When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Chapter 122 Reconstruction by Auspicious Snow

Due to the anomaly caused by the power of the Immortal Lord's Strike released by Prince Zhurong, one-twentieth of the people of the entire Ice and Snow Continent were killed in this attack. Most of them were directly melted away by this intense light. If it weren't for the traces of life that remained, it would have been as if they had never existed in this world.

Even experts at the Emperor level and above could withstand the direct glare of this intense light for a short while. Most of those killed were civilians exposed to the elements, lacking any martial arts skills, or some martial artists with low combat abilities.

Not only humans, but also all kinds of animals, livestock, monsters, and even houses and streets were in ruins.

This was the instant that Shui Ying destroyed the Heavenly Monarch's attack after Prince Zhu Rong released it. If it had been a few more seconds, more than half of the entire Ice and Snow Continent would probably have been killed or injured.

Because the palace is protected by an array all year round, the buildings inside are still relatively unharmed. At this moment, Lai Xun is standing on the top of the tallest building in the palace, her eyes slightly narrowed as she looks into the distance, as if she can hear the cries of countless people and the roars of various animals and livestock!

Where were they a day later?

Where are the people sent out to investigate?

"Why haven't you reported the losses from this disaster to me yet?" King Rai Xun roared angrily at the palace eunuch behind him!

Just as the palace eunuch was wondering how to speak, he saw an elderly emperor-level figure flying towards the Speed ​​King of Lai Xun Kingdom in the distance.

As soon as this Emperor-level expert came into King Lai Xun's sight, Lai Xun couldn't wait to fly towards the old man. The palace eunuchs behind him followed closely after seeing this scene!

When the two met, the Emperor-level expert knelt in the void and addressed King Lai Xun: "Your Majesty, after investigation, this disaster was caused by a burst of intense light originating from within the vast icy snowfields."

According to reports from the guardians and garrison troops of various cities, the damage caused by the intense light in just a moment was approximately 10% of the total human casualties, 70% of the houses were damaged, and 100% of the livestock died.

Due to time constraints, this survey only covers major cities and surrounding towns, excluding some remote rural areas.

Due to the destruction of houses, food, and livestock, if the situation is not addressed immediately, more people will freeze and starve to death over time.

Your Majesty, there is something even more important: the border barriers between our Snow Kingdom and the Flaming Mountain Continent and the Wood Plains World have all suffered irreparable damage from this intense light.

Upon hearing the cold numbers and the subsequent problems, King Lai Xun's face darkened with worry as he spoke, "Summon all the surviving princes and ministers to the main hall for a meeting!"

Inside the main hall, King Rai Xun proclaimed loudly, "I have decided to use all the items in the national treasury to provide relief to the victims and to rebuild after the disaster."

And to all the princes and ministers, now is the time for you to do your utmost.

"Regardless of your past integrity or corruption, every public official of the Kingdom of Ruixue must contribute 60% of their personal wealth to the response and reconstruction efforts following this disaster."

No sooner had King Rai Xun finished speaking than a minister strode to the center of the hall and said loudly, "Your Majesty, what you are doing is somewhat inappropriate."

If we excessively pressure some of the powerful officials in power, there will surely be those who use this disaster as an excuse to rebel!

Upon hearing the minister's words, King Raihun stood up from his throne, snorted coldly, and suddenly unleashed his aura, saying, "With the country in such a state, do you think I'm afraid you'll rebel?"

I'd love for you to rebel, so I'd have an excuse to take all your assets back into the national treasury.

Let me see, is there anyone who objects to this?

As King Lai Xun spoke in a chilling tone, nearly a hundred elderly men suddenly appeared silently from all directions within the hall, all exuding the aura of high-level Emperors.

These suddenly appearing Emperor-level powerhouses, like King Lai Xun, also scrutinized the assembled princes and ministers in the hall with cold, sinister gazes.

Upon witnessing this scene, several people stepped forward simultaneously and declared loudly, "Those who eat the king's food must serve the king!"

As officials of the state, we must serve the country and its people. We are willing to contribute ninety percent of our resources to help Your Majesty and the Kingdom of Ruixue overcome this difficult time.

With these few people taking the lead, the remaining ministers gradually changed their ways, some generously donating money while others were forced into it.

King Lai Xun watched this scene and transmitted his voice to someone: "Make a note of all those who said things they didn't mean. As long as Ruixue gets through this crisis, no matter who it is, investigate them thoroughly. I will take advantage of this disaster to cleanse the country of its cancerous growths."

After all the ministers had expressed their opinions, one minister walked to the center of the hall, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, even so, I feel that these supplies are still insufficient to resolve this disaster!"

The Peace Merchant Guild, which was destroyed some time ago, seized all its supplies—quite a lot. Add to that the supplies held by all the public officials and the national treasury, how could that not be enough? King Lai Xun asked the minister with some doubt.

