Chapter 864 - 816: Completion Inspection of Radiant City
Now, there’s finally nothing left to do in the Divine Punishment City, right? Da Fei led a group of Transformed Angels to the teleportation array in the hall, ready to leave.
——System Prompt: Attention! In principle, the teleportation array of the Divine Punishment City does not support the teleportation of non-Crusader personal units, but it does not restrict the departure of units from the Divine Punishment City. This teleportation will consume 3937 Divine Realm Merit Points. Do you wish to teleport?
Da Fei was suddenly taken aback!
Holy crap, even if it’s an NPC teleportation, it’s still going to cost me an arm and a leg. Is this a joke? The entire teleportation cost for my trip abroad was just over two thousand merit points, yet teleporting a third of my forces domestically is going to near four thousand? This is daylight robbery! Or is there a discount when there’s a mission involved with going abroad?
But luckily, since I annihilated the demon army and the Demon King, I have an absurd amount of Divine Realm Merit Points, so I can afford it. If it were an ordinary player, where would they get the chance to save up three or four thousand merit points?
Alright then, the higher the teleportation threshold, the harder it is to transport the troops out of the Divine Punishment City, and the less impact they can have on the current game landscape. I’m the only one responsible for impacting the game landscape. If too many people do it, it becomes meaningless.
With this thought, Da Fei’s mind was suddenly clear, and he gladly paid the teleportation fee.
The scene changed, and Da Fei’s team appeared again in the backyard of the Saint Paul Knight Order.
Oh yeah! Finally got the troops out, that’s the awesomeness of Brother Fei, haha, wahahaha! Just then, Da Fei suddenly noticed a monk in a white cloak standing in front of the teleportation array, and all the guards at the teleportation array and the other guards in the courtyard were gone.
Da Fei’s brow twitched, the scene isn’t right! Another mission triggered?
Sure enough, the monk in front of the teleportation array whispered, "Welcome back, warrior. I was sent by Archbishop John Paul of this city to wait for you."
John Paul again? Not sending a lineup to grandly welcome Brother Fei’s return from the Divine Punishment Crusade? Da Fei sensed something unusual: "What is it?"
The monk whispered, "There has been a lead on the hero named William that last time you asked the Lord Bishop to investigate. His identity is not ordinary, please do not inquire about his whereabouts from anyone else. When you have time, you can personally visit the city church to understand the detailed situation from the Archbishop. The Archbishop also has an extra reward for you. Alright, goodbye!"
As he spoke, the monk stepped into the teleportation array and disappeared. At the same time, a line of guards entered through the backyard door along with a welcoming parade holding flowers.
Finally, the welcome ceremony is here? At that moment, Da Fei realized that the issue isn’t simple. However, no matter how complicated an issue may be, it’s nothing but a fleeting cloud to Brother Fei as long as there’s a reward. Alright then, once Brother Fei is done with his sea matters, he’ll make time to pay a visit.
Finishing up with the wreath and water-splashing fanfare with the parade, Da Fei finally led his "humanoid demon beast" army onto the streets.
At this moment, all the players in the streets and alleys erupted in excitement! The city’s channel of Saint Paul City was shaking!
"Look, Da Fei is back!"
"Oh my God! What kind of troops did Da Fei bring this time?"
"Holy crap! Isn’t this some mutated female beastman? So ugly!"
"No way, female beastmen are pretty fit and don’t have so much flab, it should be mutated female ogres!"
Da Fei swaggered down the street, secretly enjoying listening to and watching all the discussions on the channel. Heh heh, never seen these before, huh? Don’t know what these are, huh? This is fashion, this is high-end! Wahahaha!
"Whoa, everyone says Brother Fei is a perv, and it turns out to be true. Even his female heroes and female troops can’t satisfy him anymore, now he’s into this!"
"Indeed, Brother Fei’s taste is heavy!"
"Isn’t it obvious, Brother Fei’s level is beyond regular beauties! He can’t sleep unless he gets a fix of staring at female ogres every day!"
—Ah, puh! Da Fei spat out a mouthful of water! Damn it, the world is treacherous, and there are indeed many jealous enemies looking to smear Brother Fei! But, Brother Fei won’t argue with these idiots, the more you argue, the more excited they get, the more they think they’ve hit Brother Fei where it hurts. Brother Fei’s realm is such that even notorious online scammers and heavy tastes are but fleeting clouds.
Just then, several reporters with golden titles approached: "Brother Fei, please wait!"
"Brother Fei, you’re finally back; we’ve been waiting for you for so long!"
Holy crap! Is this never going to end? Da Fei immediately waved his hand, holding up three fingers: "No need to ask, I’ll voluntarily say. 1, I will donate my championship prize money, rest assured Red Cross. 2, I felt great about being in the European Union Zone. 3, I stayed up all night and just couldn’t stay awake, now I must be on my way to put out a fire, next time I’ll definitely accept interviews!"
The reporters exclaimed: "Brother Fei, what about your Guild’s PK issue with Blood Sea Guild and Royal Guild?"
Da Fei hurried on his way and said: "PK is very normal, I PK often, nothing surprising."
"Hey hey! Brother Fei! And the matter about collaboration on the development of China’s Divine Punishment City!"
Da Fei dashed straight to the Teleportation Array without looking back: "This is a national secret!"
