Release that Witch - Chapter 243

[Chapter 242 New Domain of Architecture]

The awarding ceremony lasted until noon, and Roland, who was the awarder, commentator and host, was exhausted by the end. Fortunately, the ceremony finally ended successfully amid the ringing of bells and gun salutes at noon.

???????????????? Back to the castle sweating profusely, just stepped on the third floor, he saw Anna leaning against the door of the office with a smile on her face.

“What’s the matter?”

“You’ll know when you go in,” she blinked her beautiful lake blue eyes.

It couldn’t be some prank show, Roland pushed open the door in a daze, and then froze on the spot—there were twelve witches standing neatly in two rows, with Scroll and Wendy at the front.

Seeing the appearance of the prince, everyone raised their skirts, bowed their knees, and saluted.

“Ahem, you are…”

Scroll first said, “Your Highness, your actions have proved everything you said, and the sisters are very grateful for this. No words can express our gratitude, and please let us do so in the future. We will continue to serve you.”

“I see,” Roland breathed a sigh of relief, “I thought you were going to bid farewell as a group.”

“Pfft,” Wendy couldn’t help laughing, “How is it possible, Your Highness, here It is the holy mountain that witches dream of. As long as you don’t drive us away, we hope to live here forever.”

“And this is what I want to see… Actually, you don’t have to do this. I’m not just helping you, I’m helping myself too. Don’t be too serious, I like your relaxed appearance.”

“Hmph, I said you don’t need to be so formal,” Lily snorted, “Look, he still thinks we are too serious. ”

“How can I say that, didn’t you agree just now?” Mysterious Moon muttered in a low voice, “Traitor!

” Pressing his forehead, “By the way, Miss Anna said that you have been sleeping late recently? Please take care of your body. You must not fall down until that goal is achieved.”

“Don’t worry,” Roland smiled, “I’m in good health.”

After the witches filed out, only he and Anna were left in the office.

“Why, do you want to thank me too?” Roland teased her.

“Well… I want to say the same as them,” Anna raised her lips, “No words can describe my gratitude.”

”

“Then… want to live in Border Town forever?

”

” That’s not necessarily the case.

Roland was startled, his heart skipped a beat, “Why?

”

”

“Because you won’t stay here forever,” Anna tilted her head and said, “…and no matter where you go, I will always follow you.”

”

He suddenly had a warm current in his heart. From the day he met her, her thoughts have never changed. Whether it is facing the invitation of the mutual aid association or the critical moment of fighting against evil beasts, she chooses to stand with herself. Together.

At this moment, Anna suddenly took two steps forward and hugged him gently.

“Wait, sweaty.

” Roland reminded.

The girl didn’t answer, but put her head on his chest, as if wanting to write down the smell, and took a deep breath. He finally gave up his plan to push her away, and put his hands around the other’s fair skin The neck has not been

let go for a long time

…

After lunch, Roland took a cold shower and quickly returned to work.

He called Carl Vanbert, spread out a detailed map of Border Town, and pointed to the location of Chishui River , “I want to build a bridge here.

”

“Not a pontoon?”

“Carl thought for a moment and said, “Please forgive me, Your Highness, the Chishui River is nearly 100 meters wide. It is almost impossible to build a stone bridge. Even if it is an arch bridge, it can only span one-third of the bridge at most. However, the water flow of the Chishui River is extremely large, and the bridge piers cannot be settled at all, and even stone piles as thick as a person will be washed down… Except for the raft crossing and the pontoon bridge, there is no bridge on the entire river.

”

“It’s not a stone bridge, but a bridge of steel,” Roland explained. “There are three spans in total, and the pier in the middle will be dealt with by witches. You only need to set up its approach bridge in place in advance. But I asked for a slope at the head of the bridge. Raise the entire bridge so that river sailboats can pass, and the mast will not touch the bottom of the bridge.”

“Isn’t that erecting the bridge to the sky?” Carl was surprised.

“It’s only about six or seven meters above the ground.” He drew a schematic diagram of the three-span iron bridge on the sketch, “In order to better open the south bank and build the dock in the future, there must be a bridge on the river that will not affect the passage of ships. Although the pontoon bridge is simple, it is equivalent to blocking the river, which is not good for subsequent development.” The

first army expedition team’s trip to the capital gave Roland a lot of inspiration – he found that the rivers in Graycastle extend in all directions, and the major cities basically They are built next to several major rivers.

If we start domestic operations in the future and have several shallow-water heavy gunships, it will definitely be a sharp weapon for providing fire support and conquering land—after all, the power of naval guns known for their calibers is far beyond that of field guns.

To build a ship, he must first have a dock, so the plan for a steel bridge came into being.

“But I don’t have experience in building similar bridges…” Carl seemed a little hesitant.

“Me neither.” Roland shrugged. “Just treat it as the first time to explore slowly. You can build a bridge on the bank to test it. If there is no problem, move to the Chishui River,” he told the other party by the way. The construction concept of overall prefabrication and one-time hoisting, “It’s like installing a water tower. With hummingbirds to reduce its weight, and your student Anna to help assemble and weld, it won’t be too difficult.”

“Follow…Order, Your Highness .” He nodded.

“Besides, there is another very important project to entrust to you,” the prince moved his finger to the castle area, “I plan to expand the size of the backyard to enclose all the open space on the high ground, and build a three-story building here.” floors.”

If everything goes well, Tilly’s five witches will arrive in Border Town next month, and there are no more guest rooms in the castle.

Although it is possible to change it to a three-person room temporarily, there will always be more and more witches in the future, and it is impossible to make do with it forever.

The superior living environment and all kinds of novel and comfortable experiences are also one of his strategies for retaining witches. Whether it is the ancient people’s difficulty of changing from luxury to frugality, or the modern sugar-coated cannonball theory, a beautiful and comfortable life can always make people addicted to it .

“Three-story…brick house?”

“It’s not exactly a brick house,” Roland smiled, “Its name should be called a brick-concrete structure. This kind of structure allows the house to be built higher, and it will be no problem to add four or five floors in the future.”

“Reinforced steel…concrete?” Carl repeated with a confused expression.

“It’s a mixture of cement, sand and stones, with steel bars embedded in the middle to enhance its bending resistance,” he said. “Of course, the exact amount of each ingredient needs to be strictly tested. If the configuration is successful, it is even stronger than natural bluestone.”

Theoretically speaking, this kind of thing has a lot of room for flexibility in quality, and it is also concrete. The cement bought in the countryside is self-configured, and it is measured by a mixing station. The configuration is completely different.

The same is true for steel bars… When some people build their own houses on the homestead, they don’t even put pebbles, or use iron wire or bamboo chips instead of steel bars. starting process.

And he also planned to follow suit. After all, it was only a three-story house, and it would be difficult to collapse no matter how cut corners were made.

In addition, he hopes that through the Witch Residential Building Project, Karl can master this perfect building material that can change shape at will, like artificial stone.

As one of the development directions of the construction industry, concrete occupies almost half of the country.

He is not proficient in architecture, and what he knows is the superficial knowledge he learned from the countryside. Therefore, it is the right way to broaden the vision of the mason and lead him on the right path.

“Um…does this take me to groping too?” he asked.

“No,” Roland smiled slightly, “I can teach you this.” (To be continued.)

[End of this Chapter]