Light Spring Murmur
Chapter 26: Beast Tide
For the sake of their future, they had to trouble the Earth Burrowing Rats.
However, before they could set off, the village loudspeaker in Baixi Village suddenly blared.
The broadcast was so loud that Shi Yu and the others, who were far from the village center, could hear it clearly.
Hearing the broadcast, Shi Yu and the others' expressions changed.
"Attention all villagers, attention all villagers: The city has issued a yellow alert for a beast tide, the city has issued a yellow alert for a beast tide."
"A certain scale of ferocious beasts has gathered outside the city walls and the scale is trending upwards."
"Please, all departments and individuals, make corresponding preparations according to the defense guidelines..."
"Holy shit!"
Surrounded by the sound, Chen Kai couldn't help but express his emotions, while Zhuang Yue and Yu Jingjing clearly showed confusion and nervousness on their faces.
Beast tide?
The few were not unfamiliar with the term beast tide.
The Pingcheng District ten years ago was rebuilt because of a beast tide.
Although they were young at that time, it was impossible for them not to know about such a thing.
Another beast tide???
"Not good."
While the four were stunned, a farmer patrolling the fields ran to them.
"Kids, the situation is special today, or you should go back first."
"Uncle, what's going on with the broadcast just now?" Shi Yu asked.
"I don't know either, but it should be that the animals on the snow mountain are restless again."
"The yellow alert sounds pretty serious. If the situation escalates, we may have to evacuate from here."
The uncle was also confused, but looking at his expression, he didn't seem too flustered.
At this time, Shi Yu also reacted. It was indeed not time to panic yet.
Unlike ten years ago, high city walls have been built between Pingcheng District and the dozen or so towns and townships under it and the snow mountain where fierce beasts are everywhere.
The Beast Tamer Corps of the Beast Tamer Association are stationed inside and outside the city walls, and they are the first line of defense against the beast tide.
The so-called alert is just to remind the residents of the surrounding towns, and does not mean there will really be danger.
If there was really a danger of the city being breached, it wouldn't be as simple as a yellow disaster alert.
"Why don't we go take a look?" Chen Kai suggested.
Bingyuan City is located on the edge of the country, and Pingcheng and the surrounding towns, are adjacent to the snow mountain full of ferocious beasts.
This is also why only Pingcheng and the surrounding two districts and counties bore the brunt of the beast tide ten years ago.
"Look at what? The inside and outside of the city walls must be lined with warning lines at this time. Wouldn't you be causing trouble if you went?" Zhuang Yue said.
"Let's go back first." Shi Yu said.
Although he felt that nothing would happen, the atmosphere was tense at this time, so it was better not to leisurely play whack-a-mole here and cause trouble for others.
They could play whack-a-mole anytime. It was more important to go back to the Beast Tamer Association and find out what was going on with the beast tide alert.
The other three nodded. They didn't have a strong desire to play whack-a-mole. After tidying up, they quickly returned to Pingcheng.
Bingyuan City, Pingcheng District, Beast Tamer Association.
After finishing the whack-a-mole mission, the group explained the alert in Baixi Village to the staff at the front desk of the mission hall, and asked what was going on.
"This..."
The staff at the front desk shook their heads and said, "I don't know very well either."
"But it seems that this is not the first time this month. The previous two times were blue alerts, and this time it's yellow?"
Shi Yu and the others were very confused by this answer, which was equivalent to saying nothing...
Chen Kai was about to continue asking something when suddenly someone called his name in the distance.
"Chen Kai, Zhuang Yue!"
The sound came from a distance, causing Chen Kai and Zhuang Yue to shiver and subconsciously turn their heads.
Shi Yu and Yu Jingjing also looked over and found a kind-looking Beast Tamer with glasses coming in at the door.
The other party was in his thirties, but his hair looked a little sparse. He should be a strong person.
"Teacher Zhang..." Chen Kai and Zhuang Yue said.
"Why are you here?"
This person was a teacher at Chen Kai and Zhuang Yue's school.
"I was nearby and saw your chat in the group, so I came to take a look. I didn't expect to run into you."
When they were on their way back, Chen Kai and Zhuang Yue shared the news of the yellow beast tide alert with their classmates in the class group. They didn't expect the teacher who was lurking to see it.
"So you guys are actually chatting in a class group with a teacher?" Shi Yu looked at this group of strange students, thinking.
Normally, shouldn't students create a separate group to play without teachers?
If you guys do this, it will be difficult for group members to drive.
"Who are these two?" The person called Teacher Zhang looked at Shi Yu and Yu Jingjing.
Chen Kai said, "They are my friends, Beast Tamers from other schools."
Teacher Zhang nodded with a smile: "You are wondering about the beast tide alert, right."
"Yes, teacher, is the situation serious this time?"
"Will that kind of situation happen again?"
Chen Kai knew that his teacher was a professional Beast Tamer and should know more inside information, so he immediately asked.
