Fanning didn't feel at ease for long before he heard some news.
—One city experienced a massive power outage today.
The power outage did not cause much panic at first, because everyone was prepared for short-term power outages. If some places need maintenance, the power will be cut off for half a day or most of the day. This time was special because in addition to the power outage, the network became very bad, and the news in the city could hardly be transmitted. The Taoists had to use more traditional methods to pass on the news.
The Taoists in the city found that this power outage was a bit unusual and passed on the news very promptly. When Fanning received the news, he only hesitated for a while and immediately sent people to provide support.
There are some formations that can make certain power facilities unaffected by demonic power. Yuan Yuanyuan had seen them before. The people Faning called over implemented this formation in the city where the power outage occurred. Soon the power system in the city was restored to operation, and the network was restored as well.
What happened? Suddenly there was no electricity and the internet was gone. I couldn’t even access the internet at home. I wanted to ask why there was a power outage, but I found that there was no signal at all.
Me too. I was halfway through cooking today when the power went out. Any official explanation
There seems to be no explanation... Let's wait and see.
At about nine o'clock last night, the official report finally came out, saying nothing more than that there was a problem with the cable. The explanation wasn't very clear, but for the general public who didn't know much about these things, it was a barely acceptable explanation.
In addition to some power system workers on the Internet who felt that there was something wrong with this matter and expressed some speculations and doubts online, they were deleted within a day.
"This matter has been dealt with for the time being, but are they actually targeting these things now? Isn't it said that monsters don't understand these things? Who came up with this idea?" said someone on Faning's side.
"It's normal for other people not to understand..." Fanning said, stroking his chin, "But I think Yuan himself understands this very well..."
…Back then, the clothing store didn’t have internet, and I can still vividly remember the scene where Yuan was so angry that he slammed the table and cursed while complaining about the monster’s crap.
Logically speaking, this incident would not cause any unrest, but that is based on the assumption that there would not be a second power outage.
But on the next day, the city that had a power outage yesterday had a power outage again... and this time it was at night.
The experience during the day after a power outage at night was completely different. The whole city was in an uproar. Fanning had to endure a whole day and night, worrying that monsters would attack at any time and anywhere, and also worried that ordinary people would find out something fishy.
After a day, Fanning felt like he had no strength left. He said weakly, "Quick, call more people over to make the formation more stable."
"We don't have that many people." The person next to him said, "This is originally a rare item, and the cost is too high. To be honest, those formations should have been carved from the beginning. Now we have to make up for it..."
After hearing this, Fanning was silent for a while... and then lay down on the table again.
…
Gao Ling has been feeling uneasy these past few days. There has been a lot of discussion on the internet recently about the unexpected power outages. Once a power outage occurs, a city basically stops functioning. One or two days might be ok, but three or four days will definitely cause chaos.
Moreover, there was no news about the power outage this time, and there was even no network. Generally speaking, power outages in cities will not affect the network, unless there is a major natural disaster, otherwise most people will just prepare a power bank and basically get through the day, and rely on gas for meals. It's just that there is really no way to replace the network.
While Gao Ling was still thinking, the screen in front of her suddenly went out, and she was stunned.
"My daughter, is there any light? Come on, give me some light." Gao Ling's mother's voice came from outside.
“… Hey, hey, here it comes.” Gao Ling was stunned for a moment and then turned on his phone. His eyes happened to look at the signal area, only to see that there was no signal at all, just a bar of nothing.
It is exactly the same as the situation in City S that has been circulated on the Internet in recent days.
Gao Ling stood there for a long time without coming to her senses. When her mother called her again, she walked over and turned on the flashlight to illuminate her mother.
"What's going on? There's a power outage in the middle of the night." Gao Ling's mother said, "A few days ago, it was said that there was a power outage in S City for unknown reasons, and today it's our turn. I can't believe it."
"Mom, wait a moment, I'll go get some candles." Gao Ling said as he walked towards the bedroom. Power outages are rare nowadays, and in big cities power outages don't happen at night. There will basically be power back on after seven o'clock, so these candles haven't been used for who knows how many years.
Gao Ling took out two candles, which were more than ten years old and not much younger than her. She didn't know if they would work. After she lit them, she suddenly felt a bright light flash outside the window, so bright that she could see it even through the curtains.
"What is that?" Gao Ling walked over puzzledly, opened the window a crack, and looked outside.
A long team like the Milky Way appeared in the sky. This "Milky Way" was purple and dotted with countless red stars.
The ancients said that dark clouds were pressing down on the city and it was about to collapse. That was a visual feeling, but it was also a psychological oppression. Gao Ling stood there and suddenly felt like he couldn't breathe.
