The best territory designer ever - Episode 190
190fury. A greedy person's good deed (3)
‘Isn’t that how you get a lot of points??’
The smile I made while looking back this way.
looked evil and happy.
Even though it was obnoxious, it seemed rewarding..
So I thought.
‘This person really means it.’
Lloyd Frontera.
The master you serve.
The extremely disgusting truth that I used to be a fool.
How does that person come up with thoughts like that?.
How on earth do you do something like that without hesitation?.
Javiel was genuinely curious..
On the one hand, I raised my head, feeling a sense of mystery about the existence of humans..
And I looked at the people gathered in the square at midnight..
They were citizens of Kandara..
“Ego! Get in line, get in line! Don’t forget the bucket or the bucket.!”
Long line of citizens.
At the front, Lloyd shouted happily..
I lined up the people who were still half asleep and dazed. He guided the yawning people closely. He quickly guided those who were looking around in confusion..
And they handed out water in turn..
“Come on, Hamang.?”
“Sob?”
“know? Just spit it out little by little without overflowing.?”
“Hmmmm!”
A huge water balloon with a diameter of 70 meters, no, Hamangi answered gruffly..
And he faithfully followed Lloyd's instructions..
“Let's go get a bucket.!”
“Sob!”
Jjoljjoljjol!
Hamangi spit out water through the pipe in his mouth..
High mountain ranges tens of kilometers away.
It was water that melted from the ice caps that piled up on top..
The absolutely pure, first-grade clean water filled the bucket in an instant..
Lloyd's white teeth glistened shamelessly through his smile..
“Well, cheer up your day with this.?”
“Ah, yes…….”
A citizen with a dazed expression whimpered and carried a full bucket..
And yet, I kept looking back, as if I still couldn't get rid of the absurdity..
I looked at Lloyd with a calm smile and then.
I looked up at Hamangi, which was as huge as a mountain..
He looked at the clear water lapping in the bucket he was holding..
I wonder what kind of luck this is.
So I tilt my head again.
With enough water to last a day.
So I returned home.
It was the same for most citizens.
Meanwhile, a rewarding smile appeared on Lloyd's face..
‘good. Really good. After all, this is how good deeds are done. With a lot of tea!’
It's true.
You have to show off a lot..
Otherwise it will be more difficult.
‘A secret good deed? Then people really won't know..’
This side just serves to the fullest..
It takes effort, but no one understands..
Then there will be no reward or reward in return..
That was never what he wanted.
‘'Cause I'm not that great of a person.’
There are many great people in this world who deserve respect..
This is especially true for those who do good deeds in secret, without revealing themselves..
These are people who do not expect anything in return..
These are people who endure their own hardships and hardships..
Nevertheless, they are people who do not even want others to know..
Someone becomes happy simply as a result of one's good deeds and service..
There are many such great people in this world who practice true giving with only that in mind..
On the other hand, he?
‘I'm not that kind of person. no, you can't.’
you are different.
not that great.
I don't even dare wish for that..
Moreover, unlike those great people, he was hoping for a clear reward as a result of his good deeds..
In other words, it does not mean giving without compensation..
‘You do it hoping to get something. For example, things like cooperation among residents..’
Lloyd looked at the residents collecting water..
They looked like they were in shock and bewilderment..
But even in the midst of all this, his gaze was still cold..
I wonder why that person behaves like that..
I wonder if there's something I'm after.
I could feel that cold emotion in his gaze..
That's why.
‘I need to change that perspective. We need to lower the vigilance of the people here and gain their favor. That will be the core of this construction..’
Qanat.
The facility he boasted he would build for the Sultan..
But the process of making it was by no means easy..
‘the distance is too far.’
It reminded me of the mountain range I visited earlier during the day..
The straight line distance obtained as a result of the survey reached a whopping 36 kilometers..
As for Korea,?
The distance from Seoul Station to Munsan-eup, Paju-si is exactly that distance..
This means that it is a direct distance from the center of Seoul to the area near the ceasefire line in one queue..
If you change the range from east to west?
The straight line distance from the end of Gangdong-gu in the east to the end of Gangseo-gu across from Gimpo International Airport in the west is exactly 36 kilometers..
You can even go south from Seoul Station to Suwon..
It was literally a huge distance..
‘That's why. But what if you just do construction? It will take more than a year to make all the qanat..’
