Chapter 63. Impossible Construction and Magic Materials (1)
“Lloyd Frontera, the eldest son of the Frontera family, greets the wise Earl of Cremo to propose an order for a ‘construction’ law to create a new sea foundation for the construction of a ‘Statue’ to drive out the ‘Giga Titan’. Raise it.”
Lloyd’s voice filled the drawing room.
For a moment, the drawing room was enveloped in silence.
The butler’s expression softened as he opened the door.
Xaviel’s eyebrows twitched as he stood behind Lloyd.
And Count Cremo, who was looking back at Lloyd….
“What did you just say?”
I tilted my head.
done.
Didn’t get angry.
showed interest.
Lloyd, who had blown the first bread (?) for that, quickly came up with an answer.
“It is as you say. On my way here, I ‘accidentally’ heard of the Count’s troubles, and it reminded me that I had a trick to solve them.”
“A little more.”
The Count buried himself deeply in the parlor chair.
He looked at me with sharp eyes.
‘It’s like giving a group assignment in front of a professor.’
But Lloyd wasn’t nervous.
He forgot the status and power of the count.
Instead, I thought of the count like this.
‘That person is money. It’s a customer who will open a wallet for me.’
How to open the heart of the customer.
How do you get them to sign the ordering contract?
Like a chef preparing food ingredients, he made up his mind.
And he said calmly.
“To begin with, the count’s condition for the construction, ‘pile the ground vertically,’ will never be met with the reclamation technology of other builders.”
“Are you saying it’s impossible for them?”
“yes.”
“Then is it possible for you?”
“yes.”
Lloyd nodded.
In this case, showing confidence is the most important thing.
He said it in a confident voice.
“I think the solution is to combine the friction pile method and the box caisson method to create the best solid ground with the minimum area in a narrow waterway.”
“pile? A box caisson?”
“yes.”
“Hmm, that’s fine.”
“Are you aware of those techniques?”
“no. at all.”
The Count shook his head.
He grinned like a big bear.
“How can I know that?”
“If you do?”
“Anyway, there was no one willing to take on the construction. But that pesky Giga Titan doesn’t know how to leave the offshore, and because of that, our port continues to lose trade. But since you show so much confidence, I’m leaving it to you. good if successful Even if you fail, it’s a win. Oh, of course, you know that if the construction fails, you will have to bear the cost of the construction, right?”
“of course.”
Instead, what if this construction succeeds?
It will generate huge construction costs.
In addition, you can build a strong relationship with the Count of Cremo, the most powerful person in the region.
This is what is called a strong back.
‘Just right.’
Lloyd secretly clenched his fists.
‘It was a plan I quickly came up with while listening to the Count’s circumstances from the butler, but it worked.’
construction that is delayed.
A situation where there is no builder to come forward.
From there, it was Lloyd who had already smelled money as thick as espresso.
So, in the short time I got to the drawing room, I shook my head.
likelihood of project success.
benefit as a result.
damages in case of failure.
All factors were considered and calculated.
And I came to a quick conclusion.
It’s worth a try.
In addition, the character of Count Cremo, which I read through the novel Iron Blooded Knight, was also referred to.
‘It’s hot and it’s big. Not only did he care for talented people, but he wasn’t bound by cumbersome formalities.’
If you have the ability, you didn’t ask for your identity.
So, he treated Xaviel, who was a wanted man, with kindness.
Even in the middle of the novel, he was a great and reliable supporter of Xaviel.
‘That kind of personality will still be the same now.’
So it was.
Instead of talking round and round, straight-forward.
While drawing the interest of the Count, he informed them that he could suggest a solution.
And the attempt worked well.
said Lloyd.
“Thank you for trusting me.”
“What are you thankful for? Anyway, since you started talking about construction out of the blue, I couldn’t hear you properly earlier. Who did you say you were?”
“Ah, I am Lloyd Frontera, the eldest son of the Frontera family.”
Lloyd bowed his head as an example.
At that moment, the impression of the Count, who had been laughing like a good friend, hardened.
It was an expression I didn’t see when I ignored the general butler’s request earlier and mentioned ‘Giga Titan’, ‘Statue’ and ‘Construction’.
“Have you seen such a cheeky friend?”
The Earl of Cremor rose from his seat with a stiff face.
I walked this way briskly.
just passed this one
He stood tall in front of Xaviel.
He gave a stern rebuke to the silver-haired knight.
