Chapter 344. Regret of the King of Spirits (1)
Spirits.
An existence condensed with the pure power of nature.
Similar to ghosts, they were seldom seen by human eyes.
They were beings that could not be easily touched or felt.
Besides, they hate humans.
It was natural.
They lived and gained strength from unspoiled and pure nature.
So, what if nature is damaged due to human footsteps and development?
I used to gradually lose ground and power.
Just like here in the Pantara Mountains.
“….”
Panthalassa, the spirit king of the Pantara Mountains.
His sad eyes turned to the floor.
There were scattered pieces of broken rock.
However, it did not look like a simple piece of stone to his eyes.
he remembered
“…You have been beautiful and lofty for millions of years.”
I remembered the day when these mountains rose one day.
I recalled the days when I slowly soared toward the sky under the pressure of the earth’s crust.
Standing tall, he recalled the years when he was hit by blizzards and winds.
It was a rock that had been guarding one side of this mountain range.
He was a quiet and reliable friend the whole time.
But now?
“….”
It’s broken.
It was shattered mercilessly.
The spirit of the rock, which gained strength and lived through this rock, also disappeared.
Is it extinct?
Did you move your residence to another place?
I didn’t know until then.
The only thing that was certain was that he had lost an old friend.
And that wasn’t all.
Zap Zap Zap.
The spirit king walked among the broken pieces of rock.
Numerous traces of recent damage and damage from human touch passed him by.
Even the ice caps that haven’t melted for hundreds of years.
The procession of snowflakes that walked on the ice cap.
The lively high wind that carried snowflakes.
Even the moss in the crevices of the rocks that grew steadfastly despite being shriveled by the high wind.
All the spirits dwelling in it disappeared.
It may have been destroyed or escaped.
They must have run away, lamenting at the sight of their lost ground in an instant, and sometimes stealing tears.
That fact made the spirit king sad.
made me angry
“….”
His eyes moved slowly.
Leaving behind the remnants of the crumbling and destroyed peaks all over.
I watched a small cave on the side of a mountain range.
A bonfire light streamed from it.
The shadows of the two human beings shimmered on the cave wall.
Two humans who recently entered this mountain range.
He was the main culprit that ruined this place.
“…What should I do with you?”
I wanted to kill him right away.
I wanted to tear it to shreds with the fury of nature.
But I couldn’t.
The spirits were pure spiritual beings.
It was impossible to directly physically touch a human made of matter.
That fact heated up the anger in the heart of the Spirit King even more.
‘Though the Pantara Mountains were one of the few places where humans didn’t reach. But why is this….’
How can I deal with these two people?
Can we drive them out and regain the spirits’ home?
The spirit king’s gaze as he glared at the cave grew even colder.
♣
Five days have passed.
In the meantime, Lloyd has been to the Prontera estate.
When I went, I rode on Yongyong’s back alone.
When he came back, he returned with a lot of bone soldiers on Yongyong’s back.
immortal beings.
Even if you don’t feed them, they don’t complain that they’re hungry.
An energizer that doesn’t get tired even if you don’t put it to sleep.
Looking at the 200 dignified goalkeepers, Lloyd said.
“got it? you are the squad Then what is the advance team for?”
At Lloyd’s question, Turtle Neck, the leader of the Goal Brigade, raised his hand.
He stepped forward and wrote letters in the snow.
[The most handsome advance team!]
“…leaving out.”
[…] ….]
“I must have explained it to Yongyong on the way. Does anyone remember?”
At Lloyd’s question, a square jaw stepped forward this time.
[Construct a shower room for workers!]
“Oh, it’s similar. Anything else?”
[lodging! restaurant! Fitness gym! Arcade!]
“…You won’t need to do physical training separately, and the arcade is too busy. Well, I got it right anyway. From now on, the facilities you will build here as the advance party will be camp accommodations for workers.”
Lloyd looked back at all the goalkeepers in turn.
those who are not alive.
That’s why they didn’t change their condition even if they didn’t eat, even if they worked without rest, even if the cold raged.
Thanks to this, there were no people who were more qualified to work as a vanguard in harsh conditions.
