Chapter 212. Beef bone more precious than treasure (2)
‘Hell crazy.’
Lloyd almost shut his mouth involuntarily.
Inside the wide open report.
There was a pile of dragon bones there.
It was huge.
Museum dinosaur fossils?
It was on a different level than that.
Indeed, like a museum fossil, if properly assembled, it seemed to be well over 200 meters long.
First of all, they said that the size of the skull was as big as a city bus.
However, what Lloyd paid attention to was not the size or scale of the pile of dragon bones.
‘It has three horns.’
The dragon skull had three horns.
To be precise, it was originally four, but one of the horns on its left temple was broken.
So, two horns on the top of the head and another only on the right temple.
Somehow, it was quite familiar.
‘of course. It’s because I’ve been tired of looking at patterns that aren’t real.’
A reaper with a dragon’s head and wings.
A suspicious mark buried with an undead mastodon near the Frontera territory.
A pattern that I saw many times when I was tracking down Cannavaro in Namaran.
and…In the novel Iron-Blooded Knight, a pattern used by a person in the dark who was attached to King Alicia, who became a tyrant.
The dragon’s head in the pattern looked just like that.
One of the horns on his left temple was broken.
The other three horns are outstretched.
It was very similar to the dragon’s head in the pattern.
‘It’s almost at the level of seeing and copying or pasting, but this is.’
It is certainly.
same.
With that certainty, Lloyd opened his mouth.
“Your Highness, I dare to ask you a question.”
“Ask me.”
“Yes, Your Highness. Did you say that it was the spoils obtained after defeating these dragon bone warlocks?”
“It is true.”
King Alicia smiled.
There was a slight hint of pride in her expression.
“They hid it in the deepest part of the lab. I fought desperately to protect it.”
“You mean the remnants of the warlocks?”
“So it is. It was as if he was protecting his most important treasure. Perhaps the various reagents and powerful shamanic tools they used were extracted or processed from these dragon bones. Like the black gem you dug up in Namaran.”
“Did you know I took it?”
Lloyd was startled.
A bitter smile appeared on the king’s lips.
“I heard it through the confession of the warlock Cannavaro. No, even though I didn’t ask, he kept saying it five times. It must have been very painful to have the jewel stolen by you.”
“….”
“Anyway, I was able to take this as my own only after I wiped out the gang and slashed the last chieftain. Honestly, how amazing it was at the time.”
King Alicia’s eyes were filled with satisfaction as she looked at the dragon bones.
Well, it must be, Lloyd thought.
‘Because it’s a dragon bone.’
Dragon bones are a great treasure in themselves.
As it was used by black magicians, it is also a powerful magical source as it extracts mana. Or even processing the bones themselves could make national treasure-level weapons.
However, I got a whole set (?) of those dragon bones.
It was only natural for the king to be so openly pleased.
‘Besides, the king may not know yet, but if my guess is correct, the king’s subjugation this time is a really great achievement.’
By simply rooting out a dangerous gang of warlocks?
Or by obtaining a pile of precious dragon bones?
It wasn’t.
From Lloyd’s point of view, this subjugation had far more important achievements and meanings hidden.
It was an achievement that seemed to have removed the darkness that was not revealed until the end in the novel Iron Blooded Knight.
‘Almost certainly. The horns of that dragon’s skull. And a dragon head in the shape of a reaper. Same. What does that mean?’
It is said that the power that the black magicians used that pattern was correct.
It means that they were the ones who buried the undead mastodon near the Prontera estate.
and…It means that the mysterious aide who lived as a parasite to Alicia, the fallen king in the novel Iron-Blooded Knight, was also them.
‘But whoa, that’s solved in one queue like this.’
Until the end of the first part of the novel, he was an aide who had never been properly identified. It was a force that everyone expected to appear in the dark in the second part of the novel.
In the end, the publication of the second part was stopped, and they were in the middle of the day.
‘So I was very concerned. Because even I, who read the novel, couldn’t have predicted them. I was afraid that I might get hit by a random tackle from them later.’
But King Alicia swept them away.
It felt like a tooth was missing.
It felt like the older sister next door had repaid the loan.
