The Greatest Architect

58. Demon’s Contract (3)

“Of course, the water taxes are very heavy each month. ”

Kuang!

His heart thumps.

I couldn’t figure out why myself.

In fact, I didn’t understand what the water tax was talking about.

But I didn’t know what it meant, but I felt it.

From the moment I heard it, I began to feel nervous.

Something about the ‘wrong’ crisis shook.

The author opened his mouth and protested.

“Hey, I’m sorry…… What’s a monk tax? ”

“Oh, you’ve never heard of it. It’s simple: you use fresh water in your water supply, and you pay it in return. ”

“So, water use tax? ”

“You’re quick to understand. ”

“Taxable in the water? ”

“Yes.”

Lloyd smiles as if he was asking something so obvious.

“From the drawer through a clean conduit to the reservoir in the territory. The customer delivers the highest quality water reliably. Grandpa drinks it, Grandma washes it, Mom and Dad boil the soup, and the kids water the kitchen sink is clean and clean. What do you think? Doesn’t it just make your heart beat? ”

“ ……. ”

There was no answer.

Lloyd grins.

Yeah, it is.

Of course it beats.

The notion that the water is taxed for use, but the heart will be beating a triple-axel with a 16-bit ginseng edge.

‘So you messed with the wrong guy. ’

Lloyd’s smile became nasty when he applied it.

Suddenly, I remembered when I first planned the water supply.

Maybe it was the day he and Xaviel went up the Eastern Mountains for surveying.

At first, I was just filled with the idea of handing over the crisis that had befallen the Baron.

Even if it costs a lot, it wouldn’t be a big loss to create a stable water supply system, and he was soothing himself.

But the truth is, I was angry.

Making constants.

It was good.

It was really good.

However, to relieve myself of the crisis, I felt like the clump in my chest would not come loose.

‘One way or another, I wanted to feed Big Shit to you. ’

Bird in sight.

I don’t know what they did to you, asking you to give me Marez ‘dog.

Unauthorized discharge of highly toxic wastewater into the river.

When I picked it up, it came out as a ship.

No, he even threatened me.

I sent word from Hwiha that I will not stop draining toxic wastewater until I deliver half of Marez’s Gas.

Or rude.

Or not.

It was an outrage, literally, far beyond the line.

‘That’s why I didn’t sleep well at the time. ’

When I lay down to sleep, the gold coins grew up in front of my eyes.

The greenhouse is still producing and dispensing one by one.

He said he had some money left to pay interest with.

I have carried out various works with the funds.

Then I saved up the rest of the money.

‘But when I fell asleep, I had to beat it all up. Because of you.’

Lloyd’s gaze toward the bird calms.

I remembered the emotion at that time, and the blood cooled down again.

Maybe it was because of that feeling.

The day I did surveying with Xaviel.

When I found limestone rock in the valley at the top of the mountain range, I unknowingly clenched my fist.

Inside! ’I shouted and cheered.

Slightly exposed limestone rock.

The water flows to one side of the canyon.

It was when I realized that the water was flowing upstream from the ‘Prona River’ to the baron and the baron.

An explosive calculation was made in my head.

Suddenly, an angle appeared.

I drew a picture.

A plan that almost ended with only making the original constant.

It was a moment when a plan was added to the plan to screw with the bird.

‘Since then.’

Lloyd has reset the nature of the water supply plan.

It was not just for the progress of the territory.

A secret weapon, literally a horse to attack the bird.

That’s why.

“Don’t worry. There’s never going to be a shortage of water. Because from the time we first started building the water supply to your dye workshop, we calculated all the water supply to design the scale of the water supply conduit and the receiver. ”

Yes, it is.

Everything was as planned.

“And from our territory to your dye workshop, I’ve searched all the routes for the water supply pipes. The ground was very stable. The slope was just right, so it was pretty convenient to set the flow rate of water in the conduit. ”

“What is that…? ”

“I mean, I’ve done all the surveys and the designs. If you just send me a signature, I can start construction tomorrow. And by the end of the day, you’ll have plenty of fresh water in your dye workshop. ”

Lloyd’s smile was relaxed.

Now that I mention it, I really wanted to see that puffy bird’s face.

“So think carefully. We hope you will consider your position. You don’t think it’s illegal to charge for water, do you? ”

“That’s ……. ”

“Yes, it’s an unfamiliar concept, so I might be a little reluctant. But, well, if you don’t like it, it’s a dye workshop, and it’s a Laconata specialty, and it’s all ruined. ”

“ ……. ”

The fingertips of the bird tremble poorly.

Lloyd’s smile was more relaxed.

