Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology

Dakshin Bhartiya Empire, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean.

|| 1655 Vedic Calendar, three months and two weeks after the New Year ||

The three administrative heads, Dhruv Kak, Garuda Nakha, and Nakul, were inspecting the progress of the projects that had been ongoing on the island since it became part of the Empire. After the three leaders discussed their new names and their views about the empire, they moved forward to inspect the various constructions going on beside the road pathway.

As they ventured further into what would soon become a medium-sized town, it became evident that they were heading towards the heart of what would eventually transform into a bustling metropolitan area once the projects were completed. The trio could see with the naked eye that the intensity of the construction had increased significantly.

Initially, construction had been confined to the roadside, with neighbouring huts and buildings being demolished to make way for the road. Now, as they delved deeper into what would soon be a bustling town, construction activity extended even into the interior of the village. Half of the houses had been demolished and were in the process of being reconstructed for new houses.

Although it was not cement, the houses were sturdier than before.

As they proceeded along the road, Dhruv noticed someone sitting under a tree ahead of them. Looking carefully, He recognized the person as Raghuveer, the division head of the transport ministry for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. If Dhruv recalled correctly, Raghuveer was in charge of all road construction and transportation affairs in the region.

Engrossed in the documents before him, Raghuveer initially didn’t notice anyone approaching. However, as a shadow fell over his documents, he looked up and spotted the familiar face of Dhruv. With a warm smile, Raghuveer greeted Dhruv and his companions, though he seemed unfamiliar with the other two individuals.

"Namaste, come, come, Your Excellency Dhruv Kak, Head of the North Andaman Administrative Division," Raghuveer warmly greeted.

"Hey, bring three chairs," he instructed his servant as they all settled under the cool shade of a nearby tree to discuss various matters.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Your Excellency Raghuveer. Allow me to introduce my colleagues," Dhruv began.

"Colleagues? Ha..." Raghuveer thought to himself, already having an idea of who these two new faces were.

"This is Garuda Nakha, the head of the administrative zone of South Andaman Island. And this gentleman is Nakul, the administrative head of the Nicobar Islands," Dhruv introduced each of them.

As Dhruv introduced them, Raghuveer stood up and greeted each of them with a namaste, holding their hands warmly. "I would like to apologize to both of you, sirs. I had hoped to meet Your Excellencies immediately upon arriving on the island, but the workload assigned by the ministry was overwhelming, and time was scarce. Unfortunately, I did not have the fortune of meeting you two leaders.

I hope you will forgive me," he said as he slightly lowered his head.

Although due to the difference in accents formed by their varied grasps of the language, Garuda and Nakul took a moment to fully understand what Raghuveer was saying. However, through Raghuveer’s expressions, emotions, and their partial comprehension of his words, they grasped the gist of his message.

They quickly extended their hands and reassured him, "No, no, please don’t be concerned about such small matters. It should naturally be us who came to visit you. It is your duty that should come first," Garuda said.

"Yes, yes, I have come across a saying in the empire, ’work is worship,’ so how dare we expect you to meet us instead of carrying out the lord’s work," Nakul added with a dignified expression.

Listening to this, Raghuveer was quite impressed. He had not expected the administrative head of the Nicobar Islands to be so knowledgeable, and moreover, he had managed to learn the language so quickly. His impression of Nakul significantly improved after that one comment. Of course, Nakul was unaware of the impression he had left on Raghuveer’s mind.

He did not expect that the saying he had heard by coincidence would have such an effect. His comment also affected Dhruv and Garuda, who felt that Nakul was becoming more and more unfathomable to them.

In their eyes, a golden aura seemed to radiate from Nakul once more.

However, Nakul remained oblivious to all of this.

After various topics were brought up by Dhruv in order to enhance familiarity between the four of them, the conversation finally landed on the matter of road construction.

Addressing the concerns raised by Garuda and Nakul regarding road construction, Raghuveer acknowledged their requests. He indicated that he was permitted to disclose such information to the heads of the administrative regions.

"The road construction will take place in 4 phases. Currently, we are in the first phase of road construction. In this phase, the road will be constructed from Kakapura, named after the crow tribe living in the area, the upcoming town where the Dakshin Bharatiya Navy landed, up to a village called Kallu Pura in the south. The length of the road constructed would be 55.3 km," Raghuvir explained.

"The next phase is from Kallu Pura to the village called Raja Kola. This road will cover an additional 50.2 km. The following phase is from Raja Kola to the administrative capital of Southern Andaman Island, Garuda Nagar, named after the eagle tribe living in that area. This road is set to be constructed for an additional 52.15 km.

Finally, the last phase of the road construction would end at Handuman port, named after the ancient name of the island mentioned in Ramayana. The road will reach up to the southernmost part of the island, concluding the backbone road network of the Andaman Island with a total length of 227.35 km," he concluded.

Dhruv and Garuda were both pleased, as both the names of the capitals of their administrative units were named after their tribes. With this road construction plan, they could rest assured that the Empire was serious about developing the island.

Nakul, however, was very disappointed as the Nicobar Islands were not mentioned in the construction plan. This situation seemed unfair to him, but as he had an image to maintain, he calmly asked, "Does the Empire have no plans for the Nicobar Islands?"

Raghuvir had been expecting this question, but he didn’t anticipate Nakul’s calm response, which impressed him quite a bit.

"Forgive me, Your Excellency Nakul. I have not been tasked with the construction of roads on the Nicobar Islands," Raghuvir said.

