Unknown Knight

That afternoon, when everyone in the territory was mobilizing and preparing various construction tools and equipment for digging water diversion tunnels, a citizen in the territory ran into Aix's room in a hurry.

When Aix saw who was coming, he found out that it was one of the three team members guarding the water tunnel. His heart was pounding, thinking that something had happened in the water tunnel. He felt relieved after asking.

It turned out that the horizontal tunnel dug by Aix in order to find the water vein as soon as possible actually had the effect of blocking the water vein. A considerable portion of the spring water that should have seeped into the sea was diverted into the horizontal tunnel. Now the water line in the tunnel is close to the waist line. If Aix can't find a way to divert the water in the tunnel, he will have to dive in and dig.

After carefully inquiring about the situation in the water diversion tunnel, Axe didn't dare to stay in the territory any longer. After explaining things to James and Velen and other leaders, he took some of the rotating team members and rushed to the water diversion tunnel directly.

He had originally planned to take a rest today, lead the team to plan the excavation route tomorrow, and then rush to the construction site in the afternoon with the newly made tools and equipment and the newly organized excavation team members to start excavation. Now that this situation has occurred, he has to start early.

By the time Aix and his team arrived at the water diversion tunnel, it was already evening. The water stored in the tunnel had reached chest depth. It was obvious that normal construction could no longer be carried out in this situation. Aix had to use the wooden stick positioning method to first determine the locations of the two new shafts and start digging from the water diversion tunnel planned in the next section.

With the on-site guidance of yesterday's people, and the fact that the current vertical shaft is not dug as a water well, its diameter is half that of yesterday's, at only one and a half meters wide, so the speed of digging downwards is naturally much faster.

By the next morning, Aix's men had already dug the third and fourth vertical shafts and were carrying out horizontal operations.

At this time, James also led a large group of people. There were more than 200 people in total, driving more than ten camels and more than ten horse-drawn wooden carts, carrying dry food, tents, various tools, ropes, and more than ten hastily made windlasses, etc., prepared for various things used in long-term construction outside.

After taking over the site, Aix gave a series of instructions on the specific construction before he went to his tent to rest listlessly like an eggplant hit by frost. He had not slept much for two days and two nights. He was really too tired.

As for the specific planning of the construction route and the determination of the specific on-site plan, he does not need to worry too much. With James, the dean of the Technical Research Institute, and the assistance of Veron, the knowledgeable old scholar, Axe believes that they will be able to handle it easily.

After a period of initial confusion, the construction quickly got on track under the coordination of several leaders such as James. More than a dozen vertical shafts were excavated at multiple points at the same time. The excavation effect was immediately apparent. By the end of the first day, the entire construction team had dug nearly 400 meters of water diversion tunnel.

Looking at this gratifying progress and thinking that they would never have to worry about water again, everyone was very happy and motivated. Even the extra meals and beer specially provided by the territory did not have such a significant encouraging effect.

The construction progress in the first few days was very smooth. Until the fourth day, when the construction team was digging underground, they actually encountered a sandstone area. With the current construction technology and equipment tools, it was simply a fantasy to drill through this sandstone area, which was estimated to be about one or two kilometers wide.

As a last resort, the construction team had to dig around the edge of the sandstone belt. This detour more than doubled the excavation length, to a total of nearly seven kilometers.

Fortunately, the construction work in recent days has made the entire construction team familiar with the business. In addition, when Aix saw the unexpected situation, he promptly invested more than 100 people to join the construction team. With everyone's joint efforts, the spring water was finally brought into the Standing Castle on the 21st day.

Looking at the cool spring water gurgling into the water well in the central hall, the whole territory was boiling. Everyone cheered and celebrated happily, their level of happiness far exceeded that of welcoming the New Year.

This water well located in the middle of the central hall is the PLUS version of Aix's design based on the termite nest to enhance air conditioning.

Now the total population of the entire Standing Castle has reached more than a thousand people, and the original three floors of houses dug out are far from enough to live in. Under the leadership of James, the territory dug three more floors down and built many habitable rooms, which barely solved the housing problem for everyone, but then a big problem arose.

It turned out that due to the small number of people, the adjustment function originally designed for the Standing Castle was similar to that of a termite nest, which was sufficient to regulate the convection of the air, so that the inside of the castle always maintained a constant temperature, making the cave very cool during the day due to the air convection compared to the hot weather outside the cave, and vice versa at night.

However, the number of people in the cave has more than doubled, and the heat source has also more than doubled. The excess heat in the cave cannot be adjusted out in time, so it seems rather stuffy. Now there is this water storage well located in the center of the hall. When convection occurs in the cave, the relatively cold air in the well will make the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the cave greater, thereby generating a stronger circulating airflow, which can lower the temperature in the cave while urgently dissipating the heat emitted by the large number of people.

This phenomenon of accelerating the circulation of air in the cave due to the lower temperature in the well is like a powerful natural fresh air system, making the air in the entire cave fresher and smoother, greatly improving the comfort of the living environment in the cave.

With the fresh water brought by the water diversion tunnel, like fresh blood, more vitality is injected into the entire territory. It not only solves the drinking water problem of the people, but also brings more new vitality to the territory while providing convenience and benefits to people.

Many things that were previously restricted by water resources can now be boldly implemented, such as increasing wine production, expanding the breeding of livestock such as camels, horses, and donkeys, increasing the area of ​​vegetable and fruit fields, and even reclaiming arable land for growing grain. As long as there is sufficient water here, grain crops such as wheat, potatoes, and yams can be grown.

The leaders are actively planning and conceiving more feasible plans. It can be foreseen that in the near future, the territory will become more prosperous and powerful.