This was Qingshui's third time visiting the Land of Rain.
After the war, the Land of Rain was in ruins, but the Second Great Ninja War had left the country riddled with scars. Even the Daimyo had fled with his treasured wealth to the capital of the Land of Fire.
Now, even if the Daimyo returned from the Land of Fire, he didn't have much wealth left, and having been absent from the Land of Rain for so long, he had lost most of his power.
And he clearly lacked the ability to reclaim that power from Salamander Hanzo, a formidable leader of his generation.
But while Hanzo was skilled in warfare, he was still in the exploratory stages when it came to governing civil affairs.
"Ebizo-dono, this is White Sea. It's the Ninja World's only inland sea. Of course, some people call it White Sea Lake, believing it's the largest freshwater lake in the Ninja World."
At the water's edge, Salamander Hanzo pointed to the vast expanse of water before them, speaking to Ebizo.
Qingshui looked at the rainy scenery, where the sky met the water, and thought that this must be the sea where Jiraiya and Konan died in the original timeline.
He had once thought the Land of Rain was an inland country, wondering how it could have a sea, but it turned out that in the real world, there truly was an inland sea here.
"If you want to build a canal connecting our two countries, this is the most suitable starting point."
Hanzo said.
"Hanzo-dono, does the Rain Village have information on the terrain and related water systems along the White Sea Lake?"
Qingshui stepped forward and asked Hanzo.
Hanzo frowned slightly, looked at Qingshui, then cast an inquiring gaze toward Ebizo.
Ebizo chuckled.
"Hanzo-dono, although Qingshui is my disciple, on this matter, his words carry more weight than mine."
Only then did Hanzo re-examine Qingshui, realizing that this young man was responsible for the overall plan to build the canal.
"Konoha has the Sannin, and your Sand Village has Rasa and Karura, and now there's another Qingshui. The Five Great Ninja Villages truly have deep foundations and an abundance of talent!"
Hanzo couldn't help but sigh.
When would the Rain Village become like this? Looking back at the Land of Rain over the years, it seemed only he, Hanzo, could be considered a notable figure, right?
Hanzo paused, then looked directly at Qingshui:
"We do have the things you need, and we can give them to you, but all your projects within the Land of Rain must be under the supervision of Rain Village ninja."
Qingshui didn't answer, but instead looked at Ebizo.
Even though he was the de facto leader of this group, in many respects, his status wasn't high enough.
Geography and terrain have always been closely linked to military affairs, so Hanzo's actions were a necessary precaution.
However, those Rain Village ninja, while accompanying and supervising, would surely try to learn some Puppetry-related techniques from the Sand Village.
"Alright."
Ebizo readily agreed.
As long as the Forbidden Jutsu didn't leak out, it would be difficult for other ninja villages to train Jonin-level Puppet Masters like the Sand Village, let alone the White Secret Technique.
After all, a genius like Sasori, who could independently develop a Red Secret Technique, wasn't easily found. Without the relevant knowledge system, even with such talent, a lack of preliminary training would prevent their growth.
As for other minor fragments, spies from the various Great Ninja Villages had, to some extent, stolen parts of them from the Sand Village.
"Then, for the time being, we'll be imposing on the Rain Village."
With Hanzo, the key figure, settled, Qingshui would take over the overall coordination of subsequent matters.
Fortunately, his Avatar in the DC Universe, due to managing a large gang like Hogg United, had gained some experience in personnel management. With the assistance of Ishido and Jianye, managing a survey team of dozens of people was not a problem for Qingshui.
"The White Sea Lake has three primary water sources. The most important is natural rainfall; the Land of Rain's average annual precipitation is over 3,000 millimeters, and the White Sea Lake's precipitation is estimated to be over 20,000 millimeters annually.
The second largest source is the Takitsubo River within the Land of Waterfalls. This is the largest river in the Ninja World, and its end connects to White Sea Lake.
Another source is a river formed by melted snow from the high mountains at the border of the Land of Rain, the Land of Stone, and the Land of Wind…"
Inside a room, Qingshui and Ebizo sat on tatami mats, listening to an intelligence ninja, transferred from the intelligence squad, report the gathered information.
"The average length of the lake surface is approximately 210 kilometers, with a width of about 50 kilometers, covering an area of over 10,000 square kilometers. Its depth has not yet been fully surveyed, but using the Wind Release sonar Puppet created by Lord Qingshui, combined with the detection of Water Release sensory ninja, the deepest point discovered so far is over a thousand meters."
"Based on the data collected so far, the average depth of White Sea Lake is definitely over 500 meters, which leads to the conclusion that this large lake's water storage capacity exceeds 5 trillion cubic meters…"
The information reported by the intelligence ninja moved Ebizo.
Five trillion cubic meters of fresh water!
How long would that last their Land of Wind?!
As Qingshui listened to the intelligence ninja's report, he simultaneously flipped through related topographic files.
In his previous life, Lake Baikal was also known as the North Sea in ancient times; it was the lake with the largest water storage capacity in that world, and its water volume was even greater than that of White Sea Lake here.
Of course, this White Sea Lake was already impressive enough; calling it an inland sea was perfectly accurate.
Qingshui was more concerned with information like water flow velocity, discharge, water quality, and the surrounding ground's elevation, slope, and soil type, and he synchronized this information with his Avatar in the DC Universe.
Meanwhile, in the DC Universe, several hydrological engineers were collaboratively building a hydrogeological model based on the information Qingshui provided.
Qingshui had told these people that he was developing a 3D sandbox game and needed their help with part of the map design.
Although they didn't know why designing a game map required all this, or why a canal needed to be planned based on this information, Qingshui was paying them handsomely. These hired scholars were working with all their might, pouring their full expertise into the project.
These days, it's not uncommon for the wealthy to have strange quirks and demands.
"Excellent, thank you all for your hard work. I hope to receive the complete proposal within a month. Is that feasible?" Qingshui, dressed in a white suit, smiled as he addressed the water conservancy experts.
"Mr. Watt, the data you provided is very detailed. After we return, we'll use computer software for mathematical modeling to assist with the work. We anticipate completing the proposal within twenty days." The leading bald, white scholar pushed up his glasses and said to Qingshui.
"Professor Jeff, I trust your professional capabilities."
After shaking hands with the experts and having his assistant escort them out, Qingshui looked at a bodyguard from the League of Assassins.
He still had another guest to meet.
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