“okay. Somehow, I was told that he showed confidence by talking about a strange construction method. So you’re the eldest son of the rumored Prontera family? I’ve heard many times lately that you guys are pretty good at construction. In fact, there were times when I thought about sending someone to do the work. But I didn’t know that he was such a bold and rude fellow.”
The Count’s voice became heavy.
“It wasn’t until a little while ago that we were talking about the construction, so even so, you didn’t even dare to face me and formally say hello, did you order someone from below? heh heh heh I never thought I would experience such disrespect in my life.”
Anger shone in the Count’s eyes toward Xaviel.
So it was.
Lloyd was left embarrassed behind the Count.
He had to scratch his chin involuntarily.
“Eh, that Count?”
“The lower ones don’t go out any further and stay quiet!”
“….”
“Let me explain. The eldest son of the Prontera family. Did you come all this way today to show me this disrespect?”
The Count’s stern gaze was fixed on Xaviel’s calm face.
Lloyd laughed sadly.
“That Count?”
“You should have told the lower one to be quiet?”
“I’m sorry, but….”
“If you know you’re sorry, keep your mouth shut….”
“I am Lloyd Frontera.”
“hmm?”
The Count of Cremor hesitated.
His head and gaze turned this way.
“You?”
“yes.’
“The eldest son of the Prontera family?”
“yes.”
Lloyd just smiled bitterly.
Count Cremo pointed at Xaviel with a confused face.
“Then who is this friend?”
“This is my escort knight.”
“really?”
“yes.”
“really?”
“Yes, really.”
“Write. Just looking at it, this friend is an aristocrat.”
“….”
“It’s true.”
“….”
“Anyway, it’s nice to meet such a talented builder of rumors.”
“…It is your honor.”
The count shook his head as they shook hands and sat down.
I looked at this with eyes that were quite interesting.
“Your bowl is quite big, right?”
“yes?”
“The distribution is big and the heart is wide.”
“What do you mean by that?”
suddenly the size of the bowl distribution.
Even Lloyd couldn’t figure out what it meant.
said the Count with a chuckle.
“I’m saying this because I’m carrying around such a neat knight who looks more noble than you. Go somewhere and ask the first person you meet. A hundred people would all consider that friend a nobleman and you a subordinate?”
“Khew.”
“why? Don’t you agree?”
“Oh no. You hit me too hard.”
“Heh heh heh. Even knowing that, he calmly kept such a subordinate by his side. You are more of a person than you look.”
“….”
Hey, can we stop talking about construction now?
Lloyd prayed with sincerity in his heart.
Fortunately (?) the count’s factual violence ended there.
“Then, shall we talk about the construction?”
“thank you.”
After that, we were able to talk about offshore ground construction.
It was mainly Lloyd’s technical explanation and the Count nodding his head.
The Count promised manpower and other support, and Lloyd expressed his gratitude.
Thus, the construction order contract was drawn up.
Of course, the transaction of used treasures for the first purpose that originally came to this place was also concluded without difficulty.
“Hand over the things to the butler. I also get the payment through that side.”
“thank you.”
“What is gratitude? Please do the work properly. If you succeed, I will pay you generously.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
Respectful to customers who open their wallets.
Recalling that iron rule, Lloyd sincerely thanked him.
One day, he proposed the construction of an ondol room to the owner of a bar in Yeongji.
The big picture that came to mind on the first day of Bing.
Build ports and build bridges.
The ambition to win such a large-scale civil engineering project.
So, the resolution that I drew to solve the debt that was erased from the family.
The resolution of the day was becoming a reality.
Finally, the first construction order obtained from an upper-class aristocrat.
It was the beginning of a new construction project that would give him a hefty sum of money.
♣
The next day was bright.
The offshore artificial ground construction project obtained from the Count of Cremo.
Lloyd started preparing for the new construction.
It was a measurement.
“Huh.”
Waves crashing in front of the harbor.
A sturdy wooden boat floated on top of it.
Lloyd poked his head out of the railing on the side of the boat.
He took a deep breath.
And I put on my face goggles that looked like large soap boxes.
I held my breath. I bowed my back. He plunged his face into the water.
Chambang.
The cold feel of the sea water on your face.
‘It looks like my face is being ripped off.’
It was the sea in early winter.
But what if you put your bare face in the water?
Literally, it was as cold as if the entire skin on his face had been ripped off.
But Lloyd didn’t take his face off.
could not be removed
It was for measurement.
