History of the Greatest Territory Design - Episode 266
266fury. Mermaids enjoy steaming (5)
being addicted to something.
I'm so into it that I can't stop..
Getting out of there is a lot harder than you think..
I started smoking out of curiosity, but later I couldn't quit even though I wanted to, ruining my health and regretting it..
To try to quit smoking, I smoked it every day instead of cigarettes, but I quickly became addicted to smoking cessation herb, which is more expensive than cigarettes and is embarrassing..
Should I draw U Sang Hyang today?.
Won't it be a big hit tomorrow?.
Stocks and Bitcoin that make you shout “gazaa” even while eating.
There is also a game where if you let go of it for at least 3 days, you will see Summoner's Rift in your dreams..
All of these could be said to be true examples of how addiction affects people..
That truth was no exception here in the mermaid kingdom deep under the sea..
“Oh my, my whole body aches..”
An old mermaid kept complaining.
I tapped my back, my massive forearm muscles flexing..
Every time, a loud popping sound like a large drum rang out..
But there was no satisfied expression on the old mermaid's face..
It was because my back joints were so sore..
‘ha. When I was at my best, I did too many dolphin kicks, tsk tsk.!’
Regret washed in like a tide..
Those prosperous times when the skin was tight and the muscles were even tighter, so they could compete with blue whales in headbutts..
At that time, I thought my strength would last forever..
I only thought that my strong body would last for a thousand or ten thousand years..
But after a while, it wasn't like that..
thirty, forty, fifty.
After I passed my 60th birthday, my whole body couldn't help but feel so sore..
Because of the great strength of his youth.
The joints are overworked by the muscle strength..
As I got older, I started experiencing hellish joint pain..
“So the sauna was really good. No, old man.?”
“Hello, it's me. It's been a while since I went to Grandma's Jjimjilbang, and it was better because I didn't suffer from back pain..”
“Inspiration?”
“huh?”
“I'm tired of living?”
“……Wow! hmm!”
Sensing that his life was in danger, the mermaid grandfather quickly turned his head..
The wrinkles of worry deepened on the mermaid grandmother's face..
‘Ugh. Same goes for you and me. Is there a separate way to do the steaming?.’
So close.
At least I was happy when I was steaming in the sauna..
I was able to forget about the excruciating joint pain..
But now I can't enjoy it.
I was so sad about that fact..
‘This is all because of that shallow and despicable land human.!’
The person who created and operated a sauna.
Did you say Lloyd Frontera?.
The more I thought about it, the more I couldn't be so mean..
‘You can't keep running a sauna for free. Of course, there will be a usage fee. But why is the usage fee considered labor, tsk tsk?!’
I would understand if I received pearls or precious seashells instead..
I have to do the work that Lloyd tells me to do..
Only then can you enjoy the sauna..
That's why.
‘Ah! I won't do the steaming or anything like that.!’
……He shouted in anger.
He tore the seaweed roll that had the sauna membership terms and conditions written on it into pieces and returned to the sauna, swallowing his anger..
But now a few days have passed?
I regretted my decision at that time..
‘I thought it would be okay if I didn't do the steaming thing..’
I thought I could just forget it.
I'm going to regret it for a few days and then forget about it..
As if it never happened, I will be able to live well without sauna..
I was confident and confident..
But after a few days when the steaming disappeared, it wasn't like that at all..
Rather than forgetting, I kept thinking about it more and more..
Rather than disappearing, the regret only grew bigger..
In the end, I kept feeling like I couldn't live without sauna.!
‘This can't go on.’
The grandmother mermaid got up from her seat..
“Inspiration. I guess it won't work. Stay here for a moment Bosch.”
“Eh? Where are you going??”
“Korean Sauna.”
I didn't even know what I was going to do..
But I'm stuck in a corner of the house like this.
While tapping my aching joints.
As I stayed like that, I kept thinking that this wasn't right..
‘Well, that doesn't mean I'm going to use the tricks of that land human..’
Just thought I would check..
Are there any other mermaids who struggle with regret like you?.
Is there a mermaid swimming near the sauna, unable to hold back her regret?.
‘I'm just really taking a quick look..’
Of course the grandmother mermaid was sure.
Even if you go to the sauna, there will be no one there..
Could it be that there is a mermaid wandering around there?.
There will never be a mermaid as foolish as you in this kingdom..
That's all I thought…….
‘……What is this.’
The grandmother mermaid became dazed..
Near the sauna I visited just in case..
It wasn't quiet at all..
