"I'd like to build two dams." Hao Yu finally gave his answer after looking at the map for a few minutes.
"!!!" Leng Xiu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Surprised, interested, and amazed were mixed in his opinions. It was certainly an unexpected solution.
Considering the city had two rivers, there was no need to build a dam since the water supply wouldn't run out.
However, Hao Yu actually decided to build a dam. Normally, people would laugh at his opinion or even berate him, but as a good leader, Leng Xiu paused for a moment before asking, "May I know the reason behind your decision? To be honest, Elder Han gave me a different idea."
"I understand." Hao Yu raised two fingers. "There are two reasons for my decision. The first will be the fund. Cultivation resources are rare, and it'll bring in a lot of money. With that amount of funds, we can be a bit extravagant."
"Understandable. But won't being a bit conservative allow us to build more stuff for the city?"
"That's the second reason. If you're going to save this city, then you have to open this city to the outside world. Currently, there is only one path leading to the city. If you want to save the city, we'll build a grand dam that can hold the water and become a road simultaneously."
"Road…" Leng Xiu opened his mouth in surprise. He explained, "Elder Han also suggested me to build a road, but a big dam that can also act as a road, huh?"
"To build a city, first you need a road to link that city to other places. That's why I believe this is the solution. Also, with two grand dams, you could create a scenery that is far different from anyone can see."
"Scenery… Wait, you're not saying that you want to use these dams to turn this place into a tourist area?" Leng Xiu asked.
"Yes, Sir. This way, the dams can even earn you more money." Hao Yu confirmed it without hesitation.
"This is interesting." Leng Xiu looked at the two rivers. If there were more roads, more people would definitely come. Since the previous road on the north couldn't be used due to the cultivators, they could create roads on the other two sides.
Of course, as a top Magistrate, Leng Xiu had thought about building a road and a bridge to cross the river. However, it seemed that Hao Yu was one step ahead.
Leng Xiu never thought that the young man before him could think of something like that.
"No wonder Elder Han nominated you. You're thinking outside the box. I've seen your records… while most of them went unnoticed, it was recorded by Elder Han. I can finally confirm that the record is not a lie."
'Hm?' Hao Yu was startled when he learned that Han Shao recorded his contributions. Those contributions came from just a verbal promise, so there shouldn't be anyone knowing about them.
Yet, Han Shao actually knew about them and even had a record? He couldn't help but wonder if his deeds with Li Xue were known or not.
He thought he had been careful, but it seemed that he was still too careless.
Hao Yu's expression became solemn. Leng Xiu misunderstood this, believing that Hao Yu was a serious man and fell into deep thought regarding this problem. Hence, he asked, "Alright. Since I've asked you the most important question, how about you? Do you have any questions that you want to ask?"
"Can I really learn anything in the Dragon City?"
"Not only that, these documents here are all the knowledge you need to understand the Dragon City." Leng Xiu pointed at the back, referring to the second carriage that contained their luggage, including the documents.
"Is that so? In that case, I'd like to know about the city layout."
"The layout? You surely start from a weird place." Leng Xiu chuckled. "I don't mind though."
Leng Xiu pointed at the city. "I think the northern part is the most important thing because it's related to the cultivators. To avoid the cultivators from wreaking havoc in the city, we're creating a district to host the cultivators."
"But will it be able to hold them?"
"Most of the time, yes. After all, the northern part has a Spiritual Vein, which contains a lot of Spiritual Qi. They need this to enhance their power, so most of them will stay in that place just to cultivate. Of course, some of them will eventually go toward the city. At that time, we will treat them as an immediate threat. We can't really do anything if the cultivators decide to attack the city after all."
"Fair enough. If they report the city to their higher-ups, the other cultivators in this area will go on a rampage." Hao Yu nodded in agreement.
"Indeed." Leng Xiu could only sigh, feeling the headache.
"If that's the case, may I suggest you create the dam slightly north?"
"What do you mean?" Leng Xiu furrowed his eyebrows.
"If we put the dam right here…" Hao Yu pointed at the part of the river that was slightly near the mountain where the cultivators got their resources. He continued, "…Couldn't we force the cultivators to stay outside the city? This way, there is less chance for them to enter the city."
"Hoh?" Leng Xiu understood Hao Yu's intention. "So, you want us to create a good area to host them while saying it's a special place for them. It's closer to the mountain and has bountiful energy. This way, we can kick them out of the city."
"Indeed."
"But how about the people that will come to this area?"
"We'll create two roads for the city and the cultivator's base. The cultivators won't get angry just because we separate them, right? After all, it's a place near the Spiritual Vein. And once they're done with the mine, you can promote that place like that."
"I see." Leng Xiu fell into deep thought, considering the pros and cons. He was the one who had met the cultivators, so he knew their behaviors. If everything went according to plan, he could get rid of the tumor that had caused great unrest in this city.
Without Leng Xiu realizing it, Hao Yu incited the bad thoughts that had been buried in Leng Xiu's mind and made the cultivators look like pests.