The Greatest Architect

32. Muscle Loss Prevention Architecture (2)

“Uh, I'm going to make you an ice cube. ”

Wheeing.

The wind of the wilderness blows.

The wind brings the grains of sand to the snow.

Lloyd narrows his eyes in front of the invasion.

I looked here and there, looking at the field where the slight slope had fallen.

“What's an ice cube? ”

Xaviel's rumours fly as he predicts.

I could not help but smile.

“Bingo.”

“Yes?”

“No, that's not it. Have you ever heard of an ice house? ”

“I've never heard of it. ”

“Yes, of course. ”

Stone Glaciers.

Ice house.

They were all historical facilities that stored ice during the hot season.

The glaciers were in shipyards and the ice houses in Europe.

In addition, the former ice storage facility Moayedi remains intact in the Yazd province of the Middle East.

In other words, the ice storage facility has been well established wherever it goes in the world.

But what is the background of the Knights of Novel Blood here on the continent of Lorasia?

Things were a little different.

'Magic has kept that facility from advancing. ’

After all, he who seeks ice in summer is a wealthy man.

And in this world, there are many wizards who are willing to serve the wealthy.

This means that even in the middle of the summer, you can enjoy the frozen Shangria with just one punch.

“That's why I'm going to make it here for the first time in history. ”

“For the orcs? ”

“Huh."

Lloyd nods.

The sloped ground looks just right to make a stone glacier.

He calculated the number of tribesmen in the Orc quarter, the amount of food they eat, and the average amount of hunting that comes with it. I measured the area of the ice sheets to be constructed to fit that size.

‘I must make it bigger than the Joseon Dynasty. ’

That's when I suddenly remembered earlier, while I was getting help with surveying and design skills.

♣

“Instead of doing lower body exercises, I'm going to save you some cold food and make you a warrior. ”

“Cuckoo?”

The first reaction this side showed by Chief Akush was to lift the chunky eyeball as much as possible.

“What do you mean, conservation of food, bud? ”

“Literally. A storage for food. ”

“What difference does it make? ”

“Yes, it does. ”

“What is it, cuckoo? ”

“The meat you hunt will rarely spoil. ”

“Cough? Is that possible, Cough? ”

“Of course.”

Akush wrinkles his forehead as if it were unbelievable.

I smiled at him.

It is important to show confidence in these situations.

Roy said, engraving the fact on his heart.

“Imagine, I haven't eaten half the big monster meat I've hunted, and I've already seen it rot. The sadness of a bunch of naturally occurring proteins that you can't even eat. ”

“…… Poof! I'm getting angry, Cuckoo! ”

“Right?"

“Yes, cough! ”

“But you keep it fresh so you can eat it all without throwing it away. That plump meat goes into the mouths of every chieftain and becomes nutrients and turns into muscles. How about that? Isn't that great? ”

Phew!

Chief Akush snorts instead of answering.

I was thrilled to imagine.

“Is that true, Cuckoo? ”

“Of course I do. Who am I?”

“I'm a mercenary, cuckoo! ”

“Right?"

“Yes, I do! ”

“Very well. Thank you, thank you for trusting me. So let's start with a construction contract. ”

“Employ Construction…… Contract, Earn? ”

“Yes, contracts are the most important thing for these things. Xaviel?”

Lloyd looks back.

Xaviel handed me a cold piece of paper and pen, just as I was used to this situation.

Lloyd wrote a simple form of purchase agreement on the paper he handed over.

“This is how it's always been. You just decide to build with your fists, and when you start, you always get ambiguous about your rights. What are we? Wouldn't it be sad for each other if that happened? ”

“... Uh, I don't know what you're talking about, but I think I will. ”

“You thought well. You're wise. Here you go. ”

“Cuckoo?”

“Sign down here, please. ”

“Signature or quickie? ”

“The great chieftain bears the mark that he agrees with the terms of this agreement. ”

“Great sign! You're good at that. Cough! ”

Akush raises a fist as big as a basketball.

