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History of the Greatest Estate Design - Episode 157

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Two days have passed.

In the meantime, Lloyd halted all work on site..

He had taken the Countess's advice to take a break sometimes..

Thanks to this, the engineers and workers who sweated every day in the field were able to get a nice rest. Of course, I was able to gather my mind that had been disturbed by the previous accident..

“……After going through this process, everyone can resume work from today..”

“Is it still okay??”

“Well, yeah.”

Lloyd grinned at the question asked by Count Frontera at the breakfast table..

“Everyone had enough rest for two days..”

“I don't think you are.”

“That's me always.”

I smiled shyly again and cooked the salad with a fork..

It was true that workers had rested for the past two days..

But he could hardly rest.

“Because someone died.”

Rampage of the Undead Mastodon.

The workers who took refuge in the shrine.

At that time, there were six members of the White Lancers who willingly sacrificed themselves for everyone..

He bravely blocked the path of hundreds of mastodons and risked his life..

Their funerals were held respectfully..

However, no tomb was built here..

The mangled bodies were carefully collected and cremated..

I found a precious silver box and put the bone powder in it..

Selected 30 White Lancer members..

gave them special leave.

A box containing the bones of fallen soldiers was transported to the royal capital..

In addition, a heartfelt letter of condolence was sent to the bereaved families in the royal capital along with a large amount of compensation..

Your son, your husband, and your father were truly brave. I committed the most honorable and noble sacrifice in the world to save others..

It seemed like something cliché and obvious..

However, when I was about to write a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, no other appropriate words came to mind..

Because it was all true.

Because I truly felt that way..

Because I really came to respect them..

That's why.

An additional letter was also sent to the King..

The exploits of the six White Lancers fallen, the courage they showed in their final moments, and their noble and honorable deaths were written with utmost care. He used all the expressions and speaking skills he could muster..

That way, the King will take better care of the families of the fallen..

It was filled with that kind of wind..

And I visited the workshop of the dwarven craftsman Corgidus..

Requested to create a memorial monument.

It was a memorial stone engraved with the names of the six fallen soldiers..

Just like that, he did his best to do what he could..

The reason was simple.

‘Because they deserve to be treated like that..’

These were people who were willing to sacrifice their lives to protect the people of their territory..

I thought this was only natural for those who were so grateful..

Maybe it was thanks to that.

I received an unexpected visit.

‘Lord Blanck came to see me last night..’

Suddenly, I remembered what happened last night..

Was it the time when I put Javiel to sleep as usual and returned to the bedroom?.

I encountered Lord Blanck, the leader of the White Lancers, who was wandering around the courtyard of the mansion..

He said he was waiting for him.

I really have something to say.

-Thank you.

What I said out of the blue.

-In fact, it is very common for us to die. Death is something that a soldier encounters all the time while traveling through countless battlefields and battlefields. Maybe that was why. Before we knew it, we had become somewhat insensitive to the loss of our crew..

Under the faint crescent moon light.

Lord Blanck's eyes were moist..

-That made me even more surprised. I never thought you, your family, would send our crew away so graciously. Thank you. They would have been happy that their deaths were not in vain..

-Ah, that's what it's supposed to do…….

-No one has ever done that before..

-…….

-It was the same with the royal family. Of course we are loyal to the royal family. The royal family has never skipped a respectful funeral for the fallen and compensation for their families. But I couldn't shake off the feeling that it was formal. It's just that I feel like we're some kind of special expendable product..

Lord Blanck continued:.

-So thank you. For recognizing that the deaths of our members were not natural. For respecting our honor like that,.

Was it that moment?.

A new message appeared before my eyes..

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‘omg.’

I suddenly took a breath..

Although it wasn't declared outwardly, it was almost like a half-pledge of loyalty..

I felt happy but also nervous inside..

‘If this is caught by the king, it will be a big problem..’

After all, Sir Blanck is a knight of the royal family..

But you have loyalty beyond kindness to the wrong(?) person?.

Lloyd quickly smiled and comforted Lord Blanck..

