Chapter 44. Third random draw (1)
Ding Dong.
[A new skill option has been opened.]
[Design skill only option ③: Simulation mode – You can manipulate the terrain data obtained by the surveying skill in a virtual design space. Through this, various physical changes occurring within the terrain can be observed.]
‘Huh?’
Lloyd blinked.
Beads of sweat running down your forehead get into your eyes?
It wasn’t.
A message popped up in front of my eyes.
It was because the content was hardly believable.
‘omg. what is this.’
Opening up options for design skills.
Even the simulation that the option was so desired.
It was an unexpected and unexpected achievement.
But Lloyd was not alone.
From surveying and designing to astounding seniority.
He had experienced the power of skill options through the growth of various skills.
It was the same this time.
‘One hundred words are worth a thousand words.’
You should read the manual every day.
You should stick with the tutorial all day.
It was a better law to run through a game in real life while eating a lot of swearing.
Lloyd immediately activated his design skill.
‘design.’
Tsutsutsutsu…!
A virtual hologram space unfolded before my eyes.
It was a virtual design space visible only to Lloyd, never visible to others around him.
Lloyd brought the survey data of Marez Wetland there.
Chizuzu!
In the virtual design space, the topography of Marez Wetland emerged.
Up to this point, it was the same as the process of surveying and designing that I have done countless times.
However, there was only one thing that changed.
It was a selection window that appeared under the virtual space.
[Simulation Mode On]
‘This is it.’
Just looking at it, I got a sense of what the selection window was for.
Lloyd pressed the selection window.
[Design skill option ③: Execute the simulation mode]
[Specify the terrain data loaded in the current design space as the simulation target.]
Tsupat!
Lighted up virtual design space background.
Numerous dots and lines appeared on the topography of Marez Wetland, which was floated in the design space.
It was like looking at a graphic composed of polygons and split.
‘Then the operation method should be similar.’
I thought maybe.
Lloyd reached out.
I picked up a line forming a mound with my finger. pulled up
coo goo…!
The terrain came up as much as I pulled with my fingers.
In other words, a hill was created on one side of Marez Wetland in the virtual design space.
It was clear that the mud and water that had soaked it there was running down to the surrounding lowlands.
‘Oh oh.’
It felt like being a god.
Or, I felt like I was using a terrain manipulation editor that comes with a simulation game.
‘This is great.’
I swallowed my saliva in a gulp.
He was a civil engineer.
And civil engineering isn’t just about building buildings.
‘No, building a building is what an architectural engineer does. Civil engineering is not limited to one building. It’s much bigger than that.’
In which famous movie was there a line like this?
Wind is not to calculate, but to overcome.
Lloyd thought the same way civil engineering met terrain.
‘Well, I don’t want to be completely similar. It’s because the terrain is calculated and overcome at the same time.’
In other words, civil engineering can be said to plan and process numerous terrains to enrich human life and life.
Dig a hole in the mountain and dig a tunnel.
I made a port by repairing the rugged coastline.
Calculating and overcoming numerous terrains and connecting roads and railroads.
They design water and sewage systems, fill in land, and sometimes build up.
A bridge is built over a steep cliff and connects human life.
Since ancient times, human civilization has blossomed.
Lloyd thought that civil engineering would be the discipline that exerted the greatest influence on human life.
Therefore, in order to accomplish such a scale, careful calculations and experiments on the terrain were absolutely essential.
‘But I got a weapon like that.’
My fists swelled with strength.
It was from then.
Lloyd immediately dismantled the miniature installed in the backyard.
I washed off the mud all over my body with a bath.
I locked myself in my bedroom for the longest five days.
During that time, in simulation mode, numerous embankments and waterways were dug, erased, and recreated in Marez Wetland.
We ran as many simulations as possible.
A wetland development plan was meticulously formulated and reviewed.
Thanks to this, I was able to refine the construction model that was first successful in the analog method in the backyard.
Of course, in the meantime, Xaviel had to take care of Lloyd.
“It’s time for lunch, Mr. Lloyd.”
“uh. Leave it there.”
“I think you’d better eat it now.”
“Um, are you busy right now? Aren’t you going to talk?”
“But you still haven’t eaten the breakfast we gave you.”
