The Greatest Estate Designer

Chapter 31: A Building to Prevent Muscle Loss (1)

Father, oink!

Dash dash dash dash!

Arosh darted off. His veinswhich looked like wormswriggled. He kicked the ground with his muscular calves that were as thick as a lamp pole. He rushed forward at an unbelievable speed with a body that was as huge as a wild boar from the Ural Mountains. Subsequently, a larger orc responded enthusiastically from the other side.

Son, oiinkk!

Dash dash dash dash!

A middle-aged orc came running. His bulging veinswhich looked like snakesflared. He kicked the ground with his muscular calves that were thicker than a telephone pole. The athletic orc with body as enormous as a Tunguska brown bear charged forward, leaving a storm of dust behind.

And then, the two of them collided.

Boom!

Everyone else pitied the air molecules that mustve gotten sandwiched between those muscular bodies. However, regardless of their opinion, Arosh and the middle-aged orc hugged each other. The father and son pair had a rather fierce reunion.

Arosshhh this punk, oink!

Fatheerr, oink!

Are you okay, oink?

Im all right! Uhuhuk, oink!

Thank goodness. Nonetheless, stop crying, son. Oink.

Even at a moment like this, oink?

Of course. If a man, who became emaciated after suffering through hardship, recklessly shed tears, youll lose nutrients and your muscles will shrink. Oink!

Huk, muscle loss, oink!

As a warrior, shouldnt you avoid that, oink?

As I thought, my father is very wise, oink!

. No, he was more muscle-brained rather than wise. Lloydsighed deeply.

The reunion of the orc father and son duo appeared to have reached its peak. If Lloyd threw them to a local gym in his neighborhood, he felt like they would do 3 major workout movements¹bench press, squat, and deadlift. using tons of weight as warm-up. And then, as soon as they met, they would start to talk about muscles.

In the [Iron-Blooded Knight] novel, orcs were written as acute muscle idiots, which was quite accurate to Lloyd. He couldnt help but giggle.

Meanwhile, what had happened 15 days ago suddenly flashed through his mind.

Will the plan work? the Baron asked.

Yeah, maybe. Lloyd nodded. He picked up the kettle and tilted it. The sound of clear tea being poured could be heard as the Barons teacup was being filled.

As I had said, Arosh completely trusts me. He sees me as his life savior. Besides, I heard hes the tribe chiefs son.

A son of the tribe chief?

Yes.

Lloyd lifted his teacup. He tilted it and took a sip. Perhaps, hell acknowledge what his son had achieved for his coming-of-age ceremony.

Because of the queen ants head I suppose thatll be the case.

Yes, Ill take my share in it too.

Worked together, hunted together. Lloyd was going to put these kinds of titles on it. He caught the queen ant together with Arosh. Therefore, he planned to ask the orcs to acknowledge him as a warrior.

But, will the chief acknowledge you that easily?

It wont be easy. Ill have to give it a try. Anyhow, if I succeed, the potential benefits are too great.

That was true. What if the orc tribes chief acknowledged him as a warrior? With Aroshs support, 120 orc warriors would be able to be employed as miners. 120 strong and valiant orcs. They would mine the coals without getting exhausted. They would be more capable than a thousand human miners.

Additionally, the cost of their labor will be very little, except for the cost of their accommodation and food. I mean, its a free high-quality labor force!

But, isnt it dangerous? By any means, personally traveling to the orc village is a little

Dont worry. Arosh, the son of the chief, regards me as his benefactor.

Hmm. The Barons expression clouded. He didnt like Lloyd taking risks. Orc was a violent and rough race. The Baron wanted to stop Lloyd from traveling to the territory of such creature if he could.

After that, Lloyd tried hard to persuade the hesitant Baron. It was a battle of stubbornness between the two of them. The winner, of course, was Lloyd.

. Alright, but there is a condition.

What is it?

Take some soldiers with you. About 30 of them.

The Baron insisted that Lloyd needed at least that many escorts for him to be reassured about Lloyds safety. Lloyd accepted the Barons condition. 30 soldiers as escorts would be good as insurance against unexpected events.

I understand. Then Ill take Sir Asrahan with me along with 30 soldiers.

After that, the preparations for the departure progressed steadily. Fully equipped with camping gear and food, they were able to depart the following morning.

The Baron and Baroness saw them off from the gate. They seemed to be genuinely worried about Lloyds safety.

For a moment, Lloyd felt bad. However, that feeling soon was put aside.

Had it not been for him, the Baron and the Baroness wouldve already fallen, just like the original. In short, they were a couple that was supposed to die soon.

Then, Ill be back, Lloyd bid his farewell while feeling a little complicated.

After that, they departed from the Barons estate. Together with his party, Lloyd crossed the eastern mountain range.

Arosh was a capable warrior and guide. Thanks to his familiarity with the mountain ranges geography, the group was able to avoid dangerous monsters habitats. Due to this, they safely arrived at Orc village after journeying for 10 days.

And lastly..

Oiinkk! Nice to meet you! Im Akush, Aroshs father, if I may say so, oink!

