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History of the Greatest Estate Design - Episode 191

191fury. Between kidnapping and fishing (1)

“If there are uniformly distributed loads, such as vehicular traffic or buildings, near the top of the retaining wall, these loads increase earth pressure on the retaining wall. For dead loads such as buildings, the weight of the building is converted to the weight of the backfill soil of the retaining wall, and the earth pressure is calculated assuming that there is more soil..”

“Now, wait a minute…….”

Early evening, soon after the sunset has disappeared.

A place to stay in the desert city of Kandara.

Under the flickering candlelight, a calm voice rang out..

The voice was serious..

At the same time it was so constant.

There was no pitch or emotion of any kind..

All that is contained is a list of excessive knowledge..

A woman pleaded in front of the calm, yet even more merciless(?) bombardment of lullabies..

please stop.

I feel like I'm going to collapse at this rate.

I close my eyes in frustration and think I won't wake up until tomorrow morning..

However, the soft voice of the man reciting the lullaby was devoid of any mercy, tolerance, or shallowness..

“The influence of roads or railways installed near the top of a retaining wall cannot be accurately converted into static loads because they cause dynamic reaction forces due to repetitive loading. However, in the case of roads, it is usually designed assuming that a uniformly distributed overhead load of 1 tonf/㎡ for DB-24 and DB-18 loads and 0.7 tonf/㎡ for DB-13.5 loads is applied..”

“……cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.”

Serazade, the woman who resisted, fell asleep..

A smile bloomed on Lloyd's lips, a man without mercy..

“good.”

As expected, it is best to put patients with Sword Master Syndrome to sleep with a lullaby..

Because they are patients with deep-rooted insomnia,.

Thanks to this, I am always suffering from lack of sleep..

Lullabies work really, really well..

You don't even have to worry about the side effects of weakening your immune system due to putting you to sleep every day..

‘Rather, it becomes a habit..’

Once a person suffering from sleep deprivation experiences falling into a deep sleep with a lullaby,?

After experiencing the great sleep of my life,?

The experience leaves a strong imprint on the body..

I keep looking for lullabies.

My body wants more..

Sing me a lullaby.

That's the only thing that can make you sleep comfortably.

It literally becomes a habit to look for the body before the mind..

‘Javiel has consistently proven that until now, hehehe..’

Even after becoming a sword master and gaining control over his senses, Javiel still relies on lullabies to some extent..

‘So the sultan's daughter won't be able to do anything..’

There is no way that woman could quit something that even Javiel couldn't quit..

I probably won't wake up and sleep soundly until tomorrow morning..

Convinced, Lloyd quietly left Serazade's room..

I returned to my lodgings with light steps..

“Javiel? did he wait a long time?”

But there was no answer back.

For some reason, the dorm was empty..

Lloyd shrugged..

“Tsk. Did you go out for a walk? If it wasn't now, I wouldn't have a chance to sleep.”

It's a pity, but if this continues, Javiel won't be able to sleep today..

Because I have no intention of waiting for him to come back..

Before that, I'm thinking of going to bed right now..

“Ego. Let's sleep quickly.”

Lloyd took off his boots and immediately lay down on the bed..

I need to close my eyes for a moment now.

Because I have to wake up at midnight.

I have to ride Komingi and take Hamangi to the western mountains to fetch water..

If you close your eyes right now, you can sleep for three or four hours..

As I closed my eyes and thought about that, the events of the past few days suddenly came to mind..

The residents here looked at this place with suspicion and cold eyes..

He must be the sultan's henchman..

He must be a mean stooge.

Eyes that glared in resentment.

An iron plate was laid in front of that snow..

Water was fetched from the western mountains every day..

I gave this to people who resented me and gave it all the condescension..

‘Let's do the same tomorrow. Gather people together in the morning and distribute water to them. It's been a few days since we distributed water. It's been about 15 days. It's time for the way you look at me to change. It's time for the bite to come. Is that bite coming today?.’

I can not know.

This is just a fishing rod..

Biting the hook depends on the fish's mind..

So I just wait.

Spreading as much delicious bait as possible.

Looking at the quiet surface of the water.

Anticipating the movement below.

Just waiting for the waves of change to waver.

So I…….

‘…….’

My eyes are blurry.

I feel hazy.

My whole body feels like it's floating.

Or it seems like I'm sinking into bed.

I felt drowsy.

Consciousness flowed into dreamland.

The whole body relaxes.

