On the top of the mountain, the wind is very noisy.

The vegetation in the saline-alkali land is already scarce, and there has not been a single raindrop falling recently, and the dust on the dry yellow ground is blown up by the wind to the top of the mountain from time to time.

Standing alone at the top of the mountain, his attendants had been driven down the hill by him, he was holding the blueprints, and he needed to think about the problems encountered in the water works that were going on on in this land.

While the soldiers who were working as laborers were motivated by the good news that they had been granted a 100-year tenure of land, the lack of potable water was a serious slowdown in the construction process.

Wells can also be drilled here, but the water is bitter and has to be filtered out of limescale before it can be drunk. Even so, there is a limited amount of water that can be boiled each day.

If it weren't for Auston I, who led by example and drank the water here, the soldiers would have been passive and slacking off.

It's been a month since he brought the army here to work, and the aqueduct has been almost completed, but the artificial lake used to store clean water is not a star and a half behind.

"It's not progressing enough, and it's better to dig deeper into the lake so that the groundwater can be washed clean in the shortest possible time. ”

Auston I nodded when he heard the voice coming from beside him, he could feel that the uninvited guest who suddenly appeared next to him was strong, but not malicious.

"Do you have any advice?" asked Auston I.

"Give me ten ores, and I promise to keep up with the construction of this artificial lake. The uninvited guest said confidently.

Auston I took a beautiful dagger from his waist and handed it over, saying, "I don't have any cash, so why don't you use this to settle the bill?"

"No problem. The uninvited guest took the dagger, "But it's better for you to cooperate in this matter, you just have to ...... like this"

The uninvited guest was gone, as if he had never come, and there was only a black line of Auston I on the top of the hill, and the noise of dust.

"Calcium oxide! Why didn't Lao Tzu think of this?" said Auston I, who stamped his feet in frustration, then took out his pipe and smoked a smoking.

A few days later.

In the city of Sepas, the royal capital of the kingdom of Ryric, this summer is particularly hot, and the cicadas on the cypress trees that can be seen everywhere in the city are singing very cheerfully.

In a luxurious living room, where the ice magic array on the wall made it cool enough, two old men were sitting on their respective sofas, one with his eyes closed and the other quietly looking out the window at the garden.

The drawing-room door was slammed open, and the owner of the house, Earl Rank, strode in.

Ranke said anxiously to the guests who had been waiting for him in the drawing-room, "Saxony, Palatinate, I know what is going on. ”

The Marquis of Saxony, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating, opened his eyes and looked at Ranke fixedly, and the Count of Palatinate, who was looking at the garden, also took his gaze back.

The servants immediately handed the tea to the master, and Ranke took the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

The weather outside was too hot, and Rank, who was already old, couldn't stand it.

Putting down the empty teacup decorated with the four demon characters of "Blossom Blossom and Wealth", Ranke finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"His Majesty the King has invited me here today to appraise some old antiques. Ranke said to the two old fellows.

They had been together this morning to discuss the fact that Auston I had drawn his army to dig a pit in the saline grounds, and it was not long before Ranke was invited to the palace by Auston I.

Palatinate was a little curious about this, and he asked, "What kind of antique is it that we need to invite our scholars?"

"Guess. Ranke looked at the Palatinate with a look of defiance.

The Palatinate was in a hurry, and for decades, whenever Ranke asked them to guess something, it often meant that something good was about to happen.

"Did you dig it out there?" replied first, but Saxony.

"That's right. Ranke picked up the maid's teacup that filled the tea again, "I am not the only scholar invited by His Majesty today, but also a few old friends from the intellectual city. ”

The Palatinate and Saxony watched as Ranke drank another cup of tea and waited silently for the next step.

In addition to being a nobleman, Ranke is also a well-known historian, and he has a special knowledge of the history of the demons.

"It's a pity that Professor McCaden has passed away, and if he were still alive, he would surely be glad to see those antiques. Ranke sighed.

At this moment, the Palatinate and Saxony were stunned, and since Ranke mentioned his teacher back then, it means that this matter is inseparable from the demons.

Then Ranke didn't sell it, he said, "That's the weapon used by the Janissaries of the Demon Clan hundreds of years ago. ”

The Palatinate wondered: "But the army of the demons has not reached the east for almost a thousand years, could it be that Catherine left behind?"

Ranke waved his hand, and the maids in the living room all withdrew, leaving only the three of them.

He lowered his voice and said, "It's a long dusty history, and everyone must have heard that the Knowledge City experienced a great war five hundred years ago. ”

The Palatinate and Saxony nodded, they had heard of this history, but no one knew the cause and effect.

Ranke said: "According to a confidential historical record, a brave man brought back the weapons used by the Holy Mother of the Demon Clan from Abyss City, and stored them in the Knowledge City. ”

Later, the demons sent a large number of people to snatch the weapon back. However, the troops sent by the demons were exterminated by us humans, but in the end, the demons who escorted the weapon disappeared along with the weapon. ”

Saxony's eyes flashed with greed, and he asked, "Are you sure that the weapon is hidden in that field?"

The Palatinate didn't fare much better, but he kept an eye on it, and he said, "Could it be just a coincidence, that those weapons were dropped by accident?"

"On the way back, I thought about it, if I just found a few weapons, it doesn't mean anything, but if I found a lot of weapons......

The three of them glanced at each other, and each had a guess in his heart.

Palatinate pondered and said, "It seems that our Majesty has got some clues, otherwise he would not have paid so much attention to that saline land." ”

Ranke said approvingly: "That's right, Your Majesty has had a special concern for places where weeds can only grow, or even grass can't, from the beginning, I'm afraid he planned it many years ago. ”

"Let's help Your Majesty. "There's not a lot of water in that place. ”

Within a few days, a convoy full of ale came to the outside of the Praetorian Guard barracks, which had been turned into engineers on the edge of the saline land.

A brave man who causes trouble for the brave

A brave man who causes trouble for the brave