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Minasan Oidemasu! This is Yukkuri demasu!
I have 10 Takarakuji Chapter to post.
Let’s start today with 2.
Also, let me restate again:
I want to buy all Jui-san no Oshigoto in Isekai books and then scan it to
provide RAW for interested translator.
But since it might get expensive to buy all 9 books, I think I will only
buy 3 books first with the donation money.
Oh well, let’s see what happens by the middle of this month…
I also want to buy最強賢者の子育て日記~うちの娘が世界一かわいい件について~ (Diary of a Child
Raising Wise Man – My daughter is the prettiest girl in the world) By the way
the English title is the official one.
As always,
DISCLAIMER: There is no guarantee that my translation is 100%
correct. Please correct me if I was wrong.
Author:
すずの木くろ (Susunokikuro)
Translator:
Yukkuri Oniisan
Editor, Proofreader:
TheDefend
Chapter 81: Bedrock Crushing Plan
After the purchase at glass workshop was over, Kazura
was inside the reception room of a company that sold and produce hand pump, which
he had searched on the internet at the mansion before.
This company was located quite far from the city
premises and its size wasn’t that big, but it had a wide selection of commodity
ranging from the standard deep well hand pump to antique gardening pump.
On the bookshelf in the reception room that Kazura had
been asked to wait, there were numerous thick hardcover books that describe the
history of the hand pump and well digging.
Because the company name was written parallel to the
author names of these books, it might be something that was written under this
company editorship.
Kazura took one of the books, sat down on the sofa and
sipping the tea that had been prepared for him while flipping the pages and
skimming the content.
The book described the well construction and digging
technique of each era, and then the history of well related work, it was
written in a way that won’t be boring when someone read it.
The explanation was mingled with the regional history,
so it was easy to read.
Kazura was engrossed in reading the book for awhile,
then a knock came from the door and a middle-aged man in a work cloth entered
the room.
The man took out his business card from his pocket and
then bend his waist to greet Kazura.
Kazura also stood up, received the business card and
bowed his head down.
The title written on the business card was Section
Chief.
「Thank you for visiting our company for this occasion. I heard that you want
to purchase a hand pump and consult us about well digging?」(Section Chief)
「Despite the sudden visit, I am thankful for this reception. At any rate, I
want to seek a professional opinion about this matter……」(Kazura)
As gestured by the Section Manager, Kazura once again
sat on the seat and explained Isteria’s well water problem.
The content of his explanation was exactly what he had
heard from Isteria’s well digger.
He explained how the water that came out from the excavated
place was of bad quality, and if someone were to use that water for washing
then the towel would become bright red, and also the condition of the excavated
dirt.
After hearing Kazura’s explanation, the Section Chief
nodded.
「I see. Perhaps the water that came out from the water well that Shino-sama had
dug was 『metallic rich water』 that have too many dissolved iron content and isn’t useful for normal
usage. The soil where the water came out was a sand layer called 『mountain sand』, the water that came from that soil layer had bad quality.」
According to the Section Chief’s explanation, non-useful
water that was contaminated with iron often came out at the excavated well depth
and the type of the soil in Isteria.
For this kind of water well, when the rain was
falling, then the muddy water level would swell up that it could be even scooped
out from the well just by using a ladle.
However, the opposite happens, when the rain was few, the
water well might become dried up, so it was a well that is unpredictable as a water
source.
The Section Chief guessed from Isteria’s well
condition, which Kazura had explained, that if they penetrate under the bedrock
layer then there will be a soil layer of fine sand called 『sea sand』. Then he informed that it is possible for a water of good quality gushed
out steadily from this layer.
By the way, the water that came out from above the bedrock
layer seems to be called 『top water』.
「I see, then so we have to dig and break through that bedrock layer one way
or another?」(Kazura)
「I’m afraid so, we have to. Otherwise, we shift the location of the digging
and find a location where there is no bedrock layer. If Shino-sama could inform
us the location of the well digging, then we could examine the soil stratum for
a fee. We also could act as the agent for the well construction.」(Section Chief)
「Ah, there is no need to go that far, we will be fine. I want my group to
try it ourselves, so if you could only sell the needed tools to me then we will
do the rest somehow.」(Kazura)
When Kazura said this, the Section Chief was
“hmmm”-ing and nodded.
「I see. After all, well digging is a man’s adventurous dream, right? Please
do your best. Since we could teach you any needed tools and the instruction for
it, I hope you can entrust the preparation of these to us.」(Section Chief)
「Thank you very much. Also, I also want to buy this book, too. I am engrossed
in reading this.」(Kazura)
「Oh, is that true? That is a book that the Director had written, I am sure
that he will be happy to hear those word just now.」(Section Chief)
In this manner, Kazura kept listening to the
explanation from a professional well digger while obtaining the hand pump and
the related tools.
