"In addition, I plan to build a landmark in Neverwinter," Roland continued.
"A landmark?" Carr quickly recovered from his excitement and asked, "Do you mean an eye-catching building like a monument or a clock tower?"
"You can also call it a spectacle." Roland nodded and then shook his head and said, "But I'm not going to build a useless landmark."
After the war with the church, the First Army suffered the heaviest loss. Although Iron Axe reported that the morale of the army was not affected, the families were inevitably saddened by the casualties.
In order to strengthen the confidence of his subjects, especially those from foreign lands, Roland thought of a spectacle that could make people gasp in amazement. Of course, some of the spectacles in history were built to satisfy the selfish desires of the rulers and did not benefit the builders. Even if it could show the strength of the country, Roland would not do it.
"I plan to build a residential building on the south bank of the Redwater River, behind the industrial park."
Carr did not speak. He obviously realized that the building would not be ordinary.
Roland was very satisfied with Roland's calmness and said, "It will have about 15 floors. According to the calculation of 3.5 meters per floor, the height of the building will be over 50 meters. In other words, it will be close to the height of four city walls of the old king's city. That's the most magnificent project you've ever been involved in, right? "
Roland gasped and said, "Your Majesty, it can be regarded as a Tower of Babel!"
"Not really. It's just an ordinary high-rise building." Roland smiled and said, "But in this era, it's not excessive to regard it as a landmark."
The height of 15 floors meant that it would be much higher than the castle. As long as one entered the territory of Neverwinter, he could see the high-rise building at a glance. It could not only symbolize the strength of Neverwinter but also make up for the current housing shortage. After all, the floor area ratio of high-rise houses was much higher than that of bungalows, which was why there were more and more skyscrapers in later generations.
"Can a house really be built so high?" Carr looked a little doubtful.
"For concrete, this is far from the limit." Roland thought for a moment and said, "I'll guide you to finish it."
Although different professions were worlds apart, mechanics and structural principles were still universal. Before coming up with this idea, he had considered many aspects. The height might seem amazing, but it was not. For example, the Great Pyramid of Giza, which was built more than two thousand years before Christ, was more than 140 meters tall, and it was built purely of stone. China also had wooden pagodas that were more than 130 meters tall. As long as the support was thick enough, the height was not a problem.
In the later generations, in order to save materials, the volume of the wall columns would be reduced as much as possible under the conditions of stability. Currently, Neverwinter had a surplus of cement production, so it was a good choice to use it to build a concrete tower.
In addition, if the tower was designed with multiple podiums, although it would take up some extra land, it would greatly enhance the stability of the structure and reduce the construction difficulty.
As the saying goes, if the structure is unstable, add more columns. If the level is not high enough, add steel bars. As long as the foundation is solid enough, it will be difficult for it to collapse.
The last difficulty was the pouring of the concrete. Roland had already thought about this, which was to let Maggie carry the Hummingbird into the air, and the Hummingbird carry the iron cans to pour the concrete from the air. The efficiency was not much lower than that of the pump truck.
Carr had the experience of building the Witch Building before. It was also a concrete structure, but this time, the scale was just a little larger. And when the time came, the bamboo and iron wires would be replaced with real steel bars. With the technical support of the Witch Union, he was full of confidence.
*****
"Time's up. Put down your pens," Scroll said, knocking on the table.
"Phew..." Evelynn breathed a long sigh of relief. In this way, the second semester in Border Town... no, in Neverwinter was over. In this year, she had finally caught up with everyone's progress and participated in the final exam together.
She put away the charcoal and looked around — Anna was still not present. According to sister Vendy, she had reached a mysterious realm. Ordinary people who saw the books she read would only feel dizzy and drowsy, as if the magic of the whole body had been exhausted.
Candle was also looking at her. When their eyes met, she gave her a thumbs up. It seemed that she had done a good job.
Nightingale, who was sitting in the last row, still looked sad. Since there was no reading and writing test, her grades had plummeted, which made Evelynn quite puzzled. As far as she knew, Nightingale came from a noble background and received education earlier than most people, so she should not be so hard on her studies. After thinking about it, she could only think that it was because Nightingale's ability was too important. She was busy all day dealing with things for His Majesty, which delayed her studies.
After all, Nightingale was a combat witch who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Lady Ashes. If she was on Sleeping Island, she would be an existence that Evelynn could only look up to.
For example, Agatha, Lucia, and Lily, who were in the first row, always got high scores easily. Learning seemed to be an innate ability for them, especially Miss Agatha, who now had a tendency to get close to Anna and Tilly. In addition, she was also a combat witch, which made Evelynn very envious.
Judging from the expressions of the few at the end, it could be guessed that Honey, Hummingbird, and Echo would be the ones who would take on the role.
Of course, this did not include Paper and Summer, who had just joined the Alliance. They still had not caught up with the progress and could only be taught by Teacher Scroll for the time being.
But what excited Evelynn the most was Maggie — looking at the dumbfounded little girl, she could not help but want to laugh.
There were no multiple-choice questions in this exam!
Since the results of the last final exam came out, Evelynn had been brooding over it. She thought that the goal she had set was very realistic, but she did not expect that she would still lose to Maggie by one point.
For this reason, she even looked for Scroll to see if she had calculated the score incorrectly, only to find that Maggie's multiple-choice questions had an amazingly high accuracy rate, and she had lost indisputably.
In the following year, Evelynn spent most of her free time studying.
Her ability was very fast. She usually only needed to go to the winery two or three times a week, and each time, she would be able to release all her magic power in less than a quarter of an hour. Even after she opened a bar, it did not take too much time.
She had never played with the three card players, and when she was in her free time, she would always open the exercise book to consolidate what she had learned in the evening. Even when it came to collecting her favorite perfume, Evelyn had restrained herself quite a bit. Only when a new scent of perfume was placed on the shelves would Evelyn invite Candle to stroll around the Convenience Market, all for the sake of achieving the goal she had set for herself.
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