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History of the Greatest Territory Design - Episode 263

263fury. Mermaids enjoy steaming (2)

Korean Sauna.

A place that most Koreans like..

A magical space where you can take a bite of a chewy steamed egg, squeak, and wash away all your worries and fatigue with a sip of sikhye on ice..

Lloyd had also been to a sauna in Korea..

just once.

‘It was a time when filming was going on like crazy on set..’

There was a time when work uniforms were particularly popular..

He said he went in and out of the site every day without any time to rest..

It was really nice that the daily wages were spread out and piled up..

Instead, did my physical condition get worse day by day?.

‘There was no time to relieve fatigue. Even after finishing field work and going to the gosiwon, I couldn’t rest. Because I had to study.’

I was currently taking a leave of absence due to tuition fees for the next semester..

So, I was relieved from the pressure of the assignment..

But I couldn't rest in peace..

I had a goal.

Graduated and obtained driver's license.

So get a decent job.

Escape from the tedious hardships of life that strangle you every day..

Finally, I can start a normal family and live a normal life without big worries or upheavals..

That was the biggest life goal I had while I was in Korea..

A goal that is too ordinary and simple for others.

But for me, it was an extremely desperate and desperate goal..

I didn't have a single day off for that..

He said he had nosebleeds seven times a week..

Meanwhile, the nutritional status was not very good..

For most of my meals, I relied on the free rice, ramen, and kimchi provided by the gosiwon..

Of course, my complexion tended to turn yellow every day..

Was that why?.

The day when my back became limp from the fatigue that was weighing down my shoulders..

The day I left the site with such a heavy body and was about to return to the gosiwon..

He said an older brother he was working with at the time called him..

‘Suho, if I don’t have work to do after work, I’ll go to the sauna.?’

……I said so.

Of course I shook my head..

tried to refuse.

It had to be that way..

A sauna with no money?.

It was a luxury he could not even dream of..

It would be much better to buy a few cans of ramen or tuna with the money you would spend going to a place like that..

I thought that and smiled awkwardly..

I'm so embarrassed that I can't say I have no money..

I'm busy today.

Brother, go alone..

I said I rejected it so roundly..

But did he suddenly respond like this?.

‘Man, if you live like that, you'll get sick when you get old? My brother will pay. Let's go, nigga.’

free.

……nice.

The first jjimjilbang I followed in my life was truly shocking..

Red Clay Jjimjilbang.

Diamond Seawater Jjimjilbang.

In addition, there was a jjimjilbang with all kinds of concepts such as steaming, stir-frying, blanching, and brunch..

It was a place beyond imagination..

Moreover, the boiled eggs I tasted there were so delicious and savory..

I wondered if this was the egg I knew..

Also, how was the sikhye mixed with ice that you inhaled along with the egg?.

The moment I took my first sip, tears came to my eyes without even realizing it..

Every day, he quenched his thirst with only lukewarm water from the gosiwon's purified water purifier that he didn't even know when it was cleaned. There was no other sweet nectar for him..

‘It was really good.’

That's what I promised myself as I came out of the sauna with my brother..

If you get a job later and make money.

When you finally live like a human being.

At that time, I had to come to the sauna at least once a week..

Even though I was grumpy inside, I had a solemn resolution..

But in the end, I couldn't keep that promise..

‘Getting a job or something. Because I came here before I even tried it..’

Lloyd remembered his memories through a bitter smile growing at the corner of his mouth..

And looked to the side.

There were new relationships made here..

Javiel slightly raises one eyebrow like a beautiful painting..

Rotorua is tilting its head in this direction.

Both were looking at us with puzzled eyes..

Lloyd's bitter smile deepened..

‘Ah, this must be the first time you both heard of a sauna..’

When I thought about it, it was like that..

Lloyd cleared his throat..

“Hmm, this must be Rotorua’s first time hearing about a sauna.?”

“exactly. that is… … What makes you so sure that if you make it here, it will be a big hit? Moreover, is there any connection between building it here and excavating the gem site?.”

“yes. The short answer to both questions is yes..”

“What on earth is a sauna??”

“Support your body with hot water, steam, or air..”

“They say it's earthquake?”

“Oh, of course, I'm not doing it like frying a fish..”

Lloyd chuckled..

His explanation continued..

“It warms your body with just the right amount of heat that won't burn your skin. So that the muscles relax and the tension goes away..”

“Well, I know that kind of treatment. It's not like we mermaids don't use steaming too..”

“Is that so?”

“Really. Although it is illegal.”

