With the protection of the grand array, the heavy fog was kept outside the city.
Every day, priests from various tribes went to maintain the array, ensuring it didn't lose its effectiveness.
This method of defending against the fog was unique to cultivators, but later, to express their gratitude, the cultivators presented this method to Jiang Wen.
Only after seeing this array did Jiang Wen understand why these cultivators could survive in the fog. As long as they temporarily set up an array, they wouldn't be affected by the fog as long as their magical power wasn't exhausted.
Expanding this array turned it into the city-protecting grand array of today.
With the protection of the grand array, the residents in the city lived as usual. Children got up early in the morning to study in school, and warriors from various tribes tempered their martial skills on the open training grounds. The sound of hammering echoed from the blacksmith shops, and cultivators in the Boundless Pavilion were fiercely debating the Dao.
In this era of the frequent appearance of heavy fog, no one needed to throw themselves into the raging fire of the cauldron to dispel the fog anymore. Everything seemed to be thriving, presenting the most prosperous and beautiful scene of the human race.
This fog lasted longer than anyone had expected. After a full sixty days had passed, Jiang Wenji announced the opening of Tianyuan City's granary.
This granary, which Jiang Wen had proposed to build underground and protect with arrays, was filled with enough food for the people of Tianyuan City to eat for a year.
Therefore, under such heavy fog, the order of Tianyuan City remained as before.
However, Jiang Wenji's visits to the Boundless Pavilion became more and more frequent. She looked at the increasingly dense white fog outside the city with worry, and there was a hint of melancholy on her face.
"I didn't expect this fog to last so long," Jiang Wenji sighed softly.
"The city's food reserves are still sufficient, so there's no need to worry about any problems," Jiang Wen comforted her. "Moreover, we also have food cultivation areas in the city, which can last for two years."
"I'm not worried about Tianyuan City," Jiang Wenji stared at the fog and said. "This fog has lasted for more than sixty days, which I have never seen recorded even in the royal capital. It doesn't even show any signs of dissipating, but instead, it's becoming thicker."
Hearing Jiang Wenji's words, Jiang Wen immediately understood. It turned out that she was worried about the various tribes living outside the city, those tribes that needed to rely on human lives to dispel the fog. In the heavy fog that lasted for more than two months, how difficult would it be for them to endure.
It was hard to imagine how many tribes would be destroyed and how many people would die from mutual slaughter when the fog dissipated. The fog that lasted only a few days twelve years ago had already destroyed many tribes, let alone this fog that had lasted for more than sixty days.
"We still need to be prepared, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos for a long time after the fog ends," Jiang Wen could foresee what kind of turmoil would occur after the fog ended. It wasn't just the various tribes who were driven to desperation, but also the alien races and the ferocious beasts in the wilderness.
"You're right, we can't do anything about the situation outside the city, but now we need to prepare for the future," Jiang Wenji put away her slightly sentimental emotions and returned to being the majestic Heavenly King.
Immediately, Tianyuan City issued an order that all young people from the major tribes living in Tianyuan City must participate in training to prepare for future battles.
After receiving this order, the various tribes in the city did not hesitate and sent their warriors to join. The defense force of Tianyuan City also expanded from more than ten thousand regular soldiers to a scale of nearly one hundred and fifty thousand people.
The massive ranks of soldiers trained on the open space around the city, conducting various competitions every day. These competitions also attracted many people to watch, becoming an entertainment project for the residents of Tianyuan City in their boredom.
Ten thousand people and one hundred and fifty thousand people were vastly different, not only in terms of food and grass supplies, but also in terms of command and weapon replenishment.
Taking advantage of this grand competition, Jiang Wen selected the lowest-level squad leaders from the winners. He took out weapons and iron armor from the armory and distributed them to the soldiers.
Another sixty days passed in this way.
On the one hundred and twenty-first day of the fog's persistence, the sun finally showed its light.
The fog receded like a tide, and after a moment of silence in the city, earth-shattering cheers erupted.
Everyone celebrated their ability to survive unscathed, and in the City Lord's Mansion of Tianyuan City, Jiang Wenji became even busier.
She first issued an order, asking the cultivators who were willing to settle in Tianyuan City to help explore the situation around Tianyuan City, and also asked the garrison to remain vigilant and help harvest the crops that had already matured in the fields.
Tianyuan City was in a flurry of activity.
Whether it was dealing with the surrounding dead bodies or exploring the surrounding situation, everyone needed to take action.
After receiving reports from various places, Jiang Wenji's brows furrowed even more tightly.
"As expected…" she sighed softly, closing her eyes and rubbing her sore temples. "It's just like I thought."
Hearing her words, Jiang Wen picked up the report on the table. After taking a look, he understood Jiang Wenji's mood.
According to the information gathered by the cultivators who explored the surrounding area, hundreds of tribes of varying sizes around Tianyuan City had been wiped out. Even several tribes of ten thousand people had all died, without a single survivor.
Not only that, but the number of rampaging ferocious beasts in the mountains and forests was increasing. The alien races in the Old Land were also migrating towards Tianyuan City. They wanted to pass through the Great Mountain Valley where Tianyuan City was located and go to the other side of the Old Land. These alien races would arrive under Tianyuan City in half a month, and there would inevitably be a fierce battle at that time.
Even more serious was that the cultivators had detected the movement of the spiritual veins, and it seemed that a disaster was about to arrive.
There must be great chaos after the fog, this was the experience that the Taicang people had summarized over ten thousand years.
After the last fog, Tianyuan City encountered an attack by a swarm of death worms. This time, the fog had lasted for an unprecedentedly long time, so what kind of disaster would they encounter then? Jiang Wenji had no confidence in her heart.
She looked up at Jiang Wen, who was seriously looking at the information next to her, and the chaos in her heart suddenly settled down. No matter what difficulties she encountered, as long as this person in front of her was there, he could always provide a solution.
"It's good to have you," Jiang Wenji said.
"What happened?" Jiang Wen was confused by her words.
Tianyuan City would not only face alien races attacking from both sides, but also the more ferocious ancient beasts.
Tianyuan City would face not only the alien races attacking from both sides, but also the more ferocious ancient beasts.
