The Thousand Year Dynasty
10. The Mission of Carrying Water II
While Aksa worked the water pipes down, to the outer side of the cliff, those who were dredging began to install iron poles on the outer side of the cliff as a foundation. And finished when the day started to go up in the afternoon.
The iron pole is mounted curved shaped like a half cup directly proportional to the overdraft on the cliff wall. The two forms complement each other which results in a shape like a whole cup meljong down as deep as 30 adults, or approximately 2 times the height of the Elbrasta city wall. And the surface width is equivalent to 20 horse carriages which then increasingly narrow conical down.
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A day later the workers began to install a long thin iron between the iron poles. Then fill it with stone fragments that are the size of a hand grip, then wander it like mud mixed with water, clay made of volcanic sand, and limestone that has been smoothed. They used pulleys to raise a dark ash-colored mud container called by Aksa with that 'concrete', from below.
After that the fire witch began to burn the surface so that it would dry up quickly, and then the earth witch coated the foundation on the side with soil and compacted it so that the iron and concrete did not come into direct contact with water when the reservoir began to fill.
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A day later Aksa placed a wheel in front of a sluice made in front of the foundation of the reservoir.
"What's the wheel for Aks?" Couran asked as soon as the wheel was finished.
"Currently, just so that it looks interesting, but later the mill can be useful for many things. For the lighting power of this reservoir, to measure water discharge, and so on" replied Aksa casually.
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After two days of burning concrete and coating the concrete wall with soil, Aksa began to run the next stage.
Aksa again ascended to the third level to begin drawing water from the river. While the rest of the workers had started digging a pond just below the reservoir it was made. The pool was as deep as three adults, and as wide as twenty horse carriages were lined up.
"Then how do you pull that water up here?" Couran appears to be standing in front of a water pipe whose hole leads to the front. Waiting for an answer from Aksa.
"So when we first made it, we put a wooden block into the pipe. The beam is the same size as the pipe hole. Then put a rope behind him" Aksa began to explain while holding a rope that ends in the water pipe.
"Then soak the mouth of the pipe that was blocked by the wooden block into the water. After that pull the wooden plug to the other side" added Aksa while starting to pull the rope assisted by several male magicians.
"And because of the nature of the liquid object is to press in all directions as you mentioned yesterday, plus the pipe cavity that loses air due to the movement of the plug that was pulled up earlier, the, be the water will continue to rise following the stopper until.." Aksa's speech stopped when the stopper came off the pipe, and it appears the water also joined fusing from inside the pipe.
Couran was astonished to see what Aksa was doing. It's like a magic.
"Mr Aksa fishing for water is like fishing" said one of the witches who helped Aksa pull the wooden plug earlier.
And seeing the water begin to fall into the reservoir, the workers and the witches immediately cheered in excitement. Some of them were seen bathing right under the pipe, after they finished doing the work.
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The next morning they continued to install iron pipes from the reservoir extending along the hill to the east towards the valley of the North Gate, waiting for the reservoir to be filled with water.
Aksa, Lily, 5 earth witches, and 15 workers began making their way up the hillside as high as the surface of the reservoir to the east.
Earth witches were tasked with leveling the surface of the hillside to fit a small train track.
On top of the rail is attached something called Aksa with a 'trolley'. The shape is like a train car but smaller and there is a container to transport goods on it.
Actually, this trolley was already used when he was mining on the east coast yesterday. And still used by the trio of hunters and their aunts.
They used the trolley to transport a heavy water pipe, before installing it on the side of the cliff. When night fell they used the trolley to return their camp on the surface edge of the reservoir.
They spent the night at that place. And the next morning they continued until they finally arrived at the valley of the North Gate.
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Meanwhile, the pond dug under the reservoir was completed when two days later the pipe leading to the valley of the North Gate was also completed.
And for the final touch the witches covered the pipe with the ground disguising it with the cliff.
The installation of the pipe was completed within two weeks, when the water in the reservoir was already full.
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Two days later, the water pipe to the east was opened. Simultaneously, water began to flow in the pipes leading to the valley of the North Gate.
The waterway was also opened. The water seemed to spin the wheel, before then falling down like a waterfall. Fall into the artificial pool below.
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On orders from Aksa, they took two days off from work. They threw a party at the camp on the edge of the reservoir. Using groceries a week ago sent from the Campground by steam train. Now it only takes half a day to travel from the reservoir to Camp Atas, using a steam train.
"Waiting to swim!" Shouted Aksa while jumping into the reservoir in the middle of a hot day during their holiday.
Soon others followed Aksa jumping into the reservoir.
Couran seemed to avoid splashing water from the reservoir. Then sitting next to Lily stared at the dozens of people swimming happily with Aksa.
"Truly, the boy even made a pond on a cliff in the middle of an arid land like this" Couran said. Which only Lily responded by stumbling along to observe Aksa's behavior from afar.
"Hey, guys! Remember not to pee in the water" said Aksa suddenly, who immediately overwritten with laughter from the others.
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After two days of rest, they resumed their work. They split themselves into two groups. The first 15 workers, 7 magicians, and 4 craftsmen, went on to make the railroad track to the west. Also at the same time digging the ground makes the flow of the river from an artificial pond that has begun to be half filled. While Aksa, Couran, Lily, 5 workers and the remaining 6 witches made a river flow towards the cliff wall on the west side of Campground Bawah.
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Four days later the river that leads to the east reached the boundary of the hill wall on the west side of Campan Bawah.
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