The Knight of Light plants the sun in the eternal night.

Chapter 86 Duckweed Otter Rolls Its Eyes (Eighth Update)

After handing Sunny over to Rod for training, Leo resumed his carefree, hands-off management style.

He glanced at the sun mark on his palm. The mark was still charging. Since acquiring this mark, Swamp Manor would never miss out on talent again.

Camille was found.

John Jr. also became Leo's student.

Now Sunny has weathered the crisis and is starting a new chapter.

The Sun Mark is like a talent scout, able to quickly identify exceptional individuals through the language of flowers; Leo's job is to nurture them.

"Leo," Franken came over. "We're out of stone. All the pebbles we dug out of the cobblestone pit are used up. We have to stop construction on the outer fort now and wait for Lord Harrison to buy more stone before we can continue."

"Aren't we continuing to dig deeper near the cobblestone pit?" Leo asked. "Since it's an ancient riverbed, there shouldn't be just one large pit; there should be plenty of cobblestones buried in other places as well."

"The area around the pebble pit has been dug up, but there's nothing there. They haven't dug any further away, so we don't know where the ancient riverbed is."

After a pause, Franken continued, "Moreover, the dredging of the ancient riverbed you mentioned must be a very difficult project. I contacted Pluto and asked the patrol knights to protect me and complete the water level survey as soon as possible."

"Yes." Leo nodded.

"Sigh, this swamp is so large and the groundwater level is so complex. If only there were a way to directly probe the groundwater, we could see at a glance how to dig river channels and ponds."

The current difficulties are not only due to the lack of clarity regarding groundwater.

The bigger challenge is that the wilderness is very dark, making it difficult to distinguish between muddy and hard ground with the naked eye.

"There will be a way, you just need to think of it." Leo directly handed the task over to Franken, letting Franken use his brain.

The meaning of the flower was triggered in the afternoon.

This time it was a dandelion stalk on the edge of a field, spouting some meaningless nonsense: "My seeds were blown away by the wind, I wonder if they will grow into little stalks somewhere else."

the next day.

Good news arrived. When Leo went to the Spring Crystal Field to cast a spell, Oden reported to him: "My lord, little John has learned the Holy Light spell. His talent is truly remarkable. His meditation speed is incredibly fast, and he can condense Holy Light elements even faster."

Leo didn't have time to teach John.

He then handed Little John over to Oden.

Upon seeing Leo, little John was still a bit timid: "T-Teacher, little John greets the teacher."

"Yes, learn well from Auden, and one day you'll be promoted to priest." Leo patted little John on the head.

I started chatting with Oden again.

Oden hasn't been idle during this time either. He's been training diligently as a knight and priest. His Holy Light Battle Aura has started to thicken from its surging state and is about to enter the dense Battle Aura stage, which is the perfect stage of a first-tier knight.

On the Holy Light element side, he had also cultivated to the point where he could cast Holy Light spells seven times a day.

If he were to contract a spirit insect, he would likely advance to a Tier 1 priest immediately, officially becoming a Holy Light Warrior.

A knight of light who is skilled in both holy light and elemental magic.

No matter what.

Elf insects are too rare, so Oden will have to wait a while longer if he wants to become a Knight of Light.

As soon as Leo left the Spring Crystal Field, he saw a beam of light rushing towards him from afar. It was Vanessa riding a dog-crocodile and descending from the sky.

Vanessa.

"Leo".

The two met and exchanged a knowing smile.

However, I felt that there was something strange about Vanessa's smile today, and it was different from her smiles the previous two days.

It's possible that the illness has recurred.

Leo, having interpreted it in his mind, stopped worrying about it and instead said, "Let's take a walk outside the manor. Perfect timing, I'm planning to investigate the hydrology of the swamp to help me formulate future polding plans. Shall we go together?"

"Okay," Vanessa called out. "Leo, come on up."

The two rode together on a shimmering dog-crocodile. On the dog-crocodile's head, the otter's head, outlined by light, rolled its eyes in a very human-like manner.

Little Pippi is Vanessa's mythical creature.

So it can let Vanessa ride it, but it doesn't want to let Leo, who is unrelated to it, ride it. But its owner is a love-struck hysteriac who loves to fantasize about all sorts of things and doesn't care about its feelings at all.

"Chirp!"

The otter cried out in grief and indignation.

With no other choice, they could only drive the two of them into the wilderness.

As they chatted on the way, Vanessa suddenly asked, "Leo, you mean the underground hydrology is difficult to explore?"

"Yes."

"Leave it to Little Pipi."

"Little Pipi?" Leo asked, puzzled. "Little Pipi is a mythical beast, and it can even probe underground hydrology?"

Vanessa nodded emphatically: "Yes, Leo, you don't know, but Pippi is very sensitive to water sources. It can tell where there is water, where there is no water, where there is a lot of water, where there is little water, and where the water tastes good."

"Really?" Leo exclaimed with delight. "Vanessa, this has been a huge help! Quickly have Little Pippi scout out the underground hydrology of the swampy plains and find the line with the richest water source. I'll have someone dig a canal!"

"Screech!" The otter's head, outlined by light, let out a shriek. It was protesting; it was a noble mythical beast, not a laborer.

Vanessa readily agreed: "Okay, Leo, I'm so glad Pippi can help."

"Chirp!"

"Chirp!"

"Chirp chirp!"

No matter how much the otter complained, its opposition was ineffective; Vanessa only wanted to help Leo and nothing else.

The duckweed otter could only ride the dog-crocodile, Big Black, across the swampy plains, busy until evening. This time, Vanessa didn't stay for dinner, but instead rode away on the crocodile with a strange smile.

In the following days.

Vanessa would ride her big black dog-crocodile over every night, carrying Leo to survey the underground hydrology of the swampy plains.

Then use wooden poles to mark the locations suitable for digging river channels and for drainage and land reclamation.

They even managed to find the approximate location of the ancient riverbed using the duckweed otter's sensitive nose, especially at the bend in the ancient riverbed, where they dug out pebbles, which were obviously settled in the river bend of the ancient riverbed.

"Professor Franken, you don't need to worry anymore. I've already marked the underground hydrology of the swampy plains, and I've also found two large pebble pits."

Leo returned to the manor and handed over these tasks directly to Franken.

As a lord, he naturally couldn't personally dig soil or quarry stones; he could simply start something and leave the rest to his subordinates to carry out.

"Leo," Franken said breathlessly, "I'm overwhelmed with work. I'm going to die from exhaustion if this keeps up."

"The capable should do more, Professor Franken, I have seen all your contributions."

"By the Holy Light, I am glad that Lord Leo has recognized me, but—could you recruit some talent from the town of Glowing Light? We don't need high-level talent, just some minor clerks."

The workload at Swamp Manor increased dramatically afterward.

The summer harvest has begun, the fortified village is still under construction, the outer fort is also under construction, and the wall around the spring crystal field urgently needs repair. In addition, with the construction of water conservancy projects and the reclamation of wasteland, Franken is gradually unable to cope.

"A minor clerk, huh? Good." Leo nodded.

That's easy to do. As long as you're willing to spend the money, you can still recruit literate clerks. At the very least, you can ask the baron for help and have him assign a few clerks to you.

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