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Workers sealed both ends of the pipe with plugs and poured water in through the pre-reserved water inlet.

After filling the container with water, close the water inlet valve and let it stand for twenty minutes.

Old Tom squatted above the pipe, staring at the pressure gauge.

The pointer remained steadily at the set value without dropping.

He walked along the pipe again, checking each joint.

There was no leakage, no water droplets.

Old Tom walked back and nodded to Su Chen.

"qualified."

Mike signed the construction log to confirm.

Workers began backfilling the first section of the trench.

The trenching machine pushed the soil piled on both sides back into the trench.

Workers used a flat rammer to compact the soil.

Finally, sow grass seeds to restore the original appearance of the ground.

The construction team continued to move forward.

Segmented laying, segmented testing, and segmented backfilling.

Su Chen walked to the spring's outlet.

Mike followed behind with two workers.

Su Chen pointed to an open space outside the Spirit Spring.

"The main control valve and the diversion device are installed here, and the pipelines connect to the main pipeline from here."

Mike crouched down, measured the elevation, and marked the location on the drawing.

Workers began digging the foundation pit and pouring concrete for the base.

Su Chen took out the main control valve and the diversion device from the tool cart and installed them himself.

He aligned the valve flange with the main pipeline interface.

Tighten the bolts, wrap the threads with Teflon tape, and then apply a layer of sealant.

The diversion device has nine outlets, corresponding to nine pastoral areas.

Each outlet is equipped with an independent valve.

After installation, Su Chen opened the sluice gate at the spring's outlet.

Water flowed into the main pipe, the water pressure gauge jumped once, and then stabilized at the set value.

The flow meter shows 15 liters per second, enough to cover the nine major pastoral areas.

Su Chen squatted down and pressed his face against the pipe to listen to the sound of water.

The water flow was smooth, without any unusual noises or the sound of an air hammer.

He stood up and said to Mike, "There's no need to write about the Lingquan site in the construction log."

"If anyone asks, just say it's a deep groundwater well."

Mike glanced at Su Chen but didn't ask any further questions.

The log only stated "The main control valve has been installed."

Anderson's pickup truck was parked on the edge of the ranch.

He stood beside the car, looking in the direction of the construction.

Black Fang led the two wolves over, squatted inside the fence, and stared at Anderson.

Anderson hesitated for a moment, then got into the car and drove away without daring to approach.

Ling Feng swooped down from the sky, circled twice above Su Chen's head, and let out a short cry.

The system translated the message as: "No ongoing threat at the border; the perpetrator has been driven away."

Emma was simultaneously recording construction logs in her study.

She entered today's material usage, number of workers, and construction progress into the computer.

I checked each item against the budget sheet and found no overspending.

The construction team took five days.

The laying, testing, and backfilling of all main pipelines from pastoral area number nine to pastoral area number one have been completed.

With the final section of the pipeline joined, the entire 3,200-meter main pipeline is now connected.

Su Chen stood on a high point in the No. 1 pasture and used a walkie-talkie to notify Juan.

"Open the main valve."

Juan turned the valve handle at the spring outlet, and water flowed into the main pipe.

A few dozen seconds later, water began to gush from the outlet of Pasture No. 1.

Then water started flowing from all nine drainage outlets in the pastoral areas.

The water flow was stable, with no interruptions or splashes.

Old Tom, carrying a flow meter, checked the water outlets in each pastoral area.

The flow rate in Pasture No. 1 was too high, so he tightened the pressure reducing valve on the branch pipeline to adjust it to a suitable value.

The flow rate in Pasture No. 9 was low, so he turned on the booster pump, and the water pressure immediately increased.

"All passed."

Old Tom closed the recorder.

A prompt appeared on the system panel:

The main irrigation pipeline network for the entire region has been completed.

[Lingquan water supply covers nine pastoral areas]

[Pasture quality begins to improve]

Su Chen turned off the panel, and Mike walked over.

"The main pipeline is complete; we'll start digging branch pipelines tomorrow."

Su Chen nodded and turned to look at the nine pastoral areas.

The sound of water flowing in the pipes was very soft, but he could hear it clearly.

......

Mike led the construction team to work on the branch pipelines.

Nine branch lines were marked on the survey map.

It extends from the main pipeline interface into each pasture.

The total length is 1,800 meters, and the pipe diameter is 50 millimeters.

Su Chen stood beside the branch interface of Pasture No. 1 and said to Mike:

"All branch pipelines are buried underground and do not protrude above the ground."

"The sprinkler heads and watering points can be exposed, but the main pipes must be buried in the soil to prevent cattle from stepping on them."

