5. Foothold Chapter 161 Winterless River, Moonlight Lake

Donald's plan to dig a river channel and create an artificial lake between the Moonlight Glade and the Twilight Forest spread through the mouth of William and others, and soon attracted the attention of the entire territory.

The merchants, civilians, and adventurers were all shocked when they saw the huge lake crater that appeared between the two forests on the north side of the territory.

To achieve such a feat with one's own strength is absolutely beyond the reach of ordinary people, and he is worthy of being a powerful mage.

Most of the civilians were glad that the territory had its own water source.

Although the Northland is not as short of water as the Northwest Wasteland, most areas where there are no rivers in the vicinity need to ask a mage to probe the water source and then build a deep well.

If Donald's artificially created water source is successful this time, it will be a benefit to the people of the small northern county area, including the surrounding towns and villages.

Half a month later, the basic works of the island in the middle of the lake were quickly completed, and the outer dock dock was also completed, the main body of which was the neutral building goblin dock that Donald spent energy to exchange, and on this basis, a small port area was expanded in the southeast of the lakeshore to facilitate water fishing in the future.

Donald officially named the man-made lake Moonlight Lake, after the shape of the lake itself and the moonlit woodland. The new river is called the Wudong River, and although there is snow in the territory, the climate remains above freezing, so it is not an exaggeration to call it Wudong.

The river to the north of the Neverwinter River had also been dug up before the source stream, and it was only necessary to wait for Donald's order to dig up the last obstacle and open the sluice gate to release the water.

So Donald left only the war puppet and ordered the mountain giants to return the way they came, with other tasks waiting for him.

Once the mountain giants were gone, Donald gave the order to dig the last stretch of the river, and with the efforts of the war puppets, a few minutes later, the clear, icy water was intercepted from here and flowed into the artificially dug river.

To Donald's surprise, the course of the Neverwinter River had been so strong that it would not lose much soil even if it were to be brought in, and the water was so clear that there was no muddy water as expected.

The river was long, but the source of the river was not abundant, so the speed of the water was not fast, and it was only half of the river when the mountain giants had returned to the artificial lake.

"Oh my God! What a monster this is!"

"yes! This guy looks like a hill, or a mountain of stones!"

The appearance of the mountain giant caused a stir at the lake, but it was quickly suppressed by Donald, who had rushed back early.

After knowing that this big guy was under the control of the lord, everyone was no longer frightened, and of course they didn't dare to get too close to this big guy.

Donald and a few officials stood by the lake with most of the onlookers and waited, and it was half an hour before they saw what was happening in the river.

"Quick, everyone, look, the water is coming!"

"There's water, there's water! There's water in our territory......"

The onlookers on the edge of the moonlight lake, which only has a deep pit, shouted in surprise.

Although the little water flowing from the river is not even a chance compared to the whole lake, the flow is continuous, and it is estimated that it will take some time to fill the whole lake.

Seeing that the source of the Neverwinter River had been opened, Donald once again ordered the Mountain Giants to move, on the side of the small harbor, and then to the south, and to the southeast along the way, leaving the sentry guard as a marker.

This time, the river was at least twice as long as the previous one, passing not only through the Barony of Red Maple, but also all the way to the northern part of Barony Gerry, where it connected to the upper reaches of the Izumo River.

The reason for this is that Donald considered that the flowing water does not rot, and the water source he created for his territory must eventually flow into the Izumo River, so as not to affect the ecological environment of the entire lower Izumo River water system. Otherwise, if you intercept part of the headwaters of the upper reaches of the Izumo River, it is likely that the amount of water in the Izumo River will decrease in the coming year, resulting in a decrease in aquatic products, and those downstream fishermen who depend on fishing for a living will not be able to eat!

The appearance of the Mountain Giant in the Barony of Red Maple did not cause much panic because it was notified in advance by Donald that it had been sent.

In the Manor of the Red Maple Baron, Ernest took the letter sent by the envoy of Dalaran and said with a sigh: "Dig the river? This one is getting stronger and stronger, and now I have to look up to it." Sure enough, as my father said on his deathbed, no amount of wealth can compare to one's own strength, and without a strong force to protect it, wealth is just a bait that causes the enemy to sin!"

"It's a pity! If I had the talent for cultivation at the beginning, maybe the territory would be a different place now. ”

Regarding what Dalaran did, Baron Red Maple was also happy to be able to get a water source for free in his territory, so naturally he would not object.

As for Lord Gerry's side, with the grievances between the two families, it was impossible for Donald to inform Yan Yuesè, so he deliberately extended part of the length of the river, crossed Lord Gerry's territory, and directly connected the river outside his territory, just to avoid noise from the other party. In this way, the other party has no right to object.

However, because Donald was not interested in informing Lord Gerry, the appearance of the mountain giants frightened many of the residents who went out, causing a panic in their territory, thinking that the monsters in the Green Cloak Forest had come out to attack humans!

"Master, sir, it's not good!"

