Chapter 6 Don't worry about your wife and daughter
The work went more smoothly than expected. With the repair of the levee, Lin Wen could gain at least 20 good karmas every day, and the most he had ever gained was 31 good karmas. He was so excited that he was about to burst with excitement.
The only problem is that the speed at which the soul is consumed is faster than the speed at which it is recovered. It is consumed at a rate of 15% every day without fail, but can only be recovered at 8-10% after a good night's sleep. The effect of a whole day's rest is very poor. After sleeping for more than 12 hours, not only is it difficult to fall asleep, but the amount of soul recovery is also pitifully small. Lin Wen even used sleeping pills and forced himself to sleep for 24 hours, but only recovered 13%.
It seems that the human spirit cannot be simply compared to a bucket. The mathematical calculation method of the crazy swimming pool manager is not applicable. Calculus or partial differential equations are required for accurate calculation.
So Lin Wen simply changed his method and went back to town to take care of chores on his day off. He was idle anyway, so he just needed to get 12 hours of sleep. Even a small mosquito leg is still meat.
The total length of the Changpai Village levee is 261 meters. Lin Wen completed the repair work of the entire levee in just 15 days, and this was the result of Lin Wen taking two days of rest.
The entire levee contributed a total of 296 points of good karma to Lin Wen. Together with what he had obtained before, he now has a total of 305 points of good karma, which is enough for 6 reincarnations of good karma. Unfortunately, the effects cannot be stacked.
During this period, Lin Wen also had two important gains.
The first is that I discovered that I can use good karma to cast spells, which is also the only way to use good karma in this physical world.
There are not many restrictions when using good karma to cast spells. Many gray and black spells can be released, and there are even some spells at the Yuanshen stage.
However, the consumption is very high. The spell with the lowest consumption in the Yuanshen period requires 900 points of good karma, while the Qi Refining period spell [The Strength of Nine Oxen and Two Tigers], which only consumes 15% of the Yuanshen power, also requires 20 points of good karma to cast.
Obviously, this is an unconventional and huge loss method of use. Unless the cast spell can directly gain more good karma than consumed, or is facing the crisis of huge loss of opportunity and luck, Lin Wen will never use it.
In addition, not all spells can be cast using good karma, except for some gray and black spells, and incomplete spells without names.
The second gain was the discovery of two special spells, neither of which had any realm markings and even no consumption.
【The vast blue sky】
Make one's own inner secrets chaotic and difficult to understand.
Asking the Heaven
Seeking answers to everything in the world.
These are two very useful spells. The first one can be used to cover up and conceal one's own secrets after traveling through time, which is basically the standard for future big guys.
The second one is obviously also very useful, but Lin Wen doesn’t have time to study how to use it specifically now.
However, not everything is smooth sailing.
After his good karma exceeded 50 points, Lin Wen inexplicably felt an urge in his heart, a strong urge to use his good karma to reincarnate immediately. The urge tempted him to give up the trivialities of the mortal world and directly enter the world of cultivating immortals. Even if it was not a perfect start, as long as he could cultivate immortals, it would be fine.
This feeling was like oil boiling over a raging fire, and no amount of suppression was enough. But one day, Lin Wen suddenly had a sudden thought: the Dao Ancestors and Immortal Kings in the world of immortal cultivation were usually able to calculate the secrets of heaven, predicting three thousand years in the future and five hundred years into the future, knowing everything.
Now that no one helps him to conceal the secret, they must have calculated that in the future there will be a handsome, elegant, dignified, indomitable, kind-hearted, who appears to be a loser but actually has hidden talent, whose cultivation progress is advancing by leaps and bounds, often shocking people, subverting the common sense of cultivating immortals, and no matter how strong his subordinates are, they will eventually be defeated and eventually become a peerless figure who will go to heaven to kill gods and destroy their ancestors.
Since they had predicted that there would be such a catastrophe in the future, they certainly would not be willing to be killed. However, no matter how they calculated, they could not figure out this person's background. After all, they were separated by two universes, and the laws of nature were different.
However, they have all become immortals after all, and have great magical powers. They must have come up with some means. Even if they cannot attack him directly, as long as they can affect his state of mind and disrupt his practice, it will be enough.
Obviously, this inexplicable urge to reincarnate is their means of disrupting their practice.
