There can't be a Harvest Moon in the RimWorld.

This area is located at the entrance to the valley on the west side of Silent Valley. It's a ten-minute walk to the dirt road, and the land is relatively flat. I just need to follow my plan to designate a very ideal residential area.

Although the trees here are lush, due to the limited local rainfall, there are no towering trees. The roots are deep and extensive, but the trunks are slender and easy to cut down. The slaves were already engaged in planting work, so they were perfectly capable of ordinary tasks. In addition, the basic training of the town's guards included building camps, constructing bridges and paving roads.

So, with the efforts of a group of people, the task was completed quickly. A large area of ​​timber and stones was piled up on the side of the site, and a living area of ​​5,000 square meters in length and 50 meters in width was cleared out.

"Well done."

I clapped my hands in praise, indicating my satisfaction with their work, and then said to them, "You've done a great job. Now I'll demonstrate how to build a house by hand."

"Sir, leave the house building to us. You should go and rest."

The fat head guard saw his chance and immediately stepped forward, eager to demonstrate his leadership skills. Managing these slaves was his forte, and it was a piece of cake for him. As long as he could secure the job managing the slaves, his life wouldn't be too difficult...

I broke free from his obstruction, focused my gaze on what was in front of me, and activated the Colonizer System.

Welcome to Tynan Sylvester's Colony Simulator!

"Select the work command: Structure - Wooden Wall!"

A pale white light rose from the area I had planned, forming a transparent wall shape, while simultaneously revealing the attributes of the blueprint.

Building Name: Wooden Wall (Blueprint)

Remaining workload: 2

Resources included: 0/5 logs

Then, the colonist system controlled me to start building the wall, and the process was surprisingly simple. I simply grabbed a piece of wood, chopped it with a sickle, and it became a long plank. Without saying a word, I stuck it into the ground and then piled the wood on top of each other.

Then a flash of white light appeared, and the pale white blueprint for the wooden wall emitted a faint glow, instantly matching the stacked wood. In just a moment, a seamless wooden wall was formed, looking as if it had been crafted with skillful techniques and was firmly embedded in the ground.

"This is impossible!!!"

All eyes were immediately drawn to my movements. Not only were the slaves amazed and impressed, but even the town's guards stared wide-eyed at my performance, watching me build, bit by bit, as if on ten times faster, a large, beautifully constructed wooden house surrounded by walls on all four sides on the flat ground.

The roof, with its timber-covered structure, is reminiscent of a farmhouse or even a greenhouse. Its grid design, sloping roof, and high windows at both ends of the main house allow the cabin to be filled with sunlight at dawn and sunset.

My movements were full of professionalism; every gesture seemed to say:

Nobody

? than me

? Understand better

Build a house!

"Is this a miracle? Or is it just my imagination?!"

"My God! Such a big wooden house was built in just one hour!"

"Incredible! Long live the Lord!"

"Hurrah! Glory belongs to the born warriors!"

...It seems like something strange has gotten mixed in?

Chapter 376 Professional Well Drilling

As I inserted the last plank into the ground and placed the last roof beam into the mortise and tenon joint, a sturdy and beautiful wooden house appeared on the spot.

After receiving my permission, the people who had been marveling at the sight filed into the wooden house and began their tour.

Because there was no furniture and the house was still the most primitive land, the overall environment was not very suitable, but it far exceeded their expectations of sleeping outdoors.

"My lord... this is too amazing!"

Eaton followed behind me, excitedly knocking on the wooden wall. He found that the seemingly thin wall was actually quite sturdy. Even when he punched it repeatedly, the wooden house did not shake suspiciously, nor did it fall apart.

This is because log cabins are made of wood, making them stronger and more resilient. The box-like structure of a long log cabin distributes all the weight evenly, making it a lightweight building. Even in a major earthquake, the structural foundation can shift, ensuring the cabin won't collapse during subsequent elastic recovery.

The loader's architectural style, with its excessive emphasis on sturdy and durable brick and stone buildings, is actually a wasteful and wasteful choice. If it were me, considering the cost, I might have them find a hilltop, dig some cave dwellings to live in, or even simply dig underground tunnels to live in!

But when I imagine the entire loader's territory filled with pit dwellings, with people constantly going in and out of the holes like gophers, the scene is incredibly lively, I think... it's pretty good that my aesthetic sense wasn't implemented!

