Chapter 81 contains news of the Great White Snake.
Suzuki Keiko's words gave everyone a morale boost.
There was both excitement and worry.
"Foreign Minister Suzuki, the Dragon Country is not to be trifled with right now," said Foreign Minister Asojima Tobi.
"Of course we won't enter Dragon Country's waters directly. We only need to lure the Big White Snake near their maritime borders. When the Dragon Country's fleet sees it, they won't ignore it. They will definitely attack, and the Big White Snake's hatred will be directed toward them."
"Then how do we lure the Big White Snake there?"
"We can dispatch a suicide squad to provoke the Big White Snake and lead it on a chase."
"How many of our soldiers will be sacrificed that way?"
"Sacrificing themselves for Sakura Country is their honor." Suzuki Keiko spoke with a flat expression, as if those being sacrificed were merely numbers to her.
After a moment of silence, Takaichi Wanmiao agreed to Suzuki Keiko's plan.
Sacrificing a portion of the population in exchange for greater benefits was entirely worth it.
As for whether the Dragon Country would be enraged if they found out later, Takaichi Wanmiao wasn't overly concerned. The USA would not stand idly by; if the Dragon Country dared to move against Sakura Country, the USA would surely intervene.
Takaichi Wanmiao had actually thought about asking the Dragon Country for help, but she feared they would make excessive demands, and if they did ask, the USA would certainly be displeased.
Kobe City Police Station, Sakura Country.
"Police Chief, we just received a report from a lower-level koban. Their patrol officer received a tip from the public about a suspected sighting of the Big White Snake in Miki Forest."
"What? Is the news confirmed?"
"Not yet."
"Quickly, dispatch a helicopter to confirm it."
"Hai!"
Jiang Feng had been in the forest for two days and had basically explored the entire area.
He had eaten over thirty bears; Sakura Country truly lived up to its reputation as a place plagued by bear infestations.
Those thirty-plus bears provided Jiang Feng with 1,500 points of Physique, bringing his current Physique to 13,000 points.
It was still early for his next molting. Jiang Feng had roughly figured out his molting pattern: he needed to molt whenever his Physique increased by more than twofold.
The next molting would require his Physique to reach over 20,000.
He now had over 200,000 fear points, which could raise his Physique to 20,000.
However, there weren't enough fear points to raise his Strength, Agility, and spirit as well.
Forget it, I'll save them for now. I'll use Devour to increase my Physique for the time being.
He also needed to save fear points to exchange for the fourth level of the Star Art.
The entire forest had been left in a mess by him, with countless trees toppled and the ecology severely damaged.
It couldn't be helped; his current size was too big and heavy, and smaller trees were snapped directly under his weight.
He wasn't going to walk carefully to protect small trees.
Besides, what does a snake need to care about ecology for?
His gains from two days in the forest were far inferior to his gains in human society.
Jiang Feng realized that if he wanted to grow quickly, he had to enter human society; growth in the wild was too slow.
Moreover, with his current size, no wilderness could withstand his presence for long.
Jiang Feng slithered out of the forest, heading toward inhabited areas.
He had crawled less than a kilometer before a guardrail blocked his path. Apparently, Sakura Country had protected this patch of forest.
Unfortunately, the protection was for naught, as Jiang Feng had already nearly destroyed it.
Jiang Feng didn't smash through the guardrail but instead slithered over the top.
Currently, no wall could block his seventy-meter-long body.
He could climb a hundred-meter-high city wall, let alone a mere two or three-meter guardrail.
After crossing the guardrail, he entered farmland. In the distance, there were clusters of houses.
Since there were people, Jiang Feng naturally had to go say hello.
He wasn't afraid of exposing his location anymore; in fact, it was better if he did. He wouldn't have to go looking for people; they would come to him automatically.
The rice in the fields was lush and green, but had not yet headed out.
It was only the end of June, and Sakura Country's climate only allowed for one crop per year, which would head out in August or September.
Jiang Feng rolled directly over the seedlings. He couldn't be blamed for wasting food; his body was too large and the paths were too narrow.
He wasn't like Boss Cao, who would commit suicide for trampling crops.
Even if he wanted to, there was no one named Guo Jia to stop him.
In the distance, dogs began to bark incessantly. The dogs had discovered Jiang Feng before the humans.
Little dogs really are loyal to humans!
Unfortunately, people still eat dog meat, beat dogs, and curse at them when they feel like it.
Being a snake, one must never learn from a dog.
Jiang Feng had completely embraced being a snake. He couldn't understand those who turned into animals but spent every day wanting to transform into humans.
Even if Lady White Snake transformed, wasn't she still a snake at her core? Did transforming make her a human and not a snake?
In a farmhouse not far from Jiang Feng.
Taro Rinbe heard the barking and ran out to investigate, only to see a scene that nearly scared the soul out of his body.
A giant snake was in the farmland.
The snake's body was as thick as two men's embrace, its head reared up dozens of meters high, and its scales glistened in the sunlight.
It was snow-white like jade, resembling a segment of the Milky Way fallen from the sky, exuding a celestial aura.
If one ignored the terrifying head with its gaping maw, the white snake before him would surely be a beautiful work of art.
[fear points +90]
[fear points +100]
The former was fear points provided by Taro Rinbe, and the latter was from Taro Rinbe's dog.
Jiang Feng swallowed the dog in one bite. Before it died, the dog contributed 100 fear points.
Taro Rinbe collapsed to the ground in terror. After that horrifying bite, he almost thought he was the one about to be swallowed into the snake's mouth.
[fear points +80]
Jiang Feng had no intention of swallowing humans; he still hadn't crossed that mental hurdle.
Because if he started, he might not be able to resist swallowing everyone.
Becoming a true world-destroying demon snake.
After finishing the dog, Jiang Feng went to the chicken coop and swallowed the chickens inside.
[fear points +50]
[fear points +50]
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The chickens also contributed quite a few fear points, though fear points seemed to be related to intelligence and body size.
Creatures like chickens, which were clearly inferior to dogs and bears, provided significantly fewer fear points.
After the chickens, he swallowed a few ducks.
Taro Rinbe remained paralyzed on the ground the entire time, watching the giant snake raid his livestock.
His legs were jelly and he couldn't get up at all, leaving him to continuously feed Jiang Feng fear points.
[fear points +80]
Seeing there were no more animals to swallow, Jiang Feng intended to leave.
Just then, however, he heard a roar from overhead.
Jiang Feng raised his head, his eyes narrowing slightly.
He saw a helicopter. It quickly arrived above him, less than a hundred meters away.
The people on the helicopter were looking down at him.
Jiang Feng suddenly felt very displeased. Since becoming a giant snake, he had always been the one looking down on humans.
When did humans dare to look down on him again? They were truly seeking death.
Jiang Feng began to release his Evil Snake Domain.
Upon seeing the Big White Snake, the people on the helicopter immediately reported the news back.
However, they did not leave immediately, believing they were in a safe zone.