Chapter 2446 - The Bohai Dragon King (1/2)
Chapter 2446: The Bohai Dragon King
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
The terrain of northern China largely consisted of vast valleys. Zhang Xiaohou and his men were flying to the north along the coastline of the East China Sea. A meandering black line of mountain ranges was splitting the boundless land and the majestic sea apart.
White waves were splashing on the cliffs between the land and the sea. The waves gradually dissipated in ripples at the gentler spots, but rose over seven meters high at the stormier locations.
“The coastline is extending further to the east,” Hua Yuezhu pointed out.
“It means we are close to the Bohai Sea. We will soon arrive at Qinhuangdao.”
The dragon beasts had only stopped for a rest once between the journey from the Magic City to Qinhuangdao located to the north of Bohai Sea. Their endurance was significantly better than the Heavenly Eagles.
If their country had a dragon tamer clan like England, the whole military could turn over a new leaf!
“I can see the towns and villages. It’s strange how they still haven’t built dams along the coastline. I can still see people living there. Aren’t they afraid of the sea monsters?” a scout asked, puzzled by what he was seeing.
“The south is prone to typhoons, huge storms, and even tsunamis throughout summer. Most of the sea monsters have gathered in the East China Sea. The Bohai Sea is much less dangerous in comparison,” Tan Feng told him.
“But it’s still too dangerous. The coastlines across the world are currently under Orange Alert. Certain countries have even placed their coastlines under Blue or Red Alerts.
“Human territory is shrinking rapidly, and our agriculture is heavily impacted. Once the Headquarters Cities are finished, each of them will have tens of million people. What are we going to eat without land to plant food?” Tan Feng asked rhetorically.
The situation was looking grim for the country. The truth was, whenever the condition of the sea roughened, the sea harvest for the whole country would diminish. Every place would start running short on food, let alone when farmlands were also abandoned.
Therefore, certain agricultural areas were not evacuated, in order to stock up on as much food as possible.
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“What’s down there?” Zhang Xiaohou asked.
“That should be Luning County. It mainly supplies seafood to the whole country. It’s managed by a conglomerate,” Tan Feng told his boss. He had done some research before coming here. He was quite familiar with Qinhuangdao.
“I wonder if it was my imagination,” Zhang Xiaohou murmured.
“What did you see?” Hua Yuezhu asked quickly.
Zhang Xiaohou pointed at a misty area close to the sea and said, “I thought I saw a residential building facing the sea over there. It was the wide and long kind, but…”
Zhang Xiaohou purposely ordered the Flying Dragon to reduce its altitude so he could take a closer look.
The buildings were like small building blocks from so high above. The streets were like tiny lines crossing paths with one another, so Zhang Xiaohou wondered if he was imagining things.
The Flying Dragon started descending from the sky. It held its wings straight and glided down. It was perfectly stable despite the strong air resistance.
“I think the building collapsed. There’s only debris left. Perhaps an Earth Mage has demolished it?” Tan Feng ventured.
“This area is currently under Orange Alert. Even if the buildings are abandoned, they are advantageous platforms for the Mages to fight sea monsters on. Why would they bother wasting their time and effort demolishing the buildings?” Hua Yuezhu spoke up, concerned by the fact.