“Oh my. Are you nagging me now?”
“I am saying this out of concern.”
“worry? you? me?”
“yes.”
“Nonsense. do you care about me hey. Who are you. Where did you keep our Xaviel locked up?”
“….”
“It’s a joke. Can’t you see I’m paying attention?”
“yes.”
“Can’t you see my serious expression and eyes?”
“I don’t see it. Just-”
Xaviel let out a deep sigh.
“I would like to tell you that I can clearly see the eccentric behavior of a crazy money man who struggles with his hands in empty space all day long.”
“Ah, seeing as he quietly chews like that, it must be our Xaviel. But what do you do? I’m not crazy.”
Lloyd responded calmly, still waving his hands in the air.
In fact, I fully understood what Xaviel said.
‘Because the virtual space created with the design skill is only visible to me.’
In fact, even now, he was carefully manipulating the terrain of Marez Wetland in simulation mode. So, they were experimenting with ways to apply the vertical drainage method.
But Xaviel wouldn’t be able to see that.
It would have been only a grotesque figure waving its hand in the air.
“I’m just thinking about something. Do you have a saying like that? All the nerves of the body are concentrated in the human hand.”
“So?”
“Should I say that if you move your hands actively like this, the nerves are stimulated and the brain activity is also active. Anyway, I really need to focus?”
“But Mr. Lloyd. You must not skip your meal.”
“Oh really. Not even my mother.”
“If you keep doing this, I will tell the baroness that Lloyd-nim is continuing to stop eating and drinking.”
“…I can’t tsk.”
“yes?”
“Jjong-al-jjong-al is a man with a good life who says he can’t do it because he’s noisy. okay. Then would you like to sit in this armchair?”
“What are you trying to do?”
“Sit quietly and I’ll have lunch.”
“Are you sure?”
“Has this person been deceived?”
“…All right.”
Xaviel sat down in an armchair.
A sinister smile appeared on Lloyd’s lips.
“Yeah, not good. Then take a break. The pack drain PD method is similar to the sand drain or paper drain method in terms of principle…chatter chatter…After simultaneously pressing 4 or 6 casings with a diameter of 12 cm attached to the dedicated casting machine into the ground…jal jal jal…The installation depth can be up to 35m and the installation diameter is 12cm, so the workability is…Blah blah….”
“uh? what….”
through.
It was a surprise lullaby service.
I remembered the contents of my major and read it aloud.
Xaviel’s expression seemed to have gone blank, but his eyes became drowsy.
My body tilted as I began to doze off.
Lloyd gently reached out.
Gently supporting the staggering body, I pushed it toward the back of the armchair.
The destructive lullaby service continued until they fell asleep.
“There are two types of plastic board drains, or PBDs. First, as a non-woven fabric drainage material, a plate of needle punched non-woven fabric with a thickness of about 5 mm is cut into a width of about 100 mm…That’s right. Go to sleep.”
“…Kuuul.”
Suddenly, Xaviel fell into a deep sleep.
Lloyd, who had cleaned up the environment (?), was able to continue to concentrate on simulation mode.
A day, two days, three days passed.
Xaviel’s nagging and lullaby service came and went every day.
In the meantime, plans to reclaim the Marez Wetland have been steadily developed.
“it’s okay.”
the fifth day.
Finally, a satisfied smile crept across Lloyd’s lips.
Now it was time to organize a work crew and heavy equipment that fit the construction plan.
♣
“Ppodongah? bell?”
“Ppodong!”
“Bell!”
It was a moonlit night.
Lloyd was out in the backyard of the mansion.
Of course, Xaviel had been fully marinated.
“From now on, I’m going to call some of your new friends.”
“Ppodong?”
“Bell?”
“I thought it would be better if you all watched together.”
Lloyd grinned.
Tonight he was thinking of picking a new fantasy species.
It was for the construction of the reclamation of the Marez wetland, which was to begin from now on.
“If possible, it would be nice to see a fantasy species related to water. But whatever it is, it doesn’t matter much. I just need someone as big as you to come out.”
Reclamation of Marez Wetlands.
For the construction, Lloyd intended to use the vertical drainage method.
Vertical drainage method.
It was basically a construction method of drilling numerous vertical holes at the bottom of the wetland and injecting drainage material to solidify the soft ground.