No, it was rather crowded.!
It was literally half water and half mermaid.!
even…….
“Oh my, Sister Wang? Now it's here?”
Other elderly mermaids who happened to be passing by nearby looked at me and were delighted..
He approached me with his fins fluttering and gave me a pat on the shoulder..
They were younger brothers of the same age who often hung out together..
“why are you here?”
“Why are you here? I came here to take a steam bath..”
“When did you come?.”
“Us? Since yesterday.”
“…….”
“sister?”
“These ungrateful and unloyal things..”
“Oh my, my sister got upset again. Come here, come here. I'll push your back. So don't pout your lips. Then the corners of her pretty mouth wrinkled. huh?”
The younger mermaids of the same age laughed and pushed the grandmother mermaid's back..
The grandmother mermaid grumbled but reluctantly went to the sauna..
There was already a faint smile on her lips..
I completed my membership registration at the speed of light at the entrance to the sauna..
A rewarding smile appeared on the face of Lloyd, who was guarding the counter, like a nest full of pollack roe..
‘Hehehe. everything goes according to plan.’
The operation was truly a success.
He gave a happy look..
There was a mountain of membership applications..
The inside of the sauna was also crowded and no joke..
It was full.
There was no place without mermaids.
In the red clay sauna.
Sea forest bathing saunas and tropical beach sand saunas.
Even extreme bungee jumping and sauna.
There were so many mermaids that there was a fierce battle for space..
It was almost the same scene as before the announcement of the end of the free opening commemoration event..
No, there was one small difference..
“Hey, Habiel.”
“yes.”
“Go to each sauna and check..”
“what kind of check is this.”
“luminous coral.”
Lloyd's eyes shone sharply..
“There are quite a few mermaids who entered 6 hours ago. By now, the glowing coral on your wrist should have almost faded. Go and check if you want to charge more or if you want to stop steaming today and leave..”
“All right. however-”
“however?”
“Now, Mr. Lloyd, are you planning to use me as a clerk?.”
“huh.”
“…….”
“Look at that. Again, again, again. Flounder's eyes open. huh? Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Can you see me writing an advertisement for a clerk here? Steaming is completely free during working hours. Under these conditions, mermaids will be lining up to work, right? Of course, we'll do some interviews and only select the most sincere mermaids, but we'll select them soon, so don't worry too much..”
“Phew, I get it..”
Javiel sighed and moved..
I went around the inside of the sauna..
Wherever he went, the mermaids cheered louder..
Each of the mermaids had shining bracelets on their wrists..
It was a bracelet containing a piece of deep-sea luminous coral..
A piece of coral with the amount of light adjusted to provide exactly 6 hours of light..
When the light went out, the mermaid had to make a choice..
Should the 6-hour steam bath be extended to fully complete the daily limit of 12 hours?.
Or should I stop taking today’s bath?.
When leaving the sauna, each person had to leave the time spent in the sauna in their member record..
It was to calculate the sauna fee, that is, the mandatory working hours..
“Thank you for using the undersea cave sauna today.!”
“yes. Well, then you have to do it within 48 hours as written in the terms and conditions??”
“It's okay. That's it.”
A mysterious mermaid returning after finishing her first bath.
Lloyd smiled kindly at her..
“The location where those who used the sauna today will work tomorrow will be announced on the bulletin board at the entrance to the sauna tomorrow morning. Please refer to the contents and participate in labor..”
“Is there anything else to prepare when you come??”
“All you need is a strong body.”
“durable… … Just the body?”
“yep. If you have any further questions?”
“……Oh, no, I understand..”
Lloyd smiled more kindly..
The mysterious mermaid felt an ominous premonition..
and the next day.
Excavation work on the Book site has begun..
♣
“Ah hmmm! Thank you all for coming together to help pay for the sauna use. As I said before, this is Lloyd Frontera, the owner of the sauna. However, today I will be in charge of the excavation site here..”
Because it’s an excavation site..
Among the 120 or so mermaids who had gathered at the scene early in the morning, someone raised their hand..
“hey? Excavation, what does that mean??”
“It's literally an excavation. Because from now on we're going to be digging at the bottom of the sea to find something..”
“Shoveling?”
“Yes, shovel.”
Lloyd nodded..
I picked up a shovelful of seashells that I had prepared in advance..
Rather than a typical shovel used on land, it resembled a snow shovel used to clear snow..
“This is the shovel you will be using today. With this, you can scoop up all the pearls from the seafloor in the area I designate..”
“It's a designated area.?”
