90: Xu Lu: First of all, we must believe in science. Secondly, there is something strange about the feng shui of this place!

In the live stream room, the fans' discussion continued, growing more intense:

[Of course, strange events exist. I heard from the elders in my village that there is a water monster in our reservoir!]

[Speaking of that, it reminds me of something from my childhood. A bunch of us kids were playing by the pond, and one kid saw a big fish there... and ended up drowning.]

[But when the adults came and asked the others, everyone said they hadn't seen any fish; they just saw the kid fall straight into the water!]

[Hiss! Why do I suddenly feel goosebumps? Can someone lend me a safe house?]

[Hahahaha, don't panic! Watch me invoke Taishang Laojun's urgent command! All evil shall not invade, all demons shall retreat...]

...[If you ask me, there’s nothing in this world that science can't explain. If the bridge pile can't be driven down, it must have hit a rock!]

[It's not that simple. Do you think the construction crew wouldn't have considered that? They must have ruled it out first.]

[This situation suddenly reminds me of certain operations on construction sites...]

[If the bridge pile can't be driven down, what should they do? Change the location? How huge would that loss be?]

...Watching the comments from netizens, Xu Lu smiled, coughed, and began speaking:

“Friends, I also have some personal thoughts regarding this matter.

Cough, cough, since none of you are speaking up, I'll go first.

First, we must believe in science. There definitely are no strange or evil events in this world.

Yes, that's the main point.

Secondly, I just looked at the location of the Magic City Elevated Bridge and found that the Geomancy of this place seems rather unusual.”

As soon as he said this, the audience in the live stream room burst out laughing:

[Hahahaha, what the hell does 'believe in science' mean? Is Geomancy considered a scientific theory?]

[I knew the Streamer kid would try to stir up trouble the moment he opened his mouth. See? Here it comes...]

[What do you mean, 'none of us are speaking up'? We're separated by the internet cable, how can we speak? Honestly!]

[Streamer, stop joking. You're just an Actor. What do you know about Geomancy? Even as a fan, I'm embarrassed.]

[Quiet down, everyone. Let's first listen to the Streamer talking nonsense... oh wait, what is he going to say?]

...Xu Lu ignored the fans' mockery and continued:

“I'll say it again: First, we must believe in science.

Furthermore, the reason the elevated bridge's pile cannot be driven down is likely because the pile position perfectly aligns with the local Dragon Vein.

Although scientific reports confirm that this area is certainly not bedrock and should normally allow the pile to be driven,

we who believe in science also know that sometimes resistance doesn't come from things we can see.

For example, magnetic fields or force fields—you can't see them, but they definitely exist. And then there's Geomancy...”

Hearing this, the fans expressed confusion:

[What is the Streamer talking about?]

[I don't know. It sounds very serious, but why do I really want to laugh? Hahahaha, I can't hold it in!]

[Stop messing around with this nonsense, Streamer. Since you claim to understand, how do you solve this problem?]

[Exactly! If you can solve this problem, then we'll admit that you truly understand Geomancy!]

...Seeing the fans in the comment section start urging him, Xu Lu said unhurriedly:

“Friends, don't be so impatient. Before offering a solution, we must first discuss the scientific principles!

As for resolving this matter, it's actually very simple. To put it in one word, it is 'Hua' (Transform)...”

What Xu Lu was referring to was the 'Hua Character Formula' from his new skill, the Sixteen-Character Feng Shui Secret Art.

Commonly known as 'Changing Geomancy'!

Seeing that the fans didn't rush him this time, Xu Lu continued:

“The so-called ‘Hua’ means transformation, causing the Geomancy of that place to change its momentum. Of course, this requires a master to accomplish.

But as the saying goes, the universe has its grand cycles, and mountains and rivers have their true temperaments. If you try to transform these things, the backlash is severe.

If one is slightly careless, the person performing this deed will run into trouble... Furthermore, this place is a convergence point of Dragon Veins, and altering it rashly will cause a series of chain reactions!

Therefore, after driving the bridge pile down, compensation must be made for the matter, and the simplest way is to work on the bridge pile itself...”

The fans were stunned for a moment, then erupted in an even greater wave of mockery:

[That's enough, that's enough. This Streamer spends all his days neglecting his proper job, he's gone crazy!]

[Hahahaha, seriously, the way this guy spoke so earnestly almost fooled me. Good thing I reacted quickly.]

[Exactly. If their bridge pile can't be driven down, they must have hit a big rock. Just blast it away.]

[I have to say, this Streamer kid is quite imaginative, and he really knows how to spin a yarn...]

...The fans in the live stream room laughed and joked, completely disregarding Xu Lu's words.

However, one person, after listening to Xu Lu's words, looked startled and froze on the spot.

This person was Tang Yu, who was part of the scientific research team invited by the construction team of the Magic City Elevated Bridge.

In fact, he was the one who first brought up the topic of the Magic City Elevated Bridge in the live stream room.

Compared to the many netizens who didn't know the internal details, Tang Yu was much clearer about the current situation of the Magic City Elevated Bridge.

Just as the netizens mentioned, one pile of the Magic City Elevated Bridge could not be driven down.

But what others didn't know was that some inexplicable things had also occurred at that location during construction.

During one forced attempt at construction, a foul-smelling red liquid, looking like blood, surged up from underground.

Moreover, it wasn't like the netizens said, that there was a big rock underground—that wasn't the case at all.

The pile just inexplicably couldn't be driven in.

“Could it really be that the Geomancy of that place is strange?”

Tang Yu had been following the other party for a long time, but he wasn't sure whether the guy truly understood Geomancy or not.

After thinking for a while, he finally made up his mind and decided to report the situation.

The entire team was currently frantic over the elevated bridge issue, and with deadlines pressuring the project schedule, everyone was anxious.

“Geomancy? Xiao Tang, now is not the time for wild fantasies. There's no need to bring up something as mysterious as Geomancy!”

The Director who answered Tang Yu's call sounded rather speechless on the other end.

Tang Yu did not back down and continued:

“But Director, we have already conducted the most detailed exploration of the geological structure in that area, confirming that we have not hit bedrock.

Since there is no bedrock obstruction, it should be impossible for the pile not to go down.

I think in this situation, there's no harm in trying other methods, especially since the project schedule is being pushed so hard!”

Perhaps that last sentence worked. The Director on the other end was silent for a moment, then said:

“I will report this situation and see what the General Supervisor says.

After all, we are researchers; we still have to believe in science. Cough, that's all for now.”

Uh!

...We still have to believe in science.

Hearing that sentence coming from the Director on the other end, Tang Yu's expression immediately became strange.

After all, when he was watching a certain person's live stream just now, that guy was also constantly saying they must believe in science!

“But Geomancy, no matter how you look at it, doesn't seem very scientific!”

Tang Yu shook his head and sighed helplessly. He hadn't really taken his recent report too seriously.

But what he didn't expect was this.

Half an hour later, he received a call from the Director, whose tone was urgent:

“Xiao Tang, hurry over here. I have an urgent matter I need you for!”