Chapter 558: Chapter 457: Real and Fake Jasper Pool Water

"Look, the Jasper Pool and the Peach Garden are adjacent, which means the stream within the Peach Garden is very likely a tributary of the Jasper Pool!"

Gongyang Jin pointed to a place marked as the Jasper Pool on the map.

Around the words "Jasper Pool," there were many faint shadowy parts that were indeed easy to overlook if not examined carefully.

As a Sword Cultivator, Gongyang Jin had much better eyesight.

She saw that between the "Jasper Pool" and "Peach Garden," the areas were connected by exceedingly faint shadows, which was her hypothesized "Jasper Pool tributary."

And in the Peach Garden, there indeed existed such a stream, seemingly confirming Gongyang Jin’s speculation.

"It really exists!" Li Lingzhen squinted following Gongyang Jin’s pointed direction, took a careful look, and indeed discovered this unnoticeable detail.

"This way, we just need to draw water from the stream and water each peach tree three times!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was invigorated.

Although the workload was still considerable, they at least had a solution.

No sooner said than done.

The Contracted Spirit Girls energetically prepared to start fetching water to irrigate the trees.

Only Han Zhan remained with furrowed brows, not moving immediately.

Could it really be that simple?

The wooden plaque hint earlier was clearly a hint in a spec game format; in such games, every hint is crucial.

Thinking of this, Han Zhan mentally replayed the first rule from the Flat Peach Garden Fruit Tree Care Rules:

The Flat Peach Trees need to be watered three times daily, and only Jasper Pool Water can be used.

The three times daily watering was normal and undisputed.

Only Jasper Pool Water can be used for watering. Han Zhan felt this part needed further examination.

The reason was simple.

Assuming that the stream inside the Peach Garden was indeed a tributary from the Jasper Pool, using the stream water to water the Flat Peach Trees to meet the three daily watering tasks seemed flawless.

However, the issue was that the care rules for Flat Peach Garden fruit trees specifically mentioned Jasper Pool Water.

Conversely, unless there was a possibility of obtaining non-Jasper Pool Water, they wouldn’t have added such a rule to the wooden plaque; otherwise, the latter part of the rule would seem redundant.

"So, where would non-Jasper Pool Water be sourced?"

Han Zhan’s gaze fell on the stream inside the Peach Garden.

The problem looped back to the starting point.

If only Shang Siteng were not in her clarity-stupor state, she would probably be able to pinpoint the crux of the problem.

While Han Zhan was racing through these thoughts, the Contracted Spirit Girls were not idle either.

Each had a bucket and had drawn quite a few buckets of water from the stream in Peach Garden, carrying them over to Han Zhan.

"Luckily, there’s a spot onshore to stand and draw water, just need to scoop some shallowly with the bucket."

"Yeah, I didn’t expect the stream, looking clear yet not seeing the bottom, would feel so deep," responded Shang Siteng.

The girls’ conversation echoed in Han Zhan’s ears.

He abruptly lifted his head, struck by a sudden insight. "I understand!"

"Ah Zhan? What have you understood now?"

"I understand what this first rule is all about!" Han Zhan stood up, walked over to the girls, grabbed Shang Siteng’s hand, and led her, under her clear yet confused gaze, to the stream.

Han Zhan pointed at the stream with his hand.

"Siteng, help me create two buckets, one for scooping surface water and the other for scooping bottom water."

What kind of request was that?

Shang Siteng’s eyes widened in greater confusion after hearing Han Zhan’s request.

Nevertheless, she followed Han Zhan’s request and completed the task.

"Ah Zhan, what exactly are you trying to do?" Li Lingzhen asked curiously as she caught up from behind.

Gongyang Jin and Xia Youwei watched the scene with thoughtful expressions.

" I’m not yet certain if my guess is correct," Han Zhan shook his head, not immediately answering Li Lingzhen’s question, "But the answer will be revealed in a moment."

As soon as he spoke, two buckets of water, drawn from different layers, were scooped up.

"And then?" Shang Siteng asked Han Zhan.

"Use your Heaven’s Origin Power to decompose these two buckets of water into micro-particles. Even if you’re still foolish, as long as you have the talent, you should be able to distinguish if there’s any difference between them, right?" Han Zhan responded.

"Who are you calling foolish!" Shang Siteng muttered discontentedly.

She obediently followed Han Zhan’s instructions, using the Heaven’s Origin Power to decompose the two buckets of water into the tiniest micro-particles.

Soon, Shang Siteng, who had closed her eyes to feel quietly, reopened them, displaying an expression of surprise.

"Ah Zhan, how did you guess that the micro-particles constituting these two buckets of water are indeed different!"

Upon Shang Siteng’s words, the girls buzzed with astonishment.

Han Zhan knew he had guessed correctly.

"The stream is layered. Because the sources of the water differ, the entire stream is divided into upper and lower layers."

"If one were to simply rely on the map or not consider the possibility, they would only draw the upper stream water, which is not Jasper Pool Water at all!"

This was where the trap lay.

If Han Zhan had not contemplated further...

Who would have thought that a body of stream water would have an upper and lower layer concept?

Fortunately, it was Shang Siteng’s casual remark that enlightened Han Zhan to this possible scenario!

With the issue of Jasper Pool Water resolved thoroughly, the watering task became simpler.

Under Han Zhan’s arrangement, Gongyang Jin, Li Lingzhen, Xia Youwei, Nuannuan, and Jiang Lingling, each took charge of a different direction, starting from the outermost Flat Peach Trees for irrigation.

As for himself and Shang Siteng, due to the Heaven’s Origin Power, Han Zhan decided to design an automatic irrigation system personally.

Considering the need for five days of irrigation, manually fetching water would be time-consuming.

The Kunlun Twin Fruit World still retained the most traditional irrigation methods, but as someone from a Technology Civilization Level 6 force, he should not be limited to that.

The principle of the automatic irrigation system wasn’t complicated and was not difficult to achieve.

Therefore, Han Zhan decided that the irrigation system should begin laying from the core area near the water source, while the outskirts rely on manual irrigation.

With a dual approach, they aimed to complete the entire Peach Garden’s irrigation coverage as soon as possible.

Under Han Zhan’s planned arrangement, everyone swiftly took action, starting with segmented irrigation of the Peach Garden.

Everything proceeded in an orderly manner.

The setup of the irrigation system was also more successful than expected.

With everyone’s concerted efforts, they finally managed to complete the thrice-daily irrigation of all fruit trees in the Peach Garden before nightfall.

Together, they lit a bonfire in the relatively open central area of the Peach Garden, gathered around it, and eased the fatigue of a busy day.

"Flat Peach Garden Fruit Tree Care Rules," three:

After nightfall, the Peach Garden opens to the outside. Please prevent anything from entering the Peach Garden and picking the peaches.

As night covered, the entrance gate of the Peach Garden quietly opened.