Your Majesty, in the past, this would certainly have been enough. However, Your Majesty is unaware that this time, the intense light disaster is indiscriminate. Any object exposed to this intense light will be instantly dissolved.

Not to mention ordinary civilians, even the livestock and stored grain of officials in various places were mostly destroyed. Only the grain stored in cellars by wealthy gentry and powerful nobles, or the supplies protected by array formations, were spared. Therefore, even if supplies were collected nationwide, very little could actually be collected.

After all, aside from buildings like royal palaces or truly noble families, how many people on our continent would dig cellars to store food or supplies, given the cold climate?

Upon hearing the minister's explanation, King Lai Xun sighed with worry, thinking to himself, "Ninth Brother, you've really made a mess of things for me!"

Just as King Lai Xun and his ministers were racking their brains, a loud voice came from outside the hall: "Report! A man named Tong Li has sent a telepathic message to Your Majesty, saying that he has something important to report!"

"What? Bring it here immediately!" King Rai Xun exclaimed anxiously upon hearing this!

As soon as Lai Xun finished speaking, a soldier hurriedly came to the foot of the throne, holding a sound transmission stone in his hands.

Before the palace eunuch behind her could even step out, Lai Xun stood up and flashed over to the soldier. She eagerly picked up the communication stone and listened to its contents!

Zhu Chongjiu's voice slowly echoed from the sound transmission stone!

"Lai Xun, I'm so sorry!"

The Duke of the Kingdom died for me, and I won't say more about my grief; I have already avenged him.

However, what I didn't expect was that I would cause you such a big problem and implicate so many innocent people.

I didn't contact you directly because I was too ashamed to face you. I'll come back to drink and celebrate with you after I've avenged the deaths of the innocent people of the Snow Kingdom.

Alright, enough with the chit-chat, let's get down to business. You must be worried about the damage caused by this battle, right?

Now, let me tell you this: First, I've also earned the rank of a King of the same rank on the Flaming Mountain Continent. I'll have Tongli bring my token to you. Once you have the token, send someone to find that kid Huoyan and tell him what I said, asking him to do his best to cooperate with you in rebuilding the Ice and Snow Continent.

Secondly, I sent a Royal-level Northern Darkness Snow Bear to the Wood Plains World. You now need to send an envoy to make contact with that bear. Senior Mu Zhiyuan in the Wood Plains World has some connection with me. When you meet her, tell her it's my request—to ask her for help with some of the Wood Plains World's abundant fruits, vegetables, and monster flesh. However, I have no idea to what extent Senior Mu Zhiyuan can help.

Third, once the reinforcements for both continents have been reached and the situation has stabilized, send someone to travel through the Flaming Mountain Continent to the Houtu Continent to find King Shi Gang. I have a good relationship with that guy.

The Ice and Snow Continent is definitely short of food right now. Find Shi Gang, or rather, whether it's buying, borrowing, or exchanging, try to get as much food as possible.

Don't worry about the forbidden area of ​​Houtu Swamp at the border of Flaming Mountain Continent and Houtu Continent. Just ask the Flame Emperor for it; he has the safest route map.

By the way, if I'm not mistaken, in a few days, Xiao Tian from the Peace Merchant Guild will personally approach you to help you rebuild the Snow Kingdom. Just agree; don't be polite with him.

He will explain it to you afterwards.

Wait... there's no need to go to Shijin City. I still need to settle accounts with Jin Ren from Shijin City!

Finally, you don't need to come looking for me. I'm currently in a crucial period of cultivation and shouldn't be distracted.

The battle between Prince Zhurong and Elder Qi has disrupted my cultivation rhythm, almost causing me to suffer a qi deviation and die. But don't worry, your Ninth Brother is no ordinary person; everything is under control. (At this moment, Zhu Chongjiu briefly played the victim to try and reduce Lai Xun's anger towards him.)

That's all I have to say. After Ninth Brother emerges from seclusion, I'll find you again for a drink and to discuss the details of this matter!

At this point, the faint light emanating from the communication stone in King Lai Xun's hand had gone out.

The assembled princes and ministers below the main hall were stunned to see King Rai Xun standing there motionless for a long time. An elderly minister was about to step forward to ask him something.

King Lai Xun suddenly burst into laughter, and the laughter lasted for a long time.

Everyone was bewildered and confused by Lai Xun's actions.

After King Lai Xun's laughter subsided, he beamed and recounted the contents of the communication stone to everyone. Upon hearing the news, the crowd was overjoyed, some even exclaiming that Ninth Brother, the King of the Ninth Prince, was incredibly talented and capable…!

After King Lai Xun systematically arranged everything that Ninth Brother had mentioned, the entire Ice and Snow Continent began to move.

Two years later, the Kingdom of Snow had been completely transformed, and the previous catastrophic light disaster had become a topic of conversation. However, some people still hadn't recovered from the grief of losing their loved ones and remained silently sorrowful.

At this moment, Zhu Chongjiu's eyes were closed, and he was still meditating and comprehending in the pitch-black heavy water!