The best territory designer of all time - Episode 2
2fury. Model house, Open (1)
The inside of the bar was a mess, like a war zone..
Broken tables and chairs were lying around..
Pieces of broken dishes spread all over the floor were optional..
‘That's right. I hit it right.’
A tsk tsk sound suddenly came out..
It was even more so when I saw the owner cleaning up the mess of the bar..
“Oh, are you here??”
A bald man cleaning up a messy room with a bitter expression..
As soon as I saw this, my complexion became pale..
For a moment, anger flashed across his face..
But the anger quickly disappeared..
Instead, what took its place was an awkward smile that was painstakingly faked..
It was the smile of a weak person who had no choice but to make a living by doing business in this estate..
‘When I think about what happened last night, my blood starts to boil..’
I can't even tell that.
Seeing that sight made Lloyd lose his appetite..
It was because memories of the past suddenly came to mind..
‘Even when I worked part-time at a bar, there were actually a lot of customers..’
While trying to make a living, I worked various part-time jobs..
Among them was a part-time job at a pub..
Since it was a bar, there were all kinds of customers..
Of course, there was some truth to it..
No, there were quite a few..
When drunk, it is normal to speak informally and swear at a part-time worker..
There were even people who tipped over tables or broke alcohol bottles..
Alcohol is expensive.
I don't like the snacks.
The part-timer didn't say hello politely..
There were also cases where people shook broken liquor bottles and shouted for the boss to come out..
‘Phew.’
Thinking back to that time, I couldn't help but sigh..
At that time, I was in the position of a part-time worker..
I couldn't say anything to a guest with a low rating..
How much did you relieve your boiling inside when such a son-in-law visited?.
‘Let's stop thinking about it.’
It's a bitter memory.
Thanks to this, Lloyd was able to fully understand how the bar owner felt..
Even though I did not create this messed up scene,.
Even though this body's previous owner did it.
He apologized profusely to the bar owner..
“I'm here to apologize for what happened last night..”
“……yes?”
“It's my fault. I should have just drank quietly, but I ended up in a serious accident. I won't gloss over it as a mistake. It's clearly my fault.”
I put some sincerity into it..
But was the sincerity conveyed a little incorrectly?.
“Hey, hey, master? why are you like this?”
“…….”
The bar owner's complexion went beyond pale and turned completely black..
It is the face of a person who has faced the Grim Reaper..
“Master, aren’t you still upset about what happened last night? So please tell me what I did wrong.”
“No, I…….”
“Why do you treat me so respectfully? That makes it even scarier.”
“…….”
It seems that this body has become very unpleasant to the residents of the territory..
Lloyd swallowed his appetite..
“So is it better to speak casually like this??”
“Of course, it’s all natural..”
“Then you will accept my apology.?”
“…….”
“I'm thinking of reimbursing for the furniture I damaged last night.?”
“Are you sure??”
Has this man been deceived his whole life?.
Lloyd clicked his tongue..
“Of course it is. How about an ondol room as if you were reimbursing yourself??”
“yes?”
“A room where the floor gets hot. I don't know?”
“I know that you place a heated stone and sprinkle water on it..”
“It's a wet sauna that creates steam. It's heating up the floor itself. On-dol. Don't you know?.”
“…….”
As expected, I don't know.
The bar owner also became dumb like Javiel before..
Then there is a chance that the plan will work..
Lloyd smeared saliva on his lips..
“Too bad. You don’t know about Ondol. That would be great for your mom..”
“yes?”
“I heard it through rumors. Mom, I heard you’re not feeling well these days..”
“Oh, yes, that's right..”
“That's why I recommend it, Ondol..”
“…….”
“It's making the floor hot. There's no need for a bed or anything. Just lie down on the hot floor and support yourself all day. It can't even be compared to a sauna.?”
“…….”
It comes over. It's slowly coming over.
I saw the owner's eyes shaking..
The shaking reached its peak in Lloyd's next comment:.
“When it's cold in winter, when you feel a chill in your body. They say it’s perfect for seniors with sore joints.?”
“What about older people like your mother??”
“of course.”
Elderly people prefer to be served warmly..
“But you're giving me that? Mr. Master?”
“uh. To be exact, I will make it for you..”
“You mean by making it??”
“uh.”
“…….”
“I can't believe it?”
“Of course…….”
“Of course you won't believe it. I wonder if this person is using his tongue in an absurd way to pull off some kind of fraud. I wonder if they can make something like an ondol or something. I don't even know if Ondol really exists. But as I listen to it, I think of my mom. Her ears perk up. I was just drawn to it. Right?”
“…….”
“Then let’s write a contract with me..”
“You mean the contract??”
“uh. Construction order contract.”
“what…….”
“Bring me a pen and some paper..”
The owner looked confused as to what was going on..
Still, I obeyed his words and brought a pen and paper..
Lloyd skillfully wrote down the impromptu contract form on a piece of paper..
‘It's food anyway, so I just have to make it..’