The Milky Way in the sky seemed even wider than the city on the ground. If they came a little deeper, they would be able to crush this seemingly solid city.
Especially since the city is still without electricity, the usual neon lights are off, and there is not much light above the entire city, making the monsters in the sky look even more conspicuous.
The purple light they projected was projected onto the tall buildings, giving the familiar-looking tall buildings a ghostly hue.
Gao Ling suddenly understood why there was a large-scale power outage in the city.
City S is the first, but City C is definitely not the last. Such incidents will happen more and more, too many to count.
“Bang, bang, bang.” There was a loud knock on the door. “It’s me. Why is there a sudden power outage? Is there a power outage in your house too? Is the internet down too?”
Gao Ling heard her mother go over to open the door, and she shuddered and shouted, "Don't open it!"
Gao Ling's mother was shocked.
Gao Ling came to the door and asked tremblingly, "Uncle, who are you?"
"Me? Uncle Zhang next door, Xiaoling, what's wrong?" The neighbor outside said in confusion. Gao Ling's mother next to her also felt that Gao Ling was a little crazy, so she patted her and quickly opened the door.
The door opened, and Gao Ling quickly closed it again, leaving the two people next to him confused.
Yuan Yuanyuan didn't know that Gao Ling was so scared. She brought the army of monsters behind her and rushed to City C again. They flew back from the sky all the way from the city of the King of Monsters. To be honest, they had been in the sky for a whole week.
She came back to City C not to destroy the power equipment in City C... In fact, she came mainly for the remaining forces of the Li family's patriarch. She did not arrange monsters to destroy any power facilities, but the monster energy was so heavy that City C fell directly.
Countless people were wondering why there was a sudden power outage. They didn't see that right above their heads, a gorgeous team of monsters was flying over their heads. The team was so long that they couldn't see the end even after flying for half an hour.
Gao Ling was stunned watching from below. It’s not like she hadn’t seen the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons before, but what was happening in front of her... was beyond the scope of the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons. They were probably being attacked by monsters.
"Someone is blocking the road ahead and says he wants to see you." A monster said to Yuan Yuanyuan. She glanced at the monster standing in front of her. It was someone she knew, the mayor of City C.
The little old man whom I met once a long, long time ago.
Standing next to him were Lin Gutou and the woman in white.
"Please stay, Lord Yuan!" Lin Gutou shouted.
The monsters around him all looked at him, which showed that Lin Gutou had a really good mental state... He was not shaken at all.
It is possible that he was shaken, but he did not show it. Yuan Yuanyuan glanced at Lin Gutou, asked the monsters behind him to stop, and she walked forward.
"I didn't expect you to be so majestic when I left last time." The old city lord said, "Where are you going?"
"Let's go to the Li family." Yuan Yuanyuan said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything in City C."
The city lord was hesitant to speak. Just as he was about to say something, Yuan Yuanyuan went back again. He could only watch Yuan Yuanyuan leave.
"This is a little different from what I thought." Lin Gutou said from behind.
"What are you thinking about?"
"I can't say."
…
Fanning listened to the noisy noises below and felt like his brain was going to explode. He wanted to slam the table and yell, "Stop it." Actually, he didn't have a bad temper, but he just couldn't calm down recently.
"I really didn't expect that the monsters would have this method." A woman said, "It's true that we were too careless... Yesterday we compared the current number of monsters and humans and found that if they really want to work hard in this area... We may not be able to control it."
"How bad could it be?" a man asked.
"...it may be a lose-lose situation." The woman said carefully, "It will be difficult for humans in the early stages, and there may be large-scale casualties..."
After listening to this, Fanning looked up and asked, "Is there really no other way?"
"Maybe... no more."
"The longer we delay, the more prepared the monsters will be, and the more disadvantageous it will be for us."
"Okay, then prepare some people for me." Fanning finally made a decision. The eyes of the people following him all lit up and they rushed out one after another. For a moment, he was the only one left in the room.
Fanning was in the room, silent for a long time, and finally stood up and walked out, slowly closing the door.
The author has something to say: I remembered a sentence I saw before...
Novels are lies in the first place, it all depends on how sophisticated the circle is…
Smoking makes your head bigger, old man... Maybe he is an honest child, right
I will stop writing this book after it's finished and continue writing The Wish Shop. Maybe I'll write the next book after The Wish Shop is finished.
I want to write a martial arts novel next, about a very handsome female knight, so I need to write a good outline this time... Actually, my outline is only two pages, but for martial arts novels, I need to write twenty pages...
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