Chapter 369 - 344: Returning to Radiant City to Work on Urban Construction
——System Prompt: Congratulations! You have successfully qualified for the preliminaries of the international competition. You have earned 31 Battle Network Points. You have also received an extra reward "Death Bell Tower Blueprint" for the competition. Achievement rewards and resource rewards obtained during the competition will soon be sent to the mailbox of your account in your region server, please wait patiently.
——Death Bell Tower Blueprint: A troop-production building that can create the special soldier, Stone-statue Ghost. The higher the building level, the stronger Stone-statue Ghosts it recruits. Their production does not require city population. Additionally, the bell tower provides the city with timing and early-warning functions.
——System Prompt: The next match will be held at 16:00 on March 5th, please pay attention to the match time. Thank you for participating in the competition, please rest well and maintain a good state for the competition...
Da Fei was suddenly stunned, blueprints! The blueprints for the Death Bell Tower! Damn, no wonder Asan went to such great lengths; turns out there’s good loot after the match! This is a flying meat shield troop, super rare! Looking across all races, aside from level 7 troops like Green Dragon Angel Ghost Dragon, the only other low-level troops that hold this title are those disgusting level 3 Ghosts from the Undead Race! Even those level 2 Stone-statue Ghosts from the Mage Academy that fly slower than infantry don’t count! Moreover, this kind of half-machine, half-spiritual body troop, which only requires materials and no population, fits perfectly with the current situation of my territory!
Haha! Wahahaha! Perfect timing, no more talk, I’ll head back immediately to focus on building. I can hardly wait for my blueprint!
Da Fei immediately stood up and said to the two beauties in the private room with a smile, "Brother Fei’s competition qualifying reward is here, Brother Fei has to go back to handle it. No need for you ladies to see me off!" There are so many players watching at the entrance, they all saw Brother Fei come in. If I go out with them, wouldn’t that spark rumors? That would break so many young girls’ hearts who have a secret crush on Brother Fei! Wahahaha!
Fleeting Blossom and Harem Beauty immediately understood and said with a smile, "Congratulations to Brother Fei for advancing to the next round, take your time Brother Fei. Leave a message if there’s anything you need!"
Da Fei laughed heartily and said, "Sure!" Why not stay in touch by phone, right?
Once Da Fei got to the first floor of the tavern, he saw a Human Knight decked in shiny golden armor standing impressively right at the entrance. Damn, who the heck is this guy? Could you not block the way?
"Brother Fei has come down! Brother Fei has come down!" The players in the tavern began to shout one after another.
The golden-armored knight immediately came forward to greet, "Hello Brother Fei, I am Shenlan from Ninth Heaven. Thank you for your care in the recent match. Could I trouble Brother Fei to add me as a friend?"
——System Prompt: Player Shenlan has sent you a friend request, do you agree to accept?
The recent match? Have I seen you before? Da Fei immediately realized, I knew it, as an international celebrity like me, even the Dragon Slayer Star Goddess has established contact with me, and it’s only just now that Ninth Heaven has made a move, which is abnormal! Of course, the main reason is that Brother Fei has been drifting overseas, not giving them a chance. As for now, well, nothing much to say, agreed!
Da Fei added him as a friend and said with a chuckle, "Not at all, this match got screwed by the Japanese, it was really a helpless situation."
A room full of players started cursing, "Damn those little Japanese! They’re nothing good!"
Gosh! So many little brothers, this guy has a presence!
Shenlan laughed and said, "No matter what, we still managed to show the spirit of the China Region. In the end, it’s all thanks to Brother Fei’s impressive start. If Brother Fei needs any help in the future, just let me know. I also have some say in Ninth Heaven."
Da Fei laughed and said, "Right, right! Brother loves to make friends with experts. But I’ve got urgent matters now, shall we keep in touch by messages?"
Shenlan laughed and replied, "As expected of Brother Fei, take your time with your business!" After speaking, he stepped aside from the entrance, "Brother Fei, after you!"
The roomful of players shouted in unison, "Farewell to Brother Fei!"
Gosh! Even though Brother knows this kind of scene is rather common, why does my heart feel as sweet as if I’ve drunk honey, my whole body utterly relaxed? Could it be that the longer you stay in high positions the more you enjoy flattery? Haha, wahahaha!
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After teleporting along the way, Da Fei returned to the underground Radiant City and calmly awaited the distribution of the competition rewards. At this moment, a bunch of NPC Mages were encircling the Teleportation Array casting spells; needless to say, they were in the midst of upgrading it to level 2.
Seeing Da Fei appear, the advisors came forward and said, "Welcome, Lord. Is there anything you command?"
With no blueprint in hand, Da Fei chuckled, "I’m here to inspect. You carry on! Call me later when you need to."
"Understood, my Lord!"
Now it’s time to focus on city construction. I have to plan properly. Da Fei opened the city panel to check the attributes.
The general attributes of Radiant City are as follows:
——Radiant City: Level 23 city. (Each construction or upgrade of a city building increases the city’s level by 1. The higher the city level, the more conducive it is to attracting population and talent growth.)
——Radiation Territory Range: Entire territory of the Pool of Radiance.
——City Population: 3539 Flower Demons.
——City Military Strength: 200 Forest Goddesses, 50 Druids, 3539 Flower Demons, 44 Artillery Emperors, 116 Banshees...