The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to bow down to the king.
‘Perhaps even the king himself has no idea what kind of feat he has accomplished.’
Lloyd swallowed a laugh.
Anyway, good is good.
It would be nice if the unsavory bastards were sorted out in this way.
It was as if I had blown my nose without even touching it.
Or, I didn’t spray Fkilla, but it was the same as the mosquito drowning itself in the dishwashing water in the sink.
In other words, the fisherman’s geography was properly realized.
It was indeed something to be warmly welcomed.
With that in mind, Lloyd asked.
“Hao, Your Highness, do you want to use these dragon bones to create a large-scale garden?”
“It is true. I’m thinking of assembling the skeleton of a dragon in a crouched shape and putting up a stone statue in front of it.”
“Are you referring to a stone statue imitating His Highness?”
“also. This is why you are comfortable. Even if you don’t have to explain, he points out Jim’s intentions every time.”
King Alicia smiled contentedly.
her words continued.
“You may be wondering why Jim would use precious dragon bones to decorate statues and gardens. Simple vanity? no. There are more important things than that.”
“Do you need a show window to reveal the status of the Magentano royal family to the outside world?”
“Did you guess that?”
“Yeah a little….”
“Your guess is correct.”
King Alicia’s words continued.
“At this point, will there be people on the continent of Laurasia who will stand up against our Magentano royal family? does not exist. Are there people who dare to boast that they surpass our royal family in all fields, both militarily and economically? Neither does that.”
Her voice was arrogant and just as confident.
At those words, Lloyd also nodded inwardly.
It’s true.
Those words of the king are ‘almost’ close to the fact, even if you look at them coldly and strictly.
As much as that, the Magentano royal family is shaking off the strength of its heyday.
How about the earth of the 21st century?
Would it be like Russia in a world without the United States?
It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were literally taking half a step up to the position of the hegemon that rules the Laurasia continent.
‘Though the Sultanate was in a rival position like China.’
Recently, he even made a proper peace with such a sultanate.
In other words, the country that would be a real threat had disappeared.
‘So what now? He must have judged that the time had come to clearly raise the authority of the royal family. Covering the nobility of the country. Raise your international prestige. Just as the Sultanate carried out Operation Monster Domino, they suppressed the prayers of countries that dared to rub it in advance.’
socially too.
Even by the logic of international power.
It will be a project that will benefit you in many ways.
It reminded me that something similar had happened in Earth’s history.
where? in France in its heyday.
who? Sun King Louis XIV.
It is said that he mobilized a huge amount of money to publicize the wealth and authority of the Bourbon family.
The palaces and gardens that were so painstakingly expanded and built.
That place was Versailles.
But right here, right in front of you.
King Alicia was revealing her demands with solemn eyes like the Sun King.
“First of all, what if the garden to be constructed expands the backyard of the main palace of the royal castle?”
yes customer
“In addition, the size to be secured by expanding the existing support is at least 800 hectares, and the total length of the road to be placed in the garden is more than 20 km, and I hope that it can reach about 30 km.”
Oh yes customer.
“And more than 200,000 colorful and beautiful trees should be planted, and in the main space of the garden, this dragon skeleton should be installed in a bowed shape, and I hope Jim’s statue stands proudly in front of it.”
Do you have any questions, customer?
“There is another most important thing there.”
Just say it, customer.
“I want a beautiful waterway to be placed around the dragon skeleton I just mentioned and Jim’s statue. Of course, a vessel that can accommodate up to 50 people must be able to pass through the waterway comfortably, and this vessel will come along the waterway from the royal capital’s Mazena River, admire the statue of Jim and the dragon, and exit the garden through the opposite waterway. I wish I could.”
…Help me, customer.
Even after that, the king’s demands were endless.
It was even very thrifty and detailed.
It was.
King Alicia was the type of customer who was very meticulous and had clear guidelines for her preferences.
So what about Lloyd?
‘Whoa.’
He remembered all of the king’s requests even while he was silently screaming.
On the other hand, he also welcomed the king’s request in his heart.
‘I’d rather be a customer like this.’
