Deep Dive
Wizard Sith looked at Locke and said, "There are wizards in the Rose Council who want to grow Desert Roses themselves. But even if we only grow Desert Roses on the side to earn some money, they still won't be able to surpass our Group 2 in cost and supply within a short time."
"Our Group 2's largest source of water comes from a large device developed by Storm Tower. But it requires regular maintenance by Storm Tower. Somehow, the Rose Council got the wizards of Storm Tower to stop maintaining our equipment, leaving our Group 2 with no water to use at all!"
"Without water, this desert becomes extremely dangerous!"
Locke asked Wizard Sith, "So, do we have no water now? But I saw many Wizard Apprentices watering the Magic Plants inside the institute. The drip-irrigation system hasn't stopped either."
Wizard Sith said, "That's water we stored previously. We can still transport water in from outside, but the cost is extremely high, and there isn't enough of it."
"This institute requires an astonishing amount of water every moment. Besides, the World Principle of water from outside this world conflicts with this world's sand. It has to pass through specialized large-scale conversion equipment before it can be used normally. The cost is extremely high."
"We can also extract the limited groundwater beneath this plane. But that would be draining the pond to catch the fish. If things go badly, it could further damage the ecology of the entire plane."
"Don't assume that this is the worst this plane can get. It isn't. Deep underground in this plane, there are still large numbers of low-level plant communities. These communities continuously produce Magic Tide, Air Element, and Wood Element for this world. If we damage the ecology further, even those