Chapter 241. Hell Railroad Pass (1)
[New tribute < My hands are cold > My feet are cold > has been created.]
‘Oh?’
A message pops up in front of your eyes.
Seeing that, Lloyd swallowed his mouth.
I looked away.
direction of his gaze.
There was a lava giant that was cut into hundreds of pieces and collapsed.
– …Roll!
The giant’s death roar rang out harshly. faded never rang again
Instead, chunks of stone cut into pieces hit the ground and rang.
cooong! Kwak! coo kung!
Most of them are blazing, half-hardened stones.
Now it seemed that they could never simmer and fuse again.
‘Because I’m too cold for that.’
Lloyd clenched his fists.
this time it’s real
With the lava giant’s body sufficiently cooled, Xaviel’s sword strike went in properly.
Thanks to that, the giant was really finished.
The message that popped up in front of his eyes was proof of that.
‘Let’s see.’
Lloyd caught his breath and read the message.
[My hands are cold, my feet are cold]
[Praise level: Ghost stories from hell]
I’m afraid of lava giants.
Lava giants are hot.
Lava giants are violent.
So shhh, don’t make that giant angry.
We only knew that.
The King of Hell is busy.
Because Hell Knights are in their later years who don’t like rough things.
I didn’t even dare to call it, and we just lived being beaten up.
I just thought holding my breath like that was the answer.
But it wasn’t.
There are ways.
Lloyd Frontera, that man.
I never knew that man would do such a thing.
What is it?
If you want to hear it, let’s close the door there first.
A cold wind came from there…Etch!
[Praise effect: You played a decisive role in destroying the lava giant, the most dangerous and violent creature in Hell. At that time, thousands of Satan witnessed your activity, and this heroic story will spread throughout hell. Thanks to this, you will be feared and respected by the Satans of Hell on par with the Hell Knights. Also, you will not suffer from hypothermia or freeze in any cold weather.]
[Praise area: All areas of Hell where the annual average temperature is below 0℃]
[Praise retention period: 120 years (human world) / 100,000 years ( Hell)]
[The effect of praise is applied for 24 hours within the area and period of praise. In addition, depending on your actions in the future, the area and period of praise may be expanded, extended, reduced, or shortened.]
[CP provided by tribute every month: 6]
[Current CP: 1142]
‘Wow.’
Lloyd unknowingly caught the corner of his mouth in his ear.
It had to be.
‘This praise is another honey option.’
He could feel the power of his new accolades as soon as he saw them.
‘First of all, the part where the Satans of Hell are feared and respected as much as the Hell Knights. This will be of great help for the remaining construction.’
Railroad construction has never been easy.
A special environment called hell.
An unusual worker named Satan.
Proceeding with normal space-time in it was literally close to hell difficulty.
‘of course. The ground becomes unstable because of the lava from time to time, and the Satanists don’t listen. Just thinking about it makes my hair fall out from the stress.’
That was the grievance he had suffered over the past three months during construction.
In particular, controlling the Satans was really difficult.
It was because I literally didn’t listen.
‘If it wasn’t for Xaviel’s omnidirectional surveillance, 20,000 out of 30,000 would have already run away.’
Satans were the ones who couldn’t be regenerated in the first place.
I had no choice but to use a coercive method to roll those guys.
The problem was that it was a burden on both sides.
‘Because if I pay less attention, I’ll lose control of the scene right away.’
Then the construction site will be open soon.
In severe cases, the construction itself may become a mess.
Even in Korea, it was Lloyd who saw with his own eyes and heard with his ears the scene where he was spat like that very occasionally.
‘But now, a lot of those worries will disappear.’
Here in Hell, a Hell Knight who ranks next to the King of Hell.
Thanks to their new accolades, they have just as much authority.
In the future, it was expected that the task of controlling Satan would become that much easier.
‘Besides hypothermia and verb immunity. This is also a honey option.’
It was an option that would not be used in such a hot hell.
But what if one day you go to an area where the cold is raging?
Only then will it show its true value.
‘That’s what I already felt on my skin when I came to hell this time.’
Lloyd recalled the admiration he had received for constructing the qanat waterway in the old sultanate, ‘the dead water of the boy in the western country’.
The options for that tribute were similar to this one.
‘It was an option to avoid dehydration in all desert areas and in all areas with annual average temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.’
Thanks to that option, I’ve been able to endure hell so far.
Even Xaviel was able to stay calm in this place where he was sweating profusely because of the heat.
At least in this place, there were no honey options like that.
But, what are the options for the praise you got this time?
‘Because you don’t know when you’ll go to a cold country again.’
