Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 268 - 181: The Cranky Tyrant Flower and Water Pipe Materials and Molds

So, the next morning, she gathered all the Beastmen of the city in the square. She wanted to explain the necessity of installing a plumbing system and, at the same time, brainstorm with them to patch any potential flaws in her plan.

Most of the Beastmen expressed their approval.

After sticking together through thick and thin these past few years, they had come to fully appreciate their Clan Leader’s wisdom and foresight. As long as it was her will, they would spare no effort to help her complete this magnificent project.

But a portion of the Beastmen remained skeptical. After all, the deep winter season was fast approaching. Although the storehouses were already filled with more than enough food, they still preferred to use this time to go out and hunt for more provisions. What if another crisis struck during the winter?

Having gone hungry for most of their lives, they had no desire to experience the pain of starvation again.

In the minds of the Beastmen, it was always better to store more food if you could.

Besides, they had been accustomed to this way of life since they were young. Fetching water from the river didn’t feel particularly tiring or difficult; it just cut into their rest time a little.

Building these "water pipes" they had never even heard of seemed like an unnecessary and thankless task.

"I’ve said all I need to say," An Jin announced. "Those who want to follow me and build the water pipes are welcome to join. If you’re not willing, you can continue to go out and hunt."

"Um... Clan Leader, a few of us would rather go hunting," a few Beastmen said as they stepped out from the crowd. Their voices were hesitant, as if they were afraid of upsetting her. "It’s a good chance to test out our new bows and arrows."

"Of course," An Jin replied, not at all angry. "Whether you’re hunting or building water pipes, you’re contributing to the clan. There’s no right or wrong choice. Just follow your heart."

"Clan Leader, our group will follow you to build the pipes! We already have more than enough food stored at home; the storehouses can’t fit any more." More of the Beastmen were still willing to follow her command.

An Jin nodded, satisfied. Then she led the group of Beastmen who were willing to build the pipes to the forge.

...

The reason she had waited until now to propose the plan for the water pipes was that she’d spent the last few days searching for the right material.

’What kind of material should I use to make the pipes?’

Her first thought was bamboo.

The bamboo in the Beast World grew tall and slender, often reaching dozens of meters high. It could be cut down and hollowed out to serve as pipes directly. But then, she immediately considered the serious problem of corrosion.

First of all, Sheng’an City was located in a region that was part wetland and part plain, so bamboo was not an abundant resource. The soil was also quite damp. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Furthermore, during the annual torrential rainy season, violent storms could easily tear up the ground and expose any bamboo pipes buried beneath.

Once the bamboo pipes were exposed to water and air, they would corrode easily. Even if coated with oil for protection, it was unlikely they would last more than ten years under the harsh, destructive environment of the Beast World.

Since she had already made up her mind to build a plumbing system for the city, the perfectionist in An Jin demanded she do it to the absolute best of her ability—to make it perfect.

She wasn’t aiming for something that would last a mere few years. She wanted this city, into which she had poured her heart and soul, to continue operating and developing long after she grew old and was gone.

’It had to be hard enough, not easily corroded, and able to withstand the devastation of the rainy season.’

Iron!

The iron from the forge.

An idea flashed through An Jin’s mind.

In truth, the metal she called "iron" wasn’t the same as the iron she knew. Most resources in the Beast World differed from their counterparts on Blue Star. She simply used familiar names for similar things to make them easier to remember.

After all, true iron has a melting point of over a thousand degrees, while the Beast World’s "iron" melted at just over 400 degrees, making it significantly easier to smelt.

Moreover, ordinary elemental iron readily oxidizes when exposed to air, creating various iron oxides—what we commonly see as red rust.

Once rust appears, it spreads and corrodes rapidly, leading to leaks and structural failure—the pipe would basically be ruined.

But this "iron" of the Beast World was incredibly stable in its elemental form. Even with prolonged exposure to air, it was highly resistant to oxidation from other elements in the environment.

It was simply the perfect material for forging water pipes.

To forge the pipes from this "iron," they first needed a mold. A mold would standardize the length and thickness of the pipes, making them easy to connect.

"This is a diagram I drew a while ago. Find a large boulder nearby—preferably taller than a person, but not too massive..."

An Jin produced a piece of animal hide with a design drawn in charcoal. Her gaze swept over the area before landing on a smooth slab of marble nearby. "That’s the one! Bring it over. Then, follow this diagram and carve it into two stone tubes: one thick and one thin."

"Yes!"

The Beastmen followed her orders and moved the heavy marble slab.

An Jin handed over the diagram, gave a few more instructions, and left.

By that afternoon, they had finished. They moved the stone tubes to the front of her stone house for her inspection.

—two hollow stone tubes, one thick and one thin, but of the same length.

When stood upright and the thinner tube was placed inside the thicker one, a gap of the perfect width was left between them.