History of the Greatest Territory Design - Episode 163
163fury. city on the cliff (1)
“Have you ever heard of the slope stabilization method??”
“yes?”
“also. I can't believe you haven't heard that good thing yet. How can it be this sad?.”
“…….”
Still with one leg stuck in the door of the guest quarters..
Showing off skills exclusive to Korean door-to-door salespeople that make it impossible for them to even close the door..
Lloyd had a business smile on his face..
Lady Namaran, who saw that smile, thought,.
Is that a crazy person?.
But no matter what she thought, Lloyd's tongue was moistly spitting out the next sentence..
“If you don't mind, can I go inside??”
“If you don't mind?”
“Then we will talk like this..”
“If you don't like that either?”
“The lady would be missing a golden opportunity to solve the biggest problem of the city ruled by her family at once..”
“You speak as if you see right through the problems in my hometown..”
“Why not? Even if it is a law that only local people should know about the problems of a city built on a cliff.?”
“Of course there is no such law..”
“yes. you're right. That's why.”
good night.
First of all, the conversation started..
Now start the attack.
Lloyd spoke clearly and got straight to the point..
“Cliff problem, let me solve it.”
“It's you?”
“yes. I am.”
shrug.
The more confident I become,.
Have the confidence that it will work if you trust and leave it to me..
“A city built on a cliff. However, the foundation of the cliff is weak. So it will be falling apart little by little, surely. Perhaps, if this continues for ten more years, a situation will arise where even the foundation of the walls surrounding the city will become dangerous. Is that correct?”
“…….”
“Of course, Count Namaran would have tried his best. You may have planted plants on the cliffs or painted them with plaster. But he probably didn't see much effect from such a stopgap measure..”
“You're making it sound like you can solve it..”
“Because it's true.”
“…….”
“Slope stabilization method. This can be solved with the method I mentioned earlier. How is it?”
“What a mess…….”
Lady Namaran inwardly stuck out her tongue..
Honestly, I was embarrassed..
The sudden behavior of coming to the guest accommodation like this.
As soon as the door opens, the attitude of making a sudden or even bold proposal is also.
It was enough to make her suspicious of Lloyd's intentions..
‘What is this person?.’
Could this be a trick?.
At first, I had that suspicion for a moment..
But then he shook his head.
‘I don't think so. The story about the arranged marriage was neatly concluded earlier..’
Above all, that man is quite serious despite making such a reckless suggestion..
The way you look at yourself and your attitude are all like that..
In addition, one thing that suddenly comes to mind is.
Wasn’t this man the one who received the title of great general from the king of the capital?.
‘By order of His Majesty the King, a bridge was built in the royal capital that made it feel like walking in the sky. Moreover, I heard that he also carried out construction work in Cremosy that aroused the admiration of the people..’
A builder favored by the king..
Lloyd's reputation had already spread throughout the kingdom..
She also knew the reputation well..
Maybe this person can be trusted.
“Is that offer really sincere??”
I asked vaguely.
At the same time, I thought of my hometown..
Namaran.
A city built on a cliff that rises like a pyramid.
But it wasn't a big city from the beginning..
About 400 years ago, Namaran began as a small fortress built to monitor and manage the trade routes connecting the south and east..
But the location was so exquisite..
Because it was in a good location to monitor major trade routes, traders often took a break around the fortress. This was because it was a place where safety was guaranteed from bandits, wild animals, and various monsters thanks to the fortress..
Likewise, as merchants enjoyed resting, inns were built..
A restaurant is built along the inn..
Various facilities were created.
The size of the fortress grew accordingly. Expansion and expansion. Incoming population. Be more energetic. More merchants gathered.
Even a trading post was set up..
It was from then on..
Namaran became a place where merchants arrived to trade rather than a place where they passed through to rest..
It was explosive growth into a full-fledged city..
That's why today's problem arose.
‘Because it wasn't a place where a big city was originally intended to be built..’
Just a fortress to monitor trade routes..
It was just a site for building it..
But as the fortress grew bigger and bigger, it eventually became a city..
