The best territory designer of all time - Episode 3
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The rumor spread.
It spread quickly.
There is no place where people live without rumors..
But despite that, this rumor spread stronger and faster than usual..
Because the content was so unique..
“Master Lloyd has finally gone crazy..”
“what?”
“I heard they are shoveling.?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Literally. They say they're shoveling in the back yard of the tavern. Scooping up the soil and compacting it.”
“why?”
“I don't know that either. According to the story, he threatened the bar owner.?”
“What a threat.?”
“I guess they stole the land behind the bar..”
“Haha, like that…….”
Someone lamented across the table.
Someone else whispered in the field.
“Did you hear? I think Master Lloyd is trying to commit suicide..”
“Well, finally?”
“That's right. I heard they scooped up dirt yesterday and are digging it up again today..”
“Digging it out?”
“I keep muttering something to myself as I lay down flat stones in the dirt..”
“No way, that…….”
“What else is there but a tomb to bury one's coffin in??”
In addition, various versions of speculation and conjecture were rampant..
It's said that the baronist drunkard master secretly drinks and stores it in the ground..
Or they say they're digging a tunnel to escape their father's watch.,
Some even said that they had opened their eyes to a new taste(?).
Thanks to word of mouth, onlookers flocked to see the event..
As the eyes of the people of the territory were focused,.
The ondol room gradually took shape..
♣
‘People, you talk so much..’
Lloyd wiped the sweat from his forehead..
The razors got mud on their faces..
But I didn't care.
he looked around.
A small ondol room with an area of 3.6 meters by 3.6 meters..
In just a few days, not only the foundation but also the walls were raised..
‘It was hard.’
Creating an ondol room.
I expected it wouldn't be easy.
In reality, it was harder than I expected..
First of all, the biggest problem was that there were no tools used in the field in Korea..
‘Because I don't have any power tools..’
Everything had to be done manually.
I built my foundation by taking advantage of my hard-working part-time job and my experience working in the military..
The process took two full days..
Full body muscle pain was a bonus.
Processed the wood obtained by informing the administrator..
The heavy wood structure was used as the basis..
The frame of the gable roof was raised..
Reinforcement wood was woven between the pillars..
The sticky straw red clay paste was applied thoroughly..
It was just recently that the red clay wall was completed in three days..
“Phew. Javiel?”
“Did you call me?.”
“Aren’t you having a hard time?.”
“I somehow got used to it though.”
“okay?”
Even in this situation, Javiel does not lose his breath even in this situation..
No matter how good your athletic ability is, hard work is another thing..
You will be wasting a lot of strength because you are using muscles you don't normally use..
But still being so calm?
‘It probably means that the remaining power is on a different level in the first place..’
I was completely amazed by his steel king-like stamina..
He is also a reliable guy..
Especially when you get it for free like this..
Lloyd spoke in a subdued tone..
“Then let’s do what I tell you..”
“Are there any more left??”
“of course.”
“Why??”
“Because I haven’t finished building the ondol room yet..”
“But Lloyd only asked for a little help from me..”
“I did?”
“That's right.”
Javiel said in his characteristic cold tone as if cutting him off..
“Lloyd first asked me to help him shovel. He said that all you had to do was help him with that. But even after that, he kept changing his words. When he finished compacting the dirt, he asked me to help him trim the tree. Later, he asked me to help him even with the mud, saying it was difficult..”
“Hmm, that's why I didn't like it?”
“of course.”
“Because you are a knight?”
“…….”
Javiel did not answer.
But Lloyd knew that the silence meant affirmation..
Probably so.
Covering your whole body with dirt and using a shovel and saw instead of a sword.
You may think it is unbecoming of the honor of a knight..
But Lloyd dug into the gap in that thinking..
“But that's it. Isn’t a knight someone who helps the weak??”
“yes?”
“You probably think so too..”
“Of course…….”
“Right? Then this is the knight’s job now. It is a great act of chivalry to help the weak. That makes sense, right? Even as we stand like this, the bar owner's mother is probably shaking with chills.?”
“…….”
“Ah, if we complete this as soon as possible, a happy smile will bloom on my mother's face.…….”
“What else can I do?.”
Javiel sighed deeply..
Lloyd smiled evilly..
“Let's do some axing.”
He pointed to the outside of the ondol room..
“I saw that log in the corner of the bar's backyard.?”
“I saw it.”
“Yeah, good job. That's a tree called red pine. Chop that with an ax and make some panels for the roof..”
“What is a panel??”
“It looks like this.”
Swish swish.
Lloyd showed a rough drawing on the dirt floor..
“One span in width, two spans in height, and the thickness of one finger. If you think of it as a longer version of the AingPad tablet... … Oh, you don't know about tablets? You can think of it as a game changer. Instead, cut it to a uniform size. okay?”
“So wouldn't it be better to cut it with a saw rather than an axe??”
“Yeah no. ax is better.”
Of course, it is easier to cut with a saw..
Easy to adjust to consistent size.