After thorough reasoning, Lin Wen keenly understood the truth of the incident.
poison!
It’s so fucking poisonous!
What if I accidentally get tricked and turn away, wouldn’t that be a huge loss of opportunity and luck?
Without chance and luck, when you go to fight for treasures, practice magic, and practice, nothing goes smoothly, your growth will be greatly delayed, and you may even die along the way!
good!
I have made a note of this account. When I find out who it is in the future, your wife and fellow Taoists don't have to worry.
After figuring this out, Lin Wen's state of mind stabilized again. To put it in the way of cultivating immortals, his inner demons had been eliminated, his heart of Tao was harmonious, all distracting thoughts were driven out of his mind, and there would not be the slightest wavering.
Get to work!
You want me to have fewer opportunities and less luck so that I can be killed by you in the future, but I am not in a hurry.
I'll wait until I've finished my work here, accumulated enough good karma, and achieved a perfect reincarnation before settling accounts with you! By then, I'll be able to suffocate you to death with just a rush of luck!
At this point, the repair of the levee is basically completed. What needs to be filled has been filled, and what needs to be reinforced has been reinforced. But it does not mean that there is nothing to do. The levee can be further thickened and reinforced, or sub-levees can be built.
This is much less than the good karma from repairing the dike, about 5-6 points a day, but it is much higher than usual.
Lin Wen worked here for another ten days. It rained all the time during this period. Although Lin Wen was not affected, the 10 laborers all complained bitterly. Anyone who has done this work knows how painful it is to dig earth in the rain. The wet soil is heavy and sticky, and filling one bag is more tiring than filling two bags normally.
The road became extremely muddy, and the transport tricycle got stuck in the mud several times and couldn't get out. It was only with the help of Mayor Lin that the tricycle was finally pushed out.
Therefore, Lin Wen simply rested for a few days, just in time to accumulate more spiritual power for use when the flood came, and he should be able to gain more good karma.
Soon, the flood came.
On this day, the red alert of the Imperial Hydrological Agency was transmitted over the radio, and at the same time, the county's notification of full flood prevention was also received.
Far away, unseen by Lin Wen, upstream of the Tianjiang River, Yunzhou and Lingzhou had been experiencing torrential rain for 66 consecutive days. The governors-general of both prefectures had mobilized over 120,000 people to patrol and guard the dikes day and night. Major waterways, including the Yunshui, Linghe, and Yajiang rivers, had all surged, with the Yinsha River exceeding its historical high by 12 meters, relying solely on hastily constructed sub-dikes to contain the flood.
The empire's largest lake, Fanlong Lake, is rushing into the Tianjiang River at an unprecedented speed of 66,000 cubic meters per second, and the water level of the Tianjiang River is rising rapidly and irreversibly.
The imperial headquarters mobilized more than 200,000 coolies to rush to Zhongzhou, Mingzhou and Tianzhou overnight to prevent the lower reaches of Tianjiang River - Dalongjiang River, the main river of the empire, from flooding.
The flood is coming.
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East Qinzhou, Changshan County, County Governor's Office.
Zhao Anping was reading work reports from various departments and listening to the report from the director of the county government office.
Judging from what I have seen and heard, everything is fine in Changshan County. The levees are intact, the river banks are impregnable, and flood prevention agencies in various regions are on high alert. All work is ready, waiting for the peak of the flood to arrive.
Zhao Anping is an old hand. He has been in Changshan County for ten years. If 10% of what his subordinates said was true, he would not have been in this position long ago, and he would not have needed to spend so much time and effort and so many resources to implement his new personnel plan.
After waiting for a long while, the director of the County Government Office hadn't finished his nonsense. Zhao Anping didn't want to waste any more time. This personnel plan was crucial and no mistakes were allowed.
"Director Li, is the Huaizhen flood control warehouse full?"
Director Li was stunned, thinking this was against the rules, and replied, "It's full. All the supplies are ready and registered..."
"Where are the inventory records and the warehouse manager's signature?"
Director Li's forehead was sweating. "Here, I forgot to bring this."
"Is the Imperial National Guard organized?"
“Of course, we played well…”
"Who is the captain of Team 1, 2, and 3? Let me review the induction report."
"Uh, well..."
"Where's the coastal defense schedule?"
