Half an hour later.
Yang Fan quickly circled Tan Lake, draining the energy of countless mosquito eggs with the momentum of "whale swallowing sea water."
Perhaps some eggs escaped detection, but their number is negligible.
When he stopped in his tracks.
Yang Fan silently whispered: "Panel!"
[Energy]
Spiritual Source Value: 10.2
Compared to before, it increased by 7.4 points.
Equivalent to the spiritual source points provided by five Huangmao.
This was definitely a great harvest.
Yang Fan couldn't help but smile broadly: "Today, I've truly struck it rich."
He was full of excitement: "I originally thought it would take a month to gather enough 12 points of source energy value to fuse superpowers, but now it looks like just finding another batch of mosquito eggs will do the trick."
He glanced towards the direction of the Liren Branch and grinned: "Although I've helped you solve a big problem, as one of the top ten good citizens, you don't need to thank me!"
"Buzz!"
The Soul Stealing Wisp vibrated again, transforming into a stream of light and entering his body.
Just as Yang Fan was about to leave, he suddenly heard a soft "crack" sound.
A small object had hit his hat.
Instinctively, he reached up to touch it, feeling the cold liquid on his fingertips.
Yang Fan was momentarily stunned: "Is it raining frozen rain?"
It wasn't snowing, but frozen rain was falling, which was enough to explain the situation.
He sighed lightly: "As expected, the temperature has risen, and faster than I imagined."
Soon.
Tan Lake returned to tranquility.
The cold wind swept through, quickly covering all traces left by Yang Fan.
*
Liren Branch.
Major General Zhang had received orders from General Lou, traveling by military aircraft from Shangjing City to Linjiang City, and had been awakened by urgent knocking after less than three hours of sleep.
"Knock! Knock!"
A loud voice came from outside the door: "Commander, urgent message."
Commander Zhang yawned and called out: "Coming!"
He did a nimble spring and instantly shifted from lying down to standing upright.
It only took Commander Zhang five seconds to put on his uniform and walk to the door to open it: "What's the matter?"
A captain saluted and quickly said: "Commander, the meteorological department just detected that the southwestern area of Linjiang City is experiencing frozen rain."
Commander Zhang was somewhat bewildered.
Called me for such a small matter?
This is an "urgent message"?
He immediately realized, his pupils flickering with surprise: "Has the temperature risen?"
Snow is solid water, while rain is liquid water; the change in form indicates a change in temperature.
The captain nodded emphatically: "We have checked satellite data for the weather, and the cloud temperature over Linjiang City has risen by three degrees compared to the same time yesterday."
Commander Zhang blurted out: "It seems Mr. Spirit Crow was correct, the icy weather is about to end."
He vigorously waved his fist: "As I said before, Great Xia cannot utterly trust all the information given by certain people."
"Canglan Star has a unique environment, not all of certain people's experiences necessarily apply."
The "certain people" referred to is the mermaid, Miss Jana.
Information about her is classified, known to only a few.
Commander Zhang became more excited as he spoke: "The facts prove that our native superpower users in Great Xia are more trustworthy."
For quite some time, the mermaid's words had subtly belittled and underestimated Great Xia's superpower users.
The commander personally heard these words and couldn't help but feel stifled.
Yet, he couldn't refute them.
After all, Canglan Star had just descended upon the Primordial World. Compared to the powerful Mermaid, the superpower users of Canglan Star were weak like infants.
Now Mr. Spirit Crow made an accurate prediction, proving the mermaid wrong, how can we not feel a sense of triumph?
Great Xia People, can do it!
The captain reminded him: "Commander, shouldn't this matter be reported immediately?"
Commander Zhang made an "uh" sound, nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I'll report it personally."
The captain gestured: "The secret communications room is over there."
As Commander Zhang walked, he muttered: "I must suggest to the higher-ups to increase the focus on Mr. Spirit Crow, at least to B level."
*
Shangjing.
Secret Base.
Today General Lou came even earlier than usual.
"Splash!"
The mermaid emerged from the water with the appearance of a "water ghost," her hair disheveled as she slowly rose from the pool.
She shook her head, her beautiful hair automatically arranged itself neatly, returning to her stunning and charming superbeauty appearance.
The mermaid asked sleepily: "General, you're here so early today, is there good news?"
General Lou's expression was a bit peculiar: "Miss Jana, it isn't exactly good news."
He continued: "Last night, Linjiang City experienced a small-scale frozen rain, and meteorological data shows a slight increase in temperature."
The mermaid's sleepiness immediately vanished.
General Lou glanced at her perfect face and continued: "Half an hour ago, we confirmed again that the temperature continues to rise.
"At the current trend, in four to five days, Central Great Xia's temperature will rise above zero degrees, bidding farewell to this unprecedented July winter."
The mermaid's delicate face showed embarrassment for the first time.
Because this corroborated the Beast Tamer's phrase "The ice will melt, poisonous mosquitoes will arrive," the first half at least.
If the first half is right, the credibility of the latter half increases.
She had previously asserted with confidence that the poisonous mosquitoes would not spread to Great Xia for at least a month, truly a drastic error.
General Lou wasn't finished: "According to our meteorological department's data, most other countries in the Northern Hemisphere have seen small increases in temperature."
The mermaid fell completely silent.
She also felt slightly warm on her face.
Usually, in front of Great Xia People, she assumed the stance of "I'm strong, follow me without error," but today she has been dealt a slap in the face.
General Lou felt secretly pleased.
After several seconds.
The mermaid softly said: "The Holy Grand Chief Priest was right, arrogance is a fog that blinds the soul, also dust that covers the eyes."
She honestly said: "I considered myself to have reached the Knight Level, and arrogance has occupied my soul."
General Lou didn't know what to say, his expression somewhat strained.
She smiled charmingly: "By the way, General, may I meet your country's Beast Tamer?"
General Lou regretfully shook his head: "I'm sorry, Miss Jana, we do not know the true identity of the Beast Tamer."
The mermaid blinked her beautiful eyes: "Can't you find him?"
General Lou was troubled: "Our Supreme Governance Team has set a rule to treat superpower users as guides, without forcing them, to avoid unnecessary conflicts.
"Mr. Spirit Crow consistently presents as a crow, unwilling to reveal his true identity, and we have no means."
The "guiding" essentially means "high treatment," "high benefits."
Under current conditions of resource scarcity, this alone is enough to entice superpower users to voluntarily join the Jiuzhou Legion.
The mermaid nodded: "Alright."
She suddenly frowned: "The injury I sustained crossing the world's barrier into Canglan Star seems to be acting up again; I need to rest for a while."
After saying this.
The mermaid quickly submerged beneath the water, leaving only ripples behind.
General Lou was momentarily stunned, letting out a helpless sigh.
He knew that the mermaid was sulking.
Since Great Xia didn't invite Mr. Spirit Crow over, the mermaid found an excuse not to attend class today.
General Lou turned to his subordinates and loudly said: "Notify the Linjiang Branch to find a way to contact Mr. Spirit Crow and invite him to Shangjing City."
"Yes!"
General Lou immediately saw bubbles emerge above the Mermaid Lair.
This elder chuckled to himself, contemplating: "Is it true that all females, whether human or mermaid, are this emotional?"