The best territory designer of all time - Episode 84
84fury. Julien Frontera (1)
“Let's start from here.”
It was an unusually sunny afternoon..
Just like that, under the bright midwinter sun, Lloyd created a hand shade..
I narrowed my eyes in the shadow of my hand..
And I looked around the Majena River..
‘survey.’
Tsuzzzzzzzz!
There was a mysterious aura in his eyes..
At the same time his vision changed..
A lot of information came to mind in the scenery I originally saw..
It was like looking at the world through augmented reality..
Thanks to this, Lloyd was able to easily obtain information on the terrain along the Majena River..
‘The slanted riverbank is covered with straight paving stones. Above the riverbank is a road for people and carriages, and directly across the road is a building... … Hmm, this might be a little tight..’
Like the Han River, the Majena River runs through the center of the capital city..
But there was something different from the Han River..
The point was that the city center was right next to the river..
In fact, the distance from the riverbank to the people's roads and houses was often only about 10 meters in narrow places..
‘In this respect, it may be more similar to the Seine River in Paris, France or the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary than the Han River..’
I haven't been to Paris or Budapest in person..
However, I have seen data related to urban development cases..
Anyway, thanks to that, the place where he is currently trying to survey is not at all quiet..
It was about a million light years away from the deserted riverbank..
A horse pulling a carriage passed right next to me..
I whined and snorted in my throat..
In the end, I released a generous amount of horse manure and walked away..
That wasn't the end.
Many pedestrians were passing by..
It was like watching the streets of Hongdae on a Friday evening..
In fact, most of the people passing by stopped in their tracks. They gathered together in groups of twos and threes, chatting and chatting, and started looking this way..
“Oh my goodness? look at that person.”
“How can someone be so handsome like that??”
“The sun is shining brighter thanks to that person…….”
“Hmm, cool. My appearance shines as if I was looking at my younger days..”
“The gatekeeper’s appearance still shines..”
“Hehehe, is that so??”
“Yes, the top of your head is shiny..”
“Huh! Hey, I guess you don't want to go to work tomorrow.?”
……There were endless murmurs like this. Of course, dozens or even hundreds of pairs of eyes of all ages and genders were shining in this direction..
There is only one destination that catches their eyes..
It was Javiel's face..
‘Whoa, I'm going crazy..’
Lloyd sighed..
And then he cast a resentful glance to the side..
“hey.”
“Did you call me, Lloyd?.”
“Yes, I called you.”
“What's going on?.”
Habiel is still responding to me with a calm and cool expression..
Lloyd scolded Javiel..
“For some reason. Can you please get away from me and follow me??”
“yes?”
“What is an example? Would you like to look over there??”
“…….”
“What do you see?.”
“I see people.”
“yes? But what are people doing??”
“I'm looking over here and muttering..”
“Of course, if you were you, you would hear every single detail of those loud words.?”
“of course.”
“Then are you feeling anything??”
“there is.”
Javiel responded as if it was obvious..
“I think I need to get a basket before I go back to the accommodation provided in the castle..”
“basket?”
“yes.”
“Why the basket? Maybe you want to cover your face by covering it on your head??”
A sly smile appeared on Lloyd's lips..
How did that guy come up with such true thoughts? I was proud.
Even so, people gathered in small groups to watch that guy, especially the women, who are still increasing in real time. I was so crazy about those women who seemed like they were going to form a Javiel fan club today. The survey work was being disrupted..
“If you're going to use it, it would be better if you cover it with something bigger..”
I laughed and joked..
But somehow, Javiel didn't smile..
Instead, he tilted his head and responded as if asking what that meant..
“You wear it on your head. Why do you have to cover your face?”
“……uh?”
“I'm telling you in advance, this is not a basket intended for that purpose..”
“then?”
“This is to ensure that you can easily take the items you will receive to your accommodation..”
“What you will receive, no way…….”
“Yes, this is a confession letter.”
“…….”
“This is okay when you only receive a few letters. But if they get together, things get in trouble. There are so many different sizes of letterhead and envelopes. Moreover, there are quite a few people who just write a hasty note on the spot and hand it over..”
“So, I would like to get a basket to carry the confession letter.?”
“yes.”
“…….”
That guy, Javiel, nods his head so confidently. The attitude seemed to be that it was only natural that this would be the case..
Lloyd bit his lower lip without realizing it..