“It's illegal?”

Lloyd asked.

Rotorua answered..

“It's literally outside. It looks like they saw the hydrothermal vents there and thought of a sauna, but in fact, we mermaids also enjoy secretly enjoying saunas in those hydrothermal vents..”

“Do you mean secretly??”

“exactly. Because it's dangerous..”

“It's dangerous…….”

“The water there is too hot. If you keep the right distance and position yourself well, the temperature will be right for steaming, but it's not easy..”

“Well, I guess so..”

“yes. But the bigger problem is that the water there is not clear..”

“Are you talking about toxic ingredients??”

“It's a toxic ingredient. Probably so. If you drink the water from that place by mistake, you will lose your mind. You become unable to breathe and even lose consciousness in an instant. Then it would be very dangerous.”

“Umm… … It would definitely be dangerous to lose consciousness and float around in a place with extremely hot water gushing out right next to it..”

“exactly. It's easy to get seriously burned. If you are unlucky, you may die. So, here, steaming in the thermal water hole is prohibited..”

Before I knew it, Rotorua's eyes were filled with suspicion..

he asked.

“But they said they were going to build a facility for steaming here. The Queen won't allow it. No, even if they did, it wouldn't be easy to overcome the fear and resistance to mermaids' bathing. I've thought about that.?”

“yes.”

Lloyd nodded..

The answer is so simple.

“That's a good point. Adequate heat control. And to prevent toxic ingredients from entering the sauna facility. That will be the core of this sauna construction..”

“So there is a way to manage it.?”

“Of course.”

Lloyd answered confidently..

Seriously, of course.

‘of course. This is not something I do as a joke. I'm afraid they'll push for this with all their might..’

there are no second chances.

We need to find a shelter while reducing waste of time and effort as much as possible..

The jewel must be restored based on the blueprint found at the site..

After that, we need to figure out how to prevent the restoration of fate..

How much time and effort will it take to implement that method?.

With that in mind, not a single step or process could be wasted..

That's why.

‘Do you think that if you build a sauna, mermaids will vaguely like it and respond well? If you're going forward with such naive thoughts, it's better to get rid of it..’

He had already planned everything to a much more detailed level..

Safety measures in saunas.

What makes mermaids attractive to saunas?.

How can we make mermaids addicted to saunas?.

How will you use that addiction to net?.

In the end, what kind of labor contract will be given to the mermaids flopping around in the net?.

Lloyd literally had a plan..

“So, please give me some guidance first..”

“Guidance, where are you talking about??”

“Are there underwater caves or similar places nearby??”

“There is.”

“How far is it??”

“Well, it's probably about five Giga Titans away..”

“Five Giga Titans... … It's probably a little over 400 meters..”

“That's probably true in terms of human distance. Please guide me there.?”

“yes.”

“…….”

Rotorua looked at Lloyd with a strange look..

and thought.

These land humans are a bit unusual..

No, it's more strange than unusual..

At first, I wandered around the mermaid city hoping to find the Jewel of Truth..

So, I was happy to contact you..

Next time, I thought he might be suspicious of this side..

After clearing my doubts, I'm going to make a sauna or something here..

You're acting as if you do that and everything will be solved..

furthermore…….

‘A silver-haired human next to this land human. That person’s attitude is also amazing.’

Rotorua's eyes turned to Javiel..

A silver-haired man who probably appears to be a subordinate of Lloyd, the land man..

There was no stopping Lloyd's actions..

Didn't ask any questions.

I just remained calm despite the ridiculous talk of building a sauna..

As if he really believed that everything would work out if he followed Lloyd's plan..

‘hmm.’

Rotorua swallowed secretly..

I felt uncomfortable..

Could it be that those two land humans are trying to deceive and take advantage of him?.

I heard a rumor that the humans on land are a very cruel people..

I've heard that if it's just gold or money, your eyes become bright and you don't hesitate to do evil things..

‘but…….’

he shook his head.

Still, this is the first time in my life that I have seen someone who wants to find a treasure..

Moreover, on the other hand, he was also a little tired of exploring the gem..

‘Because I was at a loss.’

I've been hanging on to it for over 20 years..

However, no results have been achieved yet..

That fact sometimes gave me a feeling of suffocating anxiety..

Maybe I'll just dig up the bottom of the sea without any results and die of old age?.

Just like many of his ancestors did..

Just like his grandfather and father did.

Could it be that he himself died suddenly, leaving behind only the last words to his son, ‘Be sure to find the treasure’?.

‘I don't like that.’

I was afraid.

