From afar, Hei Mao stood on a mountaintop with Ao Xing of the Sea Dragon Clan, watching the Meat Mineral Caverns.
Ao Xing waved his hand. "Boring. I thought he'd make some interesting cuisine. Villagers are still villagers! And so brazen in the Human World. The natural environment here is so fragile, these aftershocks are not easy to withstand."
Hei Mao, with his signature simple grin, said, "Since we've seen it, let's lend a hand."
With that, Hei Mao took out six bamboo stalks from his pocket and tossed them casually. They flew hundreds of miles away.
These bamboos formed a hexagon around the Meat Mineral Caverns.
The visible tremors, upon encountering the bamboos, vanished into thin air!
"Amazing! What are these? Interesting!"
Hei Mao explained, "These are Wind-Stabilizing Bamboos. They absorb external shockwaves. Our clan members on Luojia Mountain like to use them to craft armor. On their own, they can also prevent minor earthquakes."
Wind-stabilizing?
Interesting!
"Your Luojia Mountain is really fun!"
"It's alright. Luojia Mountain has quite a rich variety of plants."
Ao Xing asked again, "I've heard of Luojia Mountain before. Like us crossing the ocean, it's home to strange tribes. But... it's supposed to be pandas living there, and you..."
Hei Mao pointed to his black face. "Don't I look like a panda?"
"You... that's clearly a bear! Besides, your name tells me, you're all black!"
Hei Mao sighed. "Have you ever heard of... Blackening Disease?"
Ao Xing: ...
Is there such a thing?
"Remove the fur, and I'm clearly a panda's face!"
How could Ao Xing possibly distinguish such a thing in his frenzy!
...
On the other side.
Countless refugees pleaded for Zhang Wei's help.
"We are all coastal residents, fishing for generations. But recently, for some reason, Gourmet Pirates have become more rampant! Before, they only stole our catch, now they even sink our ships!"
"Yes, yes! They even attacked my shipyard, and didn't spare our merchant ships!"
"My whaling ship... only ten years old..."
"More than that, last time they came, they directly shelled the docks and even set fire to the nearby woods!"
...
Grumbling filled the air.
Zhang Wei wondered, "Doesn't your government care?"
"The government forces are busy fighting wars... they have no troops to spare for us. Before, we had fleets and maritime police..."
"And now?"
"For some reason, the Gourmet Pirates have suddenly grown ten times in scale and their forces are stronger than the regular army. The navy has been completely destroyed!"
"The current situation is that the entire coast is filled with Gourmet Pirate ships. Any ship that enters is attacked, then dismantled! They're like ocean bullies!"
"We've lost our livelihood of fishing and can only flee. Now, more and more coastal residents are being affected by the Gourmet Pirates. If they aren't dealt with, all fishermen will become refugees!"
The Human World is vast, and the coastal areas have about two hundred million people. This means that more than half of them are currently affected!
Zhang Wei glanced at Mo Lao and said helplessly, "I've already surpassed level one hundred and cannot interfere with matters in the Human World anymore."
The refugees anxiously asked, "Is there really no way?"
Zhang Wei pursed his lips and gestured towards Mo Lao, "This is the guardian of the Human World, the benevolent lord of billions of people. He's the one who stopped me from acting... you guys... cough cough..."
Among the refugees were some intelligent individuals who understood Zhang Wei's meaning.
They immediately kowtowed to Mo Lao, pleading for help.
If the Gourmet Pirates could be subdued, they could return to their homes and live normal lives.
No longer would they be like moles in the sunless, dusty Meat Mineral Caverns.
Mo Lao was flustered. "I'm just an employee, how can I decide such things!"