-I understand your feelings very well. It must have been unfortunate and sad to lose a member. Perhaps His Majesty the King feels the same way..

I deliberately mentioned the king.

Only then did Lord Blanck make a regretful expression..

But that expression appeared for a very brief moment and then disappeared, and he silently bowed his head and left the courtyard..

It was around that time when I was remembering the memories of last night..

“……Id, I have something to show you..”

“uh?”

A voice creeping through the gaps in my thoughts.

Lloyd looked towards the direction the voice came from..

“lord bavaria?”

Lord Bayern came into the restaurant.

“Kyung, what’s going on here this morning??”

“As I just told you, Master and Master, I have something to show you. This is it.”

He put something down on the table..

It was a fresh(?) goat's head, as if it had just been cut..

But there was something stuck between the eyebrows of the goat's head..

It was a half-burned and torn embroidery pattern..

“In fact, we conducted searches at intervals during the two days that we were ordered to rest. On our own and with a few like-minded members of the White Lancers. Then I found this late last night.”

“late in the evening?”

Lord Bavaria nodded to the count's question..

“yes. A member of the White Lancer found the Mastodon's body buried near the pit where it had been buried. I was planning to report it to you right away, but it was too late and I had to come see you early in the morning like this..”

“Hmm.”

The Count said as he examined the embroidery pattern..

“It's the Grim Reaper symbol with a black dragon's head and wings. That's unusual. It's my first time seeing it too.”

“yes. This is my first time seeing this pattern. However, judging from the location where it was buried and the use of a goat's head, I think this may be a symbolic amulet for the undead preservation magic circle..”

“Probably so. It would have taken a magical device to preserve so many mastodon carcasses for a long time..”

After that, the Count and Lord Bavaria looked at the emblem and discussed many things..

Unfamiliar patterns seen for the first time.

who uses this.

Or have you ever heard similar rumors?.

We talked to each other, pondered, and tried to reason..

Lloyd felt like his appetite was gone when he saw that..

While eating breakfast, I came across a severed goat head.?

It wasn't.

Of course, he looked quite grotesque, but fortunately he had a strong stomach..

There was a separate reason for his loss of appetite..

The symbol of a grim reaper with a black dragon's head and wings.

Because that pattern was familiar to him..

‘that… … It came from the novel Iron Blood Knight..’

I remembered.

Where?

In the illustrations in the novel.

At the top of the royal castle.

The new flag of the royal family flutters.

That was the pattern contained within it..

‘In the novel, King Alicia, who lost an arm and became a tyrant, adopted that pattern as the new symbol of the royal family. I took the advice of a close associate. It must have been from then on. Alicia's tyranny and reign of terror began in earnest..’

It was the beginning of a truly dark age..

In other words, the pattern of the dragon-headed reaper was like a symbol of tyranny and the dark ages in the novel..

‘But why is it here??’

Lloyd swallowed dry saliva without realizing it..

Suddenly, an eerie thought occurred to me..

Could it be that King Alicia is behind this incident?.

But he immediately shook his head.

‘no, that's not it.’

That can't be possible..

Will she benefit from harming this territory?.

That didn't seem to be the case.

There seemed to be no chance of profit..

‘Rather, if I were to doubt it, it would be the person who was close to me and recommended that pattern to Alicia, who turned black in the novel. I guess he has something to do with this incident..’

It seemed more likely..

Unlike in the novel, Alicia here neither lost an arm nor degenerated into a tyrant..

Even if you run to the royal capital right now and show that symbol, all you will see is a tilt of your head and a reaction like, 'That's a funny-looking symbol.'.

‘So, this means that there is a high possibility that the close associate mentioned in the novel is involved in this incident... … Hmm, so that's a bit of a problem..’

Lloyd frowned..

Aide mentioned in the original work.

I couldn't guess who it was..

The reason was simple.

This was because he was a character who never appeared directly in the novel..

‘There was no name given. It's only mentioned indirectly through Alicia's blackened thoughts and monologues..’

What kind of fingerprint was that?.

