Chapter 389. Before the storm (1)
‘If you give me this, it’s good for me.’
Lloyd scanned the villagers with twinkling eyes.
Everyone, please let’s have a hard time together.
I don’t think Lloyd-nim is the only one trying hard.
Surrounding the front of the manor house, they were shouting in unison.
It was an unexpected situation.
It was a completely unexpected development.
Thanks to this, Lloyd was able to draw a new plan in his head in an instant.
‘good. Let’s do it.’
flutter!
I landed Kkomingyi on a wide rock.
He stood on Kkomingi’s back so that everyone could see his own image.
said to everyone.
“Kuh hmm! Wait a minute everyone calm down. I heard what everyone was asking for. But is everyone doing this even though they know that the army of hell is coming?”
“of course!”
“of course!”
Residents shouted in unison.
After their reply faded, Lloyd asked again.
“Then, do you know what kind of guys the Hell Corps are?”
“Of course not!”
“Sure!”
The residents shouted louder.
Lloyd let out a snort.
“Whoa. I understand what you mean. Thank you for accepting it.”
Lloyd never refused or humbled himself.
As soon as the residents responded vigorously, they were greeted with contempt.
At least one person’s help was needed now.
In particular, as many hands as possible were needed to start construction that would utilize 2 billion liters of holy water.
“great. All right. So calm down. I knew very well why everyone was disappointed with me. In the future, when something big like this happens, I won’t worry about it alone. Will that work?”
Everyone nodded.
Lloyd’s words continued.
“thank you. So, let’s start by clarifying the situation. Originally, I was going to let you know after I’ve prepared a little more…It is true that the Hell Legion is planning to invade our territory. The date is approximately 90 days later. The scale is the King of Hell who descended into the body of 500 Hell Knights and thousands of Satanic Liches.”
“….”
Silence fell around the residents.
little anxiety.
A little buzz.
Still, there was no sign of great fear.
Lloyd said in deep admiration for that fact.
“So we made an evacuation plan for everyone. You will all take refuge in the dragon’s lair after 85 days.”
“…!”
This time the buzz grew louder.
Lloyd’s words continued.
“So we have 85 days left. what time is that It’s time to get ready to defend our homes and our homes.”
Every word clearly.
Making eye contact with everyone.
said forcefully.
“So, we will start construction now. We’re going to dig, build dikes, make canals, and set all sorts of traps. It takes a lot of work to do that. Yes, we need your help. So let me ask you. Are you ready?”
“yes!”
The answer was immediate.
Lloyd asked again.
“It will not be an easy preparation. Everyone is going to have a hard time. However, this will be the sweat shed for your house and rice field, not for the sake of the estate or the Count or me. So let me ask you. Are you prepared to defend your home?”
“yes!”
The answer grew even louder.
Lloyd’s questioning or agitation gained momentum.
“great. Be prepared, everyone. From now on, the site will be rotated in 3 shifts every day. There will be no holidays. You will have to pay for overtime, overtime, and all-night work as if you were eating a meal. If you run out of time, you will experience a more intense field with 2 shifts. So, I promise here too.”
looked all over
sparkling eyes.
The eyes that are determined to endure overtime and overtime.
I made a promise to them with sincerity.
“I will not accept this as your service and dedication. Please make sure to fill out the commute list when entering and leaving the site. Don’t forget to make a list even when you’re working overtime. That way you can get paid and get paid. you know? Nothing is free in this world. The same goes for the sweat you will shed. It’s never free.”
Lloyd was sincere.
Nothing is free in this world.
The same goes for their labor force that this side will receive.
‘of course. Everyone is very motivated right now! soaring up? I feel like I can do just about anything, but that’s the atmosphere. see you in a few days In the end, you end up dozing off on the job site and force yourself to work overtime and work overtime with your exhausted body. Would you still work with such enthusiasm? no That’s absolutely not the case.’
Lloyd calmly assessed the situation and predicted the future.
In fact, it was the wisdom that came from the time and experience he accumulated in the field.
‘The original person is like that. When everything is in the right mood, you act like you’re going to chew on a rebar, but what if it gets really hard after a while? Motivation and everything will go away.’
I still see a similar situation.
Even though the residents are showing a hot heart and passion.
That’s why it’s like paying for noble dedication and service.
What if you roll hard on the spot?
What if you are exhausted from endless overtime work?
At that time, I thought that having a different mind is a human being.
‘So at this time, I have to draw a line in advance.’
Even though we are between the lord’s family and the villagers.
