Chapter 1166: Grassland

Ayuduo, having been calmed down, finally dared to come down and go to the water's edge, but as soon as she tested the water temperature, she immediately abandoned the idea of continuing into the water; it was a bit too cold.

Ce, who had already stepped barefoot into the water, now had feet that were frozen red, but in order to leave a good impression in front of Changle, he believed that suffering this bit of hardship was completely worth it; not everyone had the opportunity, or the luck, to be together with the Prince like this.

Changle also entered the water; he had not played in the water for a long time, but the temperature of this water still made him shiver a little: "Ouch, why is this water so cold? Can fish even survive in this?"

Ce hurriedly said with a smile: "There are fish, Prince, and quite a lot of them. I will find some for you properly, catch one for you to taste; it is very delicious, even better than the fish in Huaxia City. Even if you just boil it directly in water, it is delicious."

"Alright, then I must taste what the fish here tastes like, since you say it is so delicious."

With these words from Changle, Ce worked even harder, walking directly into the river. The river channel was shallow and narrow, the depth now only reaching his thighs, and the width was the same; there was no fear of any danger. Like Ce, Changle knew how to swim, so neither of them was afraid at all.

Soon, Ce discovered a relatively large fish on one side, which was barely moving, resting against the bank, perhaps just because the temperature was too low, so it was not very active.

Changle was still saying how one should go about catching it, when unexpectedly, Ce slowly reached his hand over, then seized the right moment, grabbed it with force, and just like that, simply caught the fish. Immediately after, Ce threw the fish onto the bank, and he also hurriedly climbed onto the bank, shivering.

Ayuduo was quick-eyed and nimble-handed, using the stick in her hand to pin the fish down. As soon as Ce got on the bank, he immediately put his clothes back on. The water was already cold, and then being blown by the cold wind, the feeling was simply agonizing; Changle also felt very uncomfortable.

But it could barely count as a rather special experience; as long as the fish meat was delicious enough, he could understand this behavior.

"Prince, this is the kind of fish; this is the most delicious type. This one is quite big, how about we take it back now and cook it to eat?"

Changle also squatted down and looked at the fish carefully; it was indeed a breed he had never seen before, but Changle knew that there was serious business this time, and they were not here purely to eat fish.

"Forget it, put it away for now. Let's continue looking around here; I want to see the area and soil quality of this Grass. By the way, Ce, where do the waters in these small gullies eventually flow?"

Ce skillfully pulled some Grass and then immediately began to braid a grass rope. Regarding Changle's question, Ce answered fluently: "Prince, the area of this Grass is very, very large. Even after crossing two more hills, it is still about the same, but as for water sources, this place has the most."

"Because there are many wolves here that often pass through, we named it Wolf Crossing Beach. As for the boundaries, one would still have to walk for a while to see the edge."

"Another thing is these water flows; we don't know where they flow from, nor do we know where they are going, because it is too far, and we don't have enough time or manpower to explore. We can only explore some areas around here."

"However, Prince, since there can be fish here, it shows that the water here is very stable and will never run dry, not even in Winter. When we dig wells, water comes out very quickly; the groundwater here is very abundant. We only dug very shallowly and water came out immediately."

"That is a good thing. Let's continue looking. If the water source problem can be solved, it means that an important problem for building a city here is solved."

"By the way, how is the precipitation here?"

Ce immediately began to recall: "Prince, the precipitation here, ever since we came here from Huaxia, has not been very much; it is not as much as in our Huaxia City. There is very little rain in the spring, the rainfall is a bit less, but the duration is relatively long."

"Another thing is that the fog is very heavy. On spring mornings, this place is full of fog, which looks quite scary."

"The main precipitation, just like in our Huaxia City, is concentrated in the summer; the rain is heavy and sudden, but it lasts for a short time. Normally speaking, the temperature is just a bit lower than our Huaxia City, and the precipitation is slightly less; otherwise, I feel it is about the same as our Huaxia City."

"Then, according to the climate, the crops that can be grown in our Huaxia City can also be grown here, right?"

"What about the soil? Which location do you feel is more fertile and better?"

After Changle finished asking, he immediately squatted on the ground and dug up a handful of soil to look at. Because the moisture content was relatively high, it looked black, giving one a feeling of it being very fertile. Changle put the soil next to his nose and smelled it.

It had a smell of damp earth, plus a bit of mud and grass roots, but it did not have the heavy smell that rotting soil should have, so Changle shook his head: "No, the soil here is actually not that fertile. Strange, strange. Logically speaking, since the Grass here is so dense and there is so much water, the soil should be fertile. There is so much dead Grass here, yet it hasn't rotted into nutrients."

Ce gave his own thoughts: "Prince, this place is close to the river channel. Although this river is narrow and small, whenever it rains, and because the summer is too hot, its water volume is relatively large. At that time, the land here is all covered by water. You say, could it be that at that time, the water took away all the nutrients in the soil?"

Changle nodded slightly: "Ouch, what you said makes a lot of sense. Although the water volume is not large, it is still water after all. Then it is estimated that the silt in this river channel is very fertile. It is a pity that clearing the silt from the river channel and transporting it to the farmland is a thankless task, otherwise it is not impossible to use."

Immediately, Changle looked at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, which were still covered in white Snow. Looking at the water here again, Changle remembered that his father had said there are many sources of water, and one of them is melted ice and Snow. It seems that is what it is here; no wonder Ce also said that when the temperature rises in the summer, the water volume here increases.

This is also good; at least when the temperature is highest in the summer, there is no fear of having no water. In some places, once the temperature rises and it doesn't rain, the result is severe drought and water shortage, and nothing can be done. Thinking about it this way, perhaps Xiao Town is more troublesome."

Although Changle had never been to Xiao Town, based on what he had heard, the environment in Xiao Town was a bit difficult; the main issue was that water usage might be a relatively serious problem. It is solved now, but it is very easy to lose that guarantee.