History of the Greatest Territory Design - Episode 278
278fury. A more shameless request (2)
heart of winter.
A new product that encapsulates all the chill of the harshest season..
A terrifying weapon that packs all of the winter's cold into a bead that is only about 2 centimeters long..
Thanks to this, it is a strategic weapon that proudly occupies one of the three sacred items of the Magentano royal family..
Its power was truly beyond imagination..
When all the cold air contained in the beads is released,?
In an instant, a cold that surpassed that of the Ice Age swept across the region..
It was possible to freeze an entire reishi in just one day..
In ten days, the average temperature in the Gyeonggi-do area could be lowered by as much as 20 degrees..
It's normal for a year's farming to fail..
It was inevitable that both people and livestock would die due to the sudden cold weather..
‘It was like that in the novel Iron Blood Knight. Because it is so powerful, it is said that even the Magentano royal family has only used it twice in history..’
Lloyd recalled the story in the novel..
In the middle and latter half of the novel, it was the third episode in history where the heart of winter was used..
‘The tyrant-turned-king Alicia used it. To quell rebellion in the West, the Heart of Winter was used as a template for a reign of terror. The result was the annihilation of five fiefdoms, starvation of the entire western region, and a great disaster..’
There was literally no disaster..
Many people froze to death.
A great famine struck as an aftereffect..
By the following year, many people were starving to death..
To that extent, the Heart of Winter could be said to be a divine object and strategic weapon with tremendous power..
‘That's probably why. The king’s sister looks at me like that..’
Lloyd smiled bitterly..
The king's eyes look at us.
I wasn't shocked or angry.
On the contrary, it was the opposite..
She was looking at this with very pitiful eyes..
“this. I should have stopped you a little when you were working so hard to live, but your mistake is truly big..”
“…….”
“That's just how people are. Because people are not livestock. Because when you rest, you have to rest, and when you have fun, you have to enjoy it. But you couldn't do that. You always worked hard to overcome the disaster in the East and to rebuild the East. That's why, that's why Tsk tsk.”
“…….”
“But it's okay. Because you are a credit to the burden. I can understand even if you sometimes say stupid things, say crazy things, or wonder if you ate something wrong. How can you not understand? You lived so hard and ended up like this..”
“……Hey there, your majesty?”
“Okay, tell me. Frontera's eldest son.”
“Well, first of all, I didn't faint or go crazy, and I didn't eat anything wrong..”
“Probably so. I have never heard of a crazy person calling himself crazy..”
“Well, that's not true, I'm really fine..”
“Hmm, indeed?”
“How can I, Your Majesty, know that I am mentally sound??”
“Will you marry Jim??”
“I was wrong.”
“Tsk, you're fine..”
“I apologize..”
Lloyd's bitter smile deepened..
After leaving behind the scary(?) questions and answers that made me wake up, I gently wiped away the cold sweat and spoke..
“I am not out of my mind. It's not just a matter of spitting nonsense. I am making a request to Your Majesty after making accurate predictions, calculations, and conclusions accordingly..”
“……So, I want to borrow the heart of winter for a while.?”
“That's right, Your Majesty..”
“You know what the heart of winter is?”
“Of course it comes, Your Majesty. That is why I have requested an audience with Your Majesty..”
Lloyd bowed his head deeply..
it was true.
The heart of winter is a sacred item of the royal family..
Even if he had been promised full support by the king, it was not something he could lightly overlook..
Renting(?) a new winter heart.
That was a hundred levels different in the level of support I received..
‘of course. The three sacred items are not items that even the king himself can use carelessly. This is an item that can only be used when there is a major issue where the survival of the nation is at stake, and only upon the request of the King and the unanimous consent of the House of Lords..’
Of course there were exceptions.
This was the case of Alicia, who became a tyrant in the novel Iron Blooded Knight..
‘But that was a very exceptional case that was possible because it was during the time when the King's sister had turned black and was on her way out. Anyone who opposed it, regardless of whether he was a noble or a minister, had his head cut off on the spot. Because the country itself was heading towards a dead end. But now? different.’
The king's reason is perfectly fine..
