I’m a Rookie, but I’m an Experienced Professional - Chapter 29

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Chapter 29

 

I contacted the labor office and posted job recruitment notices, but honestly, I was anxious.

 

‘Will people actually come?’

 

What if everyone was too scared to come, just like Bram Gus said?

 

That’s why Anton Brown told me to rest until today since I was injured, saying he’d go out and handle it himself, but I had no choice but to head to the construction site.

 

Normally it would have been noisy and bustling from the entrance, but today it was eerily quiet.

 

‘As expected, not many people came.’

 

I had anticipated this, but seeing it confirmed made me feel deflated.

 

Anton Brown was probably panicking too, not knowing what to do.

 

I walked inside to comfort him and reschedule the construction plan.

 

After passing through the dense trees, my view opened up and I saw people swarming around the construction site.

 

“What… is this?”

 

Why are there so many people here?

 

I stood there dumbfounded in confusion when Anton Brown hurriedly approached me.

 

“Why did you come here when your leg isn’t even healed? I told you not to come because I’d handle everything myself.”

 

Well, I came because I couldn’t trust you.

 

“Why are there so many people here? Are they all here to work?”

 

“That’s right. I just finished the contracts with them, and we were about to start work.”

 

I couldn’t believe it, but they really were workers.

 

Even hearing it with my own ears, I was still bewildered and stared blankly at the people.

 

“I didn’t expect this many to come either, but it’s all thanks to Mr. Bram Gus.”

 

Anton Brown continued with a proud smile.

 

“Mr. Bram Gus went around everywhere telling people it was safe to work in the city outskirts, that the Lord had cleared out the worm’s habitat, and that knights would be sent as a precaution against any unforeseen situations.”

 

That man had been saying such things. It was as unbelievable as the situation before my eyes.

 

Just then, Bram Gus appeared from among the workers.

 

He gave some instructions to the workers, then approached us.

 

“What’s this? If you’re injured, you should stay home and rest quietly. Why are you limping around?”

 

“Mr. Bram Gus is injured too.”

 

“This much is nothing for a man.

 

You’re still saying strange things as usual.

 

But unlike before, I didn’t feel annoyed or dislike it.

 

Instead, I wanted to laugh.

 

But if I laughed here, I’d be treated like a weirdo, so I held it in.

 

“The team leader told me everything.”

 

“What?”

 

“The story about how Mr. Bram Gus went around gathering workers.”

 

Bram Gus’s earlobes turned slightly red, as if embarrassed.

 

“Ahem, shall we start construction now?”

 

When he glared fiercely, Anton Brown hastily left.

 

“He’s really the best at spreading unnecessary stories.”

 

Bram Gus clicked his tongue and muttered irritably.

 

“Unnecessary stories? I thought it was a good story.”

 

When I smiled and said this, he briefly averted his gaze and said indifferently.

 

“I didn’t do it for you. I did it for Belheim’s sake.”

 

“Yes, of course. That’s what you’d do.”

 

“…”

 

Displeased with my response, he wrinkled his nose.

 

“Still, thanks to you, we can start construction. Thank you.”

 

“Enough with the thanks, there better be results.”

 

Bram Gus widened his eyes as if trying to intimidate me.

 

“If you fail to reduce the autumn rain damage, I won’t let it slide.”

 

“Don’t worry about that. I can’t guarantee there’ll be no damage at all, but it’ll definitely be less than last year.”

 

“You’re all talk as usual.”

 

He added grumblingly.

 

“My head still throbs from when you pushed me and I fell two days ago.”

 

“When did I push you? I just lightly touched you. But seeing how you panicked and fell, it must have really hurt?”

 

When I tried to bring my elbow slightly toward my chest like that time, he gasped and stepped back.

 

“What are you doing?”

 

“What am I doing? I’m not doing anything.”

 

I put my hands behind my back and feigned innocence.

 

“…”

 

Bram Gus glared at me with displeasure, then stomped toward the construction site.

 

* * *

 

As I had planned, the drainage construction proceeded in two shifts.

 

Although the worm had messed up the work area and the schedule was delayed, thanks to increasing the workforce and working hours, construction finished only one day behind schedule.

