"So... all my efforts were just treating the symptoms, not the root cause."
Li Xingkong scratched his ear. According to the geologist, his actions at most prevented Mount Fuji from erupting, but put all the pressure on the other secondary volcanoes.
The area surrounding Mount Fuji is a cluster of volcanoes, and Mount Fuji is clearly not the only volcano in this region.
"So that means..."
Li Xingkong looked around and indeed noticed something amiss.
The surrounding hills seem to be a bit higher than when I first arrived here.
Is it an illusion? Impossible. Divine Sense that can detect the original height of these hills. I remember it clearly. They are indeed a few centimeters taller than before.
Moreover, during Li Xingkong's investigation, he discovered that their altitude was still increasing at an extremely slow rate.
As Li Xingkong probed his Divine Sense down into the mountainside, his expression immediately changed.
This isn't the mountain growing taller; it's volcanic lava accumulating and surging upwards from the base, causing the mountain at the top to also begin to grow taller.
This can only mean one thing: the geologist was right; he had blocked the crater of Mount Fuji, and the pressure had shifted elsewhere.
It's better to guide than to block, right?
Yu the Great tamed the floods, and today it's my turn to tame the fire; the sentiment and the principles are the same.
Thinking of this, Li Xingkong couldn't help but want to laugh.
Fortunately, in today's society, there are experts in various disciplines, so I won't end up like Yu the Great's father, wasting my whole life in vain.
"It wasn't a complete waste of time; at least as long as Mount Fuji remains intact, the nuclear weapons that Cherry Blossom Country has deployed here won't be triggered for the time being."
Just as Li Xingkong was observing his surroundings, Old Tang spoke up.
After all, Li Xingkong's actions were not entirely useless. Now, it's not just the threat of volcanoes that's looming, but also the threat of nuclear weapons.
However, nuclear bombs are ultimately a minor matter. Although their power is great, compared to the wonders of nature, they are just insignificant. Even if all the nuclear bombs in the world were detonated, it would only cause minor skin damage to the entire Earth Star.
However, for humanity, the impact would be world-ending.
"His reasoning is indeed sound; I've already sensed that several secondary volcanoes in the vicinity have experienced slight elevation changes."
As soon as Li Xingkong finished sensing, he spoke. The Hexagram in his mind also began to warn him, which was enough to show that the underground pressure in this area was still increasing.
At this moment, the underground is like a giant balloon, with the temperature and pressure still increasing. This volcanic area is the most vulnerable part of the balloon. Once the pressure is high enough, it will be the first place to burst.
"That means the pressure here is about to break!"
After hearing Li Xingkong's description, the Earthly Capital quickly came to a conclusion.
"So how do we solve this? How do we lower the blood pressure?"
Li Xingkong quickly inquired, thinking that having an expert present was better than making things worse himself.
"To reduce the pressure, water could be channeled underground to cool the volcano's interior, but that's obviously impractical due to the scarcity of surrounding water. Another option is to create a larger crater! When pressure is concentrated at a single point, the eruption is incredibly powerful, but if the pressure relief opening is large enough, its impact will be much more moderate..."
"But given the current situation, all of this is just empty talk..."
Clearly, trying to combat a natural disaster of this magnitude with human strength is far beyond their capabilities.
Hearing the geologist's words, Li Xingkong did not lose confidence.
Ordinary people might have no way to deal with this, but he's no ordinary person.
Send me a map of the surrounding terrain.
Just as the Earthly Capital was urgently urging the construction of the Nation-Protecting Grand Formation to prepare for the impending disaster, Li Xingkong spoke up.
I've sent it to you!
The Earthly Capital reacted quickly. They are now making two preparations: on the one hand, they are fully supporting Li Xingkong's actions; on the other hand, they are urgently dispatching cultivation experts from all over the country to the coastal areas.
Having obtained the surrounding terrain map, Li Xingkong quickly examined it.
"Water..."
Li Xingkong searched around Mount Fuji, trying to find a place nearby where he could borrow water.
A little water was definitely not enough, and Li Xingkong naturally ignored the small lakes. After looking around, Li Xingkong gaze settled on the place closest to Mount Fuji that had a large amount of water.
Pacific Ocean.
This distance is obviously not short, and water is different from mountains, so transporting this water here will be much more difficult.
Moreover, given the violent energy sensed underground, the water they could bring would likely be a drop in the ocean and wouldn't solve the problem.
Li Xingkong frowned as he looked at the map.
Is there really nothing I can do?
Or is the only solution to turn back now and set up the Nation-Protecting Grand Formation for the Divine Land?
Even Li Xingkong himself hesitated.
"Hey, did you forget something?"
Just when Li Xingkong was at his wit's end, the long-unseen system reappeared.
"Yeah, and what about you, System? Is there any solution?"
"I have countless solutions; if you want me to take action, this is nothing."
The system was clearly not in a hurry; in its view, these were all minor issues.
"However, if you have to solve it yourself, there are ways."
Judging from the system's words, it seems it still doesn't intend to take action; it's just offering some pointers to Li Xingkong.
"I'll just give you a hint: the key to solving this problem lies in Sword Control Technique."
" Sword Control Technique?"
Li Xingkong summoned Lightning Chaser, whose sword was suspended in front of his eyes.
In this situation, how can the Sword Control Technique solve such a problem...? But since the system said so, there must be a reason for it.
Li Xingkong closed his eyes, and in his mind, the Hexagram overclocked, and he began to recall the entire Sword Control Technique word by word.
The structure of Magic Power, sword control techniques, special effects attached to the sword... one after another, the contents of the cultivation methods flashed through his mind, and he began to deduce them in the Hexagram. The entire surrounding terrain map was also incorporated into his mind. In his mind, countless Li Xingkong began to wield their swords and show off their skills in the fictional world.
The calculations took a full five minutes. Under the overclocked state of the Hexagram, Li Xingkong had already performed tens of thousands of calculations in his mind within just five minutes.
The all-out calculations were not without effect; Li Xingkong did indeed find a solution.
The system is right, the solution lies in the Sword Control Technique, and it only requires one sword strike.
However, to unleash this sword strike, Li Xingkong strength, without holding back at all.
When he was cutting down the mountain before, at least he had saved up some strength to move it. But with this sword strike, he'll probably be lucky if he doesn't get completely drained after using it.