Looking at them, Xaviel had to clench his fist without even knowing it.

‘That’s scary.’

Xaviel unconsciously wipes out the creeps on his forearms.

Your young master, Lloyd Frontera.

I’ve always known that the back end was dirty and full of personality.

But I didn’t think it would be like this.

‘I never thought I’d have a plan like this. ’

Even when the water supply was finished earlier.

Even when Lloyd asked me to go out on a wild goose chase.

It was Xaviel who had never imagined a gram of this.

No, I just didn’t understand it.

It was the same with Lloyd when he came down the mountain.

It was consistent with Lloyd when he visited his mansion and when he applied for an unacceptable interview.

‘I just thought Lloyd was here to blow off steam, I… ’

So I stopped him.

This is an outrageous act.

It’s like creating more conflict with emotion.

Either you stop Lloyd or you stop yourself.

‘But I was wrong. ’

Xaviel admitted it.

I couldn’t help but admit it.

That young master you serve…

“Perfectly lethal. I feel sorry for the bird I hated so much. ’

It was his honesty.

Lloyd was great, but I felt sorry for him that much.

In fact, I didn’t have much of a feeling about his lacona bird.

He was the one who persecuted the baron, his lord.

But now I feel sorry for him.

No, it was such a pitiful, pathetic, pathetic world.

In fact, while Xaviel was watching, the piece was rubbing off his fingertips and even his lips and eyebrows.

The feeling of being an ant in hell.

It was because he was saving that obstacle.

‘Wrong. There’s no way out of this. ’

I never thought he’d be so thorough.

I can’t believe you’re pressuring yourself like this.

I didn’t even expect it in my dreams.

No, he never imagined there would be a way.

Water.

Bringing clear water from afar.

I can’t believe you made that and calculated the amount of water that would supply the dye workshop in advance.

‘From the very beginning, he was determined to try to kill me. ’

His eyes are on Lloyd.

A young man who still looks this way.

I didn’t feel like a child anymore.

The more I saw, the creepier I got.

‘Why would I touch that guy? ’

I wanted to go back two or three months if I could.

I wanted to punch him in the cheek when I called the dye workshop supervisor and ordered him to drain the river.

But it was too late.

There is no turning back time.

There is only one way to revive the Dye Workshop.

“… Phew. I see.”

Eventually, Lakona Jacques nods deeply.

One of Lloyd’s lips dries up.

“Do you understand? ”

“Your offer is accepted. ”

“Are you saying you want to install a water supply in the Dye Workshop? ”

“…… I see. ”

“You thought well. ”

Falang!

Lloyd moves fearfully to the end of the sentence.

I took the dried stone out of my arms.

Opened on a table.

His eyes falter.

“What’s this? ”

“What is it? It’s a water supply contract. ”

“ ……. ”

The writer has lost his words.

I really thought there was someone like this.

Once again, the real feeling reached my skin.

I can’t believe you made the contract so thorough in advance.

He was really determined to scratch and suck every bone in this side.

‘Khh……. ’

His piercing eyes move.

As I read the declaration of defeat, I examined the contract.

In the meantime, his eyes shake once again.

“Yi, what is this? ”

“Like what? ”

“Here, this. ”

The bird came across the contract with an embarrassing hand.

Every month, where he found out, there was a water tax to be paid to the Frontera family.

“Isn’t this the wrong number? ”

“Why? Do you think there are one or two more zeros? ”

“I see. I think I made a mistake…. ”

“That’s right. ”

“ ……. ”

“The amount of the contract, yes. ”

“What……. ”

“Do you think it’s expensive? ”

“Of course… ”

The author couldn’t connect the words and looked at the contract again.

In the section called Water Tax, there was a ridiculous amount.

‘It’s just water. ’

It was also very frustrating to put a price on water.

However, the amount was unrealistic enough to hit him with about three thousand round-trips of his unconscious cheeks.

A pint of Lloyd’s cup flew towards the bird.

With a truly pathetic look on his face.

“My goodness. Do you feel free water? Still?” ”

“ ……. ”

“You just came down the river, so you thought you could use a little sprinkle, right? What should we do? You’re the one who first showed the importance of the river water to our people. ”

“ ……. ”

Toxic effluent discharge incident you committed.

Thinking about it, his face darkens.

Lloyd continued.

“Thanks to this, all the brothers and sisters in our territory came to their senses. Water’s not free. A resource that can be destroyed at any time. Sometimes you have to pay a big price for that. ”

It was true.

Just a sip of clear water.

A glass of water you can drink in peace.

Most of the settlers had to walk through their sleeves to get it.