The well-digging tools that Kazura purchased were one
gasoline-engine jackhammer for rock breaking, two small water well drilling augers,
two bronze hand pump (since it had charming hue, it was a popular item), and
one air compressor to be used to ventilate the drilled hole.
Since the items that he purchased were very heavy, it
will be delivered by a transport company directly to the mansion.
What is a jackhammer? It’s a device that using the
vibration of a metal-tipped chisel to strike against the surface of a rock to
break it.
The size of the device is mostly 80 centimeters and weigh
more than 20 kilograms. However, since it was powered by a gasoline engine, it
was easy to handle and the strike power is also powerful.
Though he had put smaller sledgehammer into his list, since
he already brought gasoline drum to Isteria, he thought, “let’s have bigger
power”, so he purchased a large jackhammer.
The small water well drilling auger was just like its
name, an auger to drill a water well. The ones that the company sold was a
device that could continuously drill a small 20 centimeters wide hole.
As for its working principle, first the auger cylinder
was thrust into the ground and then when its handle was turned, it will dig
through the soil.
Afterward, the auger was pulled out from the hole and
the dug soil thrown away to the outside.
The dug soil would remain inside the auger, but since
there were blades at its edge the soil won’t fall down to the hole. By
repeating this procedure numerous times, it was possible to dig a deep hole.
However, if it hit a hard rock then it reached its
limit, also since the well drilling auger was pulled with human power, it
naturally had the limit on the depth of the hole it could dig into.
So, the maximum depth was the depth where the well
drilling auger still could be pulled out.
Since the jackhammer that he purchased produced a very
loud noise, he planned to only actually use it outside Isteria where there are
no other people.
It might be useful in creating farmlands in a place
far away from a river.
The small well-digging auger could be helpful in a
place that has no bedrock, so it was most appropriate for digging test wells
inside the city.
Not only he didn’t need to worry about the noise, the
size of the hole was small so it could be finished in a time span that won’t
stand out.
Other than these, he was able to obtain super steel
rock chisel that was not used and neglected in the company.
Originally, he thought about buying this in a Home
Center, but it seemed that they didn’t sell a rock chisel for rock breaking.
Since he really wanted hand tools in case they have no
choice but to penetrate the bedrock inside Isteria city, he asked the Section
Chief to arrange for 30 pieces of this chisels.
Since the number that he requested was so much, the
Section Chief asked, 「Why you buy that much? What it’s for?」, but Kazura deceived him by
lightly saying that it was something for a person he indebted to.
It would take too a lot of time to break the bedrock
with manual labor, but with stone chisels and hammers, the work could progress
without being too conspicuous.
The steel stone chisels had exceptionally better
efficiency in rock breaking than the bronze stone chisel that had been in use for
now, but he must be absolutely careful that no tool is lost and also need to
select suitable workers for this job.
Although it might be easier to just teach them iron metallurgy,
the discovery of iron was a revolutionary event in ancient history, so it might
be bad if he taught them the metallurgy method.
Then again, depending on the surrounding country
situation, there was a likelihood that it would be better to introduce iron
metallurgy, so it might be better to properly consult this matter with Nelson
or Zirconia when he returned to Isteria.
If the other country already manufactured iron, sooner
or later, even Arcadia would arrive at the Iron Age, so it wouldn’t be a problem
if Kazura personally introduced the manufacturing method.
In the case that he introduced iron metallurgy then it
might be better if he purchased books about the history of iron metallurgy
technology.
Other than the machines that he had bought, he also obtained
copies of the blueprint of hand cranked ventilator used in the Meiji era and hand
pump that is popular in Japan at early Showa era.
With this blueprint, though it might take quite a time
and labor, it might be possible to mass produce them using Isteria’s tools.
「We are really grateful for the huge amount of purchases. If you have
anything else, we will always happy to listen, so you are always welcome to contact
us anytime.」(Section Chief)
「Thank you very much. I will be depending on you when that time arrives.」(Kazura)
Like this, Kazura succeeded in purchasing well-digging
tools and various blueprints and so he left the pump company.
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Night.
Kazura was staying in a business hotel inside the city
premises.
He sat down on the bed and opened his notebook as he
put a line on the entry that he had finished today with a ballpoint.
The business that he had finished today were; buying
glass related goods, buying well digging related tools, gathered blueprints for
flour milling machine, threshing machine, and others, then gathered documents
about ice house.
After he left the pump company, Kazura was buying
documents about flour milling machine and the likes at the local history museum
in the city, then obtained those devices design and historical documents.
Afterward, he drove his car to several places and succeeded
in gathering documents about the ice house.
The information that didn’t covered by the books was
collected from the Internet at a Net Café, printed out and then put into the file
folder with other documents.
He thought that he need to consult directly with ice
house or agricultural machines related companies, but the amount of the documents
and then the blueprint he had in hand was considerably a lot than expected, so
for now there was no need to consult with agricultural machines company.