The orderer is the bar owner..
The contractor is here.
The construction site is an empty lot behind the bar..
“Let’s do this for the total price including the contract amount. To pay for all the items I damaged last night. how?”
“Are you saying that instead of compensating for damaged items, they will make you an ondol or something??”
“okay.”
Lloyd nodded..
In fact, the author is mired in debt..
I was in a situation where I didn't even have enough money to reimburse the bar owner..
However, if this construction is properly ordered and completed,?
‘It is a great way to offset the negative amount that will be incurred through compensation..’
It's not just about making up for the shortcomings..
If you do it well, you will accumulate huge pluses..
It is the starting point for rolling the so-called snowball of enormous profits..
That was the big picture Lloyd expected..
‘Because this is what I can do best.’
He was a civil engineering student..
I studied hard.
Of course, I didn't have any grand dreams..
Like everyone else, I chose a school and department based on my CSAT score..
I just tried to get the grades I needed to get a stable job..
But maybe, I thought I could put that knowledge to good use here..
‘Since ancient times, the land business makes the most money, especially the construction business..’
Apartments, buildings, bridges, roads, dams, breakwaters, canals, ports.
Building anything makes money..
Among them, construction companies in particular are sitting on a cushion of money..
This is especially true the larger the scale of the project awarded..
Lloyd was looking at that possibility..
“Okay, so let’s make a contract. how?”
“Then you really?”
“They say they will make it for you. no?”
“Well, that's not it.”
The owner, who hesitated, eventually signed the ‘Ondol room ordering contract’..
Kim Soo-ho, a civil engineering student from South Korea.
Lloyd, the eldest son of Baron Frontera.
It was the first contract he won in an unfamiliar world..
Even though it may be small at first, step by step.
And so the long-awaited first construction began..
♣
“He is a simple and earnest man..”
It's only been about a minute since I left the bar..
Javiel's voice, which had been silent, was suddenly heard..
“What are you talking about?”
When I turned around, Javiel’s face was as expressionless as before..
No, is it because of my mood that it feels like a colder wind is blowing?.
“People who are cornered become desperate. This narrows your perspective on the situation and blurs your judgment. Such people become easy prey for those with shady intentions..”
“prey?”
“That's right.”
“Oh, so the bar owner is a pitiful prey and I am the sneaky bastard who preys on him.?”
“Whether it's insidious or not will depend on Lloyd's actions from now on..”
“hey.”
For some reason, I felt like the atmosphere was colder than usual..
Lloyd finally realized what Javiel was thinking..
“Could it be that you think I'm betraying the bar owner??”
“That's not it.”
“then?”
“I think they are taking advantage of the situation of the weak who are cornered..”
……That's it..
Lloyd sighed..
For some reason, after coming into this body, everything I did seemed to be misunderstood..
“So let's summarize. You think I wouldn't make a bar owner an ondol room.?”
“That's right.”
“why?”
“Lloyd is someone who has never had dirt on his hands in his life..”
“how do you know that?”
“I heard it here and there.”
“So you haven't seen it in person. Right?”
“Yes, but.”
“It’s as irrational as it seems, Javiel..”
“yes?”
Javiel's picturesque eyebrows slightly frowned for the first time..
Lloyd said while looking at Javiel, who was about 5 centimeters taller than him..
“It's a little disappointing. Javiel. Are you judging others based only on rumors??”
“that…….”
“It's prejudice..”
“…….”
“It's still like that. Did you see me sign a contract with the bar owner? What do you think I will do with that contract??”
“of course…….”
“Did you think we would just throw the contract in a corner and have fun with it??”
“That's not it.”
No, it's not like that. It's just right.
I felt it before, but Haviel is not good at lying..
He has a habit of avoiding the other person's eyes every time he lies..
It was like that just now..
“You probably thought I was deceiving the bar owner using the contract as an excuse. Someday, I will make an ondol room for you. They're going to delay indefinitely the compensation for the furniture damaged by lies like that..”
“I just…….”
“That is prejudice. I am quick to judge others based solely on my thoughts. Conflict arises. Racism is rampant. The family is shaken. Society is collapsing.”
I guess I didn't expect this kind of counterattack..
Javiel closed his mouth..
You probably think it's sophistry.
Lloyd didn't bother to change his mind..
Instead, he gestured towards Javiel..
“Anyway, I know what you're thinking, so I'll just get out of the way.?”
“yes?”
“Just two steps sideways. Yeah, that way. I'm just doing a rough measurement..”
it was true.
It was like that before Haviel opened his mouth..
Anyway, this backyard was the space to build an ondol room..
It was most important to see the site before designing and preparing materials..
‘Well, since we're going to build it compactly, I don't think there's a need for precise measurements. But the ground is slightly tilted. I need to raise the foundation a little bit..’
There was a tavern on one side of the site where the building was to be built..
On the other side was the house where the owner lived..
I thought it would be better to build an ondol room in the space in between..
‘Let’s take a look at the ground properties..’
Lloyd lowered himself..
