165: Chapter 165 The Shock of One Million Citizens in Jianghai City

Late at night, hundreds of thousands of night owls who weren't sleeping were suddenly flooded with a post while browsing the internet!

The post had very little content, just a few pictures, but the content of those pictures was truly astonishing!

The pictures showed the silhouettes of the beast tide on the outskirts of Jianghai City, as well as the appearance of several powerful creatures. More importantly, there was the Ancient Creature that Jianghai City called the "Divine Phoenix"!

"My goodness! Are these pictures real or fake... why would someone risk their life to go to the outskirts of Jianghai City to take photos of wild beasts?!"

"Yeah, looking at the clarity and perspective of the photos, the person who took them must have been very close to those powerful creatures..."

"Are there any experts or professionals who can tell if these photos are real?!"

"Don't even ask, they're real. Otherwise, it would be impossible for this post to hit the trending list so quickly!"

"Holy crap! Then the person who posted this is a real legend! They actually had the courage to enter the dense forest on the outskirts of Jianghai City and use their life to take photos!"

"Let me see the ID of this departed brother... Lord Divine Phoenix's Little Licking Fox... what the heck kind of strange name is that..."

As the post became a hot topic, more and more Jianghai City citizens noticed the news and were deeply drawn in by the content.

"This beast tide looks like it has hundreds of thousands of beasts. It's surging like a tide. Fortunately, it didn't rush toward our Jianghai City, or it would have been dangerous..."

"According to some analysis, it seems like there's something on Divine Phoenix Mountain attracting the beast tide..."

"Who cares what it is? Anyway, I just know there are too many powerful beasts on the outskirts of Jianghai City... giant bears as big as truck containers, burly apes, and that golden Ancient Creature giant bird..."

"I originally thought that after spiritual energy could be absorbed by our human bodies, the heavens still favored us humans. But seeing so many powerful beasts appearing in the wild... I'm feeling a bit hopeless—"

"Oh my god! Have you noticed that the Ancient Creature giant bird seems much larger than before, and the golden color on its body is even more intense!"

"Huh—it really is! It looks even more terrifying now!"

"If that's the case... the Ancient Creature giant bird has evolved again!"

"Heavens! It was agreed that only I would be the chosen one in this life. How could a giant bird evolve so quickly?! I get it! This giant bird must be the mount the heavens have arranged for me in the future! When my spiritual energy cultivation evolves to immortality, I will definitely subdue this giant bird and eliminate this harm for our Jianghai City!"

"Haha... you and your spiritual energy cultivation to immortality? You're probably not even as good at cultivation as those kids in school, right?"

"Isn't that obvious? They have official professional guidance, while I'm just a self-taught amateur. How can we compare..."

"It's fine. The spiritual energy cultivation system will definitely become more complete in the future. We will surely have the chance to receive the blessings of spiritual energy in our lifetime."

...

The next day.

While more and more Jianghai City citizens were still discussing the post about the outskirts of Jianghai City, the Jianghai City officials suddenly stepped in and released a bombshell news report.

The news was that the officials had decided to build a massive hundred-mile architectural complex in the dense forest south of Jianghai City, bordering Qinling.

That wasn't the main point. The most eye-catching part was that building such a massive architectural complex was actually to serve as a habitat for that Ancient Creature giant bird!

Although the officials had listed many benefits of doing this in the news, such as being able to prevent threats from the Qinling area and stopping powerful beasts and beast tides from attacking Jianghai City, it still caused dissatisfaction among many Jianghai City citizens.

After all, just looking at that massive project, one knew that the resources used wouldn't be a small amount. The wool comes from the sheep, and the sheep's heart aches...

"Are the officials out of their minds? They actually want to use so many resources to build a habitat for a monster? They claim it's a barrier for our Jianghai City against Qinling, but I think they're just currying favor with that monster!"

"Brother, don't be so quick to lose your cool. Didn't the officials say they're consulting everyone for suggestions? We have the right to vote..."

"True..."

"As long as one isn't an idiot, they probably won't vote to agree."

The majority of the million Jianghai City citizens held opposing views.

This was understandable. After all, they had never realized the massive crisis brought by wild beasts after the spiritual energy recovery. Deep down, they still held an arrogant attitude toward creatures other than humans, still believing humans were the masters of the Blue Star.

However, a few people realized the changes in the situation on the Blue Star.

Not to mention foreign countries, in some remote cities in Great Xia near dense forests, there had been constant reports of attacks by beast tides. Although they were repelled by the garrisoned troops, they still caused massive casualties to the cities.

Therefore, they cast votes in support and continuously analyzed the current situation on the internet. Ultimately, after the officials' continuous explanations and weighing of the pros and cons, more and more Jianghai City citizens decided to support it.

It wasn't just the analysis from officials and some people online. More importantly, the officials actually took the initiative to promise that this massive construction project would definitely not increase the taxes within the city. This made them breathe a sigh of relief. As long as their interests weren't touched, they were still willing to support this plan that seemed good for them.

At the same time, the leaders of Jianghai City, who had been nervous, also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, although our Jianghai City is a third-tier city, our economic strength is completely that of a second-tier city with plenty of reserve funds. Otherwise, this operation really would have required a tax increase..."

"Yeah, if we hadn't made the promise not to increase taxes, the citizens definitely wouldn't have supported this plan..."

"Then we would have had to face the wrath of that Ancient Creature giant bird..."

"According to projections, that Ancient Creature giant bird has undergone another mutation and evolved to become stronger. With the help of the special spirit fruit on that spirit tree, it will become even stronger later..."

"Will our Jianghai City have to live under the deterrence of this monster from now on?!"

"Sigh... one can only say it's a trick of fate. Who told such a monster to appear in the mountains and forests of our Jianghai City? At such a close distance, our heavy firepower simply cannot be deployed..."

"We can only place our hopes on the Scientific Research Headquarters having some new type of research weapon, or a breakthrough in the spiritual energy cultivation system. In the end, the Ancient Creature will definitely not be a match for our Jianghai City!"

"Exactly..."

...

Not long after, following a week-long voting process by the million citizens of Jianghai City, the majority finally agreed to the plan.

At this point, Mayor Lin of Jianghai City decided to go to the outskirts of Jianghai City in person to coordinate the situation.

There was no other way. For such a major event, he had to personally inspect the situation before he could truly make up his mind.