Chapter 141. Second ending spoiler (2)
“Winter of 1830. Austria Vienna. cold weather. Freezing of the Danube River. and…cholera.”
Lloyd clenched his fists.
The puzzle pieces finally fit together.
The answer that raised its head from the edge.
‘okay. It was this.’
Unbeknownst to me, my neck was shaking a lot.
Beside him, Xaviel tilted her head.
“Cholera?”
“hmm?”
“You just muttered something to yourself, didn’t you? Austria Vienna. Danube River. cholera. I think that’s what I heard.”
“Oh that.”
I muttered the answer that I suddenly realized.
As expected, Xaviel’s keen hearing must have missed that.
Lloyd laughed and quickly evaded it.
“It’s the name of a forgotten ancient city and river.”
“You mean the ancient city?”
“uh. When I visited the academy to see Julien in the royal capital before. I saw it in the book I picked up then.”
“But why now….”
“Thinking about it, it suddenly seems that the situation there and now in our estate are similar.”
“Similar?”
“It’s a situation where there are an inexhaustible number of people.”
Come to think of it, it really was.
Vienna, Austria in 1830.
The current county of Prontera.
There was a commonality between the two places that transcended dimension and space.
‘There’s no decent manure disposal facility. In that situation, the city’s population suddenly exploded.’
1830.
At that time, Europe was facing a wave of industrialization.
In the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution, many workers flocked to the cities.
Vienna, once the capital of Austria, was no exception.
A wave of rushing workers.
The city’s population grew rapidly.
Problems arose with the disposal of manure.
‘of course. Before that, when manure came out, part of it was used as fertilizer for farming, and the rest was thrown into the road or river. But why is the population suddenly increasing? I couldn’t come up with a way to dispose of manure in the same way as before.’
Still, no measures were taken.
It went through the winter in that state.
All in all, an unprecedented strong wind came.
The Danube River, which runs through the city of Vienna, is completely frozen.
But people didn’t care.
Just like it had been until then.
The manure still left was dumped into the river.
‘That was the beginning of the disaster.’
Normally, the manure would have flowed down the river. It must have been manure that would be naturally decomposed by various microorganisms in the river.
However, the story changed when the entire Danube River froze over that winter.
Manure did not float away.
They piled up one by one on the frozen riverside.
In that state, it melted in the sun and then froze at night, and then repeated.
Corruption proceeded.
A large amount of rotted manure seeped deep into the ground.
The groundwater in the area was polluted.
and the following spring.
People who drank the groundwater contracted cholera.
It was the beginning of a massive epidemic that hit the city.
‘Similar things will happen here. The result was the scene I saw as an ending spoiler.’
I seemed to know now.
Freezing events on the Danube River.
The result was a massive cholera outbreak.
Lloyd appropriately adapted the case and told it to Xaviel.
“I’ve seen records saying that a lot of people died that way.”
“You mean in the ancient city of Vienna?”
“uh. I think something like that could happen on our territory too.”
Certainly.
The current situation in the Countess of Frontera was not easy.
If workers flocked to Vienna, Austria due to the wave of industrialization.
Now, refugees have gathered here in the aftermath of the monster dominoes.
“Besides, there is no manure treatment facility on our estate. But what if this winter is exceptionally cold? So what if the Prona River freezes over? Something like that ancient city will happen. With a very high probability.”
Lloyd raised his voice.
As I spoke, I felt more confident.
Oneself who died of an infectious disease as seen through an ending spoiler.
That future self must have made the wrong decision at this time.
It must have been that they did not have a proper manure disposal plan in place.
He would have taken the easy route of dumping manure into a pro or river.
I thought I knew how things were going now.
But while this is thinking like that.
Xaviel tilted her head.
“Listening to Lloyd-sama’s words, I’m sure it could be. but that’s it. What is a manure treatment facility?”
“hmm?”
“Is there a better way than digging a pit?”
“uh. of course.”
Lloyd’s head nodded.
That confident look made Xaviel shut his mouth.
“….”
He is truly a strange youngster.
