Throughout history, there had only been three instances of large-scale flooding that occurred in Sea City, which were all well-documented. Once was during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, once was during the resistance movement in the Second World War, while the most recent one took place around the time when the nation-state was established. Based on the city records, these three times had devastated large swathes of fertile lands, caused a distressing number of casualties, almost destroying Sea City at that time.
However, it was not the same situation now, as more advanced anti-flood measures were being constructed all the time. Furthermore, due to the landscape of Sea City, a reinforced riverbank was built to defend against the centennial flood. Therefore, he believed that the imminent flood this time would not bring on consequences as severe as before, and the death toll should also be kept to a minimum.
