Episode 48
“Hap!”
Along with the bright yellow light that spread along with the excitement, even the slight vibration that had been intermittently trembling in the tunnel stopped.
“Good. I will support the mine shaft. Use the golem.”
At Clayton’s words, the disciples standing behind him all stepped forward and each took out a fist-sized blue crystal from their pockets.
‘Magic stone!’
When Logan’s eyes light up when he sees it.
Those who were reciting incantations with wide-open eyes threw magic stones all at once toward the pile of collapsed rocks.
Grrrgh.
With an ear-piercing noise, a large portion of the rock pile in front of me was reborn as ten stone giants over 2 meters tall.
“Oh oh!”
“Magic indeed!”
The surprised voices of the workers who were watching with bated breath were heard.
Logan also watched the wizards with similar feelings.
‘I cleared several meters of rock just by creating the golem.’
furthermore.
“I don’t know what happened to the people. Hurry!”
“yes!”
The moment when the disciples responded loudly to Clayton’s instructions.
The stone giant golems began moving forward, lifting piles of rocks one after another.
thud. thud.
That’s it.
The stone giant moved much faster than the workers and had enough strength to easily lift a rock the size of a human body.
Since those golems showed their might to their heart’s content without worrying about secondary collapse, the work naturally progressed much faster than if dozens of human workers were deployed.
‘oh…!’
As Logan, who had only seen battlefield wizards in his previous life, he could not help but be impressed once again by the usefulness of the Golem school wizards.
As if in response to that exclamation, the golems cleared away the pile of collapsed rocks at an alarming speed, and Logan was able to face the survivors in less than two hours.
“I bought it!”
“Ivan! Pomarov!”
“Rovel is alive!”
When survivors cheer and embrace other workers.
Logan also sighed in relief after checking the condition of the collapsed Hamar.
‘It’s just bruises and minor internal injuries. I guess I just fainted from shock. thank god.’
As the most important worries disappeared, the sight before my eyes became surprising.
A fairly small mine collapse accident was completely resolved within five hours of its occurrence.
Considering that more than three hours were spent reporting to Logan and Clayton and the wizards coming to the mine to provide support, the actual work time was less than two hours.
“Definitely… amazing.”
When the work of lifting the rock was completed, Logan continued to exclaim in exclamation as he watched the golem move while supporting the victim.
‘Want.’
Perhaps as an earth wizard, Clayton would have known that this was a gold mine, even if others did not.
When he first used the magic to fix the ground, Clayton was shocked for a moment and made eye contact with Logan, and at that moment, Logan realized that Clayton had recognized the identity of this mine.
A highly talented employee even knows his own secrets.
The best way to suppress that was to make him a complete ally.
‘But how can the elder of the Magic Tower…’
No matter how much I racked my brain, I couldn’t come up with an answer right now.
I can only hope that Clayton keeps the secret.
Logan was chewing his lips and thinking.
“Princess Logan. Don’t you need a magic tower in your territory?”
“…yes?!”
Clayton, whose eyes were shining in a way that did not match his violent expression, said something unexpected.
“What… do you mean?”
Logan couldn’t help but be taken aback when the person concerned about the subject he had been thinking about for a long time approached him first.
“I think it’s time for me to become independent. As you can see, my relationship with the tower owner is not good. And Logan, no, this territory seems to have enough room to grow a small magic tower.”
I could feel greed and hope in Clayton’s eyes as he looked around.
‘Own the Magic Tower?’
There were only a few territories in the kingdom that had a separate magic tower in their territory.
At first glance, it seemed like having a magic tower would be of great help to the territory, but in reality, there were many difficulties.
Usually, they don’t go out unless it’s a war, and in normal times, the Magic Tower, a gathering of wizards, is nothing more than a money-guzzler.
So, when a wizard was absolutely needed, it was common to request a wizard from another magic tower.
But what if there is a war right now next year?
‘It’s definitely a benefit.’
