Chapter 125: Planning the “Reservoir”

The outskirts of Moravia belonged to a semi-humid region, and its water resources were not particularly abundant.

What was miraculous, however, was that the northern part of this city boasted vast, lush forests.

This was likely inseparable from the rivers flowing through this land and the huge Lake to the north.

Although Su Yao’s Town had already begun to take shape, the problem of “population” was an unavoidable hurdle if he wanted to continue its development.

The resources produced by the Dungeon were limited, after all.

If he did not save up DP, he might have been able to support more people, but unfortunately, his Dungeon also needed to grow.

Setting aside everything else, just one of those “legendary” Monsters in the DP Shop cost tens of thousands or even millions of DP.

Imagine a scene where a Dragon was willing to obey his commands… What kind of sight would that be?

Not only could Chlorel drive out the invaders, but her Nation could also rest easy in the future just like the Saint Nation.

Naturally, the backward “feudal system” of the Noble class could undergo drastic reforms under her leadership with his help.

With a “Guardian Dragon” present, even if she destroyed the cakes on the plates of those corrupt Nobles, they would not dare to utter a word.

Unfortunately, all of this would likely have to wait for a long time. For a Dragon not only possesses immense Wisdom but also terrifying strength.

This was beyond the reach of someone like him, who still had to rely on tricks like “attacking the reverse scale” and fighting for half a day just to defeat a Dragon…

Back to the point, the “population” problem required “agriculture” to be solved, and developing agriculture required land.

Su Yao flipped through the Map borrowed from the Town’s designer, Frank, and together with Chlorel, they settled on the first piece of land to be used for agricultural cultivation.

It was located to the northeast of the Town, about a hundred kilometers away, situated at the midpoint between the Town and the previously mentioned “huge Lake.”

He intended to build a “new village” of the Magic world at this location. As long as the farmers planted the seeds he provided, he would give them a certain percentage of tax incentives during the harvest.

What? He wasn’t a Lord? By what right could he grant tax exemptions?

He forgot to mention that after the fall of Willey, this territory had become a directly governed land of the Vichy Royal Family.

The person superficially in charge of the territory was Princess Eveleel, though she clearly disliked such Troublesome matters.

As soon as the investigation team left, she would find any excuse to hand over all the work of managing this territory to the “Adjutant.”

As for the candidate for the Adjutant, it had already been internally decided—it was none other than Su Yao himself.

Of course, managing the territory would definitely be the job of a certain Royal Princess. This could be considered an “internship” before she became a “leader of the Nation” in the future.

It certainly wasn’t that a certain Blonde Loli wanted to slack off!

That being said, if it was too exhausting for Chlorel to handle these things alone, Su Yao could assist her slightly as a “secretary.”

As the saying goes, when there is work, the secretary does it; when there is no work…

Wait, it was the other way around! Chlorel should be his secretary!

In short, the location of the first agricultural zone was decided just like that, to say nothing of building houses and laying down roads.

However, before that, they needed to log the area, reclaim the fields, and clear out the Monsters in the surrounding Forest… Just hearing about this series of tasks made it clear it would be time-consuming.

With no other choice, Su Yao could only obtain agricultural products through the small towns and villages around Moravia until the new village was completed.

Obtaining “cotton cloth” was even more distant, but at least there was hope…

At the same time, constructing the Town and the new village required a large amount of Gold Coins, and relying solely on the “legacy” left by the Ashley Chamber of Commerce was definitely not enough.

Fortunately, he now “had mines at home.” Learning from the previous lesson of “a tall tree attracts the wind,” he could not sell too much at once when “selling ore for money” at this stage.

Even so, the income from high-purity Magic Ore was enough to alleviate Su Yao’s current “Gold Coin deficit.”

If everything went smoothly, the new village would be finished before next spring. At that time, “Soybeans,” “cotton,” and a type of tuberous plant that resembled “potatoes” would all begin “pilot planting” there.

Naturally, “Water Sources” were essential for planting crops.

Large-scale irrigation water could not be satisfied by just a few high-purity “Water Source Stones.” Furthermore, using Magic Ore to design irrigation facilities to bring water into the village would be too Troublesome to manage.

Not only were the facilities easily stolen, but if these farmers accidentally leaked the news that he had a large amount of high-purity Magic Ore, other Troubles would certainly come knocking.

Therefore, the best method to solve the irrigation water for agriculture was to build a “reservoir.”

And speaking of building a reservoir, they had to utilize that huge Lake about two hundred kilometers to the northeast of the Town.

Similarly, as water conservancy facilities, reservoirs in the Magic world did not necessarily have to rely on rivers.

Theoretically speaking, one only needed to build a “large pool” that could store water and then pave the bottom of the pool with “Water Source Stones.”

Of course, no one in reality would do such a stupid thing.

Not only was the cost too high, but it was also inconvenient for the regular drainage and maintenance after the reservoir was built.

The best plan was to construct a “canal” connecting the “reservoir” and that Lake.

Most naturally formed Lake beds contained high-purity “Water Source Stones.”

This was the main reason why most Lakes in this world would not dry up even without common Water Sources such as “precipitation,” “surface runoff,” or “underground rivers.”

Before building the “reservoir,” a field inspection was an essential step.

Su Yao needed to head to the vicinity of that Lake first to clear away the dangerous Monsters nearby, and then bring Frank and his Subordinate engineers over.

Before departing, she inquired a bit with Chlorel and Hilvi about information regarding that Lake, but there was nothing noteworthy.

If she had to say something, that Lake just happened to be located at the border junction of three Nations.

Despite being an important Water Source, it was used to demarcate national borders. Su Yao felt it was a bit of a pity, but did not think much of it.

Every Nation wanted to fight for this Lake, and it was normal for the final result to be that no Nation could have it. Such things happened often in the original world as well.

After greeting Chlorel and the others, Su Yao left the Town and came to the nearby Forest. He blew a whistle.

Before long, a handsome Griffin descended from the sky. After being fed a few pieces of “beef leg meat” and receiving its permission, Su Yao happily climbed onto the Griffin’s back.

The white and brown feathers felt very soft to the touch, and of course, their more important function was to provide warmth.

A journey of over two hundred kilometers was not short. Even with a Griffin that could fly quickly, it took him nearly four hours to reach this Lake.

First, he flew in a circle around the Lake in the air. After overlooking the scenery, he came to the shore. During this time, Su Yao did not notice that the Griffin beneath him was trembling slightly…

Everything was going smoothly. After wandering around for a while longer to see if there were any dangerous Monsters that needed cleaning up, he could call it a day.

However, on the Lake surface not far away, a thick, milky-white Mist enveloped the entire Lake and the nearby Forest…