Twenty-four pieces of wood flowed down the river to the city like ordinary broken logs. Although the gates of Heidem were tightly closed, ten waterways were dug into the walls to facilitate irrigation and the extraction of drinking water. These ten waterways are connected to the large river outside the city, and when the water level rises during the flood season, the city's pumps start working to pump the water that flows into Hydem. During the dry season, when the water level of the river drops, the people who live here open the cistern in the middle of the city and store up precious river water for emergencies.

Xiao Wanlong's troops were very lucky, and they caught the beginning of the dry season. In order to ensure that enough food was produced, the inhabitants of the city had opened all the waterways and cisterns. In this way, as long as these twenty-four warriors are not discovered, they will easily enter the center of the city.

Apparently Haydem's luck was a bit out of luck. On this day, it was destined to fall into the hands of Xiao Wanlong. Last night happened to be the special Farming Day in Heidem. This festival originated from the ritual of the ancestors to pray for the ancestors. Haydem was a wasteland before it became a city. Later, a group of pioneers came here and began to develop and build the area.

Soon, this place was transformed from the original wasteland into a county seat. And the pioneers decided to settle here. They became the first residents of the place.

Then came the war that destroyed human civilization. Most of the countries and regions on Shijie were drawn into the whirlpool of war. But no matter what, there are always a small number of people and cities that have survived, and Heidem is one of them. In fact, there is a reason why the war did not spread here.

First of all, most of the residents here are mainly engaged in agriculture and basically live a life without fighting with the world.

Secondly, it was not a strategic location at the time. No country or region wants to go here.

For these two reasons, Haydem not only managed to escape the war, but also became a refuge for those who survived the war.

This small and inconspicuous county town was flooded with outsiders for a period of time after the war. For these outsiders, the locals were naturally hospitable, but soon a very difficult problem arose. The food hoarded in the city was limited. It can only be eaten by the original residents. Now there were so many refugees from other places that the food in the city was quickly depleted.

But instead of sitting and waiting to die, the inhabitants mobilized the refugees to work together and used the resources and equipment available to improve production and increase food production. Thanks to the joint efforts of the people, the food shortage in the city has been solved. After several years of hard work, the city gradually became one of the important cities of Shijie after the war.

At the beginning of the republic, the government named the city Haydem. The state invested a lot of money in replanning and building the city. In just a few years, the scale and functionality of Hydem have been further upgraded. The people who live here have been given a new lease of life, but they have not forgotten the hard years of the struggle for food. Every year before the start of the farming season, on the first Sunday of April, the residents of Haydem will spontaneously hold a prayer ceremony to thank God for giving them food, hoping that God will allow them to have a good harvest this year.

With the advancement of science and technology in the Republic and the transformation of human beliefs, religion has completely withdrawn from the stage of history. In this day and age, no one would believe that any god could influence the development of agriculture. Little by little, the ritual of praying to God became a carnival festival. That is, last night, the annual Farming Festival turned the whole city into a city that never sleeps. People danced, sang, laughed, and mingled, and everyone was immersed in this sea of joy.

When Xiao Wanlong's troops came to Hydem. The inhabitants of this place have just fallen asleep. Everyone was asleep, no one cared about what was going on outside, and no one thought about what was going to happen. Because the history of the republic is absolutely safe, free from crime and killing. Even if there is a murderer like Mo Yantian, it doesn't matter, he won't run so far to commit murder anyway. That's what the inhabitants of the city think. They slept peacefully, completely unprepared for what was happening around them.

By this time, the twenty-four warriors had arrived at the designated place, the cistern in the middle of the city. They crawled out of the wood. Swim to the shore as fast as you can.

The cistern is part of the Haydem Water Purification Plant. The water that flows through the waterway needs to be disinfected and purified before it can be directly drunk, and the water purification plant is responsible for this process. Underneath the cistern there are dozens of pumps. They can pump the water from the pond into the distillation vats connected to them in a very short time. Each of these distillation barrels is more than a dozen meters high. They are completely computer-controlled. The untreated river water is distilled and purified day and night.

After purification, it has to go through seven or eight processes before drinking water can be delivered to residents' homes. The giant pipes that carry out the transport are directly above the distillation barrels. The pipes are supported with rebar supports. These stands are at least five or six meters above the ground. They protected the pipes from the cistern to the city gates. In this way, the waterway that transports the river below and the pipeline that transports pure water above form a "hui" character. The twenty-four men could easily return to the city gate by walking back along the pipeline.

One of them took out an oiled torch from his pocket and lit it. Others easily found the location of the pipes by the light of the torches. They moved on lightly. To be on the safe side. Everyone acts in nightwear at this dawn.

In a short time, the twenty-four men came to the gate of the city. By this time the sun had risen and the birds had jumped on the branches and started singing into the blue sky. The torch was now useless, and it was thrown aside. Twenty-four men climbed to the top of the city wall in a very orderly manner using the ladder on the city gate, where the control room that controlled the opening and closing of the city gate was located.

They trotted all the way to the control room. At this time, the staff is not yet at work. Since the Farming Festival in Heidem is known throughout the Republic, the inhabitants of Heidem do not work on these two days, they just keep partying all night and then sleeping all day with their heads covered. During these two days, the residents will completely abandon the original quality of hospitality. They refused all visitors until this year's festival was over. Because of this tradition, businessmen and tourists do not visit the city on these two days. Since no one will come, there is no need for the staff who are responsible for opening the gate to stay here. They don't want to miss out on the opportunity to party and get some sleep.

It is precisely because of this that Xiao Wanlong's troops have an opportunity. They skillfully pressed the open button, (Xiao Wanlong had already taught them how to open the city gate before the mission.) In a few moments, the wide gates were slowly raised.

Xiao Wanlong held the binoculars in his hand and said with a smile: "Good guy, it seems that it is really bloodless!" Good job! My brothers listened to my orders and prepared to enter the city. Remember not to burn, kill and loot, we can't learn from those brutes! ”

"Commanded. Handsome! The generals on the side replied in unison.

Xiao Wanlong put away the binoculars and nodded with satisfaction: "Okay!" Town! (To be continued......)