Hearing the servant's shout, Old Lord Gerry couldn't help frowning and shouted dissatisfiedly in his heart: "What are you shouting, you are also an old man in the mansion, why don't you understand the rules at all, what kind of system is it to shout loudly?"

The middle-aged servant who ran in gasped and said, "Master, whew! Oh no, there's a monster coming!"

"What kind of monsters? It's been more than 300 years since our North County was established, and haven't all the monsters in the surrounding 100 miles been wiped out? Where else did the monsters come from?"

Naturally, Gerry didn't take it seriously, thinking that someone had done the prank!

The middle-aged servant naturally explained again and again.

"No, sir, there are really monsters, I have seen them with my own eyes, many people have seen them, the monster is like a hill, and a slap will make a cellar-sized pit in the ground, all near our territory, and it is about to be killed, sir, you better make plans quickly!"

"What? Is it true?"

Old Gerry was immediately shocked, thinking that his servant should not deceive himself, so he immediately prepared the carriage, intending to go and see for himself.

When the carriage of the old Lord Gerry left the Lord's Palace, he encountered several panicked and fleeing lords on the way, and this phenomenon made his heart heavier and heavier, and he knew that there was a good chance that it was true.

When Old Lord Gerry saw with his own eyes that the giant monster like a hill was digging step by step as if it were rushing towards his own territory, his heart was almost frightened.

"Quick, go back!"

He immediately ordered the coachman to turn the carriage around, fled back to the Lord's Mansion in disarray, and then hurriedly took a few packages and made a detour to Boulder City.

The monsters have all hit the door, and after getting the news, the old Lord Gerry is as anxious as a hot pot ant, and hurriedly asks for help from Boulder City.

However, his main family, the Viscount Macbeth's Mansion, has greatly reduced its strength and prestige due to the fall of the former Viscount Optimus Prime, and several heirs are still fighting among themselves, and the winner has not yet been finally decided, so how can he have time to support him?

Unexpectedly, Old Gerry had no choice but to pull down his face and personally go to the garrison and the mage's club to ask for help, and prepared a large amount of gifts. After all, no matter what he said, he is also a nobleman of the Northern County, and if he asks for them, these two forces have responsibilities and obligations or hinder the situation, and they should help him solve the crisis.

Although there were a few silver masters left in the mage club, there was still a close connection with Dalaran, so he could naturally know what was going on in Dalaran, so he simply closed the door to Lord Gerry and did not come forward to explain anything.

As for the garrison, its commander, Sir Brewster, had a good relationship with several mages in the clubhouse, so he also got the news. The silver knight did not do it well, and after receiving the benefits of others, he symbolically sent a team of city guards out of the city to Lord Gerry.

It's just that the speed of the march is not to be mentioned, anyway, when they arrive, it is estimated that things will be over there.

Old Gerry's heart was pounding in a hurry, but he couldn't do anything about it, he could only hope that the city guards would be able to catch up in time, and his territory would not be destroyed too much.

An hour later, at the urging of old Gerry, the city guards finally came to Lord Gerry, but did not find any monster attacks.

Seeing that the city guards wanted to go back immediately, Old Gerry was still relieved, so he invited the soldiers to sit in the lord's mansion for a while, and then ordered the kitchen to serve good wine and food, and left them for hospitality for the time being.

These city guards had already been ordered by their bosses, and they were happy to eat and drink for nothing.

After they were full of wine and food, these soldiers had to go back to the city, and Old Gerry saw that several hours had passed since he left to ask for help in Boulder City, and there was no monster attack. In fact, Lao Geri, who has always been stingy and thrifty, is distressed by the gift money he paid and the cost of these drinks and dishes.

But now it's my own needs, so just think about it. Relying only on these few sī soldiers in his own territory, I am afraid that my family will be completely wiped out.

As soon as the city guards left, the servants sent out to inquire about the news came to report back.

"I heard that the lord on Dalaran's side made a big move again, and even drove a giant monster like a small mountain to dig a river and a large lake in the territory, and then came to our territory, saying that it was to connect with the Izumo River......"

Before the servant could finish speaking, Old Gerry threw down the cup in his hand for the rest of his life, covered his mouth with his hand, and almost closed his breath with a pale face.

"Sir, sir, what's wrong with you? Come on, someone......"

As old Gerry was stabbed and fell ill, there was another round of chickens and dogs in the Lord's Palace. Fortunately, the servants were busy for a long time, and finally let old Gerry relieve his breath.

"What a Brewster, I'm so miserable to deceive ......"

In order to ask for help, he had prepared two generous gifts, each of which was equivalent to more than half a year's production of his territory. The portion of the Mage's Guild was not given away, but Brewster from the garrison accepted it without saying a few kind words. At that time, he wondered why Brewster, who had always been difficult to speak, could agree so easily!

He didn't believe that Brewster, who was the largest military governor in North County, would not know, but the disgusting thing was that this guy knew that he actually accepted his gift money and sent a team of city guards to deal with the matter.

And he couldn't trouble him afterwards, after all, he came to ask for help, and he just said that he didn't know and could shirk the matter.

Thinking of this, old Gerry has this hatred in his heart!。