I Have A Martial Dao World

Chapter 492: 492. Move mountains and fill seas.

The Suez Canal is a critical international waterway, with 22% of the world's shipping containers passing through it, rightly being called the "main artery" of international shipping.

But in such an important place, something both amusing and frustrating happened—the canal was blocked by a sideways-grounded cargo ship. @@novelbin@@

Lu Yao pulled out his phone, searched, and saw plenty; this was recent hot news.

Many crew members, frustrated at being stuck, took numerous photos at the scene and posted them on social media.

One could see a 400-meter-long behemoth turned sideways, its massive hull acting as a roadblock, sealing off the canal so tightly no one could hope to get through.

The scene was somewhat comical, and many netizens left mocking comments:

[How on earth did you manage to do that? Are you trying to become the canal's plug?]

[Rumor has it that the sailors were trying to mooch off the shore's WiFi, got too close, and that's what caused the accident]

[The whole world is waiting for you alone, you could make history with this]

But as laughable as it was, the obstruction of the world's trade chokepoint would definitely have a series of serious effects.

The accident was estimated to cost global trade about 400 million dollars.

That might not sound like much, but that's money counted by the hour!

Meaning, for every hour the blockage lasted, it was like throwing 400 million dollars into the sea!

A day would then amount to ten billion, and it could trigger violent fluctuations in global markets, leading to unpredictable consequences.

Related parties were as agitated as ants on a hot pan, but they could do nothing about it.

The grounded behemoth was enormous, with a deadweight of 220,000 tons; moving it would be a massive undertaking, and only the devil knows how long it would take.

In their desperation, some thought of Lu Yao!

He was the one who had pulled a gigantic submarine up from the depths of the ocean; solving the issue of the grounded behemoth should not be a problem for him.

As a result, many countries and representatives of ocean-going conglomerates contacted officials in Xia Country, requesting assistance.

And as Xia Country held a leading position in international shipping, with either imports or exports being the most numerous, they naturally did not wish to see the canal blocked, so they sought out Lu Yao.

For Lu Yao, showing off was a fundamental need, an important guarantee for maintaining his powers; naturally, he did not mind making the trip.

Thus, the situation saw a turning point.

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Seven thousand kilometers away, at the Suez Canal.

The world-famous canal waters were azure and clear, without the slightest ripple, like a mirror reflecting the sky's azure.

Seagulls and other birds whose names one might not know soared with spread wings, cheekily skimming just past the behemoth, their merry calls scattering over the water.

In stark contrast to their good mood, the irritated sound of foghorns was incessant.

300 gigantic ships were stuck here, including an aircraft carrier from the Star Alliance Country, a continuous line of steel behemoths, a magnificent sight.

But none could pass.

At that moment, on a Xia Country cargo ship recognized by square-shaped characters on its hull, a few acquainted captains gathered to discuss.

The youngest among them couldn't keep calm and said with a look of urgency on his face:

"Even the military forces of the Star Alliance Country are helpless; why don't we detour around the Cape of Good Hope?"

He finished speaking and cast a glance at the densely packed containers aboard his ship, all goods urgently destined for their delivery points.

One of the older captains objected, "Taking that detour would add a month of travel and cost us an extra 5 million dollars for nothing... let's wait a bit longer."

Every second of delay here was a tangible loss, causing a collective sigh of exasperation among them.

Just then, a captain scrolling through his phone suddenly shouted excitedly:

"The news says there's a solution now! An Immortal is coming to help!"

The others quickly took out their phones, and soon enough, they saw the related reports.

At the same time, everyone knew the news that Lu Yao was coming to handle the situation!

The media conglomerates and social media titans who had signed the livestream contract with Lu Yao were frantically promoting the event.

The entire Blue Star network was gearing up for a new traffic extravaganza.

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Just as all eyes were on him, Lu Yao arrived at the accident scene with the Spiritual Sparrowhawks.

