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."

your father's good friend since you were

him by saying, "I can't help you with that, Duke Lorelei. Even if you bring my dad, the only thing I can do is

his composure. He sighed, "I'm stupefied. No, you have truly shocked me. Still… I don't think this city is that clean, right? Aren't you worried that they are

still not passed to anyone other than me. Perhaps, his students will learn it too. But that's all for the time being. Even if they bring it, unless they can implant that rune, it will be impossible." She shook her head as her eyes turned cold. "And if they are blatantly using our creations, it just gives us the reason to attack them.

feeling overwhelmed. It seemed that these two youngsters had seen through him. "In that case, I will talk to him

What do you

"That automatic carriage!"

drive it forward instead of a horse. And we

much does it

A hundred kilometers or something, you will need 10 Low Level Demon Crystals. That's without luggage. If you have a full amount, then the speed will decrease and the consumption will be about 30 to 40 Low Level Demon

in shock. He couldn't believe it. "10 Low Level Crystals only cost us about twenty silver coins. The cost is indeed quite high, but horses are extremely precious. It costs us sixty to

suffer injury and other things, increasing the cost. They also need to eat, rest, and do other

of the horse alone, you could travel at least twice as much without a break, let alone at a speed higher than that. And I don't know how

there…." Anna waved her hand,

it's dangerous to use that

"Yes, but not really."

do you mean? If they are traveling at such speed, won't

Spiritual Energy Dispersion Rune with her right hand and poured her Spiritual Energy

saying that you use this thing

get the general idea." Anna nodded. "This

sucked a cold breath. He then pointed

but I can't tell you anything

understood the general idea of what Noel planned to do in this city. He asked, "Do you still need some funds to build your

to

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

people or things up and down, which would make construction far easier. It only costs you about one or two Low Level Demon Crystals every day. I guess it depends on how much you rely

be able to achieve all this in just a few weeks after his arrival here. But it showed how much potential Noel carried.

influence of the Greenwood Kingdom, there was no doubt that Noel would get

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