On this day, Jin Zijue came to Shen Feng's side, then sat on the clouds and said to Shen Feng, "Lord Fengshen, the people below are all cursing you, thinking you handled this matter unfairly, making them endure the attacks of ice and snow, so they are all pointing fingers at you. Won't you come out and explain?"
Jin Zijue also knew that if he wanted to return alive, he had to put in enough effort. Now he already had a child, but this child was still very young. He had just learned to walk and was learning to speak. If he could not return alive, he did not know what the child would become in the future.
However, Jin Zijue had nothing to do at the moment, so he could only tease Shen Feng here. Shen Feng had a good temper, and he would not get angry even if he was teased a few words.
Shen Feng said, "There's no way. To reduce our casualties, we can only enter the field last, forming a harvesting situation. If the people below are unwilling to fight desperately, then we will give them a choice to fight desperately!"
"Judging by the situation, even if these people hurry to fight the sea beasts, it won't end in a short time. Are we just floating in the sky with no entertainment at all?" Jin Zijue asked.
"It's almost time for battle. If I give you any entertainment activities at this time, what if you relax your vigilance? Forget it. Let's stay tense for a while longer, and after the war, I'll give you a year or half a year off!" Shen Feng said.
"City Lord, we also need spiritual life. If we are always in a state of tension, the strings in our heads will definitely break!" At this moment, Xu Xing walked over and said.
They were now in the sky. Because it was summer, the daytime was very long. If they were close to the North Pole, they might even encounter the phenomenon of polar day, which means that for twenty-four hours a day, it was only possible to see daylight and not night.
As a result, these people were extremely bored during the day, and they did not know when the war would break out. Therefore, the people in the sky were all in a state of tension mixed with pessimism.
After hearing what his subordinates said, Shen Feng seriously began to think. They were now in the sky, and almost everyone needed to wear an oxygen mask to live. There was nothing to do in their spare time. Even if they could chat, the topics would always end. After chatting for so long, there was nothing left to talk about.
So Shen Feng found Lu Xian and said, "You have your own radio station, so you must know a lot about entertainment. Why don't you give us an idea to make everyone happy at this time!"
Lu Xian was also troubled when he heard this task. After all, he did not bring his guitar and had no opportunity to perform. However, this was the City Lord's order, so he could only comply. After careful consideration, he said, "How about we have a poetry competition at this time? The winner will receive a reward, which will liven up the atmosphere!"
Shen Feng thought this suggestion was very good, so he said, "This is good. Since everyone has nothing to do, let's have a poetry competition as you said!"
After that, Shen Feng issued an order for his subordinates to assemble urgently. Those who did not know thought it was time for battle, so they immediately became nervous. Some people were ready to die, thinking that if they died on the battlefield, they would be sacrificing themselves for the country, which was a good outcome.
However, Shen Feng finally said that this was to relieve everyone's tension, so a poetry competition would be held at this time, and everyone could participate enthusiastically.
Shen Feng worked very hard to cultivate his core team, so these disciples were specially trained. Whether it was literature and art, scientific knowledge, or some technical knowledge, there were specialized people to teach them. As a result, Shen Feng's students were talented youths.
Now that Shen Feng had organized such an event, everyone participated with the idea of just playing around. After all, even if they made a fool of themselves, not many people would see it. Moreover, doing something else could relax their mood.
However, before it began, Wang Xiqiang said to his fellow disciples, "We haven't seen the City Lord's masterpiece yet! At this time, we should let the master recite a poem first!"
So many people who loved to watch the excitement and not fear trouble started to egg him on. Shen Feng could only step forward. He did not expect that his suggestion would backfire. If he did not have a poem of appropriate quality, wouldn't he be laughed at?
At this time, Mu Ying whispered to Shen Feng, "Just recite a few lines casually, and I'll help you round it off later!"
Shen Feng nodded when he heard this. After thinking carefully, he said, "Seeing the silver-clad appearance below, I'll write a poem about snow. Of course, you can play freely. I'm not limiting your imagination right now!"
Everyone applauded and welcomed him at this time.
Shen Feng thought for a moment and said the first line of the poem: "One piece, one piece, and then one piece."
When everyone heard this first line, they were suddenly speechless, because they had all heard of this poem. It was said that this poem was written by Emperor Qianlong, the "Old Man of Ten Perfections," who simply counted the number of snowflakes.
If this was also considered a poem, then the threshold for writing poetry in this world would be too low.
"This guy is reciting such a superficial poem, it's really speechless. How can I help him round it off now?" Mu Ying was at a loss for words when she saw the current situation.