‘Sigh, you dirty bastards..’
The mean and meanest people in the world.
I hope I get hemorrhoids later.
It would be even better if you win a set that includes chronic constipation..
Lloyd growled as he cherished such a small(?) wish in his heart..
“Yeah, it's a basket, whatever. Anyway, follow me from a distance..”
“why should i do that?”
“Because I can't concentrate.”
it was true.
“Aside from all the talk these people are making, it's blocking my view too much. Really, what are we doing by gathering together like that with nothing to do? No, if you want to do a survey, you have to look around the riverside and the riverbank carefully and check the location. But what is that? It's not like some top star has arrived. It's not like watching monkeys at the zoo. Oh my gosh, it's so bad, it's so bad.”
“So are you saying that those people are interfering with Mr. Lloyd’s survey??”
“of course.”
“If I walk away from Lloyd, will it be less of a hassle??”
“maybe?”
“Still, I can't hear the command..”
“……why?”
“It's a lot of fun to watch Lloyd flustered with jealousy..”
“Wow.”
“It's a joke.”
“It never sounded like a joke?”
Lloyd opened his eyes..
Javiel still responded with a calm and cold expression..
“It's a joke. In any case, I am Lloyd’s escort. However, this is a busy place with many passers-by. I believe that close security is essential to prepare for unexpected situations..”
“In the meantime, I also enjoy myself fluttering around.?”
“Do you feel that way??”
“uh. Protect my body, but beat up my mentality. It's so exciting, isn't it??”
“Needless to say, this is an obvious statement that is nagging..”
“…….”
“Hehe.”
“…….”
Let's just shut up and start measuring..
Swallowing the sorrow of having John Zahler by his side, who will forever be remembered in the history books, Lloyd once again focused on surveying..
In fact, the onlookers who had gathered to see Javiel were a bit of a distraction. Still, I couldn't just clean up the people (?), so I did my best instead. We collected detailed data by changing the observation location here and there..
Then there was a fact that naturally became apparent..
‘There's a reason the bridge keeps collapsing.’
There were traces of periodic flooding of the river all over the riverside. If you looked at it with the naked eye, you would have missed it, but using a survey, it was clearly visible..
This was thanks to the subtle differences in ingredients left in the paving stones and soil..
‘It's a very small amount, but a little bit of soil that is different from the soil here in the city remains over there, up to the place where the river water rose. It's an ingredient that can only be seen in the slope shelf layer upstream..’
Perhaps different types of soil from the upper reaches of the Majena River were washed down here by the flood, and rose together to the level where the river flooded the city, leaving traces behind..
But the height was considerable..
It was higher than expected.
‘When the water is at its highest, not only the piers of the bridge but also the flat upper part and the area where people and carriages pass are submerged in water, right? It must have been difficult to hold on with just a stone bridge..’
The upper part of a bridge, a bridge through which people pass..
If the water rises up to that point, the bridge will be destroyed..
The long and wide structure itself is pushed by an enormous amount of river water and is subjected to lateral hydraulic pressure..
Not only that, but it is also affected by the buoyancy of the water that is filled with water..
The balance of power that had been designed and maintained since the bridge was built is completely shaken..
‘But I couldn't have just made the bridge higher..’
To make a stone bridge taller, the piers that support the bridge must be stronger and larger. However, the volume of the pier itself will interfere with the flow of the river. There is no choice but to receive a lot of water pressure..
The stronger you become, the more water pressure you will receive..
The more you try to build big legs,?
The irony is that risks also increase.
A kind of dilemma arises..
‘Well done for insisting on building a suspension bridge..’
Lloyd nodded inwardly..
Suspension bridge that he insisted on to the king.
If you build it, you will be able to overcome most of the problems experienced by other stone bridges. Misfortunes like other collapsed bridges will be avoided..
This was because the need to build a pier in the middle of the river would disappear..
‘The river width is approximately 238 meters. At this level, pylons can be built on both banks of the river, that is, in places that will not be submerged by the river water..’
That's how you build a pylon.
Drape cables through pylons.
The bridge itself is suspended and supported in the air using cables..
Then, even if the river rises or a flood occurs, the bridge will hardly be damaged..
That was Lloyd's calculation..
Of course, it wasn't that easy..
No, to be honest, it was a huge challenge..
