The best territory designer of all time - Episode 54
54fury. First achievement on the continent (1)
roman aqueduct.
It was a civil engineering product that transcended the era of the Roman Empire..
Aqua Appia was built in 312 BC.).
Anio Vetus, completed in 272 BC).
Aqua Marcia in 144 BC).
In addition, numerous aqueducts connected Rome with its suburbs..
Nearly a dozen kilometers.
Clear water was brought in from a distance of as much as 100 kilometers..
Thanks to this, Rome's citizens, reaching one million, were able to receive a stable supply of drinking water regardless of the season for a long time..
‘Moreover, most of the aqueducts still remain. They're even still supplying water.’
A memory from my college days that suddenly comes to mind..
Lloyd recalled the club activities at the time..
It was a club that investigated and studied traditional architecture..
We explored not only our old buildings, but also various architectural heritages from around the world..
Of course, I also investigated a Roman aqueduct..
‘Among them, the one that surprised me the most was Aqua Julia..’
It was also a water supply system built in the BC era..
But it was still working fine until now..
I was surprised to learn that this ancient legacy still supplies water to the Piazza di Spagna, the Trevi Fountain, and the Old City of Rome..
“Likewise, if you build a well-built water bridge, you can easily avoid worrying about water for decades or even generations. Of course, you will need to maintain it consistently for a long time..”
Lloyd said, putting aside the memories that came to mind..
his hand moved.
He pointed to the cliffs standing like folding screens on both sides..
“So, if you were to build an aqueduct here, it would be perfect from that side to that side. The ground is also suitable. There is little elevation difference. Besides, this is not the place for an earthquake to occur..”
“…….”
“And it looks like you can get the stone to build the aqueduct nearby. Hey, do you see the slightly exposed rock over there? That's all limestone.”
“…….”
“It looks like the wood that will be used as a base when making the arch will be locally procured from a nearby forest. The distance from the territory is reasonable, so there shouldn't be much trouble for workers to come and go. yes?”
“…….”
“hey. How can you not say anything?.”
“Mr. Lloyd-”
It was only after Lloyd pointed out that Javiel began to speak..
“Where did you learn all this?.”
“Is this something like this? erection?”
“yes.”
Javiel’s question continued..
“I don't understand. From what I remember, Lloyd wasn't this talented to begin with..”
“omg. They said out loud that I wasn’t competent..”
“It's true.”
Javiel spoke as if cutting a pumpkin..
The silver-haired knight's assault on facts continued..
“He was lazy, indolent, careless, and hated learning. Oh, there's just one thing you like to learn..”
“No way math?”
“Not at all. What do you think of yourself?.”
“A talent that the heavens envy?”
“…….”
“hey. Don't be so straight-faced.”
“Lloyd was only interested in having fun. He was drinking, making a fuss, and playing a drinking game he didn't understand with his face scrunched up..”
Javiel said with a sigh.
“So I don't understand these days. Where on earth did you learn all this, Lloyd??”
“…….”
Javiel’s expression and eyes looking at us.
I wasn't asking as a joke or a complaint..
I was asking seriously, full of doubts..
Actually, from Javiel's point of view, I thought that it was reasonable to have such doubts..
‘In reality, the first Lloyd he experienced was probably nothing more than a drunken master..’
But at some point, I began to discover this knowledge that I had never imagined. However, it wasn't like there was a period in between when I was engrossed in studying..
‘I'm sure he's wondering if there's something he doesn't know..’
Lloyd sighed..
His expression also became serious..
“How did I learn all this??”
“yes.”
“If I tell you, will you believe it??”
“I will decide after listening to Lloyd’s answer..”
“Hmm, then…….”
Lloyd took a breath..
He said with a serious expression.
“Korean universities.”
“yes?”
“You've said it before. Korean University. Actually, that’s a place that comes up in my dreams every day. I don't know why. In that dream, I was a student attending that university. Thanks to you, I gained a lot of knowledge there and made it my own..”
“what is that…….”