‘Because the environment here is poor. Strictly speaking, there is no infrastructure at all.’
It was a place where it was freezing cold all day.
There were occasional blizzards and storms.
Besides, there were no decent living facilities.
But what if you want to stay in a place like this for a long time and do construction work?
Infrastructural facilities such as lodging would have been necessary.
It was all the more so because the construction work would be carried out with time stopped due to a time freeze in the future.
‘If you use time freeze, the entire world will stop except for this area. Then you can’t have workers commute to another area. All the workers have to stay here until the time freeze ends, that is, until the construction is finished.’
So, at first, I even thought about working with only the goalkeeper.
However, the scale of the project was too large.
What if he worked only with the bone marrow?
It seemed that the construction could not be completed within one year, the time limit of the time freeze.
So it was.
‘It’s not enough with the bone marrow. it’s not enough We need a lot more people with a lot of experience. That’s why they need an infrastructure that will keep them stable for close to a year.’
In other words, the bone soldiers are the advance team to create the infrastructure.
Lloyd said to the goalkeepers.
“So from now on, the lives, safety, happiness, and well-being of the rest of the workers depend on what you do.”
squeaking!
The skulls of all the goalkeepers nodded.
Lloyd’s request for wild scabs continued.
“Of course, you can’t work too hard just because of that. You can work without eating and resting, but it’s too cold here. So, on the way Yongyong rides, I must have delivered a warning. Fifty dogs, let’s answer you this time. What were the precautions I gave you?
[Warm yourself over a bonfire once an hour to keep your bones from freezing!]
“Okay. I remember that well.”
Fifty Dogs shrugged their shoulders in the joy of praise.
Lloyd’s request followed.
“No matter how immortal workers you are, what if you keep moving in this cold weather? There will be frost and ice on your bones. Then the movement will become unstable. This means that the joint may slip and dislocate or cause an accident. So, a bonfire once an hour. Everyone, don’t forget to be careful.”
Beep!
“Then focus now. Let’s start by looking at the blueprints for the worker camp quarters you’re going to build.”
Lloyd picked up the parchment.
A lodging for workers that will be the cornerstone of the future railway across the Pantara Mountains.
The blueprint was laid out in front of the goalkeepers.
♣
The construction of the worker’s quarters went smoothly.
It had to be.
It was thanks to its extremely simple form.
“got it? From here to there, as shown in the blueprint. Cascading down the cliff face.”
Lloyd explained the concept of worker quarters to Xaviel.
Xaviel looked at the blueprints and said.
“Are you building a wall with logs along the wall?”
“uh. cascading.”
“Then the ceiling on the lower floor becomes the front yard on the upper floor.”
“That’s it. You understand quickly.”
“So I hate it.”
“What do you hate?”
At Lloyd’s question, Xaviel grumbled with a serious face.
“Aren’t you going to go around again after entrusting me with the construction of the lodging? By leaving the scene behind.”
“Oh, you threw it away.”
Lloyd shuddered.
“This is a necessary process. So you’re good at supervising the goalkeeper’s work. Inspect frequently to make sure there is no incorrect construction. And one more thing. Didn’t I explain that the accommodations for the elves should be constructed differently?”
“Yes I remember. Do not use wood of any kind, including logs.”
“So just dig a few burrows. The entrance door is made by cutting ice cubes.”
“…Whoa, I get it.”
It was from then.
Lloyd and Xaviel were busy with their own work.
Xaviel devoted himself to constructing accommodations for workers along with the bone guards.
During this time, he did not forget to check the trend across the mountain range.
On the other hand, Lloyd rode Yongyongi to and fro in Magentano Kingdom.
Food and materials purchased in bulk from Cremo and Namaran earlier. It was diligently transported to the site of the Pantara Mountains.
It was like a person who went to the mart for the first time in a month.
Of course, he wasn’t the only one carrying supplies.
Next up was the man to do the work.
“Let’s get on board quickly!”
Every time he stopped by and left the Prontera estate.
Many workers boarded Yongyongi’s back and cheered for takeoff (?).
The first team that took off for the first time in the Pantara Mountains was 300 Orc warriors.
