Water splashed everywhere, and a sound similar to "explosion" was heard on the water's surface.
Why do I feel like I have a certain odor?
Shen Yulou wrinkled his face and gently lifted his sleeve to sniff.
"vomit……"
It smells awful, like the smell of rotten, aged soil.
He felt that he smelled bad.
Is there any clean water available for him to take a shower?
Looking around, I found that there was no other water flowing around except for the river at my feet.
He was holding his breath.
Forget it, let it stink for now and get into the main storyline first.
Shen Yulou stuck two fingers into his nostrils and began to have the system transmit story information.
Mojia Village is a remote village in Country G. It has been isolated from the outside world for many years. It is surrounded by towering, lush mountains, which act like a natural wall to separate the village from the outside world.
A river runs through the edge of this village, the very river at Shen Yulou's feet, called the "Mosang River".
The villagers have been farming, washing clothes, and living their lives along the river for generations.
There is an ancient saying in Mojia Village that has been passed down to this day: every year from March to May, the river water becomes murky, dark green, and even emits a foul stench.
This is because the River God felt very lonely in the water.
He is demanding a bride from the villagers, because only by sacrificing young, beautiful, and pure boys and girls into the river will the water become clear again.
This is the price the villagers have to pay for taking from the river.
No one knows where this ancient precept came from or when it was engraved in the ancestral hall of Mojia Village.
However, none of the villagers had ever seen the river water turn murky, and they gradually began to treat this ancient saying, which carried a terrifying connotation, as a joke.
Occasionally, it would be used to deceive children who liked to play by the river, telling them that there was an evil river god in the river who liked to eat children.
If you go to play by the river again, the river god will eat you.
Shen Yulou: My reputation has been ruined, my family.
However, in March of this year, the Mosan River suddenly began to change. The river, which had been flowing rapidly, began to stop, and the still water gradually turned green.
The murky water began to emit a foul stench, dead fish floated on the surface, and dense aquatic plants covered the entire surface.
The villagers of Mojia Village began to panic. They tried to clear the weeds from the water and even traveled over mountains to ask for help from the outside world.
But it was no use. No matter how much they tried to clean the river, it wouldn't get clean, and the stench only got worse.
The villagers suddenly remembered the ancient precepts in the ancestral hall. Everyone gathered in front of the ancestral hall, looking at each other with fear in their eyes.
What was once taken as a joke is now like a sword hanging high, weighing heavily on everyone's heart.
Everyone hesitated, but in the end the elders decided to make a sacrifice. But who could they sacrifice?
The younger generation in the village are all people I've watched grow up. I can't bear to sacrifice either of them; they're all my flesh and blood.
They set their sights on the world beyond Mo Family Village.
The methods used to attract customers shouldn't be too flashy; if too many people come, it will be difficult to make a move.
It can't be too unattractive either, otherwise no one will come.
After discussing it, the villagers decided to spread the word that a huge rare metal vein had been discovered in Mojia Village.
While attracting numerous news media to report on it, it also claimed that Mojia Village has a large area of fertile land, which has not been fully developed due to limited manpower in the village.
Finally, they began issuing tenders to find suitable investors to acquire the land and mine the veins, while secretly scouting for targets.
Shen Yulou took his mouth off his nose.
His current identity is the River God, but he is not lonely at all.
And when did he ever announce to anyone that he wanted a bride? Where did the people of Mo Family Village get this conclusion?
The river suddenly became turbid because the river god has a period of weakness every three thousand years, and he needs to sleep and recuperate for three months before he can wake up and manage the river.
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