The Greatest Architect

29. Nuclear Gain Plan (1)

Ding-dong.

[All of Baron Frontera is deeply impressed by your heroic courage and heroic role model.]

[Bonus for this huge social achievement and a large amount of RP will be awarded.]

[Earned 500 RP.]

[Current RP: 507]

“ ……. ”

Lloyd blinks.

Maybe it’s because I slept too long.

The eyes did not focus well.

No, I saw nothing.

Mass acquisition of RP? 500 bucks? ”

I read the message in a daze.

Little by little, I remembered what I had experienced.

‘Ah.’

The construction of the shaft.

A beast ant.

Methane explosion.

Trouble in a dark cave.

Xaviel Carriage Noga.

‘You’re alive.’

I remember walking on Xaviel’s back.

I remember the last time I saw the baron and his soldiers.

It was only then that Lloyd was able to understand the meaning of the message in front of him.

‘Chuckle. Everyone praising the work of this body? ’

It’s a good thing.

Very good guys.

Lloyd was satisfied.

I struggled not to die.

You survived with a life force as strong as a honeypot.

Thanks to this, I got a lot of RP that I didn’t expect.

I felt like I took out my winter clothes late in the fall and I found a pile of 50,000 won that I forgot to put in my pocket last year.

He is troubled by joyful thoughts.

‘How should I use this? No. It’s better to have RP stacked up than to have RP stacked up. ’

I don’t know what will happen next.

In such an explosion, the most reliable card is a thick stack of RP.

I did what I had to do.

‘What would have happened if I hadn’t gained affection with Xaviel while carrying him around? ’

Then you wouldn’t have been able to get the RP either.

I wouldn’t have been able to skillfully invest the RP I got.

‘I’d be dead. ’

My forearms gave me goosebumps.

‘So RP is the card of the spleen and the last insurance. Let’s not waste it, let’s keep it plenty. ’

Lloyd gives you the creeps.

Then suddenly, I turned around.

I stopped right there.

I opened my mouth.

“What are you doing there? ”

“I’m looking at Lloyd. ”

“ ……. ”

Lloyd asked.

Xaviel answered.

There was silence between the two.

Again, the one who broke the silence was Lloyd.

“No, I mean, How long have you been sitting there like a statue and watching me? ”

“If you ask me when, well, it’s been about three hours. ”

“Three hours? ”

“Yes, I had a shift with the master after breakfast. ”

“So you’ve been sitting there since you had breakfast? ”

“Yes.”

“Were you there watching me stretch out all morning? ”

“Yes.”

“Are you a pervert? ”

“No, I’m not.”

“Then?”

“I was just taking care of Lloyd. ”

“Nursing. What nursing? ”

“If you’re lying there like that and you’re out of breath, I’d better call someone right now. ”

“ ……. ”

“I’m kidding.”

“Well, that doesn’t sound like a joke. ”

“You must be mistaken.”

“But are you okay? ”

“Yes, moderately. ”

Lloyd’s eyes are on Xaviel’s ankle.

A faint smile appears on Xaviel’s lips.

“It’s all better now. ”

“Already? It’s been a few days. ”

“Four days.”

“…… I’ve been awake for four days now? ”

“Yes.”

“And you collapsed and couldn’t walk on your legs in four days? ”

“Yes.”

“Waana, you, be honest. That day, didn’t it? ”

“What is it? ”

“Thumb.”

“I never used to be so grumpy. ”

Xaviel says, “What are you saying?”

Lloyd’s temples had blood vessels gushing out.

“I’ve never been this hard on anyone. You didn’t get it right. You look like you’re about to cry. Huh? Lloyd, I can’t walk, heh, heh. Huh? He just frowned. Huh? That’s why my body even carried me. Was that all an act? ”

“Of course not. ”

Xaviel shrugs.

And I spit it out in a unique cynical tone.

“Thanks to the resilience of the Triple Circle. ”

“Resilience? Triple Circle? ”

“That’s right.”

“Aha. So, how about a little bit of resilience thanks to triple circle Mana boost? ”

“This is an accurate summary. ”

“Whoa. That’s unfair. I’m still sore as a bone. ”

“There’s no need to be unfair. ”

“Why?”

“If you think you’re just a little older than me and less resilient, that might be a little comforting. ”

“What a footballer. Do you want to keep hitting the bones with the facts? ”

“I didn’t hit you. However”

“Only?”

“I just want to say I’m glad you’re awake. ”

“Oh, yeah. I’m happy for you, too, asshole. ”

Lloyd laughs in disgust.

Thank goodness.

And the fact that he survived like this.

