Chapter 45

【Wall Construction】— I successfully created this spell and decided to move on to the next task of building roads.

The land I enclosed with walls is a square with each side measuring 4 kilometers.

To the north, there is a forest, and to the south, there is a village.

I plan to build roads leading from the entrance inside the walls, which connects to the village, and another road leading to the designated protected forest area in the north.

Since I was reincarnated into this world, I have keenly felt the importance of roads.

This is because there are hardly any proper roads around here.

Basically, the paths in this area are natural trails formed by people walking frequently.

Even the journey from the village to the town was difficult.

After removing obstacles that could cause traffic disruptions and making minimal preparations to cross rivers, walking or using a cart was still very tiring.

I want to at least make something a bit better.

Actually, I had already prepared a pathway leading to the entrances.

I used the 【Soil Improvement】 spell on the areas designated for fields, but I only used the 【Land Leveling】 spell on the roads.

However, there were things that ruined this plan, and they were not large boars or beasts, but humans.

The people, including the part-time workers, who took on jobs on my land, neglected the obvious task of using the designated paths.

The land that had been 【Land Leveled】 was very flat and easy to walk on.

However, when moving carts loaded with harvests, the ground would get eroded.

If this continued, the land would quickly become bumpy, making it difficult to move carts.

So, what did they do?

They started to cut across the tilled fields, thinking, "If I have to walk on bumpy ground, I might as well walk on the fields; there are no stones, so I can walk anywhere."

I warned them at first.

However, humans seem to have a way of thinking that if others are doing it, it must be okay.

Before I knew it, most people were moving across the fields without following the initially set routes.

I could have given them a stern warning, but it might not have been effective.

Therefore, I decided to ensure a proper road.

That's what I thought.

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"Don't worry..."

I tried several methods to create roads using magic.

At first, I thought about solidifying the roads with concrete.

However, I suddenly had a concern.

I remember that while concrete and asphalt roads look nice, they require a fair amount of maintenance, don't they?

Even though I'm using magic, it might not make sense to consider construction and maintenance costs, but I can't help but want to create a road that will last a long time. Is that too greedy?

With this thought, I delved into my memories from my previous life.

Since I had never been involved in road construction, I wasn't very familiar with it.

However, I remember hearing about roads from over 1,000 years ago that still exist today.

The stone-paved streets created by the ancient Roman Empire.

I recall hearing that the roads built by this ancient nation, known for its advanced technology, still exist.

Regardless of the maintenance required, I remember seeing on TV that they were very well-designed.

The basic construction method was something like this:

First, dig deep into the ground to the width of the road.

Then, bury stones in the dug area and lay down a layer of clay and gravel on top.

Next, neatly arrange the stone slabs on top of that.

The key point is that when viewed from the side, the center of the road should be slightly raised, and it should slope down towards the edges.

This is a design to allow rainwater to flow off the road.

However, there is another advantage.

The slight slope makes the stone slabs less likely to shift due to their mutual weight.

This creates a strong road that can withstand water and heavy loads.

However, there were also disadvantages.

Apparently, these Roman-style roads were only laid out straight.

To what extent they were straight, it is said that they built tunnels through mountains to reach their destinations in a straight line.

The fact that they could only be laid out straight is quite a scary concept.

If the angle deviates by just one degree, the destination 10 km or 100 km away would be significantly off.

Without advanced surveying techniques, these roads would be unusable.

"Well, I'll give it a try anyway."

However, I decided to build this Roman-style road.

The reason is simple: it's my hobby.

I just have a fondness for stone-paved roads.

Honestly, I don't know how much maintenance will be required, but if I can enchant it, the Valkyries can handle it without much trouble.

With this thought, I began to solidify the image of the new road in my mind.

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