Chapter 767,
Chapter 189. Blessings rolling in (1)
August 20, 1803.
About a month has passed since Leed returned to Inse.
As soon as she started working as head butler, she was proving her ability by taking control of the family in an instant.
[10 Horsemen] It would be better to strengthen support for neutral areas and polluted areas. Since Ziple is increasingly passively supporting the neutral contamination area, we have to go in and capture them.]
“Most of the areas that Ziple passively supports are places where there is nothing to gain. On the contrary, if they belong to the Hufester Union after being rescued, the reconstruction cost will be higher.”
[I know, there are no usable resources, and in fact, most of the areas have collapsed from the ground up. But what matters now is the status of Runkandel. Even on a humanitarian level, if we sleep less, we can save that much life.]
“I see.”
[Besides, now is a time when talent is more important than anything else, and you never know where talent will suddenly come from. In the area saved by the family, someone we really need may suddenly appear one day. Engineers came out of the area saved by the 7th rider last time, right? There were many such incidents in my era.]
Leed was not only the head of the butler, but also the ancestor who made Runkandel what it is today.
Even the previous heads of households, who were the biggest adults in the family until she came, are distant descendants to her.
In addition, Jin, after observing Leed’s work ability, even gave her the authority to wield full power regarding domestic affairs, so she was now the actual second-in-command of Runcandel.
[Cadet Instructor Sir Tasha.]
[Tell me, Mr. Butler.]
[The new cadets are all great. After the leader election is over, lower the famous swords to the corresponding members one by one.]
[There are still a few swords you picked out.]
[Also, pay special attention to the new cadets who used to live in groups in the existing stage. So that there is no needless faction division. It’s good to stimulate the fighting spirit through competition, but it’s not a way to suit the current situation. Always set a goal to fight together and win.]
[I will.]
[Sir Ballas, how is the Black Sword Society these days?] [
Khaha. They’re all small fish, but.]
[Very good. If it’s a corruption that happens at Hufester, the Black Sword Society must continue to show that it is directly responsible for even the smallest corruption. However, there shouldn’t be a single unfair person.]
[Don’t worry, those who want to be really ambiguous are taken to the Tikan princess to check the facts. However, it seems that a power boost is needed. So, it would be good if the instructor-general sends those who want to see buds here in advance.]
[The Hobeophoe is currently working hard on compiling the family code. From what I’ve read, Chapter 5 is generally overly strict. How about relaxing the standards of each etiquette a little?]
[Butler, I think it’s right not to compromise on that part. No matter how chaotic the current situation may be, a law code should be like a law code.]
[This makes sense.]
[Instead, we will add provisions that can be mitigated depending on exceptional circumstances.]
[It’s an excellent alternative. Proceed like that. And the Homin Chairman, Sir Telot.]
“Yes, butler.”
[It is very good that you are walking around, encouraging the existing residents and migrants, and preventing all sorts of conflicts in advance. It is a natural thing to do as the Homin Chairman. But now, rather than that, it would be better to focus more on directly examining talented people among the rescued residents.]
“Okay, Mr. Butler.”
[First class butler Petro.]
“Yes! The butler.”
[Family financial reports need to be more organized. Let each department work harder to collaborate and share more closely. You are the first-class butler and the exclusive butler of Sogaju, so you should do that. And there was one missing piece about the Lutero federation black market sale. This double mistake is unacceptable.]
“I’m sorry, I will correct it immediately.”
[Looks like it’s all sorted out. Let’s all go back to our seats and get to work. The next meeting will be held at 2:00 am.]
The members of Runcandel were literally spending days without a march of hardship.
But no one was dissatisfied.
Leed had a strange magical power that allowed him to peck his followers like crazy while at the same time constantly invigorating them.
Two hours after everyone went out to carry out Leed’s order, Jin visited the meeting room.
Leed rose from his seat and greeted him with courtesy.
“The butler.”
[Did you come, Sogaju.]
“I heard that you haven’t slept for several days. Are you okay?”
[To the fairy, this much is not a big deal. I’m working very smoothly thanks to Sogaju’s big frame. It smells of soil and iron. Has Sogaju been to the empire?]
“Yes, I have been looking at the drying yard construction site. The foundation work to drill the basement has already been completed, and now the interior work has begun.”
[There must be a shortage of technicians. Super-difficulty construction engineers were a very rare manpower even in my era.]
“Anyway, it is. Still, engineers are being recruited somehow, but the problem is the absence of a general manager for construction and a lack of engineers to build the fleet once the yard is complete.”
