Chapter 98: 99

Chapter 99 - Hot Spring Inn

 

"'I was wondering where you were going, so you wanted to come to the river. But, Valkyrie, I'm not going to bathe in this cold."

"Queue."

"Hmm? What's that over there?"

　Valkyrie took me to a river in the south of Barcania.

　But it's not the castle north of the river.

　The place we were was on the riverbank a short distance away.

　I wondered if Valkyrie was thinking of having me bathe in this cold weather, but apparently not.

　It wasn't until I was near the river that I realized it.

"It's not smoke ...... it's steam. Could it be that the water here is warm?"

　When I arrived at the river, what I saw was steam rising from the water.

　I've seen mana rise up like steam before, but this was different.

　There was definitely hot water steam rising from the river water that countered this chilly weather.

"Oh, a hot spring. I didn't know there was a hot spring here!"

　It was only then that I understood the reason why Valkyrie had brought me here.

***

　I see.

"I see, you guys crossed the river from here during the battle with Fontana Army."

　I noticed something when I was checking the area near the river again: there was a small amount of what looked like an animal trail on the ground near the river.

　However, there was evidence that the narrow path had been pushed aside and moved to widen its width.

　Perhaps this was the path taken by the Valkyrie herd during the field battle when they made a detour.

　In fact, the widened path seemed to be in the process of erasing the traces little by little.

　It must mean that some time has passed since it was widened.

　The Valkyries had attacked from here, crossing the river to flank the army.

　That's when Valkyrie must have noticed that the river water here was warm.

　This time, Valkyrie might have remembered when she heard me talking about the bath with Kyle.

　She's as smart as ever.

　As I gently stroked Valkyrie's head, I looked at the steamy river water again.

"But Valkyrie, if you take a bath in a natural hot spring here, you'll get cold."

"Queue ......."

　I can only thank Valkyrie for finding the hot spring.

However, as expected, if I took a bath in the river water in such a place, I would definitely get sick.

　As much as I wanted to, I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

　I had no choice but to plunge only my feet into the hot water and take a footbath before heading home.

***

"Vargas, I'll get some vacant land in the next village."

"What's the matter, general? Well, I'm sure there's land in the village that's not being used, but I'm sure Barcania still has a surplus of land."

"No, I was thinking of taking a hot spring from the river to the neighboring village of Linda. I'm thinking of building some kind of hot spring inn where people can stay overnight in the hot springs."

"An inn? I'm not sure, but I think it's fine."

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"Well, you tell the mayor of Linda Village that I'm thinking about it."

　The next day, after I had the rushed footbath, I thought of building a hot spring inn, because I had found out from a quick investigation that the hot spring water coming out of the river was quite hot.

　In some places, the water was so hot that it could be called boiling water.

　We decided to take advantage of this hot water.

　There is a neighboring village to the north of the springs.

　We planned to draw hot water to there.

　Here's how it works.

　Hardened Bricks in the shape of a tube that would allow hot water to flow through the ground were to be embedded in the ground and connected from the spring to the neighboring village.

　If I could use my magic to connect the pipes directly from the underground spring, it would be possible to maintain the temperature of the hot water while pulling it to the village.

　Then, in the neighboring village, we can set up a bath where the hot spring water can be poured, and set up an inn.

　This was done so that even in the cold winter, people could go there to take a hot bath and stay at the inn.

　I had to finish the work as soon as the snow started to fall.

　I decided to start the work immediately.

　First, I poured mana into the surface of the hot springs to grasp the condition of the ground.

　I made a pipe that would extend as far into the ground as possible to prevent sand and soil from entering, and made sure that only the hot water from the spring would flow in.

　The rest of the day was spent digging and laying Hardened Brick pipes toward the neighboring village, while the people who had lost their farming jobs built a bathtub.

　But it was a bad idea to leave the bathing to those who didn't know how to bathe.

　They had built something like an outdoor pool on the ground.

　Well, we had no choice.

　Let's just think of it as an open-air bath.

　If we set up an inn nearby, we wouldn't get too cold.

　The high temperature water that had come through the ground had dropped to about the same level as hot water when it reached the next village.

　It would be just right since the temperature could not be adjusted.

　We made sure that the hot water flowed into the outdoor baths that were set up.

　I made sure that the flow of hot water could be stopped so that the bath could be cleaned with [Wash].

　We also installed a drainage channel.

　The hot spring water poured into the bathtub will be sent further north.

　Beyond that is the outer moat of our city of Barcania.

　In this way, water was drawn into the outer moat near the fortress, which had been empty.

　I'll be adding more types of baths later.

　It would be nice to have not only open-air baths but also a variety of other types.

"Ars-nii, was it really necessary to draw hot spring water from the river?"

"What? I mean, there are no other hot springs in Barca, right?"

"If you just wanted to take a bath, why didn't you just draw water from the well and turn it into hot water?"

"If I just wanted to take a bath, why didn't I just draw water from the well and turn it into hot water? ...... No, that's not ....... Hot springs are different! The ingredients are different! You can get rid of tiredness by taking a bath!"

"I think a good night's sleep with [Meditation] will take away most of one's fatigue..."

　However, as I was finishing up the major work and taking a break to smoke, Kyle gave me a sober comment.

　It was only then that I realized that I had done quite a lot just because I wanted to take a bath.

CadmarLegend Well, Kyle-kun, there's a HUGE difference between a 'bath' and a hot spring... It's just an instinctual fact. No need to make statements... just.. it's relaxing. Hot springs are relaxing. Periodt. No need for any other comments! Oh, and we're nearing chapter 100~ one more chapter to go...

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