Unlike other territories, though, they tend to care for each other quite a bit.
After all, this is a business relationship.
It is a relationship that is established by mutual needs.
So if you rely too much on good things like sincere goodwill from the heart, you will end up in trouble with each other later.
With that in mind, I told everyone.
“Therefore, we will deliver to each village separately about the organization of the work group, the work schedule, and the overtime allowance per day. Everyone, please make sure to check the delivery information at that time. Never forget one more. Labor isn’t free. You have to do your part. I’ll take care of it. So after we all get over this crisis, the allowance is awesome! Let’s all get rich!”
“…Wow!”
Young Jimin all of a sudden went wild.
At first, I felt my pure passion melt away when he said that since it was Lloyd’s allowance, the labor wasn’t free.
The next time he said he would take care of Lloyd’s money, he jumped to his senses.
everyone thought
‘I wanted to send my child to Cremo to go to the royal road next school. Then it would cost a lot more than now….’
‘It’s been a big deal these days because of my mom’s medicine….’
‘I also want to prepare my own house.’
‘If possible, I want to go on a honeymoon far away when I marry that person.’
‘But if the daily allowance is thick enough….’
‘Because Lloyd-sama is thorough in calculating money like that.’
‘Because they said that they never paid wages for the Corps of Engineers in arrears….’
‘Then what if we work hard too?’
‘Am I making a lot of money at this point?’
‘money…? money. money!’
Everyone’s eyes sparkled.
The shouts surrounding the manor house grew louder.
If everyone’s voices had been shouts of pure passion.
now?
“…Whoaaaaaaaaaa!”
It had turned into a thoroughly capitalistic roar.
Lloyd further fueled the flames of desire.
“Rich man!”
“Waaaaaa-!”
That’s how Lloyd was relieved of his worries about announcing the invasion of the Hell Corps.
In addition, it was successful in eliciting the participation of the residents.
He didn’t let go of the reins.
‘When people’s motivation rises, I have to drive right away.’
Work is like that.
when something is created.
What if the atmosphere is right and the work is promoted?
There are often even greater results than usual.
He judged that now was such a time.
drove away
whipped himself
Reminds me of the days when I went to the lecture hall during the day and went to the part-time job at night.
Reflecting on the days when I had nosebleeds seven times a week.
During the day, he worked on surveying and designing.
At night, he devoted himself to organizing work groups and setting up schedules.
A day, two days, five days passed like that.
Finally everything was ready.
‘…whoa whoa I will collapse.’
Lloyd felt dizzy as he faced the blueprints he had completed.
I hadn’t slept for five days.
He overcame the limits of his physical strength with his shrewd mind.
‘of course. no time to sleep With the evacuation of residents in mind, the construction must now be completed within 80 days. freeze time? It’s nice to use it. If you do well, you can see the angle that can be finished in 80 days without time freeze and without RP. But there shouldn’t be any mistakes in the design of this.’
What if you make a mistake?
2 billion liters of holy water will directly flood the village and major facilities in the territory.
Or, it may flow to the wrong place where you can’t hit the hell army.
I had to avoid that much.
So I put more effort into it.
I just left the simulation option on all the time.
Thanks to that, his stamina was ruined like the bottom of a frying pan scraped off with a spatula after stir-frying chicken ribs with rice.
‘but…I have a lot of work to do from now on!’
If this continues, wouldn’t it be that he died from overwork before the hell army arrived?
I suppressed the ominous feeling that was blooming.
just started construction.
Construction went smoothly.
From Lake Capua in the middle of the Eastern Mountain Range to the vicinity of Yeongji.
The foundation was dug for a huge aqueduct to flow 2 billion liters.
In that time and space, Bibeongi and Yongyongi played the biggest role.
“Beep! Scrub!”
squeaking! nod!
It was a fantasy species and a bone dragon, each boasting a size of over 100 meters.
Although not delicate.
They were also specialized in large-scale excavation.
Every time Bibeongi digs the ground with his forefeet, a beautiful tree breaks and a rock is pulled out.
Every time Yongyong used his strength, the ground dug several meters deep.
What if the two of them dug the ground like that?
“Introduce the 1st work team!”
“input!”
A work team composed of residents was put into the field.
The randomly dug canal was trimmed to fit the design.
The soil scattered around was cleared and tidied up.
On the other hand, the Corps of Engineers built an embankment with the cleared soil.
‘Because I can’t perfectly control the flow of water just by digging.’
From the lake to the manor.
The path was not straight.
