I Was Reincarnated as a Poor Farmer in a Different World, so I Decided to Make Bricks to Build a Castle - Chapter 1099

"Seems like there's oil smeared deep in the ground." There seems to be a lot of it. "

“Oil accumulation,” he said. “I wonder how much oil we can collect by digging a well like a well. If you have to keep pulling the fishing bottle from the well until you've drained all the oil, isn't it impossible to build the river?"

"I agree with Lord Barca. If there is no strong reason to let the river flow here, I think it is better to look for a new river replacement location. Well, as long as you have a magic stone with magic power, you can dig a longitudinal hole and build a well...."

Lassen put his hand on the ground and checked it out.

Again, it's helpful.

It's really hard to dig a borehole with manpower, but you can examine it without actually digging it.

I can see that Eye took her out.

According to Lassen's report, there was even more oil in the ground that was spilling into the land that he was digging for the new river.

It will be difficult to get rid of all of it.

As expected, we need to rethink our plans.

I know it's hard for Ai, but I need you to look after another land.

"Well, I will change the plan, but let's dig a longitudinal hole." If I can get the oil, I want to keep it. Even the magic power of the magic stone here can do that, Lord Lassen? "

“Okay, then we need a little preparation. For now, please stay away from everyone. Can you tell the rest of the crew to stay away from here and stay safe? You should also put out the fire. Please keep the fire strictly off-limits."

"Huh? You just dig wells, right? Do you need such preparation?"

"Just in case. We also need to be extra careful when digging wells for water. Briefly, there is oil underneath this ground, but it seems to be protected by the bedrock.”

Rock?

“Yes, the ground is hardened by the formation. Among them, the bedrock in the ground here is strong, and there is a feeling that a large amount of oil is being held down underneath it. If you can dig a well to collect oil, you'll be digging a hole with my magic power, and you'll be drilling a hole in the bedrock. At that time, changes in the pressure of the bedrock that held down the pressure of the oil from below may cause the oil to jump to the surface. In short, there could be an enormous oil fountain.”

"Woah. You mean it could be greasy when you're nearby?" That's dangerous. Understood. It is also important to strictly prohibit fire. I'll let you know about it. In other words, is Lord Lassen okay to dig a hole in such a situation? "

"Is that me? Yeah. I use magic to dig holes, so if you activate magic to make a hole in the ground far away, I don't think you'll have to worry about getting caught in an oil fountain.”

"Ah, I see. To some extent, you can dig a hole remotely." Very well, then, it will take some time to prepare, and Lord Rassen should be in good shape. ”

Apparently, it's hard to dig a hole to recover the oil.

It's hard to imagine that oil would pop out like a fountain.

How much oil has been suppressed on the bedrock?

Perhaps the construction workers who are here with me might not be able to catch up.

Lassen then told Ai that the distance of the oil that had jumped from the ground was so far away that some would think that it was really necessary to evacuate that far.

It can't be helped.

We don't need to dig holes today, we need to evacuate all our workers.

Besides, there are places where I use the fire to prepare meals, heat up, and I think I need to make sure everything is turned off.

Thus, a preparation period of several days was established for oil well drilling.

Leave all areas suspected of being affected by oil [leveled] so that no dead wood falls into them.

A land with a good view has been created.

Rassen dug a hole through his magic into the ground as I watched over the vast plains and many of my workers.

Looking at it from a distance, there was a hole in the middle of the flat that was quite large.

After that, Lassen still used magic while using the magic power of magic stones, so that hole must be getting deeper and deeper.

"... we've reached the bedrock. From here, you can penetrate the bedrock at once through magic. Just in case, we're far enough apart, but if anything happens, we need you to get away from Barca or Reed.”

That's what Lassen warns us.

Thinking it was really that dangerous, I and Ai were riding the Valkyrie.

The Valkyrie is also somewhat restless, so maybe there is something?

Lassen stroked the Valkyrie's neck calmly.

"Understood.... please, Lord Rassen."

I'm coming.

With my word, Lassen makes a hole in the bedrock.

The next moment, the ground exploded.

Not oil but fire pillars, rocks, and sand.

Many stones and rocks blew into the sky and rained down on the ground.