Chen Li divided the project into three phases. The first would provide a water supply, Medical Stations, and the Main Road leading to the outside world.
The second would build housing, and only in the third would they build schools, shops, and Community Centers.
The reason was simple.
If the houses were delivered a few days late, their people could still live in temporary shelters.
Without clean water and doctors, however, people really could die.
When the first stream of Purification Water flowed from the pipe, the onlookers watched with curiosity.
A little girl from the Cat-Eared Clan cautiously held out her hand, letting the water fall into her palm.
She sniffed it first, then looked up at the Great Xia people.
"Can we drink this?"
"Yes." The worker in charge of the water supply nodded.
"Our technology is very advanced now. You can drink the water without boiling it. There's no need to worry about bacteria."
The little girl lowered her head and took a sip, her eyes slowly widening.
"It's sweet! It tastes so good, and there's no earthy taste either!"
The people nearby immediately gathered around. Old people, children, and Minotaurs who had just finished work all crowded around the basin, their faces full of wonder.
They knew there were dirty things in water. The rule passed down from their ancestors was that water had to be boiled before drinking.
Otherwise, tiny bugs would cause trouble and give them stomachaches.
They had never imagined the Great Xia people were so capable. Once water passed through a big machine, they could drink it straight away.
It was amazing!
The first school in the Half-Orc Autonomous Region was built between the housing area and Old Hearth Square.
The school gate stood over six meters tall, and the grounds included