in2ebook Chapter 448 Disaster
Chapter 448 Disaster
On the way back, the dragon carried Chen Changfan and the puppet carried the Zhenqi Ding.
Lei Shan jogged all the way while talking to Chen Changfan.
"Leishan, tell me everything you know. What is the situation in Yongzhou?"
Chen Changfan suppressed a lot of confusion and finally asked at this time.
Ever since he came to Qinghe County, he has never seen a serious official. It seems that Qinghe County is a no-man's land. There is no government office, no county magistrate, only a few city defense troops, but they are just a group of rabble.
The imperial court's ruling power over Qinghe County is almost non-existent here, and the ten major sects are the rulers of Qinghe County.
Why is Qinghe County in such chaos?
Or is it the same in other counties?
What is the situation like in Yongzhou City?
Chen Changfan had many doubts in his mind, but he couldn't ask Yue Lingfei or Xiao Suchen. He couldn't ask them in person why they were the local emperors of Qinghe County.
Because that’s essentially what they are.
Lei Shan, as a person who came from Yongzhou City, had no connection with the local forces. Chen Changfan thought that perhaps he could hear the truth from his mouth.
“Sir, among the five counties of Yongzhou, Qinghe County is not an exception.
Shuibo County is a den of water bandits, so which officer or soldier would dare to go there?
Black Mountain County has been plagued by monsters for years, and three county governors have died.
Xuanyuan County has been completely controlled by the Wushen Cult. Anyone who goes there except those who are members of the Wushen Cult will never return.
Only Jiangyan County has an eighth-rank transcendent in charge, so no one dares to offend, and it is considered peaceful."
After hearing this, Chen Changfan was silent for a while.
Jiangyan County is the location of Yongzhou Prefecture, but unexpectedly it is the only peaceful place.
Of the five counties in Yongzhou, four have already suffered from disasters, which is really unbelievable.
Now the nine provinces are engulfed in war and there are uprisings everywhere. If Yongzhou is like this, I am afraid that other provinces and counties are in a similar situation.
There was really widespread misery.
During his journey, he had actually seen many refugees and rebels, but he was intimidated by the murderous aura of the soldiers in Xiaofengzhuang and did not encounter any harassment.
But along the way, he saw too many refugees being trampled to death, with no one caring or noticing.
The lives of those refugees are also lives.
Unless one can no longer survive in the local area, who would be willing to leave their hometown and go to another place? But after arriving there, if one finds that the place is not as good as home, how desperate would that be?
Chen Changfan suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.
As a time traveler, he comes from a peaceful and powerful country.
Famine, war, exploitation—these words seemed so far away. Where had he ever seen such a chaotic world? After he traveled through time, he saw, heard, and felt the people of a country suffering so miserably. It was truly unpleasant.
He felt a sense of oppression in his chest and asked in a deep voice,
"Does Prince Ning know about the disasters and calamities in the four counties of Yongzhou?"
He would rather that Prince Ning was a fool who was deceived by treacherous ministers and immersed in the fantasy of a peaceful and prosperous era.
I also don't want the king of this state to know about or even condone such a disaster.
The former is stupid, the latter is evil.
Lei Shan smiled bitterly, "How could I not know?"
"Since you know, why don't you just do anything? This isn't just a matter of shaking the foundation of the nation; it's the end of the nation. King Ning doesn't think that by capturing a few dragon energies, he can ascend to the highest rank and secure his throne, right?"
Although Chen Changfan had never met Prince Ning, he also found this man ridiculous.
Prince Ning was a vassal king. Instead of thinking about making progress and managing his fiefdom, he was thinking about pursuing the elusive dragon energy.
You have to know that there are more than one vassal king. If he wants to sit on the throne, he must defeat the other vassal kings first. How can he defeat them without strength?
If he really were to take the lead with the help of his dragon energy, would Emperor Wuqing really be willing to pass the throne to him?
"Although I don't understand the concept of destiny, I can see that Prince Ning does not have the talent to be an emperor. On the contrary, you, my lord, may be the one who carries the destiny."
So this is why you resolutely turned from evil to good?
Chen Changfan didn't take luck seriously at all, and he was not interested in dominating the world now.
On the one hand, it was because that matter was too far away from him, and on the other hand, he did not want to be bound by a dragon throne.
If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.
Once you have the idea of fighting for power, you become a slave to power.
He doesn't want to unify the world, he just wants to protect one side.
If he was not a social animal who died suddenly at the age of sixty and traveled through time, but a college student with clear eyes, perhaps he would have the idea of wanting to protect the world.
That's impractical and very risky.
But at least, it is possible to protect the people of Qinghe County.
"What is destiny?"
Chen Changfan suddenly had some ideas in his mind and asked a question following Lei Shan's statement.
Lei Shan thought carefully for a while, "Destiny is what the heavens will do, and no one can stop it."
Not really. If I lead my troops to attack Jiangyan County now, I'm afraid I'll be beaten to a pulp.
Destiny is just luck. If you want to dominate, you still have to rely on hard power.
Now the four counties are constantly in chaos, and Qinghe County has just experienced a major reshuffle, which will definitely attract the attention of the surrounding states and counties, and there may be enemy forces from other counties launching attacks on it.
If war breaks out again, the people will suffer.
He is now mainly based in Qinghe County. If forces from other states and counties target him, he must launch the most violent attack.
It would be best to place the battlefield in other states and counties, which would greatly reduce the casualties among the people in Qinghe County.
"Tell me in detail about the general situation of the other four counties and the distribution of the strength of the extraordinary people. Tell me everything you know."
He is now the most powerful force in Qinghe County. Didn't he see that people like Xiao Suchen, Zhou Xing and others no longer called him "Little Friend Changfan" but directly called him "Brother Changfan"? From the subtle change in their attitude, it can be seen that everyone is following his lead.
Since we have made up our minds to develop steadily step by step and protect one side, we must focus on internal development while also paying attention to external trends.
The other four counties are his biggest potential rivals at present.
He knew almost nothing about these four opponents, so he wanted to get as much information as possible from Lei Shan.
Intelligence is the top priority. Only by knowing both yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.
"The situations in the other four counties are different, but I can clearly tell you that the strength of their top transcendents is roughly around level seven. On our side, except for you and me, the rest of us are only at level six. This is the biggest gap."
The other states and counties are all at the seventh level of strength. It seems that we are indeed far behind.
"This is not over yet. As I said just now, there is an eighth-rank expert in charge of Jiangyan County. Such experts are rare in the entire Jiuzhou." A hint of admiration flashed in Lei Shan's eyes, and then he showed an expression of great fear. It was obvious that this eighth-rank expert was very extraordinary.
"tell me the story."