Chapter 42: Water Purification Device

A battle in the swamp lies ahead. We've secured food. But there's one more thing we need.

That's water.

While water may be abundant in the swamp, there's no way it would be clean. With dirty water, we'd get upset stomachs, diarrhea, or vomiting. We can't afford to ruin our bodies before even entering combat. Clean water is absolutely necessary to maintain our health.

So I built a water purification device.

I made a shelf on top of a snail and placed a large copper tank on it. Inside, I layered small stones, gravel, charcoal, sand, and coarse cloth. This will filter the dirty water.

Since this alone won't remove bacteria, I placed another copper tank one level below. The filtered water flows into this tank. Below this tank is a furnace where firewood is burned to boil and disinfect the water. The water is then cooled before distribution.

I made two kitchen car snails and two water purification device snails. I made 30 snails in total, so the remaining 26 are for other purposes. Since there probably won't be places to sleep in the swamp, I prepared 6 snails equipped with bed functions. Each can accommodate 4 people, making space for 24 people.

35 water buffaloes arrived, including spares. I hired 35 water buffalo handlers. Preparations were complete.

It's finally time to depart. Since snails easily get damaged on hard ground, we decided to detach them and use normal carriages until we reach the swamp.

The north of the Pripina wetlands is rocky mountains. Between the wetlands and the mountains runs a thin road, the only northern route to the Felicina Republic. In the south, there's a wide highway along the coastline, which serves as the main road.

Somewhere along that narrow road, closest to the mine, is where the republic's base is reportedly located. That's where we're heading first.

"Father-in-law, thank you for everything. We're about to depart." "Yes, I'm expecting great achievements." "Well, just watch," Hans declared somewhat proudly. "That's reassuring. I hope you return safely," he finally showed his fatherly face. "I'll do my utmost," I've got to return safely for Jung's sake too.

"Depart!" We set off toward our destination. The journey was expected to take about 2 days.