The construction period can only be shortened to that extent by mobilizing blasting from high-performance excavation machines (?) such as Baeulgi and Javiel..
That was never what Lloyd wanted..
‘No, that's not possible. No way. Are you saying I’m crazy and rotting in a place like this for a year? nonsense.’
It's not even your own fiefdom..
Wishing someone else’s neighborhood good luck.
I'm going to negotiate with the sultan..
I didn't want to rot here after giving up a year of my precious life..
That's why.
‘They say there are oysters all over the ground in this area..’
It reminded me of something from the novel The Knight of Iron Blood..
It is said that there are complex tunnels underground in the Kandahar region..
It was not a natural oyster.
Was it almost a thousand years ago?.
It is said that it was a cave dug by monks who hid in this region to escape religious oppression at the time..
It is said that the tunnel has been dug and dug for over a hundred years..
It is said that he lived in seclusion for three generations..
‘They said that most of the caves dug at that time still remain intact. Thanks to this, the rebels who rebelled against the Sultan were able to use the cave as a hideout..’
Lloyd was thinking of using the den..
From the mountains to here.
Rather than digging a new hole in the ground.
It will be much easier to connect existing oysters..
‘It can't be connected in a straight line. Still, you just have to find the optimal route. A path that connects dozens of independently distributed oysters in the shortest distance. A route where excavation distances can be minimized. At the same time, there is a path that will prevent the water that will flow underground from leaking to other places..’
You just have to find it..
You can set it up by measuring and designing..
In addition, using existing tunnels had another advantage in addition to shortening the construction period and effort..
‘Because it is an underground cave, it is waterproofed. This means that thorough preparations are made to prevent existing groundwater from seeping or leaking into the tunnel..’
The key to Qanat construction is to prevent existing groundwater from seeping into the waterway..
This will prevent contamination of water drawn from the mountain range..
However, if you use a tunnel that has already been waterproofed,?
You can relieve that worry.
This can further reduce the effort and time required for construction..
‘That's why. While doing the survey earlier, I kept looking into the ground. But…….’
Couldn't find the tunnel.
Even if I turned on the underground scanning option to make my eyes bloodshot..
The meaning of the results was clear..
‘This means that the monks' tunnels are deeper than 5 meters underground..’
You can only see up to 5 meters from the surface of the earth..
That was the limit of his underground scanning options..
I couldn't see any deeper than that..
‘However, it is not possible to dig in the ground one by one and search for it..’
that's too inefficient.
This is true no matter how many tunnels there are..
Even if you happen to be lucky and find a tunnel,?
The task remains to find dozens more independently scattered tunnels..
‘Instead of doing that, it would be faster to take about a year to dig through the ground..’
Efficiency is too low.
That was never what he wanted either..
‘So what remains is this method..’
Lloyd promised..
Residents need to relax their guard.
You have to win their trust by buying their favor..
Because they are natives of this place.
Some may already be collaborating with the rebels..
If I can buy their faith, I will be able to ask them about the locations of the tunnels scattered in dozens of places..
With that thought in mind, Lloyd spurred on more and more generous acts of good deeds..
After distributing water to residents.
Podongi was mobilized..
“Now, from here to here. I keep selling it..”
“Podong!”
Hoba Babat!
I dug the ground in a square shape.
Stones as flat as tiles were carefully laid..
I poured all the remaining water there..
“Hamang? know?”
“Hmmmm! Wow-”
Hamangi vomited out all the remaining water..
The hole that Podong had just dug and that Lloyd had cleaned was filled with water..
It was like creating a temporary pool, no, a reservoir..
“Now, put an awning around it like this to prevent the water from evaporating during the day..”
Pillars were erected around the reservoir..
The pillars were covered with large cloths..
We also completed the installation of temporary awnings to block the scorching sun..
“Phew.”
After finishing all the work, morning was coming..
But Lloyd didn't stop there..
“what is that.”
“sign.”
Lloyd smiled at Javiel’s question..
And a sign was placed in front of the reservoir to show off..
The sign had these words written on it:.
[This is a temporary water reservoir created by Lloyd Frontera for everyone in Kandara City. Basically, water usage is free and anyone can use it. New water will be brought in every night and stored here..]
“…….”
Javiel's eyes kept moving as he examined the sign..
I read the additional, insightful text further down..
