radicalducati Chapter 67 Wang Duoyu invested in this project.
Chapter 67 Wang Duoyu invested in this project.
Chapter 67 Wang Duoyu invested in this project.
"So, if we find a high enough water vein, can we bring water back to that dried-up river?"
"Theoretically, this is how it works after a spring is dug out above the riverbed."
Batu Nan couldn't make any guarantees either, as there were many issues involved.
The difficulty of digging a deep well and the difficulty of digging a stable spring to revitalize an entire river are absolutely not on the same level.
"In that case, let us help you."
Broly said.
"Huh?!"
Upon hearing this, both the other children and Batu Nan were somewhat stunned.
"I admit you have some strength, but finding water veins is a technical task, and you, as a child, can't help with that."
Batunan shook his head. He had invested all his savings from digging deep wells, and in the past ten years, he had only made a small initial impact. After that, he had to struggle to make ends meet by doing illegal water business and continue his exploration of water veins near the riverbed.
"Who said Big Brother is all alone?"
The children in the room were immediately displeased when they heard him say this.
These people were all around Broly, following him.
"It's the same for a group of children."
Batu Nan rubbed his forehead. This wasn't something that could be accomplished simply by having more people; it required the help of people with professional knowledge. But the problem was that ideals couldn't withstand reality. The idealistic companions he had once gathered had long since succumbed to the pressure of reality.
"We have money."
"You're rich...wait, what did you say? How much money do you guys have again?"
"More than 20 million, I guess."
"Hiss~"
Batu Nan gasped, then immediately clasped his hands together, looking completely sincere.
"I'm sorry, I was speaking too loudly just now. Please do me a favor."
"No problem, Wang Duoyu has invested in this project."
Broly uttered the lines that had been on his mind, leaving the children somewhat puzzled.
"Big brother, who is Wang Duoyu?"
"I don't know, maybe it's a fish."
"Is it tasty?"
"I've never eaten it before."
. . . .
"Baturan, where did you find this idiot?"
Shh, the sugar daddy is right behind me.
"Uh, I mean, the great philanthropist who supports your outrageous idea?"
"What do I care where I got him? Just one question: are you coming to work with me?"
"Why wouldn't I do it if there's money to be made? However, the Kathisi Oasis Cult is quite powerful now, and many people believe their doctrines, so I have to keep a low profile when doing this."
"Nonsense, I've been chased around for three years, so I naturally know I need to keep a low profile."
……
With Broly's sudden investment, Batunan's spring-digging project received tremendous support.
Within two days, Batunan had gathered a group of his old partners and hired them with money.
A group of people secretly began digging in the area he had identified as having high ground and water veins.
Broly's group followed Batunan, and while spending time with them, they learned about Batunan's past.
Batunan and others were experts invited by local dignitaries to survey water veins and dig deep wells after the Kathisi region suffered a water shortage twelve years ago.
Among them, Batu Nan had the most discerning eye, and he was always right when it came to digging deep wells. At that time, iron smelting required a lot of water, so he was sought after by many powerful and wealthy people.
However, as Batunan expanded his deep well-digging business to the common people, various localities in the Katish region gradually introduced laws prohibiting private well-digging.
"At that time, we lost our well-drilling job, and Batunan was the one who did best among us. If he had just left then, the money he earned from drilling a lot of deep wells would have been enough for him to live a wealthy life. Unfortunately, that guy lost his mind and said something about reviving the Kathisi River..."
"I just want more people to have access to water."
"This is a matter for important people to consider. What does it have to do with someone like you who just digs a well?"
"It's all those people's fault for not supporting my plan."
"It would be a miracle if they could support you. Back then, the rich and powerful were all making money by selling water. You want to revive the Kathisi River, but if the Kathisi River really does revive, who will they sell their well water to?"
"Baturan, you should be secretly happy. It's just that your plan is too outrageous, and there's still no sign of it coming to fruition. Those big shots either treat you like a clown or have forgotten about you. Otherwise, they would definitely make things difficult for you."
"Damn it, I will definitely restore this river to its former glory. I'll show those guys that I, Batunan, am not someone to talk big. My name will be etched on this soon-to-be-restored riverbed."
"And what about us?"
Broly asked a question from the side.
"Of course, as supporters of this great project, your names will also be engraved on the riverbed, but only after mine."
Batunan was very insistent on this point.
"If the Kathi River can be revived, it will definitely be a major earthquake for Kathi. But Batunan, if you want to be famous, then be famous yourself, but don't include us. We still want to live ordinary lives."
An old well digger said that he wouldn't have taken on this dangerous job if Batunan hadn't offered him such a generous sum of money.
"Broly, do you really want to take our names with you?"
Melard pulled the boy aside and asked.
"Is there a problem?"
Broly was somewhat puzzled.
"I can already picture our names appearing on the Assassin's Creed commission list."
Merard rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.
Three days ago, while she was comforting the girl, the entire team made a large investment behind her back.