‘As a result of surveying, the Marez Marsh was similar to the land in the Netherlands before reclamation was attempted.’
Lowlands where mud and muddy water accumulated for a long time.
The thick peat layer was filled with water.
It was a soft and easy terrain.
But what about when you’ve drained the water just as successfully?
‘Rather, it makes things easier.’
Due to the nature of the peat layer, when moisture is lost, it is compressed downward due to its own load, or weight.
It was a phenomenon called consolidation.
‘So draining the water is the most important thing. But I don’t have the equipment for plumb drainage. There’s not even a pump to get the water out.’
Of course, similar substitutions can be made.
Holes in the ground can be made by Xaviel blasting.
The water in the wetland can be scooped out by fantasy species.
That’s why Lloyd was trying to draw an additional fantasy species.
“Ppodong? bell?”
“Ppodong!”
“Bell!”
“I hope the newly elected children scoop water as well as you do.”
Lloyd said sincerely.
Podongi and Belly were excellent at scooping water.
Pudongi is a cheek pouch on both sides that boasts a large capacity.
The bell was the size of a fairly plump stomach.
It was able to carry an amount of water equivalent to that of a decent water tank.
Basically, it was thanks to the ability to grow to enormous size when eating red sunflower seeds.
‘So, other phantom species will be similar. If there are four or five more phantasmagoric species the size of a pudong or bell, that’s enough.’
Phantasmal species each have special specialties and abilities.
And most of them also have a large size when transformed.
Lloyd planned to take full advantage of his size.
‘It doesn’t matter what your special ability is. Of course, having water-related abilities would be the icing on the cake, but I don’t wish for such luck. First of all, be a big guy! When he transforms, he has a very large body and can carry a lot of water with his mouth or body!’
The purpose was to select.
‘Actually, I’ve been very lucky so far.’
Ppodongi and Bell.
Both of them were the guys who provided the most appropriate ability at the moment of need.
But even so, it would be better not to expect such luck to follow this time as well.
Having made up his mind like that, Lloyd opened the random lottery window.
Ding dong.
[Phantom species random drawing]
[You can draw a fantasy species by investing RP.]
[A powerful and unique fantasy species will give absolute loyalty to the owner who summoned it and provide various abilities.] [
Random drawing fee (3rd round) = 100 RP]
‘Hmm.’
The cost had risen by about 1.5 times compared to the second round of pulling out the bell.
‘But it’s okay. It’s because I’ve been collecting RP for a good price.’
Lloyd checked the RP he had.
A whopping 931 gathered.
It was the result of acquiring an additional 20 while going on a picnic (?) with the baron.
‘RP is enough.’
In the meantime, every time I got RP, I had a desire to buy it on impulse.
Whenever that happened, he considered RP his final weapon and saved it.
I thought I was really good at that.
‘The goal is to add four phantasmagoric species with the size of a pudong or bell and the ability to carry water.’
What if the cost of drawing increases by 1.5 times each time?
It seemed possible if there was a total of around 800 RP.
‘Let’s do it.’
Lloyd’s determined gaze turned downward.
[Do you want to run a random draw?]
[YES / NO]
I chose ‘YES’ without hesitation.
[Phantom species random drawing is executed.]
Faaaaaa…!
A magic circle was created in the air.
Pale light flooded the surroundings.
The space fluctuated and brought an unfamiliar silhouette.
The first thing I caught a glimpse of was the round torso.
The head that can be seen behind is also round.
Gungdi is also round.
The legs are also round.
The overall silhouette was round like a ball.
‘Couldn’t it be the same kind as Podong again?’
Lloyd focused on his eyesight and looked at the newly emerging Phantom Species.
And finally, with a stinging shockwave, the third phantom species revealed its true nature.
Pachichik!
“Hamang!”
something groaned.
It flew towards the arms of this side and embraced it.
Lloyd received the new phantom species with both hands.
It felt plump and soft in the palm of my hand.
As soon as I felt the touch, I checked his appearance.
Suddenly, his eyes widened.
I muttered unconsciously.
“…Why is this water-drinking hippo here?”
“Hamang!”
A small, chubby pink baby hippopotamus, Hamangi, looked up at him and smiled brightly on his palm.
