49 Episode One week later, Hamar woke up immediately from his hospital bed.
“Since it is delayed, we will do our best to recover.”
Hamar, who must have rested well and whose complexion looked noticeably better than before the injury, completed the construction schedule so quickly that Logan was surprised.
Naturally, everything went smoothly as planned.
Much faster than Logan expected.
“What? Already?”
“Yes. The tunnel you mentioned has already been opened and a waterway has been connected to the Luther River. The floodgates are already about to fill up with water.
“Huh… in three months…”
The construction took six months to complete. It was completed in only three months.
Hearing such a happy story, Logan couldn’t hide his admiration when he ran down the road and saw for himself the water overflowing inside the sluice gate.
“Of course, it doesn’t rise above the level of the Luther River. Just as deep as the tunnel was dug to control the water volume…”
“Wow. This is real.”
“…What?”
A sincere exclamation burst out of Logan’s mouth.
But the dwarf who heard those words had to hold the back of his head in shock.
“Master. What did you just say?!”
“Hmm?”
“A bigger one. Didn’t you say that you saw a bigger dam made by humans?” ”
…That’s right.”
“But what? Is this really happening?!”
Logan really saw it from the future, but he couldn’t prove it.
“I hope it works out. What’s the problem?”
He just responded with a bright smile.
Hamar’s reaction when he saw that smile was very enthusiastic.
“Huh? You, you, that’s a lie! I almost fell over because of that… Hey!! Today you die and I die! Let go! Let go, wizard! Today is the end… Eup!”
“Haha. Still, isn’t it a valuable experience to have worked on a project like this, Lord Hamar? To drill a hole in the mountain and bring in water using human power. I thought it would be more realistic to level the mountain…”
Clayton, who looked as haggard as Hamar, grabbed the struggling dwarf and laughed at Logan.
Logan also responded with a cheerful laugh.
“Hahaha! Thank you so much for your hard work. Clayton.”
“Eup! Eup!”
“Yes, Hamar. Of course you know you did a good job. Well done.”
“Eup! town! Eup!”
“Yes, yes. I know. You are the number one contributor.”
Logan realized once again that the combination of a dwarf and an earth mage was the best combination for large-scale construction.
‘Honestly, I thought it might fail.’
On the contrary, the estimated period was shortened by more than half.
Of all the projects I pursued after returning, the
only one I was unsure about was this construction. Since that was resolved so successfully, it felt like everything was riding a positive trend and I was floating around.
At that time, the wizard Hamar, who had barely escaped from the strong and strong grip, asked with a pouty face,
“Then when are you going to do ‘that’? If it goes as expected, it won’t matter if it’s done before winter.”
“The disciples are helping, so the waterway work will be completed within a few days.” ”
Then is there a need to postpone it? Gather together all the workers who worked hard. Everyone should see it. What have they accomplished?”
There were already close to 8,000 workers involved in this construction.
All of them were strong adult men, that is, resources that would support them in the future war.
Instilling confidence and a love for their hometown in them.
That was another purpose that Logan intended through this construction.
* * * Three days later.
The moment the waterway work was completed, the workers climbed the ridge according to Logan’s instructions.
“What does this mean? water? “There’s water over there?”
“I saw it. There’s a lot of water inside.”
“Then did we really dig a waterway?”
“Ah. Still, it won’t be enough water to fit all of that wide land.”
Murmurs.
Thousands of people looking down from the hillside just above the water gate.
They looked suspiciously at the wasteland where the open water channels they had built were spread out tightly.
And those with even worse expressions than them were the administrators of the territory who had been brought in unexpectedly.
It was because of Logan’s will to see the changes in this land firsthand and reflect them in the administration.
However, the officials’ reaction was not so good.
“This is right. It’s literally a gigantic shovel.”
Bald Rugel Heiss, the food officer, clicked his tongue as he looked at the waterway drawn in the wasteland.
“Why don’t you use these people to repair the southern castle wall? A monster wave might come right away this winter.”
The pot-bellied Lupen, the castle wall officer, said, I was worried in advance about disasters that would occur irregularly every 5 to 10 years.
“Why are you doing this…”
“I don’t know either.”
Other officials who did not know the details of the construction were also negative.
Surprisingly, the leader was the one who took the lead . Dwayne, who opposed the construction, was looking down the mountain with eyes filled with anticipation.
‘It’s not just a matter of sprinkling water. It’s directly connected to the Luther River.’
The fact that water could be continuously supplied through that waterway meant that if the land was managed well, the entire vast wasteland below could really be transformed into a plain. My heart pounded, mixed with the reason that it would be
too much wind and the anticipation that it might just happen. My heart pounded.
As so many different people were looking at the bottom of the mountain with different thoughts, Logan looked to the side with eyes full of anticipation.
“Mr. Clayton. “Let’s get started.”
“At best, we made it so that even workers could control the floodgates. Do you really have to do this? “What the heck…”
Hamar, who had become grumpy while working on the construction, tried to argue, but Clayton nodded silently.
Rumbling.
At the same time, a huge golem stood up from the field under the mountain.
“Woah!”
“What is that?”
“Ugh! I was surprised… hmm. “It’s a magic I’ve seen many times.”
The officials gasped and were so surprised that they almost collapsed in their seats, but soon realized that no one was surprised except themselves, so they closed their mouths with a puzzled expression.
“Open the door!”
Clayton said. With a loud cry, the golem stomped towards the water gate.
Then, it began to use its strength to lift the water gate, which looked like a huge stone wall.
Grrrrrrrrr. As the
strong vibrations spread all the way to the ridge, tension appeared in everyone’s eyes. It started.
But.
“…Why are you still?”
“What is it?”