I had to move the stones even to a child to make a temporary reservoir. Even the construction of Ondol stopped, and all the engineers had to climb the Eastern Mountains.

It was a time when I had to cut, shovel, and sweat as I built monasteries.

It was not until the inhabitants of the Baron were able to recover clear water.

A painful lesson that sometimes water is not free.

It was time to give the lesson back to his son.

“You know what? I just don’t get it. Why do they think it’s expensive? Think about it.Don ‘t you think about trying to get clear water in here? ”

“ ……. ”

“Does it just make sense to design and install a water conduit? It’s an enormous amount of skill and labor. And just install it and you’re done? Don’t you manage? Besides, who’s in charge? ”

“Of course… ”

“Yes, I’ll do it. Our Frontera family does. We should always check for leaks in the pipeline. You have to manage the receiver’s flotation or vomit. Sometimes you have to sharpen old pipes. Does that feel like a joke to you kids? Why does it say the water taxes are so expensive? ”

“Well, that’s ……. ”

“If you don’t want to, then don’t. ”

Falang.

The contract that had been unfolded on the table was concealed.

Precisely in Lloyd’s hands.

He was about to return to his arms.

The bird moves in a reflex.

“Now, wait a minute! ”

Hot Stones!

The bird reaches out without my knowledge.

I grabbed Lloyd’s wrist while taking the contract to arms.

Only then did the prince realize his desperate behavior.

“Ah, hahaha. ”

The bird smiles awkwardly.

Lloyd smiles freshly at the bird.

“Have you changed your mind? ”

“Well, I guess so. ”

“Very well. You are wise. ”

Crack!

The stone-dried contract is back on the table.

Lloyd said:

“I won’t say it again. Both of them are the same, here, here and here. Sign it.”

“ ……. ”

Birch picks up his pen.

I felt a full penetration of the inky face.

But now there was absolutely no other way.

“Phew.”

Signed with a long sigh.

Along the way, Lloyd’s clown climbed to heaven.

“Done. This is a complete liberation from the interest on the private loan sharks. ’

He clenches his fist.

The baron remembers his debt to the debtors.

I chewed up the enormous interest I had to pay every month.

But from now on, I was done worrying about him.

The reason was simple.

The contract I gave to the birdie.

You may receive it every month.

It was because the amount of the water tax was equal to the interest paid to the debtor.

In other words, in the future, the baron will pay for the interest of the baron.

The future of interest worrying zero.

From now on, we will be able to spend the money we collect to repay our debts!

‘Actually, I just wanted to swallow up the dye workshop itself. ’

Or I wanted to ask them to hand over the technology.

But Lloyd shakes his head.

‘The baron would not have accepted the offer even if he died. ’

It was obvious without having to see it.

Not only did I not accept it, I could have called for a bigger repulsion.

‘At worst, the noble court may not send a petition directly to the king. ’

I changed the ingredients of the river and ruined the specialty.

There was a huge difference between wanting a water tax instead of giving it back, and giving up the dye workshop itself.

If the former is seen as a line of trade.

The latter can be seen as a clear category of threats.

‘If you try to swallow too much bread and get caught up in hypocrisy, the king can inflict a great loss. Politically and realistically, this is the best way to benefit. We have to stay neighborly with the Prince anyway. ’

Reality is not a game of land grabbing.

Receiving enormous monumental taxes each month.

So you put in an extra large straw and suck money out.

That was exactly what Lloyd thought was the maximum and marginal gain.

“Phew. Can I sign here, too? ”

The signature of the manuscript was just finishing.

Where the bird pointed.

Just sign the last one and the deal will be done.

That was the moment Lloyd was about to answer.

“Just a moment, Lord! ”

Kuang!

The door of the interview room opened roughly.

A man with a sturdy impression ran in through the open door.

And he cried out.

“You can’t give a coward like that a water tax! So please stop signing that unjust contract and get rid of that wretched man, Lord! ”

A fervent sanctuary shouting between black beards.

Not big, but sturdy.

He was Lord Cruno, the chief knight of the order.

He points this way and shouts sternly.

“Lloyd Frontera! How dare you disrespect my master and know that you are safe! ”

It was literally a sudden break-in.

It was the act of tackling the contract that was going to be closed.

That’s why.

Lloyd glances at Lord Kurno with warm eyes.

Lord Kurno has just given me his full answer.

“Yes.”

At the same time, he thought.

It turns out he’s been nagging Eun-gu for a while now.

I did, but I forgot about him not to be confident.

‘But she’s so pretty because she came all by herself to ask me to fix her. ’

Lloyd’s smile to Lord Kurno is even more rewarding.