"As for the Black Water Swamp, it's nothing compared to those lakes. These lakes are the origin of our orcs. Many of us, Hawkstone, have to go to Molan Lake to take a bath there every year." The Hawkstone continued.

"When we orcs were born, we had to bathe in these lakes, and when we were adults, we would also bathe here before death. Speaker Cook might have discovered that our orcs did not have a human-like cemetery, because we orcs believed that we should return to the earth as we came from and should also return to the earth. We were able to grow up because this land raised us." The head of the Chiken tribe said.

The chief of the Tortoiseshell tribe continued, "So once we die, we will be burned directly to ashes, thrown into the river, and merge into the earth."

When Cook heard these words, he knew that the two orc leaders were talking about the beliefs of the entire orc clan. Cook asked curiously: "Don't you believe in the God of War?"

"Haha, Speaker Cook, I'm going to ask you humans, the various temples of human belief, but is it related to human living customs?" asked the chief of the Tortoise Turtle Man.

When Cook heard this, he suddenly realized that faith is faith and customs are customs. Just as those who believe in Buddhism do not necessarily become monks, but those who become monks do not necessarily believe in Buddhism. This is the same principle.

"I didn't expect it." Cook admitted directly.

"But we know the four major lakes now Molan Lake. Speaker Cook, do you know why those swans are so arrogant?" asked the chief of the Tortoise Mapleman.

"Is it related to customs?" Cook thought for a moment and spoke.

The head of the Chiken tribe nodded and said, "Yes, the Swan people are the candidates for the ceremony, that is, the candidates for the sacrifice. They are not priests. Priests are a profession and sacrifices are an activity."

"So that's the case. Do you need the Swan Man to host it?" Cook asked curiously.

"I can't say much about this. I can say that only the Swan people can do it." The patriarch of the Tartar Crown tribe said.

"Well, how many people can you two races produce when it comes to building a dam?" Cook nodded and talked about the important matter of building a dam.

When the chief of the Tortoiseshell tribe heard this, he asked anxiously: "What kind of manpower is needed?"

"I have to ask the dwarf engineer this. I will give the dwarf engineer the preliminary project. However, even some low-tech jobs can be learned. No one is a fool." Cook said.

"We are preparing to come for 200,000 people." The patriarch of the Dartsmack tribe answered.

"Twenty-hundred thousand, isn't this the majority of your population?" asked the leader of the Qiken people.

"That's right, we don't have much work anyway. At least we can eat enough and get paid for it." The chief of the Tartar Mat man directly explained the reason.

"That's it." Cook knew that the orcs were actually very difficult, the key was that the orcs' talent was not very good.

If you want to plant food, ten orcs are not as good as one human, but one human is in command of ten orcs, that's fine. If you want to say that orcs are warlike and have not strong combat power. When encountering god-level beasts living in groups, you will have to stop eating. There are so many ordinary beasts, and those with a little IQ have backers, that is, the younger brothers of god-level beasts. Therefore, orcs can only hunt, and they are desperate to hunt.

Hunting skills require exercise, so when humans see orcs often hit me and I hit you, they think orcs are wary, but in fact they are forced.

Now Cook is paying for his work and can eat enough. The orc doesn't want to come. The patriarch of the Tortoiseshell tribe actually only left behind the most basic left-behind personnel, and rotates every once in a while. The orcs are not lacking in strength or lazy. As long as they are in command of their work, they are simply the best worker.

"We Chiken people want to contract some projects." The head of the Chiken people spoke.

When the head of the Dartmock tribe saw the head of the Qiken tribe, his eyes changed, and he secretly complained in his heart. Why didn't I expect it?

"The contract requires advance payment, which means that I paid according to the project progress. There is no compensation before the project starts." Cook was also surprised, but Cook would not have contracted all of these guys. He said that at this moment, if Cook refined the magical artifact, at least tens of thousands of divine crystals would be paid. Cook asked this on purpose, just to see what the leader of the Qiken people said.

"I, the patriarch, have a lot of weight to speak. Everyone brings their own food first." The patriarch of the Chiken people spoke directly.

"Okay, what kind of project do you want to contract?" Cook asked.

"We Chiken people have some strength, just look at Speaker Cook." The Chiken people's patriarch is very good at speaking.

Cook nodded, looked at the map and said, "How many of you Qiken people are there? There are six dams from the Blackwater Swamp to the Qiken people. The total height is more than three thousand meters and requires a large amount of stones. Can you contract the stones?"

"Mining and transporting stones?" asked the head of the Qiken people in confusion.