Several vibrations continued, but no significant change occurred in the floodgates. My
questioning gaze turned to the wizard, who was sweating profusely.
If it wasn’t a robe, it was a wizard. The wizard, whose expression was so brutal that it was hard to believe, gritted his teeth inwardly as he looked at that gaze.
“Huh? What are you doing? (Are you kidding me?)”
Clayton, with an expressionless face, bit his lip like a ventriloquist and spoke softly. The dwarf was taken aback and waved his hand.
“Oh no, I clearly told you to open it, right? How can this be…”
In fact, the golem’s boast of its power was just for show.
In reality, about 100 workers gathered together to turn the pulley to open the floodgate.
The weight of the floodgate was too much for even Clayton’s golem to handle. This is because it was a level of weight.
This situation was not in Logan’s plan.
“Ugh, that guy who got caught? (How did this happen?)”
Logan was also conscious of the gaze of those around him, maintaining a relaxed expression and a murderous look in his eyes. He ventriloquized:
“I’m sorry. There seems to be something wrong.”
Hamar lowered his head in cold sweat.
But there was no immediate solution unless he went down and checked.
At that moment, Logan gave up trying to save face and shouted with a frown.
“Mr. Clayton. Destroy it.”
“…Yes?”
“You can rebuild the floodgate. Destroy it!”
I couldn’t let the plan that I had prepared go to waste like this.
At this moment, Logan’s face was not just a matter of face.
It would become a basis for the territory’s residents and officials to trust him in the future.
Rather than ruining it, breaking the floodgates was a good idea. It was better.
Of course, the complexion of Hamar, who was the one who would suffer later, turned pale.
“Yes. I understand.”
Clayton’s response was immediate.
Even if it was impossible to lift that huge water gate, it was not difficult to break it down.
Boom!
Quang!
Quang!
The giant golem’s continuous blows made the sound of the floodgate cracking.
Quaaaaaaa!
Not long after, the water gate collapsed with a loud noise.
Quaaaaaaa.
A huge stream of water poured down the wasteland, burying the huge pieces of stone that bounced up as the floodgate broke.
Even Clayton’s golem, which broke the floodgate, was helpless. Everyone’s mouths were wide open at the sight of a stream of water so large that it swept them away.
The river that drenched the entrance to the wasteland and began flowing along the open channel did not diminish its momentum for a long time
. Finally, when the flow of the stream calmed down a bit.
Young A loud shout erupted from Jimin.
“Wow!”
“It’s water. It’s water! It’s really water! Wahahaha!”
“Thank you, God. Thank you so much!”
“We really need that large land….”
“Yes! We did it, we did it! Hahahaha!”
Voices excited with joy filled the wide field that would now be called the New McLane Plain.
* * * Logan also cheered in the same way as he saw the water flowing in the wasteland.
No, he was afraid of the danger that would come in the future. I couldn’t help but feel even better because I knew,
‘This will solve the food problem during the civil war.’
The moment a civil war breaks out, food prices will skyrocket endlessly.
So it was essential to prepare food in advance.
Hoarding food in advance would also attract unnecessary attention if it exceeded a certain level. Buying
a lot of food at McLane I heard you gathered them?
Then, starting with those guys…
In the worst case, this could have been a priority target before the outbreak of civil war.
So the reclamation of the plains, which allowed for production beyond the level of self-sufficiency, was the best achievement that eliminated those worries at once.
‘ Of course, if rumors spread about this, it would be difficult.’
One year was too short a period for the rumor of this barren territory with no visitors to spread throughout the kingdom.
‘Besides, there is no need to rush land reclamation, so we can start farming next spring. Before that… .’
While Logan was organizing future plans with a proud smile, the tearful giant suddenly hugged him by the shoulder.
“Wow? De Dwayne?!”
“Confucius!! I was really wrong. I’m sorry.”
“…It’s okay. Later, Dwayne also came forward.”
“Huh. Still, if you had cooperated sooner….”
“I really said it’s okay. “Why does a big person shed so many tears?”
Although Dwayne was particularly nervous, he could see some people shedding tears even among the people who were hugging and cheering.
And when that emotional moment had subsided to some extent, he said,
‘Now is the time . .’
Hugeup.
Logan mobilized his force and shouted as loud as he could.
“We will make the new McLane Plain so that anyone who wants to can cultivate it!”
All the gathered people, especially the workers, were paying attention.
“And the area to be cultivated will be tenanted.” I will pay only 30% in taxes! This I proclaim in the name of Logan McLane!”
A voice resounded across the vast wilderness.
The answer was a huge cheer.
“Wow! Confucius!”
“Thank you!”
‘Now that I’ve ordered it like this, even my vassals won’t be able to object.’
Looking at the retainers who were still intoxicated with emotion, Logan smiled with satisfaction.
Amidst the many emotions and cheers, only one dwarf was frustrated.
“The floodgates… how many days will it take to rebuild them…? ”
“Don’t worry, dwarf friend. I will help you again. Since you tried it once, it will go faster.”
Even the comfort of a human friend whom he had become close with a few months ago could not soothe the dwarf’s deep disappointment.
However,
“The floodgates are not needed right away, so take a break for a week. And then let’s finish the mine construction. After that, a long vacation. Do you understand?”
When Logan, who looked a little excited, mentioned vacation, Hamar’s expression, which had been crying, changed immediately.
“Are you serious?”
“Of course.”
“Uhahahaha! Thank you. “Master!”
Only then did Hamar join the joyous procession with a very flushed expression.
‘There is a lot of work to do after that. Smile even now.’
The vicious owner, who received a thank you note even after making him work without rest for half a year, raised the corners of his mouth, hiding his sinister intentions.
