"Finally got through to you..."
"Something up, Old Wang?"
"...Could you call me something else?"
"Alright then, Little Wang, what is it?"
"...Forget it. Call me whatever you want." Wang Hai answered with a melancholy look. "Calling you really isn't easy..."
Jiu Ming chuckled and continued spouting nonsense. "Well, I'm a very busy person. What is it?"
Wang Hai fell silent for a moment. As for Jiu Ming's nonsense... after half a second of consideration, he tossed it straight aside. Better to pretend he hadn't heard it. "Do you know what's causing these frequent natural disasters?"
Normally, this was not something he should be asking Jiu Ming about. But since it was tied to something abnormal, and they had found no cause, it was time to consult certain special individuals. The odds might not be high, but it was still better than being completely in the dark.
The recent natural disasters had simply been too strange. Many of the places affected should never have seen such events, yet they had appeared there in bizarre fashion. Unseasonal torrential rain could perhaps be dismissed as some sudden occurrence, but what about earthquakes and fissures in the ground?
The places where these incidents had happened had always been perfectly fine before. If someone had created them out of sheer boredom, there should have been clues to follow. But no matter how idle someone was, they wouldn't make this much trouble, would they?
"I know." Jiu Ming nodded and casually began making things up. "Isn't it just the consequence of nature's furious retaliation after humanity repeatedly destroyed the natural ecosystem? Let me tell you, this is only the beginning. It'll get worse and worse afterward, until finally, hehe~"
In short, there was no need to take the first half seriously, but if left unattended,