## Chapter 1352 – Post-War Processing

I encouraged the groups of technicians while listening to their various explanations.

“First, we need a comprehensive survey of the entire terrain. Once that’s done, we can start planning, and after the plan is finalized, we can begin the design phase.”

Surveying the land is a given.

And planning and discussing how to build after the land survey is complete is also a given. Once that’s done, they can start designing.

“That’s a logical order.”

While designing, they’ll make changes here and there until it’s appropriately completed, and then they’ll start full-scale construction. From my perspective, this whole process will probably take several years.

“But… Hero-nim. Even if we get to the design phase, starting full-scale construction will cost an enormous amount of money. Combining material procurement, labor supply, and labor costs…”
“How many years do you estimate for completing the design?”
“Well, with the Hero-nim’s power, I don’t think it will take more than a year at most. The fact that you can freely destroy mountains and change the terrain to your liking is truly amazing… I can’t even imagine how much time and cost it will save.”

So, the design will be finished in about a year.

Well, while they’re doing that, I can raise funds and gather people, so there shouldn’t be any problems. There’s probably no venture more enticing than Kim Kat’s name right now.

“Don’t worry about the costs. I know you received an advance from Saint Kadia.”
“Ah, yes, we did.”

There are plenty of places to get money.

“Then, please begin.”

In the future, I just need to tell Kadia to take good care of the financial aspects. I also have personal plans, so it’s absolutely perfect. Above all, if I create a manor with Ari’s power, the food problem will be solved too.

Anyway, I entrusted the work and returned to the fortress.

“Hey. Yagada. Where’s Yagada? Go broadcast it, you punk.”

ㅡTtaeng!

“Keuhak!”

Entering the control room, I smacked the head of a demon crew member and ordered him to call Yagada.

Yagada was none other than the demon in charge of technology. A master engineer, they called her. The leader of the demon technicians. A female demon with short, silver hair, but I couldn’t be bothered to remember her name, so I just gave her a new one.

Since she’s a technology-related demon, roughly Yagada.

“You little shit. Are you not going to broadcast it?”
“Ah, I understand!”

The demon, groaning while clutching the back of his head, quickly grabbed something like a microphone and started broadcasting.

“Ahem, ahem. Announcing from the control room. Yagada. Yagada. The Heavenly Demon-nim is calling for you, so please come to the control room immediately.”
“Good.”

This guy has perfectly mastered the broadcasting skills I taught him.

Originally, broadcasting involves breathing twice and then announcing it like that. The personnel inside the fortress are adapting very well. It’s a matter of life and death, so these guys are working hard.

“You’re good at broadcasting. Keep doing that in the future.”
“Ah, I understand…”
“Why are you stuttering when I’m talking to you, you fucking demon!”

ㅡTtaeng!

“Keuhak!”

I smacked the back of his head again, and he clutched it while shedding tears. I instructed the demon standing at attention right next to him.

“Hey, you. Take this guy to the infirmary.”
“Yes! I understand!”

ㅡSseueuk.

He started supporting the guy.

“And you. You come sit here.”
“Yes!”

I grabbed a guy rolling around nearby and sat him back down… But.

“Seriously. Why isn’t that fucking Yagada here yet?”

It’s already been a minute since I called her, and she’s not here yet?

I immediately grabbed the microphone and yelled.

“Ahem, ahem! You fucking Yagada!!! Why aren’t you here yet!!!!!”

ㅡWhy aren’t you here!!!!!

My voice echoed outside.

After waiting another 20 seconds.

ㅡPapatpapat!

“I, I’m here!”

Yagada rushed into the control room. This bitch is slacking off. When the Hero-nim calls, you have to be on time, but she’s taking her sweet time. Seeing this relaxed attitude from a war criminal makes my fists clench.

“You fucking bitch. Are you going to keep being late? I told you to come quickly when I call, right?”
“Th, that is, I ran here as soon as I heard…”
“Don’t make excuses in front of me!!!!”
“Sorry! I’m sorry!!!”

Yagada immediately knelt down and bowed to me.

“I’m watching you.”
“I’m sorry! I will do my best!”
“Alright. I’ll let it slide this once. Get up.”

Anyway, I have something to instruct.

“Hey, you. Show me the outside scenery. There should be a group of humans.”
“Yes!”

The demon crew member, answering energetically, operated the machine and displayed the outside screen.

ㅡPaaat.

Technicians were operating various instruments, recording something, and digging in the ground. They were working hard. This is really convenient.

“Yagada. Do you see it?”
“Yes… I see it.”
“Those people are surveying the terrain and preparing to build a city. I want you to go and help them.”
“Me?”
“Yeah. Go provide some technical cooperation. If you have any opinions, give them. Your demon technology is superior to humans, right? It’ll be easier if your technology is involved.”
“Specifically, what kind of… cooperation should I provide… If it’s too broad, there might be…”
“Tsk.”

I grabbed a pen and wrote down what she should do.

“Read it.”
“Yes…”

Yagada, reading what I gave her, said.

“Ah, the terrain survey is already complete… Since we did it before… I think we can just hand over the data…”
“Oh. Really? This bitch is useful.”
“Thank you…”
“Then, let’s go out for a bit.”

* * *

“Heok!!! Demon!!! Demoooooon!!”
“It’s a demon!!!”

Going outside with Yagada, the technicians screamed.

“Calm down. This is a demon technician I captured as a prisoner.”
“A pr, prisoner, you say?”
“Yeah. Use her as much as you want. You can extract the demons’ technology.”
“Ye, yess?!”

The master of the construction guild, hearing my words, went into a frenzy. Is there a problem? Are they too hateful of demons to accept their technology?

