[My wife is on a business trip, so I have to take care of the kids at night and go to bed early. There is only one update today.]
There is no paradise in eternity.
Above the sea, icebergs emerge and turn into huge glaciers, occupying the sea area and never melting all year round. The snow is piled up like a mountain. You can even see that a large number of aquatic creatures are frozen in the ice. When being frozen, these aquatic creatures seem to have no time to react. They make various gestures to escape, but they still cannot avoid being frozen in, looking lifelike.
In many realms, some parts are covered with ice and snow, while others are hot and dry. Being in the middle of these two disasters is truly like a world of ice and fire. It is like hell and the suffering is unbearable. Even monks cannot bear it, and it is even more difficult for ordinary creatures to survive.
At this moment, in the Dayi Dynasty, Xuanhuang City.
Inside and outside the city, it was almost all white.
Thick layers of snow covered everything, and all colors seemed to have turned white. Under the eaves, you can see long icicles hanging, flashing like crystal glass, which looks like a different kind of scenery.
Some children broke off a few and put them in their mouths, and the icicles tasted sweet.
The weather has become extremely cold.
On the street, a large number of Six Gates Constables were sweeping the snow. Although the snow could be melted with the Fiery Magic, the temperature was too low. Even the Fiery Magic could not melt the snow easily. Instead, it would condense into ice cubes in the next breath after just melting. It would be even more difficult to clean up when it fell on the ground. It would be better to sweep it with hands.
But clearing the snow is not done by hand. You can see snowplows constantly moving around the streets, pushing away the snow and carrying it away.
This snowplow is a mechanical device specially developed by Tiangong Pavilion for clearing snow. It evolved from the goblin chariot and does not require any combat power. It only needs a shovel for clearing and a trailer for carrying to continuously clear the snow and carry it out. It is transported outside the city and piled up directly.
Now we can see that the cleared snow has piled up into several huge snow mountains outside the city.
The people in the city also took the initiative to clear the snow.
Many people practice desperately, seizing every minute to improve their strength as much as possible.
Now, in a restaurant.
The restaurant was full of guests, all of whom were locals from the city.
Looking at the heavy snow that was still falling, many people remained silent.
"Hey, if the snow keeps falling like this, when will it stop? It has already been snowing for a month. The interval between each snowfall is no more than two hours. If we hadn't been clearing the snow constantly, our Xuanhuang City would have been buried in the snow."
An old man poured all the fine wine, Hero's Blood, in his hand into his mouth. The strong liquor entered his body, instantly stimulating the blood to flow rapidly and boil continuously, and all the coldness in the body was dispelled.
In such a snowy situation, strong liquor like Hero's Blood is a favorite of many monks. It can keep out the cold and make the blood that has been invaded by the cold boil again.
"Yes, this is a snowstorm, a real big snowstorm. Our Great Yi Dynasty is still relatively good. It is said that in other places, food shortages have begun to appear. It is not easy to get a hot meal. Every day, a large number of people are frozen to death or starved to death in the snowstorm. If this kind of snowstorm continues, no one knows what will happen."
A bounty hunter sighed.
In the Great Yi Dynasty, the imperial court had already made preparations and the amount of materials stored was huge, which could be said to be loaded with carts and piled up like mountains. In addition, the territory was stable, and the people could reclaim wasteland, plant food, and even plant spiritual grains. The maturity period of ordinary food was very short. It could fully mature in a very short time, and each time it was harvested, the quantity was large and the yield per mu was extremely high.
With deliberate accumulation, they have already stockpiled an immeasurable amount of supplies.
Therefore, although the country had to supply food and supplies to more than 200 million human beings in the entire Dayi Dynasty within a month, there was no sign of any difficulty. On the contrary, the amount consumed was not even a drop in the bucket.
If it were just the Yi Dynasty's population of more than 200 million, the supplies prepared would be enough for the Yi Dynasty to eat for more than 20 years without doing anything.
Moreover, this does not mean that there is no source of supplies.
As for Yi Tianxing, after discovering the natural disaster, he did not hesitate to mark out a large area in the Hongmeng Tiandi Tower to plant various food crops. In the pagoda, it will not be affected by the catastrophe in the outside world, and the growth rate is not slower than that of the Eternal Continent. It can be said that as long as he is willing, he can continuously provide food resources to supply the Great Yi Dynasty.
This represents the powerful foundation of Dayi.
However, in other places, resources have begun to run out.
The winter snowstorm is the time when everything withers. All food is extremely hard to find. First, there was a big earthquake, which caused heavy damage to countless resources and killed and injured countless beasts. Now some of the remaining ones have died in the snowstorm, and those who survived have hidden themselves deeper. It is not so easy to go out hunting.
