Chapter 64 (2/2)
”Only 9 times everyday. With the same dimensions, I can also make 9 iron walls everyday.”
”IRON TOO?!”
[Wall of Stone] and [Wall of Iron] are Level 5 and 6 spells, respectively, so the maximum charges I can prepare for each of them are 9 per day.
Since there's no fighting going on, there should be no problem if I just continue to ma.s.s produce stone and iron while these peaceful days last. But if I think about having to do this everyday for the next 3 years until the completion of the project, I do feel slightly overwhelmed.
”For now, the construction of the city area can be done with wood. There is also no need to rebuild the main tower of the castle……”
”Well, the houses can be built later as the number of residents grows……”
And in this matter, Valbo and I considered and discussed various ways to lower the cost of this project. In the end……
”Period will be 1 year. Total cost, 3.5 million coin coins.”
The amount is slightly beyond my current capital, but I'm sure selling one or two magic items would be enough to cover the remainder.
This timeline was not calculated with the a.s.sumption that I'd be devoted to generating resources everyday without rest. We would easily be able to meet the deadline even if I make a few business trips now and then.
In terms of priority, the road building is top, but it seems that we'll be able to get started on this new project a few months later.
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Of course, I don't have the heart to decide something like this at my own discretion.
After Irudo and Claura came back from their respective trips, I gathered everyone and consulted with them, at which they all indicated their approval. According to Irudo, ”With that quality of a road, we will be able to grasp all of the trade flowing to Senpu Village. It is going to generate a very significant amount of revenue.”
As the castle grows, the number of things that I have to protect also grows, but well…… that's for me to work hard at, yep.
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”Uhahahah. I can't wait to start……!”
”Ahh, sorry. There's something else that I also want to ask you for.”
When I told Valbo that we are officially undertaking this huge project that is much larger in scale than anything they had done recently, his mood ascended beyond 'high spirits' and into the realm of 'creepily high tension.”
I shared with him what had also been on my mind.
In other words, it's about the installation of a bath, and a way to lower the amount of labor for Mora and the rest.
”Hou, despite being a human, you understand the wonderfulness of baths?”
People in this world do have a custom of bathing, but it is not regarded as importantly as it is in modern j.a.pan. Most everyone just swim in cold water or wipe themselves down with hot water, so there is not much of soaking in a bathtub.
I had spotted two public bathhouses in Lelis, but the nuance was that those places were mainly for sickly or elderly people.
In contrast, as the dwarves do a lot of work underground, they get quite dirty everyday, and they also have a lot more opportunity to come into contact with hotsprings, so they've come to highly regard the custom of bathing.
”Very much so. Baths are important.”
I shook hands with Valbo with much more pa.s.sion than when deciding about the city planning.
”If that's the case, then we can make one or even two baths for you as a service. Fortunately, we have plenty of wood and stone. Are you fine with using coal as the heat source?”
”Yes please.”
To my surprise, they had already developed an early version of a boiler than runs on coal. Furthermore, they're also using the ”heavy fire water” that spouts from the ground for lighting and as fuel.
…… At this pace, they might already be close to steam engines and muskets.
”And aside from that…… water drawing and laundry both seem to be quite heavy labor, can something be done about it?”
There is a well inside the castle, but it's a simple bucket design, and I remember seeing Mora struggling quite a bit with it.
”If that's the case, we can install a pump for you. This one we'd have to charge you for, though. After that, well…… if there's a water source somewhere on that mountain, then we can make a water wheel or aqueduct. Oh, and we can also build a windmill, though it would be a bit expensive.”
If money can make everyone's work easier, then whatever the price is, it'll still be cheap.
But seriously…… dwarves are incredibly freaking amazing.
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Chapter 64: The Wizard's and Dwarf's City Planning
Volume 2
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