So the more compliments or options like this, the better.
Like the antibodies you get after being vaccinated.
If you have it, it will help you unconditionally someday.
As such, Lloyd was happy to capture the new tribute.
It wasn’t just that.
‘Construction can continue.’
It was a difficult project that took three months.
Now, after completing the roadbed construction, he was focusing on laying tracks.
So, it was a project that could bear fruit with just one or two more months of hard work.
However, it avoided tipping over.
We were able to continue the project safely.
The beating heart finally calmed down a little.
Relieved, Lloyd ran to Xaviel first.
“Hey, are you all right?”
“Yes, fortunately.”
A scene of destruction where the remains of lava giants fell everywhere.
Xaviel was breathing heavily there.
There was sweat all over his body.
It was like that too.
‘Even though a cold wind blows from Hellgate…It was full of lava and flames, and even the air was smoky. But fortunately, no one seems to be hurt.’
Lloyd looked at Xaviel with worried eyes.
However, his mouth moved in the opposite way.
“Is it hot?”
“Yes, a little.”
“Because he looks like a weakling.”
“….”
“Since you’re a grand master, what do you do if you’re going to fly all over the place? I can’t stand this heat, so I’m sweating like beef bone broth. Isn’t it?”
Lloyd smirked and cursed.
Xaviel replied, tearing off the bangs that were drenched in sweat and clinging to his forehead.
“I’m sweating quite a bit, but thinking about it, I still think I’m in a better position than Lloyd-sama.”
“what? what’s your situation? Are you better than me?”
“yes.”
“how?”
“Because I, who is sweaty and covered in volcanic ash like this, is more handsome than the dry Lloyd-sama.”
“….”
“As expected, it thrills me every time I realize it again. It’s always new. Being handsome is the best.”
“….”
I wish all the dirty johns would get hemorrhoids.
Is this what it feels like to get a 14-ton GBU-57 MOP bunker buster on the top of your head after giggling and firing a slingshot?
Lloyd swallowed the tears welling up in sorrow.
“Hey, is this the time to chat like this?”
“….”
“Can’t you see the scene is chaotic? need to fix it soon Now is the time to sit and breathe like that.”
“….”
“Come on, let’s move quickly. hurry.”
“….”
I forced the guy who had been sitting down to catch his breath.
Briskly shoving his back, he began to clean the scene.
Even so, the faint smile on the corners of Lloyd’s lips did not disappear.
He successfully passed the unexpected hurdle.
Luckily, Xaviel is also unharmed.
That’s it.
So, it was time to fix the scene.
♣
The scene was quickly settled.
Although Satan killed over a thousand people.
I was secretly sorry for that fact and it hurt my heart.
Although the roadbed of about 300 meters that was stepped on by the lava giant collapsed and was lost.
Fortunately, many Satans survived.
Restoration of the roadbed was also accomplished quickly.
There was also a large crane, no worker, that was not there before.
It was the Bone Dragon.
Creeping! Beep!
Bondragon, who joined the group late, worked harder than anyone else.
The Undead’s unique principle of unpaid, non-stop rest.
I moved all day to get compliments from Lloyd.
“hey?”
Creeping!
“Could you scoop out some of the stagnant lava over there?”
Creeping!
“Good job. Then, let’s fill the lava hole with volcanic ash. Don’t forget to tread carefully.”
Squeak! Beep!
“Ooh, you’re doing really well. Shall I give you a name? How is Yongyong?”
Creeping! Beep!
Yong-yong, who was given a name as a prize (?), was more motivated to work.
Thanks to this, the motivation of the other fantasy species also rose.
“Bang ha kko!”
They were fantasy species that had gone through a fierce battle between life and death with Bone Dragon just a few months ago.
But now?
Bone Dragon was called Yongyong and was being reborn as a big idol in the field.
From the point of view of the fantasy species, the competitive spirit naturally flared up.
You can’t lose your seat to that rookie like this.
They said they would show their true strength.
He worked with great enthusiasm.
“Ppodong! Podo-dong!”
Podongi worked even harder on the treatment of the remaining soil in the zone where the roadbed was completed.
I blew hot volcanic ash into my cheek pockets.
I ran and flew until the soles of my feet were on fire.
Bulgi also spurred the production of rebars.
“Bell! Drop!”
No matter how hot this place was, there was a place where iron bars were used.
Reinforcing bars were mainly used to bond the rails made of centipede skins and the joints between the rails.
Just like shooting a silicon gun on the spot.
As if attaching materials with silicon melted by heat.
Here, rebar served as the glue.
On the other hand, Ha Mang-i also did his best in his role.
