Louis could see the sadness in Beatrice's eyes.

But the existence of a flood retention area is necessary.

Ignoring problems will not make them disappear; it will only pile up, leading to the next big outbreak.

Louis extended his hand, interlocking his fingers tightly with Beatrice's:

"It's fine, once the observation station is established, and we've built a digital model of the national rivers with Tunisia, things will be much better."

In his previous life, his country's water management workers had been trying to establish a nationwide digital model of rivers to manage rainfall, floods, and reservoir scheduling.

However, the data collection was too difficult, and it remained a semi-finished product even by the time he was reborn.

But on Star Continent, such observations are easier to solve.

The profession of Starry Sky Mages, who have basic celestial observation skills early on, is virtually a living astronomical observation device.

Even ordinary mages and some Swords of the Sage can handle related work.

Once the number of grassroots mages increases, an observation station system formed by them can anticipate and respond to disasters, building a strong shield for Ense.

This is a revised version of work-for-relief.

Moreover, the money spent circulates quickly because it's local.

Funds in motion are indeed considered funds.

This opens up a new job market and promotes the long-term development of mages.

When wartime comes, mages can be slightly trained and quickly put into future catastrophes.

This is the best solution Louis has come up with these days.

"Once the management of the Great River is halfway through, the diversion project can be launched."

Beatrice smiled and said:

"Don't worry too much about me, I'm not that fragile."

Louis nodded.

The diversion project is another project parallel to the Great River project.

To be precise, the diversion project is the practical application of the Great River project.

In this era, except for the teleportation arrays, the logistics system is extremely underdeveloped, and most cities can only rely on rivers and oceans to establish themselves.

While regions along the Great River suffer from floods, another area of the Ense Empire is in water scarcity.

Tunisia has the Steel City, known for producing iron and steel.

And the largest iron mining base of Ense is located on the other side of the Burning Smoke Mountain Range, in the Ashen Wasteland.

The Ashen Wasteland, where Laine City and surrounding city clusters are located, once surrounded the former imperial capital of the Ense Empire.

The continuously mined iron and coal are transported across the country, keeping the city's skies perennially covered in gray clouds.

Added to that, the steel industry naturally consumes a large amount of water, putting the city in a conundrum.

Especially in recent years, it has become increasingly difficult to extract groundwater in Laine City, at times even bringing the steel industry to a halt.

Beatrice looked at the map for a long time before closing it:

"The diversion project is imperative; Star Continent has become increasingly chaotic over the years, and I smell the scent of war."

"The production of steel cannot stop even for a moment. Even if inventory piles up, wartime steel usage must be ensured. I hope the diversion project can alleviate Laine City's plight."

"After the trip to Tunisia, we won't return to Tino City immediately; instead, we'll detour to Laine City."

"I want to see for myself where you said the Suspended River is."

Louis nodded again.

Laine City is one of the most water-scarce cities in all of Ense. To secure water access, they constructed a large canal on the other side of the Burning Smoke Mountain Range.

The canal diverted accumulated water from the Burning Smoke Mountain Range, and the citizens of Laine City arduously carved out this artificial heavenly river that encircles much of the mountain range, stretching 140 li.

There are many such artificial rivers across the Ense Empire.

Their mission is to break the extremely uneven original water resources and redistribute them into a new configuration.

The three major human empires, or the old countries on Star Continent, have never lacked such man-made wonders.

Thus, Louis couldn't help but lament:

"Attempting to recreate rivers means challenging the wrath of nature."

"If the goal of the Great River plan is to prevent floods and expand the mage employment market, then the goal of the diversion plan is to construct the largest cross-basin water diversion project on Star Continent."

"Unlike observation, we need a large number of mages proficient in [Transmute Rock to Mud] and [Transmute Mud to Rock], with a massive demand in quantity."

"Just in this line of work, we can provide a reliable occupation for low-level mages for a long time."

Olivia pondered for a moment and quickly identified the relevant magic:

"Transmute Rock to Mud and Transmute Mud to Rock?"

Louis nodded.

To be precise, it should be [Transmute Rock].

[Transmute Rock] is a fifth-circle transmutation spell that can reshape up to 40 cubic feet of rock or concrete in a designated area.

The effect has two directions.

One is Transmute Rock to Mud.

All non-magical stone transforms into thin, flowable mud when the spell takes effect.

The second is Transmute Mud to Rock.

It converts non-magical soil or quicksand into stone blocks.

Of course, [Transmute Rock] is a fifth-circle spell, requiring a high mage level.

Little Swan said: "Although the tactical effect of Transmute Rock isn't that high, this spell was developed from a first-ring spell into today's fifth-circle spell."

The development of magic is not accomplished in a day.

The effect and scope of Transmute Rock are vast, but it became this fifth-circle spell only after multiple modifications by predecessors.

Weaker versions of first to fourth-circle spells are also effective; it's merely a matter of area coverage and precision.

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