No, it’s an amazing sleep.
Xaviel suddenly remembered a strange experience he had had during the day.
‘I came to Lloyd-sama because I had something to report.’
There was a knock on the bedroom door.
There was no answer from inside.
However, Lloyd’s presence was felt.
So it was.
It was a report that had to be done anyway.
So as not to disturb Lloyd’s concentration.
Carefully I opened the door and entered the bedroom.
And I had to be shocked.
‘I couldn’t see Mr. Lloyd.’
Didn’t see.
There was no
Even in front of the table.
Even under the bed.
Even beyond the curtains.
I looked everywhere to hide, but Lloyd was nowhere to be seen.
however…Lloyd’s presence continued to be felt.
‘It was the first time I had such an experience.’
I can feel the presence, but I look around the bedroom and no one is there.
It was a strange, unfamiliar, and incomprehensible situation.
It was all the more so because he was a sword master.
‘Because Lloyd-nim won’t be able to fool my senses.’
But it was not visible.
Couldn’t find it.
as if it were a ghost.
There was a sign, but I couldn’t see it.
It was embarrassing.
So backed off.
I got out of bed and cooled my head.
I took care of other tasks that were being pushed back.
And when did you come back in the evening?
As usual, I could see Lloyd rolling around in the bedroom.
“….”
The daytime bedroom he visited.
What happened there then?
In what way did Lord Lloyd disturb his senses?
I couldn’t tell.
Lloyd’s incomprehensible ability.
The mysterious knowledge that is often showcased.
‘doubt…Should I?’
Or would it be better to bury it just out of curiosity?
Xaviel pondered for a moment.
But the answer was simple.
‘For now, let’s just watch. Just out of curiosity.’
In his own eyes, Lloyd must have something secret.
Looking back, it seems to have been since the day I built an ondol room for the owner of a bar in Yeongji.
Overnight, I became a completely different person.
But I didn’t want to arouse suspicion with it.
Even if you have a secret.
Even if it has mysterious abilities.
Because Lloyd always poured that ability into the development of the land.
Because he showed dedication to the people around him.
Because I saved my family and many people.
So just curious for now.
just up there.
‘That must be my duty.’
Xaviel chuckled.
He is only a knight loyal to his lord.
So, as long as Lloyd is devoted to the cause, it would be her best to protect him.
“…All right. Then, shall we go back to Lloyd-sama’s bedroom?”
“uh? why?”
“Aren’t you planning a new project from now on?”
“It is, but it is.”
“Are you going to stay up all night worrying and planning?”
“maybe?”
“So it is.”
“Are you going to stay all night too?”
“yes. I will protect you.”
“what. creepy.”
“….”
“Ugh. I almost lost my limbs.”
“….”
“Still, would you stay up all night and keep your loyalty?”
“yes.”
“Would you like to?”
“….”
“Then let’s go get some late-night snacks.”
A smile appeared on Lloyd’s lips.
It’s a night with a lot to do anyway.
The night of overtime work for such a new plan was getting deeper.
♣
The next day, Lloyd revealed his plan to Count Frontera.
“What big sewer?”
“yes.”
“What was it?”
“It is an underground tunnel to handle manure from the manor.”
It was during breakfast.
Savory cheese and sour salad.
Hearty eggs and greasy sausages.
It was a table full of hot milk.
Lloyd glanced back at the table and spoke cautiously.
“Hmm, if you don’t like this conversation during dinner, can I tell you later?”
“no. Okay.”
Manure talk during a fragrant meal.
A decent amount of people would probably frown at least once.
But Count Frontera didn’t do that at all.
On the contrary, he burst out with a good-natured laugh.
“It’s my estate and it’s related to the people who live here. Judging from how you bring up the story with a cautious expression like you do, it must be even more important than a breakfast like this.”
“Thank you for your understanding.”
“Yes, how to dispose of manure. You must have brought up such a story because you must have needed something, right?”
“Sure.”
“Can I hear you?”
“yes.”
It was from then.
Lloyd told the Count the story he had told Xaviel the day before.