Whoa-!
Yongyong’s bone wings spread wide.
It soars toward the sky at breakneck speed.
The landscape of the Prontera estate has moved farther away.
From manor houses and Marez clearing terraces to bee flats and dams to the eastern mountains.
All those familiar places of life and landscapes suddenly became smaller like toys and spread out below.
Thanks to this, the Orc warriors were very excited.
“Kwaiik! fly! We are flying!”
“mom! I have become a flying orc!”
“dad! I flew perfectly high!
“babe! I love you!”
“…There’s a couple here!”
“You are a traitor! Let’s throw it out!”
…It was like that.
Just like that, Orc warriors with strong bodies arrived at the scene.
The second task force, the next in turn, was the White Lancers.
The third is the elven archers.
The 4th is the Yeongji Corps of Engineers.
Cogidus and the Dwarf blacksmiths arrived as the last, 5th task force.
However, there was also an unexpected presence among the dwarves.
“…Is that Mr. Solitas? Why didn’t you stay in the manor and why did you follow me here?”
Solitas was caught in the middle of the dwarf artisans.
Seeing the young red dragon, Lloyd was puzzled.
He quietly summoned Solitas to one side and asked.
However, Solitas’ reply was spectacle.
“…It’s embarrassing.”
“yes?”
It’s burdensome.
I tilted my head at the absurd answer.
I was about to do it, but Solitas trembled and said.
“Did you know? The existence of the person staying in the guest room of the manor house.”
“A guest room? Oh no way.”
“Yes, Dragon King Verkis.”
Flames were blazing in Solitas’s eyes as he stared at us before he knew it.
“If someone like that was staying in the estate, shouldn’t I have told you? Why didn’t you even tip me off?”
“…It seems you have met.”
“okay. met. I didn’t even recognize you when I met you. thanks i…Whoa, no.”
Solitas let out a deep sigh.
Dragon King Berkis.
Even when he encountered the distant dragon king, he did not know at all.
The payoff he received as a result was severe.
I had to spend 24 hours in the body of a lizard.
It was a humiliating, humiliating and terrifying experience.
‘It’s the first time I’ve felt so helpless. I couldn’t do anything.’
At first, I even tried to break the magic.
But it was impossible.
So I had to be on the alert for 24 hours.
Fortunately or unluckily, it might be caught and eaten by the neighborhood cat.
Or would he be caught by mischievous human children and end his life as a toy or grilled lizard?
It was 24 hours that I had to hide in the crevices of rocks as if paranoid.
‘but…I don’t want to let this guy know that.’
I was proud of myself for that.
Solitas said with a deliberately calm face.
“Anyway, since there is such a person, it is a bit burdensome to remain in the manor. Besides, I still have a lot to learn from my master.”
“Yes, you will.”
Lloyd nodded.
Solitas’ position was understandable.
‘Should I say that this is like a low-level employee suddenly living in the next room with the president? It will be very burdensome. Besides, he probably wants to learn more techniques from old Kogidus.’
I’m going to freeze time with a time freeze soon anyway.
In the meantime, there won’t be any need to burn the sludge through the sewage in the Prontera estate.
I thought it would be okay if Solitas was here.
“Anyway, welcome. Then, let’s unpack our luggage at the dorm first.”
So all the workers arrived at the site.
Accommodation for workers was also allocated without a shortage.
The stockpiling of food and materials has also been completed.
All preparations for the full-scale construction were completed.
‘Okay. Let’s freeze the time after noon tomorrow.’
Looking at the darkening sky through his eyes, Lloyd thought.
Now, all that remains is to choose a good time to work and freeze the time.
Then we can start working on the Pantara Mountains Railway.
I went to bed with deep anticipation.
But the next day
Everyone on the scene was faced with a harsh snowstorm brought by the Spirit King of the Pantara Mountains.
A chill that cuts through the skin.
Snowfall containing the wrath of nature.
A ferocious blizzard storm raged.
The beginning of the construction was inclement and brutal bad weather.
Thanks to you, the workers on site?
Everyone was excited about the unexpected vacation.
