The employees treated the alchemical creatures as mythical beasts, which was, of course, a beautiful misunderstanding.

But Wu You's influence was partly involved, and he didn't intend to explain it.

Maintaining a certain degree of mystery is necessary; if everything were completely open and transparent, people would lose their sense of awe.

For example, the company's goals and objectives.

Wu You never explicitly stated this in the company; he just said that everyone should work hard.

Perhaps some employees might occasionally wonder how powerful the company is.

Is it about maintaining world peace? Is it about dominating the world? Is it about destroying the world?

Wu You wanted to say.

Who the hell made that rule?

Does having power mean you have to destroy or save the world? It makes you feel like a wound-up robot, actively confronting the entire world.

It's not like I'm programmed to be busy for a while and then live a comfortable life as a rich person, okay?

This is Wu You's truest thought: he doesn't want to be a savior, nor does he want to be a great demon king.

Occasionally, you can intervene in things you don't like, and you can vent when you're unhappy. You're free and carefree.

Incidentally, I'll materialize all the beautiful and handsome creatures in my heart.

Perhaps one day, on a whim, I will allow the world to enter the age of mythology.

but!

Sometimes, even having power doesn't guarantee you can do whatever you want.

He is not someone who truly controls his own destiny, at least not completely in control of the system.

Information about the aberrant organism has remained unknown, except for its name.

This became a source of anxiety for Wu You.

So far, this is the only information about supernatural forces he has come into contact with besides the life forms he created.

After letting the excited employees go back to their normal work and life.

Although he knew that not much had changed since it had only been a short time, Wu You still planned to go to the Eastern Realm to find out what was going on.

Today is Tuesday. If I stay inside for three days, I shouldn't miss Saturday.

I'll bring the next batch of employees and Hu Lei and the others over then.

Yes, Dr. Lu called earlier, and it seems that General Li will be coming to personally thank us next week.

...

After dinner, Wu You told his family what to do and then went out lightly dressed.

He went straight to a small stone cave in the mountains where he hid his weapons.

Because of the time flow issues at Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, it's not advisable to leave weapons there, otherwise they'll definitely become scrap metal.

This time we're not going to confront the Blood Dragon, so we won't be bringing the "javelin," but we'll still be carrying the safety on the Barrett and assault rifle.

...

Upon entering the Eastern Realm for the second time, a teleportation option appeared at the border, meaning that at least we no longer had to start our journey from Tianyun Mountain.

When Wu You reappeared at his private residence in Leping City, he immediately sensed something was wrong.

There was a lot of chaotic noise outside.

Although it's nice during the day, this area is considered an affluent neighborhood and shouldn't be this noisy.

The E's Beast sensed Wu You's arrival the instant he arrived.

Wu You received the consciousness wave from the E's Beast and discovered that the E's Beast's light spot was already on its way.

After waiting for fifteen minutes, there was a knock on the front door.

Wu You went over and opened the courtyard gate.

Wang Fugui stood outside, followed by two middle-aged men who looked like martial arts practitioners.

"Greetings, my lord!" The beast bowed, and the two people behind it quickly followed suit.

Wu You nodded to him and the people behind him, but his gaze remained fixed on the outside of the gate.

There, on the walls of various courtyards or on the streets, many people were sitting or lying down.

In some better cases, a makeshift shelter was built.

I couldn't help but be surprised, because most of these people were not dressed in rags; some were even dressed quite well.

When the closed gate of the house opened, some of the people looked inside and tried to stand up, but when they saw the two people behind Wang Fugui, they ultimately did not move.

"Is the Lord suspicious of the refugees outside?"

"Yes, come in and talk."

...

Ten minutes later, inside the house.

"You mean the water level of the Shajiang River rose after I left, causing flooding in Jiangzhou, and that someone even saw a blood dragon in the water?"

