Gou is a dark elf in Warhammer

Daquus and Malekith stood in front of a huge building, the outline of which was simple and cold, or more bluntly, monotonous. It was completely different from the elven-style buildings, with no gorgeous carvings or elegant curves, only a bare facade, which looked particularly heavy under the lead-gray sky of Naggaroth that had not changed for thousands of years.

Fortunately, the colorful panels outside the balcony add a touch of vitality to the building, and there is a vivid poster on the edge of the wall: a woman wearing a scarf and work clothes, holding a wrench in her hand, showing off her biceps. Her eyes are firm and confident, as if announcing to everyone that this building is a symbol of strength and hope for the future.

But in Malekith's eyes, this still cannot hide its ugliness.

"Is this what you call a building that carries hope?" he said coldly, the flames on his visor flickering slightly, showing his dissatisfaction.

"Yes, what do you think? Isn't it impressive?" Daxus responded with a smile, a hint of pride in his tone.

"Imposing?" Malekith snorted. "I think it looks more like a mass grave, or... a prison?"

"Ah, my dear Majesty, you are always so picky." Dacius shrugged and gave Malekith an extremely exaggerated guidance etiquette. "Come on, go in and take a look. You will change your mind, believe me."

Malekith did not respond immediately, but instead glanced up at the top of the building, as if measuring the height of the behemoth.

The two walked into the building. The wide corridors and high ceilings made the space seem particularly open. However, due to the lack of natural light and ventilation, the whole space seemed a bit depressing. The walls on both sides of the corridor were covered with slogans, ranging from "Work hard to build Naggaroth" to "Return to Ulthuan", all emphasizing the functionality and social value of this building.

“What are these vacant spaces used for?”

"If I remember correctly, it was fitness?" Daxus said in a somewhat uncertain tone.

"fitness?"

"Yes, fitness!" Daxus' tone became firm this time. He pointed to the slogan on the wall and said, "Look, it says 'Strengthen your body' here. These open spaces are for people living here to exercise."

Slogans and posters can be seen everywhere in Naggarond now. They were written by Tolandil, and the core idea is: "In the era of the masses, the streets are the place to express political characteristics. Whoever can occupy the streets can conquer the masses; whoever can conquer the masses will conquer the entire country." These slogans and posters not only appear on the exterior walls of buildings, but also spread across every corner of the city, as if silently announcing the new era of Duruchi.

This building was designed by architects according to Dacus's needs. At first, Dacus considered the design of a corn building, but he gave up in the end.

Corn buildings do have many advantages: they use industrialized prefabricated components and standardized designs, have a short construction period, and can greatly increase the speed of housing supply; the materials are simple and low-cost, and can meet basic living needs; they come standard with independent kitchens, bathrooms and central heating, and seem to be a perfect choice.

However, the corn building also has its disadvantages, it is too ugly!
The appearance of the "matchbox" is monotonous and uniform.

Besides being ugly, the apartment type of the corn building is too compact and narrow, with poor living comfort, oppressive space, small kitchen area and insufficient storage space. In addition, there are also problems such as poor sound insulation and insufficient public facilities...

So, in the end, the Corn Building disappeared from Daxus's options. Instead, this building that combines practicality and artistic sense was built, although Malekith didn't seem to buy it.

Malekith walked into the activity room and turned around. His eyes swept across the empty room and finally stopped at the edge of the wall. He placed his hand on the radiator, and his iron hand repeatedly slid across the top of the radiator, making a harsh metal friction sound. After a moment, he turned his head and asked, "Is this what you call heating?"

"Yes, this is heating. Once the heating plant is completed, the whole building will be as warm as spring." Daxus nodded with a smug smile on his face.

"Just pamper them."

"Hey." Daxus opened his mouth, showing his teeth and showing a standardized smile. "After all, they are our most valuable resource, aren't they?"

"And you are also known for your kindness and generosity, aren't you?" Malekith responded when he found his opportunity, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

At present, the heating plant has not been built yet, and the whole building is filled with a cold atmosphere. But this does not prevent the supporting heating equipment from appearing when the building is completed. These devices will be connected and adapted to the future heating plant to ensure that residents living in the building can enjoy warmth.

After replying, Malekith did not say anything more, but continued to walk around the activity room. His fingers gently stroked the wall, as if he was feeling the "soul" of this building.

"Do you think these slogans can inspire them?" He questioned after a moment, but he regretted it the moment he asked. As he expected, when they were alone, Dacus would never miss any opportunity to tease him.

"At least it's more friendly than your armor, isn't it?" Daxus responded with a smile, a hint of teasing in his tone. After seeing the flames on Malekith's visor suddenly shot up a bit, he immediately changed the subject, pointing to the locked door in the distance and explained, "That's the basement, which will be used to store equipment and supplies later."

"Are you ready?"

“Who knows?” Daxus spread his hands, his tone uncertain and relaxed. “I have to prepare for the worst. If the war lasts too long, or the situation deteriorates to a point where it is out of control, maybe… the residents here will appear in Ulthuan too?”