I went straight to the order agreement.

Kuaang!

The purchase agreement got stuck on the rocks.

10 centimeters deep.

"Phew."

Monster.

This was a monster in a different sense than Xaviel.

I realized how powerful the Saab Orc chieftain is.

‘Indeed. Xaviel was a difficult opponent in the original. ’

At that time, Xaviel was on the verge of the new Sodmaster.

In other words, this muscle cake Orc chieftain in front of him probably had a combat ability between Sword Express and the Sword Master.

‘Even with pure physical strength. I don't know how to use Mana at all. ’

The more I thought about it, the more terrifying it was.

But now you don't have to be afraid.

This muscle monster is on my side anyway.

Lloyd grins.

“Thank you for your wisdom, chieftain. From now on, you just have to trust me. ”

“Of course! I, Akush, have faith in the Human Lloyd! ”

“Yes, leave it to me. ”

Lloyd even left his signature on the contract on the floor.

The contents of the contract were very similar.

[Lloyd Frontera makes ice cubes for the Orc tribe.]

[The Orc tribe recognizes Lloyd Frontera as a warrior and pays the construction fee.]

[The construction fee shall be replaced by the exercise equipment currently in use in appendix.]

[Accordingly, Lloyd Frontera provides the appendix with a new workout mechanism of the same weight made by processing the stone.]

……

In other words, it was a contract with nothing to lose from each other.

‘No, it's not worth losing, it's win-win. ’

The valuables and gold coins used as exercise equipment in this area were unnecessary for Orcs anyway.

Instead of bringing it up?

It would be good for Orcs to make Stone Workouts more comfortable to use.

Moreover, they got a large refrigerator to store food, so it was a really good deal for each other.

“... so you have to protect your trust. Let's make it nice.We 'll leave the entrance this way. ”

On the other hand, we do surveys.

On the other hand, Lloyd said, thinking about what happened earlier.

In fact, he was going to make a really good stonemason this time.

It was natural.

‘Because credit is the most important thing. ’

An opponent who looks simple should not be taken lightly.

If you proceed with the construction to see the benefits immediately, you will see the blood later.

Especially against muscle monsters like that.

‘Rather, it's always profitable to maintain trust at a time like this. ’

The Orcs were a powerful force.

The combat strength of each warrior was enormous.

Moreover, if there is a war, dozens of these places form an alliance in an instant.

An army comparable to the elite troops of a chaotic country is formed.

‘So it's important that you get the right score. ’

Maybe we can get RP from them.

That said, Lloyd did his best to survey and design the glaciers.

‘The entrance is south. Ice and food storage compartment to the cool north. ’

Lloyd used the traditional shipbuilding stonework as a basic model.

In my freshman year of college, I had a group activity related to traditional architecture.

The experience at that time was very helpful now.

‘It's very dry here, by the way. ’

This was a dry wilderness.

It seemed more efficient than the Joseon era when it was built.

In addition, he carefully inspected and placed numerous elements that could allow the glacier to function.

‘It's important to get the hot air up first. ’

The overall structure was semi-basement.

Only half of them are buried underground.

The other half is made to soar to the ground.

So I made the ceiling arched.

I didn't forget the structure by which the heat would finally escape.

"You need to create a recessed retractable space between the rounded ceilings. We need to keep the hot air in there. They make vents at the center of the depression. This will allow heat to seep out of the ice sheets. On top of the vent, if you put a cover stone to block the sun and rain... ’

Tsutztsu...!

A stereoscopic design screen that looks holographic so that it can only be seen in his field of view.

Inside, the design of the ceiling structure was attached.

There, he did not forget to create an incline in the bottom of the stone shaft.

‘Otherwise, the water produced by the ice melting naturally will settle on the floor, and the pool will help the rest of the ice melt. ’

The entrance to the south is high, and the room direction, the north, is low.

At the north end, he built a drainage tunnel through which water would be drained.

