Chapter 862 - 814: The Island in the Nightmare Space
Now, Da Fei and his group came back to their senses from the joy of success.
Will excitedly said, "Warrior, Lord City Lord, I have finally gained insights into the God-level Blacksmithing Technique. I believe that if I continue to study according to my insights, it won’t be long before I achieve the Divine Artifact Forging Skill. At that time, I will be more confident in renovating and repairing Lord City Lord’s Titan’s Grasp into a true Divine Artifact."
Da Fei patted the glove and said with a heartfelt smile, "I have high hopes for you!"
Speaking of which, I haven’t played forging before, so I didn’t know how difficult it was. Now I realize that pushing an S-grade equipment to a Divine Artifact requires such a huge investment. Then upgrading an already Divine Artifact to an even higher grade must be unimaginably difficult.
It seems that Thunder had his reasons for giving up on this Divine Artifact repair task back then. And for him to take on such a high-level task, his inner qualities might not be as simple as seen in the Divine Domain Space. Anyway, whenever I think of Thunder, I’m suddenly reminded of his attack on Kate this morning, and a sense of urgency arises within me.
Da Fei then smiled and said, "So, Sir Will, I still have some things to handle, so you can continue to ponder slowly!"
Will shouted, "Wait! Lord City Lord, for allowing me to make such significant progress, I must express my gratitude. Please accept this weapon, Lord City Lord, and make do with it for the time being!"
— System Prompt: You have received the A-grade strategic equipment "Golden Sabre" gifted by Angel Blacksmith Will!
— Golden Sabre: A-grade strategic equipment, treasure, main-hand weapon slot, Attack +15, Morale +1, a slight chance of causing a blinding special effect. A dazzling 24k pure gold shining sabre that bloomed with blinding gold light, capable of fetching enormous gold coins at an auction house, and an excellent gift for royal nobles.
Looking at this flamboyantly decorated golden sabre that resembled a ceremonial parade sword, Da Fei’s eyes gleamed in awe! Damn! This gold isn’t just for show, is it? But it’s good, for I indeed didn’t have any proper strategic weapon, and the Captain’s Sword should retire and let the First Officer enjoy the Combined Divine Artifact Heart of the Ocean.
Da Fei laughed, "Thank you for your generous gift, Sir Will!"
Will laughed, "When you’re done flaunting it, you can sell it anytime!"
Da Fei laughed, "Understood, understood!" Damn, it seems this sabre is quite good for showing off, huh? I might not even want to sell it!
At this moment, the pharmacy owner Reilly suddenly spoke up while watching, "Warrior, can you show me that blood bottle-like ornament on you?"
Da Fei paused for a moment, then took out the Abyss Blood Bottle, "Is this what Miss Reilly is talking about?"
Reilly nodded excitedly, "If I’m not mistaken, this is the drop from the Abyss Blood Demon King killed by the warrior famous in the Divine Realm, right? Actually, this bottle has a container function, and thanks to the warrior killing the Earth Dragon King, I’ve collected quite a bit of dragon blood. Warrior, could you give me a day to infuse dragon blood into the blood bottle? This way, the warrior can use the blood bottle multiple times in battle."
Da Fei’s eyebrows jumped, realizing that Divine Artifacts can be developed further! Although my time is limited, I still have one day!
Da Fei was overjoyed and said, "Great, then I’ll trouble Miss Reilly!"
Reilly laughed, "Legend has it that there are three famous blood bottles in the world: the most famous Combined Divine Artifact Holy Blood Bottle, which requires two Life Rings combined with the Vitality Holy Bottle; another is the Dragon Blood Bottle, which is said to turn mortals who drink its dragon blood into the Dragon Clan; and the Vampire Blood Bottle, a treasure of the Vampire Clan, with unknown effects. I just want to study the warrior’s blood bottle to see if it can achieve the effect of a Dragon Blood Bottle."
Da Fei nodded repeatedly, "I see! I’ve learned a lot."