In his opinion, the residents here are very organized and community-oriented. In addition, all the residents here are workers, which means that when necessary, the trained residents can appear on the battlefield.

What to produce...

According to his model, there is a surplus of supplies, a very large surplus, in other words, overcapacity. At a certain point, if the situation is so bad that they have to go all in, these residents will transform into a militia-like force and appear in Ulthuan.

It has a bit of the flavor of Sandezi...

National Commando!
Malekis stared at Dacus for a long time without saying anything. He knew what Dacus was saying and what he was worried about. Did Dacus not trust him? Yes and no. He knew that Dacus would always make the worst plan, which was Dacus' unique cunning. But he couldn't promise Dacus anything. He wanted to say it, but he couldn't say it. After all, the previous failures still shrouded his heart like a shadow.

"Let's go." Finally, it was Daxus who broke the silence. He sighed, with a hint of fatigue in his tone.

The two left the activity room and walked up the stairs to the second floor.

"You said..." Malekith asked in an uncertain tone.

However, before he could finish, he was interrupted by Daxus.

"Yes! You have to believe in yourself, believe in me, and believe in the millions of Drukhi who are working hard for this goal!" Daxus' voice was full of passion, as if he was giving an impromptu speech. "Under the leadership of you and me, the Drukhi society will burst out with unprecedented cohesion. We are a whole, and we will succeed!"

After saying that, he pushed open the half-open door.

"This is a large apartment!" He stood at the door, took a look and exclaimed. His voice echoed in the empty room, as if announcing the "grandness" of this building.

Then, he walked into the kitchen on the right side of the door. There were no pipes in the kitchen, and naturally there was no stove or range hood, but fortunately there was a water pipe. The meaning of the existence of this kitchen was more like a necessity. After all, who's house doesn't have a kitchen?

Residents living here do not eat in their rooms, but in the canteens of factories and schools. In the factory, whether it is day shift or night shift, workers are guaranteed to have a meal before work, during break and after get off work, that is, three meals a day. The same is true for schools, where students can enjoy nutritionally balanced and filling meals in the canteen.

The kitchen is more like a place to store food for residents to eat during their breaks. After all, when you are not working, you have to have something to eat. Currently, there are still three days off for Aenarion's birthday, but only after the second five-year plan is completed will there be a three-week holiday. By then, residents may use alcohol stoves in the kitchen to heat food and enjoy the rare holiday time.

After just one look, Dacus retreated from the kitchen. After all, there was nothing to see here.

After exiting, what comes into view is the living room, which is also the living room, and a balcony. However, there is nothing here either, it is a pure rough house, only painted with a layer of white paint, the floor is not paved, let alone furniture such as sofas and coffee tables.

These need to be purchased by the residents themselves.

"Okay, we're here to visit." Daxus looked around and turned to look at Malekith, who was standing at the door and had not moved. He knew what Malekith was thinking about, so he pointed to the stairs and signaled him to continue upstairs.

Malekith came to his senses and said nothing, but followed Dacus's instructions and walked up the stairs. "This..." He was a little stunned when he came up. He felt that this apartment was a little too big. He stood there, looking forward and back, until Dacus behind him shouted, "Don't block the way" and pushed him, then he made way for the stairs.

"If I remember correctly, there's more on the right side."

There is no doubt that this large apartment is two-story.

The first floor only has stairs, kitchen, living room and balcony, while the second floor is a different world with an L-shaped layout. There is a door next to the stairs, behind which is the parents' bedroom and the accompanying balcony.

Daxus took a look and saw that there was only a double bed in the bedroom. There was no matching three-piece set, so the occupant needed to buy it himself.

Opposite the stairs is the children's room, which has two children's rooms and a matching balcony. Between the children's room and the parents' bedroom is the bathroom, but it is only used for daily washing and not for bathing.

For bathing and other things, you can find out about public bathhouses.

"Eight children?" Malekith stood in the middle of the L-shape, looking at the closet from time to time, and the children's rooms that were connected but different from each other. When Daquus came over, he couldn't help asking.

"Yes, four children's rooms connected together, each can accommodate two children." Daxus explained, and then added, "Nowadays, most of this type of apartment will be vacant, and the occupancy standard requires four children."

"In other words, if you want to live here, you must have four to eight children?" After hearing Dacus's explanation, Malekith knew what Dacus was thinking. He thought this was very good, but still asked in a joking tone.

"Yes!" Daxus shrugged. "There are corresponding housing types for families with two to four children. In addition, there are housing types for singles or couples, and housing types for only one child."

"Good for you."

Malekith said in a low voice, with a hint of mixed emotions in his tone. He walked to the balcony of the children's room and looked at the city outside, the city that was shaped by his will and modified by Daquus.

Under the lead-gray sky, the buildings of Naggarond look particularly dignified, but this building is like an isolated island, carrying Daquus's and his "hope".

"This building has 337 residential units and can accommodate up to 1600 people. Except for single or couple units, the rest are split-level structures, which make full use of the space." As Dacus spoke, he gestured in the air with his hands, as if describing the grand blueprint of the building.

