Chapter 165 Lei Wayne
1st Wayne
"...This man's name is Ray Wayne."
Goblin Hugo had a very upright attitude towards doing things with money, and he introduced the three of them eloquently:
"About five years ago, the Countess of Ceylon planned to organize relief for the refugees gathered outside the city."
"Wayne was the designer of the refugee resettlement houses back then!"
Peter and Gale reminisced.
They knew what Hugo said, and the momentum at that time was quite huge.
To be precise, it should be the rescue project that was jointly launched five years ago by the Countess of Ceylon and in cooperation with the local Glow God Religion.
The ultimate goal of this project is to build an outer city outside Ceylon and prepare temporary housing, work, daily necessities, etc. for the refugees in the outer city.
If the plan goes smoothly, even if another village in the Ceylon Territory is polluted by monster attacks, refugees fleeing from famine can come here and receive temporary relief and resettlement.
In order to promote the rescue project, the Countess of Ceylon also used a very powerful method at that time:
She launched a fundraiser from all the nobles in Ceylon.
After counting the donor’s name, title, career rating, and donation amount.
A dozen bards were specially arranged to publicize these data in taverns in towns across the Ceylon Territory.
As soon as this move came out, at least on the surface, the nobles were enthusiastic about donating money.
The funds for the construction of the outer city were in place. If Pat remembered correctly, there was a lot of excitement outside Ceylon City at that time, and he even went to watch it.
Stonemasons, carpenters, masons, etc. gathered from various towns in Ceylon to work together for this big project.
The refugees also responded very positively and offered to help with manual labor and the like.
However, it has only been a few days since the construction started. Let alone building the house, the foundation has not been dug yet.
Sudden changes.
Peter was still young at that time and didn't even notice what happened.
In short, the result was that the craftsmen went on strike and soon left the place.
The Countess of Ceylon's so-called outer city relief project ran into problems at the first step, and she had to announce that the relief was suspended indefinitely.
The current refugee camp is actually located where the construction started.
Because in order to build a house at that time, a lot of building materials were shipped in advance.
When the construction work stopped, the refugees slowly moved away the building materials piecemeal and built some shacks themselves.
Now listen to the meaning of Goblin Hugo's words. The reason why Ray Wayne stayed in the refugee camp for such a long time seems to be related to the refugee relief project five years ago?
Pat told Hugo his doubts.
Hugo affirmed: "Yes."
"To be precise, Wayne was selected as the designer by the Countess of Ceylon because the house design drawings and models he provided were so praised by the Countess that she decided to adopt his plan on the spot."
“But not long after the construction started, someone discovered that there were serious problems with the design that could not be repaired, and the planned house could not be built. Later, it was said that Wayne deceived the countess with a design that could not be built at all. "
"Wayne insisted that there could be no problem with his blueprints."
"The two sides are at a stalemate."
"The Countess has remained silent during this period."
"The Glow Church also participated in the rescue project and made the largest donation, meeting half of the project's financial needs. As a result, due to the dispute between Wayne and the craftsmen, the regional bishop of the Glow Church believed that there was a problem with the selection of the Countess of Ceylon. , withdrew their funds.”
"The bishop of the Glow Divine Cult used this fund to get rid of the Countess and set up a relief project on his own. The wheat paste that is now being provided to refugees from time to time outside the refugee camp was made by the Glow Divine Cult."
"So -" Goblin Hugo spread his hands: "The rescue project led by the countess went bankrupt."
Peter let out a hissing breath.
"No, this architect named Wayne still dares to stay here?"
Regardless of whether there are problems with Wayne's design, this is equivalent to giving the refugees a huge hope and then completely disappointing them.
Pat tried to imagine himself as a refugee.
He might be so angry that he wants to tear this designer alive!
Hugo's face was calm: "I don't know what happened specifically after that. In short, Wayne has been staying in the refugee camp until now after the rescue project was suspended indefinitely."
Peter: "Then how does he live? Scavenging and begging like other refugees?"
Hugo: "No, occasionally people ask him to build shacks. Although there were problems with the design he had five years ago, the small shacks he built for the refugees in the past few years are pretty good."
"Well, we're here. He usually lives there."
Hugo pointed to a simple shack not far away.
The materials used to build the house are no different from those of other refugees in the refugee camp. They include discarded and worn wooden boards, recycled iron sheets, woven bamboo fences, rattan and the like.
The walls are made of staggered wooden boards. Although the colors are mottled, they are arranged very regularly, ensuring a stable structure and even a somewhat unique aesthetic when viewed from the outside.
It’s not just this shed.
The other dilapidated shacks around are in similar condition. Unlike the messy buildings built with random materials on the outskirts of the refugee settlement, the huts nearby are neatly arranged and simple. Even the surrounding environment looks better than other places. Much cleaner.
Peter became interested.
If these sheds were also designed by Ray Wayne, it would at least show that he was a real talent, not a liar who deceived the countess.
It was summer, and the small door of the shed was open. There was a thin young man who looked about 30 years old in the house.
He had white curly hair, which seemed to have been untidied for a long time, showing a messy but artistic look.
He was wearing gray linen clothes with many patches, which had obviously been washed many times.
The house was small and simple, with a "table" made of stones and wooden boards against the wall and a narrow bed made of wheat straw.
In addition, there were a lot of parchments piled everywhere.
"Mr. Wayne?" Pete called tentatively.
The white-haired young man knelt in front of his "table" and wrote and drew something, without raising his head.
"From shed design to construction, all included, 30 copper coins, or something of equal value can be substituted."
There was a clear sense of decadence in his voice.
"Mr. Wayne, we are not here to build a shed for you, but..."
Before Pete could finish his words, he was interrupted impatiently by the other party.
"Sorry, other than building a shed, other things have nothing to do with me! I only know how to design a shed, thank you!"
The white-haired young man tried to stand up and close the small door of the shed, but he even stumbled because of his quick movements.
When he saw Pete and the other two, his expression changed subtly.
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