Suddenly, I remembered the time when I was rolling on the field in Korea.
Once, I was called to a private house interior design site.
However, the owner of the building was a real hitter.
By viciously rolling people over?
Or because he abused the workers?
It wasn’t.
‘Because he was a clumsy, indecisive and well-rounded good man.’
He knew it for the first time then.
The customer who makes people the most angry and embarrassing when taking an order is a general good-natured person who ‘doesn’t even know what he wants’.
‘I didn’t believe it at first, but it really did.’
The real builder.
It’s like being drunk.
It’s like water in water.
You just have to make it good.
I think it would be nice if it was okay.
When I first entrusted him with the job, he had a genuinely nice face and a well-rounded appearance.
But what about as things go?
‘It slowly changed completely.’
Gradually, the demand grew.
More and more I wished for it.
The reason was simple.
‘It was because I didn’t know exactly what I wanted when I first entrusted the job.’
So it was.
It was only after the client’s work progressed for a long time that he gradually realized his own needs(?).
‘Ah, looking at it, the first floor porch tiles would be better than white, right?’
‘I’m sorry, but thinking about it, it’s better to try Chinese in a different style….’
‘Looking at it now, it would be better to get rid of the bathroom shower booth again.’
…It was like that.
Of course, if it ended like that, it would have been fine.
Because they diligently reflected the changes we requested one by one.
However, the scene did not end so beautifully(?).
‘Ah, looking at it now, I think the first thing I did was the best. Let’s go back to that.’
…It was because of the clear request of the architect.
Eventually, the scene turned upside down.
‘Oh. It’s crazy to think about it now.’
I fixed everything while running around, but really.
Locked in memories (?), Lloyd unknowingly clenched his fists.
On the other hand, he was relieved as he looked at King Alicia.
thank god.
Because the king’s sister is not that kind of person.
“If so, is it okay if I apply all of the parts you said to construction and construction?”
“It is true. All the elements mentioned by Jim are harmonized. There is no need to worry about that as we will provide ample funding and manpower. How is it, the eldest son of the Frontera family?”
“I dare to think that it is very good.”
“Is that so?”
“Of course it comes.”
“good night. But if it were you, you would have already thought of the conditions to get from me in exchange for this time-lapse, right?”
“That too, of course.”
“Speak.”
King and Lloyd.
We already knew each other well.
We also knew very well that we were not easy opponents.
Thanks to that, there was no need for complicated words.
After the king had told all the construction requirements.
Then, naturally, it was Lloyd’s turn to state his requirements.
‘Lloyd Frontera. Even though you were able to rest comfortably in your hometown, you took on such a large project without saying anything. So, just this time, I’ll listen to at least one request from you who thinks the burden is a bit too much.’
King Alicia’s gaze at Lloyd deepened.
He had a lot of talent and was quick to notice, so he was a good talent to use.
On the other hand, he was also a person who was too awkward to roll.
‘Tsk. How dare you casually put one leg on the sultan.’
So, I didn’t know that every time I ordered a job, I would have to listen to the request and calm it down.
The king smacked his slightly bitter taste.
said Lloyd politely.
“If you come, I will dare to ask your Highness the King.”
It’s still too early to openly refuse the king’s job.
Because this is what I was entrusted with.
instead of getting a job without talking.
You will receive a very sure pay.
At this point, I will take care of a very wild piece.
A full set of dazzling national treasure-level weapons, worth a dozen or so.
In addition, the legendary potion-grade beef bone broth extract is rich enough to fill a 2-liter plastic bottle.
Said Lloyd, promising to pull it out.
“I, Lloyd Frontera, wish to obtain a labor exemption for the next 10 years if this project is successfully completed.”
“…what?”
King Alicia’s eyebrows twitched.
It was an out-of-the-ordinary request.
Surprise soon turned to displeasure.
To refuse Jim’s orders for 10 years.
No matter how much you dare to make such a request.
It was the moment she was about to reprimand sternly.
Lloyd’s clear, calm and impudent words followed quickly.
“If you don’t like that request, I, Lloyd Frontera, would like a large chunk of dragon bones in exchange for ten years’ labor exemption.”
