vrcanaries Chapter 142 The Prophecy of the Chongshan People
Chapter 142 The Prophecy of the Chongshan People
The next day, Lu Linlang learned from the clan leader what the Chongshan people needed today.
They wanted a lot of things, and wanted to buy some of everything they had seen in the village. During this period, they were unwilling to contact other people and only stayed in the home of the clan elder.
In order to meet their demands and make them willing to tell the reason why their people came out of the mountains this time, Lu Linlang asked someone to drive directly to the county town to help with procurement.
He Yue had also heard of such strange things. He did not believe in the magic of these people as much as the local villagers did, but he thought that they might have summed up some climate common sense after observing the climate for many years in the mountains.
After buying the items, the people counted them one by one and took out the meat, skins, etc. they brought with them for exchange.
"To be honest, although we live at the foot of the mountains, you haven't left in several years. Why are you so unusual this year? We don't need you to exchange anything, we just want to ask for your help in sharing some news you have predicted."
The elder of the tribe translated what the tribe leader and Lu Linlang meant to those people. After listening to it, they all looked at each other, not knowing whether they should say it or not.
"We did foresee something, which is why this happened. We originally didn't intend to tell you, but you are all villagers living at the foot of the mountain and haven't been our enemies for many years, so we are willing to tell you about it."
The leader thought about it and then told the truth.
"The chief witch of our tribe observed the celestial phenomena day and night, and after communicating with spirits, he predicted one thing: there will be a severe drought next year, and even the Chongshui River will dry up. Only by living in the Chongshan Mountains can we barely survive. So the chief witch and the tribe leader discussed it and decided to send us out to purchase supplies to try to ensure the safety of the tribe members.
Moreover, the Great Shaman suddenly became blind after that divination and could no longer divine anything. He said this was a warning from the heavens, and that our people should not easily divine the will of heaven from now on.
"Will there really be a severe drought?" Everyone couldn't believe it after hearing the news. After all, even the Chongshui River could dry up. How terrifying was that?
The Chongshui River not only flows through Chongshui County, but also has tributaries in several surrounding counties. If the drought reaches that extent, many people will starve to death.
Moreover, Lu Linlang thought of a worse possibility. Even Chongshui County, which is located in the south, can be so dry. Then in the north, it will be drought or flood. No matter what, it is not a good thing.
"Yes, I didn't believe it at first, but they all believed what the Great Shaman said. The Great Shaman is already 98 years old this year and rarely performs divinations. He can be said to be the oldest Great Shaman in their tribe. His divinations are rarely wrong. He also predicted previous wars. That's why their tribesmen haven't appeared for a long time."
"Did they foresee what happened in the north?" He Yue was also curious about this.
"No, they said the Great Shaman could only divine the sacred waters where they were. They had no sense of other places. Their other priests also divined privately but received no information."
"If it's true, this matter will be very troublesome. Miss Lu, how credible do you think this matter is?" Now that the north has just been stabilized, He Yue is very anxious because he doesn't want such a situation to happen again.
"On the first day of October, the high priest didn't show any signs of abnormality. He just said he hadn't received any instructions from Heaven. If that's what I'm saying, I do believe what they said. I'd rather believe it than not. I think we need to act quickly on this matter. At the very least, we need to take measures to store and conserve water.
Otherwise, if there is a real drought, there will be starvation everywhere and the situation will be difficult to control."
Lu Linlang's face was very serious. She didn't know why this happened. She thought it would be a time for families to reunite, but suddenly such bad news came.
The previous high priest was able to tell that she was a soul from another world. Even if Yunxi and the others were told about this, they would think it was a fairy tale.
Moreover, the high priest at that time could also predict some information about the war. Lu Linlang felt that this was very likely to come true. No matter what method they used to predict it, Lu Linlang did not want to sit and wait for death.
So she quickly wrote a letter to the emperor. The emperor had lived in Chongshui and had personally watched the high priest's sacrifice, so she also hoped to warn the emperor to build water conservancy projects in various places as early as possible.
"General He, this is a letter I wrote to the Emperor. Please help pass it on to him. This matter needs to be handled as soon as possible, so I would like you to leave tonight and inform the Emperor in advance so that we can take precautions. Brother He Feng will stay with us to study. Don't worry, we will take good care of him."
"Okay, this matter is extremely important. I will set off on horseback tonight. You all should take care of yourself." He Yue had a thousand words to say, but he was speechless at this moment. He could only tell He Feng a few words, took the dry food and letters and set off. Fortunately, the people from Qiujia Village had delivered the letter in advance, so he could do multiple things at the same time.
As soon as He Yue left, Lu Linlang wrote letters to Lord Zhao and Lord Li. Both of them had been to Chongshui before, so they might believe what the people of Chongshan said more than trying to persuade others.
Yun Yi and the others also learned about this and started to get busy with Lu Linlang. The only solution now was to build the water conservancy project as soon as possible. The work on the academy had to be temporarily suspended, and everything had to focus on water storage.
All the men in the village gathered together for a meeting. The clan leader informed everyone of the seriousness of the matter. When they heard that it was predicted by the great witch in the mountains, everyone in the village believed it and became nervous. Their lives had just gotten a little better, and if a drought really came, everything would be ruined.
"If there's a water shortage next year, our paper mill will have to close down because it uses so much water. Then we won't even be able to make a living and will have to rely on the output of the fields."
Everyone thought of this quickly, and they felt a little sad. Water is the most important thing. People cannot live without water, crops cannot live without water, and workshops cannot live without water. If this happens, wouldn't their livelihood be cut off?
Some people looked up at the sky. Although their minds were filled with thoughts, they did not dare to say anything outrageous.
"Well, if that really happens, it won't just be our village that's suffering, so you all need to cheer up. We have to fight against nature. I don't believe that if we build more reservoirs to store water, we'll die of thirst. From today on, everyone must obey our arrangements and take turns digging reservoirs and building underground rivers."
The patriarch finally raised his arm and everyone responded. If there really was a natural disaster, they could only deal with it by working together.