“Is there a problem? These guys have the technology to maintain and repair aerial fortresses. If you have the chance to extract that technology…”
“I understand!!”

They don’t seem to have any aversion.

The technicians were already showing greed. As expected of technicians, they’re practical. Seeing their attitude that there’s no demon or human in front of technology makes me trust them even more.

“Yagada. Record all the technology you provide.”
“Yes.”

In exchange for providing technology, they must receive something in return. There’s no such thing as providing technology for free. They’re not working for free either.

“And as I always say. If you want to live, prove your usefulness. Yagada.”
“…I understand.”
“Then, I’ll leave you to your work.”

With that, I received the technicians’ frantic greetings and returned to the fortress. I believe they’ll do well since I’ve given them work. I’ll check on them from time to time, and if those bastards screw up the work unlike what I expected, I’ll beat them all up and make them prisoners.

* * *

Those days passed.

ㅡKwaaaaang!
ㅡKuuuuuuuuung!!

Gathering the technicians and putting them to work in earnest, I took care of the things I had planned.

“Thank you! Hero-nim!”
“No need for thanks. You’re doing it in exchange for compensation.”
“This is something we couldn’t do no matter what compensation we paid!”

That was the work of doing the groundwork according to the nobles’ requests.

According to their requests, I destroy and cut mountains to make roads. In addition, I also carry out work such as leveling the ground and creating waterways.

“The payment should be made to Saint Kadia in the capital.”
“Of course!”

In many ways, I’m receiving money and supplies in exchange for solving large-scale manpower, time, and money-intensive groundwork at high speed. There’s so much work to do right now that business is quite good. There’s no other job as profitable as this.

Of course, my customers weren’t just nobles.

The kingdom was half destroyed, but there were still quite a few merchants who hadn’t suffered any damage, and they wanted to increase their power in this new arena of vested interests. There were even those who wanted to create branches to operate in my country.

Anyway, while taking care of the requests of those merchants, I devoted myself to labor more busily than ever before.

This is fucking busy.

* * *

“Hmph…”
“Why, Risha? Is it not going well?”
“Ah? Ah… You’ve come.”

Rarely, Risha was frustrated as if something was blocking her. Currently, her desk was littered with various tools, writing instruments, her notes, and experimental items.

“Gate magic… It seems quite difficult.”
“Oh my. Is it so difficult that Risha is struggling?”
“There are things that are difficult even for me.”

Risha was currently researching the gate magic extracted from the demon technology storage. She was deeply engrossed in it, but it seemed quite difficult, causing her a lot of headaches.

“Creating and maintaining a gate with one’s own power… and setting the coordinates. It’s quite a tricky task. It seems it will take some time to fully understand it…”
“Take your time. Take your time.”
“Aha…”

I comforted her by grabbing her breasts.

“Co, come to think of it… Didn’t you say you succeeded in observing the celestial space on your own last time?”
“Did I?”
“I would like to hear that story in a little more detail.”
“Hmm.”

It’s knowledge that Risha needs.

“So, the celestial space I saw is a kind of overlapping dimension-like space. The demons freely use long-distance teleportation using warp gates through that place.”

I explained what I knew.

The celestial space is like a terminal between dimensions. I confirmed the demons invading by observing that place with my ability.

“Perhaps because that place is an overlapping dimension… well, there’s an advantage to moving around. I’ll show you that ability now, so would you like to feel the power?”
“I would be grateful if you would.”
“Alright.”

ㅡPaaat.

I immediately emitted a glare and observed the celestial space. Risha, thinking of feeling the energy, immediately started touching my body.

“Can you see it now?”
“Yeah. I can see it. The celestial space. But I can only see it, I can’t interfere. To interfere, I need to directly move my body using something like a gate. But I can’t do that yet.”

If Risha can handle gate magic, I’ll be able to go there directly too.

“Hmm… The observation itself using power is in a perfect state…”

Risha muttered like that.

“Well, the demons also open warp gates by borrowing the power of huge machines. It’s naturally difficult to do that with Risha’s ability alone. So, let’s take it easy. Take it easy. Don’t be upset if it doesn’t work right away.”
“…”

Risha looked at my face.

“Hehehe, I understand. Thank you. For saying that.”
“It’s only natural.”

Risha smiled brightly, as if my words were comforting. Looking at this benevolent smile, the urge to see her anus open welled up… I’ve only done it with three people so far. I have to set a date and do it with everyone.

* * *

“Well, because I’m busy. It’s okay for now. I have a lot of work to do.”

That’s how Liztina answered the question of when she would go see her parents again.

“Sister? Are you really okay with that? Wouldn’t it be better to go as soon as possible?”
“Well, there’s nothing particularly urgent, right? It’s okay. It’s not like I’ll never see them again. I’m busy now. Let’s go back when things are a little more stable. Anyway, the demons have all been cleared away, so I don’t think it matters when we go.”
“Well… If that’s what you want, sister.”

The other work in progress was flowing very smoothly. It might be a good idea to use this time to go see my in-laws again, but listening to my sister, it seems good to go back after things have stabilized.

“If so.”

There is something else to do.

“I should go to Isvant soon.”

I have many friends there. I haven’t been able to go check on them because I’ve been busy, so now is a good time to go.

Elise… Kopson… and other friends, and even the Isvant young lady. There are many faces I want to see to make sure they’re living well.

Above all, I’ve been exchanging letters with Elise, but contact has been cut off due to various incidents. I’m sure she said something at the end… What was it? Anyway, she’ll be very happy to see me after a long time. Since some time has passed, I’m quite looking forward to seeing Elise’s changed appearance.