The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 130

Chapter 130 To Remove The Blockage

The students slowly snacked on the rice and beans as they watched the sun begin to slip further toward the horizon. Betty was right, they were going to have to remove that blockage before the valley would drain, and the best option to do it was Golems.

The problem was that the mages who could use Golems didn't really have good ones, other than Dana, so sending them to pull whole trees from a riverbank was a pretty big request.

They were still Common Grade Golems, for the most part, so they wouldn't have the strength, and many of them were small mud and clay golems, which weren't big on physical strength to begin with.

Karl looked out into the pouring rain with a rueful smile. "Well, it looks like this one is on you, Dana. Just have them grab one of the logs and use it as a poker from the shore to break up the blockage a little, and it should be alright. We used to make dams in the creeks when it rained, so we didn't have to pump water to play in. But when the creeks got too full, you had to drain them back down to normal levels."

"Alright, I will have the Golems give it a try. They're not the most intelligent, and I'm not going to go out there to supervise them. So there is a good chance that it will take them a while to get it right." Dana reluctantly agreed, not hiding the fact that she had no intentions of going out into the storm.

"But on the bright side, if they do fall in the water, at least they won't drown. All they have to do is just keep working until the log jam is broken, and it's perfect." One of the other mages joked.

The driver turned to look at them. "You know, she's got a point. The golems are strong, right? I've got a length of chain here with a hook on it. You could have them hook a few of the logs and just pull. Most of the time, these blockages aren't all that solid.

It's not like it's blocking all the water, just enough that the increased flow of the river isn't moving past, but the flow of the river will be filling up the gaps with sediment and mud, so the faster we can fix it the better."

That meant that someone had to go outside to get the recovery hook, which was intended to attach to the winch on the front and back of the bus. But Dana kindly extended the barrier for him while the driver got the equipment out, along with a hundred metres of wire rope.

"There. If you can explain to them how to use that, they will be able to pull the logs free in no time at all."

Karl looked outside at the tangled mass of logs and shook his head. There was no way that the Golems were going to figure that out without help. But the rain was starting to slow down to just a moderate downpour, and he knew that he could give them proper directions.

"I will go out with the Golems and give them the orders. I have a barrier ability that might help, and if not, I've got dry clothes here for when I get back. I will help the Golems get the river flowing properly again." Karl informed the group.

Nobody was going to argue. The Golems needed a supervisor, and they didn't want to go out in the rain with them, but Karl didn't actually know if the Refreshing Lightning barrier would keep him dry.

[Thor, any thoughts?] Karl asked.

[Rain feels good on the scales.] The sleepy Lightning Cerro answered.

[No, about the barrier stopping the rain.] Karl replied.

[Oh? Probably, I guess. It blocks most things.]