I looked at the soil where the ondol room was to be built. I touched it. I was kneading it.
‘Ah, it reminds me of school..’
As I touched the soil, a lecture on soil mechanics naturally came to mind..
It was a subject that studied properties such as the volume of soil particles and gaps in soil..
Thanks to this, how much dirt did we actually have to scoop up?.
That wasn't all.
I rolled up the dirt I scooped up like eraser poop..
It didn't break until it broke again..
They even baked, steamed, and steamed it in the oven..
Of course, that experience was of great help to Lloyd today..
‘If you do this, the soil will be fine..’
It was just not okay.
Unlike the dark surface, only a few centimeters of digging revealed reddish soil..
It was red clay.
‘That's awesome.’
Lloyd stood up, shaking his hands..
Then I met Haviel's strange gaze looking in this direction..
“what. why.”
“…….”
“Is this your first time seeing someone touch dirt?.”
“At least, this is my first time seeing Lloyd do this..”
“Then adapt. We will see you often in the future.”
Haviel’s eyes change more strangely.
I ignored it and moved on..
left the scene.
I wandered around the estate..
It was just a walk that seemed like a leisurely walk..
However, Lloyd's eyes were examining the terrain throughout the territory..
Among them, we especially focused on the river that runs through the center of the territory..
The purpose was to select a location to collect red clay in large quantities..
“Okay, let's go home then..”
Even after coming to the mansion, Lloyd did not stop working..
It was a monumental first construction..
‘Since ancient times, you have to take the first step well for things to work out..’
If construction is done incorrectly, a bad reputation will spread..
Then it becomes more difficult to get the next customer..
It's doomed from the start.
In order to avoid that, it was important to produce results with the best quality that one could..
‘Because customer happiness is my money.’
I was used to staying up all night..
He was trained through part-time jobs and assignments..
From sunset to dawn, I drew drawings full of blank sheets of paper..
And as soon as the sun came up, I went to see the administrator of the mansion..
“How much wood is stored in the warehouse??”
“yes?”
It was too early in the morning.
The administrator, who couldn't even wash his face, let alone eat breakfast, tilted his head..
Do they think this person has been drunk since morning?.
“What do you plan to use the wood for??”
“Where should I use it? I'm planning to use it to build a building. Okay, here.”
“This?”
“Move the wood according to the quantity indicated here. To the backyard of the village pub. okay?”
If you want to work quickly,.
Just boldly like a bulldozer.
It was thanks to Lloyd’s attitude..
The administrator nodded absently..
Thanks to this, before lunch that day, the ordered lumber was piled up in the back yard of the tavern..
“Now that we have the materials, let’s get started..”
I took off my cumbersome outer clothing..
Wearing a light shirt and workman's gloves.
I couldn't feel at ease as I was carrying a shovel there too..
‘Because I got tired of this kind of hard work every vacation..’
It was like that even when I was in the military..
It was because I studied civil engineering..
Whenever there was a large or small task, the administrative supply officer was called..
Thanks to that, by the time I was discharged, I was treated as a company-certified work machine..
‘After all, men are shovels.’
It started with laying the groundwork..
I dug the ground next to the yard.
The scooped out soil was moved to the site to build an ondol room..
Each time, it was carefully and solidly grounded..
‘If you move a lot of soil at once and compact the foundation, it will be a mess later..’
This was a common mistake made when laying the groundwork..
The soil is well compacted at the top..
The bottom is not compacted properly..
However, if you pile up a lot of soil at once and compact it,?
The visible upper surface appears hard, but the inside remains soft..
If you build a building on top of it?
A few years later, a disaster occurs where the building tilts..
Lloyd, who knew this well, scooped up the dirt, moved it, and compacted it repeatedly..
Then I suddenly glanced at Haviel..
He was just standing next to me from a while ago..
I guess he's just going to stick to his mission of escorting..
“hey.”
“Did you call me, Lloyd?.”
“Yes, I called you.”
“Do you have something to do?.”
“Yes, there is. Let’s shovel together too.”
“…….”
Javiel's answer disappeared..
“Do you hate it? That's it?”
“…….”
“If we shovel together, the work speed will be doubled..”
“…….”
“Ah, the bar owner’s mother must still be suffering from chills. If you sleep in a warm ondol room, you will be able to quickly get rid of that pain. But for the time being, that is not possible. why? Because the noble Lord Asrahan refuses to shovel..”
“…….”
“Ah, if you sleep in the ondol room, your stiff joints will soften and a smile will bloom on your face. But for the time being, that is not possible. why? Because the noble Lord Asrahan refuses to shovel..”
“…….”
“Ah, the last simple wish of someone who has only a short time left to live.…….”
“Shovel, please.”
In the end, Javiel couldn't bear it anymore and picked up a shovel..
An evil smile appeared on Lloyd's face..
Just like that, the baron's fool and the unknown knight.
The construction of the two men's ondol room is in full swing..
The news quickly spread to every corner of the estate..
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