Chapter 195: The future look of the city (2) (2/2)
'I know there is that underwater structure that is likely full of resources of all kinds,' Layn thought but ended up shaking his head a moment later. 'No, unless absolutely necessary, I don't want to dabble in the goodies out there,' he thought. 'Breaking the balance of monsters appearing and killing each other could potentially bring far more costs than benefits of using the materials that place is made with,' he concluded.
”That's one of the problems I decided not to think about,” Markus replied, shaking his shoulders. ”We don't know the details about this place. We don't know the details of the lands of other overlords. Only when we confirm that there are no deposits in either of those can we start thinking about what else can be used to replace those,” Markus said, shaking his arms once again.
”Man, I get where you are coming from,” Layn said, lowering his head while at it. ”I know that we can use the knowledge of the future to rush ahead with technology... But don't forget that everything that we know was created over ages of development and trials.” Layn looked down at the schematics proposed by Markus. ”Just look at those springs. While I'm not great at physics, I'm good at maths. If I'm right, then there is no way to create a spring capable of withstanding the potential burden in this place,” Layn said, pointing his finger at the specific details of the blueprint. ”Not with our current means, that is,” he added, trying not to discourage his friend too much.
”That's why I called it an idea in the first place,” Markus replied, raising his head from the blueprint with a wide smile. ”Now that we are here, it's time to start thinking about how we can deal with all those problems,” he added, his smile widening even further.
”If I may ask...” Sitra said in a silent voice, even going as far as to raise her hand.
”Speak freely,” Layn said, allowing the girl some voice in the discussion.
”While I didn't follow the last few minutes worth of your talk at all,” she started, averting her eyes either out of shyness or just embarrassment, ”if it comes to the lack of technicians and craftsmen, then isn't allying with my faction the most straightforward way to solve it?” she asked, leaning her head over her shoulder to accent how confused she was.
”That might actually be the case,” Layn said, releasing a deep sight.
”I agree...” Markus agreed with Layn, moving his eyes on the girl.
”So,” Al finally raised his head, entering the discussion for the first time since the talks moved over what he and his people expected from the camp. ”When are we going to a war?”