Chapter 60 (1/2)
Chapter 60: Demon Sebastian 2
It had been a long time since the Volga refugees had entered the Viscount very safely.
After they had arrived, the Rakan Viscount had huge constructions going.
It was because seven villages were being built for the Volga refugees to settle, two near the lord’s manor and the devil’s castle, four on the northern plains and one under the Rockia mountain.
Tti! Tttik!
Kwang! Kwang!
“Hey, get some wood in here!”
“When will the bricks arrive?!”
“Be careful and don’t cause an accident!”
Loud noises and shouts of the construction chiefs were going all over the estate.
Suddenly there were massive civil construction projects and large staffing mobilization, and nobody was dissatisfied with it.
There was no reason to oppose the Volga refugees because they were being built their own homes. Not just the adults but the elderly and children too were extending their hands to help.
The local people liked it as they could earn money through civil engineering works.
In addition, the young people who went out to make money came back after hearing the rumors with light hearts.
Although everyone was engulfed in large scale construction, there still was a lack of finished houses for the refugees.
So, they were forced to say in the castle or a shelter or a tent on the empty grounds.
Thanks to the effort and cooperation, everyone seemed to be able to complete new projects and be done until winter.
Manor office room.
Luke was in a meeting with his retainers.
After a long time in the estate, the atmosphere of the retainers seemed exciting.
‘It isn’t bad.’
Luke gazed at his retainers and opened his mouth.
“How long will the town be built?”
At the question, the construction chief, civil engineer, and the mine developer had been called to the estate.
“For now there is around 30 percent fair rate. We have a lot of workers and materials right now and we will have a rough outline in a month.”
“It is a place where those people will become our citizens in the future. Don’t be in haste, and built it nice and good. And the facilities that I ordered?”
“Of course. Just as the Young Lord had asked, we are building various facilities in suitable locations.”
The construction chief unfolded the maps he was holding onto.
The map had the new towns which were under construction, and the existing towns, and the constructions which were underway.
“The blacksmiths and other workshops have been located outside the towns, and the public baths are being built next to the square. With the mills and the warehouses being built near the farming lands.”
“Okay, the wall to defend the town?”
“We are going to the regions. We are progressing and expanding it and repairing the existing ones.”
The walls surrounding the towns and roads were just needed to be piled up and solidified.
However, lots of hands were needed, however, instead of the hands, Gigants were being used for faster progress.
“We are dealing with one thing, and we are putting off the building of bridges to connect the southern estates because a considerable skill is required for that.”
The Rakan Viscounts were divided into the manor region on one side and rugged canyons on the south.
If anyone could manage to place a bridge from the canyon, one could easily go to the southern estates without any other routes.
“Let’s leave that out for the technicians later. I hope to leave it out to some good dwarves.”
No one objected to hiring the expensive dwarves because the estate currently had a lot of money.
If they didn’t have enough money, everyone would have asked the construction company to finish it off.
After a careful thought, the finance officer Dixon raised his hand and asked,
“Young Lord, there is one thing that doesn’t make sense.”
“What?”
“What is the reason for you to build a town below Mt. Rockia?”
In fact, the problem wasn’t just questioned by Dixon, but the other retainers too.
“Ah, that place? That is being done to develop the mines near Mt. Rockia.”
“Mines? There are mines over there?”
“Yeah, one of the Volga refugees has a lot of ideas about mine development. He has done a lot of exploration as he was definite that there were mines on Mt. Rockia, and he found traces of the mine used by the dwarves of the ancient time.”
“Uh! Is, is that really true?”
Dixon and the other retainers went shocked at the lie Luke had just told them.
Mine meant unconditional money.
If the gold and silver mines could be found, then it was amazing, even if the mines were iron or copper, they could earn enough money for one year finance of the entire estate.
“The dwarves mine hadn’t been found for a hundred years… ”
“I too went there to see it for myself, there was no road either, like a private land. Those people who eat money to find the mines would have never found it.”