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History of the Greatest Territory Design - Episode 277

277fury. A more shameless request (1)

This is the royal capital of Magenta.

A structure created with the goal of not being picked by the dragon..

Therefore, it is a unique and massive building with an egg-shaped exterior half buried in the ground..

Lloyd was carefully examining the interior of the royal castle..

‘Let’s see… … survey.’

[Start scanning.]

Tsutsutsutsutsu!

Activated the surveying skill.

All kinds of information came in wherever his vision reached..

The structure, load, strength, connection method, etc. of the point you are currently looking at..

There was no invisible information.

Even the land price was shown..

This was because the first exclusive option of the surveying skill was also activated..

Ding dong.

[Skill-only option ①: Land price appraisal is activated.]

[Appraises the current unit price per land area of ​​the surveyed terrain. (error rate +/-5%)]

Honestly, I was a bit curious personally..

How much is the land price of Wangseong, the royal center of this kingdom?.

So while I was measuring the royal castle, I took a look out of curiosity..

The result was enough to make Lloyd's sphincter tremble with a sense of self-destruction deep in the pit of his chest..

‘Wow. I expected it... … Why is it so expensive?.’

Lloyd, who looked at the connoisseur's price, opened his mouth wide..

It was literally unimaginably expensive..

Gangnam downtown in Seoul?

That was no comparison..

To put it simply, if you sold just one piece of land left in the capital, you could buy the entire County of Frontera..

No, it seemed like I could have bought a thousand bowls of soup with just a few pennies(?) left over..

‘This is literally something that cannot be valued in money, it is a level..’

When I thought about it, it could have been so..

The Magentano royal family is currently enjoying its peak in the kingdom's history..

King Alicia, a sword master who holds strong royal power..

Local lords who are unwaveringly loyal to their king..

Bone Dragon was added there..

The enormous power of Bone Dragon was added to the domestic political and military situation, which had been stable and solid from the beginning..

‘Well, actually, the Bone Dragon is mine..’

but people don't know that.

Everyone thinks that Bone Dragon is loyal to the Magentano royal family..

In the meantime, all I knew was that the King had dispatched the Bone Dragon to the Frontera territory..

‘Anyway, thanks to this, the stock price of the Magentano royal family rose sharply. It came to occupy such an overwhelming position that even its traditional rival, the sultanate to the east, recognized it..’

Literally becoming the most powerful country in the world.

So it was natural that land prices in this place, the center of the kingdom, soared..

‘Ah, write it. i envy you.’

My stomach suddenly started to hurt..

But Lloyd soon shook his head..

Because now is not the time to get distracted by things like land prices..

We need to find Tauranga quickly and build the Jewel of Truth..

Because we have to prevent the restoration of fate..

‘There's not much time left.’

Suddenly, it occurred to me.

A glimpse into the future through ending spoilers.

There are now less than three years left until the Count's accident from falling from his horse..

If I were to calculate it accurately, there would only be 2 years and 7 or 8 months left..

It was a time that could have been long..

It was longer than the mandatory service period for the Republic of Korea Army, which most people go through..

But to Lloyd it didn't feel long at all..

‘Will it be possible to find all the key materials for the jewel within that time? In addition, we need to build a gem, and find a way to prevent the phenomenon of restoration of fate through the gem. Also, additional time will be needed to implement that method. Time is really tight.’

When I thought about the things I had to do in the future, I felt like I was lacking..

‘So there is no time to hesitate here either..’

Lloyd promised..

We must be diligent in saving time.

Waste of time and trial and error in all processes must be reduced as much as possible..

Now, that was the reason he was doing the surveying..

“Are you sure that the core material called Tauranga is somewhere in the capital??”

“of course.”

Javiel, who was walking silently next to me, asked:.

Lloyd looked back at the guy and smiled..

“So I have to find it.”

“If you find it, will you pick it?.”

“uh. I'm just going to pick that one. neatly.”

Lloyd shrugged..

“In fact, when I spoke to His Majesty the King, I was reluctant to select the entire castle, but that is not realistic. Because it is a very wasteful method..”

“If you say it's a waste?”

“Things are getting too big. Think about it. What if you pull this large king star like radishes out of the field? Is this okay??”

“I don't think that's the case..”