[In order to provide such clean water, Lloyd Frontera skips sleep every night and travels a path of hardship and adversity to distant mountains. Only for everyone in Kandara City! Make your feet swell! Enduring the hardships of daily life! Even if you have body aches and a fever! Even if I collapse from overwork! But without expecting anything in return! Only for your happiness and well-being! Lloyd Fronte is diligently collecting water today with a pure heart like an angel..]
“…….”
pure heart like an angel?
To endure the hardships of daily life?
Javiel looked at Lloyd blankly..
Lloyd snorted..
“what. why. what.”
“…….”
“Why are you looking at people like that?.”
“I feel like I have no conscience..”
“Conscience? I?”
“yes.”
“why?”
“To be honest, Lloyd, isn’t this the water you actually drew without even lifting a finger??”
“What does that mean?.”
“That's true, isn't it? That water, Sir Hamang drank it hard and rolled around to scoop it up..”
“…….”
“Moreover, Lloyd just sat comfortably on Lord Coming's back and flew around..”
“……hmm! Wow! That's advertising.”
“Advertisement?”
“yes. That's it.”
Lloyd smiled sweetly like an unscrupulous business owner of this era..
“It's like an advertisement for beautiful results. It's kind of like wrapping paper. Do you think people here care about the truth? Absolutely not. The only thing that matters is the clean water they get. How many people do you think care about how I got this water and what process I went through?.”
“In the end, you are saying that you will not hesitate to exaggerate and lie to achieve the desired result..”
“Well, there is still no corruption in the distribution process.?”
It's true.
This is really clear water.
I just exaggerated the process of putting it in a little(?) and mixed it with a new wave..
The water itself was first-grade pure water made by melting the ice caps..
It was truly a precious water of life for those suffering from drought..
“You know it too. There are many unscrupulous businessmen in the world who play around with food and drinks. Compared to that, how much of a nobleman am I? We don't lie about the country of origin. I don't mix anything with the ingredients. But do you want to get paid? Ugh. There is no other person this beautiful. is not it?”
“…….”
Javiel kept his mouth shut..
If you look at the facts, it's all true..
When Lloyd said those words, I couldn't help but be so obnoxious..
So Lloyd put up a sign in front of the reservoir filled with MSG seasoning of exaggeration and lies..
But his generous bet on good deeds did not stop there..
“Come on, let's go.”
“yes?”
“Tilt your head. I have to go promote it..”
“…….”
promotion? what?
Javiel followed Lloyd in a dazed mood..
The street on a sunny morning welcomed me here..
It was from then on..
Javiel was able to fully appreciate Lloyd’s new true side..
“oh my! Nice to meet you, old man. hello?”
“uh? yes?”
“Don't you remember me??”
Lloyd asked with a wide smile..
An old man who was suddenly grabbed by Lloyd's hand while walking down the street in the morning responded in embarrassment..
“That's it, of course…….”
“This is Lloyd Frontera. You remember me, right? You saw me last morning?”
“Uh, that's…….”
“Yes yes. Of course I remember too. Because he was the 23rd person to receive water from me. Let me see, as expected, my memory is correct. Whether you see it at night or in the morning, maybe it's because Shinsoo is like this. How was the water you took last night? Did it suit your taste??”
“Uh, um, of course…….”
“Ah, that's good. Fortunately, the! thank you!”
“Hey, I…….”
“The water wasn't too cold or too hot.?”
“of course…….”
“Fortunately, the temperature seems to have been just right. Wow, that went really well. thank you!”
Shake hands with both hands and lie on your back.
Like a smooth, oiled hinge.
Or like a flip phone that moves quickly.
Lloyd's back was bent to a sharp 90 degrees..
I said hello to an ordinary old man whose name I didn't know and greeted him again..
At the same time, he mentioned and emphasized his good deeds and accomplishments last night until his mouth watered..
“Then take a look, old man.!”
“uh… … Well, okay then.”
The old man, dazed and embarrassed, hurriedly walked away..
But Lloyd still had an iron plate on his face..
‘The more you do this, the more shameless you have to be..’
If you act ambiguously, it will be neither porridge nor rice..
You must make it clear that you are on the side of the people here..
As such, Lloyd strengthened his mental arms with the friendliness of a politician entering the election season..
Of course, the practice of good deeds did not stop..
We fetched water from the mountains every night..
The temporary reservoir was filled to the brim..
During the day, he actively promoted his good deeds by greeting people..
I hope you work hard like that for 15 days.
Finally, the first signs of change came in people's attitudes towards him..
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