City of Desire [Kingdom Building]

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I stepped into the city hall and walked toward my office.

It was evening, and I had gone to practice before going to the bridge for the last inspection.

Tomorrow, I will inaugurate the bridge and announce the biggest infrastructure project in the city and region.

Carla had performed a miracle in Namdar. They gave us a massive loan. The interest rate is slightly higher than we wanted, but it is still acceptable.

"Lord Silver," greeted Jill as I reached my office. I nodded and stepped inside.

Lola was there; I nodded and sat down.

I took a deep breath and used the legacy skill a moment later. Four beautiful and extremely dangerous glass orbs appeared before me a moment later.

It had been less than an hour since I had got my hands on them.

The things are four hand-sized glass balls with dense green liquid mixed with blue drops.

"It is hard to believe, these little things, capable of massive destruction,"

"A single one is more than enough to wipe away the city hall and everyone in it," said Lola, looking at the orbs with an evident fear in her eyes.

"These are more powerful ones; they will take the city hall and everything else around it as well," I corrected.

These are the Alchfire Orbs. The things that helped me win the battle against the undead.

I wanted to use it in the battles after but couldn't. The enemies are better prepared; they would sense it immediately.

Most of the time, these things harm the user more than the enemies.

They are too unstable, and I had no intention of using them since the enemy is aware of them and is prepared against them. However, things changed a few months ago.

Also, I had become desperate.

I have been buying them for the last few months, paying a massive price, in essence, as these things couldn't be purchased with money.

They could only be bought with things as precious as the essence of emotion.

These four are different from the ones I used in the battle. They were obtained from the merchant state; these are not.

They are from the empire.

The Empire rarely used them due to their expense and instability. It is an empire. They have the expertise to make it.

However, these are not specially ordered.

Instead, some nobles got their hands on them through not-so-legal means and wanted to sell them. They contacted Rutto, and we made a deal.

However, bringing them to the city took more significant effort than buying them. They are unstable and trigger skills left and right.

It wasn't easy, but we had succeeded.

These will help me defend Greltheaven from the undead, and I want as many of them as possible before the undead come for my cities.

Using them will cost me and create massive destruction, but it might be the only thing that will save my city from the undead.

"Rutto is proving to be very useful," said Lola, and I couldn't help but nod at that.

It was he that the seller contacted.

When I hired him, I asked him to connect to his contacts in the empire. We wanted things: spells, rare materials, knowledge, and even artifacts.

He turned out to be more useful than I had thought.

We had bought the spells, knowledge, and even intelligence through his connections. He even helped us headhunt a few talented officers.

His success caused me to hike his salary twice in just a few months. The money was more to show my appreciation than anything because the man didn't need it.

He had become wealthy by selling books to me. I had paid him well.

The job I gave him also helped him level up. He said he had leveled six levels in six months, which is extremely fast, seeing that he has a Lord Class.

Now, it is at Lv. 29, just a step away from Lv. 30.

I cleared the stray thoughts and looked at the orbs before me for a few seconds before sending them back to the vault, where I kept the rest.

"This had come for you from the baronies," said Lola and placed a letter in front of me.

It's a letter from the council; they object to the city's expansion. I couldn't help but laugh reading that before throwing it into the trash.

I informed them of my plan like a good neighbor. I did not need their permission. I will do what is best for my city; it's not like they can do anything about it.

With that, I focused on the work. I do not have any meetings; I only need to sign a few things, and I will be done.

It was a little past seven when I finished my work and left my office.

Today is a legacy day. So, I am going directly to the legacy, but before that, I had to go somewhere else.

Soon, the carriage reached the park but didn't move toward the legacy. Instead, toward the right. Toward the new big five-story building.

It is beautiful, with large glass windows and beautiful lights.

It is restricted to the general public and open only to important people with influence and deep pockets.

The carriage stopped before its doors, and I walked inside. Feeling like I had entered one of the high-end stores. It is more than a store.

It is an experience center. All things one can see here are crafted using the mist.