“yes. It's right there.”
It was the moment Lloyd pointed to one side of the ocean floor..
Tsussssss!
Following his hand gestures, a blue, shining straight line began to be drawn on the sea floor..
A straight line ran, connected, and met.
It formed a huge square measuring 1 kilometer in length and width..
This was thanks to Lloyd activating the construction guideline option in real time in front of everyone..
The mermaids' eyes widened..
Was that land human a wizard?.
Everyone murmured and looked at each other..
Lloyd's voice penetrated everyone's ears..
“You can all see the line I drew on the floor. All you have to do is dig and remove the pearls on the floor inside the square area. Oh, and don't break the shovel while you're working. You must also check your work time record card. Do not forget it. If you don't check it, no matter how hard you work, you'll be wasting all your time..”
gulp.
The mermaids looked tense at Lloyd's last words..
Everyone made a firm resolution.
Be sure to check working hours on the record card.
Thus began the excavation work to find the treasure of truth..
“So, let's get started.!”
“Oooh!”
120The mermaids moved with clam shovels..
Mermaids, possessors of underwater monster physique.
Their digging into the seabed was truly transcendent..
The dolphin swam across the seafloor at a speed that cannot be imitated..
In that state, the shovel was pushed down..
It's a joke!
The clam shovel dug deep into the seafloor..
Like an ox plowing a field.
The seafloor was deeply scratched..
“Ohhhhh!”
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!
The first time the five mermaids scratched the seafloor, a huge furrow up to 50 centimeters deep and 3 meters wide was instantly dug..
Then the next five mermaids immediately followed..
“Oh oh oh!”
Ku-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!
The already dug furrow was dug once more..
The furrow suddenly became deeper..
Then the next five mermaids rushed into the furrow again..
Just like that, the pearl on the sea floor was dug up at an amazing speed..
Seeing that, Lloyd clenched his fist without realizing it..
‘It's crazy. It's crazy, this is.’
It was a shoveling speed beyond imagination..
I knew that mermaids had excellent strength and stamina..
When I actually got the job done, it was just about unleashing 120 bulldozers, or rather, bulldozers specifically for underwater use, and plowing the land..
Of course, Lloyd didn't just sit back and watch..
‘survey!’
[Start scanning.]
Tsutsutsutsutsu!
The seabed where mermaids dig.
I used the surveying skill towards that place..
The underground scanning option was also activated..
Thanks to this, areas up to 5 meters below the sea floor began to be visible..
‘good. I can see deeper than before.’
Thanks to the mermaids cleaning up the thick pearls on the sea floor..
The seafloor hidden beneath the pearl was seen more deeply..
Of course, that did not mean that the site of the prison could be found immediately..
“ruler! harder! If you sweat through labor today! Tomorrow you can sweat in the sauna!”
“Oooh!”
The mermaids gained even more strength thanks to Lloyd’s encouragement..
So we dug and dug again in the area designated by Lloyd..
As a result, fatigue accumulated in the muscles..
Naturally, this thought occurred to me..
‘Ah, I'm tired. Well then, should I stop by the sauna and warm up before I go home?.’
So, most of the mermaids who participated in the excavation work returned to the sauna after work..
Then Lloyd, who was in charge of the scene, greeted them this time as the owner of the sauna..
“Ouch. Welcome, sir.!”
“…….”
Something seems to be going wrong, but let's relax for now..
Mermaids relieve the fatigue of a day's work in a sauna..
and then?
I had to work again the next day to pay for the sauna..
If you work hard and sweat at the excavation site,?
My muscles started to feel tired and I thought about taking a sauna..
On my way home from work, I stopped by a sauna and warmed up..
I had to work again to pay for the treatment..
After working.
It reminded me of a steam bath..
I warmed up.
I worked again.
By then all the mermaids had realized.
‘What do we do? This vicious cycle... … I can't escape!’
If you use a steam bath, you have to work in return..
When I work, I feel tired and think about taking a sauna..
If I applied steam like that, I had to work again..
It was like that..
It was just a crazy vicious cycle..
It was a drug I couldn't quit.!
Just like that, while countless mermaids are caught and fluttering in the trawl net of labor and steaming..
The excavation site for the Jewel site under Lloyd's command went smoothly..
The number of mermaids caught up in the bondage of labor and steaming increased day by day..
The scope of excavation has expanded day by day..
The scope of Lloyd's survey explorations was also expanded..
Well, it’s already been 2 months.
‘……oh?’
Finally, Lloyd's survey detected something..
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