CH 92.3

We arrived outside the walls of Torquiva in no time looked up at the clock tower (100 meters) class beast type magic construct that was being built while leaning our waists back.

「This is the clock tower class huh. I could see it from the train on the way here.」

「It will still get bigger. This is only around 60% complete.」

「Hou, only 60% complete. I knew it was totally different from hearing about it to seeing it in person. I thought it would be a little smaller.」

After looking at the magic construct while bending his waist, brother in law looked around the dock and seriously asked something.

「It looks like there’s not a lot of ground to work with……won’t it fall while you’re working on it?」

「We have devised a construction procedure so that the wind will not cause any damage to the building. We also have kept a distance so that even if it falls over, there would be no problem. Even if something happens, the city will not be damaged.」

It would be easy if the frame could be built together like a plastic model but that is not possible so we built the frame while calculating the position of the center of gravity.

Once this one is complete, we can have this one to be the construction assistant so we can even do things faster.

「Is that so? You said you were going to build several more like this one……」

「We are planning to build four clock tower class magic constructs. The second unit can be incorporated into the manufacturing process of the first. It should take less than one-eighth of the current man hours to build.」

「……process reduction is good but keep it to half of what you can do. If you overdo it, the life you’ve just picked up will be on someone else’s balance again.」

Brother in law said that without even looking at me, puffing out cigarette smoke from the corner of his mouth with a bitter smile.

Oh no……I almost overdid it again……I’ll follow your advice and cut more corners.

In the shadow of the gigantic monster that seemed to cover everything, I wiped the cold sweat that was pouring down my face with the back of my hand.

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After spending a good amount of time showing him around the big building dock, I was outside my theater, which was still under construction, with brother in law.

While we were there, he asked me, “Show me all the buildings you are involved with.”. Apparently, he was planning to see everything I was involved with in the city.

Of course, I immediately responded with yes.

I said, “There are a lot of buildings that I’m involved with.”.

However, his next reply was.

「Just guide me there」

Aye aye sir.

I couldn’t complain since I had a record of building a magic crystal factory underground.

So, if he asks me to show him around, I can’t say no.

The theater construction site that he and I came to was so lively, or chaotic……there was no room to step on the floor with all the people and materials.

Countless slaves were carrying bricks and dirt and were shouting work orders to keep up with the sound of pickaxes and shovels to which they were answered by louder voices.

On the other hand, a short distance away, workers were eating their lunches and sleeping in the shade.

It must be hard for the site supervisor.

「It looks like a very small theater.」

He lit a new cigarette while staring at the workers piling bricks for the arches of the second floor windows.

「Are you planning to compete with the theaters in the royal capital? I don’t think it’s a good idea to compete with the great theaters of the royal capital.」

「What are you talking about? I’m not interested in that kind of thing. Those places are basically for socializing…… the national theater is different…..」

「So, your target is the biggest theater in the country.」

I explain to brother-in-law the average size of a theater in Kraunia as we watch the Schenker Civil Engineering department sweating and piling bricks on the side. We went around the place as if we were inspectors.