. As hundreds of orcs watched, Lloyd shook hands with the athletic and burly chief of the orc village.

Yes, nice to meet you too.

I heard from Arosh that you had saved my son, oink.

Yes, by chance.

Nice! If thats the case, then youre also my benefactor, oink!

Simultaneously, Im also the warrior who hunted the queen ant together with your son.

what, oink? Akush tilted his head.

Lloyd gestured at Javier with his eyes. Javier unwrapped the bundle of cloth he was carrying on his back. A jet-black mass as huge as a gym ball was revealed.

Its the queen ants head. I brought it as a trophy.

O-oink?

Akushs big adams apple was moving up and down. It wasnt only Akush, the chief, who was surprised. Hundreds of orcs who gathered around them were surprised too.

Ooinkk? Whats that, oink!

Ive never seen an ant beast with a such big head, ooinkk!

Looks fierce, oink!

Looks strong, oink!

Looks delicious, oink!

. Theres a food thief here, oiinkk!

In a nutshell, the whole orc village was instantly bustling with admiration and commotion.

Dont miss a moment like this. Dont give them time to make a cool-headed decision. It would be more advantageous to push ahead since the atmosphere was still ignited.

After making that judgment, Lloyd then quickly said, I was exploring the nest of the ant beasts. There, I found the queen ant that was wobbling from exhaustion. Therefore, I managed to catch it with difficulty. However, there was an orcs iron sword near the queen ant.

An orcs iron sword, oink?

Thats correct. It was your beloved son Aroshs sword. When Lloyd finished speaking, he glanced at Arosh.

Arosh huffed with his flaring nose, The benefactor is right, oink!

Does that mean you, son, fought with the queen ant until its energy depleted and then the benefactor caught the queen ant, oiinkk?

Thats right, oink. Its like we fought together, oiinkk

Hmm, oiinkk. Chief Akushs thick eyelids twitched. His dark green eyes alternated between his son, Lloyd, and the queen ants head. He identified the queen ants head at a glance.

Its the real thing, oink.

He was a chief who had been fighting with ant beasts all his life. He knew better than anyone how powerful the queen ant was. But to think his son hunted such a powerful enemy.

The chiefs thick chest muscles trembled because of his strong emotion.

Son, oink!

Yes, ooinnkk!

Congratulations! Youre a warrior now! I, Akush, hereby declare as the chief that Arosh the orc has become a proud warrior of the tribe, oink!

Thank you, oink!

Good. To celebrate it, today will be leg day, oink!

A mans leg day, oink! As soon as Akushs command was given, Arosh ran to one side of the village. A large statue was carried on his shoulder. The size was so absurd that it likely weighed about 0,5 tons. The statue was even plated with gold.

That wasnt all.

In addition to the plated statue, there were a lot of luxurious objects scattered around the area that were used only as exercise equipment. There was a chandelier used as a weight for weightlifting.The weightlifting bar in the middle was an ornamental pillar decorated with pearls. Even a whole treasure chest full of gold coins was used as a kettlebell!

Whoa, crazy.

Lloyd recalled a scene from the [Iron-Blooded Knight] novel which described how capable orcs were as warriors and plunderers. However, it was even worse in real life.

The loot mustve been piled up for decades. Even so, the orcs have nowhere to use it, even if they have so many gold and silver treasures.

Smacks lips.

Gold and silver treasures that had been turned into exercise equipment. The gold-plated statue that Arosh was carrying in his arms to do squats. Looking at them made Lloyds mouth water.

Meanwhile, Arosh carried the statue on his shoulder while huffing and snorting. He repeatedly did a squat and then stood up, showing off his thigh muscles that looked like anaconda each time. A pleased smile bloomed on chief Akushs lips, who was watching his son.

Do you see that? Today is a joyful day, oiinkk. The chief looked at Lloyd. He reached out his hand which was as large as a pot lid and touched Lloyds shoulder.

Thank you, human. Not only did you save my son, but you also showed your bravery in catching the queen ant together, oink.

Then, do you acknowledge me as a warrior? Lloyd asked.

Sometimes, you have to be brazen. You were supposed to openly ask for something like this.

The chief, Akush, nodded cheerfully as if it had worked.

Of course! I, Akush, hereby declare as the chief that the human oink?

My name is Lloyd. Lloyd Frontera.

. I hereby declare that Lloyd Frontera the human has been acknowledged as a proud warrior of the tribe, oink!

Finally, Akush declared his acknowledgement. Hundreds of orcs gathered together and cheered.

And then the chief, Akush, shouted as if it was the natural thing to do, The human benefactor has become a warrior! To celebrate, the human benefactor will also have a leg day today, oiinkk!

. eh?

Wait a minute. This big athletic ahjussi. What did you just say?

Youre not going to ask me to do squats while carrying that 500 kg statue on my shoulder, are you?

Lloyd dryly swallowed his saliva without realizing it.

However, his ominous premonition ended up being true.

The chief, Akush, patted Lloyd quite hard on his back while bursting out in laughter.

Lets go! Im in a good mood so Ill join you, oiinkk!

.

A mans leg day, oiinkk!

.

