Li De returned to Dawn City to find the entire city bustling with activity. Everywhere were construction sites, and the once-quiet city was
Li De returned to Dawn City to find the entire city bustling with activity.
Everywhere were construction sites, and the once-quiet city was filled with the sounds of stone being struck and earth being dug up.
The idea of running water had amazed the dwarves. The design itself was simple, but that wasn’t the point. The point was that the concept was simply brilliant.
And his idea to use stone instead of steel to make water pipes sparked even greater interest among the dwarves.
Forging water pipes from stone, such an astonishing idea. Li De’s creative thinking made him appear even more towering in the eyes of the dwarves.
They liked this kind of ruler who not only understood forging but also had ingenious ideas. It made them feel a sense of kinship.
Of course, Li De wouldn’t tell them that this idea was nothing more than a basic operation on Earth. Once he built the fountain, he planned to open the colorful magic lamps every evening and watch the water jets play in Dawn Square.
“Good day, Lord Progenitor.”
Emi stood next to Dawn Square, watching the vampires cooperating with the dwarves in construction, and the cyclopes swinging pickaxes to dig trenches across the bluestone streets, his expression a little odd.
It seemed that ever since he had become a vampire, this formerly noble mage had grown increasingly down-to-earth.
Mages of old truly were nobles. Don’t even mention helping build something like a plumbing system alongside the blacksmiths, such matters wouldn’t have even warranted a glance.
Spellcasters, after all, they were noble. How could they engage in such lowly labor?
But in Dawn City, it was different. Never mind mages building roads, he even knew of mage apprentices helping to raise pigs at the livestock farm.
There were also mages who had formed research groups dedicated to improving wheat cultivation techniques to increase yields.
This was simply unimaginable in Green City.
The highborn mage lords actually engaged in such menial work. It was hard to believe.
Yet within this miraculous city, all of it felt perfectly natural.
No one felt there was anything improper about mages building roads; everyone was quite enthusiastic about it.
Because every participant would receive a considerable reward, and in general, when such large projects were completed, there would be an additional points awarded.
Though it might be just 1 point, or even 0.5 points, such rewards were still highly enticing.
The point system had already become deeply embedded in every aspect of Dawn City, to the extent that points were now far more valuable than Gold Pucks.
Now, residents of Dawn City no longer competed over who had more money, who possessed greater power, or who had higher levels, but rather over who had more points.
I have 8 points, and you only have 5? Sorry, please step aside, I can cut in front of you. In any matter, I will be given priority over you.
Why? Because I have contributed more to Dawn City. I have 8 points, and you only have 5. That is proof.
This blatant privilege caused many residents who had encountered ‘unfair’ treatment to erupt in determination. Whenever there was an opportunity to earn points, they were always the first to rush forward.
It was the same when donating blood to the Medical Department, or when taking part in various tasks organized by City Hall.
Though the point system was not yet perfect, it had an extremely positive and constructive role in this fledgling city.
After all, this city belonged entirely to Li De. Here, he could issue any policy he wished. This blank canvas was his alone to paint.
This city of hope, built from nothing by his own hands, was completely different from any other city on the Glory Main Plane.
Here, it was filled with light and dreams.
“Emi, how is the construction of the running water progressing?”
On both sides of the main avenue of Dawn City, the cyclopes had already dug trenches five blades deep and four blades wide, yellow clay and bluestone paving piled on either side.
Li De studied the scene with great interest.
“At present, we’re constructing the main water pipe channels through the central district. It’s estimated that construction will be completed in about a week.”
“Oh? Why did you dig this trench so deep?”
“According to the Construction Department’s tests, after burying the pipes five blades deep, even if hundreds of tons of weight were rolled over the surface, the stone water pipes would not be damaged.”
Emi wore a very professional expression.
Li De smiled faintly and turned to walk further down the construction path.
Outside the construction areas lining the street, quite a few residents had gathered to watch. When they saw Li De’s figure, they grew excited and immediately began discussing enthusiastically among themselves.
“Lord Kachar has come too. I heard they’re going to build the same kind of miraculous running water system here in the residential district like they did at the livestock farm. I really can’t wait,” an older woman said, her face filled with anticipation. Clearly, she’d been longing for running water for a long time.
“You just found out? They’ve been digging for so many days already, and City Hall published the plans ages ago. You’re really behind the times.”
Another woman beside her curled her lip, her face showing a touch of inexplicable pride. Evidently, this alchemical creation called running water made her feel extremely honored to be a resident of Dawn City. After all, even noble lords outside the city couldn’t get such things, and here they were about to use them themselves.
“Can we really use such an advanced alchemical creation that produces water automatically? But...we’re just commoners,” a short, elderly man murmured in disbelief as he gazed at the scene before him.
“Commoners? True, but we’re commoners of Dawn City, commoners who live better than nobles outside! Because we have Lord Kachar!”
Beside him, a young man’s eyes were full of fervor. He was clearly another believer of the Dawn Order.
A middle-aged man’s eyes were filled with gratitude.
“Praise Lord Kachar! He actually dispatched the esteemed saintlight vampires and the mages of the Dawn Mage Tower to build running water for us. These are the saintlight vampires and mage lords!!
Such a great and generous heart, only Lord Kachar possesses it.”