‘Because no construction can proceed without surveying. By the way, how to activate surveying skill? Because I have to ‘see’ the scene with my own eyes.’
However, this construction site was at the bottom of the sea.
That meant looking directly at the bottom of the sea.
‘But fortunately the water is clear.’
Lloyd opened his eyes in the cold water.
The water off the coast of Cremo was low in turbidity.
In other words, there was very little floating matter in the water, so it was clear enough to be transparent.
In addition, the goggles provided by the Count’s family were also of good quality.
Thanks to this, the bottom of the sea at a depth of more than 10 meters could be seen clearly.
‘Hmm.’
Tsutsutsutsu!
The surveying skill was activated and informed the information of the bottom of the sea.
‘Fortunately, there is little slope on the sea floor. flat out In addition, the surface of the seafloor is moderately soft because it is rich in sedimentary layers. The weathered rock layer and the soft rock layer are…Eh, I can’t see the soft rock layer.’
A soft rock layer is a relatively hard layer of ground deep below the surface of the seafloor.
However, the soft rock layer was not visible here.
To be precise, there was no soft rock layer that could be detected within 5 meters underground, which could be grasped by Lloyd’s surveying skill option ‘Underground Scanning’.
‘Perhaps deeper. It doesn’t matter though. Anyway…Ugh, that’s the limit now.’
Lloyd’s face contorted as he surveyed and surveyed the ocean floor.
Because it’s harder to hold your breath?
It wasn’t.
The water was too cold.
It felt like my face was disappearing.
‘Ugh.’
Bugreuk!
Eventually, Lloyd couldn’t stand it any longer and raised his head.
“Pooh! Whoop Whoop! Towel!”
I cried as soon as I raised my head.
An immediate response came from the side.
“Here it is.”
Xaviel brought out a dry towel.
I quickly took off my goggles and grabbed a towel.
I wiped the sea water from my face.
After a while, the sensation of the skin gradually returned.
‘Oh, I really hate it.’
I was holding my breath, I managed to do it.
But the sea water was too cold.
Could this be frostbitten on the face?
Lloyd looked at Xaviel with a sense of shame growing in him.
“hey.”
“yes?”
“Can’t you do some measurements for me?”
It was sincere.
I wanted to take on it if I could.
However, it was a fact that both Lloyd himself and Xaviel knew well that this could not be the case.
“Of course I would like to do that too-”
“I do?”
“I don’t like it.”
“why?”
“Because I am happy now.”
“Are you happy? Wait, can you….”
“yes. It’s so much fun to see Lloyd struggle and whimper.”
“…hey.”
“It’s a joke.”
“Huh, did you think you could even joke about it?”
“Because it feels so much fun.”
“Because you can watch me struggle and whimper?”
“yes.”
“….”
“It’s just a joke.”
“….”
This guy is having fun.
But Lloyd could feel it on the other hand.
That Xaviel wasn’t just recklessly enjoying this situation.
“Anyway, is it possible this time?”
“What is possible?”
“Construction.”
Xaviel said in a worried tone.
“To be honest, I can’t really imagine it a little bit.”
“Imagination?”
“yes.”
The boy’s words continued.
“The water here is not very shallow. However, I wonder how it is possible to make land without pouring soil and stones.”
“Are you feeling skeptical?”
“yes. It’s completely different from the Marez clearing.”
That was Xaviel’s honest thought.
Clearing Marez.
Land that was originally a wetland was drained and turned into farmland.
It was so different, even though it was different there.
“Are you thinking of making Hamang drink seawater again? Still, this seems impossible.”
Even if Hamang could drink a lot of water, that was the case.
Sea water was much more than that.
Drinking and drinking and drinking would never end.
Therefore, the method of draining the surrounding water and carrying out construction, as in the case of the Marez clearing, would have been impossible.
Xaviel asked sincerely.
“Is Lloyd-sama preparing some magic?”
This time, it would be difficult without the help of magic.
It’s a friction stake.
It’s a box caisson.
I heard Lloyd give the Count a brief introduction to the various techniques, but I still wondered.
Understanding that feeling, Lloyd shrugged.
“It’s magic. It’s similar.”
Really.
Only this time, something magical will happen.
Xaviel deserves to be questioned.
Thinking so, Lloyd said.
“This time we will use the most magical material on our construction site.”
“A magical ingredient?”
“Have you heard of cement?”
cement.
Lloyd grinned at the name.
And I thought.
As expected, it’s a shame when tools fall out of a construction site.
