Chapter 730, Ancient Wisdom

Translator: Silavin

 

After Su Bai got up, he checked in with the System as usual. This time he obtained some seeds.

 

This time’s seeds were the same as before, cabbage seeds, they were just of a different variety.

 

Previously it had been super-large cabbage. This time what the System produced was small cabbage.

 

Although the two differed in size, the taste when eating them did not have much difference.

 

“Why doesn’t the System produce something different? It’s always those same few things…” Su Bai muttered to himself.

 

He had originally thought the things the System recently produced would be somewhat different, but it seemed he had overthought it.

 

After Su Bai got up and changed clothes, he left the living room to prepare for breakfast. Today he had quite many things to attend to.

 

Because of the weather issues in the Primitive Era, he needed to constantly modify some things regarding the Tribe’s development.

 

Merely limiting himself to the current situation was far from sufficient. To develop the Tribe better, some completely new things were needed.

 

“Shaman, have you obtained some new seeds again?” Yu Ying’s soft, gentle voice rang out.

 

Yu Ying had risen early in the morning to prepare breakfast. Today’s breakfast was wild eggs with noodles made from wheat flour.

 

“Yes, just plant them following the previous method for cabbage,” Su Bai handed the seeds to her.

 

“Understood,” Yu Ying nodded.

 

Su Bai quickly finished breakfast and returned to his position to sit down, beginning to take out Wolf Tail Grass Paper and his quill pen.

 

He concentrated on looking out the window, beginning to contemplate the Tribe’s upcoming development.

 

Recently the Tribe’s weather had been unpredictable, becoming extremely harsh. The land had also become extremely arid.

 

If not for the primitive forest containing abundant water reserves, the forest within the primitive forest would probably be on the verge of dying.

 

“With the recent weather like this, it seems water conservation measures need improvement. Otherwise, those crops will eventually all die from drought.” Su Bai muttered to himself.

 

Yesterday, he had gone to observe the crops’ growth, discovering those crops all appeared somewhat wilted.

 

Obviously insufficient water was causing those crops’ growth to be less than optimal.

 

“The farmland is some distance from the river. Having people carry water back and forth repeatedly isn’t practical either. That would be too time consuming.” Su Bai furrowed his brow, continuing to mutter, “The time spent daily would be excessive, and it might not even satisfy those crops’ water requirements.”

 

He suddenly recalled Earth’s waterwheel system, installing a waterwheel in the river to continuously transport water.

 

This way, people wouldn’t need to carry water daily anymore. They could directly use the waterwheel to transport the water.

 

However, this would require establishing a proper irrigation system to allow the river water to continuously circulate throughout the farmland.

 

This way, all that water would not accumulate in one place and drown out the crops.

 

“The idea is indeed good, but implementing it will also require considerable time…” Su Bai said to himself.

 

His mind had already conjured many ideas about how waterwheels operated on Earth. For a moment, his thoughts flowed like a spring.

 

Su Bai immediately lowered his head to sketch out the ideas in his mind, afraid of missing these good concepts.

 

If developing the agricultural sector, waterwheels were indispensable. Moreover, the Flame Dragon Tribe possessed a natural advantage.

 

The Tribe was closest to the river. Such an excellent advantage absolutely had to be properly utilised.

 

“Creating the waterwheel isn’t difficult, but installation is certainly a challenge.” Su Bai furrowed his brow.

 

He meant that if installing this waterwheel in the river, would the wild beasts and Ferocious Beasts in the river destroy it?

 

If destroyed, it would lose much significance. Without it, that river water would have no way to flow to the farmland. Or even if it flowed here, then was destroyed the next day, would they need to immediately install a new one again?

 

“It seems heavily scented plants that Ferocious Beasts dislike can only be hung near the waterwheel. Otherwise, it won’t last long.”

 

Su Bai furrowed his brow, continuing to mutter, “After having the waterwheel, there must definitely be channels to transport the water. Creating this isn’t difficult either.”

 

Actually, this entire operational system was not too difficult when he thought about it. The difficulty lay only in how to maintain the waterwheel in the river for a longer duration. Merely using plants with relatively heavy scents ultimately was not a long-term solution. Once those plants lost their scent, the waterwheel would still be destroyed.

 

[It seems a protective net must be installed around the waterwheel to prevent beasts from approaching.] Su Bai thought. [The only solution is this. I can’t possibly completely eliminate all beasts in the river, right?]

 

[Easier said than done. Achieving it is completely impossible. The river contained countless beasts. To achieve complete elimination, it would require several years at the very minimum. My crops can’t wait that long. They would probably wither and die long before that. Even with my Growth Acceleration Skill, plants are ultimately plants. They still require their basic needs to be fulfilled to survive.]

 

“Don’t overthink it. Establishing the irrigation system properly first is most important,” Su Bai muttered to himself.

 

He did not want to watch those crops all wither helplessly. Having painstakingly planted them, he definitely needed to see them harvest in great abundance.

 

“When the waterwheel rotates, it will lift the river water up, transporting it through channels continuously to the farmland. This way, the farmland must also have corresponding channels dug properly.”

 

Su Bai furrowed his brow, continuing to write on paper, thinking, “Otherwise the river water will drown all the crops.”

 

He envisioned definitely allowing that river water to flow smoothly back and forth, unable to accumulate entirely in one location.

 

Moreover, the waterwheel could not irrigate with river water daily; approximately once every two days would be enough.

 

“I’ve drawn this so simply and meticulously, they should be able to understand it, right?” Su Bai examined the completed blueprint.

 

*Step step step…*

 

Yu Ying had just finished making dessert and emerged from the kitchen, asking doubtfully, “Shaman, what have you drawn?”

 

“Regarding the farmland’s irrigation system. This way, we would not need people to carry water back and forth daily.”

 

Su Bai handed the blueprint over, continuing, “With this, the crops can also grow somewhat better.”

 

“This looks like a large wheel. This alone can ensure the crops have enough water?” Yu Ying looked at that waterwheel blueprint, quite perplexed.

 

“Have Uncle Gu Mu create it and you’ll understand. At that time, you’ll also feel astonished.” Su Bai smiled.

 

This was the wisdom of Earth’s ancient humans. In this Primitive Era, it needed to be properly utilised even more.

 

“I understand,” Yu Ying nodded thoughtfully.