Otoko Nara Ikkokuichijou no Aruji o Mezasa Nakya, ne?

21 Aug 7449

I heard that Al would now be either in the administration or in the slave long house, so the two Ralphas and Guineh returned to their original path.

Would you be in the administration first?

Because even Mizuchi, who uses force formation (partisation), does not know the exact location when the distance is 100 meters apart, and can only say that it is probably around here.

With only just over a hundred meters away from the executive and lord's slave houses, Mizuchi, Claw and Marie, who are on the Knights' property outside the city, could not be sure which way Al is.

One of the gatekeepers went to report when he showed his status to the two Knights who were guarding the entrance to the administration and told Al he had come to see him.

Seemed right in the administration.

I also exercised in the heat, and walked quite a distance, so Ralpha and Guine sit back on the bench that was in the lobby of the administration.

The building is cooler than the outdoors because it is shaded.

In no time, when the gatekeeper who went to report it returned, he guided them to the office.

I imagined how spacious and luxurious the office was, but when I followed the Knights who guided me, I was a little disappointed because I stopped in front of a door with no change of philosophy.

Because there is another door at quite close range to the left and right of that door in the middle of the hallway upstairs, and I could easily imagine it being a small room.

The Knights rang across the door, and when they heard Al's response, they opened the door.

Once inside......

"Whoa! Cool!

"Ice!?"

The office is quite small.

It has a slightly deeper shape, but seems to have only about six tatami areas.

On top of that, there were buckets everywhere, such as on the floor of the room and on the shelf, with large amounts of ice in them.

Al was just standing up with one of the barrels and bouncing up a large window for lighting up the back of the room.

I guess that's where the ice melts and throws away the water accumulated in the bucket.

I get the impression that there are barrels or no space for sofas or conditioning to cater to visitors, which is quite narrow, but the temperature in the room illuminated by the magic props of the light feels five degrees lower than in the hallway.

There is a larger desk in front of the window than in the room, and Al sits between that desk and the window.

The shelf on the wall was packed with unexplained documents, and the desk in front of Al was also packed with narrow documents.

There is only one chair on the front side of the desk.

I think it will be used during a meeting or something.

"Ooh, it's been a long time. Just give me a minute, it'll be a good spot for Kiri soon."

When he returns the bucket to the corner of the room and creates about a dozen cans of ice in it, Al speaks to both of them.

When I get back to my desk, I drop my gaze on the paperwork at hand.

The door was carefully closed behind the two gentle faces to the coolness.

Al writes something by dipping his pen tip in an ink kettle when he exhales a small sigh after reading the paperwork, and I get the impression that there seems to be quite a lot of clerical work.

He waited awhile and the job finally went to a good place in Kiri, and Al looked up.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting. The inn already?

They told him that they had already taken the inn.

"Right. Shall we turn the air a little?"

When he replies, Al combines wind magic with fire magic, giving out cold air in such an amount that the paperwork doesn't fly. Immediately after that I slowly rotated the air out using no magic.

The air in the room was moderately stirred and the cold air, which tended to accumulate downstairs, was pleasant to the face.

"Yes, I'm always impressed, but I can often use magic for that."

The same thing Al did now can also be done with a voice of admiration.

I can, but I'm not going to use any magic to spin the air until I get cold air out.

Because I honestly don't want to do it anyway given the fatigue of concentrating my spirit for magic.

"I wouldn't do it if I were alone..."

As for Al, I guess he was going to labor the two of them who have even appeared in the administration in the heat.

When I took two glasses from the side shelf, I put ice inside and gave it to both of them.

I tell him to get the water on his own because there's a well water drained on the edge of his desk.

"By the way, what about Zulu? I heard you're always with me..."

Ralpha asked in a slightly strange voice.

"Oh, I'm letting him go overseeing the laying of the tracks. He's the only one who knows now that construction has just begun."

Even if Zulu says he understands, only the results of his brief research over the past two months or so.

Dig a little deeper into the land that goes through the tracks and lay gravel in its holes.

The gravel accumulates to be slightly higher than the surrounding ground.

Place the pillow wood, which has been embalmed with a yani or the like, on top of the gravel laying, and fix it with the pillow wood and bolts after placing the rail on it.

