A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

257 – The Most Gorgeous Coffin for You (1)

June 21, 99, Imperial Calendar.

The time when winter and spring pass, and summer approaches and the weather gradually begins to warm up.

About four months have passed since the day Baron Balzac died, he was praised as a gold panner, and left his name behind Lake Balzac.

The Barony of Lembourg Gunther became a district managed directly by the royal family, and an administrator dispatched from the Morgania family managed the territory as an acting baron.

It is somewhat difficult to develop the territory quickly, but it is possible to maintain the territory without any problems.

Debts due to Lemberg and private debts were all replaced with gold from Lake Balzac.

There were some who claimed that it was unfair to ask them to collect the gold that was flowing from the water and collect the debt themselves, but who could pay the debt for them unless they chased the dead to hell and demanded the debt?

Bereaved family?

To Gibraltar?

Against the Marquess of Gibraltar, who returned to Gibraltar Castle as soon as the funeral was over and held a festival a week later, just because the label Gunther of Lembourg had disappeared?

The contract for the debt was essentially a piece of paper, and the only way to get some money was to pan for gold.

Gold panning is a given, and finding another gold mine somewhere in Barcelona has become the most important thing for those who want to make money in this country.

The nobles mobilized knights.

They had their knights carry shovels instead of swords, and instead of digging tunnels for mining, they started digging huge pits.

The Barcelona Governor-General moved the excavated earth and baked the bricks.

Although there were cases where some gold dust was mixed in, it was more profitable to go to Lake Balzac and stir a scoop to get the gold panner’s blessing than to scratch the bricks just to get the gold dust.

Numerous bricks, manpower called knights, and countless manpower from not only the knights but also from each territory.

Some of the nobles, such as the Marquis Roland, began to develop the land of Barcelona by mobilizing the private armies they owned within the family.

Families that did not have private soldiers hired mercenaries to bring in workers from their estates and send them to Barcelona.

In an instant, the floating population in Barcelona began to increase, and it seemed somewhat difficult to manage all this crowd –

-Introduce imperial architectural technology to quickly solve the current population concentration problem. What is urgent for us now is eating and sleeping, not whether it is a kingdom or an empire.

Gray Governor of Gibraltar mobilized the empire to solve the problem.

They purchased a huge amount of supplies from a company called Iperia Industries and brought them by train.

By connecting the empire’s architect and the kingdom’s earth wizard, they began to quickly build houses made of bricks in large quantities.

The design was so monotonous and linear that some people said, ‘This isn’t a house, but a prison.’ However, it was at least an extremely appropriate technology to cope with the influx of people who flocked there in hundreds or even thousands of people every day.

There is enough food.

Even the problem of sewage, which naturally arises when there are humans, was quickly resolved by building a sewer system.

Imperial architects also appeared to be curious as to how such a large-scale facility could be built under the city, but the only rumor that was heard was that muscular and pointed-eared earth elves were carrying shovels to renovate the basement of Barcelona.＜ Br＞

There was a rumor that Sir Carlos, who was also the head of the Barcelona branch of the Knights of Gibraltar, was drunk and screamed, saying, ‘This isn’t an elf,’ but people didn’t pay much attention.

Barcelona has changed.

The old town still retains the atmosphere of Nostrum, but the new residential area, reorganized around the Governor General, has become lined with factory-style buildings and angular box-shaped houses typical of the empire.

Separate toilets were installed inside the estate residents’ mansions, and sewage went underground instead of on the ground and disappeared somewhere.

About half a year after Governor Gray Gibraltar of Barcelona took office.

In the early days of his tenure as governor, assassinations and terrorist attacks were rampant, but now those living in the Barcelona estate began to cautiously tell the story out loud, one by one.

Huh?

Living imperially.

Was it this comfortable?

-Is it mine that is falling behind the times?

Above all.

Was it this easy to live without paying taxes?

Wasn’t Gray Gibraltar, who used the gold from the territory to turn the territory into a new world in just half a year, actually right?

Maybe.

Haven’t we been living in the wrong world up until now?

You don’t have to go to the well to get water, just lift the faucet and water flows out (although the amount of water that can be used is limited).

When you change the direction of the faucet, warm water flows out (although it takes time for hot water to come out again after a certain amount is used).

You can buy a variety of items by paying gold or thaler at a place called Iperia Trading Company (though sometimes I was disappointed when I paid gold and found it to be fake gold).

It is now possible to travel to various areas within the territory of Gibraltar, not Barcelona, by train and magic ship (leaving the territory itself requires permission, but this is natural).

It is said that the original Gibraltar had already developed that way by adopting imperial culture for several years, and I was able to see, observe, and experience it in person.

The people of Barcelona had a hunch.

Ah.

I can no longer go back to my previous life.

This is what is called reverse experience.

One by one, people started telling such stories as jokes.

-Imperial culture has become ingrained in my head, and now I can’t live without it–!!

“…Are they crazy?”

I remembered the obscenities the men were talking about at the bar last night, and my head has been hurting since morning.

About half a year.

Barcelona was transformed into a semi-imperial city, and the residents no longer looked for traces of Barcelona – the Golden Dawn.

And the foundation of all that development was gold.

Because there was a huge amount of gold, the people of the territory changed themselves as each day passed.

Long live the Empire, even if it is not.