And that Xaviel’s okay.

Good to see you all.

The same was true of Xaviel’s heart.

It felt like we had come out of a dark, dark anthill together.

“Thank God. Really. ”

Lloyd slowly rises from his bed.

Thank God for that.

It was time to move.

♣

Lloyd’s condition has recovered quickly.

It was the power of the double circle from underground.

From time to time, I ran the Asran cardinal law.

Mana absorbed into two circles was amplified.

The amplified Mana is turned all the way to the end of the body.

Bio-cycles of natural somatic cells accelerated.

The recovery cycle of cells was also accelerated.

Thanks to this, the muscles and ligaments that had increased due to extreme stiffness were mostly healed in less than ten days.

There was another good news.

Differential pressure ticket that was all over the mansion.

The red tickets that had been bothering me since I first came here disappeared.

It was because the seizure of the baron was lifted.

‘It’s all because of this body. ’

Lloyd suddenly remembered the contents of a novel’s Blood Knight.

According to the novel, the baron’s mansion of this age had to be completely empty.

It was because of the early seizure.

And now?

Rather, the seizure was canceled.

On-Demand Construction Business that has been constantly happening.

It was thanks to the baron’s immense interest.

‘The baron’s credit was restored. I’m so glad.’

In the Knights of Iron Blood, all the Baron brothers and sisters are thrown out of the mansion around this time.

The barons are devastated and fascinated, and Lloyd begins to live a life of pure denial and alcoholism.

But not anymore.

He was changing the dark scenario.

It was also a plan to change over time.

“So let’s get moving! Don’t go around saying it’s hot! ”

Lloyd’s cry echoes through the mines.

He had just returned to the completion of the mine construction.

I directed the construction myself.

You strap your extension belt around your waist and take the lead.

I was definitely involved in the most difficult and dangerous tasks.

Every time, skilled craftsmen and engineers sweat more carelessly.

It was because everyone was more trusting of Lloyd than ever before.

‘Our safety is more important to him than his life. ’

No more screw-ups from the past.

Even if it was once a wreck, it didn’t matter anymore.

The day the first beast ant appeared, it was Lloyd who was left behind to safely evacuate the workers.

It was deeply imprinted on the hearts of the workers.

And everybody thought,

That’s something no one else can do.

If he’s in command, I can trust him.

Even if a dangerous moment comes again, he will take responsibility for safety.

It was the power of trust.

Thanks to this, the mining finalization was more energetic than ever before.

“This is the last reinforcement pillar. Just a little more! Two, three! ”

“Huff-puff!”

According to Lloyd’s instructions, the final phase of the construction was completed.

The coal mine was finally completed.

But Lloyd didn’t get excited there.

‘It’s a start. ’

even at a ceremony to celebrate the completion.

While giving special bonuses to all skilled craftsmen and engineering troops involved in the construction.

Instead of raising the stakes, Lloyd decides what to do next.

And then I went into action.

Not so fast.

One step at a time.

It was a safety check of the finished mines.

‘You have to work hard to settle your debts! ’

It was natural.

The baron has barely escaped the seizure.

The money I was making into the on-the-ground construction business was just enough to match interest every month.

‘That means you still have to pay back the principal that you just saw. ’

That principal was the big piece of shit that had to be put away eventually.

I didn’t have to rest to clean it up.

At the same time, it was never too soon.

“One is safe, two is safe. ’

In fact, if you think about money right now, you can just open a mine.

Recruit miners to work in the mines and start training them right away.

You can start mining coal that early.

Time and cost, both will be saved.

But Lloyd didn’t want to do that.

‘That way you can make a little money right now. But the longer we do this, the longer we have to look. ’

He recalled many things he had seen in Korea.

South Korea was a fast country.

I couldn’t even dream of a safety check.

No, I’ve been working on accessories at all.

Lots of factories, logistics centers and sites, mostly.

‘Machines get their hands cut off, they get into furnaces, they get electrocuted, they get stuck in subway screendoors, they get accidentally repaired, they dry up, they go through a disaster…… and when such tragedy is constantly reported on the news, they pretend to take care of it for a while, pretending to reflect on safety and end up worrying. And when that happens, you put a new worker in an empty spot. Roll it until it breaks again. I don’t care. I think we need to find a new worker.’ Cause that’s what they say it is. Just as easy as throwing away a Constitutional component and inserting a new one. ’

It was a dark side of South Korea that I had seen through the news, living in the basement hierarchy and experiencing skin.

Lloyd was tired of that sort of thing.

I felt a close meeting with disgust.

