Chapter 1232: The Mysterious Aberrant Beast Tide
Chapter 1232: The Mysterious Aberrant Beast Tide
November 8, 2017
Ever since Jia Xu joined Lu Hai Kong's team, Xi Zhi Cai gradually relinquished control of the intelligence department, which now fell under Jia Xu's management.
It must be said that Jia Xu excelled in this field, seemingly born with a knack for this kind of work that carried a hint of darkness. He was more perceptive when it came to various intelligence matters than Xi Zhi Cai, and he was both more skilled and enthusiastic about gathering information.
As Jia Xu's approach to handling intelligence differed somewhat from Xi Zhi Cai's, he made some minor restructuring changes to the department after taking over. He extended the department's reach and adopted slightly dirtier methods, occasionally even targeting their own people.
Lu Hai Kong wasn't concerned about this. He knew Jia Xu was a smart man who wouldn't overstep his boundaries, and even if he did, Lu Hai Kong was confident he could stop him.
So, rather than focusing on Jia Xu's reforms within the intelligence department, Lu Hai Kong paid more attention to his work efficiency, and Jia Xu didn't disappoint.
Over the past year, Jia Xu had delivered impressive results. Even when Lu Hai Kong gave him just a single key with no additional clues, Jia Xu managed to uncover the secret behind it within half a year.
The secret behind that key led to the location of a dungeon, which, to Lu Hai Kong's surprise, was near Xianyang City in Yunzhong County.
Lu Hai Kong was naturally intrigued by this dungeon, but he didn't take immediate action after receiving the news. With the end of the year approaching, he decided to wait until after the Spring Festival, as it was only a few days away.
His generals had been traveling far and wide throughout the year, and Lu Hai Kong didn't want to disrupt their well-deserved holiday by sending them into battle. So, he temporarily put the matter aside, planning to address it after the Spring Festival. He placed great importance on this.
However, Lu Hai Kong couldn't have anticipated that he wouldn't get to enjoy the New Year as he had hoped.
Even though he had recalled all his generals by the end of 189, and Luoyang City was brightly lit with lanterns and filled with joyous celebrations, an unexpected event occurred on New Year's Eve.
An urgent report came from Bingzhou, stating that Changshan County in Ji Province had suddenly experienced a large-scale aberrant beast disaster. Aberrant beasts, rarely seen in the area, had swarmed out in massive numbers, devastating over half of Changshan County in just one day.
Normally, such an aberrant beast disaster in Ji Province wouldn't concern Lu Hai Kong, as it was Yuan Hong's territory. However, Changshan County was very close to Bingzhou, and the beast tide had already started spreading in that direction.
Upon receiving this news, Lu Hai Kong's face darkened. It was rare for his scholars and warriors to gather together, and now this had happened. He couldn't possibly be happy about it.
But with the situation unfolding, Lu Hai Kong couldn't ignore it. He had no choice but to send Meng Chao, who was already responsible for that area, to stabilize the situation.
Lu Hai Kong thought the matter would end there, but he was wrong. One message after another kept arriving.
First, it was the aberrant beast tide in Ji Province, followed by a similar occurrence near Liang Province. Then, reports came in from Qingzhou, Yi Province, Jingzhou, and Yang Province, all within a single night. Over a dozen messages about aberrant beast tides flooded in, suggesting that every state except those under Lu Hai Kong's control was experiencing this phenomenon.
Lu Hai Kong immediately sensed that something was amiss. He was certain that this situation was far from ordinary and ordered a thorough investigation across all territories under his command. He refused to believe that his territories were the only ones unaffected by the beast tide.
His suspicions were confirmed as soon as the investigation began. There were signs of an impending aberrant beast tide in Yunzhong County, Bingzhou, and some activity in Youbeiping County, Youzhou.
With this development, Lu Hai Kong's New Year's Eve banquet was abruptly cut short. He hastily dispatched warriors to Yunzhong County and Youbeiping County to investigate.
There was something mysterious about this incident, and Lu Hai Kong had a hunch that a deep secret was hidden within. His intuition told him that this was undoubtedly connected to the foreign demons, and they were about to face a challenging battle.
However, as Lu Hai Kong prepared for a major confrontation, the situation took an unexpected turn.
Both the aberrant beast tide in Bingzhou and the one in Youzhou were swiftly suppressed by Lu Hai Kong's forces.
This might not have been surprising, as Lu Hai Kong had diligently managed his territories, and his generals regularly cleared dungeons and dealt with aberrant beasts.
Given the frequency with which Lu Hai Kong's people cleared dungeons, it was unlikely for a large-scale aberrant beast tide to occur in his territories. So, it was normal for them to be resolved quickly.
But then, Lu Hai Kong received more news. In less than ten days, all the major powers seemed to have easily suppressed the aberrant beast tides.
Lu Hai Kong had thought that this unexpected event would impact the entire world, but just as suddenly as it had arisen, it was swiftly resolved in less than ten days. The entire process left Lu Hai Kong dumbfounded and bewildered.
He had already raised the level of combat readiness, preparing for a significant battle, only to see the aberrant beast tide disappear. This sudden turn of events caught him off guard.
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"Something's wrong. There's definitely something amiss about this incident!"
Lu Hai Kong felt that a significant secret was hidden behind this aberrant beast tide, so after its sudden disappearance, he issued two orders.
One was for Jia Xu to thoroughly investigate the matter, and the other was to issue an Aberrant Beast Slaughter Decree, ordering his Descendents and the wanderers under his command to hunt and capture aberrant beasts on a large scale.
However, Lu Hai Kong didn't focus solely on this sudden and mysterious disappearance of the aberrant beast tide.
After issuing these orders, a sense of urgency prompted Lu Hai Kong to shift his attention back to the dungeon associated with the key.
Soon after the Spring Festival, a brand-new dungeon squad set out for Xianyang City...
Chapter end
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