However, severe wear occurs during the cutting process..
As a result, the grain of the tree is damaged..
Damaged condensation causes moisture to seep in..
It will rot quickly.
“1If you don't want to replace the roof in less than a year, do it with an axe..”
“……All right. but.”
“but?”
Now that I think about it, I see that Haviel is looking at me with a somewhat strange look..
“Lloyd, where did you learn this??”
“like this? building a building?”
“That's right.”
It was still a cold look.
But the emotions hidden in that coldness were vaguely visible..
It was an intense curiosity..
Lloyd answered honestly and without hiding anything..
“Korea University.”
“yes?”
“I learned it at Korea University.”
“…….”
“It's true. It's not a lie.”
“But I've never heard of an academy like that..”
“Oh, of course you've never heard of me going to school somewhere.?”
“That's right.”
“Then keep wondering. Now, let's go. There’s a lot to do, so let’s move slowly..”
Lloyd waved his hand..
I sent Javiel out..
Cutting down red pine trees with an ax to make panels for the roof..
That was something that Javiel could do much better than he could..
It was because of the difference in talent.
Whether the target is a person or a tree.
Javiel has the greatest talent when it comes to cutting targets in two with bladed objects..
‘This guy is already a sword expert..’
This was from the beginning of the novel ‘Steel-Blooded Knight’..
It was a fact that no one in the estate knew..
Even the baron and Javiel himself didn't know..
However, at this point, Javiel is already a phenomenal level of talent..
Sword Expert Advanced.
It was the stage right before becoming a sword master, known as the tip of the sword..
In a small country, even if you get away with it, there are only three or four people..
It was literally said to be at the level of a knight commander from a small or medium-sized kingdom..
‘Even though I'm only 20 years old.’
It is only after leaving this territory that Javiel realizes the incredible skills he possesses..
It's a future that hasn't arrived yet.
‘Anyway, let’s move too..’
I rested enough.
Lloyd took things to the next level.
The alpha and omega of the ondol room.
Light, salt, and sweet red bean bread.
It's like a graphics card for a high-end gaming computer..
It was a floor underfloor heating construction..
‘It's really important from now on.’
No matter how fancy the building is,?
If the ondol doesn't function properly, it's a disaster..
Lloyd, who knew this well, exerted maximum concentration..
‘From here to here as designed.’
It happened when I was in the military..
There was a time when a regimental commander suddenly became obsessed with a red clay sauna..
He was selected as a company representative to build a red clay room at the regiment headquarters..
The result is?
The happiness index of the regimental leader's wife rose dramatically..
Thanks to this, I even received a reward leave thanks to the grace(?) of the regiment commander who was satisfied..
Lloyd made full use of his experiences and memories from that time..
dug the floor.
It was a passage through which the heat and smoke from the furnace flowed in and passed through..
‘Allow the heat to pass through the floor in a circular motion as long as possible..’
The passage was dug in a circle..
Meanwhile, we did not forget to carefully adjust the height of the passage..
‘Do this so the heat doesn't escape all at once and remains for as long as possible..’
It's the first time the heat comes from the furnace..
Gudeulgaejari, where the incoming heat collects.
Gudwhale effectively spreads stagnant heat.
Canis whale, catching the heat one last time before it escapes..
And even the chimney flap that prevents rainwater and cold air from entering the inside of the chimney..
‘it's tough.’
Still more carefully.
Reduce errors as much as possible.
I dug and checked again..
I checked and refined it again..
After that, the passage walls were finished with red clay..
The finished red clay was sufficiently dried..
Flat, flat stones were carefully laid over the passage..
‘Place a thick stone on the lower part closer to the furnace, and a thinner stone on the upper part on the other side..’
Laid out carefully.
This was because the upper neck was farther away from the furnace, so it warmed up more slowly and less..
Therefore, by varying the thickness of the stones, it was possible to expect the effect of evenly heating the entire floor..
‘Now it's your turn.’
The gaps between the gudeuljang were filled with fresh stone..
It was covered with red clay dough..
Again, dried mud was laid as a primer and stomped on to compact it..
I applied it again with a medium coat, compacted the floor evenly, and dried it thoroughly..
Afterwards, the surface was cleaned up and finished by applying the thinnest finish possible and grinding the surface..
It took three full days to get there..
The core of Ondol construction was completed..
But I had to postpone the opportunity to test it until another time..
“Hey, Master Lloyd.?”
I was feeling happy looking at the freshly made ondol floor..
A servant came inside..
“The lord is looking for you, master..”
Lord, Baron Arcos Frontera.
It was my father's call..
‘no way.’
Suddenly, there was a place that caught my eye..
Lloyd left the unfinished ondol room..
The whispers of the onlookers who had gathered in small groups and chattered all at once stopped..
Lloyd passed through the awkward silence and headed towards the Baron's mansion..
♣
“From what I heard, strange rumors are spreading these days..”
rattle.
the fork moves.
What the iron fork picks up is a lump of crude homemade sausage..