“Hey! Hmmm!”
wealth and evil!
Hamang drank the hot spring water all over Hell.
It quickly became a 70-meter giant roller.
In that state, he rolled around the field and made sure to solidify the place to be.
Kkomingi was also sweating hard every day.
“Hey kid? Gaza!”
“Kkoming!”
Kkomingyi carried Lloyd every day and flew around the site until sweaty spots appeared on his wings.
In addition, the Satans also rolled in the field with more enthusiasm.
Lloyd came to have authority comparable to Hell Knight.
If it was his order, he would not hesitate to do any overtime.
Thanks to this, restoration of the destroyed site was completed in an instant.
Track construction also proceeded at a more unstoppable pace.
The gravel map was solidly compacted.
The sleepers to maintain the gauge and distribute the train load were placed in a cross sleeper manner.
The centipede skin was processed and inserted into the floor with a 25-meter standard rail. It was joined like welding with melted rebar.
The last was the construction of the station.
It wasn’t particularly difficult or complicated either.
‘Because there are only two places to build a station in the first place, Hell Castle and Hell’s End.’
origin and destination.
It was only necessary to build a station at the ends of both sides.
Lloyd also took the structure of the station in the simplest form for the speed of construction and the convenience of maintenance.
‘It doesn’t have to be complicated. It is best to put railroad tracks on both sides and a platform made of hardened concrete in the middle. It’s not like they’re dealing with picky passengers anyway. It just needs to be comfortable when loading and unloading a large amount of souls on the train.’
We focused on securing as wide a platform space as possible.
countless souls.
Numerous satanic workers to load and unload it.
As they work and move, the space is set to be ignorantly wide so that the lines of movement do not overlap.
A huge amount of reinforcing bars and volcanic ash concrete were put in.
The blood, sweat and tears of the Satanists poured out.
It took a month to build the platform.
Thanks to this, a super-large platform with a length of 300 meters and a width of 100 meters was completed at the stations on both the ends of Hell and Hell.
Project Hell Railroad 666, which Lloyd proposed to the King of Hell five months ago.
It was the moment when the first railroad in Hell, spanning 110 kilometers, was completed.
“at las! It is complete!”
“Wow!”
“Now liberation!”
“You can go home!”
“You can rot inside your parents by rolling around again!”
“hurray!”
The day the railroad is finally completed.
Those who felt the greatest joy were none other than Satans in the field.
Feelings and impressions of completing the construction that will remain in the history of hell?
They didn’t have anything like that.
It’s just that I’m finally free from slavery.
I was able to go back to being a surplus unemployed again.
Everyone was happy and shed tears of joy.
Of course, they did not forget to claim their own compensation.
I picked one-horned Satan as my representative.
Tried to negotiate with Lloyd.
“Lord Lloyd! I have something to tell you!”
“What.”
“During that time, we worked hard, to the bone, didn’t we?”
“Oh was it?”
“yes! So I demand wages! Please give me some of the daily wages accumulated during this time!”
“no. go away.”
“thank you!”
…So the negotiations broke down.
The Satans who received Lloyd’s will through the one-horned Satan all nodded in admiration.
He carved a solid pledge into his heart that he would imitate Lloyd if one day he managed another Satan, and that he would become such a great evil business owner.
And each returned to his hometown.
After that, Lloyd went to work on additional construction on his own.
Taang! Kaang! Taang!
Immediately after all satanic workers are disbanded.
A corner of the platform at the end of hell that has become empty.
There, Lloyd alone picked up a hammer and chisel.
He hit the volcanic rock brought from somewhere with a hammer and chiseled it with a chisel.
The shape was simple and crude.
He didn’t even show his delicate skills.
I just hit, shaved, and engraved with my hidden sincerity.
< I'm erecting this memorial for all the Satans who sacrificed themselves for the construction of the railroad to hell. >
It was a kind of tombstone.
It was also a memorial to the Satanists who lost their lives in an unexpected attack by a lava giant while clinging to space-time.
‘This should be enough.’
Lloyd looked at the completed memorial with a solemn face.
It was a memorial stone built secretly in fear of receiving glares of disappointment, saying that he hadn’t known he was such a kind person, fearing that he would be criticized by Satan.
‘Even so, I feel comfortable.’
no matter how satanic
In any case, they were the ones who suffered a tragic death while working for themselves.
I wanted to honor them in some way.
Even if it’s just an act of self-satisfaction.
I thought that doing it like this was the least reasonable thing to do.
Lloyd, who secretly erected a memorial stone like that, headed to Hell Castle.
It was time to get the construction money from the King of Hell.
