Chapter 130 Wei Shengxue: Sangji Fish Pond is under construction
"immortal!"
"It's the gods who have come to save us!"
"A flying ship! The gods have appeared!"
"Brothers, the gods are here, we will definitely survive!"
Amidst the chaos, Weishengxue dropped down the reinforcements nearby.
Liu Ji was the first person to communicate, shouting, "Where's the supervisor?"
He was still standing on the immortal boat, exuding an irresistible aura. A man, seemingly wallowing in mud, stepped out from the crowd and saluted, saying, "I am the river official, greeting the immortal envoy."
The person who delivers messages to the immortal is called the immortal messenger, which is a very logical name.
Liu Ji didn't have time to correct his address, so he took advantage of the pressure and asked, "Where is the Magistrate of Wushang County?"
"The county magistrate should be in the county government office. He is in charge of all matters, big or small, in the county."
Liu Ji nodded slightly, without saying yes or no.
Seeing that he remained silent and the reinforcements below were also standing still, the embankment official hurriedly bowed again and pleaded, "Immortal Envoy, the embankment is dangerous and difficult to deal with. Please help us."
Liu Ji said, "That's as it should be. We came here for this very reason. We only brought a few thousand bags of sand and soil for flood control. Is what's here enough?"
The riverbank official had been leading the troops against the flood for several days and was well aware of the manpower needed. He immediately replied, "Only about 200 men will remain here. The rest will follow me to the dam."
"Assign 30% of your personnel to the rear to transport sandbags. The county magistrate has already mobilized the entire county's manpower to make sandbags, so it should be sufficient for now."
"Go ahead, I'll be watching you here." A female voice sounded distant and a little cold, like the sound from the sky, with an irresistible power.
Is it a god?
The immortal said he would always be here with them!
The people on the river bank, who had been almost unable to hold on after several days of hard work, suddenly felt infinite power surging in their bodies.
The fairy said she would bless them and stay here with them!
"God bless us, we will definitely defend the dam!"
A green spiritual light descended from the sky, like falling snowflakes, landing on the edge of the river bank.
The fine and dense weeds grew rapidly, their roots deeply rooted in the mud on the river bank, tightly gluing the originally loose mud together.
Even the riverbanks, which had cracked into countless tiny gaps due to the flood, were blocked by these weeds, and water no longer seeped in.
"The flood peak will arrive in more than an hour. Please take defensive measures as soon as possible." The fairy sound pointed out the source of danger to them as if it were a prophecy.
"yes!"
"Brothers, follow me!"
After giving instructions to the people around him, the riverbank official shouted to the reinforcements on the other side: "Please, everyone, carry your sacks and follow me!"
"Please be careful and take care of yourselves!"
When everyone heard the order, they subconsciously looked at the spaceship. Seeing Liu Ji standing at the bow nodded, they immediately picked up the sacks and ran with the team.
The rain was heavier than before, and the big raindrops hit his face and even hurt a little, but the clerk on the riverbank felt his blood boiling and he felt particularly relieved.
It's like a child who can only encourage himself to support himself, and suddenly finds that there are adults supporting him. Even if he does nothing, just standing there, he feels a great sense of security.
Carpenter Zhang blended in with the crowd, running furiously, his hands constantly stacking sacks. Gradually, as the number of people reached a sufficient level, everyone spontaneously devised the most labor-saving method. The team formed a straight line, each person passing sacks side by side, quickly carrying each heavily loaded bag of sand and gravel to the riverbank.
Every time they raised the riverbank a level, a green light would fall from the clouds, and small grasses with tiny stems and leaves but exceptionally developed root systems would begin to grow, solidifying the originally loose and accumulated sand into a whole stone and soil wall that would not fall apart.
The gods are reinforcing the dam with them!
This realization made everyone excited and full of confidence.
If before we were fighting for our homes with all our might, now we are giving it our all after seeing hope.
Carpenter Zhang braved the wind and rain, the pelting rain pelting down on him. He could barely see anything in front of him, save for the tiny inch of vision left by the brim of his rain hat, which allowed him to glimpse the figures to his left, right, front, and back. They were strangers, yet in this moment, they displayed an astonishing rapport, their hands reaching out with perfect precision, as if they were born to be together.
On the flying boat, Wei Shengxue stood by the window, his gaze fixed on the distant upstream through the white rain curtain.
Liu Ji followed her gaze and looked forward, but the rain was so heavy that he could only see a distance of one or two feet in front of him. Further away, there was only a vast expanse of white fog.
"Master, what are you looking at?"
"The rain will continue for another two or three days. Do you think this dam can hold up?"
Liu Ji didn't answer directly, but simulated it in his mind before saying, "With you in charge, the dam and the riverbanks on both sides can be continuously raised. With the immortal grass as a stabilizing factor, it may not be as stable as concrete and steel, but it is enough to withstand the rising river water."
Wei Shengxue didn't look at him, but pointed out the flaw in his thinking: "The height can be increased, but can the base at the bottom increase the strength?"
"Master, what do you mean...?"
"The higher the water level, the stronger the water pressure accumulated at the bottom. I'm afraid that before the upper part is destroyed, the lower part will collapse."
Liu Ji followed her words and imagined: if a big hole broke out at the bottom of the dam, how many people on the dam would survive? Or how many people would not be swept away by the flood?
He looked at the immortal in front of him and silently concluded in his heart: No one can escape.
Just like when a landslide occurs, everyone on the mountain will be buried, seriously injured and die. This is their end.
"The Immortal Master will save them."
Wei Shengxue burst out laughing.
