Special Forces: I Can See the Experience Bar

Chapter 296 The Trip to Langde Village (6)

Curious villagers and the rest of Group B followed Chang Ning to see if he could find groundwater. In fact, no one was optimistic that Chang Ning's strange behavior would actually lead to water.

But because Chang Ning meant well, everyone came with the intention of supporting him and watching the excitement. The commotion in the village alerted Xia Lan, who was waiting in her house for her informant to contact her.

When she went outside and saw Chang Ning surrounded by villagers, she wondered what kind of trouble this annoying guy was up to now.

I walked into the crowd and asked around, only to find out that Changning wanted to help the village dig a well.

Xia Lan scoffed at this, not believing that groundwater could be found with just two broken wires.

If she succeeds, she'll twist her head off and give it to Chang Ning to kick around like a ball!
The crowd circled around Chang Ning, walking back and forth in the village. As time went on, seeing that Chang Ning still hadn't found any groundwater, many of the villagers who had been watching the spectacle gradually dispersed.

"How about forget it."

Xiao Zhuang glanced at the villagers who had mostly left and whispered some words of advice.

No one will say anything if we give up now, but it wouldn't be good if we persisted and ended up looking foolish.

Chang Ning ignored Xiao Zhuang. He looked at the wire that had begun to change and felt reassured. A smile appeared on his lips.

"I won't give up, just you wait and see."

Seeing that Chang Ning still wouldn't give up, Xiao Zhuang stopped trying to persuade her.

He was already thinking about how to smooth things over for Chang Ning.

Da Bao stayed by Chang Ning's side the whole time. Although the uncles and elders left disappointed, he still believed in his older brother's success when he saw Chang Ning's confident expression.

After the wire changed, Chang Ning first tried to move around in small areas to the left, right, front, and back.

To onlookers, this behavior looked like being lost in a maze, spinning in circles.

Once Chang Ning determined the direction in which the wire reacted most strongly, he walked steadily in that direction until the wire he was holding in his hand completely crossed over.

"This is it. Da Bao, go and invite the village chief over."

After sending Da Bao away, Chang Ning waved to Xiao Zhuang, who had been following him.

When Xiao Zhuang arrived, Chang Ning stomped on the ground with a smug look on his face.

"Found it, the water is down there."

"Really? Changning, let me tell you, it's not too late to back down now. It'll be too late once the village chief arrives with his men!"

Xiao Zhuang still had doubts about whether Chang Ning could successfully find groundwater. He took Chang Ning's current smugness as just a sign that Chang Ning was too thin-skinned to admit failure and was putting on a show for others.

"You'll find out later."

Chang Ning saw that Xiao Zhuang still didn't believe him, so he didn't explain.

A short while later, Da Bao led an excited village chief to Chang Ning.

Behind the village chief were several men carrying tools, who appeared to be the people the village chief had hired to dig the well.

Upon seeing the village chief arrive, Xiao Zhuang's face turned ashen; he seemed to already see Chang Ning's defeat.

Xia Lan had just seen Chang Ning stop and talk to Da Bao and Xiao Zhuang when Da Bao picked up Xiao Bao and ran away.

Has he found it?
Thinking of this, Xia Lan couldn't help but feel nervous, but then she saw that Xiao Zhuang's expression didn't look like that of someone who had succeeded.

She was no longer nervous. Although she couldn't see Chang Ning's expression, Xiao Zhuang's face was enough to prove something.

Xia Lan was feeling quite pleased with herself. She sat under the eaves, resting her chin on her hand, waiting to see Chang Ning make a fool of herself.

If only I had a bag of sunflower seeds.

Xia Lan thought to herself happily.

The villagers surrounded Changning again. This time, they had heard from Da Bao that the People's Liberation Army had found groundwater. If this was true, wouldn't they no longer have to walk such a long way to fetch water?
Seeing the villagers' happy smiles and their expectant eyes as they looked at Chang Ning, Geng Jihui felt a headache coming on.

At the same time, he couldn't help but resent Chang Ning for not consulting him before doing things, and now he didn't know how to clean up the mess for Chang Ning.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Chang Ning didn't waste any words and pointed to the ground beneath his feet to indicate that the groundwater flowed through this location.

Without suspicion, everyone took picks, shovels and other tools and started working on the ground beneath Changning's feet.

Perhaps driven by the villagers' longing for a well, a large pit three meters in diameter is gradually forming, and its depth is also gradually increasing.

Many hands make light work, and the well-digging operation is in full swing.

But even the highest enthusiasm will gradually fade, especially since the pit has been dug more than ten meters deep and there is still no sign of water, many people have begun to have doubts.

"If you mess things up later, just admit it and remember to be polite."

Given the current situation, Geng Jihui felt that the probability of digging the well failing was very high, so he quietly offered Chang Ning some advice.

Chang Ning, who was originally full of confidence, was unsure when he saw that there was still no water in the well.

"Wait a minute, it should be fine."

Chang Ning still didn't believe his method would go wrong, so he grabbed a pickaxe and climbed down the ladder into the deep pit.

He simply refused to believe that water couldn't be found.

With a surge of anger welling up inside, Chang Ning dug forcefully into the soil at the bottom of the pit.

He dug quickly and deeply with each stroke, as if venting his anger on the soil.

Seeing that Chang Ning's face was red and the veins on her forehead were bulging, Xiao Zhuang knew he couldn't just stand by and watch.

So he picked up a shovel, went down into the deep pit, and shoveled the soil that Chang Ning had dug out into the bucket. With the addition of Chang Ning and others, the efficiency of digging the well increased significantly.

With another swing of the pickaxe, Chang Ning's expression changed.

This pickaxe feels very different from the previous ones.

The soil that was dug down earlier felt solid, but the soil just now felt a bit loose.

The soil underground is starting to feel loose, which must be due to moisture seeping in.

Chang Ning was greatly encouraged, and he swung his pickaxe even faster, so fast that it was almost a blur when viewed from above the pit.

Xiao Zhuang, who was shoveling soil nearby, also noticed that the soil was different; the soil was getting wet.

This proves that there really is water underground, and Changning has succeeded!
Xiao Zhuang was genuinely happy for his good brother, and at the same time, he began to accelerate with the shovel in his hand, in coordination with Chang Ning.

Try to get the water out in the next second.

The changes in the soil were not only noticed by Changning and Xiaozhuang, but also by the villagers at the bottom of the pit.

As the soil from the bottom of the pit was brought up, the villagers who were helping from above also saw it.

The people's lost confidence has been rekindled.

Chang Ning was oblivious to the villagers' reactions at this moment; he was completely absorbed in the world of wielding his pickaxe.

Now he has only one thought: to dig out that damn water!
He kept swinging the pickaxe, again and again.

The soil brought out by the pickaxe changed from dark color to mud, then gradually to thin mud, and finally to slurry.

The moment the mud was dug out, Chang Ning felt all the pressure on her body vanish.

He and Xiao Zhuang exchanged a glance, and saw joy in each other's eyes.