I hated that kind of futility in life..

But if I just live like this?

It seemed like it would end up like that in the end..

But today, I found myself meeting an unexpected helper..

‘Maybe I'll never get a chance like this again.’

The first time I met a gem explorer other than myself..

Rotorua decided to place its hopes on that fact..

After making up his mind, he nodded towards Lloyd..

“Good. It's an undersea cave. I will guide you. Follow me.”

So Rotorua took the lead..

Arriving at the underwater cave was quick..

“oh.”

Lee Chae came to mind as Lloyd looked at the entrance to the cave..

‘This is good?’

It's more than expected.

First of all, the entrance was large..

The width of the entrance alone was approximately 7 meters, and the height was a whopping 10 meters..

‘What about inside?.’

He entered the cave using Javiel's aura as a beacon..

The inside was even better than expected..

‘Haha. This honestly looks like karaoke?’

The total length of the cave is about 250 meters..

The central main passageway stretched almost in a straight line from the entrance to the exit on the other side..

Along the main passage, large and small rooms were arranged three-dimensionally, up, down, left and right..

It's about as small as a studio apartment in a college town..

The largest room looked about the size of a school auditorium..

‘Amazing, Great. good. Just right.’

Lloyd's heart was pounding as he looked around the inside of the cave..

The approximate structure of the sauna you had in mind.

It was an ideal spatial arrangement to apply that structure..

‘At this level, the major construction work has already been completed. substructure? There's almost no need. This is just cutting out some of the rough places. According to the saunas that can be divided into various concepts, the boundaries of the areas are clearly divided. Then place the hot water supply pipe. I can finish it off by doing some interior work on various convenience facilities.?’

Then, it seemed like the construction could be completed quickly without much effort..

It was from that day.

Lloyd immediately began preparations for construction..

First, I went in and out of the cave frequently for about four days and surveyed the entire internal structure..

At the same time, I was busy with design work..

area to repair.

Where to strengthen.

Places to block and points to open.

The path through which the hydrothermal pipe enters and exits..

All the elements were thought through, planned, and designed..

Meanwhile, on the other hand, I was having fun with Haviel..

“Hey, Habiel.”

“What are you trying to do again?.”

“under. Now I know everything just by calling your name.?”

“You've been pampering me so much..”

A wry smile appeared at the corner of Javiel's mouth..

“At this point, I can't even tell if my job is to be Lloyd's escort or if I'm just a useful piece of construction equipment..”

“okay? I still can't tell the difference?”

“no way…….”

“you are a knight Be proud. Do you really think I would treat you like construction equipment??”

“……Are you serious about that?.”

“of course. You are the knight. This is Sir Habiel Asrahan, a truly honorable knight.?”

“Hmm.”

“why. what. why. Even if I say nice things, do you still open your eyes like that??”

“I was wondering if you were up to something else..”

“What a ploy. There is no such thing?”

“Are you sure?.”

“Of course that too. Why are you doing this, Lord Asrahan? It's awkward to be treated properly as a knight, no way?”

“That's not it.”

“No?”

“yes.”

“Then let's go and do some work..”

“…….”

“Do you remember that water drill from earlier? If you go there, you will find a long clam like bamboo..”

“…….”

“That is a deep-sea tube clam. Collect some of those shells. As much as possible, only thicker than the circumference of your thighs. Carefully remove any cracks or broken items..”

“…….”

“Maybe you don't want to do it, Sir Asrahan??”

“…….”

Tsk.

In the end, they said they would treat it like construction equipment with such sweet words..

‘Phew. On a subject that is not even the real Lloyd.’

Should I just punch that chestnut-like back of the head?.

Javiel quenched his sore appetite and headed to the thermal water hole..

Somehow, with a burning resentment(?), I accelerated my collection of deep-sea tube clam shells..

In the meantime, Lloyd also worked on designing an underwater cave sauna..

In this design, the design method of water supply pipes and water pipes was applied..

Determination of pipe thickness, pipe setting, water supply pipe branching method, exposure area calculation, and burial method..

He tried to apply all his knowledge to ensure that there were no problems with construction even in a deep-sea underwater environment, which was not a normal construction project..

Lloyd's eyes appeared brightly as he stared at the blueprint..

Javiel's movements of collecting deep-sea clam shells became more familiar day by day..

Just like that, five more days have passed..

and finally.

‘good.’

Lloyd looked at the completed design drawing with satisfaction..

Now, the moment was approaching to bring the mermaids here to the labor contract negotiation table through the unprecedented underwater sauna..