By the time Merard found out, Broly had already given the money to that guy named Batunan.
Reviving the Kathisi River sounds like a great thing, but for an individual, it's a thankless and arduous task.
It can't recover. Money is like skipping stones in water, the kind that makes no sound.
If it can truly recover, it means it will stand directly in opposition to the privileged class in the entire Kathi region who have benefited from the water shortage.
Were those people strong? No, they weren't. Even if Merard himself went to assassinate them, he could easily kill a dozen of them.
But those people are rich. Blocking their path to wealth is like killing their parents. If the Katish River is truly revived, those guys will definitely send people to investigate.
Unless they silence everyone else after uncovering the spring, with so many people around, these people who funded Batu Nan's river restoration project will inevitably be exposed. The next step would simply be to be listed on the Empire's wanted list and various assassination organizations' bounty lists.
But could she silence them? Merard could do it without any guilt, but she wasn't in charge of the whole thing, and she didn't even pay for it, so there was nothing she could do.
After all, if she were to do something, others would definitely ostracize her once they found out.
After traveling together for so many days, Merard didn't want to be disliked by these girls. As for the boys, he didn't care about the others except for Broly.
Merard once asked Broly why he did such a thankless task, and the reply was: "If there were water, the people here would probably be happier."
Simple and capricious, that's Merard's latest assessment of Broly, who just happened to meet a spring digger who happens to have an unreliable river revival plan.
When Broly learned about it, he thought that if the plan were to be realized, it might make the people of the Kathi region happier, so he directly invested a large sum of money without considering whether the plan could succeed or what the consequences would be if it did succeed.
I did it simply because I wanted to.
Melard had to admit that Broly, who answered the question at the time, was incredibly attractive, possessing a pure kindness towards others that made her drool like a precious gem.
But Merad, being an assassin who had been exposed to the dark side since childhood, felt that this was asking for trouble and wanted to drag others along to persuade Broly to change his mind.
As a result, everyone else wholeheartedly agreed with Broly's ideas. Akame and the others, who had experienced the hardships of life, trusted Broly so much that their own thoughts became highly assimilated with Broly's. As long as Broly agreed with something, they would agree with it too.
Melard was somewhat speechless. When she wanted to seek help from Esdeath to persuade Broly, she got the answer from this Northern girl who believed in the survival of the fittest.
"That's interesting. A strong person should be like him (Broly), changing the world as they please. What do you mean, you'll encounter enemies? Hey, isn't that even better?"
She almost forgot that Esdeath was a battle maniac whose thinking was different from that of normal people; enemies only excited her more.
Well, no one on the team was willing to go with her to persuade Broly to change his mind, so she had no choice but to risk being ridiculed by Barbara for being on her own organization's request list and give up her name (not a typo) to accompany the boy she liked. So what if she lost face?
If they really manage to find the spring, and if those powerful figures in Kathisi investigate her and dare to put her on the Assassin's Guild's bounty list after finding it, then...
She wouldn't mind taking on her own commissions and delivering kills to people's homes. As for whether she'd be delivering her own kill or the other person's, that's hard to say.
However, it's best to avoid losing face if possible.
"Broly, it's too tacky to do good deeds and leave your real name. How about we learn from some bandit groups or rebel armies and leave some cool nicknames?"
Broly thought about it and felt that what Melard said made a lot of sense, so he nodded and said, "Then I'll call myself the Young Pioneer who does good deeds anonymously."
Melard: "???"
As soon as she made the suggestion, the other children immediately became interested. While Batu Nan was working hard, they were having a heated discussion about what kind of nicknames they should leave behind.
During their journey here, these children had heard many stories about bandit gangs and rebel armies. Although funding the digging of the spring seemed unrelated to these two things, since it was possible to leave a name for themselves, they naturally wanted to give them a catchy nickname.
"I'll be called Young Pioneer No. 3, who does good deeds anonymously, and my sister is No. 2."
Black Eyes said decisively.
"Then I'll call myself number 4."
"Mine said."
"What kind of nicknames are these?"
Just as Broly was making a fuss about calling him by nicknames, a group of kids were preparing to form a multi-person Young Pioneers team led by him, doing good deeds anonymously.
Someone on Batu Nan's side also spoke to him: "Batu Nan, where exactly did you find the sugar daddy for those kids?"
"You might not believe it, but they approached me on their own initiative."
"Then you'd better be careful. If they find out you took the money but couldn't find a source, they might come after you."
"Don't worry, I have a feeling I'll find it soon!"
"Tch, you said that three years ago, and you're still saying it now? If finding a high-lying water vein were that easy, would you have gone through all that trouble to find it now?"
After saying this, the well digger, who was digging in the pit, shoveled the soil down.
Splash! He got sprayed all over his face by water gushing from the ground.
"Water's coming out! Water's coming out!"
He lay on the edge of the pit, his face soaking wet, and shouted excitedly.
(End of this chapter)