 

‘This turned out pretty well.’

 

The process of getting here was somewhat rough, but I was satisfied that we finished safely.

 

Two days after the drainage construction ended, the autumn rains began.

 

The heavy rainfall poured down relentlessly for five whole days.

 

“It’ll be okay, right?”

 

I sat by the window, muttering while watching the merciless downpour.

 

There were no problems with the drainage design, and construction was completed cleanly.

 

When I tested it by letting water flow through, I confirmed with my own eyes that it flowed without obstruction.

 

Even so, I couldn’t completely relax.

 

There were always exceptions to everything in the world.

 

Natural disasters were even more difficult to predict.

 

Monsters like worms could appear again and destroy the drainage like last time, or the ground could unexpectedly collapse.

 

I wanted to go check if there were any problems, but I couldn’t because of the rain.

 

Carriages couldn’t operate in this kind of weather.

 

‘I heard there are carriages that can move perfectly fine even in this nasty weather.’

 

The so-called ‘magic carriages’ were supposedly exclusive to wealthy nobles.

 

“Having lots of money makes life good whether in reality or in novels.”

 

People really need to have lots of money.

 

Engraving this newly realized fact in my heart, I opened the system window.

 

“I’ve accumulated a lot of points.”

 

This was the result of being stuck at home and diligently completing sub-quests since I couldn’t go far due to the rain.

 

“There are still many sub-quests left.”

 

Since I had focused on drainage construction and barely did any sub-quests, there were still over thirty remaining.

 

[Repair Broken Fence], [Renovate Old Storage Room Roof], and so on.

 

Perhaps because my range of activity had expanded as much as I moved around, there were many sub-quests I could do not only in the Hunters’ Village but also in Belheim.

 

“Belheim sub-quests give more points than Hunters’ Village sub-quests.”

 

Then I should do those.

 

Thinking I could handle them one by one after the autumn rains ended, I picked out the doable ones.

 

“…What’s this?”

 

In the middle of the densely packed sub-quest list, there was a strange quest hidden.

 

[Q. Please repair the wounded heart of the Lord.]

 

[Reward: 1,000,000p]

 

“Wh-what, one million points?”

 

Thinking my eyes might be wrong, I rubbed them and checked again.

 

“It really is one million points.”

 

Just looking at the reward made my mouth water, but the problem was the Quest content.

 

“What the hell does ‘repair the Lord’s heart’ even mean?”

 

A person’s heart isn’t an object, so how am I supposed to repair it?

 

“Did the system deliberately put this in to screw me over?”

 

Considering the point loan situation, it was entirely possible.

 

In other words, this was a Quest that could never be completed.

 

“Seriously, for a system, it sure loves messing with people.”

 

I clicked my tongue and closed the Quest window.

 

* * *

 

As soon as the rain stopped, I rushed to District 9, which had suffered the most damage during the autumn rains last year and the year before.

 

‘Please let it be different this time.’

 

Let the drainage channels have done their job.

 

I passed through the tunnel with desperate hope.

 

“…It’s fine.”

 

There wasn’t even a trace of flooding, let alone any signs of mud being washed down.

 

The drainage channels were intact too, with only traces left where the rainwater had flowed out.

 

I checked Districts 6 and 8, and even the city outskirts without missing anything.

 

From what I could see, everything was fine.

 

‘Still, just in case.’

 

There might have been incidents I wasn’t aware of, so I checked with the residents too.

 

“Nothing happened this time.”

 

“That’s right. No water got into the house at all.”

 

“I’ve lived in this neighborhood for over 10 years, but this is the first time it’s been like this.”

 

The residents’ faces were full of bright smiles.

 

‘The reason I became an urban planner was because I wanted to help people.’

 

Who would have thought I’d achieve that dream only after becoming ‘Eileen’.

 

My heart swelled with emotion, yet I felt strange about it.

 

“Anyway, it’s a relief that it succeeded.”

 

In other words, it meant I could get my hands on the Lord’s wish.

 

“I’m finally getting out!”

 

Unable to contain the joy rising from deep in my chest, I threw both arms up toward the clear sky.

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