Chapter 457 Disasters follow
The aftermath of the air crash is undoubtedly a huge project.
Reorganize air-rail transportation, search for suspects in martial law across the city, collect spacecraft wreckage, passenger bodies, rescue the injured, and appease panicked citizens.
This series of work is enough to make the best municipal institutions worry. When the manager of Hope Port was forcibly arrested by his secretary from his nap and arrived at the scene of the disaster with sleepy eyes, he almost thought he was dreaming.
The leader's moment of confusion immediately expanded the panic, and the situation almost broke out in a blink of an eye.
However, this riot did not involve Bai Xiao and others.
After all, they have a very capable receptionist.
At the disaster scene, Wan Junzhu worked hard to negotiate with the leaders of various routes of Hope Port.
"We just passed by by chance and took courageous actions..."
"Yes, I know that as the first witness, I have the obligation to record the transcripts, but these people are distinguished guests from Qin..."
"No, I'm not saying Qin Minggui, but they were invited by the Speaker. You can always understand this, right?"
"Don't argue... Of course, I'm not using the Speaker to suppress you. I just want to say that there is no need to make up the mess when the situation is so chaotic. Do you think those snow mountain people will honestly cooperate with our work? Are you confident that you can interrogate the snow mountain witch according to the procedures?"
"Ah? You don't know what snow mountain witch prayers are? Then I suggest you change someone who knows it, it's for your own good."
"Don't put hats on people! Of course, I am a Shengyuan person. I feel more sad than anyone else in this tragic situation at the scene! The child who cried in a pool of blood just now, I once hugged her on a flight trip! But it is precisely because of the pain that I must recognize the reality and not add insult to injury!"
"You know your current top priority, and it's meaningless to ask the Qin people to take the blame! They will be live broadcast throughout the whole process and be clear at a glance! On the contrary, your ugly behavior of trashing the blame will be revealed in the world! If you want to investigate the real murderer, please use your limited energy to the place you should use!"
"Forget it, I can't talk nonsense with you, so I'll just say it straightforwardly. This is the letter of appointment given to me by the Speaker. In the process of receiving these people to Thunderstone City and exploring ancient ruins, I have the supreme authority granted by the parliament!"
"Ah, that's right, I'm just using the parliament to suppress you. What are you going to do? Does the representative hope that the port will leave the parliament and be independent of the Holy Yuan Empire?"
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Wan Junzhu kept talking until her mouth was dry and her throat was bleeding, and she finally suppressed the surging feelings of Hope Port City Hall... but he also smiled helplessly.
With the big stick granted by the parliament, he did temporarily conquer the municipal organization of Hope Hong Kong, but this "dog-fighting power" will inevitably be recorded in the history of Hope Hong Kong. He is a half-time Hong Konger of Hope Hong Kong, and he may become a cross-border rat in Hope Hong Kong in the future.
Half of my hometown broke with me like this.
Why bother?
Fortunately, there is still a little bit of spiritual comfort in addition to hard work and sadness.
Qingyue bowed to Wan Junzhu and said, "Thank you, Dean Wan for your hard work. This fact is aggrieved you."
Wan Junzhu smiled and suppressed the soreness of her eyes: "This is also the responsibility, and we can't let the masterminds succeed in their conspiracy. They are willing to kill innocent people indiscriminately, probably just to drag a few people here and waste time in various unnecessary procedures. And what we have to do is to do the opposite, right? If we want to go to Leishi City next, we will set off as soon as possible."
Wan Junzhu's mentality was adjusted very quickly, hoping that Hong Kong's unhappiness would be temporarily left behind.
As long as the real murderer is captured and the truth is revealed, the misunderstandings he suffered will naturally disappear... One day, he will carry the real murderer's head to pay tribute to the victims today!
The group set out from Port Hope and hiked to Thunderstone City.
In order to avoid accidents similar to the Yunzhi air crash again, Wan Junzhu chose a relatively remote little Lu.
"This is the 'Xihai Ancient Road'." Wan Junzhu pointed to a thin line on the map with almost unseen shapes. "The earliest road to Hope Port recorded in historical materials was built in the Elemental Dynasty and was opened by the first pioneers from east to west. However, it was abandoned during the early days of the Holy Yuan Empire and replaced it with a wider and safer road. Now this Xihai Ancient Road has been disrepaired for a long time and is difficult to call it a road. Except for a few history enthusiasts who occasionally re-travel this path, they cannot see others in normal times. It can be regarded as a wilderness."
Qingyue nodded and said, "That is to say, following this road can prevent the innocence from affecting the most."
Wan Junzhu sighed, "I can only hope that's what it is."
In fact, it is too wishful thinking to expect to choose a remote little Lu to avoid the "master behind the scenes".
Not to mention that there will be several Shengyuan cities along the Xihai Ancient Road... Even if their group really disappears, the mastermind behind the scenes can completely exterminate other terrorist attacks to force them to appear.
Judging from today's Yunzhi air crash, the opponent is completely unscrupulous.
Wan Junzhu couldn't help but have even made the worst expectations. If the other party openly declared that as long as Bai Xiao and others dared to enter Leishi City, they would continue to launch terrorist attacks within the empire.