Aside from the fact that the space at the top of the cliff is tight, the cliff has reached a point where it cannot support the city that has grown so much..
The soil of the cliffs is not very firm..
Added to this was the enormous burden of the city..
The cliff slope crumbled and flowed day by day..
Little by little, but surely, over several decades..
The area at the top of the cliff became smaller..
Today, the foundations of the walls surrounding the city are in danger..
After a few years like this?
Citizens' worries that the castle wall will be torn down may become a reality..
Lady Namaran remembered that fact and waited for Lloyd's answer..
Lloyd's answer was simple and clear..
“yes.”
can do.
If you are yourself, you can solve that problem..
I told you what I needed to know, and I did enough to appeal..
There is no need to add any more rhetoric here..
There is no need to go through any trouble and tell a long story..
If that happens, it will be lame..
It gives the impression that you are hanging on..
So now is the right time to hit and run..
“Whether or not you trust me is up to you. So think carefully..”
Lloyd removed his leg from inside the door..
He stepped back as if wondering when he had aggressively attacked him..
Instead, he looks calm and weak in his eyes..
As if the choice is yours.
As if I have nothing to lose.
I smiled leisurely.
“Okay then. There was a lot of rudeness.”
I left without looking back..
“No, hey, what…….”
Is this what it feels like to watch a storm pass by?.
A feeling of sadness appeared in Lady Namaran's eyes as she looked towards the dormitory door that was left half-open..
A day has passed.
The power of the hit and run was incredible..
“I think it would be a good idea to entrust the construction to you..”
“Have you decided??”
“yes.”
Lady Namaran, who came to visit Lloyd the next day, nodded..
“I've been thinking about it since you went there yesterday..”
In fact, I toss and turn in my sleep because of that worry..
Lloyd pinpointed Namaran's problem very accurately..
The confidence and reputation he showed.
I decided to believe it.
It didn't seem like there was any damage..
To my hometown, Namaran, and to myself..
‘I might be able to use this opportunity to show my father.’
In fact, she was the Lady Namaran who was pushed out of her family and came here..
Try to build a good relationship with the eldest son of the Frontera family..
It's an opportunity to further strengthen the family's position..
On the day I left here, I remembered my father seeing me off with great anticipation..
It was burdensome.
Because I didn’t want an arranged marriage..
Because I had planned to return empty-handed from the beginning..
So, at the same time, I felt sorry..
But not anymore.
‘At least I won't have to go home empty-handed. Although I am taking this man as a great builder, not as a husband..’
I may not be able to satisfy your expectations of marriage, but.
It may be possible to solve the city's chronic problems..
I thought that was a good enough result..
That's why.
“I would like you to come with me when I return to Namaran. How do you think??”
“Of course you are welcome.”
Lloyd smiled heartily at her question..
operation, success.
So now all that remains is to fix the trading city of Namaran, save it, and insert a large straw into it..
♣
Preparing for departure was simple.
Lloyd repeated several instructions and requests to Lord Bayern over several days..
Apartment complex construction.
Construction of expansion section of main sewage channel.
I was entrusted with finishing the remaining construction..
He also left good wishes(?) to the remaining ladies in the mansion, wishing them a safe return to their respective families..
And then we departed, receiving a send-off from the count and wife..
After crossing mountains, crossing water, and passing through fields, we arrived at Namaran after a 12-day journey..
Average altitude 1,000 meters above sea level.
A pyramid-shaped cliff stood tall in the center of such an elevated area..
“……ah. I want to eat borabocon.”
As soon as Lloyd saw the poem Namaran, he thought of his favorite ice cream in Korea..
cliffs supporting the city.
The shape of the cliff looked exactly like Borabocon turned upside down..
Javiel, who was riding next to him, tilted his head..
“What is Bora Bocon?.”
“There is such a thing. ice cream.”
“Are you talking about the cold dessert enjoyed by the nobles of the royal capital?.”
“uh. That's roughly it.”
Lloyd nodded and looked up at the cliffs and the city of Namaran at the top..
Pyramid-shaped cliffs that supported the city.
It reminded me of Borabocone ice cream that had melted and spread out..