You know, the warriors of all races are hungry, and so are the beasts and birds. Hunger naturally makes them more ferocious, many times more ferocious than before. This is a fight for survival, and no one can resist fighting.
"It is said that the heads of the farms in the Immortal Academy have already started researching and developing rice seeds that can survive and grow in the winter, even in the severe cold. It seems that they have already made some progress. Once the research is completed, even in the heavy snow, they can still grow food, and they will not be afraid of having no food."
Someone suddenly spoke up.
"Yes, the head of the Song family is an expert among farmers. He has developed snow pear rice and ice heart rice before. It is said that ice heart rice is extremely adaptable to severe cold environments and is not affected at all. Moreover, it can absorb the surrounding cold air while growing, speeding up its growth. However, this is spiritual rice and needs to be planted on spiritual fields so that the rice seeds can take root and sprout and grow quickly. Otherwise, it will be too slow to grow in ordinary soil. The current planting area is only a small area."
Someone followed up.
Many people have seen this with their own eyes. Just outside Xuanhuang City, there is a field of spiritual rice planted in the spiritual field. Above this spiritual valley, the falling snow is absorbed and swallowed by the spiritual valleys as soon as it lands, disappearing silently.
Therefore, in that area, not only is there no snow, but the temperature seems to be lower than other places. Yes, it is a low temperature, but this kind of cold seems very mild and will not cause too much damage to the human body.
Although the original snow pear rice is also very cold-resistant, it cannot absorb snowflakes directly like the ice heart rice and turn them into nutrients. When it grows, it will be crushed and broken by the heavy snow. It cannot grow and is too brittle. It can only be said that the snow pear rice is only a semi-spiritual rice variety.
What Song Yingxing has been doing recently is to improve the snow pear rice again. He wants to make the stalks of the snow pear rice stronger, so that they can withstand the invasion of heavy snow and the ravages of strong winds. They want to survive in harsh environments and even thrive. This is the most important thing.
Because it is an improvement based on snow pear rice, Song Yingxing has almost completed it now, and it seems that he will succeed at any time. Once he succeeds, naturally, the Great Yi Dynasty will not have to worry about the impact of the snow disaster. At least, there will be no shortage of food. Even to some extent, it can control the spread and expansion of the cold.
Ding ding ding!!
Not to mention that the people in the city were talking about it and lamenting the unpredictability of disasters.
At this time, a clear sound of jade bells continued to ring in the void.
Countless people looked up at the palace with admiration in their eyes, knowing that this was the bell for the Dayi Dynasty to convene a court meeting.
When the bell rings, naturally, all the ministers in the court will go there.
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In Chaotian Palace.
As the bell rang, important officials arrived one after another and stood on both sides according to their ranks.
"The King has arrived!!"
Following a sharp shout from a eunuch, Yi Tianxing slowly appeared in the Chaotian Hall and sat on the throne.
"Long live our king!!"
In the hall, there was a burst of shouts and respectful greetings.
"No need to be so polite, my dear ministers, please stand up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After the greetings, Yi Tianxing did not hesitate and looked at Heshen who was standing in the hall and said, "Heshen, please tell us about the matter here so that we can discuss it together and see how to deal with it."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
He Shen heard this and immediately blinked his green eyes quickly. He took a step forward and came to the center of the hall. He said respectfully, "I have been in charge of the underground market Wuming City for a while and have been trading with foreign tribes. They have been exchanging what they have. Recently, due to the catastrophe, foreign tribes have been frequently entering and leaving the market. Moreover, they have directly approached me and proposed to keep the market open for a long time, with a shorter interval. They also want to trade various food supplies. They hope to obtain various resources from Dayi. Even a large number of human villages and towns outside the territory of Dayi have sent envoys to purchase various food supplies."
He Shen quickly told the story.
It's not that complicated.
It was because of the disaster that the entire Eternal Continent suffered a terrible disaster. Over the past month, supplies have begun to be in short supply to varying degrees. Although they are not starving to death, resources are beginning to run out.
Naturally, the Great Yi Dynasty, which seemed to be at ease in the natural disaster, was a huge exception. Not only did it have abundant supplies, but it also suffered the least loss in the natural disaster.
There is no doubt that when faced with the depletion of supplies, the first thing that comes to mind is the Dayi Dynasty.
They wanted to obtain sufficient supplies from Dayi to survive the natural disaster.
Heshen was naturally well aware that materials were now as precious as gold. Under such circumstances, he dared not make decisions on his own and provide materials to foreign races.