Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Although I don’t know much about the technology of drilling wells, if I think about some things carefully, I can sort out the necessary conditions.

For example, which location is prone to water leakage.

There may not necessarily be groundwater near the river. Drilling a well is to obtain groundwater, not to divert river water.

Rivers are formed because the terrain is suitable for water flow and can store large amounts of standing water, which does not necessarily mean there is groundwater.

However, the river also penetrates downward to a certain extent.

Lawrence took Sophia to work in the lower areas of the manor in the evening, placing unused tiles on the ground.

Without Sophia asking, Lawrence explained why.

"Put the sunken side of the tiles on the grass. After one night, there will be more dew in those tiles tomorrow morning, which proves that the water source below is richer and the moisture is greater."

After hearing this, Sophia looked around and walked to a place more than ten meters away when Lawrence was not paying attention.

Lawrence is carefully arranging exploration tools.

Wells can be drilled even in the mountains. As long as the terrain here is lower than other places, there is a chance of water coming out.

There is actually a lot of underground water emerging from the mountains.

Although the principle is not clear, there are indeed many such things.

Lawrence didn't know the specific reason, but he could only think that the mountains were too heavy and pressed out part of the groundwater.

Since there are lush vegetation in the manor, the chances of drilling a well are much higher.

"Sofia, let's try it today. Tomorrow I will go to the town and ask Vip and the blacksmith. They must know something."

Lawrence was working with his head down and chatting with Sophia.

Sofia, who was standing more than ten meters away, shouted to Lawrence: "Master, come here and take a look."

Lawrence stood up and looked at Sophia's position.

Sofia was standing on the downhill slope of the northeastern area of ​​the cabin.

Usually you go to the north area to enter the wooden house from the bottom of the mountain, and to the south area from the wooden house to the stream.

The wooden house is not on flat ground. When it was built, wooden piles were laid on the slope. Part of the area was supported by wooden piles, and the space below was also used to isolate moisture.

Vegetables are grown on the west side, farmland is planted on the north side, undeveloped farmland is on the east side, and residential buildings, such as public kitchens and residences, are being developed on the south side.

Lawrence walked over and said, "What? What did you find?"

Sofia looked around, squatted down and pulled out a handful of weeds on the grass, "It feels much softer down here than other places."

Lawrence squatted down, put down the basket he was carrying on his back, and quickly struck the ground with a one-meter-long wooden hoe.

The weeds below were quickly smashed, and soon a pit of more than ten centimeters was dug out.

"I'll dig a hole and try. If there's water underneath, it should be able to seep out some."

Sofia was not very sure, so she nodded and said, "I'll get your hoe, Master, and sprinkle some water here. That way it will be easier to dig."

"No need to water, the soil here is indeed softer than other places." Lawrence trusted Sophia's judgment.

I still don't know what Sophia's abilities are, but Sophia has always been very reliable when it comes to discovering something.

Sariel can predict the weather, Delen can control earth and stones, and Sophia may have a talent like object perception.

Some witches have very powerful abilities, while others are relatively ordinary. Lawrence suddenly felt that it was not too outrageous to pretend to be a wizard.

But the problem is that if the magicians in this world can learn skills instead of the inherent fixed abilities of warlocks, then it will be difficult to impersonate them.

"Next time you see Delenn, ask Delenn and the old wizard Lathander."

Taking advantage of the time before dinner, Lawrence and Sophia dug a pit half a meter deep at the designated place, and then placed an upside-down tile in it.

There is witchcraft and magic in this world, but the laws of science are not much different. Lawrence taught the two witches another lesson in the bedroom after dinner.

Popularize knowledge about health, hygiene and microorganisms.

In the early morning, Lawrence got up early and went outside to check on the situation.

"Oh~ Gou Gou~" the big rooster crows in the stone house.

Here in the manor, you don't just get up and work when you hear the rooster crow. The working time is determined by Sariel and Lawrence. If they are not around, it is determined by Seravan and Edie, or the shepherdess.

Basically, working time is the time to get up. Neither savages nor slaves have good hygiene habits and do not need to put on makeup or change clothes.

Lawrence did not wake up the workers, but walked to the place where the pit was dug yesterday to check the situation.

The humidity in the mountains is relatively high, and the presence of water vapor can be clearly felt in the morning.

If you stand on a higher mountain and look down at sunrise, you can see the surging sea of ​​clouds.

Lawrence squatted down and looked at the tiles in the pit. When he reached out to take out the wet tiles, a centipede of more than ten centimeters quickly crawled out from under the tiles.

The centipede quickly crawled out of the hole and hid in the nearby grass.

Lawrence breathed a sigh of relief, "There are so many bugs in this place. Let the chickens come over later to do a general cleaning for you!"

After formulating a pest control plan, Lawrence looked down at the condition of the tiles.

Some moisture did appear at the bottom of the tiles, but the degree was not obvious, and there was no obvious advantage compared to the dewdrops hanging on ordinary leaves.

Lawrence quickly went elsewhere to inspect the situation, having previously placed tiles in various locations.

Most of the tiles were stained with tiny water droplets. Lawrence used a wooden stick to check one by one, and he could often see moving insects.

"As long as there is water, there should be no problem with the location pointed by Sophia. Let Seravan dig a few meters here today to see the situation."

"The slaves down the mountain still have to work with me to make iron. There are not many people who can work here in the manor."

"Except for the Snow Cave people, we've beaten everyone nearby now, and there are no other sources of slaves."

"The Cloda people will definitely not help me work..."

Lawrence is now very short of labor to help with the work. Digging a well is a very troublesome project. It needs to be at least twenty meters long. If you are unlucky, it may be fifty meters long.

This kind of project is huge and can even lead to death, so it's obviously not enough for one person to do it alone.

"After much deliberation, it is most suitable to go to the Pumixiu people at the foot of the mountain. Now there are one or two serfs in each household. They are idle anyway. Why don't you lend them to me?"

Lawrence quickly went to the warehouse to check, moved some cured meats and wild vegetables, and asked Salil to make a batch of bread.

In the past, we relied on labor and wisdom to earn food and daily necessities from the Pumixiu people. Today, we have to exchange food and daily necessities with the Pumixiu people for labor.