——City Supplies: 1050 units of food.
——City Funds: Raising in progress.
——City Facilities: Level 10 city outer walls, level 10 fortress, level 1 Military Teleportation Array, level 1 Administration Office, level 1 Supply Warehouse. 124 Banshee Camps (outskirts constructions).
——City Under-Construction Facilities: Level 2 Military Teleportation Array.
——City Officials: 13 part-time consultants.
——City Sanitation Score: 69 points. (Environment is satisfactory but still facing pollution issues.)
——City Safety Score: 18 points. (Warning: A large number of enemies have been spotted in the outskirts of the territory, and the safety score is related to the military strength comparison between us and the enemy.)
——City Culture Score: 0 points. (Warning: Only by enhancing the cultural grade of the city can it attract more high-level talents to settle in.)
——City Prosperity Score: 0 points. (Warning: You need to open trade to increase the prosperity of your city. Low prosperity may cause your citizens to leave and the city to go bankrupt.)
The specific attributes of the buildings are as follows:
Level 10 City Outer Walls: Each section has 100,000 Durability, 500 Defense Value. Special Skill: Self-Healing.
Level 10 Fortress: Each section has 100,000 Durability, 500 Defense Value, Special Skill: Up to 100% increased production speed of city troops.
Here, let me introduce the city walls—an extremely crucial facility. Only the land surrounded by city walls can be called the inner city. Also, only constructions within the city are accounted for in the city level. Now, the city walls of Radiant City only encircle the little island and do not include the 124 scattered Banshee Camps in the Pool of Radiance, so the city level is 23, not 147. If Da Fei has enough money to build a Great Wall around the edges of the territory of Radiant City, namely the shore of the Pool of Radiance, then Radiant City would certainly be a large city with a level of 147.
When it comes to the money for building city walls, this is the first key issue facing Lord Players.
The construction of city walls is calculated in "segments," with 1 segment being 10 meters long. The cost for a level 1 city wall is 10 units of stone, 1000 Gold Coins, which refers to the price for building 10 meters of wall. The perimeter wall in the lake around the small island of Radiant City is approximately five hundred meters long and wide, totaling a circumference of 2000 meters, or 200 segments, with a total cost of 200,000 Gold Coins, 2000 units of stone.
This is just a level 1 wall, and its only purpose is to enclose land and signify the city level, hardly sufficient for defense. Thus, constant addition of materials and funds are required for upgrading. By the time it reaches level 10, it will cost at least one or two million Gold Coins, and then installing additional facilities like Arrow Towers on the walls is another expense. And if the city walls are destroyed, it’s also measured in "segments," meaning a breach that is 10 meters wide.
Once the city has level 10 walls, you can then build fortresses. A fortress, in fact, is the inner wall that protects important constructions like City Hall and the Supply Warehouse. Fortresses can also be built directly with the outer walls, further enhancing and reinforcing them. The fortress of Radiant City was built around the small island just like that. Its cost is the same as that of the walls, also requiring one or two million Gold Coins.
So, it’s justified that Da Fei’s city owes the Kingdom five million in funds. Fortunately, both the city walls and the fortress, the two most expensive facilities, are all sorted out, and the debt is paid off, making the remaining costs for troop buildings and other facilities mere trifles, amounting to just a few thousand Gold Coins.
However, regarding the sewers, it’s very likely that they’re also built by segment like the city walls, right? No worries, just another few million; Brother here has easily made countless millions from just this competition, so let’s build! These kinds of barracks must be built early to reap the benefits, just like my Banshee Camp—if it hadn’t been built early, where would I have gathered more than a hundred now? And more so as I’m full of anticipation for the Slime Monsters!
Just as Da Fei was intently planning, the long-awaited system notification arrived!
——System Prompt: Your mailbox has received competition rewards from the Battle Network System! As a player can only carry a maximum of 10 units of resources, you can claim your resource rewards at the bank or rented warehouse in the city you are in.
——System Prompt: As a Lord Player, you can directly receive the mail in your city’s warehouse. Would you like to accept?
Hahaha! Here it is! Having my own city and warehouse, of course, I’ll accept it for myself! This is the thrill I live for—accept!
——System Prompt: You have received competition reward of 2.44 million Gold Coins, and your city warehouse has received: Ancient Ironwood +100 units, Ancient Granite +100 units, Concentrated Mercury +80 units, Refined Crystal Gems +60 units, Refined Crystal +20 units, Refined Gold Iron Ore +70 units, Refined Crystal Sulfur +70 units, Mithril +60 units.
——System Prompt: You have received competition reward Skill Book +1, Life Book +3, Great Life Book +1, S-rank strategic treasure Nash’s Tooth, Evasion Talisman, Necromancer Calamity. You have obtained blueprints for "Slime Monster Manufacturing Recipe," "Netherworld Treasury," "Sewers," "Death Bell Tower."
——System Prompt: You have earned the achievement "Insect Plague Antibody," increasing your troops’ Stamina Limit by 5%, Life Limit by 5%, and reducing the effect of Insect Plague on your troops by 50%!
——System Prompt: You have earned the achievement "Corpse Poison Plague Antibody," your troops...
——System Prompt: You have earned the achievement "Corpse Poison Plague Antibody," your troops...
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Looking at the flood of system prompts, Da Fei laughed heartily and with a grand gesture, "Gentlemen advisors, let’s start construction!"
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