Originally, even just penetrating the underground of Geomhwangji required tremendous technical skills.
However, that part was resolved in a short period of time through the power of high-ranking warriors, various magic, and the power of ice.
Literally, the ground was dug out by force and collapse was prevented by the power of ice and magic.
However, the full-fledged internal work could not proceed in that way.
The world’s best construction engineers were needed to realize the blueprints for Quawl.
General responsibility is currently held temporarily by Quaul, but his main job is magical engineering.
No matter how many centuries he was a genius, the realm of building technology was a different matter.
Even the best engineers in the Empire were having difficulty realizing Quawul’s blueprint.
“Dr. Quaul said that you need at least the skill of Ziffle’s top technician or Boubard to do a perfect job. Or a new contractor for architecture appears.”
[We keep emphasizing the need to recruit talent, but we don’t know how long it will take. Besides, if you need a genius of that level… In fact, you have no choice but to lean on the sky. Isn’t it impossible to complete the project if you can’t find an engineer?]
“Yes, I said it was possible. It just takes several times more time and money.”
[It’s been several times, so I don’t have much room in my finances already. You said you were the new contractor for Gaman Architecture, right?]
“Did you think of something?”
[Lastly, we need to find out when and in which region the new construction contractor came out.]
Leed called the literary men and gathered the history books about the contractor kept in the family.
[Let’s see… Here it is. In March of 1666, a man named Clap Modal of the Barkle Borough of the Lutero Magical Confederation made the last contract. He died in 1701. The previous contractor was Kien Salasa of Barkle Borough in 1603 and before that was Harriet Byer of 1541 Barkle Borough as well.]
“…all of Barkle Borough?”
[The old name of Barkle Borough was Barkle Kingdom. In my time, it was known as the kingdom that the god of architecture was particularly fond of. Oh, now I remember. We also sent knights to get a new contractor for the construction of the Barkle Kingdom.]
“If the God of Architecture is still only contracting with people from the Barkle Autonomous District, it is highly likely that he is already affiliated with Zipple.”
[Perhaps. Still, if there is a contractor in the borough of Barkle, wouldn’t it be okay to give it a try? It won’t be possible to invade and capture them like a thousand years ago. It would be nice to check if there is a contractor in Barkle with a compass, and if there is, collect information through the turkey and send a nameless person to bring it.] This is a dangerous
method that could lead to a big fight.
However, as Leed said, it was necessary to first check the existence of the contractor through the compass.
Jin immediately rode the Red Owl to Tikan and returned with a compass.
The compass is all about putting a red dot on the area where the contractor exists.
Even the exact location was not disclosed, and no other information was provided.
Looking through the compass, there was a red dot floating around Barkle Borough, but it wasn’t one.
“…Looks like there are more than five contractors in Barkle alone.”
Since Barkle is an autonomous district close to Drakka, it was inevitable that Zipple’s contract magicians frequented it.
[For the time being, as I work, I will look at the red dots in Barkle Borough. Take a look at the numbers that change dynamically…]
As soon as Leed had said that, a new person came to the meeting room.
“The butler and sogaju.”
“Sir Telot.”
[What happened? Sir Telot.]
Homin Chairman Telot coughed and showed a slightly embarrassed expression.
“I came because there was a boy among the refugees who claimed to be the new contractor for construction. I tried to tell you after checking as much as possible, but I think I need help from Princess Tikan or the butler. I asked him to show his authority, but he was only talking nonsense.”
Jin and Reet stared at each other for a few seconds, their eyes widening.
[…what did he say?]
“Since he is a prospective contractor, he said he needs some trials to sign a contract properly. Anyway, he’s in the hallway.”
Normally, Telot would have dismissed the boy’s words as nonsense, but he came to the meeting room once he knew how desperate the new contractor was in the current situation.
[I need to meet you, so please come in.]
Telot gave the order outside, and the waiting knights let the boy into the meeting room.
His scruffy appearance was typical of a refugee, and his eyes harbored the characteristic arrogance of a misguided boy.
The whole time, he stretched out without losing his spirit even in front of Telot.
“Ah, really, I am a preliminary contractor for the God of Architecture! You shouldn’t have treated me so harshly… Oh! Jin Kyung! You really are Sir Gene Runkandel, right!?”
And as soon as the boy saw Jin, he fixed his angry face and brightened his eyes.
It was the look in his eyes that said he had finally accepted his idol.
Jin thought for a moment about where he had seen that expression before.
It was when I first met Enya.
