Chapter 253: Preparations for childbirth 1/2
Chapter 253: Preparations for childbirth 1/2
Einar, who was accompanied by his family, climbed slowly and with great care the stairs that the slaves had built in order to reach the walled palace.
During the last months, the new slaves and the increase in the production of construction resources allowed that the walls and the first part of the palace could be completed.
So from that day on they would have to live in the palace because in a few days or even an hour Kassia and Helmi could start labor.
Upon reaching the moat that gave off steam due to the fact that it obtained its water from a pool of thermal waters.
A warrior who was watching on the bridge mechanism arrow slit, seeing the herald and his family under the wooden bridge he use a gear mechanism to down the bridge.
When the bridge gets down, two warriors came out from inside the metal-reinforced wooden gate.
Leaving to see a passage where there were numerous arrow slits or small elongated windows from which to shoot arrows at the enemy in case they could enter.
Also at the end of the passage was another wooden door reinforced with metal, which had a large hole at the top where warriors or soldiers could throw stones or boiling oil at the attackers.
Although all this was the typical medieval construction of the time, the outer part of the wall had a steep slope and an Italian trace shape.
Specially built that way to be able to withstand the attacks of any artillery.
When they entered the passage, everyone was surprised because it was the first time they could see the completely finished construction.
“The layout of this door is completely fascinating. I am sure that no attacker will be able to reach this place intact.”
Einar smiled and looked at his father “That’s because this place is our family’s last bastion of defense.
First, they will have to go through the fortress of the dock, then they will have to go through the tribal walls. In the end, they will reach this place and meet an iron resistance.
In the future, our island will be well communicated by all the places so I hope never to have to use these walls to defend my family. “
When they entered the fortress, they could see that it was arranged in a very beautiful way as the path was made with the cobblestone pattern and the courtyard was beautifully decorated with Icelandic flowers as well as completely green grass.
There were also some benches and in the middle, a large fountain was being built with the help of some slaves who were craftsmen.
In the middle of the fountain, there was a stone block that was being chiseled. The figure they could see seemed to be that of a man with an eye patch.
Daven looked at his father “Dad, that statue is what Odin looks like.”
Einar nodded “It is the statue of Odin, although small it will be a reminder that our family is the one chosen to lead the Norse people.”
Laura was surprised and looked at her father “Dad, this playground is amazing, we can invite our friends to play.”
Einar stroked little Laura’s head “Of course, this place is a public area for the children, men, and women of our tribe to spend time.
You see that building with arches, that is the great hall that was built to serve the population. In the back is our home, which encompasses the entire back of the fortress.
The building on the left is the barracks of the warriors, also in that corner are the bathrooms so that everyone can relieve themselves without problems.
The building on the right is the bank, which I will open after your siblings are born because as you know we can’t do much before those little babies are born.
But let’s keep walking I’ll show you the great hall building.”
Walking through the cobblestone path that crossed the beautiful courtyard, they came to the entrance of the building where there were some beautiful arches adorned with red partitions.
Upon entering, the first thing they could see was a kind of room on the left side where there was a large opening, while on the right side there was another room.
Also in front of them were stairs that led to a platform where another large rock was being chiseled.
On the sides of the platform were stairs that led to the second floor of the great hall.
Einar pointed to the room with the large hole “That is the reception room. Here will be a slave or some member of the tribe attending to anyone who comes.
There will be glass in that place once we can make them quite large. The room on the right will be the guard room.
In that place, the guards will have a place where they can have their things when they are protecting the great hall.
All the rooms on the first floor are where the members of the Thing or a representative of them will be. There are also two bathrooms for men and women.
The upper part is where your office will be, Dad, as will mine and some exclusive places for important members of the tribe such as the kitchen, the dining room, the bathroom with a shower, and some dressing rooms.
But the entrance to the palace is in this place. “
Einar then began to walk towards where the stairs were in that place there was a warrior protecting a metal fence.
Upon seeing the entire royal family of the tribe, the warrior made a military salute and opened the little gate, allowing everyone to enter.
They realized that this small corridor lit by oil lamps was guarded by some warriors.
“This place is the only way to enter the palace. It is a fairly safe place, and it is made to prevent any undesirable person from accessing it.”
In the wall there was another door which was opened, revealing a beautiful interior yard where there was another fountain and some flowers and plants that looked very good.
“Welcome to the palace, although it is small and has only 20 rooms, 5 bathrooms, some hot springs, a gym, a dining room, a warehouse for food for the entire fort, a kitchen, three wells, a small hospital with 3 rooms, an operating room, rooms for the maids, royal guard barracks, a fully functional drain, and a panic room.
It also has a small aqueduct under construction for the spring at the top of the mountain. In the second expansion plan, we will begin to build on the mountain and in the third part of the construction.
The complete mountain will be the entire palace and a network of tunnels will begin to be dug inside it for the subsequent creation of the mausoleum and an emergency plan in case we have to escape. “
Everyone when listening to Einar only looked at him in surprise because in just a few months he had built something so fantastic using his modern construction techniques.
Laura and Daven looked at their father and at the same time said “We can look at the whole palace, dad.”
Einar looked at Laisa “Of course you can if Mom Laisa agrees to accompany them, because even though this place I designed it to be safe with any of you.
They still don’t know how everything is laid out. “
It was then that Laura and Daven turned their heads and looked at their mother “Mama Laisa, can you join us to see the palace.”
Laisa smiled and took her two little sons by the hand as they walked to the right side of the palace, while Einar and the others walked to the left side.
The first place they would check would be the small hospital to tend to the royal family for any kind of problem.
Opening a door, Kassia was completely fascinated to see a room that looked like a medical office, like the one Einar told her many times.
The medical office had a desk and different things, like medicine cabinets or papers with the anatomy of the human body that Einar had drawn.
Einar approached Kassia and hugged her from behind “I made this office especially for you. It has many things that I could recreate such as medical tools or some images to arouse your curiosity.
Also the floor, unlike any of the other rooms, has silver tiles, which are embossed to avoid accidents due to falls.
Also, all the rooms have pipes that carry hot water under the floor and the walls, so the place will always be warm.
If it is very hot, you just have to move a lever in the corner of the room. If it is on the right side, hot water will flow to heat the room.
If it is in the middle, it will not let water through, but if the weather is very hot just use the lever on the right side, that way the pipes will pass cold water.
I made this design learning from the modifications of the orphanage; it is a simpler system, but it has much more difficulty behind them.
But this is just the beginning, let’s move on to the two rest rooms. “
Sven looked at his son curiously. “Before we move on, I have a doubt as to how water can travel through the place, what kind of force allows water to move.”
Einar, who was stroking Kassia’s stomach, casually said, “When we construct the Stirling engine for the factory, take the moment to make 4 at the same time.
One has the factory, the other we will use for the construction of the fabric manufacturing workshop in which I am working with Seren and the artisans.
While two are in the fort, one provides power to a conveyor belt that is responsible for circulating the water.
While the other feeds energy to two water pumps that carry the water through the pipes, this water reaches the conveyor of the first motor and in this way, the water circulates without problems.
It was difficult to do it but that same process will be used to transport water into the aqueduct that is being built and in any aqueduct that is built in the future.
In this way, the water will be able to get from a secluded place to the fields of crops or houses in remote places where there is no water. Of course, the premise is that there are hot springs nearby.
In order to power the Stirling engine, although we could use wood or coal, I would prefer to take advantage of the renewable resources of nature. “