‘I love it right now, but eventually I lose the trust of the workers. Nobody’s gonna want to do my job later. ’

What if there’s an accident later?

It takes a lot more money to fix it.

No, most of all, I hated the way people who were being led.

Therefore, it was imperative to conduct a safety check before opening the mine.

‘Luckily, you have this surveying skill, so it’s convenient. Survey!’

Tsutztsu!

His eyes glisten faintly as he examines every corner of the mine.

Surveying skill used to meticulously inspect the structure inside the mine.

Whether the ground is stable.

The foundation is well hardened.

There’s no settlement in progress.

I tried my best not to miss a centimeter.

Moreover, the scope of his safety checks was not only limited to mines.

“Are you trying to get back into the anthill? ”

Mine’s bottom shelf.

I’m about to enter the breach, and Javier’s question flies from behind me.

Lloyd looks back at Xaviel and smiles in relief.

“Yeah. Are you scared? ”

“That’s not it. However”

“Only?”

“I wonder why you want to go in. ”

“No wonder. It’s a safety check. ”

Lloyd asked what was so natural about it.

“Actually, this place is more dangerous than a construction shaft. They’re called natural tunnel builders, but there was an explosion down here, right? The ground must have become unstable. Further collapse could have an impact on the upper shaft. ”

His words continued.

“That’s it. We should see if there’s any risk of methane still being spilled, or if there are some surviving beast ants out there.” They could come up here and hurt the miners. Now you understand, don’t you? Then let’s go. ”

After saying that, Lloyd goes into the anthill.

With Xaviel.

“But I still don’t understand. ”

“I don’t get it. What?”

“Why take the risk yourself? ”

“Why don’t you ask someone else? ”

“Yes.”

Xaviel, who holds his head back, takes a moment to clear his thoughts.

“I don’t think I’ve ever heard of nobles doing this kind of dangerous work. ”

“Why not a nobleman like that? ”

“Yes?”

“I’m going to personally check the safety of the people who will work for me, but is this really so weird for me? ”

“That’s not it. I think it’s reckless, but on the one hand it’s brilliant. ”

“Oh. What brings you to my compliment? ”

“I have the premise that it’s reckless. ”

“Don’t be shy. If you want to compliment me, just do it. ”

“I don’t want to.”

“Haha. Waiting. ”

“What the hell was that? ”

“There is such a thing. What the hell is that? ”

I was investigating the anthill while discussing gossip.

Lloyd frowns and points forward with a torch.

There’s something shiny on the floor there.

“I’ll take a look. ”

Xaviel draws his sword and approaches.

I looked at the location Lloyd pointed at.

But the thing that sparkled there…

“It’s a sword.”

“Sword?”

“Yes.”

Xaviel picks up his sword from the ground.

“I don’t think it’s a human sword. It’s crude and unbalanced. The shape of the handle or blade seems to be damaged…… I wonder if this sword was used by an Orc. ”

“Orcs?”

“Yes.”

“Why is the Orc Sword coming out of here? ”

“I don’t know about that. ”

It was a beautiful thing.

Orcs were monsters with pig heads that often appeared in the Knights of Iron Blood.

An Orc Longsword in the middle of an ant’s den, hundreds of meters underground.

“Don’t they used to live in the wilderness across the Eastern Mountains? ”

“That’s right.”

“Hmm, that’s curious. ”

Maybe some ant just bit him.

With that in mind, Lloyd leaves the question aside.

“If we keep digging, we might find something else. Let’s just keep moving. ”

“I understand.”

Since then, they’ve searched every inch of the anthill.

It was a cave frozen in a vast area.

During a thorough investigation, the full moon passed.

And on the 16th day of the investigation,

They found a young Orc Warrior lying in the cellar beneath the Anthill.

“What is this? ”

Why are the Orcs coming out of here?

Lloyd looks at the Orc Warrior with a frown.

Xaviel, who was looking for Orcs side by side, replied.

“It looks like an orc captured by an ant. But this Orc seems to be alive. ”

“What?”

Alive?

Like a frozen man?

Xaviel nods.

“I think he’s paralyzed. ”

“ ……. ”

Suddenly, I remembered what I read in the article on Iron Blood.

It was about the ecology of a beast ant.

“Yes, the beast ants keep some food paralyzed and preserved.” ’

Perhaps this orc was the case.

It was because I confirmed it.

Unexpectedly, a new picture was drawn in my head.

“…… uh, wait. Bingo.”

An unexpected nuclear gain plan that comes to mind as a lightning bolt as soon as you check the status of an Orc.

A smile of contrition appeared on Lloyd’s mouth.