Sand Hill City, a Fire-Averting Pearl refined from Fire Stone Essence.
Wearing this pearl can insulate against certain high temperatures and prevent the intrusion of yellow sand. Since you're coming from afar, Mr. Jiang, I, as the host, should have been more thoughtful. My apologies for such a small token; hope it pleases you."
[Fire-Averting Dust-Avoiding Pearl: A special magical artifact from Sand Hill City, wearing it can block certain high temperatures and prevent dust intrusion. High-temperature Defense +100]
Jiang Yuan noted that although this little pearl had low defense, it effectively avoided dust and had a high aesthetic value.
Upon clicking to wear it, it obediently "stuck" to the collar, resembling a small burning flame ornament at first glance, yet upon wearing, it suddenly expanded into an invisible barrier that blocked all the dust carried by the wind.
The surrounding temperature dropped significantly, his breathing no longer fiery and uncomfortable, with no more yellow sand blowing over. The effect was excellent, causing him to smile and express his gratitude.
Upon seeing this, Ming Qingyan felt she had some hint into his background.
Her previous judgment was correct; he was an Alchemist and a Divination practitioner, lacking strong combat skills and high defense measures.
Sand Hill City, with its high temperatures and hot sand, was fine for the thick-skinned Angry Fire Bears who favored such arid heat, but was quite unfriendly to the delicate human cultivators.
Mr. Jiang had no means to cope with this; it was necessary to ensure his protection throughout the visit, otherwise, it would be hard for this great benefactor, willing to freely cure cold poison for the city's populace, to withstand the Earth Fire's scorching heat in the Sky Pit.
Upon reaching the Sky Pit and standing on the Clear Wind Sword to look down, he realized that the Sky Pit, which never fully revealed itself in the foresight visions, was enormous.
It reminded him of a picture he'd seen online of the Mirny Diamond Mine; not to mention people, even a giant truck on the spiraling excavation road would seem like an ant.
It's unknown how many years the Angry Fire Bear Race had been stationed here, nor how many demon cultivators had labored here, for the Sky Pit to become so vast that a mere glance induced a gasp.
[Sky Pit: During the ancient god-demon war, forged from the Celestial Fire descending to suppress the Insect Demon.]
[Unextracted Fire Stone: "Stones" formed from the Insect Demon's body being burned by Celestial Fire, containing varying amounts of Fire Elemental Energy, used as fuel to warm certain cities amidst the Wilderness...]
...
