Huo Yuhao comforted Xian Lin'er for a long time. It wasn't until Zhang Lexuan coughed lightly that she broke free from Huo Yuhao's embrace.
"I heard that there was a flood in the country that hasn't happened in a hundred years?" Huo Yuhao asked smoothly.
"Yes, around the time you all disappeared from the world's sight, a large number of cumulonimbus clouds appeared over the Heaven Soul territory, and the precipitation was far greater than in previous years." Xian Lin'er also found this strange. She had even personally flown high into the sky to investigate, and the only conclusion she could reach was that it was the will of heaven.
Huo Yuhao stroked his chin, instantly associated something, and then laughed dumbly.
This Buddha Tang really would stop at nothing to suppress the people's kingdom...
Of course, if the newborn nation couldn't even pass this hurdle, its future development would definitely be difficult.
High precipitation was both a disaster and an opportunity. For a transmigrator, it was a benefit that could be utilized.
For example, hydroelectric generators—
Huo Yuhao took a piece of paper, quickly sketched a few strokes on it, and then handed it to Marshal Evil Dragon.
"Uncle Dragon, please send people to take that soul engineer legion outside to relieve the disaster. At the same time, build these projects on the upper and middle reaches of the major rivers and gather the available natural magnetite in the country. I have a great use for it."
"Okay, I'll send people right away." Evil Dragon nodded without thinking. With Huo Yuhao's return, everyone seemed to have a backbone.
After all, those in charge were all military lords who had fought for years. regarding governing the country, if not for Xian Lin'er rushing about, the new regime would have collapsed long ago.
"Also, don't let any outsiders know the news of my return." Huo Yuhao directly imprinted this sentence into the minds of all the high-level personnel present with his spiritual power to avoid leaks.
"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.
"Eldest Senior Sister, go check the progress of the Human Lord ideology propaganda team." Huo Yuhao instructed Zhang Lexuan.
Zhang Lexuan had previously followed him into the Dragon Realm and had split the ideology propaganda team into smaller groups to infiltrate the major empires. Huo Yuhao urgently needed to know the results of this year.
"I'll go right away." Zhang Lexuan left immediately.
"Tell me in detail about what happened on the continent in this year." Huo Yuhao arranged everything properly and walked towards the secret council room with Die Qiu and Xian Lin'er.
Looking at the young man who reversed the domestic decline with just a few words, Xian Lin'er couldn't help but be slightly distracted.
This little guy has really grown up. That palpable confidence, that unhurried execution, and his increasingly tough and handsome appearance...
"What are you looking at? Let's go." Huo Yuhao turned his head and saw Xian Lin'er's dazed look, laughing involuntarily.
"N-nothing..." Xian Lin'er said in a low voice and quickly followed—
...
Since Huo Yuhao caused a scene in the Sun Moon Empire, although the Sun Moon Empire officials didn't say it explicitly, judging from their continuous shrinking of defense lines over the past year, they were obviously hurt.
One had to know that Huo Yuhao and his group had crippled the four soul engineer legions of the Hands of the Nation's Protector back then, and a dozen or so Class 9 soul engineers, who were the main combat force, had fallen.
In addition, it should be noted that the turmoil in the Sun Moon Imperial Family ended very quickly. The new Sun Moon Emperor who came to power was Prince Tianhe, who usually kept a low profile.
"Prince Tianhe?" Huo Yuhao's impression of this character only stopped at the incident in the original timeline where Ju Zi was forced to conceive a child for Xu Tianran.
This time, Ju Zi had not experienced the despair of losing both parents, nor had she followed someone like Xu Tianran, so her personality naturally wouldn't be twisted to that extent.
"Yes, it is said that this new emperor has excellent political skills. Shortly after taking office, he formed an alliance with the Star Luo Empire. Taking this opportunity, the Sun Moon Empire also moved its army into the territory of the Star Luo Empire, eyeing the territories of Heaven Soul and Dou Ling covetously." Xian Lin'er looked worried. If the opponent launched a war, the Heaven Soul People's Republic, which was in a state of disunity, would have no resistance.
"There's such a thing?" This time it was Huo Yuhao's turn to be surprised. The Star Luo Empire valued martial arts. How could they let another country's army cross the Ming Dou Mountain Range and invade their own country without resistance?
"The reason for all this is said to be the ambiguous attitude of the current Star Luo Emperor, Xu Jiawei, indulging the Sun Moon Empire." Xian Lin'er added.
Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment, then reached a conclusion.
"This Star Luo Emperor is fishy."
"You mean?" Xian Lin'er looked doubtful. She knew that the reason for such a thing must lie with the ruler.
"Next, I'll go to Star Luo to take a look, and handle some private matters by the way." Huo Yuhao made a decision on the spot. There were some things he had to bring to a close.