"Uh... County Magistrate Zhao, how about I go back and prepare?"
"Go ahead." Zhao Anping nodded.
Director Li, his bald head covered in sweat and oil, went out.
"Xiao Zhang!" County Magistrate Zhao said, "Go and supervise him. Make sure he finishes the job without compromise."
Secretary Xiao Zhang took the order and left.
"Hu Ping, has the reinforcement project of the Dongdao Levee been completed?" County Chief Zhao continued to ask.
"It's finished." Hu Ping replied.
"What about the South Bank Levee and the Yingjia Village Levee?"
"It's all done."
“Is the quality reliable?”
"Reliable, up to standard by Imperial standards."
"Have emergency flood prevention supplies and personnel been arranged?"
"Everything is ready."
Zhao Anping thought for a moment and said, "Not enough. Increase the amount by 50% of the original plan."
"But, County Chief Zhao, we don't have enough funds..."
Zhao Anping said calmly, "Go get it from my vault."
"yes!"
"Have the Huwan Village, Ximen Village, and Pingguo Village dikes been prepared for flood control?"
"Sheriff, we have only taken some basic defense measures in these secondary locations."
"Make it up."
"Hey, County Governor, we don't have enough money, personnel, or supplies..."
"Go get it from my vault. Buy the supplies and hire the personnel."
"……yes!"
"Liao Zhian, please report your recent work to me."
…
A day passed in a flash, and Zhao Anping, who had arranged all the work to be foolproof, finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Do a good job, you are all my confidants. As long as there is no business trip this time, we can enjoy our lives."
Amidst the chorus of praise, Zhao Anping added, "Nothing must happen to the three main dikes, especially the East Dike. Changshan County's meager output is behind them."
"It's best if nothing happens to the three secondary dikes, so that no one can find an excuse."
"As for the other dams, let's just leave it to fate. Please keep an eye on them when you have time. The flood warning level this time is very high. Even if they collapse, we won't be blamed."
"Oh, right." Zhao Anping slapped his head and asked, "How's the Changpai Village levee? Even though there are only two villages behind it, it's still half dry."
"have no idea."
"I haven't heard anything."
"I don't know where Lin Wen went to play. He hasn't been in Changle Town."
Seeing Zhao Anping's face darken, the county magistrate's brother-in-law Liao Zhian advised, "Don't worry. The dike has collapsed twice in five years, so it won't matter if it collapses again. The people behind it are all old, weak, and sick anyway. The young people have all left long ago. It doesn't matter if all the poor people drowned."
"Shut up!"
Seeing that the county chief was angry, Liao Zhian shrank his neck and hid behind the crowd.
After a while, Zhao Anping sighed and said, "Forget it, let him be."
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By evening, the water level of Tianjiang River had risen by 180 centimeters, and the waves splashing from the river were enough to hit the embankment, while the heavy rain upstream and downstream continued without stopping, threatening to flood the sky and the earth.
Lin Wen learned from the radio that the first flood peak was about to arrive.
Looking out over the river, where once you could occasionally spot boats carrying stone, now the vast river was empty. The murky water merged with the low, dark clouds, and the torrential downpour, like fuel to the fire, made the river even more turbulent.
Lin Wen checked himself and found himself in good condition and full of energy. All his tools were tied to his body so they would not be lost. The dike was filled with various flood prevention materials accumulated over the past few days. His spirit had also recovered to 60%, and various Qi Refining spells were on standby at any time.
very good!
Lin Wen clenched his fists.
When the flood peak arrives, he will stand on this levee and fight a life-and-death battle with the power of nature without retreating a single step.
Of course, with his current strength, he would definitely not be able to win, and the final outcome was that he died in the rescue, and at the same time became a savior and a responsible person, and reincarnated with more than 360 points of good karma.
This start is absolutely explosive!
Although he could still accumulate more good karma, the physical world is so difficult to endure, so it is better to get through it as soon as possible to prevent his spiritual heart from being tarnished.
Moreover, there are not many opportunities to become a savior and a responsible person at the same time.
Once you miss this opportunity, it will take forever to find the next one.
Maybe I will never find it again.
Therefore, we must seize this opportunity now.
Humph.
Lin Wen sneered.
The person who framed me, is your wife ready?
(End of this chapter)
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