"I equipped them with methods to save their lives in the event of an accidental fall into the water, not to rescue them in the event of everyone being swept underwater. Even if they were under my watch, I might not be able to save everyone in time."
The power of nature is so vast and magnificent that it is not something that a young cultivator like her in the Nascent Soul stage can confront head-on.
"We should take advantage of the situation and follow the flow, rather than going against it."
Wei Shengxue unfolded a nearby topographic map and used his spiritual power to outline two branch lines on it. "Go ahead, don't let them dig out two tributaries. It's better to drain than to block."
Liu Ji looked at the two tributaries on the map with an embarrassed look on his face.
He had seen digging ditches before, but this was the first time he heard that people started digging tributaries after a flood.
"Master, this... is too late."
"Oh, don't worry." Wei Shengxue threw out two shovels. "Leave the digging to them. You just need to have people bag the excavated soil and rocks and transport them to the embankment."
So Liu Ji got off the boat with two flying shovels.
"This is an immortal tool." He pointed to the two shovels behind him. "The immortal, grateful for everyone's hard work, specially ordered me to dig ditches and divert the floodwaters."
He originally thought that such outrageous words would only be obeyed if a mandatory order was issued, but he got everyone's support as soon as he said it.
"What the immortal said might be right!"
"The magical weapon given by the immortal must be useful!"
With such enthusiasm, Liu Ji had to admit defeat.
The embankment officials assigned two men to lead two teams to dig the ditch, and Liu Ji turned and ran down the embankment.
He has more important things to do.
Evacuate the crowd.
The purpose of the immortal digging the ditches at this time was very obvious, which was to divert the flood, so these floods must have a place to go.
Flood discharge area.
The flood discharge area must be cleared before the floodwaters can be diverted.
"Where is the Magistrate of Wushang County?"
It's been so long, why is there no sign of anyone?
"Sir, the county magistrate will be here soon."
…
"Sir, the immortal has arrived with the county governor!"
“The levees are now being reinforced on the dikes!”
As soon as Magistrate Wushang opened his eyes, his confidant brought him the latest news, which scared him awake from his daze.
"The county magistrate is on the embankment?!"
"No, no, he..."
"That's good. Please ask the lord to go to the mountain quickly. Remember not to let him put himself in danger. I will be there soon." Magistrate Wushang stood up and fiddled with his clothes. He had to change the clothes that looked like pickled mustard greens, otherwise it would be too rude.
As soon as he finished speaking, a steady male voice came from outside the door. If you listen carefully, you can still hear the suppressed anger in it: "No need, I came here myself."
Magistrate Wushang looked up subconsciously and saw someone coming against the light. He walked with the gait of a dragon or a tiger, and his stature was so tall that he almost blocked most of the light outside his door.
"Greetings, Your Excellency the County Magistrate. Your humble servant, the Magistrate of Wushang County..."
"There's no need for these useless formalities at a time like this," Liu Ji said, giving him a deep look before throwing off his robe and sitting down. "The immortals will use their magical tools to dig a channel near the dam to release the floodwaters. You will immediately organize your forces and evacuate those in the flood zone."
"The immortal took action personally?!" An expression of ecstasy appeared on the face of the Wushang County Magistrate.
Liu Ji interrupted him directly and repeated the order, but this time it was much more oppressive.
The magistrate of Wushang County was a local, and he was more than happy to help his hometown avoid disasters. He immediately agreed and began to make arrangements despite his tired body.
As time passed, the dams and riverbanks on both sides became higher and higher, keeping the water level firmly below.
Carpenter Zhang wiped his face vigorously during his break, pulled a cold, hard pancake from his pocket, took a big bite, and chewed and swallowed vigorously. Beside him, a local from Wushang was breathing heavily and swallowing frequently.
He couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so he broke off a piece of bread and handed it to him, "Brother, eat it. You'll have the strength to work after you eat it."
The local people of Wushang took the cake with red eyes and said in a tearful voice: "Thank you, you came to help us and risked your lives, and you also gave me cake to eat. I really..."
Carpenter Zhang paused and began to feel embarrassed. He came here purely for the benefit of the immortal's blessing, which could not be called sincere.
"What are you thanking me for? We are all brothers from the same county. If you are not well, how can we be well downstream? Eat quickly, then take a rest, because we have to go up again."
After a short rest, they once again devoted themselves to flood prevention work.
When Carpenter Zhang occasionally took a break, he could notice that the team was getting bigger and bigger.
"That's a friend from Lin County." Someone explained to him.
At this moment, they are all heroes.
Carpenter Zhang felt like he was in the middle of the flood, feeling refreshed and full of energy. He worked so hard that he didn't even know when the flood peak would pass.
Three days later, the rain stopped and the sky cleared up.
This shaky dam was finally held thanks to everyone's efforts!
"Are we still alive?"
"Yes, we are still alive! Hahahaha, we are all still alive!"
"Thank you, Immortal!"
“Thank you, brothers and sisters!”
They cheered, took out the wine and meat from their home, set out a long table and chairs, and celebrated their survival together.
Unable to reach the fairy ship flying in the air, they set up an altar under the ship, lit three incense sticks, and placed wine, meat and food on it as offerings.
Wei Shengxue seen above: "..."
She really doesn't like incense!
Now that the flood has receded, it's time to think about the remaining problems.
Although no actual casualties or losses were caused this time, these low-lying areas should be utilized according to local conditions, while improving the local ability to resist floods.
"Let's use this as a test site for the mulberry fish pond."
Wei Shengxue drew several circles on the topographic map, marking the first batch of transformation sites.
I hope that after this renovation, the impact of floods here will be reduced.
And...where did the cement that was supposed to build the dam go?
This is also an issue worth further exploration.
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