"Are you leaving so soon?" Hearing this, the light in Xian Lin'er's beautiful eyes dimmed instantly, but she also knew clearly that Huo Yuhao was definitely not a man she could detain.
"Yes, I must complete the matters on the continent as soon as possible, otherwise there won't be a chance to deal with them later." Huo Yuhao smiled.
Yes, he still had one most, most, most important thing that he hadn't been able to spare time to do until now.
He transmigrated here and achieved today's success with the help of Huo Yuhao's body and fortune. The original Huo Yuhao entrusted everything to him before burning himself.
He had the obligation and responsibility to complete that matter.
With his current power, he was fully capable of destroying any country on the continent!
Seeing Xian Lin'er somewhat depressed, Huo Yuhao had to change the subject and ask about the time of the Ming Dou Tournament.
The time flow in the Dragon Realm was still somewhat different from that of the Douluo Continent. Just like gravity, the time flow in the Dragon Realm was slightly faster. So, he had stayed in the Dragon Realm for more than a whole year, but only nearly a year had passed on the Douluo Continent.
There were still about two months before the Ming Dou Tournament, and many participating teams were also packing up and setting off at this time.
Huo Yuhao naturally couldn't participate in the tournament. Leaving aside whether the Sun Moon Empire was willing to let him participate, just him standing there now would scare all participating teams into wetting their pants.
There were many young talents on the Douluo Continent, but a freak like Huo Yuhao appeared for the first time. Even for Huo Gua in the normal timeline, his comprehensive combat power in this period was only slightly better than Long Aotian.
However, although he didn't plan to participate, he still had to take Zhang Lexuan to Ming Dou to witness the "rise" of the Tang Sect.
Moreover, he also had to guard against the intervention of Xu Sanshi and Tang Wutong. After all, the Buddha Tang far away in the Divine Realm could directly interfere with the affairs of the lower realm through his daughter.
"When do you plan to leave?" Xian Lin'er asked suddenly.
Huo Yuhao looked at her, thought for a moment, and decided that it would be better to spend a few days solving the flood problem in the Heaven Soul territory first.
"Probably in a week. You follow me to tour the upstream areas of the rivers in the Heaven Soul territory. I have to personally solve the flood problem from the source."
"Great!" Hearing this, Xian Lin'er's beautiful eyes lit up instantly. That meant she could follow Huo Yuhao to play in the mountains and rivers for the next week.
"Then we set off early tomorrow morning." Huo Yuhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He found that as this Dean Xian came into contact with him, her heart was obviously leaning towards him.
It wasn't that he was unwilling to accept this Valkyrie Douluo. It was mainly because there was a thorn between them. Just like him and Ma Xiaotao now, the Shrek Academy that cultivated them had been destroyed indirectly or directly by his hands.
This was an erasable hatred. Even though a year had passed, Ma Xiaotao was still unwilling to be too close to him.
Rather than forcing it, it was better to let nature take its course and let time smooth over the rift between them.
The meeting ended, and Huo Yuhao took Die Qiu towards his residence.
"Hao, Autumn doesn't like that woman's eyes."
Walking on the road, Die Qiu suddenly spoke.
"This..." Huo Yuhao scratched his head. How to put this? Personal charm?
"Hao."
Die Qiu suddenly stopped and called out.
"What's wrong?" Huo Yuhao didn't understand, so he stopped too.
"Hao is Autumn's, belongs to Autumn alone!"
At this moment, Die Qiu's arms suddenly wrapped around him, hugging him tightly, and pressing her lips forcefully onto his. Huo Yuhao, who was in a state of confusion, suddenly felt a little lost.
At this moment, Autumn's forehead pressed tightly against his. The position of contact was exactly their opened Eyes of Destiny.
Huo Yuhao instantly obtained all of Autumn's memories from this period.
She always watched silently from the side, watching him entangled with the Snow Empress under the lightning tribulation, watching Zhongli Yu acting coquettishly in front of him, watching him enter Nan Shuishui's room and stay awake all night, watching him cause a scene at the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Convention with a group of companions for Ma Xiaotao...
Such an outstanding man, and that extreme gentleness and doting, how could he not capture the auspicious beast's heart?
She had long learned the story of the original timeline from Huo Yuhao's memory, knowing her own desperate sacrifice for love, burning everything—
Gradually, she began to regret, regret transforming into the human form of Die Zi. From the first time Huo Yuhao saw her appearance, the guilt in his heart completely suppressed his feelings for her.
What she wanted was never Huo Yuhao's guilt!
"Hao, love me, okay..."
The thought came, and tears flowed into his mouth along the corner of his mouth. Die Qiu's face was already covered with tears at some point, but she still hugged Huo Yuhao's head tightly at this time, letting his forehead press tightly against hers.
"Autumn..."
Huo Yuhao finally read the girl's heart. His heart trembled violently, and his hands slowly stroked her slender waist.
"In this life, I will definitely protect you and love you well..."