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Chapter 92 Mountain God Reservoir (45)

As you walk along the road paved with blue bricks, the envy in the eyes of the middle-aged people never stops.

While not unique to this era, it was extremely rare for a village to be so extravagant as to pave all its rural roads with blue bricks.

In most cases, a village that could afford to use bricks to build houses was considered relatively wealthy.

According to the middle-aged man, it seems that the "son of the mountain god" improved the brick-making process, which made Lijia Village a well-known brick-making powerhouse in the vicinity.

Unlike high-quality rice varieties that can be freely exchanged.

Lijia Village keeps a tight rein on the brick-making process and basically doesn't allow outsiders to get involved.

Even those who joined the "production brigade" had to go through numerous screenings and tests before they could learn even a part of the process.

"Is that the 'Mountain God Reservoir' that has already been built?"

Not long after entering Lijia Village, the middle-aged man saw the dam in the distance, which seemed out of place in this era.

In this era where even building a reservoir is considered a large-scale project.

Such a well-organized, orderly, and massive dam is almost an incredible miracle.

When the middle-aged man first came to Lijia Village three years ago, he heard that the "son of the mountain god" wanted to completely solve the problem of the village relying on the weather for its livelihood.

At first, the middle-aged man thought that the "son of the mountain god" wanted to ask the mountain god for help to move a tributary of the water system past Lijia Village.

To his utter surprise, the "son of the mountain god" mobilized hundreds of people from nearby villages to work together for three years to build such a groundbreaking reservoir.

Although this certainly involved the full support of the people of Lijia Village for the "Son of the Mountain God".

But this also shows that the "son of the mountain god" is different from the priests and shamans of the past.

He clearly preferred to use his wisdom to mobilize the mountain people and get everyone together to solve practical problems.

Most importantly, this means that the "son of the mountain god's" methods can be replicated.

The villages near Lijia Village worked together and spent three years building a "Mountain God Reservoir".

Can't villages in other regions build their own reservoirs in a similar way?

"Yes, that is the 'Mountain God Reservoir', but it is not fully completed yet."

Looking at the distant dam with a complicated expression, Xiao'e clearly knew this better than the middle-aged man.

In order to coordinate the relationship between the various villages, and also to prevent the construction of this reservoir from affecting the water use of the upstream and downstream villages.

From the very beginning of the reservoir's construction, Xiao'e had been in continuous contact and discussions with the former village chief of Lijia Village.

"This isn't even finished yet!?"

Looking at the water pipes and canals that branch off from the reservoir and flow to the various terraced fields, the middle-aged man's face showed disbelief and astonishment.

The middle-aged man was a skilled farmer from the mountains, and he could naturally see the function of these water pipes and canals.

Storing water during the wet season and releasing water during the dry season...

This ensures that the crops in these terraced fields have ample water for irrigation at all times.

If their village had a reservoir like this, middle-aged people wouldn't have to worry about whether they'd have enough to eat next year.

“That ‘son of the mountain god’ is different from us ordinary people.”

"Although he built reservoirs and canals, he never used them just as reservoirs and canals."

"In the vision of that 'son of the mountain god,' water storage and irrigation were merely the most basic uses of this reservoir."

Xiao'e glanced hesitantly at the middle-aged man, then, thinking of Li Boyang's final plan for the reservoir, she quickly continued to explain.

"We humans are not the only ones living in these mountains; there are also other intelligent spirits and creatures."

“‘The son of the mountain god’ doesn’t want our conflict to escalate further, so this reservoir also serves the purposes of flood control, aquaculture, and even improving the ecological environment…” Perhaps knowing that these terms would be difficult for middle-aged people to understand, Xiao’e used a simpler and clearer way of putting it.

Have you ever heard of a fish with a human face?

"It's one of those four-clawed fish with a human face."

"They live near water and have extremely high requirements for water quality, so their numbers are very small."

"But ever since this reservoir was built, every winter, the human-faced fish enters the reservoir through the migration channel and stays there until the following year."

"There are also some mountain spirits and monsters that cannot find water during the dry season, and they will also choose to live near this reservoir."

Hearing Xiao'e say this, the middle-aged man's shock and astonishment became even more pronounced.

"Isn't the son of the mountain god afraid that they will attack the village?"

Xiao'e shook her head gently and said in a firm tone.

"No, they not only didn't attack the village, they even intentionally or unintentionally protected the reservoir."

The mountain spirits and monsters of this world are not purely wild beasts.

The intelligent individuals among them are not much less intelligent than humans.

The construction of a large reservoir can only bring benefits to this region.

Furthermore, most of those spirits and monsters are connected with mountain gods and river gods, so it is very clear who was in charge of building this reservoir.

Whether it's the red-haired demon who split mountains and cleaved the earth with a single sword strike, or the mountain god of Flying Peak who has become active again...

These are not ordinary mountain spirits or wild monsters that could stage an accident for them.

They will naturally choose to abide by the rules and order established by these two "gods".

It's just a slight preference for humans, isn't it?

Those mountain spirits and monsters could accept it perfectly well, since similar things had happened before.

"But just in case..."

He opened his mouth as if to speak, but hesitated, clearly still unable to accept this fact.

After all, the middle-aged man's village had been attacked by a mountain monster not long ago, and he had no liking for those mountain spirits and monsters in the forest.

"There's no chance of anything going wrong; those mountain spirits and monsters wouldn't dare to act recklessly here."

As Xiao'e finished speaking, the two of them officially entered the residential area of ​​Lijia Village.

Then, the middle-aged people saw strong and healthy young people working in the fields, and occasionally they could see some half-grown children playing and frolicking.

Compared to the emaciated mountain people, these young adults and children generally appeared quite robust.

Especially the girl in the lead who was playing with a butterfly knife.

His lean, muscular physique exudes an aesthetic that is distinct from that of this era.

"I already told you, this isn't a place for you to fool around!"

With one hand, she lifted a waving, clawing boy, and then the girl leaped out of the field.

The nearly two-meter-high ridge seemed to her as if it didn't exist at all.

As for the young people working nearby?
They simply watched all this unfold with amusement, and some even mocked the boy for daring to challenge the girl's authority.

It's easy to imagine that this scene was just a typical day in the village.

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(End of this chapter)