The gunwales of the three large ships were nearly level with the docks. The soldiers of the Zhenbei Army formed two long lines, passing down the mountain of supplies bag by bag on their shoulders and in their hands, transporting them to the camp along the newly paved gravel road on the docks.
On the rocky beach to the north of Dawan Fishing Village, over a hundred gray cloth tents had been pitched once again.
Though simple, they were neat and orderly.
Once the supplies were transported from the docks, they were categorized and stacked, and Pei Du personally led his men to take inventory and catalog them.
Shen Yu and the others followed Shen Jue into the military tent.
The furnishings inside the tent were sparse, with only a low table and a few thick felt cloths serving as cushions. A stove sat in the corner, its kettle of water bubbling and steaming.
Everyone sat down around the low table.
“Brother, as I walked over just now, I saw many scenes of ruin, as if there had been a flood. Could it be that Wuling City is not only suffering from famine, but was also hit by a flood?”
Shen Yu's brow furrowed slightly.
“Fuyan, that is indeed the case,” Shen Jue said. “A few days ago, Wuling City was suddenly hit by a massive flood. To protect the commoners, the Divine Lady was taken back to the Heavenly Palace by the Heavenly Sovereign, and I don't know if...”
Shen Jue did not continue, but Shen Yu could guess that things were probably not looking good.
His face turned pale for an instant.
But soon, he forced himself to calm down. He looked at Feng Chunya across from him and said in a raspy voice, “General Feng, could you and my brother please recount everything that has happened recently in detail, without leaving anything out?”
After all, not having witnessed it himself, he needed to get a clear picture from multiple people before he could make a proper judgment.
While Shen Yu and the others were discussing inside the tent, on the other side, Yun Shu, who had been taken back to the Heavenly Palace by the Heavenly Sovereign, was preparing to draw outfits.
The little fox lay on the sofa in the temple. “Host, with my current level, I can block the Great God's perception of the prize pool draws for ten minutes at most.”
“There's no way I'll have bad luck this time!” Confident, Yun Shu opened the prize pool. Without even performing her usual ritual of washing her hands before drawing, she tapped the button for a thousand-pull.
【Beggar Set, Pathos +10.】
【Thief Set, Thief Aura +10.】
【...】
【Current Shock Value: 65,700,000】
Yun Shu: “???”
Little Fox: “???”
After a moment of silence, Yun Shu closed the prize pool and reopened it, but the results of the draw remained unchanged.
Refusing to accept this, she asked, “Tongzi, did you fail to block the Great God? Otherwise, how could I not get a single high-grade outfit piece in a thousand-pull?!”
The little fox scratched its head.
“Host, I did block it! I don't know why your luck is even worse than before either.”
Yun Shu: “...”
She was starting to suspect that she had misunderstood the Great God before. Perhaps they hadn't lowered the drop rate at all. In fact, maybe they were afraid her luck would be too terrible to push forward the process of turning the unreal into reality, so they had actually boosted her chances of drawing high-grade outfit pieces.
To test this theory, she said, “Tongzi, lift the block. I think with my luck, there's really no need to guard against the Great God.”
The little fox didn't understand, but did as it was told.
Yun Shu thought about it and decided to go wash her hands after all.
Then, she did another thousand-pull.
【Congratulations to the host for obtaining Attracting Wealth and Treasure Set · Earring Piece (6/6): Eight Directions Wealth Pendant.】
【Piece Description: Two thin gold leaves hanging down. Can attract benefactors to proactively gift wealth (Cooldown: 24 hours).】
【...】
【Current Shock Value: 65,400,000】
Yun Shu put a hand to her forehead and smiled wryly. “Fine, I really did misjudge the prize pool.”
As she spoke, she clicked another thousand-pull.
【Congratulations to the host for obtaining Mirror Flower Water Moon Set · Robe Piece (1/6): Moon-Gazing Celestial Dress.】
【Piece Description: Woven from condensed moonlight silk. Can summon the shadow of a laurel tree under moonlight (Cooldown: 24 hours).】
【...】
【Congratulations to the host for obtaining Mirror Flower Water Moon Set · Footwear Piece (2/6): Shadow-Treading Moon-Chasing Boots.】
【Piece Description: Cloud brocade as the surface, moonlight as the sole. Allows the wearer to walk on moon shadows, traveling a thousand miles in an instant.】
【...】
【Current Shock Value: 65,400,000】
Yun Shu looked at the newly drawn outfit pieces. “The piece skills are quite average, but the set skill is pretty good.”
Seeing that although Yun Shu spoke highly of it, her action of closing the prize pool was completely decisive, the little fox was somewhat puzzled.
“Host, since the set skill of this new Mirror Flower Water Moon Set is so good, why aren't you drawing anymore?”
Yun Shu said, “Because I won't get it. There's no need to waste Shock Value, and besides, I'm not short of outfits right now.”
With a skill description like that, if she couldn't see that this outfit set was the Great God baiting her in an entrapment operation, she would have lived her life in vain.
“Tongzi, turn on the monitor for the camp. Since I've been gone for so many days, I need to find an opportunity to make an appearance. Otherwise, the progress of pacifying the south will definitely be delayed.”
The little fox's efficiency was always top-notch. It didn't take long to bring up the monitor.
Shen Yu and the others inside the military tent appeared on the screen.
“On the way to deliver grain to Wuling Prefecture, I still underestimated the danger here,” Shen Yu said, his brow tightly furrowed as the worry in his eyes deepened. “Allowing only Buyan and A'ying to pacify Wuyang City and Linshui City is probably not secure enough.”
He looked up at Shen Jue and said in a solemn voice, “Right now, it is highly likely that the Divine Lady cannot temporarily interfere in the affairs of the mortal realm. We mortals are weak and cannot help her much, but at the very least, we can make sure we do not cause her any more worry.”
“Just in case, Brother, you must immediately lead troops to rendezvous with Buyan and the others to prevent any unexpected complications.”
Shen Jue did not hesitate and gave a straightforward nod.
“Alright.”
With Wuling City guarded by Feng Chunya, it was indeed appropriate for him to help Lu Sui and Shen Ying pacify Wuyang City and Linshui City.
The situation was urgent, and he dared not delay in the slightest.
Immediately, he gathered eight hundred light cavalry, mounted his horse, and led the army galloping toward Linshui City.
The horses' hooves trampled over the rocky beach, kicking up a trail of dust, and they quickly disappeared into the vast twilight.
Everyone gradually withdrew their gaze.
Just as they were about to turn back to the tent to continue their discussion, a messenger hurried over on horseback.
He dismounted and saluted first before reporting, “General Feng, a strange thing happened in Wuling City today.”
Feng Chunya's expression changed slightly. “What happened?”
The messenger spoke clearly, “Reporting to the General, you and Military Advisor Pei ordered us to boil fish soup in the city every day to distribute to the commoners to satisfy their hunger. There were still many people coming to collect the fish soup today, but strangely, there was not a single elderly person among them!”
Feng Chunya immediately had a bad feeling. “Could the commoners in the city be intentionally stopping them? How outrageous!”
When she had delivered fish soup to the critically ill elderly before, she had heard people saying she was wasting food.
She had taught that person a lesson back then, and hearing the messenger's words now, she couldn't help but suspect the worst.
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