Strike the pile into the hole that was drilled in the middle of the pillow tree at appropriate intervals to secure the rail to the ground.

Of course, its length exceeds one m, as eaten into the ground beneath the gravel.

It should also be noted that pillow wood will be replaced by stone in the future.

Finally, the horse pulling the vehicle is finished by laying a solid plate between the tracks so that it is easy to run or walk.

Al also made his own horizontal gauge with bubbly water inside the glass tube for it.

Thus far, there is not a very complicated part.

Because this is sufficient because the area around Beglitz is hard ground and well drained.

What to do if it hits a loose spot on the ground, such as wetlands, is a problem at that time.

Especially in order to make detailed maps, I was careful not to just hit them because I was letting them see the land ahead of Guineh.

Inevitably, the course of the railway line will be decided by Guineh, who has a topographical understanding (mapping).

It wasn't combat that Al was letting Zulu oversee the construction, but the aspect of trying to make him learn to direct the work was stronger.

"I have a new directorial candidate, but they need to learn the basics of track construction under Zulu for the rest of the month."

One of the two factories in Beglitz was building the Lords' Hall, while the other was making them work on the tracks.

Of course, once the Lords' Hall is complete, we plan to order railway work from your shop as well.

"I'm already starting. Zulu's in trouble in the heat, too."

"Oh, my God. That's why I need you guys to do your jobs."

"Yes, sir. I know. So, which one first? The tracks because construction is starting?

Ralpha asked to change his expression.

"Yeah, right. The first step is to set the course for the tracks. The construction people are not used to it yet, so the tracks that can be laid in one day are for four rails, which is less than 30m, so it's no big deal. Another month or so is fast enough that you don't have to have a map or anything. Even if it takes a month at this rate, it won't leave the Beglitz plot. But according to the report, working efficiency is getting better and better, so we can expect it next year."

Saying so, Al contains ice water in his mouth and bites off the gully and ice.

"How many people are you doing this for?

Guine asks, but it is a particular question.

"Mm-hmm. Now there are 20 slaves learning the scene and eight guys from the engineering shop. I would like to create a 20-30 person work team in the future. All the settlements in the realm will be linked by tracks. We need a precise map to do that."

According to Al, the railroad is going to give priority to stretching from Beglitz to Weed first.

Before being sealed in the territory, the original plan was supposed to connect Beglitz to a zondier close to distance, but he seemed to have changed his plan because he was offended by an attempted rebellion this spring.

"About two months from now, you'll learn well, and if you can, the five of us want to create a field director by the end of the year. If we can have five construction teams, we'll be able to lay the tracks for a kilometer in a week, even if we do the day off on Monday. By the end of the year, we will have touched the territory to secure the necessary husband."

Al's plan says he will have five construction teams available by the end of the year and will be in full construction from the beginning of the year.

The first step is to connect the Beglitz to Mead village about 10 km.

By the end of the year, it is estimated that work will be progressing to about four to five kilometres of it.

Work will proceed simultaneously by separating the remaining five to six km from the beginning of the year into roughly five locations.

If we are to start construction in a few places at the same time, we will really need a detailed map.

Guine requested and was approved for two weeks to determine the course of the tracks in between.

In addition, the deadline for determining a course of about 50 km to Weed was set at one cup in October.

Later, until the track to Weed was opened, he was required to look around the territory and make accurate maps, except for sending Ralpha and Guine on the spot for orientation and precise positioning whenever a construction team was dispatched to a new section.

"You just have to look at the area of the field where it's built, and you can look at the reputation of the lord, right? Easy win."

"Well, that's right. I don't know if it's an easy win, as Lar would say. The priority is to set the course for the tracks. Next up is a survey of cultivated areas. So, in the process, maps along cities, villages, and roads are going to take a reasonable amount of time to fill other places, even if we can..."

Guine said a little worried.

"Oh, if I could get a map that far... north"

"Huh? Isn't that the Dart Plains?

"That's right. Wouldn't it be better that way if we opened up a new one? Then you should make a map first..."

"Lar is right. There are only a few places outside the Dart Plains where the flatlands are spreading and water stools seem good..."

Two people pinch their doubts over Al's words.