The giant golem that Clayton showed me at the dam construction site came to mind.
I thought it wouldn’t be suitable for battle, but that’s only true when dealing with knights.
There were plenty of ways to use such monsters in war.
‘I thought you said you would become much stronger if you had the magic stone, right?’
As I slowly turned my head, I saw the golems carrying the still exhausted and shocked victims, one in each hand.
As Logan watched them, he thought of various ways to use them in war.
No matter how much I thought about it, this was a problem with a fixed answer.
“How much support can I provide? What do you need?”
Logan was so proactive that Clayton, who spoke first, was rather embarrassed.
* * * The reason for the mine accident was quickly revealed through Hamar’s honest confession after waking up in the castle.
“You fell asleep for a moment while using the Collapse Scroll?”
“…That’s right. I’ve been overdoing things a bit lately.”
Even while lying down, Hamar turned his head as if he was embarrassed, but Logan couldn’t blame him.
Because I was the one who made him push himself.
“Don’t worry. Construction can start again soon.”
“Don’t worry about it, just rest for a week. No, just rest until everything heals…”
“If this is enough, shake it off in one day… Yes?”
“what?”
The gazes of the master and servant cross each other awkwardly after hearing something unexpected.
“Rest now?”
“Now… is it okay if I don’t rest?”
“I will rest! I will never rest!”
Hamar let out a scream-like yell, wondering if anything else would come out.
Logan patted him on the shoulder and turned around with a wry smile.
The dwarf, unable to hide his bewildered expression as he looked at his master’s back, was twirling one hand next to his head.
As Logan closed the door, leaving Hamar behind, he saw Clayton waiting outside.
He healed Hamar with the magic of the earth while the few healers in a remote area without a priest or temple were busy taking care of workers caught up in an accident.
Although it was at the level of energizing since it was not his area of expertise, Logan looked at him like that and lowered his head again.
“Thank you for your help. Thanks to you, Hamar and the workers’ lives were saved.”
At that sincere greeting, a soft smile appeared on Clayton’s fierce face.
“It is a natural duty to save people. It is not something that deserves much gratitude.”
“There is no need to be humble. You have done a good job. I will not only pay you well, but also pay you well.”
“Haha. It’s okay. How can you draw something like this…”
“You don’t have money.”
“Big!”
In the midst of the congratulations, Clayton, who had suddenly been hit in the bone, cleared his throat.
“Golem magic, which can be said to be the symbol of the school, costs a lot of money every time it is used.”
one.
“It is difficult to request subjugation because the cost-effectiveness is so poor that it is difficult to even consider its combat effectiveness.”
Two cars.
“It’s not a series that can produce artifacts, so in the end, it’s always a loss.”
Generation.
“In the end, supporting large-scale construction like this became their specialty, so they kept spinning out of the Earth’s Magic Tower.”
Logan’s continued blunt words hit Clayton to the core.
“Lord Confucius? Why are you suddenly saying that…”
Logan chuckled, looking at those resentful eyes.
“So you were talking about the Magic Tower?”
“Hehehe. That’s right, but…”
Although his face didn’t match, Clayton certainly seemed like an honest and nice person.
Logan didn’t bother to suppress the smile that naturally spread.
“Then let me ask you again clearly. Does that mean that Master Clayton and other disciples will settle in our territory?”
“of course.”
“Well, as I said, I am welcome. However, it will take a while to see if I can say goodbye to the Earth Magic Tower without causing trouble.”
“That’s it, that dog… no, the owner of the tower will welcome it. There will be absolutely no problem.”
Clayton’s answer was decisive, and Logan smiled and nodded.
And the most important question remained.
“So how much support do you need?”
“Hahaha. It’s okay with me as long as the treatment is better than the treatment I received at the Earth Magic Tower.”
“Of course I have to accommodate you. Is there anything else you would like?”
It was a recruitment offer from people who did not expect it.
Logan had every intention of emptying his pockets.
however.