The count’s expression hardened little by little as he listened to his story.
“Is it possible that an epidemic could occur in that way?”
“yes. Perhaps it is. It is a fact that remains as a record.”
“If you do, you’re saying that it’s a situation with a high possibility of something like that happening in our territory too?”
“I guess.”
“So you need something called a great sewer?”
“yes.”
Lloyd nodded.
That was his own conclusion.
At first, I just wanted to dump the manure far away from the manor.
But there was no place for that.
To the east are mountains.
If manure was dumped there, there was a high possibility that both the groundwater and the water source would be contaminated.
It would be a problem even if it was abandoned in the Lacona Viscounty in the south.
‘If an epidemic develops there, it will soon spread to our territory.’
However, it cannot be abandoned in the west, which is the king’s territory.
Then, the only place left is the north, but when I thought of dumping a large amount of manure on that empty land, I was breathless.
The reason was simple.
‘Because the amount of manure is too much to just move.’
In fact, it was a matter of simple arithmetic.
Calculate the average amount of manure excreted by one person per day at around 200 grams?
‘If you multiply the number of refugees, you get the answer. About 9 to 10 tons of manure will be discharged per day. in a month? It’s about 300 tons.’
300 tons of shit in one month.
3600 tons per year.
If it’s 10 years….
‘Tsk. Let’s not count anymore.’
Just imagining it made me feel weird.
In any case, whether by means of a wheelbarrow or by a person carrying it with a bucket.
It was a scale of manure that simply could not be handled.
In addition, unlike Cremo City, where the system and infrastructure were abundantly equipped as a large city for a long time, the Frontera territory here had never exceeded a few thousand residents until the refugees arrived.
As such, poor infrastructure.
A population that has grown exponentially.
It was necessary to refer to a similar case to solve the manure problem there.
‘That’s it. Austria Vienna. You have to refer there. The countermeasures I actually chose there will be very helpful.’
He decided to use the case of Vienna, Austria, as a role model.
A way to prevent the plague that will break out in the future.
In actual history, the answer was found in Austria Vienna’s choice of coping method.
‘From 1830 to 1835. A sewage pipe 1.5 meters wide and 2 meters high was built on both sides of the empty river. Did you call it ‘Cholera Canal’?’
That wasn’t the end of it.
‘Later, from 1890 to 1910, a much larger sewer was built. It is 15 meters wide and 8 meters high. That’s how I organically connected the cholera canal I made before and the newly created grand sewer.’
Dig the ground so hard
Created a meticulous sewage system.
Thanks to this, the cholera epidemic could finally be ended.
‘I have to learn that.’
Lloyd said after organizing his thoughts.
“Actually, the concept itself is simple. Various filth and manure generated through the lives of the local residents are separately flowed underground. By completely separating it from the existing river or groundwater.”
“So, is it to prevent contamination of river and groundwater?”
“yes. That’s an accurate summary. That’s why.”
First of all, the base rice for the construction of the large sewage system was generously sprinkled.
The Count fully understood the need for construction.
Things need to go ahead at times like this.
when you do it at once.
like pulling out a bullhorn.
Don’t give me time to think about anything else.
“It requires a large workforce. So, I would like you to write an official letter.”
“An official notice?”
“This is an official recruitment notice.”
He explained step by step to the Count, who was curious.
“It will be a big project. It will also be the construction of the entire manor. Not only the mansions here, but also the existing villages, refugee camps and apartment complexes. Almost all inhabited areas have to be dug up and sewer lines installed. It doesn’t end there.”
“What if it’s not the end?”
“The collected sewage must flow smoothly to the no-man’s-land in the north. You will have to dig to get there, of course.”
“It will be a huge project.”
“yes. That’s why. That requires a lot of manpower.”
It was true.
A traditional corps?
They won’t even have a chin on their own.
In addition, the Corps of Engineers was committed to the construction of apartments, which was a priority.
The same was true of the elven steelworkers and the orc warriors.
