Zhou Xian, who suffered a mental breakdown, finally died completely on the 13th day of swamp mode.
On the 15th day, the Central Primary School of Rich City started school.
Since the total population of the territory is only 5,000 and there are less than 100 elementary school students, the school is actually a bit simple and teachers have to teach mixed classes. But the first day of school was still very lively and everyone felt that they saw new hope.
Fan Hang and Wu Min moved to Pure Land for their children's schooling. On the first day of school, the couple walked their two children to school together, picking up some breakfast along the way. The children ate and skipped along, their parents earnestly admonishing them to study hard and not to be distracted in class. Suddenly, they felt as if they had returned to a time before the apocalypse.
Ding Yu and Wu Zhen's daughter, Wu Xi, also started school. Their adopted daughter, Zhu Qi, was originally slated to attend, but was too young to even start first grade and had to wait. Ding Yu had therefore repeatedly urged Ye Miao to open a kindergarten, and Ye Miao said she would consider it. While not perfunctory, it likely wouldn't happen anytime soon.
So on the first day of school, Wu Xi happily entered the campus, while Zhu Qi held Ding Yu's hand and watched anxiously from outside. Finally, she said a little aggrievedly: "Sister, you won't play with me anymore..."
"Hey..." Ding Yu laughed and touched her head. "Sister has to go to school. Come on, Mommy will take you to buy ice cream!"
When Zhu Qi heard the word "ice cream", her eyes lit up, and she answered loudly, "Okay!", and followed Ding Yu towards the market.
At the same time, Sun Aimei's daughter Sun Yuanyuan was busy feeding chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep in the yard behind the teaching building.
After joining Get Rich Overnight, Sun Yuanyuan had been working for Lu Weiwei and Su Xinran in the farming group. While this provided a good living, as a parent, she still wanted her child to study hard. So, after hearing that the territory had officially opened a primary school, Sun Aimei kept a close eye on the school's news. However, she learned that the enrollment age range was between 6 and 13, making Sun Yuanyuan overage.
Although she was over the age limit and there was no middle school, Sun Aimei still wanted her daughter to go to school. Later, Ye Miao came across a job recruiting teachers for animal training classes. The person they chose happened to be a former "employee" of Lu Weiwei and Su Xinran, and was very familiar with Sun Yuanyuan. Sun Aimei put Sun Yuanyuan in the position of teaching assistant, telling her to help out at school while waiting for the middle school to be established. She told her not to think about working in the future and to study hard first.
Sun Yuanyuan initially resisted this idea, believing it was the end of the world and that studying was pointless. She worked part-time, which provided a good environment and a happy life, along with food and drink, while also earning money. If she were to work as a teaching assistant at a university, while also providing food and drink and earning money, she would only make 500 gold coins a month, far less than before. If she were to become a middle school student in the future, she would not only not earn any money, but would also have to spend money.
But Sun Aimei was adamant. She told Sun Yuanyuan, "Our expenses aren't high. Even if I'm the only one earning money, we'll still have some money left over. You have the opportunity to go to school, and you must go. You have to understand how rare such opportunities are in the apocalypse. Besides, now that the territories are growing stronger and stronger, and everyone's lives are becoming more stable, the days of simply making a living by doing simple work may not end. Going to school and learning a little more than others is better than not learning at all."
Sun Yuanyuan: "But why do I have to be an elementary school teaching assistant? I finished my elementary school classes before the end of the world!"
Sun Aimei: "You should review! Besides, since you're still in elementary school, it's easier for you to hear about the establishment of a middle school first and avoid missing out!"
Sun Yuanyuan: “…”
She was not convinced by her mother, but she had no choice but to go to school obediently.
On the 16th day, the swamp mode ended. The first thing Ye Miao did when he woke up in the morning was to go into the warehouse to count the element inventory. The total quantity displayed by the system was:
Water Element (16670)
Ice Elemental (15763)
Fire Element (14087)
Wood Element (13792)
Grass Elemental (13963)
Mist Elemental (12481)
With this amount, if she wanted to stack up gold cards, she could do so without restraint. She doubted that she would ever use them all up until she died.
The next question is: What is the new model?
Ye Miao walked out of the warehouse and looked around. The weather was fine, with no snow or rain. The temperature was normal, neither too hot nor too cold.
I walked to the edge of the territory and took a look. There were no monsters attacking outside the protective barrier, but there were some small monsters spawning not far away. There were still fruits hanging on the branches of the fruit trees, which meant that all kinds of products were still normal.
Is that all right? Or will something happen during the night?
Ye Miao couldn't guess it for a moment, so he simply ignored it and went back to continue planning his territory.
The residential relocation is now nearly complete, and many vacant homes have been built in all four communities, allowing new residents to purchase and move in directly. The next step is market planning, and Ye Miao has implemented a new round of registrations, allowing merchants to freely choose which market area to relocate to. Once their applications are confirmed, those with their own stalls can move directly there, while those with existing stores will have theirs built. Meanwhile, some vendors, originally relocating to the western neighborhoods because the market is located there, can now relocate, and she can help coordinate the arrangements.
