Chapter 317: Open (below)

Although Qianyan doesn't know all the details of the ditches, she still knows

that there is a main canal under each of the four main streets and that there

is a horizontal branch connecting the main canal in every three or four rows

of streets. If you draw it on paper, it roughly looks like a spider web, and

it becomes increasingly sparse from the inside to the outside.

She was sitting above a branch ditch now.

No one noticed that a lot of frost had formed under these deep ditches.

The task Xia Fan arranged for her and Qianzhi was to turn the drain in the

outer circle into a huge "water storage tank." The undischarged water flow was

all guided into the lateral canal west of the palace, making the water level

here already exceeded the main canal below Baihu Avenue.

Through the water-spraying holes under her feet, she could see that the static

water surface was about to overflow the ground. This kind of scene that only

appeared during heavy rain was obviously not the norm, but few people would

notice this abnormality.

After all, even if the water overflows, it will at most cause some

inconvenience to the celebrating people. When the ditch is clear, the water

will naturally disperse. Who would treat it as a great event?

In fact, even Qianyan didn't think this was a big deal.

According to Xia Fan, the "celebration gift" he sent could bring all the

defense forces of Shangyuan City to the West Street District, but it was

really hard for her to imagine what she could do with these rainwater.

By the way... he seemed to say it would explode?

"Look, the palace door is open!"

"That is the worship group that set off first, right?"

"Will your Royal Highness show up?"

"Fool, he is now the emperor!"

There was a burst of cheers from the crowd.

For the people, the things completed in the palace such as Baiguan persuading

and issuing edicts have nothing to do with them. What they can see is that

King Xinqi departs from Baihu Avenue and heads to the Lingshan ancestral

temple to worship. This process will last for more than half a day, and there

will be performances, music, fireworks and firecrackers, which can be regarded

as lively. Therefore, when the west gate of the palace wall opened, the voices

of the onlookers immediately reached a new high.

This is also the time for action in the plan.

Qianyan took out a greasy collodion from his arms, carefully lit it, and

stuffed it into the hole under his foot.

The moment the collodion was about to enter the water, an ice crystal boat

quietly condensed into shape, holding it up just right.

After finishing the preparatory work, Qianyan stood up, passed through the

crowds, squeezed to the side of Baihu Avenue, and stomped at the junction of

the canals.

A piece of new bulging ice suddenly pushed open the crossing that was blocked

by the ice.

The hoarded sewage immediately resumed its flow, but this time, their flow was

from the outside to the inside, back to the main canal.

If it is normal, people standing on the street can even hear the rushing

sound.

But at this moment, the hustle and bustle of the whole city completely covered

up the sound of water.

With the help of the water, the ice boat also moved. It dragged the collodion

through the ditch and quickly drove under the Baihu Avenue.

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So far, the task of Qianyan has been completed.

According to the plan, she should leave the main street immediately, head

towards the west city gate, and take advantage of the chaos to withdraw from

Shangyuan City.

However, the living dead did not move.

Because she was also curious, what exactly did Xia Fan have done for nearly

two hours here.

In places where I can’t see a thousand words, the speed of the ice boat has

slowed down significantly-the size of the main canal is much wider than that

of the branch canal, and the amount of water accumulated before cannot fill

the main canal. Therefore, after the currents merge, the water surface is very

low. A new balance will soon be formed.

Under the scorching of the flames, the ice boat itself began to melt, and the

dripping water droplets had accumulated half a palm-sized puddle at the

bottom. It's just that the grease doesn't melt when it meets water. The oil

film they form allows the collodion to keep burning on water.

The weak light also slightly illuminates this land that never sees light.

If someone can sneak in, they will find anomalies in the main channel.

It was originally supposed to be a paradise for rats and insects, plus the fry

or floating-leaf plants floating in from the landscape garden, this place can

be regarded as a biosphere with a unique cave.

But now the channel is lifeless.

The carcasses of animals can be seen everywhere, whether it is a mouse, a

fish, a poisonous insect or a snake, they all float motionless on the water,

as if they were all killed. Many animals even burned, black hair and smelly,

and their bodies were still hot.

In other words, the temperature here is amazing, even in the daytime, there

are bursts of white gas from the drain holes beside the main road, like a

steaming spring in the mountains.

When the ice boat rounded a corner again, the brightness of the flames

instantly rose.

Its outline continued to expand and soon surpassed the ice ship itself, so

that it seemed to take off. Once such a change begins, it cannot be stopped.

In almost a blink of an eye, the flames have expanded into fireballs, and have

changed from dim red-yellow to dazzling blue-white.

In the next moment, this manic flame has spread to most of the main canal, and

the air above the stagnant water seems to be ignited at the same time, heating

the already warm space to hundreds of degrees in an instant! This high

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small drain hole can no longer meet its release demand.

So Qianyan heard a loud noise!

I saw the ground of Baihu Avenue suddenly bulge, and the sturdy flagstone

pavement was like soft mud in an instant. Such a huge deformation directly

caused the ground to be broken and cracked, and then white air waves sprayed

out from the ground, and the bricks Shi directly rushed into the sky tens of

meters!

And this explosion is far from over.

It is like a series of firecrackers, gradually exploding toward the palace,

the sound of one after another makes the earth tremble, and the white smoke

that erupts successively forms a towering "wall of smoke" on Baihu Avenue!

Qianyan was stunned.

In her impression, only gunpowder can cause such a earth-shattering effect.

The problem is that both sulfur and saltpeter are strictly controlled

medicinal materials, and she has never seen Xia Fan hoarding these things.

Having said that, even if he suddenly conjured dozens of large bags of

gunpowder, it was impossible to squeeze it into the underground drain in full

view!

This sudden upheaval made the people present panicked. They retreated in panic

and poured into the surrounding streets from both sides of Baihu Avenue. If it

weren't for a series of explosions heading toward the palace, I'm afraid their

escape would be more chaotic.

The most violent reaction was undoubtedly the worship group that had already

walked out of the palace wall gate. The gorgeous palace ladies were so scared

that they dropped the brocade and flower baskets in their hands, and screamed

and ran into the palace with their heads. The guards who cleared the road

ahead were not much better. Many people even dropped their flags and fled to

both sides of Baihu Avenue, fearing that the explosion would happen at their

feet in the next moment.

This "dry land thunder" is not only a gift to the enthronement ceremony, but

also a signal that the curtain has opened.

Hearing the roar, Chichi put down the same ice boat closer to the palace.