Tranquil times, much like an ephemeral bloom, passed in the blink of an eye.
When the long-awaited rain pattered down across the Northbank Defense Line, it also signaled the arrival of this year's rainy season.
This might also be...
The final rainy season with a relatively low danger factor spent by the Jiangbei Mortal Domain.
Time reached the end of October in the 381st year of the Eternal Night Calendar.
Chen Fan stood upon the city wall of the Northbank Defense Line, his gaze sweeping past the Jiangbei Wasteland and looking toward the gradually darkening sky in the distance. The coolness brought by the rain made him exceptionally alert at this moment, and when night fell tonight, this year's rainy season would likewise commence.
As usual, the Northbank Defense Line encircled the entire mortal domain, including Northbank City, within its bounds.
This was also the final ordinary rainy season the mortal domain would spend.
Next year's rainy season.
The Undersea Strange Tide would make landfall.
He stood in place, gazing silently into the distance for a long while without speaking. He continuously pondered what preparations remained undone; it seemed already sufficient, yet he always felt it was still not quite enough.
Right at that moment—
Wang Kui walked over from the side holding an oiled-paper umbrella. Walking beside Chen Fan, the edge of the umbrella sheltered the top of Chen Fan's head as he reported in a low voice, "Domain Lord, the wind outside is cold. You should return indoors first."
"Cold?"
Chen Fan shook his head and chuckled lightly. "Did you forget when we were in the first rainy season? Back then, we didn't even have a bamboo hat or rain gear, yet we were out working in the pouring rain every single day."
"Let's go, we're heading back."