Chapter 454 - Volume 3 Chapter 233
Chapter 233 – The City of Trees
[A Nest with a portal in it. Looks like it connects to some other dimension. The way how it let us recruit the creatures is probably by summoning and negotiating with them for service.]
Brendel looked at the gleaming portal and threw in two Moon Crystal. As expected, it did not take long for the whirlpool of light to become even more dazzling than before, and a little head peeked out of the portal.
It was a tiny humanoid figure three inches tall. To put it more accurately, that was a proportionately sized miniature young girl with long curly hair, wearing clothes that were as thin as a cicada’s wings. Her body was emitting light and she easily flew in mid-air without wings.
She observed the surroundings with her body still in the whirlpool, then flew before Brendel and the others in an instant, greeting the youth politely:
“Salutations, Milourt.” Her voice was thin and her accent was a little strange. It was as if she was a foreigner speaking the Kirrlutz’s language in a robotic tone.
The girl studied everyone with curious eyes, not showing signs of fear.
“The word Milourt sounds similar to ‘my lord’, but it’s different from the idea of nobility. In the eyes of a magical creature, the person who possesses power is a natural ruler.” Medissa said.
Star Seers could focus the channeling Mana and raise the effectiveness of a Nest, or raise the effectiveness of an Alchemist Lab.
Monika naturally wanted the Star Seers’ first usage. Even though Brendel had doubts about such a class existing in this world, there were no objections from Medissa and the others. A Moon Tower could raise the effectiveness of three different structures and was the equivalent of splitting the Mana Pool into three different parts. It was not really a niche build for cities, but Brendel thought he was really a rare gamer for building this structure first.
Any typical city owner in the game would build a Wizard Tower or a Crystal Pool as their first choice. People who built Nests as their priority were few, let alone a Moon Tower.
[I’m the oddest gamer out there for sure. But with this Moon Tower, the summoning of the Light Spirits doubles to forty. I look forward to Valhalla’s growth. This city is a legendary city in the game, and it’s my best potential trump card. As long as this fortress can be established, it doesn’t matter what cost I have to invest.]
Brendel threw in more Moon Crystals to summon nineteen Light Spirits. The youth’s eyes twitched a little when he saw there were no males amongst them, and each of them was a miniature pretty girl. They chattered noisily like real pixies and he felt like he was traveling through Aouine’s busy markets instead.
The youth and his followers felt a little headache coming on when they saw a group of rowdy golden balls zipping through the air. He could already imagine the future city having thousands of these Light Spirits creating ‘a bustling city’ and wondered if the other residents could ever sleep.
When he asked Monika about the time to construct a Moon Tower, he was surprised to learn that it would only take a week. If he got Ciel and his half-baked apprentices to construct the building, it would probably take two to three months. It was roughly the same amount of time for Ciel to build the Wizard Tower too.
At the same time, Monika explained that the Light Spirits also knew how to build two structures unique to Valhalla. A Valkyrie Hall and Wind Sharpshooter Garrison. They were structures that created the core strength of Valhalla. Brendel realized that they were most likely able to summon Heroic Spirits. Since the two structures did not require Mana Pools as well, he thought of implementing them as early as possible. After all, he wanted Valhalla because of the powerful units it could produce.
[The time to construct a Valkryie Hall is a month with ten Light Spirits. The Wind Sharpshooter Garrison requires three weeks. I’ll be having the hall built in the courtyard and the garrison built in the upper section of the tree. The Tree Nest can be built on the tree’s crown. This will use up all the space the World Tree has…… Hmm? Why is he here? Could it be that Bosley and Tamar have made some progress with the armor?]
When he turned around, he saw Felaern bringing along several people in the distance. It was Carglise and two Tree Elves. Carglise walked excitedly with sparkling eyes and spun his head to study the room, completely without the demeanor of a noble. But the two Tree Elves were just as excited, looking everywhere with surprise and awe in their eyes. They did not expect the World Tree to resemble the Green Tower’s building style.