“Really. So, every time I go to sleep and wake up, I am filled with new knowledge. The construction work I have done so far, the construction methods, and the contents of the lullaby I am reciting to you are all knowledge I have gained that way. how is it? Can you believe it now??”
“I don't really believe it.”
“yes? It's a lie.”
“…….”
“If you believe it, it's true, and if you don't believe it, it's a lie. is not it?”
“In the end, it means you have no intention of giving a proper answer..”
“Well, maybe it's because you don't believe me.”
Lloyd chuckled and shrugged his shoulders..
In times like this, you have to be moderately iron-clad, moderately irresponsible, and shamelessly throw away bullies..
At the same time, it would be wise to leave at least one hole through which to escape at any time..
Was that why?.
Javiel shook his head..
“Well, Lloyd, I don’t even know if you know..”
It was that moment.
Ding dong.
[Javiel Asrahan found your answer insincere..]
[Javiel Asrahan's favorability towards you has decreased by -1..]
[Current relationship with Javiel Asrahan : -9]
[Your relationship with a key character has deteriorated slightly, but no RP is forfeited as a result..]
[RP you currently own : 1337]
‘omg. What.’
A message appears before my eyes.
Lloyd read the message with a puzzled look in his eyes..
In my dream, I said that I went to college and learned knowledge..
It was just a random answer..
It was also an answer aimed at confusing Javiel..
Of course, I didn't have even one gram of expectation that you would believe that answer..
Of course, as expected, Javiel did not believe this answer..
He also seemed to feel some antipathy..
But Lloyd didn't even care about such trivial(?) things..
His only interest was in RPs that were not forfeited despite a drop in favorability..
‘Hehehe. This is awesome?’
Lloyd unconsciously felt that the clown had ascended to heaven..
RP.
AKA, relationship point.
It was the element that gave me the most strength..
Even when confronting the territory's senior knight, Lord Neumann..
Even when I was trapped in an ant cave due to an unexpected accident..
When selecting phantom species for various construction projects.
It could be said to be a secret weapon that always gave the most appropriate power at the most necessary moment..
Actually, I was a little worried about that..
It was predicted that one day it would become increasingly difficult to obtain RP..
‘There must be a limit to the favor you can receive from others..’
A clear example could be the Baron and his wife or Javiel..
At first, my affinity with them was negative..
So even if it looks a little different?
I was able to quickly receive a message that my favorability had increased..
But as my affinity with everyone increased, the story gradually changed..
‘These days, it's been secretly getting harder to gain favor..’
Humans are surprisingly quick to become dull..
Even things that startle you at first become dull when repeated..
The same goes for feeling attracted to someone..
If you show a good side once, you have to show a better side later..
Otherwise, you will be buried in familiarity and will not be able to provide much inspiration..
It was precisely this psychological trap that Lloyd was worried about..
‘Right now, I'm still not very likable, so it doesn't really hit me. But what if your likeability increases significantly later? At that time, you will have to work really hard to raise your favorability rating by even 1..’
Of course, you can expand new human relationships..
You just need to build friendships with more people..
But it was also tiring.
‘I'm not that crazy of a person.’
Isn't it possible to live by being liked by everyone forever?.
In other words, it was said that accumulating RP, one's greatest weapon, would become increasingly difficult in the future..
But now, as Lloyd sees the message floating in front of his eyes, he feels like his worries have been resolved..
‘Even if your favorability is lowered, RP will not be forfeited.!’
this was great.
In other words, when the affinity with a specific person becomes too high..
So when it became difficult to increase likability.
‘You can intentionally lower your favorability rating and then gain points again..’
gulp.
Dry saliva went down my throat..
Will it really work?.
Lloyd looked back at Javiel..
As a test, I hinted at luck..
“hey. Are you upset because I didn’t answer you properly??”
“no.”
“Um, is that correct? I'm upset?”
“No way. I didn't expect much anyway..”
Is it because my favorability was just lowered by 1?.
For some reason, Javiel's answer felt a little colder than usual..
However, Lloyd instead installed titanium steel plates..
No matter how you react, I'm experimenting..
