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Published at 19th of February 2022 07:32:53 AM


Chapter 158

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We had to do everything we could to fight the plague.

As for the treatment, about 80 people participated.

This was because we instructed them to limit the number of people, as too many would be too much of a burden for Despina.

 

Then, more than 200 cat tribesmen who had seen the letter affixed to an arrow came with their children to seek protection.

There were quite a few cat tribesmen ……

 

Ardelheid’s friend was among them, and the mother and child were safely taken care of.

Ardelheid seemed to be happy with tears in her eyes.

I wonder if she understands that it is too early to be relieved.

 

We’re in a bit of a shambles right now with the response, but we’re managing.

It’s been about a week now, and they’re reporting ten dead.

 

It’s time for the people who are helping to heal to start getting tired and demoralized.

In other words, it’s time for discipline to be broken.

The medicine I ordered from the head family won’t be coming soon.

 

“The only thing between you and death is to stay on your toes. Tell them that.”

 

I took David’s line and asked him to tell the people working on it.

Kiara, who was listening to my instructions, frowns a little.

 

“You think discipline would start to loosen up soon.”

 

People can’t be tense all the time.

 

“If this works, we should be able to maintain discipline for about two weeks.”

 

Mil handed me another document.

Mill’s eyebrows furrowed.

 

“How can they maintain discipline without being careful?”

 

There is a way, though it’s an impossibly ruthless way.

 

“That is …… If every month one of the workers gets infected and dies ……”

 

Mil shook her head and sighed.

 

“So that’s how hard it is.”

 

Mil has been reading my intentions very carefully, especially since we got married.

Probably because she wants to help me as much as possible.

Once again, I was glad that I had turned down Ardelheid’s offer.

I smiled sarcastically at the current situation.

 

“Good intentions are like flames, you know.”

 

Kiara became curious.

 

“What do you mean by that?”

 

“A flame can ignite spontaneously, but it needs fuel to keep it burning. Flames cannot exist on their own.”

 

“That’s true.”

 

“Even if you start with goodwill, and if you want to accomplish it …… You need a good plan and the will to sustain it.”

 

Mil seemed to be getting the idea.

 

“So now that fire is dying out, isn’t it?”

 

“The flame itself, you only know if it’s burning …… or if it’s extinguished.”

 

Kiara looked troubled.

 

“That’s a problem ……”

 

That’s why it’s so tricky and difficult to handle.

 

“It’s not a problem if you have good intentions that can be settled quickly. It’s a long-term battle. I don’t know how much I said they’d understand, though.”

 

Mil looked up at the sky.

 

“I didn’t realize Al was thinking about the long-term that much either.”

 

I smile weakly.

 

“It’s a very unreliable goodwill. But I have an obligation to protect that unreliable goodwill.”

 

Mil put her hands on her face and sighed.

 

“It’s really tough being a feudal lord ……”


 

 

“It’s hard enough to do without someone who understands. Now, can you call Sir Arensky?”

 

Mil nodded.

 

“Yes, of course.”

 

Kiara looked at me with interest.

 

“You’re going to do something, aren’t you?”

 

“Yes, fortunately or unfortunately, the plague has put a lot of manpower in that direction. The dwarves tend to have more time on their hands now that construction has stopped.”

 

Originally, I wanted to do this when I had a little more time.

I’m going to save the cat tribe at the cost of my life.

Thanks to such a turn of events, we were forced into a situation where we had to send the dwarves out to build against the plague.

And after the construction was completed, they were given a vacation.

Even after the vacation was over, plague control was still the top priority.

As a result, he has less work to do as an engineer.

This was a good time to do so, as he had a lot of free time on his hands and was itching to get back to work.

 

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Onyxim, the chief of the dwarf engineers, arrived with Mil.

The dwarves were at their own pace and not swallowed up in the whirlpool of goodwill.

It was a refreshing change for me.

Onyxim looked at me expectantly.

 

“My lord, since you have summoned me, you must have something you want to be done. I don’t mind doing anything since I have time.”

 

“There is something I would like you to do for me.”

 

Onyxim grinned and fiddled with his beard.

 

“Oh.”

 

“The soap bars they’re using in the bathrooms are very smelly. So a lot of people don’t want to use them …… This will reduce the effectiveness of the quarantine. It’s about time they stopped following the instructions.”

 

The soap bars in this world are called soft soap bars.

They are made from animal fat and wood ashes, and they stink.

You have to sprinkle perfume on it very carefully.

And perfume is not free.


 

It’s inefficient.

 

And with the wild boar fiasco, I’ve been making quite a few of them ……

The warehouse is becoming the source of the stench.

And they’re soft and hard to use.

Onyxim looked reluctant.

 

“Yeah, that stuff stinks. It’s like the inside of a pair of boots in the middle of summer.”

 

That’s a bad analogy.

Don’t tell me, you smelled it before?

""

It made me sad just thinking about it.

 

“So, please make a non-smelly soap bar.”

 

Onyxim gave me a blank stare.

 

“If I could do that, I would have done it by now.”

 

That’s not a good assumption to make.

 

“The one the apostles used didn’t smell, right?”

 

Onyxim’s expression turned dumbfounded.

 

“They can do that because they’re an apostle. Don’t you even know that?”

 

I take on a challenging attitude.

 

“You mean you can’t?”

 

Onyxim grumbled.

 

“That’s challenging, my lord.”

 

I’ll show him the way to the struggle that’s about to be ignited.

If I do that, he will start running.

 

“It’s not the same thing. It’s just something that doesn’t smell.”

 

The Leblanc process and baking soda soap bars are still beyond the reach of this world’s chemistry.

So we’ll try to improve it as much as we can.

 

“What do you have in mind?”

 

The basic form of technological development.

It is an improvement on the existing.

 

“If we combine materials similar to what we have now, can we do something?”

 

I smirked at Onyxim and continued.

 

“Substitute plants for the boar fat, or something similar if you can’t use wood ash.”

 

Onyxim stopped.

Suddenly, he became excited.

 

“Ooohhhhhhhhhh! That’s right! I see! So you want me to find a similar material that doesn’t smell.”

 

I smirked.

 

“Exactly, please try it.”

 

“All right, here we go! I’ll use the kids for this kind of trial and error. The kids here are curious, just like anyone else, after all.”

 

In these dark times, it would be nice to have something fun to talk about.

Inappropriate? What do I care?

 

“I don’t care, as long as it’s fun.”

 

Without answering, Onyxim ran off.

 

Mil looked impressed.

 

“So that stubborn vodka should be piloted like that.”

 

That’s a terrible nickname.

 

“A less stinky soap bar will keep the flame of goodwill alive a little longer, don’t you think?”

 

Kiara sighed in astonishment.

 

“You really are too good at using people, brother ……”





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