Chapter 91: Urban Legend - The Pink Fairy
After dealing with those troublesome officials and politicians, Vill-V's job was to assist in the evacuation of the citizens, and… Fire Moth also joined the operation.
Needless to say, this was naturally due to MEI's maneuvering.
Although Fire Moth didn't have the authority to interfere in local politics, as a disaster relief organization, after receiving Nagazora City's request for assistance, Fire Moth should naturally intervene and help evacuate the citizens.
After all, they were the ones who issued the Honkai warning.
However—both the Japan government and the Fire Moth higher-ups were quite confused about this situation.
The Japan politicians thought—Weren't they not going to take action? Those colleagues in Nagazora City are actually so brave?
They dared to do such a thing without asking the Diet for instructions? While admiring them, they also felt that their colleagues in Nagazora City might be out of their minds, acting like great philanthropists who wanted to take responsibility.
And the Fire Moth higher-ups thought—They didn't react at all before, but why did they suddenly start relocating the city? We're still blocking the news within the organization!
In short, no one seemed to understand the situation in Nagazora City. The relocation and evacuation began in a muddled manner.
With the joint efforts of multiple parties, Nagazora City quickly became empty.
And during this evacuation, an urban legend spread among the migrating citizens—if you encounter difficulties, a fairy-like pink-haired girl will appear and help you solve them.
But no one knew the girl's name.
However, it had to be said that this operation was meaningful.
Not everyone was willing to leave Nagazora City because of the announcement. Some were die-hard, while others had difficulties or hardships. The appearance of the kind-hearted relocation fairy helped many such people.
"Most of Nagazora City's citizens have been evacuated. Only a very small number of uncooperative, die-hard individuals remain in the city, as well as some people who are difficult to find."
"We probably can't take care of these people."
MEI's voice came from the portable communicator. The pink-haired girl, the true identity of the urban legend, slowly lowered her hand from her ear and sighed:
"Yes, I understand."
Despite their best efforts, there would occasionally be those who said—What disaster? It's all a hoax!
—Even if I die in Nagazora City, I won't leave.
Such types.
Annoying.
Of course, Jiang Qiao didn't really care about such people. After all, in all honesty, he would only save those who wanted to be saved, should be saved, and were worth saving.
But if it were Elysia, she would definitely try to save even these difficult-to-save people, right?
With the thought of not wanting to disappoint Elysia, he wanted to take care of everyone, but—
"I am not Elysia after all."
Sighing softly, the girl was very clear about her true nature, which had never wavered or changed.
Although incredibly similar, at this moment, he had to make a choice that only Jiang Qiao would make.
The Fire Moth rescue team had already retreated to the edge of the safe zone, so…
"Let's begin."
Elysia took a deep breath and slowly stood up. A deep purple crystal, flickering with electricity, appeared in her outstretched hand.
It was the core of the Seven Thunders of Retribution—the core of the Third Herrscher of this era.
The rich purple light gradually rippled, and under the baptism of the invisible force like waves, Jiang Qiao's eyes turned into the pink characteristic of the Herrscher of Origin, and divine power emanated from within.
—Warning, massive Honkai energy reaction detected in Nagazora City!
—Warning, massive Honkai energy reaction detected in Nagazora City!
The Honkai energy detection radar installed at the nearby Fire Moth base emitted a sharp and piercing alarm.
This naturally included the portable Honkai energy detection radar made by Vill-V in MEI's hand.
The Honkai energy level readings soared at this moment, 1 million… 5 million… 25 million, finally stopping at around 31 million HW.
—In terms of numerical value, it was far lower than in the later era.
Because the Cocoon hadn't had enough time to accumulate Imaginary energy in this area, even though Nagazora City was the closest place to the Imaginary Tree, the scale of this eruption was reduced from affecting the entire Southeast Asia to just covering Nagazora City.
And the outbreak of this disaster quickly reached the ears of those Japan officials who were furiously holding a Diet session over Nagazora City's unauthorized relocation.
The colleagues who were originally preparing to hold the Nagazora City councilors accountable were stunned upon hearing this news.
They were still thinking about quickly intervening and stopping the Nagazora City government's foolish actions.
For this purpose, they had already issued news announcements to refute the rumors and appease the people.
As a result, they issued a notice saying the disaster was fake, and then this happened?
"Should this meeting… continue?"
A politician from a city near Nagazora asked weakly.
The others fell silent upon hearing this question.
Continue, my ass!
If they continued, wouldn't it be like putting themselves on the grill?
Therefore, the meeting to criticize and hold the Nagazora City government accountable for their reckless actions was quickly changed to—a meeting to discuss how to settle the residents of Nagazora City.
A population of several million was a real boon for other cities. Even if a city only absorbed a few hundred thousand people, that was still tens of thousands of laborers! A real benefit!
After the meeting, the politicians who originally thought their colleagues in Nagazora City were foolish and brainless changed their tune and became envious.
Although the losses from relocating a city were indeed huge, normally after the relocation, they would be held accountable and dismissed. It was a thankless task that politicians didn't want to touch—they were all waiting to watch the fun and excitement unfold in Nagazora City.
But then Nagazora City pulled off a trick of relocating first and then experiencing a disaster.
A bad situation instantly turned into a good one. Damn it, this was the achievement of saving an entire city of millions!
If their background was a bit stronger, with this achievement, the political power in the Japan for the next few decades might belong to those fools in Nagazora City.
Envious, jealous, hateful, the politicians' eyes were red with envy at such a great political achievement.
—Damn it, when will such good fortune fall on them?