Chapter 10: Labor and Heating House
3 days later
What we dug is for a construction project I've had in my head for a long time now.
I'll make it small so there's no need for precise measurements, this construction will be the foundation for my money making.
Well since it is winter want I will be making is an Ondol house.
Dig the soil, move it, beat it hard and repeat.
After digging out, we put some stone slabs and we made some small space to make the basic heavy timber structure.
Now apply the red clay soil from the riverside for the exterior.
*Huff*Huff* 'This body is still physically weak!'
"Oh....my whole body... I don't have time to rest"
"Eeeeee.... eeeek....huh?" I lift up the axe trying to cut the wood into a plank but my body was swaying from exhaustion.
Then Anna went to the side of my body and put away the axe in my hand.
"Your majesty, you should take a rest." Anna said.
"I can't, its almost finished" Roland replied.
While this was happening Carter was doing well and he made it fast. Well probably its thanks to his Knight training that's why he has higher physical fitness.
We made the labor efficiently.
After the house is finished there is a logo that looks like an inverted 'V' on top followed by inverted 'T' then a circle and at the bottom is a T.
(It looks like this, just like in the worlds best engineer.)
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⊥
O
T
"What kind of letter is that?"
"It's my brand logo."
"Logo?"
"Something like this." I picked the witch unions coin that has three eyes on it.
I looked at them in a mysterious manner.
"Now, Shall we check it?"
(If he has an observe skill it will look like this)
[Fine Wooden House]
Type: Construct
Rank: Common (Mid-tier)
Description: A one-story ondol house made of high quality wood with a heating system on underfloor giving warmth and comfort.
With various bonuses, it is resistance to earthquake, fire and corrosion.
We lit the fire in the furnace outside the house, which sends hot air beneath the floor
and thermal energy is retained by the stone slabs. This stored energy is released gradually into the room, keeping it warm. Ondol was mankind's first form of underfloor heating.
We exhausted her magic power into the furnace and we made pur way inside.
"Haaaaaa.... this is great your majesty... how did you come up with this? It feels great like your exhaustion goes away." Carter asked.
"Its only a start, there will be many more good things in the future" I answered.
"H-how did this happen...? It feels like my stiff joints are loosening" she said with a smile on her face. Even if she is immune to fire she is not immune to heat and pleasures.
'Well, it looks like her stamina is irrelevant when using magic. Of course, this should have been quite obvious for someone like me but one never knows...'
"The next thing on your to-do list is to measure for how long you can maintain your flames. I will arrange a special room for that since you will most likely burn all your clothes before depleting your- um, let's just call it 'mana' for now."
"Mana..." Anna muttered, probably to see how that name feels to her, and based on her smile, Roland could tell that she liked it.
Anna and Roland ran a few more tests and by the end of the day, Roland had rough results. He couldn't tell how long it takes for Anna to replenish her mana since even Anna herself couldn't really tell when it is.
'Without knowing what exactly mana is or what it should look like, Anna won't be able to even tell when it is fully replenished. She only knows when the depleted state is and also that when she wakes up after a night's worth of sleep, her mana is fully replenished. There is so much to do...I can try to teach her things that I know from games and novels I used to read before every "night". However...what century would this be considered as in my old world? There are simply too many unconventional things, and I am not even talking about a normal relaxing bath. Tomorrow, I will start "inventing" the most basic things that are missing in everyone's everyday lives. I also need to do my governing duties, ugh...This is getting worse and worse. Seems like I will be getting less sleep every night. At least I will be free to sleep at night, unlike my previous life.' Roland and Anna were currently eating dinner provided by his maids but Roland's mind was completely elsewhere and it was plain to see even to Anna.
"Your Highness? Are you feeling alright?" Anna asked with a concerned look and it was only thanks to her voice that Roland finally looked at her with a confused face.
"Yes...I just have a lot to think of-" Roland said, immediately grabbing the glass of wine in front of him but when his lips touched the glass...
"?!" He immediately placed it back with widened eyes, slightly worrying Anna.
'What am I doing? What if this food or wine was poisoned? I do make for a great target and I have absolutely no idea why I suddenly occupied the body of this prince! What if he was murdered before I arrived?! How else would I be able to take possession of his body?' Roland thought and felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured on his head. He started thinking very hard about the original prince's memories and what he was doing before that ruling when he possessed this body.
Although thoughts like these were already crazy enough, Roland just witnessed real magic today so he tried to think logically even if thoughts like possessing a body with an alive soul sounded absurd. He couldn't feel any conflicts within his body when he arrived so the only logical explanation was that Roland Wimbledon, Fourth Prince was already dead when he arrived at this place!
'Looks like plot thickens even before I can settle in. Fine...' Roland recovered and put his elbows on the table, covering his lower face with his folded hands.
'Come at me if you feel like it, I will give you only one chance. But I hope you will make haste our little assassin because I am pretty good at investigating and intuition when it comes to the assassination. I already have memories of the prince before his death, it's only a matter of time and what do they say? The darkest place is under the candlestick?' Roland kept staring into empty space in front of him but Anna could swear that she saw cold light flash in his gray eyes.
'His Highness must be thinking about something important...I shouldn't interrupt him.' Anna thought while enjoying her bountiful dinner.
As of now, Roland Wimbledon's assassin still had no idea that they were already dancing on the palm of a new Roland.
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