However, despite this speculation, Takumi had no way to verify it for the time being, so he could only keep the idea in his heart for now.
After the completion of the resettlement housing project, Takumi took a long rest before starting to arrange major projects again.
And it was the largest project since the construction of the Dimensional City!
He took Tomoko and Haruhime to a small river five kilometers away.
After asking Tomoko to conduct an on-site investigation and give a feasible answer, Takumi waved his hand.
"Start!"
"Yes!"
He was planning to build a dam this time.
This project had three purposes.
The first was to ensure a stable supply of water resources and prevent the river from running out of water in the future.
Although water magic could be used to create water, this was still unconventional at the moment. Such means, while magic technology was immature, could not be commonly used.
Moreover, once the dam was completed, it would be equivalent to a reservoir.
A reservoir could also bring many benefits, such as fish farming and other aquatic industries.
In this regard, this dam would not lose money no matter what.
The second was to use water power to generate hydropower.
The Dimensional City already had many power needs, such as Alice Nakiri's molecular cooking machine, lighting, and so on.
Many electrical appliances had been recovered, but due to insufficient power supply, they had basically not been used.
In addition to the projects and industrial production to be carried out later, this also required a lot of electricity.
Diesel power generation was simply impossible to sustain; the Dimensional City needed more power generation.
But it was impossible to engage in nuclear fusion right from the start, as the technical conditions were not available yet.
So Takumi planned to build hydropower first, at least for transitional use.
The third was a tap water system.
That's right, Takumi was planning to provide running water along with the power system.
Because he would receive two hundred immigrants next, the demand for water would also surge by then, and the issue of convenient water access had to be put on the agenda early.
Otherwise, would he have to ask two hundred people to fetch water for washing?
That would be a lot of effort.
Even if you don't count that, the demand for drinking water was still a big problem.
The original open-air reservoir was fine for agricultural water, but for drinking, the safety was still a bit poor.
Therefore, the water plant had to be developed as soon as possible.
Takumi took the lead.
He squatted down, pressing the ground with one hand, and shouted: "Earth and River Transformation!"
Boom!
As the ground shook and the mountains trembled, the banks on both sides of the upper reaches of the river gradually arched up, slowly forming a valley.
At the same time, the riverbed sank and expanded to both sides.
Eventually, the river turned into a long, wide-mouthed, pocket-like plate.
The other sections were a row of mountains like walls, going down from the upper reaches, from low to high, with large entrances and small exits.
At this time, the water could no longer flow down because there was extra space that needed to be filled.
Then, Takumi used ice magic again, and a wall of ice formed in the middle of the valley, completely cutting off the possibility of water flowing down.
Then, under the guidance of Tomoko, the three girls including Haruhime began to clean up the mouth of the gorge.
Because they needed to build a water supply plant, they felt they needed to clear out an empty space.
Fortunately, Takumi had already taken care of this when changing the terrain, so they cleaned up quickly.
After cleaning, the first step of infrastructure construction began: laying the foundation!
However, this first step was a bit troublesome. Even if the four of them, including Takumi, were as efficient as an engineering team of more than a dozen people, they still hadn't finished it by the end of the day.
The main reason was that not only was the dam's foundation area large, but many factors also had to be considered.
At the very least, it had to be able to withstand the pressure brought by the huge water storage capacity in the future.
However, Takumi was not in a hurry. Anyway, there was still time before accepting the immigrants.
And it didn't necessarily have to be completed before the immigrants arrived. They could also wait until the immigrants arrived and then use their strength to complete it.
Takumi was very optimistic and took Haruhime and the others back after dark.
But what he didn't know was that his actions affected others.
In a corner of the Forest of Death, several beautiful figures were discussing in their camp with sad faces.
"What should we do? The river is out of water. Will we have to go back to the days of collecting rainwater to survive?"
"If not, then what? It's not like you don't know how dangerous it is here."
"Yes, as for that movement in the morning, it must be some terrifying high-level monster fighting upstream. I don't dare to go there now."
"By the way, isn't there too much movement over there? It hasn't been quiet since last month."
"Who knows, maybe it's a territory conflict between high-level monsters."
"I am also curious, and it's not necessarily caused by monsters."
"Oh, if it's not monsters, are there other people besides us in a place like the Forest of Death?"
"True..."
"Alas, when will these days end?"
"Don't sigh and have a good rest. Tomorrow we will go back to the previous camp. It is better to catch the rainwater. The river is inherently dangerous. If it is gone, it is gone. It will also save us the risk of fetching water every time."
"Yes, Sister Leah."
After the topic was over, it was time for them to keep watch and take a rest.