But the Baron's hand stopped there..
I didn't bring the fork I picked up to my mouth..
I cast my gaze in this direction, across from the table..
“They're doing something in the back yard of the bar.?”
That gaze is not warm.
To put it bluntly, it's cold..
The look in his eyes is as if he is looking at a troublesome problem rather than a son..
That look in Lloyd's eyes made him feel bitter again..
‘This is the weak point of this body.’
The owner of this body that he has taken over.
Lloyd Frontera was a typical asshole..
Binge drinking, drunkenness, gambling and vandalism.
In addition, there are countless truths.
He had such a brilliant(?) history and karma..
Maybe that's why I always had to face the prejudices of people around me..
In other words, no matter what you do, people will always look at you crookedly..
What is that idiot doing this time?.
What kind of accident are they trying to cause?.
Are you crazy?.
Or is it time to die?.
Please don't cause trouble to those around you..
……It was a look like.
It was still the same now.
“Let's see if I can hear it. What are you doing this time??”
The Baron's voice was as cold as his eyes..
I realized it as soon as I heard it.
That's not a question.
It is a rebuke.
Lloyd shrugged..
“If you've heard the rumors, you'll know. We are making an ondol room that the bar owner ordered..”
“Ondol room?”
“yes.”
“Are you trying to fool this father with the kind of words that deceived the bar owner??”
“If you think so, there's nothing you can do about it..”
Lloyd looked around roughly..
What should I believe at this point?.
Rather, I thought it would be a good idea to create unnecessary misunderstandings..
However, it took some effort to persuade the baron in front of me..
Because it was awkward.
‘If you talk too long, you might get caught..’
How do parents recognize their children?.
You are not Lloyd Frontera.
It is Kim Su-ho who takes over this body..
I was worried that I would be suspicious for no reason..
He chose to avoid deep conversation.
“If you've said everything you want to say, I'll finish eating..”
Just like that damn Lloyd did.
I said it with a grain of salt and focused on eating..
Before I say anything else, I thought I should just fill my stomach with the food in front of me and get up quickly..
The Baron's question flew into my ear..
“Is it because of family circumstances??”
“…….”
“If you have eyes and ears, you would know what has been happening recently. Could it be that he was doing this on purpose because he was upset about that incident??”
“…….”
Are you talking about a seizure caused by a fraudster?.
As expected, the prediction was correct.
“But it's okay. It's just a passing wind. It's no big deal. Who am I? This is Arcos Frontera, a family that has protected this territory for five generations. This father can easily overcome this kind of trouble. So don't try to go astray too much..”
“…….”
“This father will give you strength, so you too should not be shaken..”
“…….”
I've heard something like that before..
Suddenly Lloyd raised his head..
I looked at the Baron..
handsome middle-aged man.
But his expression somehow looks tired..
The expression of my father that I saw once was superimposed on his face..
‘It's the same as then.’
It was my last leave from the military..
My father, who was suffering from investment fraud at the time, had that look on his face..
He suddenly squeezed my hand..
Don't worry.
It's okay.
It's no big deal.
You should only focus on studying.
He smiled so hard and prayed for you..
So I didn't know much about it.
I just thought it was really okay.
A year later from that.
I had no idea that my parents, unable to get out of the quagmire of debt, would make an extreme choice..
But the baron in front of me now had the same expression as my father at that time..
‘lie.’
I'm not okay.
I'm trying hard to pretend I'm okay in front of my kids..
widely.
Lloyd put down his fork..
The idea of focusing only on eating has long since disappeared..
I put aside my resolution to keep my distance from the Baron for a moment..
And without realizing it, I opened my mouth..
“Do not give up. I will do my best too.”
If I go back to that time a few years ago.
This was something I really wanted to say to my father..
So I quietly got up from my seat..
The Baron looked at me with strange eyes..
A look of determination that is a little different from the coldness from before..
I felt burdened by those stares, so I quickly left the place..
Fortunately, the Baron didn't catch this one..
♣
Construction continued.
The ondol room in the back of the tavern was quickly taking shape..
The gazes of the onlookers who gathered in groups were pouring in..
I roasted you in the midst of misunderstandings, gossip, and rumors..
It was a carbonization treatment to prevent the wood from deteriorating..
I messed up a few chapters at first because I wasn't used to it..
Some were so burned that they split, and some were brittle..
But after a few attempts, I got the hang of it..
The key was to burn only to a depth of 3 millimeters below the surface of the red pine panels..
‘Just right.’
The panel has become lighter and stronger..
Water did not seep in easily.
I thought this would be enough for 10 years..
roof made of panels.
I dried the grass paper well, glued it, and covered the bottom with red clay..
I applied slightly thicker flooring paper with thick glue and attached it on top of the paperboard..
I soldered it with soybean oil and applied rosin to complete the waterproofing treatment..
The Ondol room was completed..
I started a fire as a test.
I touched the floor.
“it's okay.”
A smile came out of my mouth.
Now it was time to check the customer's reaction..
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