“I trust Logan’s character and ability. Please take care of only what you need.”
“…yes?”
High praise that even the person concerned cannot understand.
The sight of a confused Logan and a smiling Clayton was the end of a heartwarming conversation.
* * *
“Since when on earth have you been secretly developing a mine? Without me knowing! Even the workers there don’t know what kind of mine it is?!”
Dwayne blocked Logan’s path with fire in his eyes.
The main workers were obtained from Tethron Castle and the main family was not even informed.
I didn’t tell you on purpose because I thought it would be better not to know.
“ah!”
Logan slapped his palm with an expression as if he hadn’t noticed.
“Sorry. I forgot.”
“Does that make sense!”
“That’s possible. I was busy.”
“Okay, okay. Then, let’s check one thing. What kind of mine is this and why did you go to such lengths? They say it has a lot of reserves? Iron? Copper?”
When I saw Dwayne grinding his teeth, I felt playful for some reason.
“Why do you think it’s that much? Try using more.”
“Ugh. Confucius, as the treasurer, I have a duty to check the income for the future of the estate. Please don’t play around and just say it.”
“It could be a silver mine or a gold mine. You never know. It could be diamonds or mithril.”
“That can’t be possible! Not on our subject!”
‘Ha…what’s wrong with us, man!’
Logan felt angry for a moment, but hid his expression and answered calmly.
“Things like that happen, too.”
“Oh, don’t joke around. … Really? This cursed family…”
Seeing the administrator drenched in self-destruction, I wanted to joke around a little more.
“It’s actually a copper mine. Do you think it can be mined for three years?”
“Off. I knew it would happen! I knew it would happen! Damn, what are the expected profits?”
“About 100 million gold per year?”
“…Yes? Ah, 10,000 gold per year. If that’s the case, then why are you developing it!”
“Not just 1, but 100 million. 100 million gold.”
“Ha. Are you going to keep teasing me? What kind of copper mine…”
“It’s a gold mine. Sorry.”
“….”
Logan was looking for a reaction with great anticipation, but contrary to what he expected, Dwayne kept his mouth shut and just glared at him.
“Why do you look at me like that? “I really mean it this time.”
“…Really?”
“Yes.”
“Really, really?!”
“That’s right.”
“Are you really, really sure?”
“Oh, yes!”
In the end, it wasn’t until Logan screamed that Dwayne said, Slowly, I accepted that it was reality.
“…Huh.”
“Dwayne?”
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
“Ugh!”
Dwayne, who seemed to be in a trance, suddenly screamed.
“Prince! It’s really not a lie, is it? If it’s a lie, I’ll just bite the knife and die! Is it really a gold mine?”
“Yes. That’s right…”
“Wow! Lived! Long live our ancestors! Long live Macline! How in the world does this happen? Such a blessing to this cursed family!”
‘I told you not to curse yourself arbitrarily.’
But Dwayne didn’t seem to know what he was talking about.
“Thank you! thank you! Confucius, please accept me! Isn’t it polite to bow twice? Anyway, how do you feel? Accept me!”
Logan, who was delighted to see Dwayne making a fuss and looking happy, looked at him with happy eyes.
‘You should have told me earlier.’
A vassal who was so happy to hear that the family’s finances were improving, even though it wasn’t his own money.
As the grand duke of the family, I couldn’t help but feel good.
However, there was one thing that bothered me a little.
‘I’m sure you remember that the location of the gold mine is my private property. ?It’s not the family’s, it’s mine.’
And he never intended to give all of his profits to the family.
But…
“Now, you will never have to pull your hair out trying to find a budget that doesn’t exist again! Kairos subsidy! Give me a dog! You fucking bastards! Wow! Thank you to the 9 Great Gods who look down on the world! I will live a good life from now on!”
It was hard to open my mouth when I saw the administrator yelling at God, who I rarely looked for.
‘Well, let’s talk about it later. I like it.’
A complicated and difficult day ended with Logan’s smile.
