1466 - - 40-06 First meeting
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The meeting started at exactly 1:00 pm. The meeting took place in the middle conference room of the royal castle.
My name is Alois Lux Klein, King of the Kingdom of Klein.
"My name is Radeous, ambassador of the Nordic Federation. I am accompanied by my wife, Rorona, and my second daughter, Theon.
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I thank the Korun for the honor of accompanying the Ambassador and his party.
"Thank you, sir."
After the usual greeting to ......,
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"My name is Powell Darner Hudson, and I am the Prime Minister.
I'm Jackson Red Vados, Minister of Industry.
"My name is Clarotho Vados Keris, Minister of Magic.
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The names of the important people were announced.
Then, Jin first explained about the
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"Beyond the mountains north of the village of Kaina, rolling plains spread out to the sea, and beyond the sea was the continent.
The geographical explanation is best given by Jin. He does not have to explain how he got there.
"I was told later that the continent was called the
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"Hmm."
Jin spread a map drawn on a piece of wooden paper on the table and pointed it out with his finger as he explained.
"After crossing the isthmus, we went along the sea and met the
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At this point, Jin paused in his explanation and handed over to Radeous.
"We, the
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Here, he omitted the rather radical names of the clans, such as
"I see."
The Prime Minister nodded and the scribe recorded the minutes.
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After a brief explanation of the Nordic Federation, it was time to get down to business.
"Let us take a break.
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Before that, Jin brings in some carbonated beverages to quench our thirst.
Carbonic acid is produced by dissolving carbon dioxide in water.
In magical engineering terms, carbon dioxide contained in a specific range of air is <
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Squeeze the juice of a Ramon (lemon) with soda water and you have Ramon squash.
Jin brought a drinkable version with a little sugar added to make it easier to drink.
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"Oh, this is delicious!
"I can't describe the fresh aroma of Ramon and the sizzling sensation on the palate.
"Gin, this is delicious!
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"This is just as I expected."
"...... is delicious."
The reception was generally favorable.
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After a short break, it was time to get down to business.
"Mr. Jin told me that you are looking for a way to pave the road.
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"Yes, that's right. We are going to start road maintenance as part of a national project, but it is not easy due to budgetary restrictions.
I see, Mr. Jin said the same thing. My wife Rorona knows a lot about this, so I will explain it to her.
This is where Lorona comes in.
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I will explain it to you.
Lorona spread out on the table a piece of paper with a drawing on it that she had prepared in advance.
"We call this paving with crushed stones. In other words, we use crushed stones and stick them together.
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"That's it?"
The Prime Minister, perhaps taken aback by the simplicity of the plan, let out a startled voice.
"Yes. You must use crushed stones for this. Round stones like those found on the riverbanks are no good."
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"Hmm. ......"
At this point, Jin adds the following explanation.
Well, crushed stones have corners or ridges, don't they? It seems that the ridges are fixed in such a way that they interlock with each other.
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"Oh..."
Everyone seemed to be satisfied. Then Lorona began to explain in detail.
"Of course there is a way. It will be easier to understand if you know the cross section.
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Lorona pointed to a piece of paper.
"Here you can see the cross section. We put about 5 centimeters of fine crushed stone on the surface and about 20 centimeters of rough crushed stone underneath to press it down."
"We tried a little bit in Kunlun Island, and there was no problem with horse-drawn carriage traffic. It's enough to make the golem stamp its feet to push it down.
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"Oh, as expected of
Magic Minister Keiris exclaimed in admiration.
Rorona and the others are using
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"I have other ideas about the tools to solidify them."
"Oh, that's a good idea!"
Princess Rieschen exclaimed with delight.
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"Well, then, I'd like to give it a try right away.
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Perhaps she had lost her mind, but Princess Rieschen had returned to her usual tone of voice.
"In that case, a place where there is abundant rock from which to produce crushed stone would be good, I think.
Rorona advised her and Princess Rieschen nodded her head in agreement.
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"Well then, how about we start from the end of the road, Toka village, and follow it in the opposite direction?
There are rocky areas around Toka village, and there is no shortage of materials.
As long as we have manpower, we can start work immediately.
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"Oh, that sounds good.
The Prime Minister agreed.
"Let's pave part of the road between the village of Toka and the town of Charles as a trial.
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"Well, is that all right?"
Jin was a little concerned.
He wondered if it was okay to pave such a section that would not be used by many people.
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"I understand your concern, Jin-dono. I understand your concerns, but if we go ahead with a construction method that is completely unknown in our country, in a section with many users, and it should fail, the repercussions will be great.
Industry Minister Jackson Red Bados explained.
"Oh, I see what you mean."
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He wanted to try it first in a place where the number of people who would be affected would be small, even if it failed and the road became impassable. That was understandable for Jin.
"Now that we've got the gist of the construction, we'll try it in a slightly busier section and check its durability.
"I see. I think that's a good idea.
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The Minister of Industry's approach was quite reasonable. Jin agreed.
The Kingdom of Klein is now slowly moving forward. And unlike Jin, the Kingdom of Klein can only move forward step by step.
All Jin can do is to support them a little in the shadows.
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"You have the golem I made for you before, don't you?
"Ah, yes. It is a general-purpose golem ......."
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The Prime Minister is at a loss to understand the meaning of Jin's sudden question, and he is at a loss to say anything.
Of the 20 high-performance general-purpose golems that Jin had made for him in the past, 10 of them had been destroyed.
They had been used to extract as much ore as possible from the mine that was to be transferred to Jin before the deadline, when a gigantopod appeared from the mine shaft.
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It was his own fault, so to speak.
Jin did not say anything about it at the time, but I assume that he must have been very angry.
Now, Jin mentioned a general-purpose golem. The Prime Minister was understandably nervous.
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"Let's strengthen it a little more.
"What?"
Therefore, the Prime Minister did not immediately understand what Jin had just said.
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