Will laughed loudly, "Aren’t you afraid of polluting the warrior’s blood bottle and rendering it useless?"
Reilly snorted, "Do you think I’m like you?" Then she laughed at Da Fei, "Warrior, rest assured, there will be no negative effects."
Will nodded and laughed, "That’s right, even if there are negative effects, the warrior can just kill the Demon King under the Blood Lake outside the city and get a new one. It’s that simple!"
Da Fei was greatly shocked, indeed! If I clear the Blood Demon King in the China Region, wouldn’t I have two Divine Artifact blood bottles? Damn, that would be so powerful! In any case, when I become powerful, I’ll come back and clear the site, haha, wahahaha!
At this moment, a new stream of system prompts appeared:
— System Prompt: Your Divine Punishment City Deputy City Lord Elda appoints Essinger as the Secretary General.
— System Prompt: Your Divine Punishment City Deputy City Lord Elda appoints Modor as the Education Officer.
— System Prompt: Your Divine Punishment City Deputy City Lord Elda appoints Decker as the Logistics Officer.
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Elda finally appointed the various departmental officials for the Divine Punishment City, covering areas like municipal affairs, sacrifices, medical services, music, taxation, commerce, firefighting, agriculture, gathering, patrolling, etc. Regardless of whether there were departmental facilities, everyone got a title!
Damn, everyone has an official position, you all must be really happy. The only drawback is there are no civilians for you to boss around, but that’s okay. Once I clear the Blood Lake outside the city and rescue those Fallen Angels, I will have plenty of people.
At this moment, Elda, filled with pride, led a group of officials to Da Fei and laughed, "Lord City Lord, I formed our city’s first leadership team according to each person’s expertise. With them around, we can confidently enjoy ourselves!"
We can confidently enjoy ourselves? Da Fei was stunned by this, then praised, "Great idea, I love it!"
Elda laughed, "But, I took a look outside the city; it’s too chaotic and has no construction value. Let’s start with the Nightmare Space first!"
Da Fei nodded repeatedly, "Exactly, let’s go! I’ll lead everyone to take a look at the Nightmare Space!"
So, Da Fei led everyone through the plaza’s teleportation gate into the long-missed Nightmare Space.
At this moment, on the floating chessboard beneath them, Remy was still snoring away, the three long-lost Demon Race coachmen were huddled together playing poker, and over a dozen angels were standing guard around the perimeter. And at the bottom of the chessboard, in the Lava Sea, there was indeed a faintly visible small rocky island!
Da Fei’s eyebrows jumped in surprise and delight! I actually managed to create a rocky island! Although it’s small for now, if it continues to develop at this rate, it will definitely make a difference! Haha, wow hahaha, I’m truly awesome!
Upon seeing Da Fei’s arrival, the dozen angels waved and flew up to greet him: "Welcome, Lord City Lord, for the inspection!"
The three Demon Race coachmen quickly tossed away their poker cards and lamented below: "Master, you’ve finally come. What about the promised Crusader~~~"
Crusader, my ass! If you want to do it, do it; if not, get lost! Da Fei then smiled at Elda and said, "They are the coachmen who surrendered from the Demon Race side. You handle their arrangements."
Elda chuckled and turned to Essinger: "The coachmen who surrendered from the Demon Race side, you arrange them!"
Essinger then turned to the Logistics Officer, Decker, and said, "It’s the coachmen; you arrange them!"
The Logistics Officer looked around and finally let out a long sigh, "Got it — you three, let’s have a talk..."
Da Fei was torn between laughter and tears. Damn, I’ve issued this directive so many times, might it get distorted? You all better take your official duties seriously so I can rely on you to play with peace of mind in the future!
At that moment, an angel pulled out a glowing crystal and approached Da Fei, "Sir, the Nightmare Crystal you left with me has now absorbed enough Nightmare Power; I’m returning it to you."
This is the Divine Artifact that allows me to bypass the teleportation array’s limitations and freely travel to and from the Divine Punishment City through the Nightmare Space! Da Fei quickly took it and was stunned at once!