“yes? It would be absolutely impossible to remove the entire structure with this enormous load without any distortion using ordinary force. Even if Bone Dragon and Bibeong use their strength side by side? There will be no choice. What if Dragon King Berkis himself came forward?.”

it was true.

By mobilizing Bibungi and Bone Dragon,?

It was obvious that great damage would be done to the castle..

In order to pull it out to prevent such damage, it would have to be pulled out cleanly with overwhelming force, all at once, in an instant, and then quickly placed back in place..

But is that possible??

As far as he knew, there was only one dragon king, Berkis..

‘Because that sleepyhead Yonggari actually did something like that twice. I also saw the two castles pulled out like that standing up like decorations in the Demon Dragon Cave. Those castles were barely damaged..’

But we can't bring Dragon King Berkis here..

He was the strongest sleeper he had ever seen..

But if you try to make such a nerd move carelessly,?

If he were not careful, he might end up being hit by a firestorm of anger..

“Anyway, if you pick the royal castle so carelessly and it gets damaged, you have to fix it again. There are a lot of things that need to be done right now, but at what time will it be possible to do something like repair work? That's why.”

“After finding Tauranga, they plan to extract only that exact area..”

“That's it. Like popping a pimple and squeezing it out.”

This will minimize damage to the building..

As a bonus, the construction period can be shortened..

“That means we need to find Tauranga quickly. It would be better if you were in a good place to extract it..”

“However, it seems to me that you have already looked at all the positions that would be good to select..”

“……uh. So I'm trying to feel a little sad.”

Lloyd sighed..

It was as Javiel pointed out..

Easy to pull out and comfortable spot.

I hoped Tauranga was used in that place..

I thought at least one or two of the 12 would be in that place..

So, the first thing I looked at was the roof that made up the dome of the royal castle..

Next, we meticulously measured the interior structures, including the ceiling, roof, pillars, and flooring..

But Tauranga was nowhere to be found.

Thanks to this, he was getting anxious inside..

‘Write it. In this case, it becomes difficult if the whole thing is found underground or in the foundation area..’

I hope it's not just that.

Hoping and hoping.

He strained his eyes and continued measuring..

Over the course of three days, I surveyed every corner of the castle like a tooth..

Fortunately, thanks to the King's full cooperation, I was able to enter treasure troves and various secret places that I would never have dared to enter..

But Tauranga still hasn't been discovered.

As he used the surveying skill, Lloyd's nervousness grew as his dry eyes worsened day by day..

And when two days had passed again.

Finally he found Tauranga.

“……But why is it here?.”

Lloyd let out a sigh..

At the same time, I realized that life can really be a hardcore gutter..

The reason was simple.

Location where Tauranga, a key material for gemstones, was finally discovered.

This was because it was the lowest foundation at the very bottom of the royal castle..

‘This wouldn't have been visible if it weren't for the underground scanning of the surveying skill..’

Stone chamber on the lowest level of the basement.

This is a place where all kinds of fungi do a cancan dance and fight over territory thanks to the abundant moisture..

Lloyd's gaze was directed towards the floor..

To be exact, I was looking at a huge rock 5 meters underground, lying beneath several layers of stone on the floor..

This was the Tauranga he had been desperately looking for..

But the location was very, very, seriously ambiguous..

‘ruined.’

As a matter of fact, Tauranga was studded in the foundations supporting various parts of the castle..

To be exact, he was in charge of the waist of the independent pillar for the foundation.!

‘You can never pull that off. If I were to compare this to pulling something out, well, that would be it. Pulling out and replacing the piles that support the entire building from the ground without collapsing the 63 Building..’

Or Jenga blocks stacked high.

It was like pulling out the lowest block..

In other words, Tauranga was used as an independent pillar embedded in the ground at the bottom of the royal castle..

There were even 12 of them in total, nailed to the waist of each independent pillar..

But if you pick them carelessly,?

‘There will be subsidence in the castle.’

Like Jenga with the wrong bottom block.

A catastrophe will occur that will destroy the foundations of the royal castle..

Of course, to prevent that, you can prepare stones of the same size and strength while pulling out Tauranga..

You can quickly insert a replacement as if you were replacing a part..

However, the approach and follow-up to that point seemed quite difficult..

