Architect Abner looked at the sketch again.
After the spiral pump pumped the river to the top of the mountain, it passed through a ten-kilometer long canal and led the water to a reservoir at the foot of the mountain.
The location of this reservoir was 20 meters higher than the plains in the south. By building a reservoir and aqueduct here, they could easily transport water several kilometers away from the plains in the south.
After Architect Abner finished looking at the sketch, he looked up at Feng Chou and said, "It's a good irrigation design, but this kind of reservoir can only ensure the normal dry season. At most, 20,000 mu of farmland can be irrigated, and you want to develop 70,000 mu of farmland."
Feng Chou nodded and said, "Yes, you're right. That's why I plan to turn the remaining 50,000 mu of farmland into pastures to feed the fine-wool sheep."
At this point, Feng Chou pointed at the neck of the river on the map and said, "In fact, if I had enough money, I would open a man-made river at this location and direct a portion of the river water to pass through the plains in the south of the territory."
"I've inspected it. There's a 20-meter drop from the east of the river to the west of the downstream. Using this drop, I can design a irrigation system that can irrigate 70,000 to 80,000 mu of land."
Feng Chou spread his hands and said, "Unfortunately, my funds are limited."
Architect Abner looked at the artificial river route that Feng Chou pointed out and his eyes lit up.
He opened the drawer, took out a pen and paper, and began to calculate.
After a long time, he put down the paper and said, "I suggest you adopt the second plan. According to my calculations, the second plan only has twice the budget of the first plan, but the irrigation area is five times more."
Feng Chou heard this and was puzzled. "How can there only be so little more money?
You know, the length of the artificial river is about the same as the canal, but the artificial river is at least three meters wide, and the canal only needs to be half a meter wide.
The difference in the amount of work is more than double. "
Architect Abner said, "You might not know, but the main force of our company's construction is not workers, but steel runes."
Of course, Feng Chou knew about steel constructs, but he hadn't expected that the people in Casablanca had already used such an expensive combat body in engineering.
Unlike golems, constructs did not have the property of being immune to magic. This was a disadvantage, but it was also an advantage of constructs. This allowed constructs to be equipped with "Magic Permanence" to provide them with energy.
In other words, compared to the Magic Statue, which had to be charged by a Mage Tower or used expensive magic gems to provide energy, the Construct could obtain an endless supply of powerful magic energy through Magic Permanence. It could be called the perpetual motion machine of the magic world.
The powerful mana source not only allowed the construct to possess great power, but it could also be equipped with powerful spellcasting abilities. Its combat power was not inferior to that of a Golem's.
Of course, in the face of mages, constructs were far inferior to magic statues.
The benefits of using a perpetual motion machine in an engineering project were self-evident.
Although constructs were expensive, a steel construct that used the high-grade Magic Permanence function could easily move something weighing ten tons if it was not equipped with any magic equipment and all the magic energy was supplied to the strength device of the construct.
With such great power, and the ability to work like a human, and without the additional cost of energy, the cost of using it would definitely be much less than using manpower …
Feng Chou thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, then we'll go with Plan B!"
Architect Abner said, "Yes, sir. Give us a week, and you'll get the price and a simple plan."
Back at the hotel, considering that it was not very convenient for him to stay in Wood Manor during the construction period of the new territory in the next two years, Feng Chou asked Chapman to pick a decent villa in the East District.
After Chapman left, Feng Chou asked Nielsen to invite Natasha over.
Nelson was Chapman's son. Feng Chou, who had no subordinates, let this somewhat dull young man, who had been tortured by the heavy labor of the workshop, be his temporary attendant.
After a while, Natasha walked into the office of the luxurious suite in the hotel. She raised her hand and saluted Feng Chou, who was sitting behind the desk, and asked, "What's the matter, sir?"
"What's the matter?"
Feng Chou pointed at the sofa on one side of the office and said, "Please sit down."
After Natasha sat down, Feng Chou asked, "I want to know the difference between the training of the Steel Soul School."
Natasha sorted out her thoughts and said, "The training method of the Steel Soul School is actually very simple, and this method is known by every warrior …"
She paused here and said, "That is' Heidegger's Pain. '"
"For ordinary warriors, 'Heidegger's Pain' is only a way to stimulate their potential, which is only useful when they are promoted to middle-rank or high-rank warriors."
"But for warriors of the Steel Soul School, 'Heidegger's Pain' is a daily training method."
"Of course, the 'Heidegger's Pain' that warriors of the Steel Soul School practice daily is not the 'Burning Body' meditation method. 'Burning Body' is a special meditation method to stimulate a warrior's potential. This kind of extremely violent meditation method can only be used occasionally. If it is used for a long time, it will cause irreversible damage to the soul."
"The 'Heidegger's Pain' that warriors of the Steel Soul School practice daily is a weakened version of 'Burning Body'."
"In fact, this weakened version of 'Heidegger's Pain' is the orthodox training method of Heidegger's Pain."
"The normal 'Heidegger's Pain' will put the practitioner in extreme environments and situations such as cold, hot, or painful. It also requires the practitioner to keep his mind calm and carry out the corresponding meditation under all kinds of extreme situations."
"Therefore, the training grounds of warriors of the Steel Soul School are often set up in some remote areas, such as on a mountain with biting cold wind, by a bone-chilling lake, or in an extremely hot oven."
Finally, Natasha suggested, "Antalya's climate is mild, and extreme environments are not easy to find. However, it is not difficult to build an oven, or even get a big pot to boil a pot of hot water …"
At this point, Natasha smiled and said, "I know an extremely effective method. Get a nest of poisonous bees and throw them into the meditation room. If you can enter an absolutely calm state of meditation under the threat and attack of the poisonous bees, the effect of meditation will be exceptionally good."
Feng Chou had been chased and stung by bees when he was young, so he knew the feeling. When he thought of the scene described by Natasha, he could not help but shiver.
Looking at Natasha's eager smile, he could not help but glare at her.