They were none other than the first group of high elves to arrive at the farm in the original story, which was now part of the Dimensional City—Leah and her entourage.
And at this time, they were unintentionally inconvenienced by Takumi.
If Takumi knew this, he wouldn't know what he would think.
Leah, who was on guard, stood on the tree, looking at the sisters sleeping peacefully below, and couldn't help but turn her head to look in the direction of the Dimensional City.
If things didn't work out, maybe she should go and have a look. What if?
She got up. During the discussion just now, one girl felt that those movements were not caused by monsters.
If that was the case, then they might be able to settle down. If she went there, she might no longer need to run around trying to survive in the cracks like she did now.
But she didn't decide to go there right away; she just regarded it as a choice for when there was no other way.
After all, this was just a guess.
She would not take her sisters on adventures if she was not sure.
In the southern mountains of the Forest of Death, there was a castle on the highest peak of the mountain range.
At this time, a middle-aged man was standing on the observation deck high in the castle.
This man was actually a dragon, the Gatekeeper Dragon Doraim.
He was looking in the direction of the Dimensional City and couldn't help but shed a drop of cold sweat.
"This new neighbor's strength is a bit scary. Should I go over and say hello?"
Farther south, on the seaside separated only by a mountain range from the Forest of Death, was the port city of Shashaato in the human kingdom.
A figure hidden under a cloak was also looking in the direction of the Forest of Death.
When she looked up, she revealed a beautiful face with silver hair and blue eyes.
Lululu, the eldest daughter of the contemporary younger generation of the vampire royal family.
Well, you could also say she was the eldest princess.
At this time, she was looking curiously in the direction of the Dimensional City.
"The changes in the earth's veins are man-made and interesting. It seems necessary to head over there as soon as possible."
After saying that, she walked directly out of the city and headed towards the Forest of Death.
Shortly after she left, an angel also chased her there but missed her.
When the angel inquired about her whereabouts, it was already a few days later.
But that is all a story for another day.
Let's talk about Takumi.
He didn't know that his unintentional move would trigger a series of reactions from the outside world.
On the next day, he also took Haruhime and the others to continue building the dam.
However, not long after he started working, Takumi received a prompt from the system.
"Ding dong! Note: A visitor named Hermione has arrived. Please pay attention, Host, and go to the reception."
"This girl really knows how to come at the right time."
Takumi couldn't help but sigh. Hermione was very good at timing her second visit.
But it went without saying that Takumi put down what he was doing and said goodbye to Haruhime and the others.
He teleported to his home above the big tree.
At this time, Zabuton was not awake yet. She noticed the strange movement and then woke up.
"Uh-huh, Sir, do you have anything to do with me?"
She asked as she yawned humanely and rubbed her eyes.
"I'm going to receive guests, so I'd like you to help me keep an eye on the dam project."
This was not to ask Zabuton to supervise Haruhime and the others, but to protect them.
With their current strength, any monster that randomly escaped from this forest would be a fatal threat to them.
Originally they were under his protection, but now that he was leaving, he naturally needed someone to replace him.
And Zabuton was the best choice.1
Who made her the strongest?2
As long as she was around, they would feel safe.3
"Ok, no problem."4
As soon as she heard that there was a job to do, Zabuton agreed without saying a word.5
"I'll send you there."6
Zabuton did no7t move when she heard this and allowed Takumi to teleport her over.
After doing this, Takumi jumped off the big tree and walked towards the Dimensional Gate.
And Hermione was also heading this way.
Moving in both directions, the two of them soon met.
"Hi, little Hermione, welcome to the Dimensional City again."
"Hello, Mr. Takumi, I'm here again."
"How about it? A big change, right? Were you shocked?"
"Hmm, it has indeed changed a lot. I almost thought I was in the wrong place at first."
The two got reacquainted and chatted, and Takumi took her to the hall of the branch building.
Now Takumi completed receptions here. After all, it wasn't right to always bring people to his own house.
Mainly, there were some privacy issues there now.
Later, Takumi briefly introduced the changes in the Dimensional City to Hermione.
At the same time, Takumi also learned why Hermione came this time.
It was her parents who asked her to come here.
After she returned, she verified Takumi's words through her own observation and then sent a letter to her parents.
In the letter, she explained her adventure and the details about the Dimensional City. This then led to Takumi's words and a request for their opinions.
Hermione soon received a reply from her parents.
In the letter, they first expressed their guilt for almost pushing their daughter into a pit of fire. They regretted it so much.
At the same time, they also asked Hermione to help convey their thanks to Takumi. They were very grateful for Takumi's reminder.
