Chapter 52 Is there a way to bring water to the tribe?

After a brief period of warmth, Yuanyuan became familiar with them.

He expressed his demands.

She wanted to take a bath, desperately so.

The sand rubbing against my skin was painful, itchy, and sticky—it was so uncomfortable.

They were taken aback at first, then told her to wait and that they would bring her water that evening.

Yuanyuan frowned. It wasn't even afternoon yet, and she couldn't wait until evening.

"Can I take a shower now?"

Ali and the others looked troubled.

Yuanyuan asked in confusion, "Don't you have any water here?"

"Yes, there is, but it's a bit far."

"Can you take me there? I feel so uncomfortable covered in sand."

The chief hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement and asked Ali to take a few orcs with him. After listening to her talk about taking a bath, the female, who hadn't felt anything before, belatedly realized that she was itchy all over.

The last few females went with them.

The team that originally consisted of four people has now become an eight-person team.

The sandy terrain was difficult to traverse, and the distance was long, so Ali and the others transformed into beasts to carry them there.

Ali's beast form is a purple scorpion, and Yuanyuan finds it a bit scary.

I didn't dare sit on his back at all.

Fortunately, there was a beastman, whose husband, the round-faced female, was a golden eagle.

Yuanyuan and the round-faced female rode on the back of the golden eagle.

Other orcs followed, each with their own females.

Ah Xiang was very fast; the journey that would normally take more than three hours he completed in just one and a half hours.

This oasis is not large, but it is surrounded by many green plants and has a clear lake in the middle, where small fish occasionally swim by.

It looks very clean.

"This place is so beautiful!" Yuanyuan excitedly ran to the lakeside, squatted down to look at her reflection in the water, her little face already flushed red from the sun.

The little snake slid off her wrist and burrowed into the water, where it tumbled comfortably in the cool lake.

The wolf cub also plunged into the lake, but it dared not go too far, staying just near the shallow water on the shore.

"Yuanyuan, let's go downstairs and wash up first!"

"good!"

They are the only ones who have arrived so far; the others will arrive in about an hour.

Ah Xiang kept watch from a short distance away to prevent any danger.

Yuanyuan and the round-faced female took off their clothes and walked into the lake.

Yuanyuan raised her hand and scratched her hair, her fingers filled with fine sand that fell down her hair.

My skin felt sticky, and the sand grains would come off easily when rubbed. There was even more sand hidden in the folds of my ears and neck.

She simply squatted down in the water, letting the lake water reach her shoulders, and cupped her hands to pour the water onto her hair.

The round-faced female was helping her tidy her hair. Seeing that she was covered in sand, she couldn't help but laugh and said, "Did you roll in a sand dune? Even your scalp is covered in sand!"

Yuanyuan stuck out her tongue, "I accidentally rolled into the sand pile."

Washing like this won't get it clean at all, so Yuanyuan plunged her head into the water.

Let the lake water wash over your scalp while rubbing it with your hands.

I only stopped poking when I got tired.

"This feels so much better!"

Yuanyuan shook her hair, wiped her face, and began to wash her body.

I soaked for another half hour before finally getting out of the water, satisfied.

Her hair dried naturally in the sun before the others arrived.

By this time, the little snake and the little wolf had already come ashore. The little snake was wrapped around her arm, and the little wolf was lying on the side, half asleep.

Ah Xiang finally had some time alone with his female master, so naturally he wouldn't miss this opportunity to get close to her. The newly arrived females couldn't wait to go into the water.

While no one was paying attention, Yuanyuan took out fresh meat pieces from her spatial storage and fed them to the wolf cub and the snake cub.

This meat was prepared by the forestry bureau staff for the wolf cubs and snake cubs; a full box is enough for them to eat for a long time.

The sun was setting in the west, and her bottom was getting numb from sitting. She shook her numb legs and began to slowly wander around the neighborhood.

Finally, it stopped on the other side of the lake.

They took off their shoes and sat by the lake, looking at the clear water, thinking about their journey from the tribe to here.

It must be so difficult to make such a long round trip every time we need to fetch water.

"System, system, is there any way to bring the water here to their tribe?"

"It's so inconvenient for them to get water!"

It doesn't need to be that complicated.

The oasis is connected to the tribe's underground waterways, allowing for the direct excavation of underground river channels within the tribe's territory. Once these underground rivers are connected, they will no longer have to worry about running out of water.

"Dig an underground river?" Yuanyuan's eyes lit up. "Can you tell me exactly how to dig it, and where to dig it?"

【sure. 】

………

Upon returning to the tribe, Yuanyuan immediately asked Ali to take her to the chieftain.

The chieftain and the old witch doctor were talking about something, and they both seemed a little puzzled when she came over.

"Grandpa Chief, I have a way to get water for the tribe so we don't have to run to the oasis to fetch water anymore!" Yuanyuan got straight to the point.

"Oh? What method?"

"It's about digging underground rivers..."

Yuanyuan told them everything the system had told her.

The group remained stunned for a long time after hearing this.

"There's an underground current? If this plan works, it will be a great blessing for the tribe!"

The witch doctor's eyes glistened with emotion.

The clan chief quickly came to his senses and looked at her with admiration.

How could he have never thought there would be an underground river before!

"The underground river is located quite low down, so we have to dig it very deep," the system said, adding that the underground river is thirty meters underground.

Ali rubbed his hands together, eager to get started. "What's so difficult about this? We orcs have plenty of strength. Let's gather our men and start digging right now!"

He turned and was about to leave.

"You just believe her like that?" You didn't even question her at all?

Ali was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then laughed and said frankly, "Of course I believe you!"

Even if it's a scam, they'll still give it a try, just in case!

If there really is water underground, they won't have to worry about not having water to drink after they dig it up.

The chieftain nodded, "You feel sorry for our hard work fetching water and are willing to put in the effort to help us. This sincerity is more important than anything else. Why shouldn't we believe you?"

More importantly, the witch doctor just told him that she might be the messenger of the beast god.

They revered the beast god and believed in witch doctors.

"Chief, shall I go and prepare now?"

"No rush, we can arrange it tomorrow. You take Yuanyuan back to rest first."

Yuanyuan has already said everything I just mentioned, so there's no need for her to stay.

She followed Ali back to the room that had been prepared for her.

...

The next morning, as soon as the news of digging an underground river spread, all the orcs in the tribe volunteered, and even some of the older orcs wanted to help.

Yuanyuan asked the system to mark the most suitable places.

I told them the location.

The orcs, having received their chieftain's orders, began digging!

The beastmen were sweating profusely but were full of energy, and Yuanyuan wanted to join in.

The orcs of the tribe took turns digging. By noon on the second day, the orc in charge of the front end suddenly shouted:

"Water is coming out! Water is really coming out!"

Yuanyuan rushed over and saw a thin stream of water seeping from the bottom of the ditch.

She immediately shouted, "Everyone, hurry up and finish digging the ditch behind us!"

After digging for most of the day, more and more cool water gushed out, forming a small puddle at the bottom.

The villagers gathered around, their faces beaming with excitement as they watched the endless flow of clean water.

They no longer needed to travel long distances to fetch water; they could directly obtain clear water, and they couldn't help but cheer.

The clan chief's eyes welled up with tears as he watched the water gushing out, and he held Yuanyuan's hand tightly.

"Little Yuanyuan, you are truly a lucky star for our tribe!"

With this underground river, our tribe will surely benefit for generations to come.

Yuanyuan smiled shyly, "This is the result of everyone's hard work!"

"Yuanyuan! We're back!"