Heavens. Lloyd was so shocked it felt like everything went black. The cheers around him only grew louder and louder. He felt a surge of helplessness, just like a bone boiled in a beef bone broth.

Excuse me?

Oink?

I enjoy exercising and Ive carried a lot of things that could be considered heavy on-site, but this is a little.

Oiinkk? What are you talking about, oink?

I think this is too heavy for me, said Lloyd frankly.

It was true. He was quite confident in his ability to carry heavy things. With the addition of the Asrahan Core Technique to boot, his physical ability had surpassed that of ordinary people. Nevertheless, it was still not enough to do squats with a statue that easily weighed over 500 kgwhich looked super uncomfortablewhile smiling!

Thank you for recommending this exercise, but do you have something lighter?

Lloyd didnt want to break his back or leg right now so he asked that. However, Lloyd could see chief Akushs expression stiffened.

What? You cant lift that, oinkkk?

Thats right.

Even though youve been recognized as a warrior, oiinkk?

Naturally.

Its ridiculous that a warrior couldnt lift that, oink!

.

The tool was considered lightweight in the village. Its usually used by young warriors to warm-up. But if you cant lift that, you dont deserve to be called a warrior, oink.

Hey, Im not an orc though.

Still, a warrior has to be able to do it, oink.

Before he knew it, Akush was being serious. Lloyds expression also stiffened.

Damn it.

No wonder things were going so well. He didnt expect to get tackled here because of an unexpected squat. He racked his brain hard.

If I said that I couldnt exercise my lower body or whatever that is, everything including the acknowledgement as a warrior and this festive atmosphere would be blown away. What should I do?

It was too regrettable if he had to give up at this point. As long as he was acknowledged as a warrior, he could benefit greatly. He would be able to recruit 120 sturdy orc warriors as free miners. He didnt want to give up easily. Needless to say, hed hate it even more if he broke his back because of ego-lifting.

I have to find another way.

Doing squats was impossible. He had to appeal with something different instead. He should make use of his skills. That way, theyd acknowledge his eligibility.

Lloyds eyes moved quickly. He checked every inch of the orc village. He collected every information he could find with his eyes, such as the environment and the orcs tendencies. The information was categorized and then analyzed. As a result, he abruptly noticed something.

Wait a minute.

His gaze that was moving fast stopped at a pit dug in the corner of the village.

What is that used for? asked Lloyd while pointing at the pit.

At that, the chief Akush answered, That one? Thats a pit to throw away the meat, oink.

You threw away the meat?

Right. We dump it there and bury it in the ground, oink, said Akush who nodded his head. We threw away what we couldnt eat because it got spoiled. If you eat something like that, youll get sick. Youll become weak and unable to exercise. If you dont exercise, youll lose your muscles, oink.

Unknowingly, the chiefs voice suddenly was filled with deep regret.

Its so wasteful. If we dont have to throw it and we can eat it all, it could fully develop into so much muscle mass. Its a pity every time, oink.

Is that so?

Yes, oink. Akush smacked his lips.

The corners of Lloyds mouth slightly rose.

This is it.

Suddenly, the middle-part of the [Iron-Blooded Knight] novel came to mind. At some point in time when a fair amount of time had passed, Javierwho had undergone a series of adventuresconfronted the orc tribe on his own. He showcased his wit in this tough fight and made them surrender.With his wit, he hindered the orcs hunt for food.

The wilderness where these orcs live is barren. Farming is completely impossible from the start and foraging cant procure enough food. Thats why theyre so dependent on hunting. Almost all of their food is gained from hunting.

Hunting the terrifying and large monsters in the wilderness was how the orcs got their food. They needed to be more and more courageous in facing danger.

Still, just like that, there was no technology to preserve the food that had been painstakingly collected. They just knew how to stack their food and eat it. The food would go bad quickly even if theyd prepared it to the utmost of their ability.

When Javier noticed that, he enthusiastically interrupted the orcs hunt for food. Less than 10 days later, there were food shortages in the orc village.

The food couldnt be piled up and stored due to poor food preservation technology. Every time they failed to hunt, they lost their source of food. Food shortages were bound to occur.

Lloyd recalled that kind of event from the novel.

I have a proposal.

A proposal, oink?

Thats right. Lloyd looked up to make eye contact with Akush the chief and said, In place of passing the leg day exercise, Ill build a cold food storage for you, so please acknowledge me as a warrior.

With these gold and silver treasures that were rolling around here and there, the orcs could pay Lloyd decently for the construction. And this way, he could be acknowledged as a warrior and be able to take some workers home.

So, at that time, he took the construction order and collected the construction fee.

Kill two birds with one stone; win with one shot and make a living in the barony; shop and get discount coupons at the same time.

A wicked smile formed again on Lloyds mouth after he finished calculating his plan.

Authors note: Now that this chapter is over, were going to summon the refrigerator! *got punched

Tl/n: Im really sorry for my tardiness :)

I tried to translate it and let it be for a few days to read it over few more times, so hopefully the quality would get nicer from now on?

Please correct me if you saw something wrong, though. Id really appreciate it.

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  bench press, squat, and deadlift.