"How much?" There was a hint of disbelief in Malekith's voice.

"1600 people!" Daxus repeated with pride in his tone.

"1600 people? Are you trying to cram all the residents of Naggarond into this box?"

"What else? Also, this is not a box, but a community! A community!" Daxus said, walked to the balcony, and pointed to the empty space outside where construction materials were piled up. "Later, residents can socialize, shop, and even hold events there."

After giving up the design of the Corn Building, Dacus turned his attention to Le Corbusier's Marseilles Apartment, one of the classic masterpieces of modernist architecture and the first practice of the concept of "residential unit", which aims to provide residents with a self-sufficient community that includes multiple functions such as living, leisure, shopping and education.

Dacus made some modifications based on this.

The supporting structures exposed on the ground were removed and turned into activity rooms. The public service facilities on the middle and top floors were also removed. After all, this is Nagarond, not the warm Marseille.

The middle floor of the Marseilles Apartment is a commercial street, used for buying, selling, and exchanging things. It is also a viewing gallery for daily leisure. But the problem is... this is Nagarond, where is there anything to see? Are the residents supposed to stare at the chimneys spewing smoke not far away? Besides, residents don't need to go to the viewing gallery to see the scenery. They can see it all from the spacious balcony at home. The split-level structure has four balconies, so you can see it at will.

Moreover, loading cargo is also a problem in the absence of elevators or freight elevators. It is impossible to equip a steam engine like a merchant ship, right?
As for the top floor platform, it was originally designed to have facilities such as a bar, kindergarten, theater, and running track. But this is Nagarond, and quilts are not even dried here, let alone leisure and entertainment.

Therefore, all of these were cancelled by Dacus, and only the function of the residential unit was retained.

Vertical traffic, that is, stairs, is located at the edge of the building, while horizontal traffic is in the middle, running through the residential floors. This design is not only convenient for management, but also allows a table and chair to be set up at the junction of vertical and horizontal traffic, and staffed with management personnel to conduct orderly supervision to prevent theft and malicious injuries in the stairwell.

When Dacus came up, he tried it and found that he could see clearly who came in, who went out, who went upstairs, and who went downstairs.

The floors are divided into five levels. Although there are only five floors, there are many different opinions.

The apartment is L-shaped not only in plan but also in vertical plane. The apartment that Dacus is currently staying in is an inverted L-shape, while the one opposite is an inverted L-shape. Once inside, there is also a kitchen, living room and balcony, but the stairs lead to the lower floor instead of the upper floor. The layout of the lower floor is the same as that of the upper floor, a typical split-level design.

That is to say, three floors form a large floor, which is a unit; five units stacked together form five floors. It is said to be five floors, but in fact there are fifteen floors. In the absence of an elevator, living on the top floor...

During the design process, single or couple apartments were arranged on the fourth and fifth floors.

"Socializing? Shopping? What's the point? It sounds like moving the market into a prison." Malekith glanced at the shops and public facilities that did not exist yet, with a hint of disdain in his tone.

"The significance is that they make residents' lives more convenient and richer," Dacus patiently explained. "This is not just a living space, it is a self-sufficient community. Residents can live and entertain here without having to rush around every corner of the city every day."

In the design of the community, under the guidance of Dacus, the designers made full use of the L-shaped structure. Two such buildings form an L-shape, and two L-shapes, that is, four buildings, are spliced ​​together in reverse.

A community that can accommodate 6,000 people just came into being!

The supporting public service facilities are located in the middle of the two L-shaped buildings, including bathhouses, gardens, kindergartens, bars, shops, temples, etc. If necessary, large-scale training can be carried out, turning the community into a temporary military camp, and a beggars' army appears.

At this point, a community group was formed. Subsequently, eight such groups were laid out with the theater, school, and maternity and child hospital as the center.

A large community that can accommodate 48,000 people was born!

"Self-sufficiency?" Malekith sneered. "It sounds like putting people in a cage and telling them that they don't need to go out. Everything is available here."

"This design is to improve efficiency and save resources. The space in Nagarond is limited, and we must make full use of every inch of land." Daxus shook his head helplessly.

He admitted that what Malekis said was right, and he actually thought so in his heart. Moreover, the daily operation and maintenance costs of this kind of building are not low, and supporting management personnel are required. The contradiction between public and private needs is not easy to resolve. Too many people will cause privacy and safety issues in the apartment.

But all in all, this is much better than the Corn Building.

This building itself was designed to alleviate the problems of population explosion and housing shortage, and to provide supporting services for surrounding factories. In terms of occupancy rate and floor area, it is hundreds of times larger than the previous elf tower building.

If you don’t want to live here in the future, you can move out and live in an apartment.

"Even so, it's still too ugly for me to look at."

"Beauty and ugliness are subjective, but at least, it's practical." Daxus shrugged.

"Yes, it's practical!" Malekith snorted, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone, "Are you going to turn Naggarond into a giant box tomb in the future?"

"Of course!" (End of chapter)