The Thousand Year Dynasty
08. Next Plan
About two months after Aksa's retinue went to the east coast, they finally returned to the land of Pharos. But this time Aksa was only accompanied by Lily, Couran, and a few workers. Died a trio of hunters and their aunt along with 20 workers on the east coast of Sekai mountain. To continue mining.
Aksa's party returned with his horse-drawn carriage and carried an iron carriage plus eight carriages filled with the materials and minerals they needed.
On the way home, they also began to coat the rocky road they had built earlier with mud mixed with water, volcanic dust, and smoothed limestone.
Once the mud dries, the road will become stronger, flatter, and more comfortable to pass through than before.
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"For the construction of road facilities from this place to the beach Mado and Baltra village has been completed. Already coated with primitive cement so as not to be easily damaged when it began to be often passed by the steam tractor" Aksa reported when they held a meeting fined Lucia at Camp Atas. The day after he arrived at the land of Pharos.
"His body?" Tanya Nata short.
"For the pier on the beach Mado also on the east side of the mountain Sekai also has been completed. Guard posts at the pier and branching road between the village of Baltra with the beach have also been completed. We just arrange for soldiers to stand guard if later the mining material delivery line has started running routinely" Aksa continued his report. "Oh, and also think about the lighting of the road at night" he added later.
"Well, I'll find a solution soon. Then is there anything new you found while you were there, that we need to pay attention to?" Answer the Nata with the question.
"Oh, yes. The beach is beautiful there. Almost every morning before noon I swim and relax in front of him. The sand is soft white. Whether from Mado beach, or the east coast of Sekai mountain" Aksa replied excitedly.
"You can be serious, right?" Sela Jean who represents some of the people who were there who also wanted to say those words to Aksa.
"You don't believe me, Jean? Look at my skin. It looks darker, doesn't it?" Aksa lifted his arms up, towards Jean. He turned his head to show his neck.
"Hey, kid!" Jean begins to be angry at Aksa's behavior.
"Already, this means that we can start to carry out the next plan" said Nata to prevent a fight between Jean and Aksa occurred.
"By the way, this cotton shirt is very comfortable. Make me a hoodie jacket before I leave, Nat" said Aksa casually changing the theme of the conversation regardless of Jean.
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Two weeks later with Cyla's crystal, Val, assisted by Marco and several East Star craftsmen, managed to make the tool Aksa requested.
A tool made of Dracz metal is conical with Cyla crystal fragments in the shape of a pyramid the size of two hand grips attached on all sides. Which makes the surface of the cone object becomes rough and jagged.
Aksa referred to the tool as the 'Eye Drill', but after the craftsmen found out what its usefulness was, they called it a 'earth rodent' tool'.
It did indeed look like a mole rat, when it was installed in front of a special iron chariot made slightly smaller than the size of the iron chariot they used to make.
It has 3 small wheels and a series of iron plates, as wide as the palms of the hands and as long as the arms of an adult. Which is connected in a row like a chain until it is shaped like a circular belt around 3 wheels earlier. Aksa called the wheel 'tank wheel'.
And almost at the same time, Haldin's steam train was also completed. They brought their parts from the Lower Camp to the Upper Camp. Then make a building in the west of the Upper Campground, and assemble it in that place.
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"And what is dam?" Madron asked who felt he had heard the word for the first time.
"Oh, I mean the reservoir. A place to hold water" explained Nata.
"Where will you get the water?" Ask Dirk this time.
"So simple, we will dredge the side of the cliff and make a reservoir, then draw water from the river on the outside of the cliff. Then drain it to the inside side, into the reservoir" said Aksa said explaining.
"Is it that easy?" Dirk was not sure of Aksa's words.
"Is that simple?" Madron asked about another word he had heard first as well.
"Yes, that's the simplest explanation. For the field let Aksa who will take care" said Nata calm the atmosphere.
"Yes the problem in the field let this god messenger take care of" said Aksa with his arrogant tone.
"Aksa, lord Couran, and Lily will be accompanied by fifteen fire and earth magicians, along with twenty workers, and four craftsmen. They will depart from here tomorrow the day after tomorrow" said Nata back before anyone who commented on Aksa's remarks earlier.
"Our plan will also simultaneously install rails along the way to the place" Nata added.
"In the meantime, why do they have to bring so many witches?" Asked Amithy who seemed to have not understood with Nata's intention.
"We need them to build. With the fire magic they had it could be useful to help dry out a mixture of building materials, or to heat metals and minerals. And that earth magic is very useful for digging and coating buildings" Nata said at length.
"Do you intend to make the witches use their magic to build with the construction workers?" This time Madron asked in disbelief.
"Where would a witch do that?" This time it was Dirk who said.
"Before agreeing to join us, we told them first. That what they were going to do was not to fight against beasts or mystic beasts. But to build" this time Lucia spoke up.
"And there are fifteen who come with us from so many witches in the association" Nata added to Lucia's reply.
"So those who come here are those who already know and agree on this?" It sounded like Amithy couldn't believe it.
"Truely, you will get a lot of criticism if you do that outside this land" Orland said, shaking his head.
"We're going to change the paradigm of magic in this world. That to make magic can make money, we do not have to risk our lives against wild animals or go to war" Nata later said.
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