Chapter 124. Apartment construction (1)
“It seems that the elders have almost arrived.”
The escort knight’s call came from outside the wagon.
At the sound, Wells Cogidus, the royal dwarf master, opened his wrinkled eyes. I looked out the window.
I saw an unfamiliar landscape.
The destination of this journey was Baron Prontera.
‘It’s completely rural.’
There are not many buildings that have changed.
It’s just that the fields are sparsely spread all over the place.
But Cogidus liked that.
‘I’m out of breath for the first time in a while.’
It has already been 40 years since he worked as a craftsman in the capital.
How many times had he gone outside the royal capital during those years?
‘It was so few that I could count them on my hand. The last time I went outside the capital was 15 years ago.’
Thanks to that, I got used to the densely packed tall buildings in the capital.
I have adapted to the crowds everywhere I go.
Perhaps that is the case.
What makes a quiet natural landscape like this feel fresh?
‘Well, of course, I didn’t come all this way to enjoy a vacation.’
Craftsman Kogidus suddenly remembered what happened a few days ago.
It was a dark night.
The king called himself to the palace.
It was unusual.
He was a great commander who served the third king, and he said that the young king had kept his usual courtesy and formality to himself.
For example, he never did anything like suddenly calling himself past midnight.
So I thought while entering the palace.
There must be something special going on.
‘That prediction was correct.’
As soon as he had an audience, the king immediately brought out an unexpected voice.
“What’s the biggest thing you’ve ever made?”
“It was a suspension bridge built in the summer.”
“Are you thinking of making something bigger than that?”
“What do you mean by something bigger than a suspension bridge?”
“The city, for example.”
“….”
to make a city
I wondered what the heck was that.
And the following explanation of the king….
‘Lloyd Frontera. He was smart and cheeky, but he was talented. I thought I’d try to help him build a new city.’
There was no need to worry.
He nodded.
The reason was simple.
It will be an opportunity to create a lot of new things that have never been made before.
dressed up like that
20 Dwarf artisans were selected at the Royal Blacksmith’s.
I came this far after a busy journey of 15 days with them.
“Whoa. This is because my back hurts so much.”
Cogidus grumbled.
A young Dwarven artisan, who was sitting on the other side of the carriage, grinned.
“That’s right, old man. I didn’t know that I would do such a non-stop forced march.”
“yes? Sitting in the wagon all day and rattling around is formidable hard work.”
My whole body ached.
My joints creaked all over.
I felt like I finally understood the feelings of things that were delivered in boxes for days and days.
However, Cogidus did not enjoy the sense of liberation even after arriving at his destination and getting off the carriage.
“You are here. I waited impatiently.”
A greeting flying before you even feel liberated.
Cogidus twitched his shaggy eyebrows and looked back.
After confirming the opponent, he started off with a reaction.
“The long-awaited bitch. I don’t believe what you say, man.”
“Oh is that so?”
“of course.”
Lloyd grinned as if he had come to meet him.
The dwarf master snorted at Lloyd.
“Is the guy who said he waited endlessly coming out to meet him alone? Be honest, man. You just happened to see us on the way, right?”
“When did you learn mind reading?”
“What is mind reading? It’s obvious just by looking at it.”
“haha. If I knew you would do this, I would have hung up a banner at the entrance of the territory. I also prepared some flowers.”
“Arthur, you bastard. To tickle someone and kill him.”
“Isn’t that why you weren’t prepared? This is a beautiful consideration based on humanism. Consideration.”
“Buck. I am so grateful that tears come out.”
“Iknow, right. Tears come to my eyes seeing the elderly too.”
“really?”
“yes. Seriously, I’ve been waiting a long time. So-”
Lloyd pushed out the wad of paper he was holding.
Doubt flashed in Corgidus’ eyes.
“What is this?”
“You know when you see it.”
“….”
A bundle of twenty or so sheets of paper that has been rolled up.
received. unfolded
I heard Lloyd’s smirk in my ears.
“This is a drawing that I refined and drew with an anxious heart waiting for the elderly. In fact, what is the need for a banner or a bouquet? From what I can see, this seems to be the taste of the elderly.”
“this? Is it my taste?”
“yes.”
