It’s an Academic Fact That Rankers Are Model Students – Chapter 74

Chapter 74: I May Be an NPC, but Even I Recognize the Value of Air Conditioning (2)

When Kyung-joon Fertilizer was created, the residents praised Kyung-joon as the incarnation of Demeter, the god of agriculture.

The skill that was generated at that time was 『By the Incarnation’s Command』.

It was an upgraded version of 『By the Hero’s Command』, which was originally created when he first obtained the territory.

The effect of the skill was literally to give a compulsory order to all residents.

『By the Hero’s Command』 had the force of a hero’s word, and 『By the Incarnation’s Command』 had the force of an incarnation, the agent of God.

However, neither of them was a skill that could be used freely.

The effect varied greatly depending on the satisfaction and loyalty of the territory residents, and there was a large penalty, especially if it was used forcibly when the conditions were not met.

For example, a riot breaks out while carrying out an order.

Of course, it wasn’t something Kyung-joon, who is considered an excellent lord by the residents, had to worry about.

“Uh, um…… Then please work hard as you usually do.”

“Yes!!”

[Territory Skill 『By the Incarnation’s Command』 has been used.]

[The residents’ satisfaction and loyalty are sufficient.]

[The residents are working hard as usual, burning their lives.]

[All work efficiency of residents increases by 50% during summer.]

“I, Fezun! I will devote my life to wheat farming even if I die from heatstroke!”

“Me too!”

“Me three!”

“Me too!”

“No, I told you to take breaks.”

He even made a resting place, and if they rest there, they even get a work efficiency buff.

It was more efficient to work intermittently rather than just working.

“Yes, sir! I, Fezun! I will rest with the determination to face death!”

“Me too!”

“Me three!”

“I will too!”

“Then we’ll just go to work, no, to take a rest! Come on, everyone! Let’s go!”

So the residents all went to the resting place Kyung-joon made, with death in their hearts.

Then they all sat in a row on the chairs in the rest area.

The eyes of the residents seen through the wide windows are like those of highly motivated soldiers just before going to war.

Literally, ‘their eyes are alive~’.

“Well, if I did a good job, it’s okay?”

They were burning too passionately, but if they take a break steadily like this, there will be no big problem.

However, since the working time seems to be much shorter than originally expected, it seems necessary to move up the mass production schedule for unique bread a little earlier.

Since we have made enough preparations, there will be no major disruption to the schedule.

“I think it would be perfect if we increase the intensity of our usual mana training and start cooking training today.”

<That seems appropriate.>

The rare skill 『Fine Mana Manipulation』 that Kyung-joon possesses.

He will teach it to the residents and then teach them Mana Baking.

By the time they get used to mana, he will start teaching them magic so that they can follow the various skills and techniques that Kyung-joon possesses.

Kyung-joon had no intention of using the residents simply as 3D labor.

If he’s going to raise them, he’ll raise them to be the best.

He intended to raise each and every resident to be the best talent who can build, craft, use magic, and bake.

Of course, there was one prerequisite for that.

“The leader who leads the best talent must also be the best.”

Kyung-joon felt something boiling up in his chest as he looked at the residents with fire in their eyes.

He can’t just study moderately while they’re working so hard.

If a subordinate works 10 hours a day, the boss must also work 10 hours a day like the subordinates.

And behind the scenes, you have to work 10 more hours.

That’s what a true leader who leads the best talent is all about.

He had to do his best, burning his life, so that they could always look up to him.

“Let’s go study.”

<Yes.>

<ᕕ ( ᐛ )ᕗ>

Kyung-joon left the residents behind and went where he should be.

To a place with a desk, a chair, books and pencils.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

Pitter-patter.

Rain was falling outside.

“Hmm, this is definitely much more efficient than just studying.”

Kyung-joon said while solving general physics practice problems.

The problem he was currently solving was in the thermodynamics part.

Honestly, it was easy.

As soon as he saw the problem, he immediately knew how to set up the equation, and he could calculate it with his eyes closed.

The important thing here is that it wasn’t like this before.

“I should set a goal like this and study from now on.”