‘In other words, if Bora Bocon is a melting cliff standing upside down, the city of Namaran is like a chunk of strawberry perched precariously on top..’
The cliffs and the city of Namaran looked just like that..
At the same time, he quickly realized why the cliffs of Namaran kept collapsing..
‘also. Most of the ground was sandstone and slate..’
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock made up of sand particles..
Slate is a metamorphic rock made from shale that hardens under pressure and heat..
Both could be said to be a type of rock that cannot be said to be hard..
‘Since the city was built on this foundation, the ground is bound to become unstable..’
So Lloyd climbed the cliff, looking around at the surrounding ground using his surveying skills..
The way up was relatively easy..
This was because the straight and wide road was paved round and round around the cliff..
Thanks to this, Lloyd was able to preview almost the entire area from the bottom to the top of the cliff using his surveying skills..
Naturally, a plan was made as to what kind of construction would be needed in this city..
‘This won't work as a retaining wall. No matter how much you build a wall on the outside to support the load, it won't last long. It would be the same even if you meticulously wrapped the cliff slope with Komin's spider web..’
It was a lot steeper than I thought..
The rock itself was soft, so covering the outside seemed like it would only be a stopgap measure..
So this problem needs to be solved from the inside..
‘We use artificial stakes and anchors. So you have to tie it all together from the surface to the slate that becomes the bedrock. Only then can the slope properly support the force flowing down and prevent collapse..’
A rough plan was drawn up..
Equipment, manpower, time and money needed.
Construction sequence and schedule plan accordingly.
I climbed to the top of the cliff while thinking about the big picture of the future..
I entered the castle gate.
But that was then..
A slightly unusual sight caught my eye..
More than a hundred people were gathered in the square inside the castle gate..
Most of them were dressed in shabby clothes..
The smell of delicious food also came from there..
It was a sight that seemed familiar to me..
‘That is…….’
“This is a free distribution center run by Mr. Cannavaro..”
Before I knew it, the side window of the carriage was slightly open..
Lady Namaran was smiling softly inside the side window..
“You said it the day you first said hello to me, right? I heard you respect Mr. Cannavaro’s reputation. yes that's right. That is the distribution center that he runs with his own money. Many people who came here to escape the chaos in the east are living well thanks to Mr. Cannavaro's kindness..”
“……okay.”
Lloyd took a closer look at the people gathered at the distribution center..
Despite their shabby clothes, everyone had good complexion..
It's probably because I eat well and rest well..
‘But no one knows yet what that favor is for..’
Lloyd felt an eerie feeling..
Those people will be used as experimental material..
But without knowing that, they gathered at the distribution center smiling brightly..
He was looking at the person who was putting food into his bowl with a look of gratitude..
It was then.
Lady Namaran said.
“Oh, there you are right now..”
“yes?”
I can’t believe you are there. who?
The young lady smiled softly..
“Mr. Cannavaro. excuse me.”
“…….”
Where she points from inside the carriage window.
Lloyd's eyes moved along that spot..
distribution center.
The center of people's greetings and smiles.
A man holding a ladle with his sleeves rolled up.
It was chubby.
It was a benevolent impression..
He was responding with the gentlest and warmest smile in the world to people who expressed gratitude to him..
“Can you see it? That person is Mr. Cannavaro. As expected, today, as usual, you are personally taking care of the refugees..”
Lady Namaran's proud voice, as if speaking of the city's pride..
But Lloyd couldn't agree with her..
Because I know Cannavaro’s identity.?
I remembered that the warlock killed Lady Namaran in the novel.?
It wasn't all.
The reason he kept quiet was somewhere else..
‘black dragon-headed reaper.’
Cannavaro's rolled-up sleeves, upper shoulders.
I could see the embroidery pattern on the clothes..
At first glance, it seemed like an ordinary family mark..
But Lloyd knew the identity of the pattern..
‘Undead Mastodon.’
The pattern used by the necromancer who buried it.
Additionally, the pattern adopted by King Alicia, who fell into a tyrant in the novel,.
That ominous pattern was also engraved on Cannavaro’s clothes..
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