After hearing this, Sui Xiong couldn't help but laugh.
On Earth, there was a group of people who would choose a "Darwin Award" every year. This award was given to those who "destroyed themselves in a stupid way and made a profound contribution to human evolution (Darwin's theory)."
To put it simply, "This guy is really stupid. It's not that he has a low IQ, but he's stupid! He's so stupid that he'll be a great help in raising the average IQ of mankind. "… Well, you could say it like that.
Sui Xiong remembered that he had seen a collated record of the people who had won the Darwin Award over the years. In short, it made people think, "Damn, this guy's death will help improve the average IQ of human beings!"
For example, there was a skydiving coach who emphasized the safety essentials of skydiving to his students. He probably emphasized that "no matter what, you must carry the parachute properly, otherwise you will fall to your death." In order to prove that what he said was reasonable, he jumped off the plane.
Another example was a person's sister who stepped on a wire and was electrocuted. When this person explained this to his neighbors, he also demonstrated the scene at that time by stepping on the unprotected wire with his bare feet.
Another example is a man who, in order to prove to a visitor that his office's floor-to-ceiling glass window is very sturdy, sprints up and runs into it. His office is on the 24th floor, and outside the window is the busy street — er, the street.
Another example would be a gambler playing Russian roulette, the infamous game of life and death. The typical gambler would find a revolver, put only one bullet in it, and then spin the drum a few times. Everyone would take turns to shoot themselves. What he did was to find an automatic pistol and aim it at his head. Bang, bang, bang, bang … Maybe only one bang was possible. After all, he only had one head.
Sui Xiong's most impressive example was a thief who tried to insert a plastic pipe into the fuel tank of a car and suck out the gasoline with his mouth. In this way, he could steal the oil in the fuel tank. However, he found a cleaning car and inserted the plastic pipe into the place where the fecal water was stored. Finally, he died of poisoning.
All in all, these guys provided people with a lot of warnings and jokes. Every time Sui Xiong thought of their deeds, he was overjoyed.
Now, there was one more person in this list.
Sui Xiong felt that if there was a "Darwin Award" in this world, this year's Darwin Award would definitely go to the God of Rain!
He told his friends his idea as a story, and they all laughed heartily and happily.
No matter what, the fact that he was so stupid was enough to make people happy.
However, this joy did not last long. Just a month or two later, problems arose.
With the fall of the God of Rain, the vow of the God of Drought could no longer be resisted. The rainfall in the entire Main Plane began to decrease significantly, as if the beginning of a dry season had appeared.
This worried the mortals. Excessive rainfall was naturally not good, but drought was even more frightening. Especially this year's drought, without the God of Rain's help, who knew how severe it would be!
From the beginning of the new year to the thawing of the snow in spring, there had only been two periods of rain in the north of the main plane, and neither of them was heavy. It rained a little more in the south, three or four times, but compared to previous years, it was too little.
Then, the spring ploughing season arrived.
On Earth, there was a saying, "Spring rain is as precious as oil," which meant that crops needed rain a lot during spring plowing. Although there was no such saying in this world, there were similar sayings with similar meanings.
But this year, the spring rain that was as precious as oil was pitifully little.
After the spring ploughing season ended, there was only one period of rain in the north. The drizzle lasted for about an afternoon, covering less than a third of the continent.
There were not many rivers in the north of the Main Plane, and generally speaking, it was a little dry — this could be seen from the Gobi Desert and the vast grasslands in the north. Now that there was no rain, the drought situation was immediately greatly aggravated.
The areas near the mountains were a little better, after all, there was snow and water on the mountains, but the situation gradually worsened in the plains and hilly areas.
The south had more rivers and lakes, and its foundation was considered solid. Even if it did not rain much, they could rely on artificial water to resist the drought, and the situation was not so serious.
But none of the southern lords could feel at ease — who knew how long the drought would last! If it lasted for too long, the south would not be able to bear it!
Don't forget, the weather in the south was hot, and the water in the farmland evaporated quickly. Also, the crops in the south used a lot of water, and they could not lack water!
But the development of things would not change according to people's expectations.
After spring came summer, and as the weather gradually became hotter, the drought situation also intensified.
In many places in the north, the vegetation was gradually drying up. Farmers tried their best to save even a drop of water, but there was no way to revitalize the crops in the fields, and the vast grasslands that were once green even had large patches of withered yellow.
The situation in the south was not so serious, but there were already many farmers who died of exhaustion while collecting water. Many lords even put on armor and went into battle with their armies to protect the water source of their territory, ready to fight against any enemy who dared to covet their water source at any time, and use their blood to protect the water of life.
Under such circumstances, the good gods could not sit still, and they all sent down oracles, asking their clergymen to do their best to help with the disaster. Many good gods even descended and used their divine power to open the door to the Water Elemental Plane, guiding the rolling torrents into the sky of the human world, turning it into rain, and nourishing the earth.
At first glance, this method seemed very effective, but after only a few days, they had to stop.
The Master of Order said that the gods were not allowed to interfere too much with the natural environment of the Main Plane.
He said that it was okay for one or two gods to occasionally cause wind or rain, and it was not impossible for the occasional earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption. But hundreds of gods working together to crazily draw water from the Water Elemental Plane to rain rain on the human world, this was crossing the line!
The Orc God System was especially criticized. Due to the vastness of the Orc Prairie, the Orc God System had gone all out. Hundreds of God Incarnations were like a huge net in the sky, and all of them had opened up Plane Passages to connect the Water Elemental Plane with the Main Plane. They were pouring rain down on the prairie.
Being criticized by the Master of Order, the gods were immediately silent, and not a single one dared to rain rain on the human world.
So, the temporarily alleviated drought worsened again, and … it was even more serious than before!
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