Mike crouched down and used a measuring tape to measure the elevation of the branch interface.

"Eighty centimeters is enough. The water pressure in the branch pipes is not as high as that in the main pipe, so they don't need to be buried that deep."

Old Tom chimed in.

"Eighty centimeters is barely enough, but it's best to bury it to one meter."

"In winter, the permafrost layer will seep downwards, and if the pipes are buried too shallowly, they will freeze and crack."

Mike thought for a moment and then changed his mind: "Then let's bury it one meter deep."

Workers began laying out lines and digging trenches along the branch routes.

The branch trench is narrower than the main trench, with a width of forty centimeters.

The trenching machine was replaced with a smaller one with narrower tracks, which caused less damage to the grassland.

Old Tom adjusted the location of the branch water outlets according to the rotational grazing areas.

He marked the coordinates of each outlet on the map.

Workers are required to install the sprinkler heads at the marked locations, without deviation.

Juan squatted next to the branch pipeline, holding a survey map in his hand, directing the workers to avoid the underground cables and rocks.

There was a spot right above the cable.

Juan instructed the workers to go around the 30-centimeter mark and dig around it from the side.

Louis cleared debris from nine pastures a day ahead of schedule.

Scattered branches, stones, and scrap wire were all collected in the tool shed to provide working space for construction.

Su Chen activated his Earth Treasure Hunt skill and followed the branching routes.

The radar image in my mind showed that there were no large rocks or cavities below the branch road.

There were only a few small layers of gravel, which the trenching machine could easily dig out.

A prompt appeared on the system panel:

[Branch routes are unobstructed]

[Safe to construct]

Su Chen turned off the panel and continued walking forward.

The construction team installed the branch valves in sections.

Two valves for each pastoral area.

An inlet valve is installed at the interface between the branch pipe and the main pipe.

A drain valve is installed at the end of the branch pipe.

The inlet valve controls the water supply.

Drain valves are used to drain pipes in winter to prevent them from freezing and cracking.

Su Chen squatted down and inspected each valve.

There are no cracks on the valve body, and the handle rotates freely.

The joint was sealed with sealant and did not loosen after being tightened.

He stood up and nodded to Mike.

The workers continued laying the materials, with the brown bear Da Zhuang helping out beside the pile.

A branch pipe with a diameter of 50 millimeters is much lighter than the main pipe.

Dazhuang can carry three or four at a time.

I walked back and forth more than a dozen times from the material pile to the construction site, my nose puffing out white breath.

Veterinarians travel between pastures, checking the stress responses of cattle.

He tested the temperature of fifty cows with a thermometer, and all of them were normal.

I then examined the conjunctiva by flipping open the cow's eyelids; it was pink and not congested.

He wrote on the record board, "Construction noise did not cause stress, and the cattle are in stable condition."

Su Chen used the Beast King Affinity skill to stabilize the cattle herd.

Warm energy covered 680 cows.

The cows grazing did not look up.

The oxen that were walking did not quicken their pace.

Business as usual.

The construction team spent three days laying all the branch pipelines in the nine pastoral areas.

Su Chen directed the workers to install the zoned water control switches.

Nine switches are installed in the control cabinet at the spring's outlet.

Each switch corresponds to a pasture area and can be turned on or off independently without interfering with each other.

Mike directed the workers to conduct a unified water tightness test on the entire pipeline.

Workers closed all branch valves and started filling the main pipeline with water.

After filling the container with water, close the water inlet valve and let it stand for 30 minutes.

Old Tom stared at the pressure gauge, the pointer steadily hovering at the set value.

He then walked along the main pipe and the branch pipes.

Inspect every interface and every valve.

After walking nearly five kilometers, Old Tom returned to the starting point and nodded to Su Chen.

"No leaks whatsoever, meets the standard."

Su Chen entered the control room of the spring's outlet and opened the main control valve.

Water flows into the main pipe and then branches into nine branch pipes.

He turned on the nine zone water control switches in turn.

Water gushed out of the No. 1 pastoral area's water outlet, and the sprinkler head began to rotate, with the water mist covering a radius of fifteen meters.

Water gushed out of the No. 2 pastoral area's water outlet, the sprinkler heads started, and the water jet shot into the air, scattering into fine water droplets that fell down.

Number three, number four, number five, number six...

Water continued to flow from the outlet of Pasture No. 9 in sequence.

Water supply was provided simultaneously to nine pastoral areas.

The water flow was stable, with no interruptions or splashes.

A prompt appeared on the system panel:

[The entire region's irrigation system is now officially operational]

[Pasture quality improved by 20%]

[The pace of beef quality optimization is accelerating]