"A few friends."
Upon hearing this, Su Mu casually remarked, paused for a moment, and then beckoned Zhang Pingyun to his side.
"This child might exhibit some unusual behavior in the future, but you don't need to be alarmed."
In the future, Zhang Pingyun will definitely show some unusual behavior, such as surviving a car accident unscathed.
If this kind of thing happens too often, Zhou Jianhua will probably take notice. It's better to give him a heads-up beforehand.
What's wrong with him?
As Zhou Jianhua listened, his curiosity grew even stronger.
"It's nothing. He just kowtowed to me, and I gave him a small favor."
Su Mu gave a casual explanation, which made Zhou Jianhua gasp.
How could he not know about Su Mu's extraordinary abilities? Since it was said that benefits were offered, those benefits must be extraordinary!
"How about I kowtow to you too?"
Su Mu:???
"Get lost! You're old enough to be my uncle. You'd better kowtow to me, would that be appropriate?"
Su Mu directly interrupted the other person's thoughts, but inwardly reminded himself to be more careful in the future.
I need to be careful all the time, lest someone suddenly appears and asks me to kowtow.
Su Mu's parents were busy cooking, and after more than half an hour, they had prepared quite a few dishes. They then asked Su Mu to lead the guests to eat first, while they slowly served the dishes.
Fortunately, I had already prepared a lot of New Year's goods.
Zhou Jianhua felt extremely uncomfortable while eating. Su Mu's parents were cooking inside, and he was eating there—how could he possibly eat?
So I simply went into the kitchen to help.
Seeing this, Zhang Hualing's wife rolled up her sleeves and went inside to help with the cooking.
They clearly felt uncomfortable.
The area north and west of Huaxia is a desolate, uninhabited region.
A phantom image in the shape of a dragon suddenly appeared slowly, its body twisting in mid-air with an indescribable beauty.
The Spirit of the Dragon Vein stared at the land below, then began to roar towards the night sky. After the roar ended, its entire dragon body began to wander around a certain area in a very unique way.
As the Spirit of the Dragon Vein began to roam, a strange divine power emanated from its body, resonating slightly with the earth below.
As the dragon spirit moved more and more rapidly, the earth below trembled more and more noticeably. Strangely, the area of vibration seemed to be firmly locked within the range of the dragon spirit's movement.
They didn't cross that line at all.
"Boom!"
An hour later, the earth suddenly trembled and a huge, bottomless pit appeared to sink into the ground.
The Spirit of the Dragon Vein appeared extremely happy at this moment. Although its entire body began to become ethereal, it still seemed incredibly joyful as it moved about.
Splash!
The giant crater had just begun to appear when water, seemingly from nowhere, began to slowly fill it.
It's unclear how much time passed, but when a satellite slowly moved over this area, it took a picture of what was previously nonexistent and immediately discovered this object.
Like a mirror, the ripples even reflected a bit of starlight.
What is this?
At the dinner table, the group of people were enjoying their meal very much.
Upon learning that Su Mu's father could drink, Zhou Jianhua and the others repeatedly raised their glasses and drank with Su Mu's father with great pleasure.
Su Mu ate rather calmly.
After everyone finished eating, Su Mu went outside for some fresh air while the rest of the table continued eating.
Su Mu hadn't been standing at the door for long when he saw a small Spirit of the Dragon Vein flying towards him.
The Spirit of the Dragon Vein was extremely ethereal, yet it appeared incredibly happy, as if it hadn't seen Su Mu in ages.
It came up to Su Mu and circled around her several times.
He appeared extremely happy.
"What happened to you? You used up so much Spiritual Power?"
Su Mu carefully sensed it and found that the Spiritual Power of the Spirit of the Dragon Vein was almost exhausted.
Upon hearing this, the Spirit of the Dragon Vein immediately began to claim credit, gesturing wildly at Su Mu.
It's just like a child who got good grades and is expecting a reward when they get home.
Su Mu carefully observed the gestures of the Spirit of the Dragon Vein, and after a moment, his expression fell.
"You've stirred up trouble again?"
According to the Spirit of the Dragon Vein, it created an enormous lake on an empty plot of land???
Wow, you've managed to create such a huge lake out of thin air!
Seeing that Su Mu had guessed his meaning, the Spirit of the Dragon Vein nodded repeatedly and then made a very happy sound.
It's as if it's saying, "Am I not very capable?"
Su Mu was both amused and exasperated. Before she could say anything, Zhou Jianhua hurriedly came out and his expression relaxed when he saw Su Mu.
Something terrible has happened!
"I know."
Before Zhou Jianhua could continue, Su Mu said directly, "Judging from his expression, he probably already knows what just happened."
"That lake, you did it?"
Zhou Jianhua was panting heavily. He had just received the news and immediately ran over to ask Su Mu about it.
This is a huge deal!
Based on satellite imagery, a rough calculation suggests that this lake covers an area of over 400,000 square kilometers!
We still don't know how deep it is down there!
If it were deep enough, the water volume here would likely surpass that of the First Lake Caspian Sea!
The Caspian Sea, that's the world's First Lake.
The total area is over 300,000 square kilometers.
And now, such a large lake has appeared in Huaxia, just out of nowhere!
His heart trembled at the thought.
"It wasn't me, it was the Dragon Vein that caused it."
Su Mu scratched his head and said.
"How did it suddenly create such a large lake?" Zhou Jianhua was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this, as this move had caught him completely off guard.
Actually, it wasn't just him; even his superiors were somewhat confused.
While we have certainly experienced a lot this year, each event seems to be bigger than the last, making it difficult to remain calm.
"It said its territory was severely lacking in water, and it couldn't just stand by and watch."
Su Mu glanced back at the explanation given by the Dragon Vein and relayed its meaning.
"Water shortage? Water shortage isn't so bad, but freshwater shortage is serious."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jianhua immediately spoke up.
Huaxia's freshwater resources amount to 2.8 trillion cubic meters, averaging 2,300 cubic meters per person, which is one-quarter of the world's average water consumption.
Overall, Huaxia is one of the countries most severely arid and water-scarce, and also one of the countries with the most severe water shortages per capita in the world.
To be honest, Huaxia is indeed very short of water.
"Ah, it says that's a freshwater lake."
Upon hearing this, Su Mu replied calmly.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jianhua froze on the spot, his expression instantly solidified.