Chapter 62: Something More Fun
In a normal Realm, people’s professions were often closely related to their classes.
But right now in Hiro’s Realm, that wasn’t how things were going to be.
It doesn’t matter what Class people have. As long as it is a non-combat class, the vast majority of them should be contributing to one construction project or another. I’ll have a talk with Fiona later so that the contribution rewards can be adjusted accordingly.
Building up the Realm’s infrastructure was the need of the hour, after all. Thanks to the Contribution System, it would be possible for Hiro to easily manipulate the jobs that his citizens performed, without micromanaging them individually.
While the construction team was still present in the tent, Hiro brought up another pressing issue. "We need to address our water situation. Right now, we have people carrying water from the river and storing it in the container at the center of the settlement. Does anyone have better ideas?"
Bob cleared his throat hesitantly. "What about... canals or aqueducts?" His voice lacked confidence, clearly uncertain about his suggestion.
Targon immediately shook his head. "That kind of infrastructure would take far too long to build. We need better short-term solutions."
The group fell into contemplative silence. Various ideas were thrown around, including the radical notion of moving the entire settlement closer to the river. However, the uneven terrain near the riverbank made this impractical.
Finally, Hiro had Tara pose a question that had been on his mind for a while. "Why can’t we just dig a well?"
Considering how much it rained here, surely there should be ample groundwater to tap into?
It looked like Tara was also not clear on the answer, so she decided to take the fall for her Lord’s ignorance, and asked the question out loud.