"Young Master! Please move!" Regan begged Water Cloud Beast who was lying on top of him.
Water Cloud Beast floated feebly for a few centimeters, then limply lost strength and fell gently back to the top of Regan's head.
Regan held up the Water Cloud Beast on top of his head, "I know you have watered all three villages, and you are indeed a little tired, but after we water this one village, let's take a rest, okay?"
Water Cloud Beast rolled his eyes at Regan. You said the same thing when you went to the village. Although it still has some strength, it really doesn't want to move.
It was less than a month old, so it was a perfect example of child labor!
The villagers on the side also looked a little anxious, but they couldn't say anything to urge them. They could only watch Water Cloud Beast looking at the crops in his fields that were a little dry due to lack of water, and anxiously waited for Water Cloud Beast to rest quickly.
Regan was still trying his best to persuade Water Cloud Beast, but Water Cloud Beast turned his head away, not wanting to listen to his ramblings.
Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted, "The water is coming! There is water coming upstream!"
The villagers immediately got together, and the sad look on Regan's face finally showed. He put Water Cloud Beast back on his head and began to direct the scene, telling the villagers not to worry. Instead of diverting water to his own farmland, he first intercepted the water and diverted it to a dug storage tank for backup, so as not to waste the amount of water that his young master finally got out. Then he asked the villagers to divert the water to their farmland.
The villagers excitedly scooped up the water with both hands, threw it on their faces, and laughed happily.
"The water is finally here! My corn is dying."
"Thanks to the Viscount!"
"Yes, the Viscount just sent someone to notify you in the morning, and water will come in the afternoon!"
The villagers discussed excitedly and kept praising Claire.
"Long live the Viscount!"
"Your Majesty the Viscount is our savior!"
"We are willing to be your subjects forever!"
At this time, Isaac and Claire were standing not far away watching this scene. They had just arrived.
Isaac looked at the extremely excited villagers, his eyes flickered several times, and finally he focused on Claire's face.
"I still didn't understand why you spent so much effort and money just to get that Water Pump."
Claire shrugged, "What now?"
Isaac smiled and said, "Now I understand a little bit more. It turns out that when I help others and see the smiles on their faces, I feel so comfortable and feel that my hard work is not in vain."
"They are not others, they are my subjects." Claire looked at the excited villagers and said, "As their lord, I must ensure their living environment, and I want them to live happier than people in other places."
"Then what are you trying to do?" Isaac asked, "Their annual taxes may not be as high as the profits of your Tulip Shop."
"Do I have to do something? This is more like a business. What I hope is more about the intersection and collision of souls between people, rather than a pure relationship of interest. And this is the responsibility and obligation that I should fulfill as a lord." Having said this, Claire paused.
"And how do you know that Nafu City will not bring me more income in the future? I am full of confidence in its future!"
"You are such a weird person, but I really like to be friends with people like you." Isaac also laughed.
"Don't mess around. Who is your friend anymore? I am your boss now."
Isaac: "..."
"Eat me Flame Burst!"
After the water source problem was temporarily solved, Claire took Regan and Isaac back to Nafu City. Water Cloud Beast was so tired that he fell asleep on his shoulder, making a sound similar to a cat's purring.
As for Water Pump, Claire asked Hant to guard it with the knights. After pumping a certain amount of water, they would change a lake and pump out the water into the other two rivers.
As soon as he entered the city gate of Nafu City, a person hurried over. He was a clerk under Regan, and he could be regarded as a civil servant at this stage of Nafu City.
"Lord Viscount! Doctor Rona has something to do with you!"
Claire gave Shuiyun to Regan and asked him to take him back to the Baronial Manor so that he could have a good rest. After saying goodbye to Isaac, he rode the wolf king to Rona's hospital.
Because after Claire spent money to hire many doctors from other cities, there are very few patients here. Unless it is a serious disease that cannot be solved, the patients will be sent here, so Claire did not meet many patients when he came here.
Pushing open the door and going in, Claire saw Rona grinding medicine in the small yard in front. She had transformed the small yard in front into a garden surrounded by trees.
After seeing Claire come in, Rona also stopped what he was doing and walked over.
As soon as the other party came closer, Claire keenly felt that the other party was different from the past. Then he stretched out his hand and pointed at the other party and said in disbelief, "Have you been promoted to Intermediate Mage?!"
He clearly hadn't felt any signs of a breakthrough from the opponent before, so why did he suddenly advance!
Rona nodded, "Well, that's why I called you here."
"Huh? What's going on?"
"Do you still remember the Black Seed you gave me before?"
Claire nodded, "Of course I remember. At that time, you said that it would be mature and bear fruit in more than twenty days. Calculating the time, it should be almost done now. Could it be related to this?"
Rona led Claire towards the inner courtyard and said, "You are right, that Black Seed grew fruit last night. I sent someone to find you at that time, but at that time you were busy saying that no one was there."
Claire nodded. At that time, he was indeed busy doing Water Pump with Isaac, so he couldn't waste any time.
"Then I tested the medicinal properties myself. I tried various methods but could not detect any effect of the fruit. I finally confirmed that it was not poisonous and took a bite. The result was..."
"In the end, you were promoted to Intermediate Mage?" Claire added.
Rona nodded slightly with a red face. She was actually a little embarrassed that one of such precious Magic Fruit was actually eaten by her.
The pace of Claire speeds up unconsciously, allowing people to break through to Intermediate Mage. This fruit is not simple! Among the ten old men he brought back from the royal capital, six could not even reach the junior level and were still stuck in Magic Apprentice, and there were four junior mages who were in their eighties or nineties but had not yet been able to break through to Intermediate Mage.
No wonder the little girl was reluctant to take it and enter the transaction. It turns out it really works wonders.
Claire passed Rona and walked in front of her. Rona stretched out his hand and pulled the corner of Claire's clothes.
Claire turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Rona lowered his head in embarrassment and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "I'm sorry for eating such a precious fruit."
Claire couldn't help but smile, "What's the matter? Just eat it. If you haven't eaten it, I will leave one for you. Don't think of yourself as an outsider."
Seeing that Claire did not blame herself, Rona finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried all night.
"How many fruits are there on that fruit tree?" Claire asked.
"Six fruits, after I ate one, there were five left."
After asking a few more questions, Claire and Rona finally walked into the inner courtyard. The first time they entered, Claire was attracted by the fruit trees in the corner.
Its body exudes special magic fluctuations. If it is an ordinary person, it may not be seen as anything special, but if it is a mage, it is as conspicuous as a searchlight in the dark night, and it is difficult not to attract attention.
Claire walked over and saw clearly the current appearance of the fruit tree. It was still not very tall and only a few heads taller than Claire. It was similar to a peach tree. The fruits on it were as red as peaches, but not as big as peaches, more like plums.
However, Claire was quickly attracted to another fruit above. The size of that fruit was more than double that of the other four remaining fruits, as if he was swearing that he was the king here!
Rona also noticed Claire's gaze and explained, "A fruit is different from other fruits from the moment it blooms. It should be the essence of this fruit tree."
"You mean it's more effective, right?" Claire stretched out his hand and gently held the fruit. The moment he held it, he felt the magic power in his body become active.