"Judging from the weather, it doesn't look like it's going to rain," Zhu Minglang murmured to himself.
The forest had its own way of storing water. The dense shrubs, thick soil, and the leaves that would release water as soon as they were exposed to the sunlight. On the other hand, the city in the valley was so dry that the ground was cracking.
It was not that the people were running out of water, but the fields and livestock were running out of water. Winter was coming soon, so the people needed to stock up on food.
Little Bai Qi was indeed lazy. It had wings, and it had just woken up from its long sleep, yet it was unwilling to fly around in the beautiful forest. It only rested on Zhu Minglang's shoulder.
It was determined not to come down and walk on its own if it could carry someone.
Luckily, the little guy was light, and Big Black Teeth was the same. Zhu Minglang believed he should switch to being an Armadominus instead of a Dragon Herder.
"There's a cliff in the valley ahead. It's not suitable for us to walk on. See if there's any other way," Zhu Minglang said to Bai Qi.
Bai Qi seemed reluctant to leave the comfortable carrier. It stuck its head close to Zhu Minglang's face and acted coquettishly.
"You're so lazy!" Zhu Minglang was speechless.
Forget it, I'll go check it out myself.
Zhu Minglang went around the stream and discovered the terrain of the forest ahead was rising. There were a few places that were so steep that there was no way to climb them.
"Strange, why are there marks here?"
When Zhu Minglang went around the steep part, he discovered the vines and thorns in the forest had been cut open. There was a clear path under his feet, like the path a woodcutter had taken to climb the mountain.
Confused, Zhu Minglang followed the path to higher ground and found the location of the stream according to his memory.
However, Zhu Minglang was stunned by the sight before him.
A dam!
There was an embankment here, which happened to cut off the stream at the precipitous point.
Zulong City's water conservancy was not too backward. It was normal for a dam to appear in a place like this.
The dam would store water when there was plenty of rain and release it when there was a drought. It was a very normal irrigation project.
But behind the dam, the water was as plentiful as a mountain lake. There were no signs of it drying up at all. Although there weren't many streams at the top, they were still flowing endlessly into the dam!
With the amount of water stored in the dam, it was more than enough to irrigate the dry fields of Ronggu City and raise livestock. All they needed to do was to open the stone gate of the dam!
"What's going on?" Zhu Minglang was at a loss.
The young city lord had clearly said that there was no water in Ronggu City, and irrigation and feeding had become a huge problem. However, the dam had stored enough water here. Was he deliberately trying to put the people in danger?
Zhu Minglang had a good impression of the young castellan. He was neither servile nor overbearing when facing Master Dragon Shepard, and he explained the situation in an orderly manner. Zhu Minglang even thought of the harm caused by the rain at night …
However, looking at the full reservoir, the tightly locked gate, and the pitiful little spring water flowing into the fields and pastures, Zhu Minglang was disgusted and disappointed with the young Castellan!
The water was overflowing, but he was not releasing it.
He was turning a blind eye to the suffering of the people.
What an evil man!
…
Zhu Minglang's heart was heavy on the way back.
Even though he was not ambitious, he could not bear to see the ugly bureaucratic behavior. It was better to tell Miss Duan Lan about it as soon as possible.
In comparison, Mr. Duan Lan was the one who was truly kind. He didn't mind flying all the way to Rong Gu City in the east just for a rain that didn't benefit him at all. Also, he wanted to establish a precious concept for the students of Dragon Husbandry that "capable people should work for the benefit of the people".
…
At noon, the strong light was like a whip to everything. The fruit trees were decaying, and the fields were dry and cracked. It was supposed to bring plenty of warmth in autumn, but it was even more chilling.
The temperature difference between day and night was huge. When Zhu Minglang returned to Ronggu City, he was already sweating profusely. He walked along the street to his mansion and saw the peddlers packing up in a hurry. They seemed to be in a panic.
Zhu Minglang didn't see his teacher and students when he arrived at the mansion. He assumed that they must have gone to the altar for the sacrificial ceremony. So, he asked the servants for directions and went to the altar for the sacrificial ceremony.
A man came up to him as soon as he stepped out of the door. He seemed to be looking for Zhu Minglang with a strange expression.
"Are you Brother Zhu?" The man bowed deeply.
Zhu Minglang looked at him but did not say anything.
The man was the young Castellan, Zheng Yu.
Zheng Yu stood in front of Zhu Minglang and kept his bowing posture. Zhu Minglang thought of something and became alert. He was ready to ask Bai Qi to take action at any time.
"I heard that Brother Zhu has gone to the upper reaches of the valley. Have you seen the dam?" Zheng Yu continued to ask.
"I saw it." Zhu Minglang was already prepared.
"Are you going to tell Teacher Duan Lan and Teacher Ke Bei?" Zheng Yu asked again in the same tone.
"Just say what you want to say." Zhu Minglang was ready to take action.
"Brother Zhu, please don't misunderstand. Zheng Yu is just a weak scholar. I don't know anything about dragon husbandry, and I don't have any ill intentions towards Brother Zhu. However, before Brother Zhu goes to inform the two teachers, could you please listen to me for a moment? If Brother Zhu still wants to tell the people and the teachers about my scandal, I won't stop you. I'm willing to accept any punishment." Zheng Yu stood up with a sincere look on his face.
Zhu Minglang looked at the sky.
It was cloudless just a moment ago, but now it was covered by dark clouds. He didn't know if it was because of the sudden change in the weather or because Teacher Duan Lan had already used the Blue Dragon Mystic Technique.
It wasn't as hot as before, but it was starting to feel a little dull.
"Then please speak, City Lord." Zhu Minglang was not in a hurry. He had already said so much.
"Brother Zhu, do you know about the Wasteland? Do you know that the soldiers fifty miles away are fighting against the Wasteland rioters?" Zheng Yu asked.
"I do." Zhu Minglang nodded.
The Wasteland, there were beautiful memories of him … the beautiful memories of planting mulberry trees and raising silkworms.
"I see that Brother Zhu is a wise man. What do you think of this war?" Zheng Yu asked.
"I'm only listening to you." Zhu Minglang said calmly. However, he had a different opinion of Zheng Yu.
Although this man's behavior was disgusting, there was nothing wrong with his eyes. He was completely different from the peddler at the bridgehead.
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(Why don't I change my update time? I'll update two chapters before seven in the evening ~ If I don't have any chapters saved, I'll write them for the whole afternoon before posting them ~ Cough cough, here comes the familiar flavor …)
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