I also took care of the structure to release the heat and protect the cold.

Next to the entrance, I left the ramp to the north and south.

It was a structure that led the cold winds that would descend along the winter mountain ranges to the edge and into the ice sheets.

There was enough room for insulation.

By the time it was four days.

The design is finally complete.

“Phew, the drawing is also OK. ”

The optional feature gained from an intermediate increase in design skills has been refined to the design drawing.

The next step in the construction process was to acquire the construction materials.

‘Mud and lime can be procured here to form a waterproof layer on the ceiling. You can send ten Engineering Soldiers back to the territory to airlift them, using crustaceans, straw and sawdust for insulation. You can replace the grass that will eventually cover the outside with your own spines in this area. The only problem is granite. ’

Lloyd's gaze turned west.

The Eastern Mountains lie between the frontier lands and the wilderness here.

The eastern foothills are shining brightly in the morning.

It was some open granite rock.

‘You must need that granite to construct the stone glacier. ’

Granite was rock produced by Silicon Magna slowly cooling down.

It was that hard and the rocks were homogeneous.

That is, the material does not twist or break apart because the internal structure is lacking grain.

‘That's why the modern world uses granite as a pedestal for semiconductor equipment and measurement equipment that requires precision. ’

As such, granite is both solid and free of deformation.

It was advantageous for architecture that lasted for a long time.

Especially for buildings that required long years of insulation and waterproof performance such as glaciers.

However, granite was not the only advantage.

‘It's too hard to process. ’

Hard to break.

You can't even split the stone in the direction you want because it has no grain.

In other words, granite was the rock that was extremely difficult to mine or process in the desired size and shape.

‘That's why our country's old idols look so dull. ’

The Korean Peninsula is full of granite.

Thanks to this, the ancient ancestors had to literally "carve out" the granite.

It took a long and long time to suffer.

Of course, Lloyd never intended to.

It was Orc territory, not his territory.

He said he would build me a stone coffin in someone else's land and didn't want to spend too long.

That's why.

He looked back as he came up with his inner solution.

I summoned a Silver Hair knight who guarded my back without a word.

“Hey, Xaviel? ”

“You summoned me.”

“Yes, I did. Let me ask you something. ”

“Tell me.”

“Can you cut rocks with a sword? ”

“Yes.”

“How much?”

“I've succeeded at less than a meter per sword. ”

“A one-meter rock? ”

“Yes.”

Xaviel nods as if it's not a big deal.

It was amazing.

Even a sword made of iron is only a few kilos long.

I can't believe that one meter of rock weighs nearly a ton.

But Lloyd laughed at Xaviel.

“Really? It's worse than I thought. ”

“ ……. ”

“I thought another sword would cut a few meters, make a hole, and I'd burst into flames. Tsk. ”

“…… even for a twisted sorcerer, I'm afraid. ”

“Really?"

“Yes.”

“Why shouldn't you make excuses because you can't? ”

“No, I'm not.”

“Isn't it?”

“Yes.”

“Really?"

“That's right.”

Did he think this side would grow persistently?

Xaviel's constant voice is slightly cooler than usual.

“I don't know what you think you're asking me right now, but if you're trying to abuse your position and make too much demands of me, I'll politely ask you. ”

“Ahoy. Declare strike? ”

“I can't make impossible demands that I can't make with my abilities, I'm just saying in advance. If you ignore it and insist on it, each other will be unhappy. ”

“Unhappy for each other? ”

“That's right.”

“What if you forced me to do something I couldn't afford? ”

“So it is. Can I be honest with you? ”

“Go ahead.”

“Lloyd is trying to get the stone to build something called a stone glacier. ”

“Oh, right. ”

“And Lloyd is trying to use me to get that stone. to make me cut rocks with my sword. And that's because I anticipated it sooner. ”

“So you refuse to be a miner who's not on your payroll? ”

“It was impossible to use a sword in the first place. ”

“Tsk, arrogant. ”

“Thank you."