——Nightmare Crystal: Divine Artifact, capable of teleporting a hero and their troops to a specified Nightmare Space. Teleportation can only be done at night and requires consuming Nightmare Power. The current Nightmare Crystal stores 1,000 points of Nightmare Power.
Note: The Nightmare Crystal can absorb Nightmare Power within the Nightmare Space. Teleporting 1 Command Value of troops consumes 1 point of Nightmare Power. Teleporting a hero consumes Nightmare Power according to the hero’s level, with each level requiring 1 point.
Damn it! It was 1,000 points the last time I used it, and after so many days of replenishment, it’s still only 1,000 points. So, the maximum limit of Nightmare Power for this crystal is 1,000 points? It means I can’t rely on it for large-scale troop transport?
However, if it could really transport a large number of troops, it would be against the heavens. I just wonder how my Angel Sailors will calculate their teleportation cost after transforming into human form? If it doesn’t work out, I’ll just use the teleportation array of the Divine Punishment City.
At this point, Elda couldn’t help but exclaim while looking around, "Not bad, a space completely materialized by spiritual energy, very close to the origin world of God’s Creation Era!"
Da Fei was surprised, "God’s Creation Era? Origin world? What does that mean?"
Elda smiled and said, "God said, let there be light! So there was light in this world! God said, let there be all things, and so there were all things in this world! Meaning, the initial light and all things were born from God’s spiritual will, or rather, from God’s Divine Power. In simple terms for you to understand, I have a concise explanation, listen carefully!"
Da Fei nodded in shock, "Please enlighten me!"
Elda said solemnly, "Any material that appears out of thin air in this space possesses Divine Power to some extent! Its value is immeasurable!"
Da Fei pointed at the Lava Sea below in shock, "While I was away, a small island emerged in the Lava Sea!"
Elda nodded, "That small island possesses Divine Power! In short, we now have our first task, which is to mine this small island and check if there are stone resources! Energy will always manifest in the form of resources, included Divine Power!"
So this is the reason the Angel Leader wanted me to develop the Nightmare Space! Da Fei suddenly realized, "I see! Then what use do the Divine Power Stones have?"
Elda said seriously, "The Divine Power Stones only have three uses: building city walls, building Magic Towers, and constructing a Divine Temple. Anything else is a waste; they won’t unleash the power of the Divine Stones! And in a city like the Divine Punishment City, which is constantly under attack by demons, of course it’s to build city walls!"
Da Fei nodded, "Good! Very good, in any case, just stockpile the stones for now."
Elda shook her head, "Don’t forget about defending the Nightmare Space. If the divine materials in the Nightmare Space increase, it will inevitably attract powerful creatures to invade."
I see! Da Fei immediately recalled the blueprint for the Hell Horse obtained from defeating the Divine Beast Nightmare, as well as the Earth Dragon Nest blueprint obtained from defeating the Earth Dragon, and also the blueprint acquired in a trade from some storage account of unknown nationality from the European Union Zone. He handed them all to Elda.
Da Fei laughed and said, "Whatever you want to build, be my guest!"
Elda looked at these blueprints and shook her head with a smile, "These facilities aren’t worth using Divine Power Stones for construction. We’ll have to find ways to gather stone from the outside world or harvest it from the mountains. Right now, the area of this rocky island is obviously too small. Since the City Lord already has a method to develop this space, please continue to expand it."
It’s great to have a Deputy City Lord who can explain everything! This is way more reliable than Deputy City Lord Anlicia! Da Fei nodded repeatedly like a pecking chicken: "That’s exactly what I was thinking! I’ll take care of it. You guys just focus on your work!"
Elda chuckled, "As for salaries and benefits..."
Da Fei was overjoyed! Finally talking about money! Without discussing money, I wouldn’t feel at ease!
Da Fei laughed heartily and made a grand gesture, tossing over 10 million Gold Coins, "Money is not a problem! Spend it however you like! Wahahaha!"
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