Chapter 50. Perfect Completion Ceremony (2)
[Special rewards for monumental achievements will be given.]
‘Huh?’
Lloyd widened his eyes.
The completion ceremony of the Marez reclaimed land.
It was right after all the contracts with the villagers who wanted to move to the clearing were finished.
While he was in the middle of sorting out the contract documents, an unexpected message popped up in front of his eyes.
“What are you doing?”
Xaviel, who was helping to organize the paperwork next to me, asked.
It will probably look strange.
All of a sudden you’re staring into space.
“never mind. Um, my eyes are a little sore.”
“If you are tired, take a break. I will sort it out myself.”
“Thank you for doing so.”
Lloyd left Xaviel with the rest of the paperwork.
I turned to my side and pretended to rub my eyes.
In the meantime, his eyes were reading the message that floated in front of him.
[Acquired a large amount of skill experience as a reward.]
[Surveying skill level increased by 2 steps.]
[Intermediate survey: Lv 3]
[Areas that can be surveyed at once: 3600㎡]
[Skill-only option: ① Land price Appraisal ② Underground Scanning]
[Design skill level has risen by 2 steps.]
[Intermediate design: Lv 3]
[Structure area that can be designed at once: 216000㎥]
[Skill only options: ① Print drawing ② Display floor plan (2D) ) ③ Simulation mode]
‘What is this?’
Even so, he was thinking about investing RP to grow his surveying and design skills. Especially while developing the Marez Wetland, I felt that way even more.
It was because there was a feeling that it was not enough to handle a large area.
However, just in time like this, the skill level was raised by two steps.
‘Even RP wasn’t consumed. It’s totally free.’
If you like free stuff, your hair will come off?
Lloyd did not believe in such words.
If it’s free, you have to take care of it even after waking up.
That was Lloyd’s iron rule.
However, the reward did not end here.
The real exhaust remained behind.
Ding dong.
[I gained a special experience while designing and constructing a large area.]
[That special experience had a great influence on < Skill: Design >.]
[Skill option ② Floor plan display (2D) is enhanced.]
Tsutsutsu!
In front of my eyes, the contents of the optional floor plan display (2D) of the design skill came to mind.
The text that displayed the option contents was erased and rewritten in real time. content has changed.
The changes were as follows:
[Skill-only option ②: Show floor plan (3D) – Displays the design result as a 3D hologram structure on the desired real terrain. (Special: only visible)]
“….”
Lloyd unknowingly clenched his fist.
this is crazy
It was a seriously crazy option.
‘This means that you can make a complete bird’s eye view of the terrain in advance if you just design it.’
An almost lifelike holographic 3D bird’s eye view.
That means you can see it in advance.
‘You can even edit it anytime. Moreover, if you combine this with the simulation mode, it means that you can construct while checking the stability of the structure in real time.’
oh my god.
No, even the word jackpot was not enough to express it.
Depending on the actual use, it could be said that the options are infinite.
‘But let’s try it just in case.’
Lloyd slightly turned his head.
The other side of Xaviel, who is sorting out the papers.
A portion of the embankment slope was quickly surveyed.
A simple hut was designed as a test in the measured space.
And the model of the designed hut was applied to the embankment slope.
Ding dong.
[Design skill only option ②: Floor plan display (3D) is applied.]
Tsutsutsutsutsu….
In real time, dots and lines were created on the embankment slope.
expanded and connected.
Eventually, a hut made of 3D holograms was erected.
“hey. hey.”
Lloyd reached out and tapped Xaviel on the shoulder.
He pointed to the slope of the embankment where the hologram hut had been built.
“Would you like to look over there?”
“yes?”
“Is there anything over there?”
“There is an embankment.”
“Anything else besides that?”
“Looks like Lloyd-sama’s fingertips are in line of sight. I feel it all over again, but your fingers are really ugly.”
“…Can’t you see anything else?”
“yes.”
“okay. it’s okay.”
“What do you mean?”
“It’s because you didn’t see anything.”
“….”
Xaviel tilted her head.
He had an expression that he had no idea what he was talking about.
Seeing that, Lloyd was convinced.
‘Even though the floor plan display option has evolved to 3D, it’s still only visible to me.’
In addition to that, there were more small rewards.
Could it be because of the shovel every day to build the embankment?
Extended Skill: The shovel skill has risen to beginner level 3.
As much as that, the stamina consumption when using a shovel has been reduced by 20%.
The shovel moves 10% faster and stronger.
The chance of missing a shovel is also reduced by 30%.
And that wasn’t all.
‘Up to RP.’
came in thick
The affinity with the baron couple increased by 5 each.
With Xaviel, Sir 3 Bayern and 2 went up.
In addition, the relationship with all Young Ji-min went up by 3.