Wu You asked, somewhat surprised.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, that is indeed the case. According to the information we have recently gathered from the restaurant, several villages outside Jiulu City in Jiangzhou have disappeared, and even Jiulu City itself is not so safe."

Wang Fugui replied.

"Most of the refugees outside are refugees from disaster-stricken towns along the Tiansha River in Jiangzhou, which is close to Bingzhou. Not only our Leping City, but also the surrounding towns have taken in many refugees."

Wu You frowned as he pondered.

He showed absolutely no concern for the refugees outside.

Instead, he was repeatedly considering whether to travel along the Tiansha River eastward, where the terrain gradually lowers, to Jiangzhou to take a look.

However, as Wang Fugui said, Jiulu City is more than a thousand miles away from Leping City, and it is impossible for him to walk there by himself.

There's no high-speed rail here, so time is very tight.

Ultimately, this mission was entrusted to the White Eagle, currently the fastest available force.

...

Using alternating gliding and active flight, the white eagle finally approached its destination after 15 hours.

At this moment, Wu You was drinking tea and chatting with E's Beast on the top floor of Zuixianlou.

Although it's unclear whether the cursor's location is Jiulu City, the White Eagle's consciousness wave has already been transmitted.

Wu You switched directly to the white eagle's observation mode.

The white eagle is descending from a thousand meters in the sky.

The vast, white river could already be seen below, and beside it stood a large city that paled in comparison to Buleping City.

Except for the city, which is situated on higher ground, all the surrounding villages and towns were submerged in the swamp.

"Get closer, go to the area where the waves are rolling, and use thermal sensing," Wu You ordered.

While the white eagle's conventional vision and thermal imaging always function simultaneously, there is a distinction between primary and secondary capabilities, especially evident in observation mode.

In an instant, everything in my vision changed.

It went from a vibrant array of colors to a monotonous patchwork of red, green, yellow, blue, and white.

Apart from the numerous red, humanoid heat sources in that city, the villages and towns along the river have been almost entirely emptied out.

Aside from the flooding, nothing particularly special happened after flying around.

"Huh!"

In a village far from the big city, a small blue boat is rowing through the flooded village, with five red figures sitting on it.

Wu You then ordered the switch to normal vision.

From the eagle's eye, which had descended to a height of 100 meters, everything on the ground was clearly visible.

...

"Father, all the villagers have fled. What are we doing back here? Is money more important than life?"

A man on the small boat spoke to the old man on the boat.

"If we don't have money, we can't buy food anywhere else. Are we just going to starve to death? There's nobody in the village right now, so we can swim into other people's houses and look for something valuable."

“Brother, Father is right. Our whole family needs to eat. There’s no one left in these villages. How can the dragon come here to find food?”

The people on the boat talked as they looked for a target.

"Bang!"

A large splash of water erupted on the surface of the Tiansha River in the distance.

A giant red, serpentine creature leaped from the water onto the submerged land along the riverbank.

With a sweep of its tail, a large expanse of Tiansha River water surged into the village, heading towards the small boat that was frantically rowing.

Wu You's heart pounded wildly.

This "blood dragon" was a full size larger than Ao Guang, and it had just stirred up a giant wave.

He looks just like Ao Guang!

System notification: An invasive species has been detected. Danger level: Silver (lower level). This exceeds the safety limit. The synchronization rate of this world is too low. It is recommended to observe for the time being or evacuate.

What the heck? Synchronization rate?

Just then, the "blood dragon" that had just devoured several people suddenly raised its head and looked up at the sky.

"Hmm!?" Wu You had a bad feeling.

The fleshy growth on the blood dragon's head suddenly glowed, and it opened its enormous maw with a hiss.

Feeling the same way Bai Ying felt, Wu You experienced a sharp pain in his head and was forced to switch to observation mode.

He rubbed his head; although the pain came from the white eagle, the lingering sensation was too profound.

"Crack..." The teacup in my hand was unconsciously crushed.

The signals belonging to the White Eagle have disappeared from the system.