Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 868 - 788: A Different Price

Mu Mian pointed out the floor-to-ceiling window, "I feel he might not just be purely obsessed with fishing. How should I put it? He keeps chasing water around, there's a high chance he's pursuing the part of his soul that he lost."

"Huh? You mean my brother knows something's wrong with him, and he wants to return to normal?"

"Looking at the current state of his divine soul, he seems to be in a daze, not really clear-headed. Pursuing the lost part is more like an instinct.

The human soul is quite mysterious. Originally a whole, but even if it's cut apart, it can still exist independently. The most important thing is—as long as the person is alive, the missing part is a living soul, the hardest to refine.

So typically, water ghosts lure people into water to drown them. Once the body dies, the living soul becomes a wandering ghost, and after devouring it, it's easier to refine. If your brother has been lingering nearby recently, there's a chance that water ghost is nearby."

Chuci had just sipped some tea, and upon hearing there might be a water ghost nearby, a chill ran down his spine.

On second thought, with his ability to borrow skills, plus having Jiang Yuan and Master Huang San around—one who can wield lightning, another who can fly when possessed—it didn't seem so scary.

"I can help too!" Wu Yegen felt even more upset, thinking that no matter what, even if it cost his ghostly life, he had to help his brother recover his soul!

If his brother could recover to take care of their father, he would have no regrets himself. Life or death wouldn't matter so much then.

Huang San pushed his glasses and looked at him, shaking his head, "You're not a fierce ghost, nor a water ghost; you can't be much help. If a difficult water ghost truly appears, this matter would depend on Jiang. If even he has no solution, we wouldn't dare take this job."

At this statement, Jiang Yuan immediately became the focal point of the room.

"Is Jiang also a top immortal?" Aunt Yu swayed her silky big tail, unable to sense any special power from him.

But to have someone like Huang San speak so highly of him, even admit inferiority in person, it indicated that this young man's strength was considerable.

"Not a top immortal, but he has a master teaching him, with real skills passed down!" Huang San dared not mention his exceptional incense making.

After all, that rich lady, she's extremely wealthy. If she knew Jiang had excellent incense, she might buy them all at once.

Right now, he tirelessly saved for half a year just to buy some good incense to enjoy. If she bought everything, wouldn't he be envious to death?

"I don't have much combat experience, Master Huang San, compared to the last evil ghost, how much stronger do you think the water ghost is in the worst-case scenario?" Jiang Yuan didn't want to overstate himself, knowing this was the real world, and many methods must be kept hidden.

He wanted to have a reference first; otherwise, if a water ghost they couldn't handle truly appeared, with so many people gathered here, it would be a huge problem!

Huang San looked up at the sky. Outside, as everyone wished, a torrential rain had started falling, and as the rainwater hit the ground, a layer of faint mist rose. He murmured, "These two are really hard to compare.

Purely from the realm of resentful ghosts, evil ghosts, fierce ghosts, vile ghosts, to ghost kings, I believe it shouldn't be at the level of a vile ghost. Otherwise, with a water ghost of vile ghost level in such a large city water area, people would be dying every day!

But even if it's a common resentful ghost, as long as it's in water, the water ghost can be very formidable. To deal with a water ghost, one must find a way to drive it ashore, once ashore, even a ghost king would be weakened a bit."

As he spoke, the torrential rain outside grew fiercer.

The sound of the rain was so loud that Huang San had to raise his voice, "The weather isn't good, with such a sudden downpour; to be on the safe side, we should keep watching."

He looked at Wu Yegen, with a calm demeanor, comforting, "After all, these years have come and gone, a day or two won't matter.

The heavy rain will cause river levels to rise, and such weather is perfect for a water ghost to create havoc.

It isn't afraid of being struck by lightning underwater, and with a bit of effort, it can cause the river to overflow, washing away and devouring a few people. Unless there's overwhelming strength to force it ashore and destroy it, it's best not to provoke it.

Whatever we do, there must be favorable timing, geography, and human harmony. Right now, the timing isn't right, don't force it."

In just a few seconds, the sky had nearly turned entirely black as if night had fallen, with bolts of lightning tearing through the sky, scaring the wandering ghost Wu Yegen out of his wits.

"Right, right, let's leave it for today, this rain came way too suddenly." He curled up in the corner, not daring to look outside.

Of course, even if he wanted to look now, he couldn't see clearly—it's pitch black, and even with lightning, only the pervasive mist could be seen.