"It's too noisy here, let's go outside and talk." Teacher Zhang said.
Everyone had no objections. They left the mission hall and began to walk around the building complex surrounding the Beast Tamer Association.
Although he didn't know this Teacher Zhang, Shi Yu, who wanted to know what was going on, also followed.
If there was real danger... he had to prepare in advance and take Eleven to escape to the city.
Otherwise, the houses around the city center would be expensive. Self-built houses in the countryside or even self-built houses in the suburbs were cheap, but they were also close to the wild, which was too dangerous!
On the stone slab path, Teacher Zhang looked at this group of young children and said: "You don't need to worry too much."
"It's very different now than it was ten years ago. The protective facilities around the snow mountain are very well done."
"Even if there is real danger, the Beast Tamer Association can react quickly. If the strength of the Pingcheng Association is not enough to defend, the Beast Tamers in the city will come over."
"If the Beast Tamer Corps in the city cannot defend, the Beast Tamer Corps in the surrounding cities will also quickly support. Currently, the creatures on this snow mountain are no longer enough to pose a threat to Bingyuan City."
Chen Kai asked: "So, teacher, are you saying that the beast tide may appear again?"
"Currently, it is just a small-scale gathering of ferocious beasts, far less powerful than the sudden change ten years ago..."
Zhuang Yue opened her mouth: "What's the reason? Aren't those ferocious beasts all ice-type creatures? They should prefer the environment of the snow mountain to the city."
"The books say that food and resource shortages and excessive competitive pressure are the main reasons for the appearance of beast tides." Shi Yu looked in the direction of the snow mountain.
"But this shouldn't be the main reason for the snow mountain beast tide... After all, beast tides for this reason are generally very frequent and have signs, and will not happen suddenly like they did ten years ago."
Teacher Zhang looked at Shi Yu and nodded: "That's right."
"But we don't know what the reason is. The trigger for the beast tide ten years ago is still a mystery."
"But if we want to guess, there is currently an answer within Bingyuan City."
"Do you know the history of Bingyuan City?"
The few shook their heads.
"Actually, it's not history, because it hasn't been fully confirmed yet. It's just a guess at the moment."
"According to archaeological discoveries, there should not have been a snow mountain environment around Bingyuan City 2,000 years ago."
"This was the territory of a fairly developed Beast Tamer tribe of the ancient country at that time, but later, an Ice Dragon flew from afar and landed on the surrounding mountains."
"This Ice Dragon was powerful. Even just living around it indirectly led to the arrival of a mini ice age, making this Beast Tamer tribe miserable."
"After that, this Beast Tamer tribe decided to expel the Ice Dragon. They formed an expeditionary force and launched a protracted war with the Ice Dragon in the mountains."
"It is said that this snow mountain was formed at that time."
Shi Yu asked: "Which side won?"
Teacher Zhang said: "The Beast Tamer tribe should have won."
"There is an Ice Dragon ruin on the snow mountain. It is said that the Ice Dragon's bones are sealed inside. They were sealed by the Beast Tamers at that time."
"Even now, dragon might still occasionally emanates from the surroundings of the ruins, but 2,000 years have passed. Even that Ice Dragon should have completely died."
"Currently, there is a speculative theory that the sealed Ice Dragon has transformed into a spirit body, influencing the ferocious beasts in the snow mountain. The dragon might causes the ferocious beasts to lose their minds and take revenge on the city."
Shi Yu and the others looked in the direction of the snow mountain again.
Ice Dragon Undead?
This was the first time they had heard of this.
Teacher Zhang pointed to a stone giant statue not far in front and said: "Did you see that?"
"That is one of the ancient objects excavated by archaeologists. It is said that the stone giant was the totem of that tribe."
While chatting, they had already walked to a huge park.
In the center of the park was a stone giant statue. Stone giants were elemental transcendent life forms and another type of pet. They were placed here to increase the historical heritage of the Pingcheng Association and make the place seem more historical.
"That tribe used this thing to defeat the Ice Dragon?" Chen Kai looked at the stone statue. He hadn't noticed this thing before. He thought it was just a decoration, but he didn't expect it to be an ancient relic of Bingyuan City.
Shi Yu and the others' gazes were all on the stone giant statue. As they stared, Shi Yu's heart suddenly beat faster.
His brain suddenly roared, and his telepathy talent seemed to take effect passively, hearing some strange sounds.
"It's not like this..."
"It's not like this..."
This sudden sound made Shi Yu shiver.
However, when he looked around, he found that Teacher Zhang, Chen Kai, and others were normal.
Suppressing the shock in his heart, Shi Yu looked back at the statue. His face turned pale. Don't tell him that the sound came from this stone statue.
This stone statue had no signs of life at all. Telepathy could only hear the thoughts of living things. If the stone statue was abnormal, it would not be placed here!
"It's not like this..." Shi Yu could still hear the sound.