"Mm-hmm. That's especially true. But I can manage without a map of the Dart Plains. Villages and streets are enough. Most of them are flat, and rivers are large and small. Speaking of polar theories, I hope they cut it right along the river. But the north side doesn't go either. There are high and low differences in land, and there are geological problems. Above all, I would like to see more contact points for dealings with other aristocratic territories around me in the future. If possible, we want to create a village across Mount Weed to the northwest of the other side of Weed and to the northeast of the other side of Zondir across Mount Bashkel."

"Heh."

"Mm-hmm. I understand east and west, but what about the central north? Around Henson Village"

"That's better for the moment. Count Dazur rules the north of our territory, but the capital is east. And as soon as we cross the border north, it's like a wetland."

Several detailed stories and instructions were then also given between the three of them, and the time was only in the evening.

It's also a corner opportunity, so it looks like Al decided to gather adventurous people like the reincarnated and Zulu who are at Beglitz for dinner this evening.

It goes without saying that some of them included combat slaves to accompany Guineh's escorts, such as Marr and Limby, and Tor sat at the end of the seat.

"Um, Ralpha...... Dear Firefrid. What about my parents and my brother...?

Tor asks Yuzu and Ralpha how the family is.

Thor's family worked as miners at Mount Weed, but its owner had been taken over by Xenom from its original owner, Baron Kazum.

Naturally, we all knew about the matter.

Because we were face-to-face once at the weed we stopped on our way out of Balduk somehow.

In doing so, Xenom has promised Tor that "the family will not sell Tor to anyone until he comes to buy it in the future in that position".

As a result, Al didn't buy it because he had no use for mine slaves and had no other intention.

In the same territory, it was confirmed that he was able to live quite well, and Tor did not manifest his dissatisfaction.

"Oh, normal. I'm working fine without a sickness. Um, sorry, I forgot your name, but when your brother's kid's a little older, he said I could bring him in and let him see you."

Thor's brother was married a few years ago and had four children.

The youngest of them was just born earlier this spring, and unless it's even a trip that has slowed down considerably using an excessively luxurious, large carriage, it can also break you down if you make the kind of trip that requires accommodation.

Such carriages are owned only by those among the great nobles who can afford them.

or rubber tires, unless it is also a suspension, but the raw hatred and the majority of it had been taken to travel from Balduk, and the only remaining one had a different level of importance in the transfer of the newborn of slaves and in the training of the Knights.

"Really...? Well, if you're fine. Thanks for letting me know."

In a slightly discouraged voice, Thor returned to his seat when he replied.

22 Aug 7449

The next morning, Ralpha and Guine both showed their faces at the construction site for the laying of the tracks.

"Ooh, that's the track!

"It's pretty splendid!

Between the rails of the tracks, it lays a corrosion treated board, which should also be said to be a road dedicated to horses acting as locomotives, so it looked like the tracks in the old trail to the eyes of the two of them.

So far, it has only been laid in a straight line from the station and the place specified to the village of Mead, but it cannot always be connected in a straight line between Beglitz and the village of Mead.

It would be ideal if it could be tied in a straight line, but it was not just stretched in a straight line in the general direction that determined the direction to be stretched based on the map created by Guine.

Therefore, one day you will need to draw a curve somewhere and modify the direction.

If possible, I'd like to make some directional changes with a loose curve soon.

For this reason they turned to give directions in the direction.

Guine once again looked at the surrounding landscape when she placed a simple map drawn by herself on an already laid rail.

And carefully aligning the angles of the map still showed slight discrepancies.

"Looks like the rail joint is a little open and so far you don't have to bother to build a bent rail..."

What Guineh said was that when he added the next rail to the rail, he seemed to manage by slightly diagonally rather than completely linear.

Experiments carried out before carrying out the work have shown that the rail joints are sufficient even if some two centimeters are taken into account for expansion, and the joints are decided to be like hozos for smooth operation.

There is no major problem even if it is subtly angled.

Rails used for carriage railways are only seven metres long for weight convenience, such as loading and unloading by hand.

Since it is not as big as the rails used for Japanese railways, such as 25m or 100m, I did not go to the point where I bent it by hand on boulders even if I needed a curve.

Zulu, who seemed worried about what Guine would say, exhaled loudly when she heard her words.

"Oh good...... any more...... whatever......"