My breathing becomes easier.

My throat gets tight.

wow!

“……!”

A hand suddenly grabs the nape of my neck and pushes me down..

Lloyd's eyes widened..

I stretched out my hand reflexively..

No, I tried to stretch it but failed..

Someone grabbed my arm. I pressed down with my whole body. Both arms. to the legs.

“……That town! Ugh! town!”

Lloyd struggled with his neck and limbs pressed down..

There were several opponents.

tried to identify them.

dark room with lights off.

In the darkness, I could glimpse the silhouettes of the attackers..

‘ten people?’

No, there are more than that..

There are five people who are pushing themselves down.

There were more than five or six additional people standing around him..

He immediately activated the Asurahan Mind Act..

Kiiiiing-!

“Wow?”

“strength…….”

“Don't miss it!”

Absorbed the mana of those who were pressing down on his entire body..

You must have felt a sudden sense of dizziness and weakness..

I could hear the men's voices being embarrassed by that feeling..

But that was then.

Sigh!

My head is hot.

My eyes flash.

Could it be that he got hit with a stick?.

I felt like the world was spinning.

At the same time, the activation of the dark mind law was released..

I could hear the men's busy voices..

“……Huh, huh. What is this.”

“Don't be stupid and tie it up quickly. hurry.”

Rustling, rustling, crackling, the sound of something being taken out. sound of tying.

My wrists and ankles were tight..

It felt cramped because I was tied up..

Is the blood not flowing well? In an instant, my hands and feet became numb..

I also had a gag in my mouth..

“Cover this too. I don't know when I'll come to my senses.”

My vision became dark as if a sack had been placed on my head..

“Come on, come on. Before the silver-haired escort came back.”

Javiel.

where are you.

Lloyd lifted his head with difficulty..

But I couldn't see anything with my vision covered by the sack..

Belatedly, I tried to use the foolish method again, but since my hands and feet were already tied, it was only a meaningless resistance..

But Lloyd wasn't fazed..

Driven by urgency, the fast charging option was not activated..

Instead, I just struggled a few times with all my might..

The struggle was immediately stopped when the bound wrists and ankles were chafed by the rope..

“Do you understand their situation??”

nod.

The question that fell this way.

Lloyd nodded to that question..

The other person's satisfied answer came back..

“Even if we try to resist now, we will only lose strength to each other. It's good that you're quick-witted. Do you like it.”

“…….”

“Okay, let's move it..”

Someone big carried this on their shoulders..

Lloyd didn't resist..

This is the moment when resistance is meaningless.

I just carried it like a bag of rice on someone's shoulder and focused my senses on the surrounding sounds and air flow..

‘Are you going to the outskirts of the city?.’

footsteps.

street dog barking noise.

Direction and smell of the blowing wind.

How much did it move like that?.

placed on a hard floor.

“kneel down.”

I followed the voice of command..

Finally, the stuffy sack came off..

“…….”

My forehead, where I was hit earlier, is throbbing..

I frowned and looked up..

dark indoors.

I could vaguely see the silhouettes of about twenty people surrounding me..

‘Is it like a waste material warehouse?.’

The smell of old, rotten wood.

There was a musty smell of old dust..

The few windows were sparsely boarded up..

Cobwebs could also be seen draped throughout the high ceiling with its beams clearly visible..

The atmosphere was just about right..

‘Whoa. It feels exactly like a kidnapping scene..’

Lloyd sighed inwardly..

I think this is a scene often seen in gangster or noir movies..

He grinned..

As soon as the gag was removed, I asked the men:.

“Who are you??”

But everyone just stares at us in silence..

Only heavy silence has closed in like a siege net..

The answer didn't come until a long time later.

“Perhaps you still lack awareness of your situation? You seem to be misunderstanding something, but we are the ones asking the question. That's just the answer.”

Among the crowd surrounding us, a man stepped forward..

Tall height and broad shoulders.

It was a blond man with a sturdy build..

A man came towards me.

I got down on one knee and was at eye level with this person..

He smoothed his rough beard and his cool eyes shone..

“What's your reason for doing good to our city??”

The man’s question continued..

“Every day, they brought water from the stomach of a strange monster and distributed it to people. And I went around bragging about it all day. So strange. Of course, it's something I'm thankful for, but just looking at their behavior, it looks like they're hoping for something. That's why.”

The man's eyes became even colder. It became sharper.

