Herald of Steel

Chapter 1481: Zanzan's Aftermath (Part-3)

"...all you can do is wait and see!" 

As the Tibian queen gave her plan regarding the flood, Alexander's lips visibly pursed in disappointment. He was hoping for a bit more… 'oomph' to her answer, not satisfied with just sitting around while the water level rose and rose and his people suffered.

So stepping up until he was side by side with the regal lady, he pressed, 

"The flooding in the city is still alright. Water can rise… it can also fall, the things here will remain where they were and the people can manage. But the fields…. and the crops, what about that? Will they be alright?" 

"....." Lady Parthia first crossed her dainty arms around her still revealed chest, turning to give Alexander a good look, and thinking to herself, 'Why are you asking me this? Do I look like a peasant?'

The noble queen obviously had no idea of the answer- how was an aristocrat like her to know how many days wheat stalks would last underwater or how to rescue the crop? 

She might have dealt with flooding before but such 'minor details' were not within her purview.

In fact, given the extremely low status peasants had in society, it would have been almost insulting if Lady Parthia bothered to remember even a single fact of that base craft.

'Hmph… just because he is a peasant, thinks I am one too!' Hence the prideful queen sounded almost offended, even silently cursing Alexander and sending him a concealed, disdainful look. 

However, the look was so quick and Alexander was so distracted by the unfolding disaster that he failed to catch the meaning of the look. He only thought Lady Parthia was blaming him for asking a very difficult question.

While the lady, remembering she was technically talking to her superior, also did not outwardly rebuke him but tactfully suggested,