Thanks to that, I was able to pack a whopping 206 RP.
[Currently owned RP: 1337
]
The message to announce the reward really came to my mind endlessly.
All the way back to the mansion, I was busy reading the messages that floated in front of my eyes.
It was crazy to receive all kinds of rewards and special bonuses.
It was the same when I returned to the mansion.
No, rather than the rewards in the form of messages that were only vaguely seen as numbers, an emotional reward that touched his skin far more clearly was waiting for him there.
“Did you come, Bocchan?”
“Welcome, young master.”
“If you need anything, please let me know anytime, youngster.”
An administrator who acts as a butler.
Servants who act as laborers.
Even several maids who are housekeepers.
Everyone scrambled to meet them and greeted them.
‘In the past, people whose complexions would turn pale just by running into them in the hallway.’
Outright fear and insecurity.
Even sincere hatred.
They were people who expressed all sorts of negative emotions.
But now it has changed so much.
Attitudes had completely changed.
Everyone smiled just looking at them.
It wasn’t just a smile he made when he met Youngji’s young master.
It was a welcome smile that comes naturally when you face someone you truly look up to.
To be honest, I was a bit bewildered.
“Oh hmmm! I’m a little too charming Ah ha ha ha.”
All I had to do was smile the whole way back to the bedroom.
It was the first time he had been treated like this.
‘Not only here, but also in Korea.’
It was always a joke.
I was just a poor college student.
Especially after the collapse of the family, it was really ugly.
After my parents, who were suffering from debt, passed away, I had to live like the bottom dregs.
I couldn’t even afford to buy new clothes, so I always dressed laggardly.
They lived on rice and kimchi, which were provided as standard at the gosiwon.
As a result, the complexion was not very good.
His face was always pale.
Confidence is also gone.
His expression was also dark.
It was a time when I couldn’t even dream of taking care of myself.
Of course, I wasn’t very welcome wherever I went.
Even when he went to a meeting with his classmates, he was secretly ostracized.
I couldn’t attend the event because I had no money.
The moment when I was given a group assignment was the most difficult.
If we all went to a cafe together and had a meeting, the cost of coffee would be too much of a burden.
My fingers trembled at the fact that a cup of Americano only costs several thousand won.
Thanks to that, I even had to be scolded by the members for calling me a beggar.
It was the same outside of school.
Even when I went to the convenience store, I often received suspicious glances, wondering if I was a petty thief.
Every time they met, the secretary of Gosiwon always said with a sharp eye that he should not lose Wonbi next month.
Such bottomless treatment was at its peak when he applied for a lively part-time job because he needed urgent money.
Vitality Alba.
Bioequivalence Study.
It was a part-time job undergoing physiological clinical trials of new drugs preparing for release.
I was confined to the hospital for several days, took the prescribed medicine, and sat there in a daze, and had to have blood drawn every hour.
It felt like being a lab animal.
‘Anyone who welcomed me back then…Um, there was only one lady from Gimbap Heaven on the 1st floor of Gosiwon.’
As a regular customer, I used to buy only one line of basic kimbap from time to time.
The ordinary greeting of ‘Welcome, bachelor’ that I heard when I entered there was the most welcoming word in the world.
Really that was it.
I never thought of it as particularly sad.
That he is like a foot washer at the bottom of this society.
Accepting that fact, I was surprisingly calm.
Instead, I tried so hard.
I struggled to earn a living.
I struggled not to fall behind in my studies.
So seven times a week I had to pour out a nosebleed.
Nonetheless, I lived to the fullest, holding a glimmer of hope that my situation would improve if I graduated safely and obtained a license.
I rolled in the world using such a cramped kosiwon room as a chrysalis cocoon.
‘Thanks to that, it was easy to adapt when I first came here.’
A life that was not welcomed anywhere.
I was used to being looked at with dislike or ignoring.
It was okay even if there was a lot of contempt in those eyes.
Even if you slander me as a foolish youngster.
Even if you gossip about the truth like a dog car class.
It didn’t matter at all.
Compared to the usual neglect in Korea, it was rather ticklish.
No, I was already happy with the fact that I didn’t have to worry about three meals a day even if I ate that much.
I did….
‘Is this the feeling of being wrapped up properly?’
There were no more hate and contemptuous gazes.
There was no more scorn or gossip.
Instead, he greeted himself with respectful and courteous glances and warm words of welcome.
It was the same at dinner with the baron couple.
“Hey here. Eat a lot.”
“Ah yes.”
“Would you like to try some of this?”
“Oh yes. Mumble.”
“Why don’t you eat meat like that?”
“Mum mum gulp, are you eating right now?”
“You should eat more though.”
“….”
The baroness sat next to her throughout the meal.
Every time the plate on this side was empty, he called the maid.