“Where do you see that?”
“I heard your nostrils twitching when you just opened the drawing.”
“….”
“no way. In fact, you are good.”
“….”
“Aren’t you honestly happy to be welcomed as a blueprint?”
Lloyd’s voice grew more subdued.
In the end, Cogidus just laughed.
“okay. ok dude i came to see this Are you okay?”
“yes. So feel free to watch.”
“haha. But this guy What if I stare at this for a while and then just walk away in awe? What on earth did you believe in and be so self-indulgent?”
“Umm, isn’t this the first time you’ve seen such a drawing since you were born?”
“what?”
“If I just watched that and left, I wouldn’t be able to sleep from today.”
“I? why?”
Cogidus raised an eyebrow.
Lloyd chuckled.
“Because you will want to make it.”
“…what is it?”
“You’re going to want to make it amazing. If you close your eyes, the drawing will come to mind. ah i want to make it I want to make it and refine it by hitting metal and firing sparks. I can’t wait to see it actually built and working. Well, these little hopes.”
“What kind of nonsense are you forgetting right now….”
“So you’re going to kick off the covers every night with regrets. I should have made that drawing then. I want to turn back time. Ah, the blankets at the elderly’s house must be very difficult. You will be beaten every night without a chance to heal the bruises.”
“Why am I wearing a blanket….”
“So you’re not going to make it?”
“….”
“It would be so much fun to make. You will feel the worthiness of life springing up again and again. You’ll be able to brag a lot later. Wouldn’t it be?”
“Tsk. Boasting of fun and rewarding. If you make it, you just make it. Why is there so much rubbish?”
“Then are you making them?”
Lloyd was delighted.
Cogidus grumbled.
“Even if I try to make it, I have to listen to an explanation of where it will be used, you bastard.”
Pot Pot.
The Dwarf Craftsman flipped through the blueprints and said.
“Okay, so let me explain. What is this cylinder with a hole in one end and the huge cylinder connected there? This is what the heck it was designed to be used for.”
“Oh, that’s a mixer.”
“mixer?”
“yes. A cement mixer cart.”
Lloyd nodded.
A truck that mixes and transports ready-mixed concrete cement at a construction site.
Everyone must have seen it on the road at least once.
It’s a truck, but there’s something like a round drum on the back.
However, the drum slowly turns round and round.
It was a mixer truck.
The equipment could be said to be the flower of the construction site.
From small houses to large structures.
This is because there are almost no sites where ready-mixed concrete is not used.
“By the way. No matter how you look at it, it seems like a familiar object?”
“Are you used to it?”
“Isn’t this a treadmill that only grew in size?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“that’s right?”
“yes. Because it will move with the power that Podongi rolls.”
“….”
Cogidus was at a loss for words.
Lloyd’s explanation continued.
“The principle is simple. Baby will be rolling the treadmill here. Power is then transmitted along this axis. It turns the mixer body together.”
“But the mixer body? What is this inner spiral structure?”
“It is to mix and maintain the cement.”
This prevents the cement from hardening.
It prevents foreign substances such as rainwater from entering and mixing.
In addition, it also maintains the quality of cement evenly.
“It’s called the Brazilian Peanut Effect. Preventing that is key.”
“brazil…peanut?”
Cogidus tilted his head.
It’s the first time you hear it.
Lloyd grinned.
“There is such a thing. To put it simply, it refers to a phenomenon in which small particles sink to the bottom when large particles and small particles are randomly mixed.”
“Hmm, small grains sink?”
“yes.”
“but. It makes sense. I saw quite a bit of that while dealing with charcoal and sand.”
“Isn’t it?”
Actually it is.
The Brazilian Peanut Phenomenon.
It was a scientifically proven phenomenon.
Mix coarse beans and small rice, put them in a plastic bottle, and shake them.
You can also put different sizes of Lego blocks in a box and shake them.
You will see the large particles rise up rather than sinking down as most would expect.
‘Well, depending on the conditions, the reverse Brazilian peanut phenomenon also occurs.’
In any case, when mixing and pouring cement, we had to be wary of the Brazil Peanut phenomenon.
Even after mixing, I had to keep managing it.
If not?
Large particles in the cement float to the top.
