Mercenary Wars

Chapter 268 Advanced Rainmaking Technique

“Sarah gave it to me directly!” Christine said with a smile.

Gaucano was a little surprised: "You got it?"

Christine nodded: "Yes. To be honest, I thought Sarah would ask for a lot of money, after all, you know, she's as good at making money as His Majesty the King!"

Gao Jiano thought for a moment: "Then why did she buy that land in the first place?"

“She said she wanted a life without regrets, and buying that land was the revelation given by the divination. As for anything else, she herself didn’t know.” Christine shrugged. “Fate is always like that, shrouded in mystery.”

……

While studying advanced rainfall techniques, Gaugano kept abreast of climate change in various regions through the Fitzroy Prophet's Bulletin and the Elemental Emergency Team.

He had initially thought the Elemental Emergency Response Team would provide a lot of valuable information, but it seemed that this was not the case.

The "elemental disasters" that the elemental emergency team deals with are more about emergencies that directly endanger human lives; drought in the agricultural sense is not their focus.

Moreover, in a place like the Ax Magic Academy, the students are mostly from urban backgrounds and know very little about agriculture, nor do they care much about it.

The FitzRoy Prophet's Express provided the most information.

After all, drought news is important business intelligence for news outlets, and it can get speculators to pay hefty subscription fees for it.

As a premium subscriber, Gao Jiano can also see more detailed weather information for various locations.

After observing for a period of time, he gradually locked onto his target.

The Kingdom of Savoy.

The County of Savoy, located east of the Principality of Mambara, has been without rain for a long time, and food prices are rising steadily, a situation that the Bread Council has expressed concern about.

However, the Bread House only expressed concern and did not take any action.

After all, the County of Savoy is small and poor, with a small population, and the count has a bad reputation and has always been unpopular. Unless there is a large-scale famine, the Bread House probably has no time to provide support other than spiritual support.

On this day, Gaucano, who had already mastered advanced rainmaking techniques, set off for the Kingdom of Savoy.

He did not use the portal to Membranah.

Despite the shorter distance, he preferred to take the longer route due to his negative impression of the social environment in Mumbara.

Therefore, he was directly teleported to the Kingdom of Liberland.

Liberland, as one of the two great Mosa kingdoms, has several teleportation portals within its borders. One of them in the south is relatively close to the Sava Kingdom, which is how Gaugano travels to the Sava Kingdom.

Before arriving in the Savoy country, he noticed the aridity of the environment.

The river has dried up, the plants have withered and turned yellow, and the wheat in the fields is growing short and sparse. The farmers in the countryside are all worried and try every means to carry water to irrigate the fields, but it is still a drop in the ocean.

As the exploration of the Savoy region deepens, these phenomena become increasingly prominent.

If this continues, a famine will be inevitable.

Fortunately, the County of Savoy is relatively small, with a population of only around 100,000. Even including the surrounding areas, the number of people affected by the disaster is not too large. If the Papacy or the two kingdoms extend a helping hand, relief will not be difficult.

Gaugano spent several days traveling through the Savoy region, identifying the areas most severely affected by the drought.

Ultimately, he chose a forest.

Emotionally, he would certainly prefer to use farmland as the center for casting advanced rainmaking spells.

But the goddess of harvest does not discriminate between wheat and ordinary plants; she only asks Gaugano to solve the drought for the plants, not for the farmers or farmland.

During a drought, plants that are cared for are always in better shape, so after a field survey, a withered forest became Gaugano's first choice.

Choosing the forest has another advantage—it provides cover for others.

After all, Gaucano needs to enter a demonic state to cast advanced rain spells, so he definitely needs to avoid being discovered.

Gaucano went deep into the forest and began to set up a "higher rainmaking spell guidance array" according to the "Abundance Handbook".

Several hours later, the magic circle was set up.

He stood in the center of the magic circle, holding Dariss's water-based staff. Just to be on the safe side, before officially beginning the spellcasting, he first used a blood disguise on himself and changed his clothes.

It's better to be prepared than not. If someone happens to see you, this disguise can save you a lot of trouble.

Gaucano then entered a demonic state, began chanting incantations, and cast a high-level rain spell.

Rainfall first requires the accumulation of water elements in the sky. If it occurs over the ocean, the process is naturally very fast, but in a place that has been arid for a long time, the process will undoubtedly become very slow.

In fact, Gaucano chanted incantations for hours until his mouth was dry before there were finally signs of rain in the sky.

As rain clouds gradually gathered, the original clear skies and heat slowly dissipated, giving Gao Gano a refreshing feeling.

He looked up to the sky.

The rain clouds are so large that they can easily cover the entire forest, and several surrounding villages and towns will also benefit.

Gaucano continued chanting the incantation.

However, the unexpected still happened.

Just as the rain clouds in the sky grew thicker and thicker, some figures groped their way in from a distance, their hurried steps mixed with the sounds of conversation.

They didn't try to muffle their voices, and Gaucano, in his demonic state, was exceptionally perceptive, thus being able to hear their conversation clearly.

"What the hell? How could someone be casting a rain spell here!"

"Ten million pounds of grain have just arrived. If this rain comes, we'll lose a fortune!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Jiano felt a sudden, sharp pain in his head.

He's a speculator!

He had considered many possible troubles: onlookers, wild animals that broke in, even being struck by lightning during the spell... but he never expected this one!

Soon, three figures appeared in the distance.

They all looked on in astonishment when they saw Gaucano casting a spell.

"This is...Tifflin?"

"That can't be right. I've heard that Tyflins usually have red skin. This guy looks more like a descendant of abyssal demons!"

"How could a demon do such a thing?"

"I feel like you're not someone to mess with..." The three looked at each other, seeing a hint of fear in each other's eyes, and retreated one after another.

Of course, Gao Jiano couldn't let them just leave like that.

It's obvious that these three people will report this to the church.

Therefore, he made a decisive decision, and a purple light immediately gathered in his eyes.

Crazy Ray!

"Boom boom boom——"

With three booming sounds, the Crazy Rays struck the three people in succession.

Two of them immediately went into a frenzy.

But one person resisted the effects of the radiation and ran away.

Gaucano had no choice but to fire a few more crazy rays, finally driving the man into madness as well.

He wanted to use the Wounding Ray to kill the three opportunists, but the Wounding Ray consumed too much energy, and he needed to maintain his spellcasting, so he was unable to release the Wounding Ray. He could only use the Mad Ray to restrain the three of them for the time being.

Seeing the three speculators talking nonsense, Gaucano took a deep breath and intensified his casting of the advanced rainmaking spell.

The rain clouds in the sky grew thicker, and the rumble of thunder gradually built up in the damp air: "Boom..."

(End of this chapter)