Although she had said she would help him round it off, she also needed him to show some real skill. As long as he recited a couple of cultured and meaningful poetic lines, she could help supplement them afterward, and then it would be rounded off.
"Destroy it! Such an absurd thing would happen to me. I really don't know what to say. Shen Feng, I can't help you round it off now. You'll have to fend for yourself!" Mu Ying thought to herself. After hearing the first line of the poem recited by Shen Feng, she understood that she could not complete this task and it was better to ignore it.
Shen Feng saw the astonished expressions on everyone's faces and then said, "Don't worry, there's more to come!"
Everyone present muttered, "Aren't you just counting snowflakes? What's so surprising about that? Qianlong already counted it once hundreds of years ago!"
However, Shen Feng then continued to recite, "Flying into the mud, they are all gone."
When everyone heard this line, they immediately felt a change in style, and it did not seem to be just a superficial poem about counting snowflakes.
Before everyone could react, Shen Feng continued to recite, "They disappear in front and follow continuously, finally changing the color of the mountains and rivers."
When this poem was recited, everyone present was stunned, because the momentum contained in this poem was magnificent. Ordinary people could not write such heroic poems, especially the last sentence, which was thought-provoking.
"One piece, one piece, and then one piece, flying into the mud, they are all gone. They disappear in front and follow continuously, finally changing the color of the mountains and rivers." Everyone carefully pondered the meaning of this poem and immediately felt that the City Lord in front of them became even more majestic. He did not expect that he would become the snowflakes that disappeared in front and followed continuously, and would change the color of the mountains and rivers on the ground.
Then, thunderous applause erupted from the crowd, and people looked at Shen Feng with fanaticism, as if they were infatuated with him.
Shen Feng said, "My performance is over. Now it's your turn. Don't disappoint me. Many of you are my disciples, so you have received high-level and high-quality training since childhood. If you can't even write poetry, you'll be embarrassing me!"
After this event, the atmosphere of panic in the crowd subsided a lot, because everyone's attention was shifted to reciting poems and matching couplets. Not many people were paying attention to the situation on the ground. Now, there were frequent occurrences of freezing rain, ice, and hail falling on the ground, making the people on the ground feel as if the end of the world had arrived. They could only hide on ships and then sail the ships, constantly breaking through the ice in front of them and moving forward.
The situation in the sky was completely different from the situation on the ground. People in the sky only needed to wear oxygen masks, eat, drink, and have fun every day, and then wait for the battle to come. But on the ground, to be precise, it was on the sea. People could only stay on ships. Even if they ran to the floating ice, they would soon encounter hail. Therefore, it was impossible to avoid hail in such a vast area, and they could only return to the ships.
So, the esper abilities on the ground all sighed, feeling that they had encountered a huge trouble, and now they were in a dilemma. No matter what they did, their winning percentage would be very slim.
If they rushed to fight the sea beasts for the meteorites, then when the battle ended, Shen Feng would descend from the sky and snatch the meteorites. But if they did not act now, the meteorites would still be out of their reach. They would eventually rapidly consume their food and energy, and in the end, they would only be able to return to the port to replenish their food and energy and could not sail for a long time.
Tom did not know what to say when he learned of the predicament. Now his side was in a dilemma, and it was not easy to break the situation.
At this moment, Akusi from India arrived. He had an idea and said, "I suggest that we on the ground unite to kill the sea beasts and then snatch the meteorites. Then we will not fight, but divide them equally. After all, our goals are the same. We all want to use the meteorites, but we don't want to launch them. Since that's the case, let's study the meteorites together and exclude Shen Feng, who is in the sky and preparing to harvest later. In this way, with so many of us together, we will have an absolute advantage over Shen Feng!"
Human beings are very cunning because they are always thinking about alliances and strategies, no matter when. Even those who are at a disadvantage will unite when they encounter difficulties and jointly fight against powerful enemies.
And now, with the united efforts of everyone, their winning percentage could be greatly increased.
Tom thought about it and found that this method was indeed feasible. Now everyone was on the ground. Although there were many people, after fighting the sea beasts, there would be huge casualties. At this time, it gave Shen Feng an opportunity to take advantage of it. To avoid this situation, everyone should unite first. As long as they defeated the sea beasts and obtained the meteorites, even if he descended from the sky with the wind, he could not directly snatch the meteorites.
"Your suggestion is very good. Next, I will contact others and gather the espers from Europe and Siberia. In this way, we will have an advantage! The only difficulty is how to divide the subsequent food. I suggest that everyone can unite to establish a research institute and study the contents of the meteorites together, and the research results will be shared by everyone!" Tom said.