Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt - Chapter 198



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Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt Chapter 198

35-Loyalty

“Among ashes, there are those that dissolve well in water and those that do not.”

“so?”

“An experiment is needed to compare whether the water-soluble component is advantageous in producing saltpeter or whether the water-insoluble component is advantageous in producing saltpeter.”

Of course, Arthur had a feeling about the answer. However, there was a need to verify whether the answer was correct. Wasn’t Count Ullorence, right in front of him, showing a skeptical attitude?

“Is that really necessary?”

“It is necessary.”

At Arthur’s firm answer, Count Ullorence narrowed his eyes and reluctantly gave him a part of the saltpeter field. Arthur returned to the count with a report on the comparative experiments he had conducted with the laborers over the past month.

“It seems like the yield is lower than expected… … .”

“It’s only been a month. The compost won’t be ready in that time. Please look at the comparative quantity rather than the production quantity.”

The existing salt artisans were very surprised by Arthur’s experimental results. There was a huge difference in the saltpeter production between the two groups in the discriminatory decision work. Almost five times? The saltpeter fields with good production used the first water after washing the ash, and the saltpeter fields with bad production used the after-water. At this level, it was clearly advantageous not to use the after-water after washing the ash.

Count Ullorence was surprised when he confirmed this fact.

“Then from now on, I guess I’ll just have to use the first water I used to wash the ashes.”

“However, it is necessary to research and investigate how much of the first water should be extracted depending on what is burned.”

“I see. Please take care of it.”

Count Ullorans smiled broadly, his initial sharp expression forgotten. He felt relieved to know that Arthur had come to act as a technology developer and not as an operator.

But Arthur intended to leave much of that responsibility to the Count of Ulorence.

“I would like to ask the Count about that part.”

“huh?”

Count Ullorence expressed his doubts at Arthur’s words. The production of gunpowder, especially the increase in the production yield of saltpeter, was an achievement that could be highly rewarded. But you are asking me to research it?

It sounded like he was giving himself a significant portion of the credit.

“Why?”

“Now, you can do it without me, right?”

“That’s… … but… … .”

Since we know that the first and last waters are different when boiling ash, we can study the extent of the difference without having to be Arthur. All we have to do is invest money and research personnel.

Arthur continued.

“I noticed another part.”

“What is that?”

“It is a fact that manure is essential in the production of stone.”

“Hmm… … .”

“But in this country, there is always a huge amount of waste just being dumped.”

“By any chance… …are you talking about the city?”

“yes.”

Arthur nodded.

At Arthur’s words, Count Ulorence waved his hand.

“So you’re going to collect people’s shit and urine and make a field of sphagnum? That’s impossible, impossible.”

There were some people who thought the same way as Arthur during the previous king’s time. However, even though the king gave orders, it didn’t have much effect. The excrement wasn’t collected properly. It was so bad that there was even a person who brought dirty sewage and presented it as excrement and urine.

Arthur replied.

“But you can’t increase the herd any further, right?”

Although he was not sure, Arthur guessed that it had already been expanded as much as possible. And as he guessed, Count Ulorence nodded.

Then the story had no choice but to return to the beginning.

“Then in the end, there is nothing but human excrement?”

“Ugh. I already failed once… … .”

As a bureaucrat, Count Ullorence knew how unreasonable it was to push through a policy that had already failed once. That was why Arthur’s idea of ​​collecting the excrement of the city people to expand the saltpeter field sounded like absurdity.

“I never told you to do anything, Count, so don’t worry. Just do the research I asked you to do.”

“Okay.”

Count Ullorence took Arthur’s offer in stride. He seemed to think that Arthur was giving him credit for his research on the first waters of the ashes in exchange for his participation in a scheme that was highly risky for him, to create a bedrock field from the city’s waste.

Arthur clicked his tongue inwardly at his unsteady attitude and asked for the names of the officials who had participated in the plan at the time. Count Ullorence quickly answered, saying, “Oh, my,” and Arthur went to the administrative office based on those names.

“Who are you?”

“My name is Arthur Hurt, Count. I would like to ask you about the policies of the previous king.”

The civil servant at the administrative office asked, with a curious look on his face, whether he had ever heard of the name Arthur Hurt.

“What is the policy?”

“I understand there is a plan to increase the number of slurry fields using sewage from the city.”

The civil servant tilted his head, wondering if there was such a thing, and then went to ask his superior.

But the official did not return even after waiting for a long time. Arthur waited patiently. All sorts of thoughts came to mind, but it was not right to have prejudices or overinterpret things that were not certain.

Arthur, who had visited when the sun was high in the sky, waited until the sun had set, and just before that, the official came running in, out of breath.

“Oh, you were still waiting?!”

“Didn’t you tell me to wait?”

The official tilted his head in response to Arthur’s words.

“Uh… … Isn’t it normal to wait a few days for an inquiry like this?”

“… … .”

Arthur sighed inwardly at the attitude of the civil servant who looked at him as if he were a strange person. Yes, he was a cripple who lived like a two-eyed person in a one-eyed world.

“Hmm. I see. Okay. I’ll come back later.”

