Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 802 - 759: At the Doorstep
"Buzz buzz!"
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
Jiang Yuan was contemplating that the timing was ripe, with the ocean beside him and the Starlight Shell Cave Mansion, he would set off tonight to find the Sea Moon Tomb and the island home. However, the message interface kept vibrating and numerous messages popped up.
At a glance, there were messages from Old Dog, Hou Ze, City Lord Ming, City Lord Yuan, Senior Lin Yao, Elder Dragon Zhou Jian, and even Miss Qi specifically asked about his safety.
Apparently, the Aran wilderness descent got stuck, causing quite a shock over the wilderness.
He responded to each message, wondering why such a major event didn’t even trigger a system notification or popup.
Could it be that the system was responsible for twisting the descent of the wilderness?
A group of cultivators in the small courtyard discussed fervently for a while, but couldn’t make sense of it. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
For safety’s sake, Bai Yunqi decided not to go to the Flood Dragon Tomb but to stay in the courtyard to continue teaching the cultivation technique to everyone. In case of further disturbances, staying together would be safer.
Even though Qing Niao usually disagreed with him, he agreed in this matter and obediently stayed to listen to the lecture without entering the dungeon.
Hu Zhile and Yun Mo dared not act rashly either, unsure of what odd happenings might occur next, staying with the group was safer.
Teaching the cultivation technique was a special benefit for the courtyard members, and Bai Yunqi specifically asked what to do if someone like Xie Chenyuan wanted to listen.
Jiang Yuan was indifferent to this, letting him handle it as he saw fit.
Whether exchanging cultivation techniques or trading with magical treasures, whoever learns it owns it, as long as the interests of the courtyard are not harmed, even holding classes outside to earn money is no issue.
Seeing them all gathered in the pavilion by the Spirit Pool, listening intently, Jiang Yuan listened in to find that indeed the system had muted it. He smiled helplessly and walked out of the courtyard.
The nighttime sea was rolling with waves, stretching as far as the eye could see, with nothing visible but the waves.
"The wilderness has descended, and the fusion of sea and land, what will happen to those refugees in the forests without protection," Jiang Yuan gazed at the sea, unable to imagine how such a fusion was achieved.
If the seawater truly submerged all the forests in the human world, wouldn’t it mean that every three months, an area as vast as the entire ocean would face catastrophic destruction?
Even if mortal villages and towns are protected by demon cultivators, would the wild animals in the forests perish overnight?
Considering this, with the wilderness descending every three months, the ocean’s impact alone could wipe out most of the other living beings in the human world!
Switching to the wilderness map, he saw a vast, endless sea, unable to find other landmarks despite pulling on the map strip, with only occasional small islands dotted within.
"Glub, glub!"
Driven by curiosity, Jiang Yuan plunged into the water. The Double Fish Jade Pendant immediately released water bubbles enveloping him, allowing him to move freely through the water.
"Bamboo forest under the water? No, that’s not right!" After swimming a distance forward, he saw a lush bamboo forest not far underwater. Turning downward, he indeed saw the familiar scenery outside Shuiyun Lake.
But when Jiang Yuan reached out to touch, he found the bamboo in front of him passed through his palm like light and shadow, visible but intangible!
Within the bamboo forest, wild rabbits grazed on the grass, and occasional birds flit through the trees, yet everything before him rendered as "illusions," seemingly no longer in the same space as himself.
"If that’s the case, it explains why the wilderness hasn’t utterly ravaged the human world over the years." He continued swimming along the familiar terrain, intending to check on Tian Changgui’s family, his mind full of questions.
How was it done?
Is there some kind of law-like force protecting the human world?
Could it be the deity that caused the wilderness to get stuck earlier?
As he moved effortlessly through the water, he saw Tian Changgui’s house from afar in no time—semi-transparent, clearly showing the entire yard covered by a semi-circular protective barrier. Inside, a red candlelight flickered, with a child’s silhouette cast on the window.
Jiang Yuan gently descended, reaching out to feel the protective barrier, confirming its presence; though the outside trees and rocks were untouchable.
The protected and unprotected parts seemed to be separated by some force, with the protected areas relying on extraordinary power, and the unprotected parts directly divided into another space.
"I wonder about East Lake Port, and why, despite being on the same level, the courtyard exit is at sea level, while Tian Changgui’s house is underwater?" the more he pondered, the more puzzled he became. He decided against overthinking, taking out a Teleportation Scroll to go directly to his protected East Lake Port.
"Tsk tsk, it feels quite an achievement looking at it this way!"
"No wonder the Faith Value has been increasing these days, the Guardian Statue’s level went up, expanding its range, accommodating many more refugees again."
"Let me see if more support is needed..."
Jiang Yuan muttered to himself, peering through the protective barrier to see the semi-transparent East Lake Port beneath the sea.
His statue seemed slightly larger, with its scope extending significantly outward. It was clear the County Magistrate did a good job, expanding from the originally set main roads, with many temporary structures added, many households still awake, probably busy with their livelihoods.
The ocean’s descent into the wilderness had no impact on them, or perhaps at night everyone stayed indoors, completely isolated by the protective barrier, unaware they were already underwater.
