"Manage the Sandy River?" Count Samo frowned deeply and glanced out the window toward the Sandy River. After a moment's thought, he asked, "Xu Yi, haven't you considered that Smilla Porter might have deliberately deceived you because he bears a grudge against you?"
"He can lie to me, but the condition of the river can't." Xu Yi shook his head. "I never noticed it before, so I didn't discover anything. But after President Porter pointed it out just now, I took a careful look and asked several former fishermen along the river about it. They all said that the Sandy River has indeed changed noticeably recently."
"Those changes don't necessarily mean..." Count Samo suddenly drew a breath and shook his head firmly, then smiled at Xu Yi. "I was wrong. As the city lord of Bunta City, this is something I should be considering. You're right. Since there's already a potential danger in the Sandy River, we should prepare for it in advance."
Count Samo lowered his head in thought for a while, then summoned an administrative officer and told him to bring over the officials in Bunta City who were familiar with riverworks.
After the officer left, Count Samo thought for a moment before saying to Xu Yi, "If what Smilla Porter said is true, and the Sandy River has reached the point where intervention is necessary, then we have a problem."
"What problem?" Xu Yi asked.
Count Samo spread his hands and smiled wryly. "The same old problem: no money."
Xu Yi couldn't help rolling his eyes, his expression saying he had expected this all along. He sighed. "Fine. Since I brought this up, our Xinfei Merchant Guild will take it on. But, my lord, let's be clear beforehand. Managing the Sandy River should be the responsibility of