This information finally caused a disappointed expression to break out on Nakul’s face. Although his people’s living conditions were better off now than a few months ago, who wouldn’t want to be more prosperous? And since his neighbours were receiving so much attention from the Empire, his heart and mind were indeed a little unbalanced.

However, it was not all bad news, as the next words of Raghuvir gave him some hope.

"Although, I do have some information. It is still a rumour, but it is said that His Majesty, the Emperor of the Dakshin Bharatiya Empire, Vijay Devaraya, has plans for the Nicobar Islands. I guess the plans will be revealed soon since the war is over. So, you don’t have to worry.

If His Majesty participates in the affairs of the Nicobar Islands, it’s bound to be given importance by the government as well," he assured.

Listening to this assurance, Nakul calmed down.

After chatting for a while longer, the three of them parted ways as Raghuvir continued his work.

"I wonder what His Majesty has planned," Nakul thought to himself as he moved forward.

While they moved forward, Dhruv introduced one building after another. "This is what is called a police station, where the police officers will be stationed. They are government employees responsible for maintaining internal security in the empire."

"Oh, I see," Garuda and Nakul nodded along as they absorbed all the information.

They heard the sound of kids chanting something. Noticing their interest, Dhruv went on to introduce.

" 2 x 1 = 2

2 x 2 = 4

2 x 3 = 6

2 x 4 = 8

2 x 5 = 10

2 x 6 = 12

2 x 7 = 14

2 x 8 = 16

2 x 9 = 18

2 x 10 = 20 "

Dhruv brought Garuda and Nipun to a wide opening where a large building was under construction.

"Here, a large school is about to be built. It will be a place where the children of the Empire go to learn about the world and its workings," Dhruv explained.

"Since the building is still being constructed, the children of the tribe have been studying on the lawn and have been attending classes for the past week," he added.

Dhruv stepped forward, approaching Teacher Sharada.

"Teacher Sharada, how are things progressing?" he asked, extending a warm greeting to the educator dispatched by the Empire to teach the children. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Ah, Your Excellency Dhruv Kak, it’s good to see you. Yes, everything is going smoothly. At the moment, I’m teaching arithmetic to the children, and they’re behaving quite well," she responded, as she soon acknowledged the presence of the two unfamiliar faces with a light bow of the head.

Next, Just as with Raghuvir, Teacher Sharada was introduced to the two newcomers, and the four of them briefly discussed the Empire’s plans for education in the islands.

"Six!"

"Goal!"

"Out!"

"Yeahhhhhh!"

As they walked along the road, they witnessed children playing newly introduced games such as rugby, cricket, kabbadi, and football. "This cricket game is very interesting. I wanted to play, but I have been too busy with the affairs of the island.

Apparently, this cricket was a game from a distant continent in the West called Britain, and His Majesty the Emperor had taken quite a liking to it, choosing to introduce it on this island as a pilot program, along with rugby, football, and kabaddi. As far as I know, the latter three were the creations of the Empire itself. Out of these, football and rugby were the creations of His Majesty himself."

Garuda and Nakul found themselves intrigued by the new games the children were playing. Observing their joyful expressions, both Garuda and Nakul felt a sense of contentment.

Continuing their stroll, they encountered a group of teenagers arranged in formation, marching in unison across the ground. A man clad in a military uniform from the Dakshin Bharatiya Empire was issuing commands to them.

"This is the military training grounds. The Empire plans to recruit a brigade of soldiers from the people of the island. Oh, you don’t know the divisions among the military, right? A brigade is comprised of 4000 soldiers," Dhruv explained.

"The person who is giving commands is the brigadier general. His name is Rajagopal Verma. Come, let me introduce you," he continued.

The introductions and briefing happened between the four people.

As they reached the town centre, Garuda and Nakul were taken aback by the urbanization of the village. Wherever they looked, buildings were being constructed, some even 4 to 5 stories tall. What was even more impressive was that the construction was ongoing, indicating that the buildings would be even taller when finished.

They came near a large building which was unlike the other buildings they were seeing. "This is called a court, a place where the citizens of the Empire go in order to seek justice for any injustice they feel they have experienced," Dhruv explained as he summarized the concept of the court and the justice system.

Garuda and Nakul nodded in agreement as they absorbed the various facets of civilization unfolding before them.

Finally, Dhruv introduced the post office that had been constructed and completed. It was the first building prioritized by the Empire as the demand for communication between the Empire and the islands was very high.

When he introduced the concept of the post office, Garuda and Nakul were taken aback and very happy that they could communicate with each other within a day with the help of the post office.

They couldn’t wait for this service to be available for them.

Finally, Dhruv, with a proud expression on his face, introduced the government building of the North Andaman administrative region. It was a large, majestic building.

Although it was not as tall as the five-story buildings, it was large in the sense that its proportions were very grand. It had an air of dignified brilliance around it.

"Don’t feel envious, Garuda. You will get something similar to this very soon," Dhruv said.

"Yeah, I can’t wait," Garuda replied with anticipation. Then, as he remembered something, he added, "Well, I guess these things don’t matter to you, Nakul."

"Yeah, you are right. Even a hut will do for me," Nakul said with an expressionless face, leaving the other two impressed by his mentality.

But internally, Nakul thought, *Mfkr, Why don’t I get this building? Even I want it. Why so much partiality?* he had enough salt in his mind to turn a freshwater lake into a saltwater one.

P.S. My MI phone always forces me to occasionally change the custom launcher I installed to the factory one. So blatant, isn’t it? I am sure that if I complain, they will say that it is a bug. Should I change the ROM? I bought it for 16k but the hardware is SD 870 level, so it was a good deal, it’s the software that’s the issue, Fking CCP.