What they saw was a 400-meter-long giant ship sideways across the entire river channel, looking quite comical—it was really hard to imagine how it had ended up in such a position.

However, the ship had an unusual background—the ship owner was from Izumo, while the operating side was the Treasure Island People, but the captain and the crew were from Tianzhu.

Lu Yao shook his head and sighed, "Stacking so many buffs, no wonder such a bizarre incident happened."

By then, both banks of the canal were lined with long guns and short cannons, all belonging to various media and internet celebrities who had received the news and were waiting there.

There was also a military drone that had taken off from an aircraft carrier and was aiming here to shoot footage.

This was a move by a media giant from the Star Alliance Country, who, through connections and abuse of power, sought to obtain first-hand high-definition videos.

The other organizations, pressed for time, could only muster civilian-grade equipment and were slightly outmatched.

The cake was only so big, and there was intense competition among the giants.

And so, countless devices of various sizes and functions were aimed at Lu Yao.

Lu Yao waved his hand, letting the Spiritual Sparrowhawks go play on their own, then concentrated on handling the issue at hand.

Actually, this problem wasn't hard to solve, as Blue Star's wishes were infinite, and he could manifest an immense "Heart Image" to move the obstructing giant ship out of the way.

No sooner said than done, a Heart Image with three heads and six arms instantly appeared, drawing on wish-power and swelling rapidly.

100 meters, 200 meters, until it grew to 400 meters!

For Lu Yao, this was the limit of his abilities.

A Heart Image over 100 meters lost its practical combat value, as its gigantic body slowed down thoughts, making it incredibly sluggish, like a live target.

But at that moment, the task at hand required brute strength, so a slower reaction didn't matter.

"Let's do this!"

Lu Yao controlled the Heart Image to make its hands and fists unite, issuing a thunderous rumble like rolling thunder, as he stepped forward with his six arms extending out to embrace the ship that was blocking the way.

At this time, an ordinary person in front of him looked as small as a sunflower seed, and the excavators originally working on the shore were no bigger than matchboxes.

As Lu Yao made his move, the earth quaked and the mountains shook!

The calm waters of the canal churned violently as if boiling, and those unaware would have thought it was the sea during a torrential storm.

Succeeding waves several meters high soaked the reporters on the shore to the skin, while the repeated shaking of the earth made it difficult for people to stand steady.

The reporters let out instinctive shouts of surprise, but not one of them ran away, instead excitedly starting live coverage at the first opportunity:

[As you can see behind me, this is the Suez Canal accident scene, where Mr. Lu Yao is currently carrying out emergency operations...]

[Such a massive form! What do the people of Xia Country call it again... Law of Heaven and Earth? Law of Heaven and Earth... It's something that can move mountains and fill seas]

[The stranded giant ship weighs over 220,000 tons, and this is already the third day since the incident, with losses exceeding 30 billion dollars. Let us pray that Superman can make a difference... Oh my! Superman has lifted the stranded giant ship!]

Amidst ear-piercing metallic friction, Lu Yao's six arms tightly wrapped around the bow of the giant ship, deforming parts of the deck and the hull where he gripped.

A flock of seabirds, frightened, scattered in all directions as the Heart Image, resembling a god or demon, slowly lifted the equally enormous cargo ship as though it were a mere post.

Waters that fell seemed like a celestial river collapsing, and countless drones and filming equipment focused on this moment in time.

Amidst the shock of billions of spectators, the Heart Image, holding the giant ship, kept adjusting its orientation to position it in the center of the canal, then released its arms.

With a deafening "boom," the ship fell back into the water, causing waves more than 10 meters high that instantly collapsed a section of the riverbank.

Even the other giant ships anchored in the distance were affected, creaking and swaying.

The blockage had been cleared, and the canal was once again open for traffic!

At that moment, all the crews on-site and related personnel burst into frenzied cheers!

As for those watching the livestream, they too turned from shock to joy, feeling that the 20 minutes of commercials they'd watched had been well worth the price!