Chapter 417: The river water level drops, the calm before the storm
The Silk Grass Waters in front of us are now dry, and scattered on the muddy riverbed are more than a dozen water cages placed by Su Mu.
"Nannan, don't come over yet."
As he spoke, Su Mu rolled up his trouser legs, stepped on the mud, walked towards the water cage, waved his hand, and spiritual power burst out, pulling away the mud covering the water cage.
When they lifted up the muddy water cage, they found only a few dead fishes left inside. They all looked like good quality precious fish, but they had died due to being exposed to the air for too long.
The flesh on his body had already rotted, emitting a foul stench.
He checked the rest of the cages and found them all the same: the precious fish had been caught, but due to the dry waters, they were all dead or even rotten.
The water area here is just a small low-lying pond with an area of about 3,000 square meters, which is not very big.
It is normal to be thirsty. The only abnormal thing is that because this place is close to his home, he used to bring his daughter here to catch fish. So he also put in some effort to build this small pond and planted some aquatic plants suitable for fish growth. Every time he comes, he will carry out maintenance and reinforcement, and often put in some "fish bait", which is equivalent to making a nest.
Therefore, this small pond has been a "fishing spot" that Su Mu has focused on protecting for many years. In order to prevent it from drying up, the water source for drainage is all water from the main river channel.
Why did it dry up?
When I came last month, everything was fine!
At this time, Su Mu thought of something!
He came to the main river channel nearby, opened his spiritual sense, and conducted a careful survey. He was suddenly shocked.
The water level in the main river channel has dropped by one meter!
Now, the reason why the small pond next to it dried up was found, because the water in the small pond was drained from the main river next to it. The water level of the main river dropped, the water level difference disappeared, and there was no source entering, which led to drying up.
But?
Why did the water level in the main river channel drop by a full meter?
This is not a tributary, this is the main river. The source of all tributary waters comes from the main river. If the water level of the main river drops by one meter, countless tributaries will dry up.
Su Mu couldn't understand why the water level dropped by one meter in just one month without any scorching sun.
He has been guarding the river for so many years, and the water level has never changed.
Even during those two major floods, the water level did drop briefly after the water was released correctly, but it only lasted for a while and soon returned to normal. This means that the source of this river is very sufficient, and its regulation and risk resistance capabilities are very strong.
Su Mu returned to the muddy riverbed, stroking his chin, pacing back and forth, thinking about the reason.
"Daddy, there seems to be something in the mud."
Nannan pointed to the place where bubbles were coming out of the mud and said.
Next second.
A snow-white otter rushed out of the mud, seemingly holding something in its mouth.
This otter was the same Baiyue otter as before. It dug a burrow and crawled out of the mud.
Bai Yue Otter crawled towards Su Mu.
Seeing this, Su Mu squatted down and picked up the thing in Bai Yue Otter's mouth.
This is a broken piece of copper, its spiritual charm has been lost, it should be a fragment that fell from some magical weapon.
Although the spiritual charm disappeared, there was still a trace of breath left.
Carefully feeling the breath, Su Mu frowned. He felt as if he had seen it somewhere before, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
Suddenly, his pupils shrank sharply.
flood!
Yes, during the last flood, several powerful enemies came and surrounded me for no apparent reason, almost putting me in danger.
The same aura on those people was exactly the same as the aura remaining on this piece of copper.
In other words, the drop in water level in the main river channel is related to "those people"?
But how did they do it?
To lower the water level of the entire main river channel by one meter is a huge project. At the very least, it is impossible to complete it under our noses and without anyone noticing. It is simply impossible.
However, the copper piece found by Bai Yue Otter did serve as a wake-up call to Su Mu.
I have been targeted.
He even suspected that the first flood was not accidental, and was probably directed at him. It was very likely that the people who caused the two floods were the same group of people!
During the last flood, he killed all those who surrounded him.
However, he guessed that they were probably just small fry, being instructed by others, and the real boss behind them had not yet come out.
He was puzzled. He had been working diligently on the river and had never offended anyone. How come he made enemies for no reason?
Moreover, the enemies created are not simple.
"Thank you, little one."
Su Mu smiled and said to Bai Yue Otter, then put the copper piece away. This was a very important clue.
Nannan also waved her hand, took out a spiritual fruit, handed it to Baiyue Otter, and said, "Dear little guy, thank you for helping daddy, do you want to eat the fruit?"
She also didn't know whether Baiyue otters ate fruit or not. According to records in ancient books, Baiyue otters only ate small fish and shrimps.
However, she couldn't go into the water to catch fish, so she could only reward it with spiritual fruits.
Bai Yue the Otter took the fruit handed over by Nannan, opened his mouth, and hid it in his cheek. Such a big fruit could not be seen at all when hidden in his cheek. It seems that Bai Yue the Otter has an "independent space" in his cheek.
Su Mu looked at the Bai Yue otter, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Unexpectedly, this Baiyue otter, which looks ordinary, has such a sharp sense of smell that it found the copper piece deep in the mud without even noticing it.
This sense of smell is the best among all the spirit beasts Su Mu has ever seen.
For a moment, he also felt a desire to find talent.
Or, take it home and raise it?
"Dear little guy, do you want to go home with us?"
"Although our house is not big, it is no problem to make room for you."
Nannan is so smart. She is so smart that she notices her father's emotional changes all the time. She can sense that her father wants to take the little otter home.
"You're so agile, you must be good at catching fish."
"You can come with us to catch fish from now on."
Nannan said to Baiyue Otter with a smile.
I have to say that Nannan has a natural affinity for these small animals and is very sincere.
The little ones in the family have become more and more harmonious and united because of Nannan's presence.
Bai Yue Otter looked at Nan Nan, struggling in her heart, and was making an important decision.
(End of this chapter)
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