Armed with that mindset, I moistened my tongue with saliva..
“I didn't expect anything, la. But what can I do? I'm expecting a lot from you.”
“……yes?”
Javiel looks this way as if asking what you’re talking about..
I looked straight into the guy's eyes..
I said, holding back the cringe that was rising from deep inside the duodenum villi..
“I'm so glad and grateful that you always help me like this. I've never said anything until now.”
“…….”
“hey?”
“…….”
“Why aren't you saying anything again?.”
“Phew. no. I got goosebumps for a moment so I stopped..”
“……Did you hate it that much??”
“yes.”
“omg.”
Javiel nods his head like cutting a pumpkin.
“For a moment, I thought Lloyd was crazy. Or maybe I got a big blow to my head, or I took some strange medicine without my knowledge, or even worse, I got bitten by a crazy dog..”
“hey.”
“Of course, you must have made a mistake just now.?”
“Tsk. Let's say so.”
“That's what you're saying,?”
“Of course I said the wrong thing by mistake, nigga.”
“Phew. That's good.”
Javiel swept his heart with a sincere(?) expression..
At the same time, a message appeared before Lloyd's eyes..
Ding dong.
[Javiel Asrahan's affinity for you has increased by +1..]
[Current relationship with Javiel Asrahan : -8]
[Earned 18 RP by slightly improving relationships with key characters..]
[RP you currently own : 1355]
“…….”
Anyway, nice.
Lloyd clenched his fist without Javiel knowing..
the experiment was successful.
The intention worked..
‘If you do this, you won’t have to worry about getting RP in the future..’
Become obnoxious on purpose and then be nice again.
Or act coldly and then subtly comfort him.
If you repeat push and pull like that, you will be able to obtain RP stably..
Lloyd smiled sinisterly at that thought..
“okay. That's very fortunate. This is 18 RP.”
“yes?”
Javiel paused..
“Did you just curse at me??”
“no. at all. Never.”
“I think you did..”
“no way. You must have heard wrong. Anyway, let's move slowly now. There's a lot to do.”
“……All right.”
Lloyd got up and dusted his pants..
Javiel, unable to erase his doubtful expression, also stood up..
Actually, there was a lot of work to be done from now on..
And Lloyd wasn't the type to procrastinate..
“Then let's go down there and re-establish the route..”
Where to bury water pipes.
A place to create a stable path.
Lloyd took all of those factors into consideration..
Surveying skills and optional underground scanning.
Design skills, optional floor plan display (3D), and simulation mode.
His eyes became more serious than ever as he exercised all his capabilities to their limits..
Also, the look in Javiel's eyes as he guarded Lloyd and watched him from the side was a little more complicated than before..
The master you serve.
The closer I experienced it, the more I felt like it was a mysterious being..
And so the first day of surveying for Lloyd's waterworks project passed..
♣
After that, the survey continued for several days..
Thanks to this, from Lake Capua on the eastern mountain range to the territory,.
We were able to determine the optimal route for laying water pipes..
Design was also done almost every night..
This was thanks to the design skill’s optional floor plan display (3D) and simulation mode..
‘Not only can you view the design results as a hologram right on site, but you can also conduct simulation experiments..’
When the results of construction are actually placed on the terrain.
When construction is completed in reality.
There are many cases where the results are different from what was expected from the design drawings alone..
No, in most cases the design and results are slightly different, and that is the reality..
‘but i'm different.’
It was thanks to the two options of design skills.
We were able to simulate and test the results of the design dozens of times in the field..
It was possible to apply even numerous physical conditions..
A landslide occurs.
An earthquake occurs.
How long can a water pipe last in such a situation?.
All kinds of experiments were possible.
I was able to calculate the results.
Just like that, when I finished designing all night long for several days,.
When dozens of experiments and calculations have been completed.
I finally felt confident..
“This is it..”
The outskirts of the eastern corner of the kingdom, the Barony of Frontera..
The monumental achievement of constructing the first water supply in the history of the Laurasian continent was about to be completed in that humble territory..
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