They are made in the legacy but will be sold from here. The stores produce mist goods but sell non-mist goods so ordinary citizens can buy them.

It gives them the satisfaction of shopping in the legacy and creates loyalty to the city.

It also provides the legacy with more emotions.

This store, on the other hand, is for those with money and influence. More people are here than I had thought, exploring and trying things.

However, unlike the store. They can buy anything they desire. They make a list of things they want. It is up to us to sell it to them.

We produce the mist goods rapidly, especially at night, but not fast enough. So, we must be very careful about how much we sell and to whom.

If we didn't do such things. It won't even take a day before everything we have gets sold. There are a lot of people who are willing to pay any price for the mist goods.

Most of the people I see here represent the influential people. They are personal shoppers of a kind, but some people come to shop personally.

I talked to them as I climbed the floors.

I looked at things, and everything was here. The six new stores made things even more complete.

That is why I chose them.

There are six new stores. The furniture store, the light store, the ceramic store, the glass store, the linen store, and the art store is a jack of all.

These stores provide nearly everything that a house needs. Furniture, lights and chandeliers, fine tableware, linens like napkins and bedsheets, glasses, and other glassware.

The art store provides art, but artists are the main assets. Many of them have started working for other stores.

We made a model of the kitchen, living room, and other things. People can see themselves and experience these wonderful things here.

I climbed the stairs, and on the third floor, I spotted someone familiar with two unfamiliar people.

"Lord Silver," greeted the woman. She is as beautiful as her mother, looking like her younger version.

"Miss Charles," I replied. She is Cara, Eva's daughter.

"When did you arrive in the city?" I asked. "Just a few hours ago," she replied before looking at the man and woman, who looked around her age.

"This is my friend Veracina and her fiancé Tans. She had come for the fitting for her wedding dress. I tagged along with them," she added.

"Congratulations," I congratulated. "Thank you, Lord Silver," they replied.

"Enjoy your time in the city, Miss Charles. If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask," I said and walked away from them.

Soon, I reached the top floor, which is a model of a complete apartment. It has the best things.

Our collection isn't complete yet; many things are needed here.

There is no space for new things in the legacy. I am already using every inch I have.

I am thinking about something but don't know whether I will go through with it. As I said, I am still thinking about it.

I got out of the store and went to the tower, which was crowded as usual.

Click!

I opened the door of my office. There are already people waiting, the triumvirate and Jenna.

I nodded at them and sat down.

"Have you made all the preparations?" I asked Jenna. "Yes, the trainees are also excited," she replied.

She is going on a long trip with Rutto to Archmage City. For the legacies business and dominions.

"The batch has a space for around a hundred girls; half of them should be from Baxzar," said Margaux. She will also be recruiting the girls.

She has complete prerogative over this. We didn't mention the kingdoms and cities from which she would have to recruit the girls.

The only place we mentioned is Baxzar, but it is a vast place. She could choose to recruit from any city or place.

There are two reasons for that. First, we trust her, and second, we want this to be as random as possible. To decrease the possibility of others planting spies in the Velvet Garden.

The route she will take will be different from mine. She will take the southern sea route as she will be visiting a few coastal kingdoms, but she will return through the route I took.

We currently have fifteen hundred and thirty-seven girls and are creating another batch of a hundred.

She will be choosing more than a hundred girls. We will be choosing around a hundred among the girls she will bring.

"Do you have any questions?" asked Caena. "No. Madam Margaux had already filled me in on everything," replied Jenna.

"Good," said Cena.

Knowing she is dismissed. She nodded at three and bowed at me before leaving the office.

"How is the leadership program going?" I asked. "Good. In two months, I will provide you with a new list of girls for the interviews," replied Margaux.

"How are the trainees doing?" I asked Caena. "Good, actually better than I expected. Senar has a talent for it," she replied.

I am also tracking the trainee's progress. I already had a few names. If they continue to progress, I will promote them to madams.

The trainees relieved some pressure, but we need more people in the leadership.

It will take some time, but I am confident that this won't be a problem by next year.

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