Volume 27: The Sudden Gust, Chapter 13: The Great Alchemist?

As the fragile temporary dam collapsed, the canal water from the south, actually the water from the Catania River, finally converged with the lake water from Lake Niall in the north at this spot, prompting excited cheers from the crowd on both sides of the canal. Both the traders who attended the completion ceremony and the workers who had hewn the canal could not help feeling exhilarated by this historic moment.