Chapter 183.1
As planned, we spent two days investigating the underground library. One of the things that caught my attention was the water and sewage systems in the royal capital.
Lily found a drawing of the layout of the waterworks and wells, as well as the sewerage system, and we looked at them together out of curiosity. While we were surprised at the high degree of technology involved, which was spread over the entire city like a pattern, there was no indication of where the water came from in the waterworks or where the water flowed to after the sewage reservoirs.
I certainly didnt think it was necessary to draw all the way to the outside of the city, or the wall, but I wondered what to do if an accident happened there. Besides, I think that the anti-demon barrier was effective on the water and sewage systems as well, because even under normal circumstances no problems had occurred.
I think we needed to be more careful underground. To be honest, I was not able to get around to it, so I consulted with Grand Duke Seyfart and threw this matter to Director Gebhardt of the Hydrographic Department. I would apologize in advance to the person in charge of the field, although I didnt even know who it would be.
But what the heck, the Juliane-sama cemetery, the large-scale barrier protecting the royal capital, and this water and sewage system. The technological level of the facilities and equipment was not appropriate for this time period. Then, this royal capital must have been built on the ruins of an ancient kingdom. Perhaps this may be a reason why the Demon King was trying to attack the city.
We should leave our suspicions as suspicions and, for the time being, ask the Grand Duke to conduct an experiment based on the records of the shellfish research. When I explained my intention, he agreed to do so.
On the third day, I was assigned to the front desk by the Prime Minister, but it was really tough because there was no one to act as my secretary. Or rather, I was now working as if I was a full-time personal secretary to the Prime Minister. On this day, the work was related to the personnel assignment inside the royal palace.
There were nearly 10000 people living in the spacious palace. Of course, this included unmarried guards, live-in cooks, and servants, but at any rate, there were that many people.
In addition, however, there were also reserve staff, which included, for example, persons who could not take over the family in any case and were looking for an opportunity to work in a servant post, and they also number around 10000 people. Some of them had a great-grandfather who was a nobleman.
A guard or a maid in charge of cleaning the corridors could also catch the attention of the royal family, but the chances were slim to none. Even a mere knight or civil servant working in a royal palace would be considered a high-ranking position in social circles.
If you catch the attention of the nobility, whether you were a man or a woman, and you might get recruited as a direct retainer or chosen as a spouse, your life could be turned upside down.
It may sound somewhat rhetorical, but the reason why the maids in the royal palace always had a good posture and appearance could be because there were many people who were betting on this kind of chance.
So the competition for posts, including legwork, was always fierce. Live-in workers had more opportunities to be seen in the royal palace than commuters, and there were no inconveniences in their daily lives. Even though the work may be hard, it was also easier to manage ones health because of the good diet.
On the other hand, it would be a big problem if, for example, during some ceremonial celebration, a person who was supposed to be at work didnt come or caused some trouble.
For this reason, the work was always done in such a way that skipping work or being late was not tolerated, so competence and motivation were both needed. Moreover, since there were often recommendations from noble families, background was also important.
In short, todays workplace was a human resources department with 10000 employees, many of whom had connections.
As all the documents were handwritten, they also needed to be checked from time to time. Just checking the documents and keeping them in order exhausted my brain cells.
There were a few interesting relationships, though. Like, the servant recommended by Coltrezis House was still in the palace. I did not know if they were being kept in the dark or not, but just in case, I made a list and submitted it to the Prime Minister.
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