How to flow water while maximizing the topography of the mountain range in order to minimize the construction section?
Inevitably, I had to make a lot of curved sections.
At such times, a high, strong, and accurately built embankment was essential to prevent the water from overflowing to the outside of the section.
So everyone became one.
Xaviel was sweating with dirt on her beautiful face.
Podongi, Bell, Hamang, and Kkomingi are also busy moving.
Orc warriors twitch their muscles.
The elven tribe members paid their respects to the dug up vegetation.
Hell Knight Sir Geolexius and the Bone Soldiers were working crookedly.
Even left angel Raphael picks up a shovel and a pickaxe while shedding tears.
The rewarding days of natural destruction continued.
Ten days passed and the moon was waning.
A month passes and the leaves turn green.
The seasons change after two months.
By the time I finally heard the first cicada cry.
The construction was completed exactly on the 79th day since the start of construction.
‘Whoa….’
Lloyd wiped his sweaty brow.
I took a deep breath and looked up.
then it appeared
The final section of a deep, huge waterway lay beneath their feet.
‘This should be called a wide valley rather than a waterway.’
Lloyd let out a wry smile.
Literally, this was too big to be called ‘something like that’ as a mere number.
It was a scale that would have been assumed by someone who did not know, that the terrain would have been like this from the beginning.
So, from one end of the canal to the other, the width was wider than most sports fields!
‘But at least this reduced the width of the canal to a minimum. If it is narrower than this, that much water cannot be accommodated. It’s going to get out of control as a lot of water overflows and flows in the wrong place.’
Besides, the overflowing water itself would destroy the structure of the aqueduct.
If you do, there will be more overflowing water.
Controlling the flow of water will become a dreamlike story.
The results of countless simulation options turned out to be just that.
‘Anyway, I made it right. It’s not just a big sale, the finish is perfect.’
So now I’m almost ready.
Except for two things.
“Hey Lloyd. By the way.”
After disbanding the workers.
It was in the middle of preparing for the execution of a full-scale residents evacuation plan.
Xaviel frowned and asked.
“Are there any reinforcements not coming?”
“Reinforcements?”
“yes.”
Suspicion lingered in the boy’s eyes.
“Didn’t you send a letter asking for support around the beginning of this construction?”
“uh. It did.”
It was true.
Of course it was for the King’s sister of the Magentano royal family. In addition, to the Orc and Elf tribes of the Sultanate of Cremo Namaran, to the Centaur tribes of the Great Plains of the Mermaid Kingdom.
They said they sent everything they could see to ask for.
“But it is so strange. It’s been almost 3 months since I sent the letter. Why has no one come and no reply yet?”
“Well, that’s all for a reason.”
“Is there a reason?”
“of course. Didn’t you think that I couldn’t get an answer to the letter because I followed the king?”
“….”
“Hey, no way.”
“sorry.”
“no. Whoops. Anyway. I have a reason. It’s difficult even if support comes too early.”
“Are you in trouble?”
“Rice price.”
“yes?”
Xaviel’s eyes wide open.
He said it as if it were natural.
“hey. Think about it. Let’s say, for example, that His Majesty the King sends several thousand troops. Many of those people aren’t even old people. They must be soldiers with great stamina and great digestive power. Wouldn’t it be better to come early to eat?”
“….”
“In addition to Orcs, Mermaids, and Centaurs. Ugh. Just imagining it is terrifying. No matter how many reinforcements there are, if you carry all of them, the money will flow out in real time. is not it?”
“….”
“So I wrote it at the end of the support letter. It would be perfect if you arrived here in about two months after receiving the letter.”
“Is that so?”
“uh. But it seems like right now is just that moment.”
“…Could it be that sound?”
“uh. maybe?”
Lloyd shrugged.
And he cast his gaze toward the morning sky.
Xaviel’s gaze also went upwards.
That moment.
I could see the silver-haired knight.
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
A silhouette that looks like a dot in the sky.
A silhouette that grows with the sound of cutting through the air.
Before long, they landed in the front yard of the manor house and crashed into each other.
cooong! Tuck-! Tuck!
Puffy muscles and fins thump.
It appeared with a loud landing that was almost a fall.
It raised huge dust in all directions.
Eventually, by the time the dust settles.
“Whoa hook. Lloyd Frontera, is that true? If you come here, you’ll meet guys with as much strength as we do?”
The mermaid queen showed her characteristic bloody, welcome smile through the dust.
Lloyd designed and expected.
It was the arrival of the first reinforcements.