So Hermione came here today mainly to convey the message.
"Forget the thanks, I just couldn't help but talk too much."
Facing the Granger couple's thanks, Takumi replied with a smile.
"I will convey your words to them."
Hermione nodded and did not continue the topic.
In fact, apart from running errands and delivering messages, she came more of her own accord.
Ever since she recognized the true face of the wizarding world, Hermione was almost disillusioned. At Hogwarts, she felt a little uncomfortable staying there.
So she took this opportunity to come out and let herself breathe.
"You seem troubled."
Takumi saw that Hermione was obviously not as lively as last time, so he quickly became concerned.
He didn't want to treat the child for depression; otherwise, he would be doing a bad thing with good intentions.
"Did you have a disagreement with your parents?"
Takumi thought for a while, and this was the only possibility.
Hermione hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Yes."
Then she told Takumi about the content behind the letter.
She was really troubled and urgently needed to talk to someone.
But when she was at Hogwarts, she really didn't know who she could talk to about this matter.
Because she was also a little worried that she would be deceived again.
At the same time, she didn't know what the adults in the wizarding world would do to her if they knew that she understood so much. Should she be sent back? Or just silenced?
Such suspicion made her dare not speak to the outside world at all, and she was usually very silent.
This almost made her choke.
Now facing Takumi, the person who reminded her of these problems, she felt she could finally talk!
Takumi was also listening to her talk silently.
It turned out that her parents wanted her to return her focus to the ordinary world.
After all, Hermione had a very good background there. The basics had already been developed very well, and her academic performance was excellent.
In the wizarding world, Hermione had just started, and her future was uncertain. If she gave up now, she could stop the loss in time.
Thinking from the perspective of adults and parents, there was no problem.
But the problem lay in Hermione's own wishes.
She actually didn't want to give up learning magic.
Just like the saying goes, I could endure the darkness if I had never seen the light.
If she didn't know it, forget it; it wasn't that Hermione didn't like the original environment.
But now she knew of the existence of the wizarding world, and she also understood that ordinary people were nothing in front of magic.
This made it difficult for Hermione to completely give up learning magic and go back to being an ignorant Muggle.89
In fact, for her, who had a strong thirst for knowledge, this was a kind of self-deception and a kind of torture.1011
Just thinking about that situation made her unable t12o accept it.13
And when she replied to the letter, she fu14lly expressed her wishes and considerations, stating that she would choose to focus on magic with science as a supplement.
The Grangers wrote back to express their understanding and agreed that Hermione should continue to study magic, but their request was to change the order and let the academics lead the magical assistance.
Their reasons were also very good.
Since ordinary people are powerless against wizards, it is not impossible to learn magic to increase resistance, and they agreed.
But after all, you still have to consider the future.
The wizarding world is so difficult to get along with, so it is basically certain that she will return to the world of ordinary people and develop in the future.15
And focusing on learning magic wastes so much ti16me and slows down the progress of learning science. Will she still be able to do it in the future? What should she do if she fails to get into college?
So it was more stable the other way around.
Hermione was still just a child, after all. No matter how smart she was, she was still just a child. She would definitely not be able to out-reason adults.
This incident left her speechless.
So, she resorted to the trick of children's quarrels: acting out!
On the grounds of conflicting school schedules at Hogwarts, she had a passionate confrontation with her parents for a few days.
If you want to learn magic, you can't go to an ordinary school.
In the end, they replied, "It's okay. I'll sign you up for a holiday cram school and make sure your holiday is fully arranged."
Hermione: A cram school is not a panacea. It cannot compare with normal schooling, and it still cannot occupy a dominant position.
Parents' reply: It's okay. I will hire a professional tutor for you to ensure that you will not miss any knowledge points in each semester.
Hermione: I'm so stressed out by you guys. This is my holiday!
Parents' reply: It's okay, isn't Hogwarts very relaxing? Just treat it as a vacation when you are at Hogwarts, and go to school when you are home.
The two sides were in a stalemate, and Hermione took the lead in feeling depressed. There was no way; the parents on the other side were also persistent, and crazy about adding study arrangements to her withou17t any hesitation.
Now that Hermione thought about it, after returning home, she would face various cram schools, and even have a tutor to supervise her study, and she couldn't stop for a moment during the holidays, so she was a little afraid to go home.
"Ah, these... double the pressure."
After hearing this, Takumi was also shocked.
Especially the part where Hermione was facing off against her parents.
The Grangers were quite fierce and could compete with parents from a high-pressure academic background.
Are you sure she wasn't born into the wrong family?
These two people were born in England, so they were naturally gifted.