"Yes, according to the calculations of the dwarf engineers, these six dams require about 20 million stones of top-grade divine crystals." Cook said.

Of course, dwarfs are calculated based on the wages of dwarfs. As for the wages of dwarfs, it is very cheap. However, the three Qikens must be considered a dwarf, and it does not require much good technology to mine stones. The hills around the dam are full of stones. Of course, dwarfs must use machinery to mine, and the cost is definitely high.

"Do, do it, let's do it." The head of the Qiken people's eyes shook when he heard this number.

"Okay, you go back and count the number of people first, and then I will ask the responsible dwarf engineer to give you the specific number of stones needed. In addition, the dwarf engineer will command you, but they will not interfere in your affairs specifically. They just talk about how big the stones need, how many quantities, and where to mine. They can give you suggestions. As for whether you listen or not, that is your business." Cook said.

"No need to count, our entire clan of Qiken is here. The elderly and children can do miscellaneous work, cook, wash clothes, and collect wild vegetables." The leader of the Qiken tribe said directly.

The chief of the Tortoiseshell tribe was extremely shocked: "You don't want anything in your house?"

"What are there in the house? They are tree caves, caves, etc., and the things inside are worth several top-grade divine crystals. I plan to complete the construction of the dam in the future, and all our tribesmen will be arranged near three dams in our Qiken territory to build three strange cities. As for other places, our Qiken people decided to open up to the public and we will collect taxes." The Qiken people leader said his own idea.

"Babababababa." Cook clapped when he heard this.

"Very good, your plan is very good. Build a city around the dam. At that time, I will strengthen the defense power of the dam. Even the advanced creatures in the sanctuary cannot enter within two hundred kilometers. This is a gift to you Qiken people." Cook promised.

"Thank you, Speaker Cook." The leader of the Qiken tribe was shocked when he heard Gakuk's words. These people had long known how perverted the dam in Sanjiang City was. As for the senior dams in the Holy Land, the entire tribe would be completely in danger. Of course, the guys who could break through the dam defense, probably the entire tribe was no match for the entire tribe, so there was no need to worry about it.

The head of the Tortoiseshell tribe quickly spoke, "Speaker Cook, our Tortoiseshell tribe is preparing to live on both sides of the dam, don't you know?"

"So, how about you Tortoiseshells swimming?" Cook asked.

"No problem, the youngest guy in our clan dares to slap in the water." The chief of the Tartarshuman tribe asked.

"That's fine. You can be responsible for removing harmful creatures in the water. I hired you." Cook thought for a while and said.

The Chiken said, "Speaker Cook, the hawkschills are actually very suitable for the most transport ship guards. As long as there is enough equipment, safety is very guaranteed."

"Okay, I can give some equipment, but it can't be too much." Cook said.

"We the Tortoiseshell people agree, and the sailor is the sailor." The Tortoiseshell people winked at the Chiken people and immediately agreed.

"But there are not many sailors. After the dam is established, there are still some maintenance work that needs to dive into the bottom of hundreds of meters deep. Can you hawkschin men?" Cook asked again.

After the dam is established, some things must be cleaned regularly, such as various dry trees rushing down the water, sedimented mud, and various creatures parasitic in the drainage pipes. The Sanjiangkou Dam has not yet maintained staff. What Cook has done can only be said to make the dam more reliable and cannot replace these things. Of course, it can also be replaced by magic patterns, but the energy consumed and construction costs are much higher than the maintenance costs of hiring people.

Moreover, the more systems a dam is, the more complex it will be, and the cost will increase accordingly.

"This depends on the specific situation." The hawksturtle man couldn't guarantee it.

"What if there is artifact equipment?" Cook also knew that there must be an unknown danger at the bottom of the water hundreds of meters deep, that is, the huge pressure of the water is very perverted.

"There is no problem, but at least a protective artifact equipment is needed." The head of the tortoiseshell tribe had shiny eyes.

"Haha, of course I, Cook, gave me one." Cook laughed.

The head of the Tartarshuo almost fainted happily, while the Tartarshuo people were stunned and shouted loudly: "Old Tartarshuo, you are well-developed."

"Thank you, Speaker Cook." The head of the Tortoiseshell tribe said.

"Don't thank me, but these people are not very rewarded. Let's discuss the specific rewards at that time. According to the situation, some dams are maintained more often, and the rewards will definitely be higher. If the maintenance times are less, the rewards will definitely be lower." Cook shook his head and said.

"No problem." The leader of the Tortoise Rodman thought of a set of magical artifacts, looked at the leader of the Chikenman with gratitude, then stood up and patted Cook's chest and assured.
Chapter completed!