By the time Zhou Xu returned to Black Moon City, summer had reached its height. Looking up at the blazing sun overhead, it seemed as though it might burn the air dry.
He wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead. According to the report from the personal guards who had come to receive him, it had not rained in Black Moon City for half a month.
It was not quite a drought. After all, there was still the enormous Qingshui Lake beside Black Moon City.
Even so, the heat had become unbearable for the people in the city. Unseen, it had also made the people increasingly irritable.
Seeing this, the corners of Zhou Xu's mouth curled upward.
"Perfect. I'll give this move a try."
As he spoke, one profound Word Spell after another quickly poured from his mouth...
[Moving Clouds and Spreading Rain!]
That was right. On the journey back, he had already mastered the Dragon-language pronunciation of this Word Spell.
In an instant, with the spreading of the Word Spell's power, dark clouds suddenly gathered over Black Moon City, centered around Zhou Xu.
The people of Black Moon City had been working beneath the blazing sun, their heads spinning and eyes dazzled by the heat. They all froze, instinctively looking up at the sky. Before they could even react, fine raindrops landed on their faces.
The cool touch of the rain instantly filled the working people with joy.
"It's raining! It's raining!"
At that moment, the people throughout the entire city cheered in unison, as though a festival had begun.
Faced with this sudden rain, the people not only did not hide from it but instead bathed in the downpour. Some who had originally been inside their homes even ran out specifically to get soaked. One after another,