All the small particles are laid down.
If you pour cement in that state and build a building, a mess will happen.
‘It’s like the quality of the cement is not even, and it’s going to dry up. After a little bit of time, it cracks, cracks, crumbles, goes into chaos, then collapses.’
Such a thing should never have been stopped.
Moreover, it was even more so in this construction.
‘Because the apartment is different from the offshore structure foundation built in Cremo. It’s also different from the foundation of the suspension tower built in the royal capital. It’s a construction where you can’t pour cement at random as soon as you make it like back then.’
So far, the construction using cement came to mind.
Offshore artificial ground made in Cremo.
The foundation of the suspension bridge tower built in the royal capital.
Back then it was different from now.
The structure was massive and simple.
All I had to do was pour the cement into a huge open mold.
So as soon as I made it, I was able to pour cement over and over again.
But now?
‘The circumstances are different.’
The apartment to be built from now on would not have such a simple structure.
Floor and wall ceiling stairs in the interior.
Such dense structures are intricately intertwined.
Of course, the mold that will serve as the frame must be small and dense.
I couldn’t pour cement as ignorantly as I used to.
‘If you do, the cement won’t go in properly. Clearly there will be spaces or air bubbles left that are not filled with cement. Then it gets in trouble.’
It was the same in real life.
Pouring, the work of pouring concrete into a building.
When pouring, the most skilled worker held the concrete hose.
This is because it is a detailed work that requires the hands of a skilled person.
‘That’s why it takes a lot longer than I thought. But what if the cement is left without a mixer all that time? It will harden or separate its components before pouring. That’s why I need a mixer.’
Just like that, a mixer that will mix and maintain the cement well.
It was an essential piece of equipment for the construction of this apartment.
“Oh, and this is the pump you need to pour cement.”
“Pump?”
“yes.”
Lloyd pointed to another blueprint.
“It is connected to the mixer and serves to raise the cement. The building to be built this time will be tall, so up to the top.”
“Hmm. Could this be an application of a screw-type pump used in a water wheel?”
“yes. You know exactly. I’m trying to make it manually using manpower.”
“It’s just fine. It’s not that complicated.”
“Then can you make it for me?”
“her. Are you doubting my abilities?”
“Of course not. How dare I.”
Lloyd smirked.
Cogidus’s eyebrows furrowed.
“Tsk.”
It’s always like this when you face this guy.
As we talked, I got caught up in his face again.
“That’s how you want it. Now that I see it, you guys expected me to come and drew all the blueprints. Why does it always seem like I’m the only one losing money? The young guy has only grown up a lot of serpents in his head.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
“To the point of shamelessness.”
“So how long do you think the production schedule will take?”
“Tsk, I’ll make it up and send you a message. Show me where to work first.”
“You take it for granted.”
Lloyd quickly took the lead.
Ten days passed like that.
Indeed, the royal artisans had different skills.
There, Cogidus, the greatest commander, took the command.
The material used was the bell-shaped steel that had been steadily stocked up on a daily basis.
Then the ideal result came out.
It was a treadmill 20 meters in diameter.
The size of the shaft and mixer body connected to it was also formidable.
It was a large structure that the blacksmiths of the estate could not even dare to build.
But what about Cogidus and the artisans?
It was completed in just ten days.
Even it worked just fine.
“Ppodong!”
coo coo….
Little Boy, who ate red sunflower seeds, got on the treadmill.
The treadmill with a diameter of 20 meters began to move heavily.
“Ppodong?”
A smile blossomed on Podongyi’s face.
It was the first treadmill I ever turned.
This was a lot more fun than I thought.
Thanks to this, Podongi’s sprint got faster and faster.
The rotation of the treadmill also became more intense.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!
A 20-meter-sized treadmill that rotates with a whopping 1 pound of power.
The fierce rotational force was transmitted to the mixer through the axis.
Aaaah-!
The mixer rotated heavily.
The cement contained in it danced around.
At the same time, Lloyd’s hopes swelled up.
‘Awesome. It’s working perfectly.’
Dwarven artisans dispatched by the royal family.
Thanks to them, even the core construction equipment was completed.
Now was the time to jump into the construction of a full-scale apartment complex.