“At least we can mobilize the White Lancers who are resting. However, there is not enough manpower for them alone. So, we need the help of the local residents and the refugees.
”
“yes.”
In fact, I wanted to try to mobilize them by force.
The Prontera domain has already become a county.
It was also given a lot of power.
Honestly, if you want to be honest, you can forcibly mobilize the local residents and refugees.
But I didn’t like to do that.
It was because of the sadness that I often experienced in Korea.
‘I worked hard, but I didn’t get paid and kept pushing back…It was so horrible.’
I will eat and live.
I’ll try putting it in my mouth.
It was a day when I struggled so much.
However, the world often swung violence towards such a self.
ignore? derision?
That kind of thing was rather a nobleman.
The most painful and saddest violence was the one party being pushed.
‘charge per day. I’ve been working with nosebleeds pouring out of my bones just by looking at that one.’
I’m sorry.
I can’t help it.
Wouldn’t it be nice to be good to each other?
So if you wait a few days, I will give it to you.
I couldn’t say anything because he told me with a kind face.
I would reluctantly answer that I knew.
But after that?
‘I’ve never seen a person keep a promise like that, evasively bringing it up while delaying daily payments.’
Once pushed back, the daily wage continues to be pushed back.
Oddly enough, it was always like that.
I was afraid of not being able to pay the entrance exam thanks to that.
When I see the secretary of the gosiwon, I secretly notice.
There were even days when rice could not be properly scooped out.
‘Ah, even thinking about it now makes me angry.’
And it was sad.
I can still feel the resentment of that time.
So it was.
‘Forcing people to roll for free is not allowed.’
I didn’t want to do to others the kind of garbage that I had been through and cursed at. I vowed not to do anything like that no matter how mean I was.
Moreover, even from a practical point of view, forced mobilization would not have been a very wise choice.
‘Residents and refugees’ dissatisfaction will accumulate.’
Of course, complaints can just be crushed.
But trust once broken?
It will be difficult to rebuild.
‘You’re losing public opinion. From then on, no matter what construction I do, the residents won’t volunteer. It would be a loss if you did that. There is no cost, only the body is damaged…It’s because the perception of it is stuck.’
Then it was difficult.
Eating away the trust assets that can suck sweet water for a long time for the benefit of the eyes right now.
Let’s not make such shortsighted choices.
He said so with a promise.
“That is why an official notice is required. In order to legally draw up an employment contract. Of course, there won’t be that many people who will volunteer this time.”
“I guess so. Because now the farming season is coming.”
The Count shook his head.
Certainly it was.
Spring was coming.
Even the existing territories.
Refugees who have been sold terraced farmland.
It was a time when everyone was busy preparing for farming.
“Still, I can’t help it. First of all, we will have to receive applicants and bring in professional manpower from the city of Cremo through employment contracts. Even if it costs some money.”
“I guess so. Got it. Let me write an official letter then.”
“thank you.”
So the count wrote an official letter.
Official letters were distributed throughout the territory.
In fact, even so, Lloyd did not expect much.
This was because the conditions were different in many ways from when terraced farmland was created.
‘At that time, everyone was enthusiastic because there was a condition to sell the reclaimed land as much as they participated in the construction. But this time it’s different. There’s nothing to give but a small daily wage. It’s a reward that doesn’t have much merit at a time when everyone is busy cultivating their own land.’
So, let’s spend money to hire and bring in additional manpower from Cremo.
With that thought in mind, Lloyd threw himself onto the bed.
“Whoa.”
Is it because I stayed up all night?
Is it because I’m busy all day?
The long-forgotten drowsiness came.
‘Let’s get some sleep.’
sleep soundly now
Let tomorrow’s worries be tomorrow.
Lloyd fell asleep without even taking off his shoes.
and after a while
Ding dong.
[The numerous achievements and accolades you have accumulated so far have a comprehensive effect.] [
Most of the territories and refugees who have read the official letter from Count Frontera ‘strongly’ think of wanting to repay the favor by helping you.]
A miraculous message that even Lloyd himself did not expect began to appear in front of his sleeping eyes.