This set of tasks wasn't difficult, but it was quite complicated. However, Ye Miao wasn't working alone this time, as the "street offices" for the four residential areas had already been initially established. The only things she really needed to do personally were coordination and building houses; others would help her with everything else.
Ye Miao was busy until noon. She only had time to look at the unread messages from the morning when she was eating. After flipping through a few messages, she found that Chu Cheng contacted her at around ten o'clock.
Chu Cheng was on shift at the Tianju stronghold today, and the message he sent was: "Have you discovered what the new pattern is? I suspect it's a flood."
Since Ye Miao didn't reply, Chu Cheng didn't say anything more. Ye Miao was stunned after reading it and asked, "Why is it a flood? Did something happen at the base?"
New news came soon.
[Chu Cheng] There is a river on the east side of Tianju stronghold, very close to it. It was always very calm before, but today the water level suddenly rose, it became much wider, and the water flow became faster.
[Chu Cheng] If the water level rises further, I suspect it will affect the safety of the stronghold.
[Chu Cheng] Is the river near the main territory okay?
Ye Miao replied truthfully: "I haven't been out to check yet. I'll go check it out after dinner. But the river on the main territory side is quite far away, so it should be fine."
He continued, "Zhou Xian is dead, and the other core members of Tianju City have also been sentenced. We've transferred so many vendors over to the stronghold to help balance prices. That's improved the atmosphere a lot, right? If you feel unsafe, bring everyone over here."
[Chu Cheng] I will observe today and make a decision tomorrow.
[Ye Miao] Okay. Who's on duty at Red Maple Stronghold today?
[Chu Cheng] Shen Ruhuan is over there.
[Ye Miao] OK, I'll ask about his situation.
After the conversation ended, Ye Miao immediately sent a message to Shen Ruhuan. However, the Red Maple stronghold was in the urban area of T City, surrounded by high-rise buildings, and the nearest river was more than ten kilometers away. Therefore, Shen Ruhuan had no idea about the rising water and had nothing to talk about.
At around 1:00 PM, Ye Miao walked out of the territory gate to check the nearby river. As Chu Cheng had predicted, the river had risen and the water was flowing faster.
But Ye Miao took a closer look and didn't panic. Firstly, the river was still two or three kilometers from the territory, and secondly, reaching the river from the territory required descending a steep slope, meaning the territory was higher than here. Unless the system overrode the fundamental principle of "water flows to lower places," no matter how much the river rose, it would be unlikely to affect the safety of the territory.
After returning to the territory, Ye Miao suddenly realized another problem. She immediately rushed to the scenic area and found that the lake there had also risen in water.
There were residential buildings along the lakeside of the scenic area. Although it hadn't been affected yet, it would be disastrous if the water level continued to rise. Ye Miao had no choice but to build a dam on the spot, at least to protect the residential area first. Glancing at the workload, he expressionlessly drank two bottles of stamina potion.
In the evening, An Ruoying also sent a message. There were no rivers near Tiaodeng City, so she wasn't particularly concerned about the rising water levels. Seeing that the entire day was about to pass uneventfully, she thought the peaceful period had arrived early. She messaged Ye Miao to ask, "Miaomiao, have you tried building a river channel for trade? I haven't dared to contact other cities directly. How about we try opening up the waterway?"
Open to navigation!
If An Ruoying had proposed this yesterday, Ye Miao would have agreed directly. But today, she could only tell An Ruoying: "Wait, it's best to wait until this mode ends."
An Ruoying asked: "What's wrong? What's the new mode? I didn't notice anything unusual today..."
[Ye Miao] It might be a flood. Chu Cheng was the first to discover it, because there's a river near Tianju Stronghold, and the water level has risen significantly. After I heard about it, I went to the river outside the main territory to check, and the water level was also rising. Not only that, I have a scenic area here now, and the lake in the scenic area is flooded. I'm busy repairing the dam.
Building a dam...
An Ruoying was speechless.
[Ye Miao] Although it is not clear whether artificial rivers are affected by the flood mechanism, it is definitely right for us to be cautious. Building dams is really tiring!
An Ruoying had no choice but to say, "Okay...I'll listen to you."
Ye Miao worked until eight o'clock in the evening, and finally the dam blocked the houses near the lake. His stamina bar was emptied three times, and he was exhausted to the point of numbness.
At half past nine in the evening, it suddenly started to rain.
The rain poured down in torrents, its curtains so dense that it was impossible to see anything. Although the territory was shielded by a barrier, looking up at the barrier, which was completely soaked in a few seconds, one could feel the intensity of the rain.
Some members who hadn't returned to the territory rushed back, complaining as they entered: "Why is it raining so hard all of a sudden? It's scary!"
At the same time, rivers across the map began to silently rise in water levels, which in turn affected lakes and oceans.
In the west residential area, Hu Hao heard that it was raining heavily outside. He suddenly remembered that he lived by the lake and hurried out to check.
When they walked to the lake, they found that a dam had been built at some point, completely blocking their view and they could not see the lake at all.
So, bad news: it looks like they've lost the lake view rooms.
Good news: No need to worry about drowning in a flood.
After comparing themselves, the couple felt that life is more important.
The author has something to say:
I should be able to resume my 6th day tomorrow.
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