Chapter 103: The Flooding of Nine Lu

The next day, news media around the world reported on the bizarre tsunami.

In Japan and South Korea, two coastal cities in each country were affected.

Total casualties remained under two hundred, mostly crew members stranded on vessels at sea.

Direct economic losses were estimated at approximately sixteen billion US dollars.

Of course, in the domestic version, an additional line was added—no Chinese casualties.

According to data from the marine monitoring centers of Japan and South Korea.

In the Tsushima Strait, there had been no crustal movement the previous night, no submarine volcanic eruption, and no celestial influence.

Both countries stated that they were unable to determine the cause of the sudden tsunami.

As a result, a number of research vessels had already set sail for the predicted epicenter of the tsunami to investigate, and research vessels from other countries, including China, were also on their way.

...

The colossal sea monster had already ventured deep into the Pacific to adapt itself to the environment. For a creature of that size, as long as it kept feeding, it would not stop growing.

By comparison, the Lion-Faced Vajra and Qiongqi belonged to a different category, while Ao Guang was somewhat in between.

As the one responsible for it all, Wu You felt a twinge of guilt as he watched the news reports.

The refinement processes for advancing to Silver rank varied, and the consequences were not always controllable. If possible in the future, he should try to find places that were vast and sparsely populated.

Or perhaps the Eastern Domain would do.

Speaking of the Eastern Domain, it had been a while since he last entered. It was time to check on things.

With plenty of Bronze-level creatures holding the fort, and given their considerable intelligence, things probably wouldn't have developed too poorly.

...

After casually packing a few things and letting Bai Yanxi know, asking him to inform his parents, Wu You entered the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.

The pure space of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain could no longer pose any real threat to Wu You.

His increasingly powerful physique, combined with his formidable Iron Will Fist.

If a real tiger came at him, it could be killed with a single punch.

Add to that the keen perception brought by his ever-strengthening spiritual power, as well as special abilities potentially derived from the Silver creatures themselves—such as faint emotional perception—it could be said that Wu You was currently the fiercest beast in the explored regions of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.

He didn't linger in the mountain, heading straight to the border of the Eastern Domain. In the three-dimensional map, a few light dots representing his alchemical creatures were outside, while most of the others were inside Leyping City.

He chose to teleport to his private residence.

The moment he appeared, a system prompt followed immediately.

Notification: Spiritual power state calibrated, interference capabilities for this world level calibrated. Synchronization rate upgrade threshold reached. Burning 1,000 alchemical energy points. Upgrade? Yes/No.

Wu You's spirits lifted. Does raising my authority mean I can summon Silver creatures now?

Perhaps because the last time the system had directly burned 100 alchemical energy points, causing Wu You's intense dissatisfaction, this time it actually gave him a choice.

But what choice was there to make? An upgrade was inevitable sooner or later. He looked at his remaining 1,300-plus alchemical energy points.

With a painful heart, he chose to raise the synchronization rate.

In less than a second, Wu You felt as though a layer of shackles had been released from him.

System notification: Creature authority raised to Silver. Congratulations, you are one step closer to assimilation.

Holy crap—the system had popped up another new term for Wu You.

"Assimilation"—even from the literal meaning, one could extrapolate many interpretations. At the very least, any normal person would probably think of something.

What made him feel somewhat exasperated was: can't you just tell me all the secrets at once?

You only reveal a bit each time I reach a certain level. It's not like I'm watching a movie—just go ahead and spoil it for me!

Unless!

Wu You thought for a moment and suppressed the slight irritation in his heart.

There was a saying in the earthly world: "Knowing too much may not necessarily be a good thing."

Maybe it was something like that.

This entire process, including Wu You's mental activity, took no more than a dozen seconds.

Immediately after, a large wave of consciousness signals came to him almost simultaneously.

The consciousness waves of alchemical creatures were different from Wu You's system-based mental commands; they couldn't accurately describe a specific event, but they could convey things like urgency, danger warnings, haste, and so on.

Realizing that something urgent must have happened, Wu You immediately told them all to come to his private residence.

A dozen or so minutes later, the humanoid alchemical creatures in Leyping City filed into the private residence.

At the head was still the lying beast, Wang Fugui.

"What happened?"

Wu You led them into the inner hall and asked directly, cutting to the chase.

"Master, Jiulu City is almost completely submerged. And we've discovered that besides the blood flood dragons of unknown number, there are other aberrant spawns in other places."

Wu You frowned. Jiulu City had been besieged by floodwaters for quite some time now; presumably, the city was short on food and clothing.

Now it was on the verge of being fully submerged. He estimated that many people would be preparing to make a desperate attempt to escape.

The blood flood dragon feeding on humans was certainly beneficial to it, and Jiulu City—or rather, its inhabitants—was a big cake for it, or them.

What was beneficial to the aberrant spawns was certainly detrimental to the side of their natural enemies.

"Have those jianghu factions and the imperial court made any moves?"

Wang Fugui answered promptly.

"They've each sent their top experts to the vicinity, but all are currently in a wait-and-see state."

"Additionally, Master, we found this."

With that, Wang Fugui took out the metal shard.

Wu You didn't react at first, but the mermaid who had discovered the shard immediately stepped forward to explain.

"Master, we believe this is a circuit component of a technological product."

"Hm?!"

Wu You immediately took it for a closer look.

It was slightly cool to the touch, with a smooth surface, and the lines embedded in it were arranged in a highly regular pattern, similar to the copper traces on an integrated circuit board.

Moreover, the overall material was fairly hard—when Wu You tried to bend it with force, it only flexed slightly.

He had to remember that his strength was far from ordinary, and this metal shard wasn't very thick.

In any case, it was highly unlikely that the natives of this world could have produced such a thing.

This made Wu You's expression turn somewhat grim. Could it be aliens?

He thought for a while but came to no concrete conclusion.

Damn it, let's deal with that Silver-level blood flood dragon first.

I'll wipe out every aberrant spawn I can see and find, so they don't combine with other variables.

"Let's go to Jiangzhou first. We're going to crush that big red snake."

Moments later, Wu You teleported and appeared directly in the sky a thousand meters above Jiulu City.

Summon Thunder Azure Flood Dragon, Ao Guang.

Summon Qiongqi, Mo Ke.

Two flashes of black light, and the vast body of the azure flood dragon appeared on one side, with the comparatively diminutive Qiongqi on the other, flanking Wu You.

Wu You looked down at Jiulu City below and the surging, endless floodwaters.

Compared to his first visit, when large stretches of land had still been exposed, now all four walls of Jiulu City were touching the water.

Some waves even occasionally splashed against the closed city gates, and shallow water had formed in some areas along the inner walls.

He summoned several vampires again and handed each of them a portable high-definition camera.

"Remember to get a clear shot later."

Wu You cupped his chin in thought. How should I make my entrance?

Before he could decide, the water surface below began to stir.

A massive serpentine head burst through the water, raising itself to gaze at the sky.

Wu You could see that some soldiers and martial artists originally on the city walls were now panicking and scattering in both directions, away from the blood flood dragon.

I hadn't even gone looking for you, and here you are, showing yourself!

System quest: Natural Enemy (II)

Quest objective: Eliminate this Silver-level scum.

Quest rewards: 1. Alchemical creature storage slots +2, 2. Partial information unlocked.