I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 246 - 16: Humanity Does Not Need Gods (1/3)
Almost as soon as the Flower Mantis and Hidden Flight left the abandoned reservoir.
The stream nearby suddenly stirred up waves, and the silhouette of the Unihorned Rhinoceros gradually emerged from it.
Following closely behind the Unihorned Rhinoceros, Wu Yi and Xiao Yue also gradually walked out of the water, yet not a single drop wet their bodies.
"Why detour here?"
With deep confusion, the Unihorned Rhinoceros turned to glance at Wu Yi.
According to the Unihorned Rhinoceros’s original plan, he intended to lead Wu Yi and Xiao Yue along the water vein straight to Yunmeng Marsh.
However, when they reached near the Flood Control Village,
Wu Yi suddenly suggested walking around in the vicinity, ostensibly to witness the miracles created by the mountain people.
Not only did the Unihorned Rhinoceros not believe it, even Xiao Yue couldn’t help but show an expression of disdain.
—If you can’t find an excuse, don’t make one up, especially one so lame no one can believe it.
This was the first thought that crossed Xiao Yue’s mind upon hearing Wu Yi’s words.
Only the Unihorned Rhinoceros, feeling somewhat guilty and uneasy at first,
reluctantly agreed to Wu Yi’s idea of having a look around here.
Even so, looking at the abandoned, desolate reservoir, the Unihorned Rhinoceros couldn’t help but feel a tinge of complaint.
"Just take a look, outside the Hundred Lands Mountain Range there’s no scene like this to see."
His gaze briefly paused at the place where Hidden Flight bathed, and Wu Yi explained with a smile.
"Look at this reservoir, look at those channels, and then look at this unnatural sense of order..."
"If it weren’t seen with my own eyes, it would be hard to believe this was a desolate wasteland a few years ago."
This was yet another sigh Wu Yi couldn’t help but express along the way, to the point where the Unihorned Rhinoceros felt his ears almost growing callous.
"Is this the cement road?"
Actively walking in the front, Wu Yi suddenly noticed the road formed by cement pouring.
Unlike the dirt roads and stone roads seen before,
this cement road, unmaintained for years under sun and rain, had developed cracks.
Yet standing on this road, Wu Yi could still feel its sturdiness surpassing ordinary mountain paths.
"In the ’Luo Book’, I read the description about cement roads..."
"But seeing this special road with my own eyes still breaks my perception of ’road’."
Just as before, upon hearing Wu Yi praise Li Boyang’s wisdom,
the Unihorned Rhinoceros immediately forgot his earlier displeasure, displaying a proud expression.
"Of course, this is a road personally led and designed by the master, meant to quickly transport supplies during floods."
"Even though it’s now abandoned, it’s purely because the flood has subsided."
Walking closely behind Wu Yi, the Unihorned Rhinoceros continued.
"You’ve only just entered the Hundred Lands Mountain Range."
"Once you proceed deeper, you’ll realize the master’s wisdom is far greater than you imagined."
"The reason these reservoirs, channels, and dikes were abandoned isn’t merely because the floodwaters receded."
"More so, the Hundred Lands Mountain Range has mastered more advanced engineering, enabling the building of even more sturdy and larger reservoirs."
Upon saying this, the Unihorned Rhinoceros paused momentarily, taking a breath before continuing.
"To my knowledge, the master was recently developing a material known as ’Pre-fabricated Ecological Composite Material’.
"This material, like soil, retains gaps for vegetation growth, while maintaining all the properties a road should have."
"Just a bit of fertilizer every now and then, and vegetation could grow into a fully green road."
"Besides being easy to construct, these roads also provide corrosion resistance, sun exposure resistance, water resistance, crack resistance and can even prevent landslides and rockfalls in advance."
What the Unihorned Rhinoceros is saying now isn’t recorded in the ’Luo Book’.
Thus, it not only captured Wu Yi’s attention,
but even Xiao Yue, who didn’t usually show interest, couldn’t help but listen intently.
"It seems your family’s Prophet considered not only the life of the mountain people but also the Spirit Monsters and Gods living in the forests."
With a simple thought, Wu Yi quickly realized the essence of this new material.
Through specific means, foliage was transformed into roads capable of natural growth.
It’s far superior to previous stone and cement roads.
It addresses the needs of Spirit Monsters and Desolate Gods who dislike communal living.
"Of course, so don’t even think about luring the master to your Great Xia as a ’Common Lord’!"
Glancing at Wu Yi with caution, the Unihorned Rhinoceros evidently hadn’t forgotten his original aim.
"Let’s go, keep moving forward."
"Ahead should be the famous Flood Control Village, right?"
Without directly responding to the Unihorned Rhinoceros,
Wu Yi simply smiled and confidently took the lead once more.
After witnessing this reservoir and cement road, Wu Yi abandoned thoughts of heading via the water vein to Yunmeng Marsh.
Or rather, he never intended to directly meet Li Boyang.
Traveling all the way south from Great Xia, Wu Yi had seen many novel things, each closer to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range more intriguing.
Seeing such distinct developmental paths and a whole new order,
Wu Yi inexplicably felt he was witnessing the dawn of a new era.
[If these things could appear in Great Xia...]
This thought spontaneously emerged in Wu Yi’s mind, leading him to involuntarily smile.
Wu Yi couldn’t even recall how many similar thoughts he’d had along the way.
But he knew better than anyone, even if personally advocated, these things would never proliferate in Great Xia.
Discussing humanity is one thing, these matters infringe too much on the interests of the Gods.
The Mountain God would never allow humans to forge paths through mountains...
The Water God would never permit humans to seize control over the water veins...
This is the baseline, also the foundation for Great Xia to realize "Human God co-governance".
[Thus, humans do not need Gods.]
Gazing over the distant mountain villages, a certain belief within Wu Yi grew firmer.
Without using any witchcraft, nor displaying exceptional physical abilities...
Wu Yi merely walked at an ordinary person’s pace on this flat cement road, but his speed surpassed normal several times over.
Wu Yi could hardly imagine, if such roads were combined with various vehicles depicted in the ’Luo Book’, just how much efficiency could be enhanced.
No wonder a group of mere mortals could transform cataclysmic floods into a blessing from the heavens.
Without the interference and destruction from the Gods, the mountain people of Hundred Lands Mountain Range already possessed the power to change the world.
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