Perhaps, it was something along the lines of, ‘King Alicia recalled the advice she received from a close associate recently,’ or ‘She briefly looked back on her recent meeting with a close associate who had become her confidant.’.

So, for a time, readers' speculations about his close associates were posted on the novel community..

He must be a traitor who begged the king..

Maybe it's just a simple extra.

Or is it a true hidden darkness?.

The reaction was like this..

But no one could know the answer.

‘In the end, his identity wasn't revealed until the end of Part 1 of the Iron Blood Knight. Because part 2 will never come out in that state..’

That's why.

The identity of the close associate remained unrecovered, leaving only numerous speculations and suspicions..

Lloyd had a bitter taste in his mouth..

‘That's why some writers don't work. Anyway, I have no sense of responsibility, no sense of responsibility..’

If you're going to write it, you have to finish it properly until the end..

What kind of bad taste is it to make people curious and then never reveal it?.

For a moment, he scolded the author of the novel, Iron-Blooded Knight..

‘But anyway, where did you even find out this much?.’

Knowing who your enemy is and not knowing who your enemy is is the difference between heaven and earth..

Knowing vaguely.

That alone can provide some level of preparation..

You can also think about how you will obtain information in the future..

The minimum direction is to find a direction..

‘The reason I searched the site for several days was to find clues that would lead me in the direction..’

So for now, let's rack our brains to find out his identity..

Let's diligently collect clues and listen to the trends of the royal capital..

Meanwhile, let's do what we have to do now..

Lloyd, who has decided on the future direction, opens his mouth..

“hmm. So, Lord Bayern?”

“yes?”

“I didn't bring this goat's head for breakfast.?”

“Yes that's right.”

“Well, I would really appreciate it if you could just clean up the table now..”

“……ah.”

The goat head was suddenly placed on the breakfast table and showed off its presence(?) by sticking out its tongue..

Lord Bayern seems to have finally realized his atrocities..

A look of confusion appeared on his face..

Just then, the new voice of a maid who came in with dessert cookies filled the breakfast room..

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

♣

After a brief commotion, construction of the main sewer has resumed..

“Bitch! Beebubung!”

Bibyeong, who recovered from the shock of the explosion, diligently dug the ground..

The pit where the sludge treatment plant will be built has expanded in real time..

Engineer corps soldiers.

White Lancers and refugee workers.

I was sweating profusely while holding the shovel handle as if I had had an accident..

One day, two days, four days, eight days.

Through everyone's efforts and sweat, the sludge treatment plant gradually took shape..

Lloyd chose the 'gravity concentration' method as the basic structure of such a sludge treatment plant..

‘To put it simply, the sludge is collected downward using the force of gravity. Like a flush toilet in the countryside in the past. So the structure is simple. Storage and concentration can be done at the same time. No need to use chemicals and easy to maintain and manage.’

In fact, there were other sludge treatment plant models as well..

However, most of them were unsuitable in this place where there was no help from equipment or machinery..

There wasn't much of a choice from the beginning..

As such, Lloyd designed the enrichment tank to suit the circumstances of this place..

Sewage and sewage collected through major sewers.

I let it flow into the concentrate tank..

The design was refined so that in the thickening tank, the sludge sinks to the bottom, and the remaining moisture and suspended matter that floats to the top flows out through the outflow pipe..

And a huge wooden board lid (?) was made to open the top of the sludge treatment plant..

It was for the dragon Solitas who would dispose of the sludge..

‘That way, it will be easier to lift the settled sludge using magic and take it out. Just open the lid and scoop out the sludge..’

Actually, I wanted to choose a more sophisticated method..

but there was no way.

This was because there was no way to precisely operate and manage the sludge hopper or sludge discharge pipe like in modern facilities..

‘So do as much as you can here..’

We proceeded with construction while following that line..

But then one day.

Summer has finally arrived in earnest.

With the heat, an unexpected letter arrived at the Frontera family..

It was a barrage of warm marriage proposals sent from a total of 59 families from all over the kingdom, competing to nominate Lloyd as their groom..