<What do you mean by setting a goal and studying? What exactly does that mean?>

“Yeah. Like this time, I went all the way to the magic college to make an air conditioner, did joint research, experimented, and it was a whole lot of trouble, right?”

<That’s right.>

< (-_-) (_ _) (-_-) (_ _)>

Teemo nodded in emoticon as if agreeing with Kyung-joon’s words.

“I’m feeling it while solving problems now, but studying while studying and experimenting at that time seems to be much better than just reading books and studying.”

<Researching…….>

<That’s right. The amount of knowledge gained during the ten days at that time is 6.89 times higher on average than before.>

“Is that so too?”

After making one air conditioner this time, I really learned a lot.

The scroll was a programming study, and the principle of the air conditioner itself was a thermodynamics study.

Studying like this was much more valuable than just reading books and listening to lectures.

As I tried to solve the problems I encountered in actual experiments, I naturally studied more deeply.

The things I realized once in that way were never forgotten, no matter how much time passed.

The expression ‘engraved in my brain’ was perfect, and the experience at that time was still very vivid in my mind.

‘That’s why there are academies like creativity academies and experimental academies.’

Whenever I passed by the academy district, there were many gifted education academies that talked about creativity and experimentation.

They weren’t all there for nothing.

Certainly, studying accompanied by experiments and experiences was of great help in developing the ability to study, that is, the ‘problem-solving ability’.

“I need to study while making something like an air conditioner.”

<That’s a good idea.>

Teemo agreed and made a suggestion.

<Then, how about trying to solve the trivial problems around you? For example, it would be good to try to reinvent the pencil you are using now.>

“A pencil?”

<Didn’t you say it was uncomfortable to use it because you’ve been using it for a long time?>

“Ah, that’s right.”

Kyung-joon, who studies more than 20 hours a day.

Holding a pencil all day long, there were more than one or two inconveniences.

Just when I was about to concentrate, the pencil would wear out and I had to sharpen it.

Even if I sharpened it, I didn’t like that it became blunt after using it and I had to sharpen it again.

Not only that, but the grip wasn’t very good either.

When I was concentrating, I would unknowingly hold the pencil tightly.

Repeating that for over 20 hours would inevitably make my fingers sore.

“Okay. Let’s record it first.”

Kyung-joon immediately took out a piece of paper and began to write something.

『Problem Solving List』

『1. Making a Magic Pen

━It should be easy to write and erase.

━The grip should be good so that it does not hurt even if you hold it for a long time.

━At the same time, it should be comfortable and have a good writing feel.』

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

The day after the rain stopped.

“Then we’ll stop mana training here today. Thank you all for your hard work.”

“Thank you for your hard work!”

This concludes today’s morning class.

Now the residents will go about their own business, and Kyung-joon can go study.

Before that.

Kyung-joon asked something.

“Is there anything inconvenient about living in the territory?”

Just as Kyung-joon felt uncomfortable while studying, there must be something uncomfortable for the residents as well.

“Haha! How could there be such a thing?”

“That’s right. We are very satisfied with Kyung-joon-nim’s territory.”

“Yes. We are living very well thanks to Kyung-joon-nim.”

However, the residents all agreed in unison that they were satisfied.

They were actually satisfied, and it wasn’t wrong.

But Kyung-joon knows.

There must be a problem.

So Kyung-joon decided to change the question slightly.

“Then I’ll change the question. Is there anything that would be much better than this, that would make you live better?”

“Hmm…….”

“I think it would be better to live, right?”

“Well…….”

“Now that I think about it, Fezun, didn’t you say that it would be nice to have waterways?”

“Waterways?”

At Kyung-joon’s tilt of his head, Liant politely explained.

“Yes. Because of the rain this time, the wheat field almost got flooded. We managed to cope by urgently building a bank and pumping out the water, but it seems like we will have to do a big construction later.”

“Ah, definitely. We need waterways. We can prepare for droughts as well as floods.”

One of the most important things when planning a city or village was water and sewage.

The reason why ancient Roman civilization was far superior to the early Middle Ages was because of water and sewage.

As such, the water and sewage system was a very important factor in the modernization of the territory.

“Okay. I’ll think about it separately.”

If you’re going to do it, do it right.