But this two-eyed man was a two-eyed man with power. Arthur went to the palace the next morning and lodged a complaint with Andre, the king’s attendant, who assigned him a platoon of palace guards.

Coincidentally, the person in charge was Plavan Zhengwei.

“We’re working together again this time.”

“… … Haven’t you been discharged from the military?”

“Discharge? Since I went to the guard post instead of the military, isn’t it the same as discharge?”

There seemed to be a good reason for Plavan Jeongwi’s transfer to the Palace Guard. Given King Rai’s ambition to strengthen the Palace Guard into an army, it was necessary to fill key positions with people whose abilities and loyalty had been proven in advance.

Plavan Jeongwi continued speaking.

“That gentleman Andre said that helping you could be an opportunity to increase this country’s military power.”

So, out of all those people, was it perhaps Chief Chamberlain Andre’s consideration that he was assigned to Arthur? It was because they had worked together on a bank raid once before, so they were familiar with each other and had good results.

Arthur thought it was such a useless consideration. Sending a platoon of palace guards, let alone a Plavan position… What Arthur wanted was not this kind of show of force, but a top-down reprimand.

“This is too much. All you need to do is put one high-ranking official by your side… … .”

When Arthur, who was burdened by going to the administrative office, showed signs of thinking of going back, Plavan Jeongwi put his arm around Arthur’s shoulder and headed to a corner where there were no people. Then he whispered in his ear.

“Do you know who André Avison is?”

“I know, right?”

“But didn’t he think it was excessive to send the palace guards to the welfare of a mere civil servant?”

“then?”

“Your Majesty the King.”

Arthur’s eyebrows furrowed. Plavan Jeongwi patted his shoulder and said.

“It is His Majesty the King’s will.”

“Didn’t someone advise His Majesty that it was excessive?”

“Well? But does that matter?”

“… … .”

“This is His Majesty the King’s will. We have no choice but to follow it.”

When Arthur could not help but smile, Plavan Jeongwi forced himself to smile and patted Arthur on the shoulder.

“Don’t worry. His Majesty the King has not ordered anyone to be killed.”

Plavan Jeongwi reassured Arthur that it was nothing more than a show of force.

But Arthur, heading to the city hall, was lost in thought, trying to understand the meaning of this show of force.

What is the purpose of this show of force? An expectation of the plans of the Earl of Hutt to increase gunpowder production and anger at the officials who are interfering with it? An expression of trust in the Earl of Hutt? Or a show of force to show that the royal authority is still alive?

The difficulty of monarchy is that it is difficult to guess the intentions of the monarch, especially the stronger the power. Naturally, power brings an expansion of freedom to the powerful, and the powerful have a wider range of choices, and it is easier to make choices that go against social pressure. Why? Because they have power. Because they can handle it.

So rather than guessing King Rye’s intentions, Arthur pondered the ramifications this would have.

Well… … . What I can guarantee for sure is that it focused the public’s attention. The public was bound to wonder, “What on earth could have caused the palace guards to storm the administrative office?”

And if that happens, the whole story will get out. It can’t be helped since Arthur is a famous person.

‘The Alchemist of Ignaqua! Attempting to Increase Gunpowder Production!’

Hmm… … This is an incident that seems like it will cause a fuss in the newsletter.

Arthur hurried to the side of the Plavan and stated his reasoning, saying that there would be a great uproar, and that it would not be good for the plan to increase the production of gunpowder.

“What’s not good?”

“Well… … It’s confidential… … .”

“Was your trip to the administrative office related to gunpowder production technology?”

Arthur furrowed his brows.

“Who told you this?”

“The chief of staff told me. The purpose of this incident is to continue the policies that the previous king failed to implement.”

Only then did Arthur realize why the king had appointed such a grand palace guard.

I, the son, will succeed in the policy that failed during the previous king’s reign! There is no king who would give up this sweet tooth… … Especially when the father was a great king, it was inevitable.

To King Rai, the previous king was truly a ‘great king’ who established absolute monarchy. However, he was a king who failed to achieve proper results in two wars and tarnished the royal authority established by his predecessors.

As King Rye, Arthur must have felt a pang in his head when he brought up the previous king’s failed plan again. Could it be a decline in his ability to perceive reality due to excessive activation of the hope circuit?

But honestly, it was also Arthur’s fault. If it had been someone else who had brought up this issue, he would have gotten angry and told them to throw it away.

Arthur felt a chill down his spine. It was because it hinted that the King might be very angry if this was just a trial. Look at the way he was appointing a palace guard as a grand gesture when all he needed was a high-ranking official. This was evidence of King Rai’s expectations regarding this business.

Arthur decided that sending the palace guard back was not an option. If not? Then there was nothing he could do.

“Let’s go.”

As he began to walk faster, Plavan Jeongwi followed him, tasting something incomprehensible.

The civil servant who had been dealing with Arthur yesterday could not hide his bewilderment at the sudden appearance of Baronet Arthur Hurt accompanied by the royal guard.

“What the heck is going on?”

Arthur reassured the official, as he even glimpsed a hint of fear.