Chapter 943: Mushroom Cloud, Geographical Changes

At first, nothing happened, as if the scene of that giant meteorite wrapped in flames rushing into the green light was entirely a Magic Image without the slightest bit of power!

Even the Spellcaster himself could not help but feel some doubt as to whether the Elf Mythallar technology had reached a level where it did not fear such an attack, which was why there was not the slightest defense.

But the results of Bailun's on-site investigation within the Mythallar also told him that while the Mythallar here was powerful, it had not yet possessed the kind of ability he had imagined.

Moreover, he could also see that this Mythallar had been set up in a bit of a rush, which was why it had left behind many loopholes that could be easily discovered and easily exploited.

Otherwise, he would never have easily attempted to crack it while inside the Mythallar before, and while bringing a novice along at that.

But what was the situation now?

At the same time, Zhenna on the side was also somewhat puzzled; she was very certain that she had just seen with her own eyes the meteorite fall into the green light, but the intense impact she had anticipated did not occur, and instead, everything was very calm.

This left her very perplexed, and she could not help but ask Master Bailun beside her: "Master? Now—"

"Wait and see. I suspect it might be the external manifestation delay caused by the Mythallar being damaged and internal and external time being abnormal."

In truth, Bailun also had no confidence in his heart; after all, his depth of understanding regarding the Mythallar was far inferior to the Elves, but since Zhenna had asked, he could not just brush it off, so he gave an answer he felt was the most likely.

If their attack truly had no effect at all, that would absolutely challenge his existing cognition, and Netheril's attitude toward the Elves might need to be reconsidered in the future.

That was absolutely not something he wanted to see.

……

Similar to Bailun and Zhenna were Xia Duo and the others far away in Savile Town. The scene of the meteorite falling from the sky just now was truly frightening; not only were the soldiers discussing it heatedly, but even Niya and Aiboke felt deeply shocked.

It was just that after the meteorite fell, nothing happened. Xia Duo neither discovered any anomaly in the northern Magic Net nor felt the slightest vibration on the ground.

Logically speaking, for such a large meteorite to fall to the ground, the sound might be absorbed by the forest in between from so far away, but the vibration would not be!

Could it really be all thunder and no rain?

After waiting quietly for a moment, there was still not the slightest change in the north. Just when Xia Duo thought that the explosive meteorite attack from just now was going to end so sloppily.

A giant mushroom cloud instantly appeared on the northern horizon, and then it slowly grew. Seeing this scene, Xia Duo opened his mouth wide, unable to speak for a long time.

Why did this scene have an inexplicable sense of familiarity? Wasn't that exactly what a high-power explosion on Earth was like!

But why was there no vibration?

At first, Xia Duo thought the earthquake's propagation speed was not as fast as the speed of light, but after waiting for a long time, even the mushroom cloud had disappeared, and no vibration was felt. Surely the propagation speed of seismic waves couldn't be that slow!

Perhaps there really was no such collision between heaven and earth as he had anticipated.

Then, had the Mythallar been destroyed or not?

Xia Duo hurriedly contacted Master Bailun to inquire about the situation of the Mythallar, and the Master's reply was very simple—"Come over and see for yourself!"

At the same time, he also attached a teleportation coordinate.

Xia Duo had no suspicions; after telling Niya and Aiboke, he teleported toward the coordinate Master Bailun had given him.

……

The teleportation ended, and Xia Duo only felt his body sink, a sense of falling arising spontaneously. He had experienced this many times; this was the feeling when the teleportation landing point was not on the ground.

Almost subconsciously, his Bloodline Power moved accordingly, and a thin layer of mist appeared around Xia Duo, drifting and ethereal, while his body stopped steadily in the air.

"Master, President Zhenna!"

After a polite greeting, Xia Duo immediately looked toward the ground. It didn't matter if he didn't look, but one look gave him a fright. In the location where Maihete Lake should have been, a giant impact crater had now appeared.

"So there really was a meteorite falling from the sky!" Xia Duo could not help but exclaim.

Moreover, the power was quite considerable. The area of this impact crater was nearly 4 or 5 times that of the original Maihete Lake, equivalent to the diameter directly doubling, reaching 8 or 9 li in size!

The giant mushroom cloud from just now was likely caused by the evaporation of the lake water in Maihete Lake. At the bottom of this giant impact crater, small, damp water pits had already appeared, as if it had just rained not long ago.

However, to fill this brand-new New Maheite Lake, it might be necessary to open up the original northern and southern waterways.

Xia Duo noticed that the Fenwick River section south of Maihete Lake had completely disappeared. The point where the Fenwick, Zege, and Wofu Fort rivers originally converged was right on the edge of New Maheite Lake, only it had been buried by a large amount of churned-up soil.

The Zege River, originating from the mountains in the east, due to the water season, originally sometimes flowed into Maihete Lake, and sometimes entered the Wofu Fort River directly from the three-river convergence point, continuing south and passing through Savile Territory.

And the Fenwick River therefore sometimes flowed north and sometimes flowed south; only the Wofu Fort River always flowed south.

Now the Fenwick River had disappeared, and the original three-river convergence point had turned into a mound of earth, like a small hill.

The Zege River flowing out from the eastern mountains could not connect to the Wofu Fort River, and a large amount of water overflowed the riverbanks; the area near the three-river convergence point had practically become a marshland.

And with the volume of the Wofu Fort River, while it wouldn't dry up, a drop in water level was certain. Whether ships could still pass by then would be hard to say.

As for the north of Maihete Lake, it was also a marshland. The southern section of the Nether River flowed south into Maihete Lake; now, although the new lake had expanded, the lake inlet had been blocked, so even if there was water, it couldn't get in.

And seeing this scene, Xia Duo knew that the idea of conscripting ordinary commoners from Nan Jing to come and open up the waterways was even more impractical.

Not to mention anything else, just how to reach the north bank of Maihete Lake was a problem.

If ordinary people were to do it, they would have to open up the southern lake inlet first, and then wait for the lake water to rise enough for ships to pass before they could reach the north bank.

It still had to rely on Magic!

……

Just seeing this scene, Xia Duo's mind was already unsettled, and he even somewhat ignored the problem of the Mythallar, and it was indeed easy to ignore.

The original Maihete Lake was gone; even if Mythallar Ruins existed, once the new lake was filled and the northern and southern waterways were connected, one could just go around them. It would be fine even if they weren't dealt with at all.

Xia Duo had originally thought that the Mythallar Ruins might be the biggest problem, but he hadn't expected that the Mythallar Ruins had now become the problem that needed the least consideration.

However, it could also be considered.

Xia Duo noticed that in the center of the impact crater, there was a structure bulging upward, looking like a circular platform that was narrow at the top and wide at the bottom placed in a bowl.

That should be the final "stubbornness" of the Mythallar. It had already been covered by various chaotic Magic, and for normal shipping, one could just go around it.

But if the Magic Net there could be repaired, once the new lake was filled, it would be a lake island that could be used for vacations.

Of course, it could also provide rest services for passing ships.

It was just a pity that this place was too far from Savile Territory, so far that it was truly inconvenient to send people to take over, and there was no telling what this place would become in the future!

Perhaps it would become a station for the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce, who knows.

Xia Duo glanced at President Zhenna beside him, and seeing that she was also sizing up the future lake island, he suddenly had a premonition in his heart.