Chapter 167 (2/2)

“….”

My heart rate increased the further the magic circle sank into the earth.

The magic circle was still shining brightly.

But nothing changed besides the depth of the hole.

And my MP continued to drain.

“…this isn’t looking good.”

How far have I dug down? It’s hard to judge from my position but it has to be pretty deep by now.

I just need to penetrate a little deeper.

I never thought digging could sound so perverted.

“Should I just wait for a while?”

I stared down the dark hole and waited.

It’s entirely possible this world’s planet is different than Earth. It’s possible there are certain magical qualities that allow plants to grow without any water in the area. With the magic in this world, anything is possible.

“….”

The longer I wait, the more nervous I get.

Hurry up. Fill with water already.

Mother Earth’s love juice.

The womb from which all human life is born.

“Oh….”

It’s coming. A small tinkling sound was coming out of the hole.

Then, in the next moment, pusha, water came rushing into the hole.

“Yes!”

The liquid started gushing out and squirted into the air at me.

Hot. The water is hot.

I was already a few metres in the air but still had to retreat further back to avoid the boiling hot water.

I quickly activated my recovery magic and healed the burned areas of my body.

“Uuooo~!”

The boiling water that shot out of the hole kept going. The water continued gushing out until it was around several metres in height. There was steam coming off the water as well.

This isn’t good.

“Oi, oi, oi….”

How am I supposed to deal with this? If the water keeps shooting out like this it will flood my land and ruin the quality of the soil. Damn it. I’m nowhere near finished but Mother Earth is already gushing.

I’ll need to cover the hole for the time being.

“Stone Wall!”

In response to my yell, a thick stone wall began to cover the hole, cutting off the gushing boiling water. It was a large stone pillar like those you’d see supporting a tall building. It reminded me of those plugs people use to stop nosebleeds.

I could still hear the hot water gushing in, filling the hole below, but the stone wall did its job.

“…did it work?”

I waited for a while but there was no sign of any of the water getting through.

Good.

I was able to stop it before my entire territory was flooded but there was still a large pool of water around the hole now. I can easily burn all of that away with my fireball.

A well will be hard to create if all of the water beneath my land is like that.

It would be easier to just turn this place into a hot spring.

“….”

A hot spring.

Complete nudity.

Mixed bathing.

“…how nice~”

I can’t believe I got so lucky even though my LUC decreased after levelling.

Mother Earth is guiding this virgin to the promised land.

This must be destiny.

At first, I had planned on building a sauna or massage and utilising the soothing effect of the glowing grass to enhance the experience for the customer. The pessari grass could even heal some minor wounds if the customers stayed long enough.

Both plans involve creating a relaxing environment for visitors.

I’ll turn my land into a sectioned off area of a large city that has nothing but luxury services. I can start off with the base hot spring, but over the next several weeks and months I can expand into a multi-levelled building. I can set up a monthly parking lot for the horses and carriages of those that visit, maybe have a ramen expo on one floor, and the unused land can be turned into a survival game.

This could definitely work.

With no people or resources, I’ll have to bring in outside help. Fortunately, this grassland has a decent location. It’s about a day’s journey by carriage from Tricklis and a half day’s journey from Drill-chan’s city. My territory could also open up relations between the two countries.

I’ll continue with my original plans, but this hot spring will really be the foundation of everything I want to build here. I can take the pessari grass that’s eaten by poor people and turn it into an excellent bath additive that will heal all of the aches and pains in your body.

I’ll also be able to use the greatest line known to man.

“Please do not enter the water with a towel on as it will dirty the water. Thank you.”

The man that came up with that is a genius.

They’ll have no way of covering up.

“I’ll do my best. As a man, I’ll do my best to see all of the naked noblewomen.”

A public bath.

I’ll make a public bath!

“Stone Wall!”

My wild roar echoed out through my territory.

And a new earthen wall shot out of the ground.

A square of around one hundred metres square formed around the pillar blocking off the geyser. These walls were slightly shorter than those I had built previously, around five or six metres. I lowered one section on a wall to create the entrance.

The beginnings of a building.

“Once more: Stone Wall!”

Another slab of stone started extending out from the top of one of the walls.

The sunlight was slowly blocked off until it was pitch black beneath. The new stone wall began grinding against the others until it finally settled into its place. The ceiling is now complete.

“It’s quite dark without any windows….”

In addition to the entrance, I cut out a few small holes for windows.

I give you sunlight.

A cozy little concrete building had been built.

It actually looks decent considering how quickly I put it together. It reminds me of a modern apartment.

“All right, time for the bath.”

I can feel the inspiration bubbling up in me.