The country's system is also extremely solid..
The power of the king and the laws of the nobles.
The two chariots were leading the government in peaceful harmony..
So the current King Alicia would not even think of arbitrarily writing the Three Great Gods..
In other words, if you want to receive support from the Heart of Winter,?
This means that the king must request the nobles to use sacred objects..
This means that it can only be done with the unanimous consent of the House of Lords..
“Phew. You also know that this request puts a political burden on me..”
“Of course, your highness..”
“Are you still going to make such a request?.”
“That's right. majesty. This is because there is a reason why it must be done this way..”
“It's definitely an inevitable reason. Say it.”
“Yes, Your Highness. I dare say that the Heart of Winter is absolutely necessary to implement the freezing method I told you about earlier..”
“It's a freezing method. Earlier, your explanation was too wordy and I couldn't understand it properly..”
“To put it simply, it is a method of flowing cold air through a pipe inserted into the ground and freezing the moisture contained in the soil around the pipe..”
“Freezing the water in the soil?”
“Yes, Your Highness. This will make the ground much harder than usual..”
“I guess so. Just as the soil in the shade early in the middle of winter becomes as hard as a rock. But what are you trying to do by freezing the ground so hard?.”
“I want to dig a big cave under the royal castle..”
“oysters?”
King Alicia frowned slightly..
thank god.
she is showing interest.
Lloyd, who caught the positive vibe, quickly responded..
“That's right. This is to remove Tauranga, the ancient object I mentioned before, from under the royal castle..”
“yes. You said you were looking for something called Tauranga. But that thing is under the royal castle.?”
“Yes, Your Highness. To be exact, it is used for foundation pillars that are embedded like roots in the ground under the royal castle..”
“But is it okay to take it out?.”
“In order to ensure that it is okay, we are implementing a freezing method..”
“a little more detail.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
good night.
It's slowly coming over.
Lloyd skillfully wetted his tongue..
“The frozen ground becomes much harder than usual. The hardened nature itself will become a strong support and will prevent the vertical shaft to be drilled under the royal castle from collapsing. Additionally, even if Tauranga is removed from the independent pillars of the castle foundation, it will buy some time to hold out until replacement rocks can be placed..”
He spoke fluently without any hesitation..
It was all true..
19Freezing method developed in England in the mid-century.
The reason this method was invented from the beginning was to prevent the risk of collapse during the process of excavating a vertical shaft..
In addition, the freezing method is still used in modern times as a ground improvement method to excavate the ground while protecting the joint construction area between tunnels or important structures around it..
‘So it is perfect for use in this Tauranga extraction project..’
Horizontal and vertical shafts to be drilled under the royal castle.
The resulting expected subsidence of the royal foundations..
it could have been prevented.
In addition, it seemed that the burden of handling the load that would be applied to the independent pillar during the Tauranga replacement process could be slightly reduced..
That was Lloyd's intention..
Utilize your own theoretical calculations and simulation options.
This was the conclusion reached after numerous experiments..
‘So please! King! majesty! sister! Just once!’
I hope your request is readily accepted..
I hope you can do construction in an easy way..
Lloyd hoped and hoped.
I looked up at the king with bright eyes like a puppy waiting for a snack..
Thanks to you, King Alicia…….
“under.”
I ended up laughing without realizing it..
I shook my head..
“You are truly a ridiculous person..”
“I am devastated, Your Majesty..”
“Tsk. Jim has not yet granted your request..”
“I apologize, Your Majesty..”
“okay. You should know that you are sorry. They shamelessly make such absurd yet burdensome requests without even changing their faces, making it impossible for me to refuse them..”
“I am truly devastated, Your Majesty..”
“I haven't given permission yet.”
“But you are already giving permission with your eyes, Your Majesty..”
“Are you daring to read Jim’s intentions??”
“I apologize, Your Majesty..”
“Tsk. I can't even hit you.”
“……yes?”
“no. I was just muttering a small wish from Jim, so forget what you just heard. I just have one burden to ask of you..”
“Please ask me.”
Lloyd bowed his head..
King Alicia's question was answered.