They brought meat, bread, fruits, and even cookies.
Anyway, if I ate a salad twice in a row, I always got nagging to eat some meat.
‘I’ll pretend this.’
The stomach was already sending warning signals.
My stomach felt like it was about to explode.
But the Baroness’ meal coaching didn’t seem to end.
Even the baron, who was looking this way from the other side with a happy face, was a gang (?).
“How many hardships have you had to lead a large project with all your might? Your face has become very embarrassing.”
“Umm, I haven’t lost any weight.”
“no. It’s half a face.”
“There it is….”
“Eat some more. What is the use of a man if he is so timid at forking?”
“Ugh. I now….”
“You wanted smoked duck meat? Here you are.”
“….”
rather kill me
Lloyd wanted to cry.
But on the contrary, he laughed.
The stomach was hard, but the heart was warm.
It was all the more so when considering the fate the baron suffered during this period in the novel ‘Iron-Blooded Knight’.
‘Originally, by now…Yes, the baroness is bedridden.’
novels of this period.
The baron couple could not stay at the mansion.
After being kicked out of the mansion, he stayed at an acquaintance’s residence as a guest.
Embarrassed to stay, the baroness rolled up her sleeves.
I tried to pay for the meal by cleaning the house and doing the dishes myself.
But the baroness had never done anything rough in her life.
Moreover, even acquaintances who at first appreciated the baroness’ labor gradually came to take her work for granted.
So, I took on more work.
from midsummer to autumn.
The baroness suffers excessively from unaccustomed housework and stress, and gets sick.
It was tuberculosis.
Every night he coughed up blood.
Tears welled up on the musty, damp blanket.
Although he escaped death, there was no suffering like that.
Eventually, even the baron, who was nursing his wife, contracted tuberculosis.
The couple who fell into such disappointment and despair eventually secretly returned to the mansion.
In this house, which was once the most cozy, he will take his own life.
Right in this place where everyone is eating together.
‘I’m glad it didn’t happen that way.’
Lloyd thought.
It’s already been half a year since he came here.
I’m glad you spent your time so far.
I am very relieved that the same misfortune as in the novel did not overtake this family.
Looking at the baron couple like that, I was able to smile a little comfortably.
“It’s a bit strange that I’m the only one who keeps eating like this. You two should have some too.”
“no. We have already had enough.”
“Does the food not suit your taste?”
“No, it’s not like that….”
“Heh heh heh. After all, pork is what I wanted to eat. If you’re a man, that’s it. So here we are. Feel free to go.”
“Ho-ho-ho. Why don’t you try some of the freshly grilled steak here?”
“….”
Cancel the word comfortable.
That day, Lloyd had to go in and out of the bathroom all night holding on to his stomach, which was bubbling with overeating.
♣
The next morning was bright.
“…Ugh.”
Lloyd got out of bed, clutching his pounding head.
My body was as heavy as a thousand pounds.
‘It’s because I can’t sleep properly.’
I had an upset stomach all night.
I had to go to the bathroom several times because of it.
Of course, I couldn’t sleep properly and tossed and turned.
‘Of course, I can’t just roll around like this. Whoops!’
The Marez Reclaimed Land has just taken its first steps.
Prior to the farmers’ relocation, it was necessary to expedite the maintenance and designation of the plots.
Transportation to and from the mainland also had to be improved.
In other words, there was still a mountain of work to be done.
“Hey wake up.”
Lloyd, who got up first and got dressed, tapped Xaviel on the shoulder.
After starting the lullaby service, somehow the role of the morning alarm seemed to have changed to my own, so I laughed bitterly.
“Um….”
Xaviel frowned and opened her eyes.
Lloyd’s bitter smile deepened.
“Now you don’t even wake up until I wake you?”
“Um sorry.”
“it’s okay. wake up. I have a lot of work to do today.”
“All right.”
Xaviel woke up.
However, that expression was somehow unusual.
Lloyd tilted his head.
“hey?”
“Yes Lloyd.”
“What are you doing?”
“doesn’t exist.”
“Then why do you keep making an impression like that?”
“Oh sorry. For some reason, my head is so throbbing, so stop it.”
“what? you also?”
“yes. Maybe Lloyd-sama?”
“uh. I’ve been suffering from a headache since the morning too.”
“…Let’s eat first.”
Due to a strange coincidence, the two shared a bitter laugh together.
But after a while, when the maid came into the bedroom with breakfast.
The two couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
“hey? What’s wrong with your expression again?”
“I’m sorry, young master. Somehow, the headache has been so bad since this morning that I stopped without even realizing it….”
“….”
The maid, who was frowning, flinched and replied with a word.
Lloyd’s and Xaviel’s expressions hardened at that strange answer.
