Chapter 367 (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The chairman of the Mining Union of Gold-Panning Town was so fat that he looked pregnant. He was swaggering down the road to visit the town, and he was accompanied by the deputy mayor of Pyroxene Town.

He came to gain some experience to try to apply it to Gold-Panning Town.

In other words, he actually had the same “job” as Wood, but Wood secretly sneaked in, stealing the information while he visited, learning it directly.

In fact, if Wood also made a direct visit, the officials of Pyroxene Town would be very happy to receive him, offering food, accommodation, and accompanists. Except for some secrets, they would explain most of the things to him in detail.

However, Wood made a mistake. He subconsciously believed that the information was very precious, and Pyroxene Town would certainly protect the experience as top secrets. Without some special means, he absolutely wouldn’t be able to get the information he wanted.

He shouldn’t be blamed for this though. After all, he came from the Country of Casters.

In the Mifata Federation, the emphasis on knowledge could be described as being crazy, because knowledge was the most valuable thing for mages. They used this attitude in life and governance and gradually formed the style of the entire Mifata Federation.

For the people of the Mifata Federation, they had to try their best to gain knowledge, secrets, and information, paying a huge price, or even killing a few people for it.

When people visited and asked for the experience of building a town, would they easily tell them? Impossible!

However, for the people in the Four Towns in the Northwest, this was different.

The environment in the northwest was harsh, so it was extremely difficult to survive. Every year, on the nights of the new moon, villages disappeared under the slaughter of the tide of the skeleton army. The people in the northwest paid great attention to unity because of that. Therefore, it was a matter of course to help others who were in trouble. It was natural to take care of others when they were developed. The experience in building Pyroxene Town? Do you want to know? I’ll teach you, okay?

The people in the northwest, of course, used dirty tricks, and there were all kinds of fights. However, it didn’t prevent them from helping each other nor did it affect their exchanging of intelligence and information.

The only restriction for them to exchange information was whether the information could be used.

For example, the scene that the fat chairman was looking at now.

“What are these for?” He pointed to a house whose foundation had been dug deep. Two stone troughs had been paved down there in the pit, and they were far away from each other, being encircled with wood outside.

“Those were sewers and tap water pipes,” the deputy mayor replied after taking a look. “The sewers can be used right after installing, but the tap water still needs some time.”

“Sewers? Tap water?” the fat chairman asked curiously. He was stunned. “What are those?”

“Sewers, well, you can pour the dirty water used in daily life as well as excrement into them, and the dirty things will be drained. Tap water means that there is a tap at the end of the pipe. Once you turn on the tap, clear water will flow out.”

The fat chairman said, nodding, “Very useful, but your mayor’s house is a bit distant from the center.”

“That is not the mayor’s house, just an ordinary resident’s,” the deputy mayor said with a smile. “Our plan is to use three summers and falls to install sewers and tap water for the entire Pyroxene Town. Meanwhile, we’ll build a pipeline system covering the town. It will be more convenient when building new houses in the future.”

The fat chairman asked, feeling shocked, “How much will it cost?!”

After thinking for a moment, the deputy mayor answered, “In fact, it won’t cost much. What’s more, the stones are mined by the stonemasons, the wood is cut down by the carpenters, and the work is also done by the residents of the town. So, it’s good to give money to everyone.”

The fat chairman was silent for a while, and then he sighed

“We can’t teach that. Let me learn something else.”

So the two of them skipped the busy construction site and went to the square.

Looking at the lush trees around the square, the fat chairman said, feeling puzzled, “I have been very curious about how could you plant trees in your square?”

“We have a Purification Array around our town.”

“We also have one, but we only have weeds in our town.”

The deputy mayor said, shaking her head, “The scale is different. Our Purification Array is deeper than 30 feet underground.”

The fat chairman man was shocked again. After being stunned for a while, he asked, “How much did it cost?”

“Never counted. Honestly, it is difficult to count,” the deputy mayor replied, “because many materials were provided by Master Satan, the chief mage of the Church of Void Mask. It is said that His Excellency has spent countless efforts in making such a Purification Array. Even if you have the money, His Excellency may not be willing to help you make another one.”

“There should be some other costs besides that,” the fat man said. “It is impossible to just pay for the materials.”

“Yeah, something like manual work, so the costs are actually a bit high. However, most of the work was done by the patrol team by the way, so in general, it was not a lot.”

“Patrol team? A patrol team here?” the fat chairman screamed in shock. Could they return once they went patrolling?

“Well, we have ten strong villagers on the team.”

“That few? Is that really all right?” the fat man asked, feeling a bit puzzled.

“The Church of Void Mask supports us with five knights of the temple, a mage, and a priest.”

“That should be all right, but the cost is still a bit high,” the fat chairman nodded, sighing.

“There is also a legendary strongman leading the team.”