"No need for testing. This house is even more comfortable than you think. I added three partitions inside to prevent them from interfering with each other. You can use it temporarily for sleeping for the next couple of days. If other buildings are constructed later, this can also be used as an activity hall and meeting place."

Wood is an excellent insulator and a conductor of heat. A log cabin provides more than three times the insulation of a typical solid wall. Whether in the cold winter or the hot summer, the log cabin maintains a comfortable indoor temperature, making living there feel like having a natural energy-saving device, allowing you to enjoy spring-like weather all year round.

"Thank you, sir!"

Eaton was overjoyed and told me that they were beginning to allocate the use of the house.

His original plan was to first set up a large communal sleeping area in the cabin, where everyone would rest on their own beds and not be allowed to enter at other times.

The town's garrison troops lived near the gate, where there was more space and the area wasn't too crowded. They were also responsible for managing the slaves.

"No rush, no rush. We're still missing some things here. It would be good to have a house to live in, but we currently have neither water nor food, so it's not a habitable place yet. We'll have to think of a solution."

I called over my men who were wandering around and gathered them at the entrance of the cabin.

"Grab your tools and follow me."

With a wave of my hand, more than a hundred people followed me without any objection, and didn't even ask where we were going.

Just now, after I finished building this wooden house, I suddenly received a message from the colonist system about upgrading the building level, and at the same time, a special message appeared.

"System notification: Colonist building ability has been upgraded. The conditions are now met. Sanitation function is now enabled. Please check the newly unlocked building items yourself."

"Health System: Health is the science that aims to protect and improve the health of people and communities. This work is done by promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention and detection. The means are to separate potentially polluting industrial land from residential land, equip cities with infrastructure such as water supply and drainage, and improve the urban public health environment. The basic buildings included: wells, basins, latrines, and incinerators have been unlocked."

"Select work command: Build a wooden well".

"Architectural description: This is an engineering structure used for extracting groundwater. Depending on the distribution of groundwater and the lithological structure of the aquifer, it is generally vertical and can be used for water intake, drainage, and injection. According to the Colonial Encyclopedia, the opposite of a well is a chimney."

Maximum durability: 65

Terrain requirements: Lightweight

Workload (construction): 105”

The world I saw suddenly changed the moment I chose my task!

The scene that was once clearly defined and vividly presented suddenly seemed to be switched to black and white, devoid of any other colors. Even the sounds in my ears became incredibly blurry and distant. Looking up at the blinding sun, it felt like looking at a black and white poster, utterly devoid of reality.

Seeing my unusual condition, the sharp-eyed bald fan immediately stepped forward to support me and anxiously asked, "Boss! What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

I could vaguely hear his voice, but it sounded so blurry and unreal that it was as if my senses had been replaced by a low-resolution camera and a brain-amplified HiFi device, leaving me only able to perceive the environment through completely lost image and sound quality.

The only thing I could clearly see was a description of the colonizer system right in front of me, as if it were hitting my retina.

"Tip: Colonists, please select suitable locations for wells according to the water resource information. Areas with higher water content are darker in color and have a higher water yield."

Upon seeing this line of text, a vague idea began to form in my mind, and I consciously shifted my gaze from the sky and the crowd to the ground.

At this moment, the ground in my eyes was no longer soil, grass, sand, or moss; beneath my feet were crisscrossing, rough blue lines, each tracing a different path. These paths all had a pale blue sheen, appearing and disappearing on the ground like beams of light traversing the universe.

I listened intently, and a splashing sound gradually emerged from my chaotic hearing, like a spring gushing from a valley or a waterfall cascading down. The clear sound of water grew clearer and louder as I held my breath and focused, eventually overwhelming all my hearing. I felt as if I were being swept up by a raging storm, with the sound of surging water rushing in from all directions!

The rigid blue lines in my eyes gradually transformed into melting snow and ice, beginning to move with rhythm and curves, spreading outwards and overlapping to form areas of varying shades of color.

At that moment, I understood that what I was seeing was the underground water source beneath this land. The colonists' system, with its unimaginable technology, had allowed me to see the buried water source in the most direct way possible!

So, in the place where the sound of the water echoed the loudest and the color was almost as deep as the ocean, I decisively chose the location for the building.

"The construction location has been confirmed."

My body was controlled by the colonizer system. I swiftly raised the steel halberd in my hand and plunged the spearhead into the ground. Immense force was released from the halberd's tail, penetrating deep into the earth in a straight line and striking a well-developed fissure near the underground fault fracture zone.