“If you use the Heart of Winter to freeze and remove the object called Tauranga from under the castle, can you promise that it will not harm you and the royal family??”
“Of course, your highness..”
“good night. I don't allow it.”
“……yes?”
Lloyd flinched and lifted his head..
Thanks to this, I was able to see the King smiling coolly..
“You made a promise to Jim, and he chose to believe that promise. Do I need to say anything else??”
“Oh, that's not it. but…….”
“but?”
“Since His Majesty so willingly gave permission, I felt like I was becoming a bad guy.…….”
“He's a bad man. It's not bad.”
“yes?”
“no. Anyway, if you want to harm Jim and the royal family, you will be able to do it without having to choose such a cumbersome method. All I can do is believe in your good will that is not there. So, just leave now. The nobles let Jim persuade them..”
“Seong-eun is devastated..”
Finally received permission from the king!
Lloyd quickly nodded, hiding his joy..
And with the speed of light, he retreated from the presence of the king..
It was because they were anxious that the king might change his mind and say something different..
After Lloyd stepped down.
King Alicia only smiled bitterly..
“under.”
It felt crowded just a little while ago..
After Lloyd left, the office suddenly felt empty..
“There really is no such thing as cunning and clever..”
Lloyd Frontera.
If possible, I want to keep it by my side and pamper it for the rest of my life..
In this way, I want to build a rock that will be able to establish a thousand-year kingdom..
However, he was someone who was rarely caught every time..
He was the one who had already missed halfway..
It's too big for me to hold on to.
On the contrary, it has become even bigger than this one..
Now, if I let my guard down, I'm in a situation where I'll be dragged around by the author..
It was just like that now..
Even so, there was a lot of backlogged work..
However, due to Lloyd's request, the number of jobs increased like a mountain..
To submit a request to the Noble House to use the Heart of Winter:?
To get unanimous consent by boiling the nobles?
It seemed like there was a lot to prepare for..
“How dare you burden yourself. But seeing him only looking for sex when he feels sorry for himself makes me think he's a bad guy..”
King Alicia's low grumbling walked through the office..
♣
Ten days have passed.
Lloyd had to spend that time busy..
We are fully prepared to implement the freezing method..
Workers were recruited with support from the royal family..
Prepared materials for excavation work.
The location where the vertical shaft will be dug was precisely measured..
A temporary vertical hole was dug out by blasting, and underground scanning was used to look further down, which was not visible..
Then, the location where the freezing pipe would be installed was selected and designed..
On the other hand, the King also had a busy ten days..
The heart of winter, a sacred item of the royal family..
A request was made to the House of Lords for approval for its use..
At first, the nobles expressed great disapproval..
It was the heart of winter that could only be used in important matters where the survival of the nation was at stake..
However, such a sacred item can only be used for the repair work of the royal castle..
No matter how important the emergency repairs to the royal castle are,.
Although it is an issue directly related to the authority of the royal family,.
I wondered if it was necessary to write about the heart of winter..
At first, everyone was suspicious of the king's intention in requesting.
But as the days passed, the atmosphere changed..
One by one, each person was persuaded by the king..
Or was taken in.
King Alicia was not afraid to use appropriate bribes..
The nobles in the House of Nobles nodded one by one to the sweet offers, appeasement, and compensation..
Finally, the motion was signed unanimously..
The Heart of Winter, one of the three sacred items of the Magentano royal family, was handed over to Lloyd's site under the strict protection and protection of royal wizards and royal guards..
A strategic weapon with the power of a season.
A disastrous weapon that will plunge a region into an ice age if it is deliberately opened..
However, even such a novelty item was insignificant when it fell into Lloyd's hands..
What is strategic armory?.
What is a disaster weapon?.
It has begun to be widely(?) used as a refrigerant at construction sites..
Thus began the construction of the frozen shaft to obtain Tauranga..
Of course, Lloyd, who carries out the construction, also.
Javiel and the workers helping Lloyd.
no one knew.
……Thump... … Thump thump…….
Heart of Winter in a special control box.
Before I knew it, that new object was resonating with Lloyd's heartbeat..
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