Wu Yegen wondered if his brother had managed to get their father inside to avoid the rain in time, and he didn't know where the two of them were hiding from the rain now. Wu Yegen wanted to check on them but was really afraid of the thunder and lightning, so he could only give up.

In the outside hall, many people poured in, creating a lively atmosphere, all waiting to showcase their abilities once the heavy rain stopped.

Chuci glanced at his phone and laughed, "This weather forecast is really bad, the downpour has started, but it still shows cloudy. I'm puzzled, that fisherman at the weather station knew it was going to pour, how come the weather forecast didn't?"

Speaking of the fisherman, his face suddenly changed, "Oh no! My fish! Oh no, oh no, washed away by such heavy rain, they better not get carried away..."

"Maybe they lean towards stability when releasing information, calculating based on comprehensive data from various sources, so it's sometimes not accurate.

Moreover, what's interesting is that the sky here on our side has darkened, yet it hasn't rained in the city. Up to now, it's pretty accurate for them, haha." Mu Mian sipped her tea while recording a video of the heavy rain to post on social media.

"Buzz buzz~"

Their phones almost simultaneously rang.

Jiang Yuan opened one to find a jointly issued meteorological warning about flash floods, specifically pointing out a high likelihood of flash floods in the Xishan area, urging close attention to the heavy rain situation and timely organization of evacuation to ensure life safety.

"Master San, if someone is proficient in prediction, would they be able to predict the weather accurately?" He felt a sense of foreboding, looking at the increasingly heavy rain outside, always expecting something bad to happen.

Huang San, also uneasy about lightning, nodded in affirmation, "Naturally, skilled in prediction, they could determine not just when it rains, but also how much it will rain."

Aunt Yu smiled and interjected, "Yes, yes, even the Journey to the West has records of this matter."

"Then if..." Jiang Yuan hesitated, "A water ghost cultivating some abilities, calculating and then spreading rumors through its sponsors, luring people to gather, and then taking advantage of the rain to create chaos.

Like those viral spots where rivers suddenly rise and drown visiting tourists. You think the rumor about the weather station having insider information about catching big fish in Xishan could also be a ruse?"

The big goldfish, who was all smiles a moment ago, immediately stopped grinning, "Mu Mian, you stay put, I'm going out to take a look!"

"Don't say it's not possible!" Huang San was so preoccupied with anxiety that he didn't even adjust his slipping glasses, "Let's hope you're overthinking it. Otherwise, with so many people gathered together, even a single wave could sweep away three or five of them!"

Chuci responded the fastest, "We should quickly head to the second floor, a bit higher, relatively safer."

"Crack!"

Another bolt of lightning cracked, accompanied by a roaring sound, Wu Yegen trembled and said, "Can we take a chance while it's still early in the rain, drive back to the city? If we wait longer, in case it lasts for two or three hours, we won't be able to leave then."

"Impossible." The big goldfish went out quickly and returned just as fast.

Due to the heavy rain, the water vapor was too dense, making its perception flourish like a fish in water, "We're halfway up the mountain, still very safe now.

Many farm courtyards at the foot of the mountain, using water from the river to dig fish ponds, have had their dams breached, flooding the roads. It's unclear how deep the water is, better not to act rashly; let's stay here and wait it out."

Mu Mian laughed, "Brother Wu, you're too timid. Actually, any of us can be afraid right now, except you. In your state, unless you encounter a stronger ghost intending to eat you, otherwise absolutely safe."

Wu Yegen slapped his thigh and sighed, "I'm not afraid of dying, it's my brother and my father I'm worried about!

They're both, one's without his full soul; one's disabled and demented. Even without any water ghosts causing trouble, just a flood alone, without help, they wouldn't be able to escape!"

Aunt Yu wagged her tail, "Don't worry, don't worry. If there's no water ghost causing trouble, I can't boast about other matters. But among all of us here, plus your brother and father, I guarantee everyone can be sent out."

After speaking, she added another sentence, "But that would be a separate charge, different from retrieving a soul."

Huang San speechlessly rolled his eyes at her, thinking no wonder she's so rich; she really knows how to profit at every opportunity!

Crucially, their family's sponsors for three generations were all destined for great wealth and prosperity, earning millions were bearable, unlike Tiezhu, who would shave years off his life if he made a few extra pennies; who would argue that?