The underground, sealed rock strata already contained a large amount of water. As the rock strata were broken through, the spring water surged out instantly, as powerful as a fountain and was unstoppable!

Professional well drilling, no water, no charge!

Chapter 377 Military Settlement Plan

Regarding the origin of the spring, I did have a guess from the God's-eye view just now: Silent Valley itself is a mountainous area, with mountains stretching all the way to the south; while the north and west are plains, and the campsite is located right on the boundary between the mountains and the plains.

Although the surface soil is loose and weathered, the underground structure is composed of limestone, and long before this plain became a desert, igneous rocks may have been hidden beneath the soil. Therefore, the limestone in this mountainous area was formed approximately hundreds of millions of years ago, and its texture is relatively pure. It is very likely that it slopes from south to north at an angle of about 30°, following the contours of the mountain.

This desert stretches out into Silent Valley and even approaches the ocean. Although the water doesn't flow on the surface, it lies hidden underground. Coincidentally, the limestone itself is not very dense, containing gaps, fissures, and caves that can store and transport groundwater. When large amounts of groundwater flow continuously along the slope of the limestone layers into this valley, it creates a green world independent of the desert shrubs.

The blue, surging lines I see are the manifestation of these water veins running underground. With my attacks at key points, I easily uncovered the spring.

"What are you doing filling up with water! Stop standing there!"

The people on the ground were stunned by this scene, completely oblivious to the precious water resources flowing freely on the surface. They knew that while the groundwater content was relatively high, finding the precise location to drill a well was an impossible task given their engineering capabilities. How dare they waste such valuable water?

The traitor leader, under the influence of his special ability, quickly realized what was happening. He was about to order his men to bring a basin of water when he discovered that we were penniless in this place and didn't even have a belt to tighten our belts!

But at this moment, the bald man's exceptional mental resilience kicked in, and his mind raced, instantly coming up with a solution.

"Don't panic! Start digging a pool right now and fill it with water!"

The bald man's words were like a bolt from the blue, startling everyone who had been stunned by the water source's apparent loss of intelligence. They immediately grabbed whatever tools were available and even started digging with their bare hands, quickly creating a reservoir along the water source.

However, the spring water gushing from the bottom of the pool showed no sign of diminishing during this period, continuously gushing out from the cracks in the rocks, turning into a powerful, surging wave that made people unconsciously tear up, toss in two coins, and then curse and exit the webpage.

"Don't waste water! Go to the side and get some water to wash your hair and take a bath, and fill your kettles up! But if I find you putting your feet in the pool, I'll dissect you on the spot!"

Eaton issued a second order in a loud voice, commanding some of the survivors to continue expanding the pool, while others formed a circle to wash themselves, in order to make the most of the water resources.

The scene that followed was too gruesome to describe in detail, but it was roughly like an Indian who hadn't touched water in thirty years getting married and everyone was preparing to rub off a layer of skin.

These minor matters can be left to my subordinates; I have more important things to do.

.........

To develop here, we need both water and food.

With over a hundred people and more than twenty livestock, the daily expenses for food and supplies are staggering. Without proper planning, they might not survive the first harvest season.

My current idol, Mr. Cao, has also encountered this situation.

When Cao Cao first arrived in Qingzhou penniless, his first fortune came from subduing the Yellow Turban rebels who were causing trouble there. These people, with their families and imposing presence, were actually just a group of desperate farmers.

If we ignore them, they will soon go hungry and continue to cause trouble, hindering local development. If we provide them with relief, we don't have enough grain to feed these bloodthirsty rioters. To make matters worse, with the surrounding areas embroiled in constant conflict and division, there's no time to establish a system of household registration and national stability.

Therefore, the solution that Boss Cao chose was military settlement!

Military settlements were a policy of "integrating soldiers with farmers." Cao Cao commented on military settlements: "The key to stabilizing a country lies in having a strong army and sufficient food. The Qin people conquered the world by focusing on agriculture, and Emperor Wu of Han pacified the Western Regions by establishing military settlements. These are good models from previous dynasties."

As long as we organize displaced people to cultivate land, exempt them from rent and corvée labor, and provide them with agricultural production tools, their enthusiasm for production can be greatly increased—military settlements are the most suitable solution for me at present.

Of course, I can't provide oxen for plowing right now, so they'll have to rely on manpower. But I can offer them far more convenience for farming than they can imagine!