‘Write it. Should I approach it from the top by lifting out the foundation floor? no. I don't have the angles to do that. First of all, each Tauranga is too big. The smallest one looks like it's a whopping 6 meters tall. What if I lift up the floor here to take it out? How do we secure another passage to the ground to take it out? no. Then it gets too big.’

It was a long, long way from here to the outside of the castle..

There were numerous floors, walls and structures..

But even if Tauranga is safely taken out, there is no need to move it outside.?

A passage of at least 6 meters must be dug all the way to the ground..

‘Of course, it's not difficult to break through. That cleanup is the problem..’

To repair drilled holes?

To fix it?

The workload will increase without end..

It will take some time.

I didn't like that.

If possible, I wanted to do things efficiently and neatly without such cumbersome processes..

‘Let’s think about it.’

I got a feeling.

The answer lies in your own knowledge..

Lloyd, who sensed this, returned to the VIP accommodation..

I was out of the house for two days..

I didn't even sing a lullaby to Javiel..

I just stayed in my room and concentrated on various calculations..

Ground data of the royal castle underground obtained through surveying skills.

Information on the basics on which Tauranga is used.

The load supported by each part.

Ground changes expected to occur as Tauranga is replaced.

All other factors were considered.

I thought about it and predicted it..

prepared and tested.

calculated and decided.

“good.”

As soon as the decision was made, I moved..

I left the VIP accommodation..

I entered the main palace of the royal castle..

The chamberlain requested an audience with the king..

Fortunately, I didn't have to wait long and was able to enter the king's office..

As soon as I entered the office, I knelt down and bowed..

I saluted him and without even taking a breath, I started with the matter..

“Long live His Majesty the King. Lloyd Frontera, the eldest son of the Count Frontera, comes to see His Majesty the King, the rightful owner of this land. In addition, I have an urgent request to make to you, so I have requested an audience with you..”

“request? Dear Jim,?”

“That's right.”

“…….”

King Alicia frowned slightly..

Lloyd Frontera, interest..

Somehow, these days, I find myself feeling less pressured..

For some reason, I felt like I was making more and more outspoken demands than before..

‘If this continues, it will sit on my head. Yes, I will strictly follow the line, but.’

Perhaps it is so, judging by the disposition of that clever man..

Try to sit on top of your head, but don't cross the line..

Because the moment you cross the line, you will enter an unwanted path in life..

‘Either drive me out and become king. Or declare independence and become king..’

But that's probably not the life Lloyd wants..

When I thought about it, I couldn't help but smile bitterly..

‘Even though he has gained such power and power, his only goal is to wallow in laziness. But he is someone who lives today more diligently than anyone else in the world to achieve that goal. Is there anyone else so funny and paradoxical?.’

I just thought it was really amazing..

On the one hand, I felt sad on a human level..

Her voice toward Lloyd became softer..

“okay. You have the right to ask Jim. Say it.”

What kind of extraordinary request did they come to me this time?.

She asked with half curiosity and half wry laughter..

“Yes, Your Highness. If I dare to say this…….”

It was equipped with a twin turbo engine to make Lloyd's tongue sticky..

I stepped on the full accelerator deeply and powerfully without blinking..

“I would like to request assistance in implementing the freezing method. The freezing method mentioned here is a type of ground improvement method that was first designed and used while excavating a vertical shaft in the Wells Mine in England in the 19th century. In this freezing method, a freeze pipe is inserted into the ground and a cooling liquid of -30 degrees Celsius is injected, which freezes the moisture contained in the soil around the freeze pipe like ice cream. Over time, these ice pillars thicken, meet each other, and come together to form a huge wall of ice in the ground. Therefore, the ice wall created in this way is much harder than the original soil.…….”

“for a moment.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Lloyd stopped working his tongue..

And looked up at the king with a shameless face..

The King looked at him with slightly bored eyes..

And on the other hand, I felt relieved.

I think it would be better to just listen to the author's request before my ears start bleeding..

In the end, the King sighed and asked.

“So the specific support request item is?”

“I'm here.”

Shashak.

I took out the note I had prepared in advance from my pocket..

handed it to the king.

And I told you.

As if asking for something that was entrusted to me.

Or, like asking a friend for just one chopstick of ramen..

He said it so calmly and shamelessly..

“Please lend me ‘Heart of Winter’, one of the three sacred items of the Magentano royal family, so that I can freely use it for the time being..”