Getting a frustrating and persistent error when running next build

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I am currently running next-intl WITHOUT routing. Every time I run next build, I get this error:

Error: Couldn't find next-intl config file. Please follow the instructions at https://next-intl.dev/docs/getting-started/app-router
    at p (C:\Users\OKOMBO2\Documents\Any Code\WebstormProjects\AcademySpaces\.next\server\chunks\418.js:5:90566)
    at C:\Users\OKOMBO2\Documents\Any Code\WebstormProjects\AcademySpaces\.next\server\chunks\418.js:5:90827
    at C:\Users\OKOMBO2\Documents\Any Code\WebstormProjects\AcademySpaces\node_modules\next\dist\compiled\next-server\app-page.runtime.prod.js:57:3905
    at C:\Users\OKOMBO2\Documents\Any Code\WebstormProjects\AcademySpaces\.next\server\chunks\418.js:5:91148
    at C:\Users\OKOMBO2\Documents\Any Code\WebstormProjects\AcademySpaces\node_modules\next\dist\compiled\next-server\app-page.runtime.prod.js:57:3905
    at C:\Users\OKOMBO2\Documents\Any Code\WebstormProjects\AcademySpaces\.next\server\chunks\418.js:5:91348
    at C:\Users\OKOMBO2\Documents\Any Code\WebstormProjects\AcademySpaces\node_modules\next\dist\compiled\next-server\app-page.runtime.prod.js:57:3905
    at a (C:\Users\OKOMBO2\Documents\Any Code\WebstormProjects\AcademySpaces\.next\server\app\_not-found\page.js:1:1815)
    at ek (C:\Users\OKOMBO2\Documents\Any Code\WebstormProjects\AcademySpaces\node_modules\next\dist\compiled\next-server\app-page.runtime.prod.js:17:13337)
    at e (C:\Users\OKOMBO2\Documents\Any Code\WebstormProjects\AcademySpaces\node_modules\next\dist\compiled\next-server\app-page.runtime.prod.js:17:17246)
Export encountered an error on /_not-found/page: /_not-found, exiting the build.
 ⨯ Next.js build worker exited with code: 1 and signal: null

I checked, and I currently have both request.ts and config.ts in my i18n directory, which is located in the app folder. So I don't know when it means the next-intl config file was not found. Nothing I have googled or looked into in the docs has given me a clue on how to solve it. I am hoping someone here could guide me