Whatever it is, it was Kyung-joon’s creed to study and solve it.

‘For this, I need to study a bit about urban engineering. Besides, it would be nice to build dams or lakes while making waterways. Then water quality will be important, so I need to study ecology and the environment……’

Kyung-joon took out a piece of paper and wrote down what he was thinking.

『Problem Solving List』

『2. Creating Waterways and Water and Sewage Systems

━Establish a net system so that water drains well when it rains. Flood prevention.

━At the same time, it should be possible to draw water from nearby rivers. Prevent drought with dams or lakes.

━Water quality must be maintained so that it does not rot.』

‘It would be nice to build toilets and other things together.’

The World is a medieval world with magic and fantasy.

Only nobles had toilets and the like; commoners did not.

Of course, the East used manure as fertilizer, so there were barns, but the West did not.

‘There is no garbage disposal site as well as toilets.’

Thinking about it now, there were still too many things lacking in the territory.

There were only fields, houses, and air conditioners, but nothing else.

Kyung-joon continued to fill out the memo, asking the residents this and that.

When he thought it was enough.

“Okay, this is enough. Everyone, have a good lunch, and then I’ll ask you to do as you always do.”

Kyung-joon was also going to have lunch, so he was about to log out.

That’s when it happened.

“Kyung-joon-nim, it rained today, so how about having lunch together? We will prepare it ourselves.”

[The residents were greatly impressed by the lord’s kindness and interest.]

[A territory quest has been generated.]

[Residents’ Picnic Invitation]

▶The residents see you, their lord, not just as a lord but with familiarity and respect. By accepting their invitation, you can listen to the deep stories of the residents.

▶Upon accepting the quest, intimacy with the residents increases slightly.

▶Quest Type: Territory

▶Quest Grade: Common

Surprised by the sudden quest, Teemo immediately explained.

<It’s a friendship quest. It seems that the residents took Master’s question as kindness and interest.>

“Ah.”

Kyung-joon was a little embarrassed.

In fact, the reason why Kyung-joon asked if there was any problem was to find a problem and apply it to his studies, not because of kindness and interest.

Also.

‘It’s not like my stomach gets full in reality when I eat in the game.’

Therefore, Kyung-joon was about to refuse.

It wouldn’t be bad to increase intimacy, but since loyalty and satisfaction were already high, it seemed like there would be no problem if he refused.

But then.

[It is a territory quest.]

[You can earn territory points by successfully clearing territory quests.]

“Territory points?”

<Searching…….>

<° ل͜ °!>

<This is quite interesting. If you earn territory points, you will be able to use a special shop called the Territory Shop.>

“Oh. Is it like a cash shop?”

<I think it will be similar. Both are managed by God of the World. Seeing it under the Territory System subcategory, I’m sure it is.>

“Oh.”

Territory System.

Now that I think about it, I think I saw such a status window when I first got the territory.

If I use this properly, will I be able to properly shoot a territory management story?

It was interesting.

“This is really fun? I have to personally join them.”

Kyung-joon was the lord, and the residents were the residents of the territory.

It was also good to have a time of exchange for a while, talking about the territory and more.

The residents were waiting for Kyung-joon’s answer.

‘He’s talking to the air again.’

‘He must have received a divine message.’

‘To have a conversation with God…… How close is Kyung-joon-nim to God?’

The residents were already used to the lord talking to the air in the middle of a conversation, so there was no problem.

“Okay.”

[The quest has been accepted.]

“Oh! Really?”

“But wait a minute. I’ll be right back.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Kyung-joon briefly logged out.

“Mom! I’ll be a little late for lunch!”

After shouting that, he immediately logged back in.

Kyung-joon walked along, guided by the residents.

“They say you have to eat this as a snack when it rains.”

“It was good to invite the lord, but are you sure you want to eat this…….”

“It reminds me of when I lived in Ria Village. I wonder if it will come out well here?”

“On a rainy day~♪ I always miss this~♬”

Food that you always miss on a rainy day?

Is it pajeon (Korean pancake)?

Of course, this is a fantasy world, so there’s no way there’s something like pajeon.

What is it?

The food that the residents provided was.

“Whoa…….”

……It was fantasy itself.

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