Chapter 140 Shen Dai

The fish meat, coming from the estuary and having experienced the flow of the Huai River during the Age of Gods, was extremely delicious.

Wei Yuan and the black cat feasted on it, devouring every last bit.

Afterward, the cat lazily climbed onto the roof to bask in the sun.

Wei Yuan casually scrolled through his phone. The forums and websites around the world were all analyzing and debating the Huai River's entry into the sea. Within Shenzhou, the reaction was enthusiastic, while outside Shenzhou, the prevailing narrative was one of conspiracy theories.

But this was nothing new.

Not long after the event, the New Continent across the ocean had already held a press conference and issued a strongly worded sanction document through its parliament. Surprisingly, the Sakura Island, which usually acted as its vanguard, remained silent, as if completely oblivious to the changes across the ocean.

Similarly, the Mist Capital, also part of the Western world, remained silent.

This made the New Continent's sanctions somewhat awkward.

Shenzhou's diplomatic system had already issued a strong response.

A live broadcast of a press conference was underway.

"These so-called sanctions are completely unreasonable and a figment of the Western world's imagination."

"No country is qualified to point fingers at Shenzhou!"

"Moreover, the accusations of disregarding human rights and damaging nature are completely unfounded. Shenzhou can publicly present a series of evidence to the world to prove that the changes in the Huai River are entirely natural and spontaneous, not the result of human influence."

A blonde, blue-eyed reporter raised her hand and asked, "Your Excellency, the Huai River has not flowed through this channel for hundreds of years. If, as you say, this is a natural occurrence, what exactly caused the Huai River to suddenly change its course?"

The Shenzhou man, with a commanding presence, smiled slightly and said in a more relaxed tone, "As we all know, humans are still small and ignorant compared to the world and nature."

"And as the Western world's philosophers have said, in the face of the wonders of nature, we humans can only marvel and humbly accept. Or is the Western world suggesting that Shenzhou possesses the power to control such immense natural forces?"

The reporter was left speechless.

If they had that kind of power, there would be no East or West in the world.

Another female reporter said, "The New Continent's Congress believes that Shenzhou has gained significant benefits from this event and damaged nature. They hope that Shenzhou can restore the Huai River to its original state. What is your view on this?"

"This is complete nonsense. Because of this Huai River surge, all our hydropower stations along the Huai River have suffered varying degrees of damage. And along the hundreds of kilometers of the Huai River waterway, a large number of riverbanks, farmland, and highways have been damaged, affecting Shenzhou's normal internal transportation."

"It can be said that Shenzhou has suffered the greatest losses, not benefits, from this Huai River diversion..."

At the press conference, verbal swords clashed.

Wei Yuan watched for a while and basically confirmed that although the world's reaction to this event was huge, it was not enough to affect Shenzhou. Then he looked at the comments, where the calls for Wuzhiqi were extremely high, and a large number of fan art had been produced. Wei Yuan even found fan fiction pairing Wuzhiqi and Dayu.

He broke out in a cold sweat on the spot.

Whether it was seen by Nüjiao or Wuzhiqi himself, this could directly ignite the anger of these ancient beings.

Wei Yuan found that this kind of news was temporarily limited to the scope of personal hobbies. Thinking that Nüjiao was still in Qingqiu Kingdom and Wuzhiqi was at the bottom of the Huai River, he was slightly relieved.

Then he found a text message from the pottery experience class he had taken before.

It said that an old gentleman had a collection similar to the pottery he had made before.

They hoped to meet with him.

Wei Yuan pondered. He had been seen by the female potter as someone who studied antique styles. Therefore, a simple exchange related to this matter would not bring any future troubles. And he was also a little curious and a little sentimental, hoping to see what the so-called collection similar to the pottery he had made was.

So he organized his words, replied to the text message, and told the other party the location of his museum.

Pottery studio.

Yu Xuesong turned his head and looked at the old man next to him, who held a very high position in the history of Shenzhou, and said, "Professor, he agreed."

Dong Yuefeng nodded.

In his backpack, the simple and ancient Shang Dynasty bronze jue (a type of wine vessel) was quietly sleeping.

………………

Wei Yuan cleaned up the tableware.

Then he went back to his small cubicle alone and pasted talismans on the walls and door to isolate the inside from the outside.

After thinking about it, he took out the phone given to him by the Special Operations Team and called Shen Jifeng.

Shen Jifeng was a member of the Special Operations Team who was more inclined towards research. At the moment, he was extremely busy and overwhelmed. The Huai River's entry into the sea and the appearance of a suspected Wuzhiqi had caused various speculations and a public outcry.

Correspondingly, they, who were responsible for studying the most popular cultivation methods, naturally faced greater pressure.

When Shen Jifeng heard the phone ringing, he wanted to hang up directly.

But when he saw the name displayed on it, he controlled his hand and answered the phone.

"Curator Wei?"

"Why do you have time to call? Is there anything you need help with?"

Yes.

But obviously, he couldn't be so direct.

Wei Yuan silently complained in his heart when he heard the noisy sounds over there. He smiled and said, "It seems you're very busy."

