A great drought ravages the land, leaving miles of barren earth. Refugees trade their children for food, and a bowl of clear soup with coarse rice can buy an official's daughter!
Liang Chuan transmigrates into the body of a lowly water demon from the Pai Sect on the eight-hundred-li Nujiang River. His elder brother has drowned, leaving behind a pair of gorgeous twin nieces crying for food and a crushing burden of taxes and levies.
From the start, a runner from the authorities comes to demand taxes, and Liang Chuan awakens the [Nujiang Waterway Insight Map].
[Today's water conditions: The Dragon Raises Its Head]
[Deepwater Sunken-Wood Cavern: Contains a century-old red-scaled giant carp. Its meat is delicious and rich in vital essence, worth ten taels of silver!]
[Black Wind Gorge Reef: In half an hour, a grain transport vessel operating illegally will strike the reef and sink. Thirty dan of polished rice can be seized!]
While others pray to the gods for rain and die of thirst, Liang Chuan relies on great rivers, great waters, and an abundance of fish and meat to fill his house with silver!
In a drought, controlling water and food means controlling everything. From a lowly water demon to a regional overlord ruling the watery realm and wielding grain as his power!
