The super lord of the island

Chapter 36 036. Water shortage
Unlike arable land, the vegetable field does not need a large area, and three serfs can be transferred to cultivate a large area, which will not affect this year's spring plowing plan.

But when Mai Duo and others worked hard to grow vegetables and fruits, an increasingly serious problem was posed in front of everyone.

"This well..."

Jialan stood beside the only well in Aurora Village, frowning.

"Yes, sir, the well water is not enough." McGonagall said, "Since I brought back these slaves, I not only need to supply the fresh water that the slaves need to drink every day, but also carry water to irrigate the farmland.

In addition, the subordinates have already reminded Elena to let her bathe with less water every day. "

You can also bathe with sea water, but the beach is two kilometers away from the village, and it is too labor-intensive to have people responsible for carrying the water back and forth, and frequent bathing with salt water is not good for the skin. Jialan simply cut off more than half of his water consumption, giving priority to drinking water .

Of course, the most critical thing is the water for farmland irrigation. The cultivated land cannot be irrigated with seawater, otherwise it will become saline-alkali land in minutes, and half a grain of grain will not grow.

"Call Maihe Malt, who is in charge of managing the serfs, I have something to ask them."

The lord ordered, and McGonagall quickly went to the south to cultivate the land and brought the two over.

"Mai He (Mat) has met adults."

Compared with when they were first summoned, the skin of the two people was obviously tanned, the palms became rough, and the soles of the feet were covered with thick mud. They looked like old farmers.

Instead of talking nonsense with the two, Jialan directly asked about the progress of land reclamation: "How many acres of farmland have been sown with seeds?"

"My lord, there are fifteen acres of wheat."

"Fifteen acres..."

Jialan squinted her eyes and thought, ten acres of high-quality fertile soil was a resource from the system gift package, including ten bags of high-yielding wheat seeds, which meant that serfs could grow ten acres of wheat fields by simply digging the soil.

The real cultivated land is actually only five mu.

Seemingly seeing Jialan's dissatisfaction, Mai He quickly explained.

"Reporting to the lord, the serfs mainly spend their energy on cutting down the forest. The lumberyard has taken up a lot of manpower to process the wood; what's more, the surface of the soil layer is covered with thick dead branches and fallen leaves, and it is necessary to dig [-] to [-] centimeters deep The black soil turned up."

"The strong and huge roots must also be dug out, otherwise they will rot in the ground and destroy the wheat seedlings."

"Fortunately, the Wali pharmacist provided a large amount of insect repellent, otherwise the snakes and insects hidden in the branches would be enough for a serf to drink a pot."

The two talked about the various difficulties in opening up wasteland in detail. If you don't experience it yourself, it is difficult to appreciate the hardships in opening up wasteland.

"Well, I didn't think about it comprehensively."

Jialan was not an unreasonable person. After hearing all kinds of difficulties, instead of blaming them, he praised the two and asked them to lead the serfs to continue to advance before the summer completely came, sowing as many seeds as possible.

"You don't have to worry, Aurora Village is initially established, and it will take time to operate it."

After Maihe Malya left, the butler Mag who listened to him spoke a word of comfort.

"I know, so they have done a good job." Jialan shrugged, "But the problem of fresh water is a trouble, and it must be resolved as soon as possible."

There is no shortage of water resources in the world of Valorance, but ninety-nine percent is sea water, and fresh water that can be used directly is very scarce, because the nature of recycling is only a little better than metal minerals.

Back at the camp, Walli mentioned that there are freshwater rivers and lakes in the north of the island, five kilometers from the port, and 12 kilometers from Aurora Village.

"It's too far away."

Jialan sighed silently, it was unrealistic to fetch water from such a distant place, not to mention the lack of convenient means of transportation, the danger along the way was enough to dissuade him.

"My lord, just dig another deep well in the village." Mag suggested.

"That's the only way to do it."

Jialan knew well that digging a well was the next best thing to do.

The well now used in the village was rebuilt on the basis of the old well, and it didn't take much trouble. But it is not so simple to drill a new well, not to mention time-consuming and labor-intensive. The fresh water produced is also very limited, and there are failures. risk.

But if the wells are not even drilled, Jiguang Village will soon face water shortages.

Just as Jialan and Mag were discussing how to dig a well, Elena, who was following beside her, suddenly spoke.

"Why don't you use the elemental circle to convert the sea water into an endless stream of fresh water?"

"Why are you staring at me? All island cities that lack fresh water do this, and Walrus Island also has them."

Looking at the two people in a daze, Yi Lianna was a little confused.

"Is there... still such a thing?" Jialan rubbed his nose, with a questioning tone on his mouth, but he actually believed it.

"Of course, the islands of the Ionina Alliance are as numerous as stars, with a population of hundreds of millions. How can a little rainwater and river water be enough to drink?"

In fact, they can't be blamed for this. One is exiled before leaving society, and the other is a character summoned by the system. It's normal to lack some common sense.

"Then you know the magic circle!" Jia Lan seemed to be grasping at straws.

"Uh...my major is dance! How could the instructor teach this kind of thing!" Elena said speechlessly.

"Forget it, I'm happy for nothing, let's dig a well. Although your master and I are true magicians, I don't know anything about magic circles."

"Sir, have you forgotten?"

Yi Lianna secretly stretched out her hand and pointed in the direction of the stone house where Auguste lived. Jialan immediately understood when she saw this.

"I have your Elena! If the matter comes to pass, I will reward you greatly!" After speaking, Jialan hurriedly walked towards the stone house where Auguste was.

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bang bang~

There were two friendly knocks on the door.

"Auguente! Are you there!"

"Please come in."

With a creak, the wooden door moved without wind.

Jialan looked back, raised her hand to signal McGuirena to stay outside the door, and enter the room alone.

Walking into the room, you feel as if you are in a primitive jungle, with large green leaves coming into view, and emerald green vines criss-crossing.

The wooden chair sitting under Augente was made by Myron himself. The surface was polished very smooth, revealing a beautiful wooden texture, but now the legs of this chair have grown thin and squeezed all the way down into the cracks of the bricks. Take root in the soil at an unknown depth.

The bark is peeled off, and the buds are extracted from the edges and corners cut with a planer. They grow intertwined like vines, and weave a green chair back that resembles a peacock spreading its tail.

Not only chairs, but also tables, hangers, and cabinets.

The luxuriant branches and green leaves climbed along the brick cracks and spread to the whole stone house, wrapping it from the inside to the outside, like a deep forest.

Faced with this situation, Jialan was deeply surprised. Obviously, this was done by Auguste, and it was a force he could not understand.

"Sit down, Baron, and have a cup of tea."

August Ente was sitting on the original rattan chair. He waved his palm lightly, and a branch full of green leaves rolled up the teacup, sent it to Jialan, and then gently retracted it, turning into an ordinary branch without moving.

"Sorry, I forgot to tell you, I am actually a mage who is proficient in natural magic. I used my magic power to slightly remodel this room. I hope you don't mind."

"Mind? Oh! Of course not! Uh... beautiful, really wonderful... uh... natural magic."

Jialan shrugged and sat down across from Auguste.

(End of this chapter)