Rather than covering up and criticizing and denying the empire, if there is something good about the empire, there will be no problem if we bring it in and use it.

Barcelona, where the golden dawn of Nostrum was deeply rooted, no longer exists.

The simple girl in the golden wheat field who was conservative and pure was already-

-Wow! The Empire’s stuff is amazing!!

“…Write.”

Well, that’s how it happened.

In fact, I felt that way, so even though I would laugh at the self-deprecatory remarks made by the residents of Barcelona while drinking, I did not intentionally suppress them or do anything like that.

Just.

“Is it finally time to leave?”

After running for nearly half a year, I am satisfied that Barcelona has now become stable enough for the governor to leave for about a week.

“I’m really glad it was sorted out before it got too hot.”

It’s time.

Time to finish something that some thought was impossible.

* * *

Late at night, a certain no-go area in Barcelona.

The entrance to the imperial-style factory opens with a 5-meter brick fence on a flat area that takes about 30 minutes by riding a mado bike from the Barcelona Government-General.

“Are you here, master?”

Sir Robert, who had been waiting at the ‘factory’ beforehand, bowed his head to greet me.

“It seems like your expression is getting better every day?”

“Isn’t that because we don’t have to dig anymore?”

“I don’t think the people behind Sir Robert think so?”

Behind Sir Robert, ‘women’ with strong physiques snickered and laughed.

“Isn’t that right, everyone?”

“Ah.”

One day, mysterious muscular female workers suddenly appeared in the land of Barcelona – Gibraltar, to be exact.

“I would like to join you in digging down that canyon right now, but digging a hole in the golden land is also our job.”

It’s not like they’re as bulky as a man or anything like that, but they are beings that show what compressed muscles are that have been strengthened in practice.

“How rewarding it is to move your body like this rather than just sitting still in the forest.”

“Leave it to us to turn the land upside down. Hehe.”

These women boast a physique as sturdy as Sir Robert’s and dig up the ground with a shovel. They are called ‘digging fairies’ in the world.

“Ha. It wasn’t like this when I first saw it.”

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“It’s because Sir Robert really didn’t see the first time.”

“I didn’t really want to see that either, but wouldn’t it be better than now?”

“Isn’t it a difference in taste?”

What are the identity of the excavation fairies who made a groundbreaking contribution to the development of Barcelona?

Shadow of the Empire?

Orphans in an orphanage?

Not everything.

White skin like jade.

Pointy ears that are revealed when the recognition-impairing magic on the ears is removed.

That’s right.

These are elves who were under Baekgeumgyeong.

It cannot be said that there are that many, but each one has a fighting power of 100 per day, equivalent to that of a high-ranking knight.

Correction.

Rather than knights, they are senior workers.

Why are they cooperating with our Gibraltar like this?

“Lord Grey.”

“Yes.”

“Not long ago, I had a meal with a young librarian who worked at the Government General Library. I think he’s going to get married. Do you mind if I do that?”

“As much as you want.”

Because they want to blend into human society.

Just as the constitution of the Nostrum people changes as they accept the empire’s culture, the entire human society is a new stimulus for the elves.

“If you live your life hiding the fact that you are an elf, there will definitely be problems with your lifespan. But… From a man’s perspective, there is nothing wrong with living with a beautiful woman for the rest of your life until you die.”

“Hmm. I see. But from what I heard, Nostrum men don’t like women with muscles like this… “

“That’s a misconception Nostrum. Do you remember seeing her as Queen Lia? In her future her, people with her her, her her physique her her, her her will be popular.”

“Hmm. Then I understand.”

Elves no longer want to live in the forest.

It is a preparation for the loss of the White House’s home, but it is also an environment where elves can live together in harmony if it is Gibraltar, not Nostrum.

“Lord Grey. Can’t you still reveal your ears?”

“Yes. Please be careful. If your ears are revealed for no reason, His Majesty the King will immediately be in an uproar as he will want to try something with the elf.”

There are so many people who have fantasies about a race called elves.

Although those in Gibraltar have some tolerance for beauty, Nostrum as a whole still lacks imperial awareness.

“It will be about half a year until Queen Naria ascends the throne, related laws are enacted, and the elves willingly show their ears and live together with humans.”

“Hmm, wait. Saint Geo, until the dethroned king disappears.”

Of course, the reason why the elves can’t go public is because of Saint Geo.

Since she is a person who is not good at using beauty, you never know what kind of crazy things she might do to get her to give up an elf.

“By the way, Lord Gray, did you ever think about what you would get if you showed that to the Incompetent King?”

“Oh, that’s it.”

Inside the building, the elves opened the thick iron doors that had been tightly shut from side to side.

Goo goo goo.

The iron wheel rolls below, the iron door opens, and the lights flash along with a popping sound.

“I’ve actually made everything except for the furniture that goes inside.”

Half a year.

“You’re not going to tell me to make it all again just because it wasn’t made of gold, right?”

“…”

A battleship shining brightly in gold was located in the center of the factory.

“It’s okay.”

The Golden Ark.

“I’m going to kill you in half a year from now.”

It is the most extravagant and extravagant gift to show to the Incompetent King before he dies.

“Once Naria becomes an adult, she will no longer have any reason to live.”

It is a very special coffin for the flying Saint Geo Nostrum.