Chapter 1481: Chapter 760: Difficult to Prove Oneself_2
The Patriarch of the Golden Wheat Sheaf Monastery did not imdiately lead Gaven and the others straight to the burned Central Granary, but instead, they inspected the two granaries located on the eastern and western ridges to ensure they were safe before heading to the Central Granary.
Shepherd Janira is now extrely impressed with the foresight of the monastery’s predecessors. Thanks to them, the Golden Wheat Sheaf Monastery wasn’t entirely devastated by the blaze. They simply couldn’t bring forth five thousand tons of grain in full, but it’s not like they have nothing left.
“Although there are many firebreak tunnels inside the warehouse, and firebreak distances have been set, the fact that a fire can start in a place with a fireproof barrier indicates that it isn’t just an accident but intentional arson. These settings are likely of no use now, and the entire underground warehouse might turn into a large oven, turning everything here to charcoal.”
At this mont, Janira has completely regained her calm, “While the mountain’s internal settings give it a much higher safety factor than ordinary warehouses, once sothing does happen, the difficulty of rescue increases significantly. A large amount of water simply can’t get in.”
Anyone who has seen the appearance of the Golden Wheat Sheaf Monastery warehouses can easily imagine the scene Janira describes.
The Central Granary had already turned into a giant oven, with tongues of fire several ters high spewing from it, thick smoke soaring into the sky, visible even from outside the Golden Wheat Sheaf Monastery.
By the ti Gaven and the others arrived at the Central Granary, the people there had long stopped firefighting, watching the massive tongues of fire gushing from the entrance of the granary with hopeless expressions. What can ordinary people say? Even those Transcendent Professionals dared not approach casually.
If it were a forest fire or if this granary were an ordinary one exposed in the open, Gaven could gather a group of Extraordinary Druids and perform weather manipulation to pour down a torrential rain, forcibly extinguishing the fire to save so grain.
In this current situation, Gaven was sowhat at a loss too.
“Can we seal the granary entrance with earth and stones? Cover it with earth and stone—isn’t it possible to put out the fire? If there’s no air in the warehouse, won’t the fire extinguish itself?” suggested Chief Councilor Haresk.
“Impossible,” several voices replied in unison.
“Why?” Chief Councilor asked, confused.
“The fire has already started, and the heat inside is absolutely astonishing. If we rashly seal the outlet that disperses the heat, it might indeed suffocate the fire, but it could also cause a massive explosion, blowing the entire granary sky-high. At that ti, the loss would not be just a granary; it might even cause flas and stones to fly everywhere, igniting other places and possibly causing a small-scale earthquake.”
The gno councilor who answered was nad Almas, an Alchemist specializing in explosive matters. His shop often sold dangerous items like Alchemical Gunpowder, which other councilors frequently criticized as increasing safety hazards in Mist Valley, since even in ordinary hands, such items could be incredibly destructive.
Although Chief Councilor did not approve of Almas’s business philosophy, he greatly respected his expert knowledge in explosives, “I see. I was ignorant. Are we just to watch and do nothing?”
“Of course, we can’t do absolutely nothing. If the temperature in the warehouse accumulates to a certain extent, it can easily explode. After all, this is a warehouse, not a dedicated forge.”
Almas again suggested, with his abundant expertise, “First, evacuate all irrelevant personnel as far as possible—this fire is beyond their intervention.
Then manipulate the weather to rain on the surrounding mountains, especially those densely wooded areas—thodically, with light rain first, to gradually lower the mountain temperature, preventing forest fires, and reduce the chance of an explosion.
Keep it raining continuously until the place is no longer burning.”
As an expert in explosions, Almas, though slightly over a ter tall, carried an air of eight ters high—everyone unwittingly believed him.
Janira nodded involuntarily, saying, “I’ll send people to evacuate them all right away, but as for manipulating the weather to rain…”
Gaven interjected voluntarily, “Leave that to .”
Without another word, he imdiately activated the Teleportation Spell and disappeared to gather the Extraordinary Druids. Although a Transcendent Archmage could perform weather manipulation too, this spell is not frequently used, so it’s not always morized or the casting materials prepared in advance. However, the Druids are likely prepared, as that’s their area of expertise.
As Gaven disappeared, Chief Councilor Haresk then earnestly gazed at the monastery’s patriarch, saying, “What’s going on? Why did the fire start neither earlier nor later but just now? Tell us the truth, did your monastery have a hand in it?”
Several other councilors also looked at Janira simultaneously, with the intent of questioning evident.
Clearly, they too harbored suspicions. This indeed concerned the Golden Wheat Sheaf Monastery alone, yet with a slight misstep, the entire Mist Valley could be ensnared in this conflict.
“I, just like you, am baffled.” Janira showed no excessive anger. After all, the overall situation was clear, and having such doubts was human nature, “You haven’t known for just a day or two, after all.”
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