The light of the Teleportation Array flashed repeatedly, and Da Fei’s team teleported all the way, finally returning to the long-missed Radiant City. A day apart felt like three seasons, that’s the feeling.
As soon as Da Fei appeared, the guards beside the Teleportation Array whispered in surprise: "Lord City Lord is back, welcome, welcome!"
Da Fei couldn’t help but be startled. Since when did the Teleportation Array here have guards stationed? And why is he speaking so quietly? Just then, Da Fei suddenly noticed that the whole city was silent, the familiar noise of the construction site was no longer there, and the Netherworld Treasury and Bell Tower in the sewer, as well as the luxurious restaurant of the Sea God Priest, were all completed?
While he was in shock, a group of city advisors hurried over, excitedly saying: "Lord City Lord is back! We have good news for you, the purification of the Pool of Radiance is complete, and the Kingdom has officially recognized the completion of the construction of Radiant City. We’re just waiting for you, Lord, to return and inspect the completion!"
Ah! Inspection for completion? Indeed, Da Fei just remembered that his city-building task was still in construction and not yet considered complete.
Da Fei couldn’t help but be astonished: "Isn’t this good news? Why do I feel the situation in the city isn’t quite right?"
The military advisor frowned: "With the Pool of Radiance purified, the World Tree’s barrier started to recover, which posed quite a stimulus to the Leviathan outside the city. Now, Leviathan’s attitude has become agitated. Our esteemed individual spent a lot of time and effort pacifying Leviathan’s emotions. But as the barrier keeps recovering, the stimulus will become more intense, and no one dares to guarantee what might happen!"
Da Fei’s eyebrow twitched, and he immediately opened the task panel. His task "Leviathan’s Anger" was still not completed. So, does that mean I have to personally take action?
Da Fei hastily asked: "Where is that Sea God Priest?"
Military Advisor: "Exhausted from working all day, she is resting in the newly completed luxurious restaurant."
Da Fei raised his eyes and indeed saw a graceful, jade-like high building beside the City Hall. Da Fei then asked: "Where is the Deputy City Lord?"
The military advisor quickly said: "The Deputy City Lord is currently piloting your Flying, shuttling between the Lumang Tribe space to transport materials. She’s probably there with the Lumang Tribe now."
What the heck! My precious ship! Is it really okay for these NPCs to fly around with it privately?
The internal affairs advisor hurriedly said: "May I ask, Lord, do you wish to inspect and accept the city completion? If you agree, I’ll immediately report upwards, and they will send a specialist to officially appoint you."
Da Fei never understood the difference between city construction in progress and after completion, so he asked: "What are the benefits of completion?"
The internal affairs advisor quickly said: "After inspection and acceptance, Lord’s name and those of our officials will officially be registered in the Kingdom’s roster. All of the Kingdom’s cities will officially open trade and population movement with our city, allowing our city’s population to receive external growth."
The military advisor quickly said: "Actually, the most crucial benefit is that once officially inspected and accepted, even if our city is destroyed by the Leviathan with an unclear attitude, you will still be the City Lord of Radiant City in the administrative roster. Even if it needs rebuilding in the future, you still have a great chance to remain the City Lord of Radiant City! That’s the advantage of co-investment city-building with the Kingdom. Otherwise, if a private Lord builds the city, once destroyed, there’s no chance of recovery or rebuilding."
All advisors nodded in agreement: "Indeed, if the city is destroyed during its construction, the city-building task will be judged as a failure for you as City Lord. Your position as City Lord will be in jeopardy. Although Pegasus General Aeris highly values you and has said that if Leviathan destroys the city, they will stand up for you, that was during wartime with the Demon Race invasion, not entirely your responsibility as City Lord. But now it’s peacetime, and if something goes wrong mid-city construction, you’ll find it hard to escape responsibility!"
"So, we suggest that you quickly inspect and accept to prevent any unexpected situations!"
Da Fei suddenly realized, so there’s such a benefit to this inspection? Then just do the inspection, why even ask for my opinion?
Da Fei hurriedly asked: "If I don’t inspect, what benefits do I get?"
The economic advisor responded promptly: "During this co-investment city-building, all construction funds are in the form of fundraising. Even your private funds can be used to build the city. Once the city is accepted, your private funds cannot be used for city operations. Everything must be maintained by city trade or War Plunder city funds. Currently, your city is 36.74 million gold coins in debt, so I suggest you fill this gap with private funds before the official acceptance."
Da Fei was shocked with an eyebrow twitch: "I owe that much?"
The economic advisor solemnly said: "Yes, Sir, mainly due to the expenses of the sewer, labor, and the hiring fees of the Elite Tree Spirits."
What the...! I had a total of 70 million gold coins, spent 10 million on showing off and buying the Divine Artifact in the European Union Zone, and just gave 10 million to Elda. If I fill this 30-40 million gap, won’t I be a pauper again?
The military advisor immediately said: "Sir, you can also choose not to fill it in. If the city gets destroyed by Leviathan, this debt can be completely written off!"
—Pfft! Da Fei couldn’t help but spew. Should I hope Leviathan destroys the city just to avoid this debt? What if I’m brilliant and she doesn’t destroy it, won’t that be a huge burden?
Money for such trivial things is completely not a problem! Da Fei gritted his teeth and said: "I’ll fill this gap! Let’s do the inspection!"
The advisors all applauded!
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