"Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh, the water level of the spring has dropped by more than half."
"However, the spring water can slowly replenish itself. It will only take a few hours for it to return to its original state."
A soldier reported to Lin Ke, while Lin Ke was looking at the heavy barrels full of water.
The other soldiers were hanging these barrels on the giant elephant.
Only giant elephants can lift these heavy objects, not even camels.
Lin Ke just looked at the giant elephants and was silent for a while.
Because the elephant was already carrying many large buckets and there was no extra space.
It would be better if we could get more water, but there seems to be no way to carry so much water.
"Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh, we can make a wooden wheelbarrow for transportation, and the giants can also carry things."
The Goliath giant came to Lin Ke, knelt down and said.
"That's great."
"Soldiers, keep bringing the water."
......
On the other side, in the village where Elisha was.
Early in the morning, Elisha and his family brought two robbers who were tied up tightly with ropes to a spacious place in the village.
The robber had a rag stuffed in his mouth, his face was covered with bruises, and he walked with a limp.
Elisha walked in front, holding a dagger that he had seized from the robbers, with dried blood still on the tip of the knife.
It was the blood left on Elisha's sheep.
“Look!”
At this time, a woman who was sweeping fallen leaves in front of the door was the first to shout.
“A robber has been caught at Elisha’s house!”
When the villagers heard this, they came from all directions and quickly formed a circle.
Some people spat at the robbers, some picked up stones and threw them at them, and more people patted Elisha's father on the shoulder.
“Elisha’s father, you are awesome!”
Even the blacksmith gave him a thumbs up: "You subdued two robbers by yourself!"
“It’s incredible!”
Elisha's father shook his head and wiped the sweat off his face with his rough hands: "We didn't do this by me."
Elisha’s father said, then raised his voice, “Yesterday evening, two passers-by helped us.”
"They were very skilled and knocked the two beasts down in just a few moves."
"These two beasts also killed our sheep..."
Elisha noticed that his father did not mention the Holy Pharaoh or the gold coins.
Just as Elisha was about to speak, his sister gently squeezed his hand, signaling him to be quiet.
The village chief pushed through the crowd and walked over.
He was a sturdy old man with a white beard. Looking at the two robbers, he first showed a fierce look.
Then, he turned to Elisha's father with a smile.
“Well done, Elisha’s father!”
He patted Elisha's father on the shoulder and said, "I will send someone to the nearby village to notify the sheriff and have them send soldiers to escort him."
Elisha's father suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Village leader, I have something more important to say."
Amid the people's shouting and cursing at the two robbers, Elisha's father pulled the village chief aside.
Elisha saw his father take something out of his arms that shone with gold in the morning light.
That is gold coin.
The village chief's eyes widened immediately.
"The two men who helped me catch the robbers gave me this."
"They say the contamination could expand and could even reach us."
"They suggested that we evacuate immediately and move towards the city of Laji."
The village chief's expression changed from surprise to suspicion: "Gold coins? You mean... those two officials sent from Hebron?"
My father hesitated and nodded.
After all, only this explanation seems reasonable.
At noon, all the elders of the village gathered under a tree in the center of the village.
Elisha's family was also called over.
The village chief placed five gold coins on the stone table under the tree, and everyone looked at the gold coins with their eyes wide open.
"Based on what Elisha has learned, he thinks we should evacuate the village for now."
“The contamination could spread here soon.”
The oldest elder immediately slammed the table and stood up: "Absurd! I have lived for seventy years and have never left our homeland because of a few rumors!"
Elisha's father then stepped forward.
“It’s not a rumor.”
"It's just a possibility, but if it really happens, we will lose our only source of water."
"That's dangerous."
Another elder scoffed, "Our spring is in the mountains, how could it be polluted?"
At this time, a woman suddenly spoke up: "But the water in our reservoir did have a strange smell yesterday. I discovered it when I was cooking."
"The oldest elder scolded: "What can a woman like you know?"
"The water in the reservoir is safer than spring water."
"There is no need to worry about anyone poisoning you."
"It's possible that someone poisoned the spring water!"
The argument lasted all afternoon, and Elisha sat in a corner, watching the adults bicker.
His sister leaned close to him, biting her lip.
The village chief finally made the decision: "Okay, okay, we will not evacuate."
"But just in case, you can prepare more water storage."
Then he turned to Elisha’s father and said, “Your concerns are valid, but the elders’ opinions are also important.”
My father was silent for a long time, and finally just nodded: "I understand."
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