He also wanted to investigate the production method of
home refrigerators, but the refrigerator’s turn was still far in the future at
this current point of time, so he put this matter off for now.
By the way, the gathered documents and blueprints had two
copies since he believed that Valetta would like to look at it.
「I am really tired today…… No, more correctly, I am also tired today, huh?……」(Kazura)
He placed the notebook on his lap and then fell face
up on the bed, catching his breath while staring at the ceiling.
Tomorrow too, he will need to move around several places,
but the remaining schedule was only buying books or tools that Valetta had
asked, and then books and groceries for himself, finally, getting some
electronic appliances.
Tomorrow morning, the electric generator and the well-digging
tools will arrive at the mansion, so the purchases might be on the afternoon.
「Ah, that’s right, I need to examine how to make butter…… Also, a
centrifuge. Where to buy those, I wonder?」(Kazura)
Kazura muttered these words and then after awhile, his
consciousness became hazy, but at that time, the handphone in his pocket rung a
tone.
He took the handphone from his pocket and checked the
caller.
The one who was written on it, was his father, Shinji.
「Hello.」(Kazura)
「Hello, Kazura. The copper and tin that you have asked, also the propane
cylinders, will arrive at the mansion at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning. I asked
the materials form to be in round bars, will this be a problem for you? Just in
case, I also add metal saws.」(Shinji)
「Ok, thank you, it saves me a lot of work.」(Kazura)
Since he succeeded in gathering the materials in the
expected time frame, Kazura breathed a sigh of relief.
Kazura was worried since he didn’t know how long the
metal materials procuring will be, but it looks like he was just overly
anxious.
If he had metal saw then it will be easy to cut the
materials.
「Also, that place…… you didn’t gather any bad attention, right? Or get involved
in a trouble?」(Shinji)
「Hmm? I still didn’t encounter any bad attention…… Maybe a bit. Trouble? …… Well,
it’s something that can’t be helped since I can’t help it…… So, yeah.」(Kazura)
Shinji was talking in a way that packed full with implied
meaning, so Kazura also replied in a vague manner.
It was a complicated conversation, whether both of
them understood or not understood what each other want to say.
「…… Hey, right now, you……」(Shinji)
「Hmm?」(Kazura)
「…… No, sorry. It’s not important. If you have anything else, call me
anytime.」(Shinji)
「Eh? Wait.」(Kazura)
At the sudden disconnection, Kazura was muttering, 「Just what did he want to say? ……」
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Next chapter:
YOUNG MASTER KAZURA
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ReplyDeleteYrah.... He knows.
ReplyDeleteI suspect that the rival country has already discovered iron metallurgy. In an earlier chapter, it was mentioned that they didn't know where the rival were getting the "bronze" from.
ReplyDeleteIron is more plentiful than bronze and is less dependant on transportation to bring the two constituents of bronze together, so that would explain the source if their tools. It would parallel the transition to iron after the 1176 BC dark age in the Mediterranean.
Iron does make poorer blades however. It's primarily the economic and logistic advantages that make the more common metal an improvement.
DeleteNot only for weapons, but steel tools offered superior precision to make other things that required it, which would drastically change the landscape of technology all around. I really hope he introduces iron to make steel eventually, cuz losing a war isn't going to be fun for the country he's playing Civilization in.
Delete"Handphone", what a bizzare way of calling it. Usually its either "cell phone", "mobile phone", or "smartphone" like it is shown in the manga adaption, but this is the first time I've ever seen it called "handphone"... guessing that's the literal translation? Otherwise, I guess they just do things differently over the ocean.
Handphone is the common term used in Asia for cellphones, many translators just change it to the its western counterpart cellphone but some keep it has handphone.
DeleteMaybe they as well have a japanese? Or could it be that the fhater went to the other country and was the guilty of his improvement?
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ReplyDeleteYou're right, iron would definitely make poorer blades, since pure iron is relatively soft. Iron in addition to carbon, and other metals to make different types of iron alloy STEEL however, that's a whole different story. When prople say Iron age, they're actually reffering to steel, and the advancement iron metallurgy brought to it. It's like if they didn't name the bronze age that, but instead the "copper age".
As for steel blades, they are superior to bronze blades in every shape and form-- that is an objective non disputable fact (except when it comes to long term preservation). The only disadvantages a steel sword to a bronze sword, would be the higher difficulty to make, and the higher maintenance to prevent rust with frequent oiling, which isn't an issue with bronze. Steel swords are more brittle due to being harder metal and thus more likely to shatter or snap, whereas bronze is softer and can be bent back if deformed...but those points are to be expected due to their inherent properties, and the tradeoffs are more than worth it to use a steel sword in combat over a bronze wielding opponent any day of the week.
Obviously he wanted to ask if you knocked up any girls on the other side. Come on, dude, read between the lines!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how long will that 4 billion yen last if Kazura keep splurging his money like this...
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