In the entire Main Plane, there was only one country that was not affected by drought, and that was the Republic of Northwest.
The Republic of Northwest was located in the northwestern tip of the continent, and the weather was already cold. Because of the cold, a lot of ice and snow had accumulated here, and underground water resources were abundant.
Not only that, but the land was not rich, and there were not many plants or animals. Agriculture was not developed, and the water consumption was not high. The few major water projects were industrial. As long as they were suspended, there was no need to worry about water shortage.
Moreover, the population of the Republic of Northwest was not large, and the demand was not high. So even in this drought year, the Republic of Northwest still maintained a relatively stable water supply. There were even tourists who specially came to the Republic of Northwest to enjoy an unlimited supply of fresh water.
Sui Xiong did not care much about the Republic of Northwest during this time. After all, there was no shortage of water here. But just as he was busy, he received some unexpected news.
The northernmost city of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins, the "Double-headed Stork" City, had decided to leave the Commonwealth of Gold Coins and join the Republic of Northwest.
"Eh? Why? "After receiving the news, Sui Xiong was stunned for a moment before asking.
"For water." Felix, who was in charge of the report, sighed and said, "They have been suffering from a lack of water. They discovered that Rye City has a sufficient supply of water, and they are very greedy. Finally, after a few discussions, they made this decision. "
"For water, they are willing to abandon their country?" Sui Xiong was very shocked. "Where is their integrity! Don't those leaders who decide the city's politics have any sense of shame? "
"Moral integrity is only meaningful to the living." Felix shook his head. "Besides … seeing their wives and children so thirsty that their lips are cracked, under such circumstances, whose side will their sense of shame be on? I think it's obvious. "
Sui Xiong was silent. After a while, he sighed and asked, "Did you agree?"
"We haven't rejected," Felix replied. "This matter needs to be decided by you."
"In other words … whether it's a good person or a bad person, I have to make the call, right?"
"You can understand it that way. This is really not something we can decide."
Sui Xiong thought about it and asked her to wait. He went to find the Goddess of Wealth and talked about this matter.
The Goddess of Wealth was not angry. She was silent for a while, and finally sighed softly. "This is good. At least they don't have to suffer from thirst."
"I don't think this is appropriate."
"Perhaps, but there's no better way now." The Goddess of Wealth laughed bitterly and said, "If you really think it's inappropriate, then just reject it."
It was Sui Xiong's turn to be silent.
Refuse? He couldn't bring himself to say it.
He knew that he wasn't a moral role model, but he couldn't stand by and watch others die of thirst.
He had once asked if the Republic of Northwest could provide some water resources to the Commonwealth of Gold Coins. But after analysis and discussion, it was finally determined that the Republic of Northwest actually did not have the ability to send reinforcements to others at the moment — it was not that they were short of water, but that the distance was too far.
Distance determined the cost of transportation. Even a cup of tea could be sold for the price of silver from thousands of miles away. The Republic of Northwest was located at the border and was very far away from the civilized world. Even if they wanted to support others, the distance between them and the Republic of Northwest made the transportation capacity that they could bear so low that it was almost negligible.
In fact, even if the Double-headed Stork City joined the Republic of Northwest, they would not receive much water resources. Whether or not they could meet the needs of agriculture was a question mark.
But the people of the Double-headed Stork City had no other choice. Or rather, they were already at the point where they were about to drown and would desperately cling to any straw that they saw.
To these people, even if they could only provide drinking water, it was already a life-saving measure.
A life-saving measure!
Sui Xiong sent out a doppelganger to walk around the city, and then he fell silent.
The severity of the drought startled him.
It also made him certain that he really couldn't say anything to refuse.
And so the matter was settled. A few days later, the mages of the Republic of Northwest brought a large number of water storage tools to the Double-headed Stork City and filled up the water tanks that had been prepared beforehand.
And the soldiers of the Double-headed Stork City endured the thirst and desperately maintained order, lest people fight over water.
After they had enough water, the mages of the Republic of Northwest went to the fields to replenish the crops with as little water as possible.
This work was much more arduous than before. They were busy like homing pigeons, constantly going back and forth from Rye Canyon. Every time they brought water that could save lives, it always felt like a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood.
"Damn it!" Finally, Sui Xiong couldn't take it anymore. He shouted angrily and found Javier. "Do you know where the God of Drought's Kingdom is?"
Javier was stunned and asked, "Why are you asking this?"
"I want to catch him and force him to end the drought!"
"What if he refuses?"
"Then I'll kill him!" Sui Xiong said fiercely.
"That's useless." Javier shook his head. "If killing him could end the drought, the God of Justice would have done it long ago. He wouldn't have waited until now!"
"Useless?"
"Yes, rainfall and drought are natural phenomena. The God of Drought can make a vow to push for a drought in the world. But to stop the drought, he can't. Only the God of Rain can make a vow to make a heavy rain. This is not a problem that can be solved with violence. "
"Even if you kill him?" Sui Xiong didn't believe it. "I admit that violence can't solve the problem, but violence can solve those who bring about the problem!"
"Even if you kill him, the drought won't end." Javier sighed. "The problem has already been formed. In fact, the God of Drought is panicking now. He's trying to shrink the scale of the drought."
"What?!" Sui Xiong was shocked. "The drought is already so severe, and he's still trying to shrink the scale of the drought?" Don't tell me you've been fooled by him! "
"Fooled? Haven't you noticed that Yorgaardman hasn't been talking much recently? He has now come to the God of Drought's Kingdom and is sharpening his axe next to the God of Drought. The God of Drought is about to cry … "
Sui Xiong realized that his brother had already taken action.
However, the effect was not obvious.
"So, if the God of Drought is killed now, what will happen?" he asked, unwilling to give up.
Javier thought for a while and shook his head. He sighed and said, "Maybe … the drought this time will really develop to the point of no return …"
Sui Xiong was silent for a long time and finally couldn't help but curse.
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