“what do you want. What on earth are you trying to accomplish by giving such obvious good deeds as if you were being generous??”

A man's eyes looking this way.

It felt like a detective interrogating a criminal..

Or, the eyes were as strict as the eyes of a person questioning a person's crime in a court of law..

No, it was bloody.

The atmosphere of those lined up around was the same..

If you don't get the answer you want.

Or if you resist, stubbornly, and keep your mouth shut..

He was giving off a violent atmosphere, ready to do anything without hesitation..

That's why.

Lloyd's mouth opened quickly..

“Oh, that's a really good question..”

As if I had been waiting.

As if I was desperately hoping for a chance to answer like this..

Chook chook, I put saliva on my tongue..

Without even turning on the blinker.

I put in a powerful full accelerator..

“It was really frustrating because just as I was about to fall asleep, he suddenly pounced on me and brought me here. This is because they block my mouth. First of all, I'm really glad you asked this question. It looks like you have a lot of questions about me, so I guess I can't help but introduce myself first. Nice to meet you. As for me, my name is Lloyd Frontera, the eldest son of Count Arcos Frontera, Count of Frontera, Magentano Kingdom..”

“Hey, nice to meet you.…….”

“First of all, looking at the questions you asked me, I could sense that they were suspicious of my good deeds and curious about my intentions. I can't help but admit that my actions were unusual, given the excellent examples of people who don't necessarily want to reveal to others that they are good deeds. So I really wanted to give an explanation and explanation, and it went really well..”

“Of course…….”

“First of all, I am not the sultan's henchman or stooge. Of course, if I tell you this, you will hardly believe me. So, if I were to explain it step by step, I would have to start by revealing the history of the County of Frontera and the circumstances of my family. So, it was two years and a few months ago. When the County of Frontera was still a baronial territory, his family took on a large private loan. It felt like the sky was falling and the earth was disappearing. It was overwhelming and dark before my eyes. But I couldn't give up. Just as everyone goes through difficult and unfortunate events in their lives, I thought of such storms as another test of life, and I began to see little by little the strength and hope to live in the future. So, I made a new proposal to the bar owner in Yeongji’s central village..”

“Hey, wait a minute.…….”

“So, I used Ondol… … blah blah… … With the determination to do better, we continue to build paved roads... … Chatter chatter… … Feeling the expectations and enthusiasm that my family and residents have for me, I entered the mine... … Nabulnabul… … In order to shake off the burden and move forward amidst the overwhelming attention, we decided to go to Cremo... … Little by little... … However, with the determination that the king could not back down from the crisis he was facing, he launched a triple blast... … Blah blah…….”

Lloyd's Too Much talk poured out endlessly..

Perplexity appeared in real time on the faces of the men surrounding him..

This was different from what I expected.

He was suspected of being the Sultan's henchman..

It was a guy who was subdued and dragged away by force..

So I tried to interrogate him, asking what his purpose was for coming to this city and what he was planning..

From now on, he will be stubborn..

I will resist and choose silence.

Then I won't hesitate to even harshly lynch you..

These were men who had such a harsh mind..

Never, ever in my dreams did I ever dream that I would be listening to an endless medley of one person's unvarnished panorama of life's journey until my eardrums were worn out and my cochlea was blistered..

The blond man couldn't stand it anymore and hurriedly shouted..

“That, stop!”

“……yes?”

“Are you trying to fool us?!”

“no. Since you asked about my intentions and had doubts, I was trying to explain them as honestly and detailed as possible to resolve them..”

“but…….”

“Anyway, I'm not finished explaining it yet. You asked a question. So, you should listen to the answer. Now is the exciting part where Captain Frontera appears and destroys the locust swarm..”

“…….”

“So, it was from the moment I held the pot lid in my hand. A sense of crisis and a sense of duty that I had not even realized rose from deep within my heart. So it was. I am…….”

stop.

Please stop, you crazy bastard..

The blonde man would rather beg..

The other men around also had equally miserable(?) expressions..

The men's eyes became blank as they listened to Lloyd's endless and overly honest explanation. She listened to the story, responding by nodding her head soullessly.

Meanwhile, Lloyd secretly glanced to one side..

A strangely blocked window in the corner of a warehouse.

I exchanged glances with Haviel, who had been waiting beyond the gap..

Lloyd smiled inwardly..

‘fishing, done.’

As expected, the rebels took the bait..

So now is the time to find and get the tunnel they were using as a hideout..