Shen Jifeng sighed helplessly. Under tremendous pressure, and having already determined that this Curator Wei was a senior expert from Shenzhou, he sighed and said, "Of course, I'm busy, Senior. The cultivation methods for popularization haven't been perfected yet. There are all kinds of seemingly small loopholes, but if they are expanded to the large base of Shenzhou, they will definitely erupt. I don't know how long the Special Operations Team can stabilize public opinion."

"During this period, we must come up with first-hand cultivation methods. That's why the Western world, Sakura Island, and Goryeo don't dare to act rashly now. After all, if it's really Wuzhiqi, that's a god who left legends in the Age of Gods and is fundamentally different from the gods born later."

Age of Gods…

Wei Yuan's heart stirred slightly. Following Shen Jifeng's words, he said, "After all, it's the Age of Gods…"

Shen Jifeng said with emotion, "Yes, that's the Age of Gods. According to the common sense of the modern cultivation world, taking the Gregorian calendar as the dividing line for whether it's the Age of Gods, the end of the Age of Gods was also two thousand years ago. Except for our Shenzhou lineage, the other ancient pantheons all perished a few hundred years before the Common Era."

"And that Western god was also born in the Common Era."

"According to our records, it should be Rome, which inherited the power of the Greek pantheon. The country called 'Da Qin' in ancient books had problems at that time, which led to the birth of the God that is now known as 'God'."

"After that, although the Roman pantheon angrily captured the Western holy city, burned the temple, and expelled the believers, they still failed to suppress this newly born god."

Shen Jifeng was a typical research-type cultivator.

Once he started talking, he couldn't stop. Only then did he realize that he had gone astray.

He stuck out his tongue, pulled the topic back, and said, "By the way, Senior, what did you call me for?"

Wei Yuan withdrew his attention from thinking about the division of the Age of Gods and said, "I do have something I need your help with."

"Senior, please tell me."

"Well, can the Special Operations Team prepare another one of those special communicators for me?"

Shen Jifeng was stunned and said, "Communicator?"

"Senior, don't you already have one?"

Wei Yuan said without changing his expression, "It's like this, I have a friend who has been cultivating in the mountains and may be coming out recently. You know, these hermits have spent too long in the mountains. If they don't understand the outside world when they come out, it may cause trouble. I want him to learn about the world from the Internet before he comes out."

Shen Jifeng suddenly understood.

Then he guaranteed, "No problem, Senior."

"I'll send it to you tomorrow."

Wei Yuan thanked him. The two exchanged a few more pleasantries before ending the call. Wei Yuan put the phone aside, planning to go to the Huai River tomorrow to give the communicator to Wuzhiqi after Shen Jifeng sent it over.

Wuzhiqi's breaking the seal was only a matter of time. He had to let Him slowly understand this era through the Internet first.

Then he pondered.

The inheritance Wei Yuan received all came from ancient times.

Or rather, it was a direct inheritance from the Age of Gods.

He was not clear about the modern cultivation world's concept of the Age of Gods.

He searched for information and found that the biggest event in China at the end of the Age of Gods should be Emperor Guangwu of Han establishing the Eastern Han Dynasty. The core of the Western system was the Roman Empire, and at that time, the two sides maintained restrained and good relations.

From human history, it could be inferred that the ancient Indian pantheon had collapsed at that time.

Because at that time, the Kushan Empire, the third largest empire in the world, directly occupied northwestern India. Then, led by the deputy commander, 70,000 elite troops tempered in the conquest of India marched mightily towards Shenzhou, determined to win.

Then, when they entered the Western Regions, they met a man named Ban Dingyuan.

Then there was no then.

As a result, the world's third empire paid tribute to Shenzhou every year.

Correspondingly, Wei Yuan found that the cultivation world was in chaos at the end of the Age of Gods. In the West, there was a situation similar to usurpation. The newly born god launched an attack on the Roman system, which basically inherited the power of Greek civilization. Although it was suppressed, it can be seen from now that the Roman pantheon eventually declined.

In the Eastern Shenzhou, there were also various chaotic sacrifices.

The Western mainstream Roman pantheon was extremely weak in this era, while the Eastern Shenzhou remained the same.

What happened in Shenzhou at that time?

Wei Yuan was thoughtful and puzzled.

He planned to look for clues in the classics later.

He suppressed this curiosity.

Taking out the Crouching Tiger Token, the next thing was what he was most looking forward to. Although it was said that he relied on Wuzhiqi's power, he had indeed dealt with the many evil gods and chaotic sacrifices in the Huai River. According to the standards of the Crouching Tiger Token, he should definitely get a large sum of merit.

ps: Thank you, thank you to the Alliance Master, Mengmeng Shebahuan, thank you.

The Kushan Empire reached its peak under the rule of Kanishka I and his successors, with a population of about 5 million and more than 200,000 soldiers. It was considered one of the four great powers in Eurasia at that time, alongside the Han Dynasty, Rome, and Parthia. Oh, by the way, to add a minor point, when facing the 70,000 elite troops of the Kushan Empire, Ban Chao seemed to only have a few hundred people………