System vs Rebirth

"You what?!" Duke Lorelei gasped in shock, thinking, 'When I was still the acting head, if I'm not wrong, to provide enough water from the territory, I would spend about 200 gold coins a month. A single Advanced Level Demon Crystal cost me about five gold coins each.

'So, needing only 250 gold coins a month to maintain an unlimited supply of water is simply ridiculous. It's not about providing 'enough supply' but 'unlimited supply.' And by doing so, the people don't need to fetch water from a certain facility anymore.

'The initial investment is big, but I also need to create a facility to do that. So, the difference might not be as I expected. More importantly, the people would definitely be satisfied, which would cause the city to bloom with people. The taxes you can get from the city alone will surpass the operation cost.'

Duke Lorelei wasn't the only person who was shocked. Even Anna was dumbfounded, but for a different reason.

The duke she knew would always be calm and collected. He was a cool guy who could cut down on his enemies easily. Yet, the same dignified duke was falling on his butt out of shock.

She might never get a chance to witness something like this again for the rest of her life.

Duke Lorelei realized that his appearance was a mess, so he hurriedly regained his composure and coughed a few times. "I apologize for showing you such behaviors."

"What are you talking about? The duke just lost his balance because of this unusual plate and recovered quickly." Anna smiled while gesturing to him to stand on the plate again.

Duke Lorelei embarrassedly stepped on the plate and said, "Are you… really telling the truth?"

"Of course." Anna pointed at the well. The well actually had a black rod sticking out and it was covered with a wooden pipe that flowed through the storage facility. "If you see that pipe over there, that's the pipe that holds the power of the runes.

"Normally, the pump would require people to operate it, right? The rune can be activated as long as there is a Demon Crystal. So, the Rune is the one shooting up the water before it was flowing down the storage.

"We simply redesigned the storage facility so that the entire city can receive that unlimited supply of water. It's as simple as that." Anna explained.

"That's…" The Sword Arbiter nodded. He obviously understood that the pump could be operated 24 hours a day, but it would still take too much manpower. And if the entire city used it, there was no way a few people's strengths were enough.

But it would be different if it were run automatically by the rune.

"Do you know where I can purchase it? No, how do I ask for one to be constructed in my place?" Duke Lorelei asked. He wanted to purchase the rod only so he could construct the rest of the facility himself. But there was no way they would accept it, so he corrected himself and tried to hire them.

Anna chuckled. "I don't have the authority to take care of the problem."

father, right? I have been your father's good friend since you were young.

can't help you with that, Duke Lorelei. Even if you bring my dad, the only thing I can do is propose it to Noel. So, I think it's better if you talk with Noel personally. We're heading

you have truly shocked me. Still… I don't think this city is that clean, right? Aren't

being. Even if they bring it, unless they can implant that rune, it will be impossible."

It seemed that these two youngsters had seen through him. "In that case, I will talk to him personally. Since you don't seem to

What do you

"That automatic carriage!"

but we just use a rune to drive it forward instead of a horse. And we make the front wheels steerable. Still, the current design is not

much does it

then the speed will decrease and the consumption will be

us about twenty silver coins. The cost is indeed quite high, but horses are extremely precious. It costs us

the carriage, there is a chance that they might suffer injury and other things, increasing the cost. They also need to eat, rest, and do other

continue the journey tirelessly. If we just calculate the speed of the horse alone, you could travel at least twice as much without a break, let alone

there…." Anna waved her hand, asking Duke Lorelei to

"Still, it's dangerous to use that

"Yes, but not really."

they are traveling at such speed,

Dispersion Rune with her right hand and poured her Spiritual Energy

for a moment. "Are you saying that you use this thing

idea." Anna nodded. "This way,

He then pointed at the plate

anything

see…" Duke Lorelei seemed to have understood the general idea of what Noel planned to do in this city. He asked, "Do you still need some funds

to Noel about

to insert such a thing so that Anna would slip up, but it didn't work. He ended up changing his question to, "How about that one on

would make construction far easier. It only costs you about one or two Low Level Demon Crystals every day. I guess it depends on

that Noel would be able to achieve all this in just a few weeks after his arrival here. But it showed how much potential Noel carried. Losing these two youngsters would cause a huge setback. At the same time,

the Greenwood Kingdom, there was no doubt that Noel would get everything he

clear why Noel actually invited him to this place. There was something that he could get from him—something that