Lloyd, who knew this, stayed in his quarters in the palace from the evening after completing the survey. I stayed up all day and into the night, working on the design of the suspension bridge. With the simulation option that came with her design skills, she created and tested numerous models iteratively..
Naturally, the biggest topic of this design was the manufacture of cables..
A cable could be considered a type of rope made of thick wires..
“Oh, bell?”
“Bell?”
I was in the middle of thinking about how to manufacture cables..
Lloyd wondered if anything..
I asked Bell, who was rolling around next to me..
“Do you happen to be steel?.”
“Bell!”
“You can pull it out much thinner than usual.?”
“Drop drops?”
“How much is, um, about one ounce??”
Lloyd raised his hand and held his thumb and index finger together in front of his eyes..
The gap was about 5 millimeters..
“It's just like this.”
“Baan gloomy?”
“Is it possible??”
“droplet?”
Bell tilted his head glumly..
Is it possible or not?.
It was a bit of an ambiguous response..
It looked like he wanted something.
Lloyd asked quietly..
“It's possible if I do something?”
“Bell!”
Only then did the bell nod its head.
He was speechless as if he was happy that his feelings were recognized..
“Drop by drop! Bell! Drop, drop, drop! Drop by drop! Bb-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-bub!”
“……what? Do I need to mix stone powder clay with oil-mixed clay in a 1:1 ratio? To that, sand and sand rich in magnetite must be added, and gravel must also be added.?”
“Bell! Drop by drop! Bell!”
“If possible, make it like pizza.?”
“Drop drops!”
“Roll out the clay like dough? the rest on top of that?”
“Bell!”
“While you're at it, ask them to sprinkle generous amounts of basalt, obsidian, olivine, lapis lazuli, talc, and even tin as toppings.?”
“Drop drops!”
“Sir, is there anything else you want? Even if it’s a red clay cheese crust?”
“Bell!”
“……I'm glad that's it.”
Bell explained that once you eat the right type and proportion of soil, you can pull out thin and elastic rebar like a wire..
Moreover, fortunately, the materials described by Baeul-i were not completely impossible to obtain..
“okay. I'll ask the royal family if they need it..”
“Bell!”
Along the way, Lloyd visited a royal official..
I asked for the ingredients that Bell said. He added that it is an essential material for the construction of a suspension bridge being implemented by order of His Majesty the King..
Perhaps thanks to this, I was able to receive an answer that everything would be arranged if I just waited a few days..
‘In reality, even if you do something like that, you definitely need a thin wire..’
That's what you need to make a cable.
In particular, the 5mm diameter wire that he requested from Baeulgi could be said to be the key to this construction..
The idea was to create a parallel wire strand (PWS) cable..
‘Phew. This is all I need to prepare for now..’
I had been working hard on the design for several days, even losing sleep..
After being cooped up in my dorm for a while, I came out for the first time. The tension from the past has eased slightly..
Is it because of that?.
I felt a little dizzy and dizzy..
‘I need to cool my head down a bit. Let's take a break just for today.’
Lloyd massaged the back of his stiff neck..
There were still a lot of things to design. However, if the forced march continues like this, this side will fall first..
‘Sometimes there are other things I can take care of while taking a break and getting some fresh air..’
Suddenly, a bitter smile appeared..
Now that I think about it, it occurred to me.
After arriving at the royal capital, I was so focused on matters with the king that I remembered a request I had completely forgotten..
‘When you go to the royal capital, be sure to give this item to your younger brother. Don't forget to say we love you.’
A scene that suddenly comes to mind on the day we left the Barony..
The request from the baron and his wife in that scene..
Just like that, the large bundle that was handed to me.
It was full of all kinds of things..
‘There were a lot of small things, including bacon made at the estate, winter coats and blankets, and more. What is this? I'm not a grocery store seller.’
When I think about it, my bitter smile becomes even deeper..
For some reason, I could clearly picture the Baron and his wife preparing a bundle for their children..
That's why.
‘I guess I should move around a bit today to get some fresh air..’
Lloyd returned to his dorm..
I came out with a large bundle of courtesy that I had received from the baron and his wife. The king crossed the city streets. So he headed to Magenta University and the Royal Academy in the royal capital to run an errand for the Baron and his wife..
Julien Frontera, who was mentioned as Lloyd's relative in the novel Iron-Blooded Knight. He was an unfortunate talent who studied at the Royal Academy but never blossomed..
The moment to meet that unknown younger brother was approaching..
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