What should we do then?
However, Wan Junzhu also knew that it was meaningless to make such an idea at this time, because even if the situation really developed to that point, Bai Xiao and others would never stop anyway.
These tribes are truly as heart-warming as iron.
They were broadcasting live, and they proved their innocence all the way, and as long as they were honest, they were in trouble!
What's more, there is a descendant of the Lu family next to the tribe!
If the tribes have a heart like iron stone, then the Lu family is... a heart like a snake or a scorpion?
The toughness of the tribes is nothing more than the many manifestations of the 100,000 expeditionary forces of Qin a hundred years ago, as well as Bai Xiao and others who went south.
The Lu family's toughness is evidenced by the corpses of the 400,000 Saint Yuan Expeditionary Force!
Sure enough, Lu Bieli didn't care about Wan Junzhu's intrigue. He looked at the map deeply, engraved all the details in his mind, then spread his wings and walked first.
Bai Xiao lowered his body slightly, then took a quick step. Every step he fell to the ground would cause a major earthquake and shatter. Lu Bieli, who was moving forward at a lower speed, was actually dissatisfied at all!
Qingyue couldn't help laughing when she saw this: "It's really a matter of seizing the day."
As we talked and laughed, the girl's figure gradually faded, like a cloud of mist, gently wrapped around Bai Xiao, as if a bird gliding with the help of the wind, following her lightly.
Lan Lan raised her eyebrows: "You are too slippery with a flat breast girl!"
While speaking, the girl was barefoot and her movements were much more agile and lighter than Bai Xiao's fierce stance and charge. However, every time she took a step, the girl's slim figure would flash like a ghost, spanning dozens of meters of distance. She moved step by step, and even easily bit Bai Xiao and others, without falling.
Only Wan Junzhu was dumbfounded and hurriedly took out the book of mystery, which evolved a pair of wings woven from wire thread stuck to her back, then flapped her wings hard, soared into the air, trying her best to catch up with the steps of her predecessors, and then...
I was desperate to find that the difference between myself and the people ahead was getting farther and farther away.
"Do you... have human nature? How can a mere tourist leave the tour guide behind? Or do you think I have handled the aftermath of Hope Port and have no use value, so I have abandoned it all the time?"
With bitterness in his stomach, Wan Junzhu was heartbreaking.
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Two days later, the group finally crossed a lush mountain and saw a thundercloud at the end of their sight.
It was a natural wonder that completely disobeyed common sense. Most of the sky was blue and clear, but thick clouds gathered above a valley. In the clouds, the lightning snake danced, and sometimes fell down the thunder pillars that penetrated the sky and earth.
It seems to be a region that has been cursed by thunder.
Qingyue stood on the top of the mountain, leaning against a dense ancient tree, looking at the distant scenery with concentration, and sighed: "The void condenses thunder, which lasts for thousands of years, and the Thunder Stone City is indeed well-known."
Lan Lan snorted: "So what if it's not gone for a thousand years? The thunder pillar is as thin as chopsticks. The natural wonder that the Saint Yuan people boasted about is just like this, far worse than the blizzard in the Holy Mountain."
Bai Xiao didn't have so much emotion, but just looked at the falling lightning in the distance, and inexplicably felt that his elbow seemed to be slightly numb... The bone spear buried in his elbow seemed to want to tell something.
Since his trip to the Fire King Court, Bai Xiao’s most commonly used weapons have been contaminated with the obsession of “ancient heresy”. The dead souls of the pool water made by the last Fire King made the elemental pool have contributed their strength to Bai Xiao, while also leaving their resentment.
Although these resentments cannot be shaken by Bai Xiao at all, they can often be used as a tool for early warning and resonance.
For example, in the previous air crash of the Yunzhi spacecraft, Bai Xiao noticed a trace of "ancient aura" from the resonance reaction of the bone spear.
The strange scenery of the fallen stone city brought him more than ten times more familiarity.
At this moment, a sound of gasping sounded behind Bai Xiao.
"It's actually not that exaggerating..." Wan Junzhu shook the metal wings that were half bare behind her, and the muscles on her back twitched due to excessive congestion.
Following four madmen along the way, he, the master of magic, squeezed out all the happiness in his lower body. At this time, even speaking, he felt a pain like a torn lung, and he wanted to find a ventilator to rescue him immediately.
But as a qualified tour guide, even if you die at your post, you must carry out the commentary work to the end.
"The thunder clouds above Thunder Stone City do not disperse all year round, but they do not fall lightning all the time. Usually, there will be only one lightning season a year, lasting about two months, and there are enough early signs. As long as the lightning tower is erected in advance, it will not have much impact on the residents in the city."
After a pause, Wan Junzhu tried to breathe evenly and said, "In fact, the continuous drops of lightning can provide precious energy..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lan Lan: "The energy supply method of your Leishi City is to exchange thunder and fire, and then the citizens cried and shouted?"
Wan Junzhu's heart was shocked, and he quickly blessed himself with his magical powers of looking far away. His eyes crossed the vast thunderstone plain and came to the thunderstone city where the thunderstone fell.
Chapter completed!