Chapter 865 - 817: Reunion
Da Fei handed over 36.74 million gold coins to the economic advisor: "Use it to fill the deficit from city building."
The economic advisor nodded: "Sir, the initial funding for official city building is 1 million, please ensure you have an extra 1 million gold coins ready."
Da Fei was slightly surprised, then suddenly understood; this is the requirement for official city building. Task-based city building and normal private player city building are different. During the public test, once players reached level 50, the system would issue each player a non-tradable binding Sealing Order, allowing players to establish a city in the New World with their Sealing Order and 1 million gold coins.
This 1 million gold coins is the city’s fund; any future costs for hiring NPC workers or constructing city wall facilities must come from these coins. It doesn’t matter how much more money the player may carry.
Players can use their own gold coins to buy soldiers produced in the city’s barracks, or goods produced in the city’s factory, which is also an essential way to convert private funds into city funds. However, the prerequisite is that the city must survive the initial phase and have a population before soldiers can be produced.
In fact, during the public test, most players’ cities couldn’t survive the initial stage. A player’s city was just like a frog’s eggs, very few survived; any passing fierce monster could easily extinguish the city while in its cradle, not to mention the lurking threats from other nations’ guerrilla squads.
Also, private player city building doesn’t have the completion acceptance criteria like Da Fei’s task-based city building does. Upon dropping the Sealing Order, everything becomes a matter of fate.
With the abundant failure experience from the public test, players aspiring to build cities now certainly won’t repeat the same blind mistakes of the past. As for ordinary individual players, they should not attempt to secretly build a city in the wilderness alone.
Da Fei is also about to reach level 50 and obtain the New World Sealing Order soon. However, these aren’t things Da Fei is considering for now, not to mention the indefinite delay of the New World’s launch; the key is to firmly establish the foundation in the Old World first.
The economic advisor and internal affairs advisor immediately said: "Sir, we shall swiftly invite the senior inspectors for acceptance, please wait for a while!"
Da Fei laughed: "Good, be quick!"
The two scurried through the teleportation array and vanished.
The military advisor immediately reported: "Sir, for safety and economic reasons, the Vice City Lord has stopped the construction of the sewer and withdrawn all workers. Fortunately, the Death Bell Tower and Netherworld Treasury have just finished and are ready for your inspection!"
Finally completed! How long has this overdue project dragged on! Da Fei nodded: "Alright, let me see the attributes of the Death Bell Tower!"
In the city, as long as the barrack building is completed, it will automatically provide a soldier, even if the city has no population. Da Fei is interested in witnessing this soldier; the map-revealing ability of the Stone-statue Ghost left a profound impression on Da Fei during the competition.
——Death Bell Tower: Level 1 Barracks, Barracks Defense 400, Durability 20000. Randomly produces a Stone-statue Gargoyle Watcher weekly. Has a certain chance to produce high-level Stone-statue Ghosts. The higher the barrack level, the more and stronger Stone-statue Ghosts produced.
Upgrade requirements: 100 units of mercury, 100 units of crystal, 100 units of sulfur, 300 units of stone, 300 units of wood, 100 thousand gold coins. Advanced barracks can upgrade Stone-statue Ghosts produced by low-level barracks.
Current troop quantity: 1.
——Stone-statue Gargoyle Watcher: A small spiritual creature born within the Bell Tower Time Rift, Attack 1, Defense 5, Damage 1-2, Attack Speed 5, Magic Resistance 10%, Life 20, Command Value 0, Recruitment Gold Coin: 0, Special Skill: Flying Creature, Intermediate Defense Skill, Petrify, Area Surveillance, Independent Expedition. Recruitment price: 500 gold coins.
Note: This troop can only provide area surveillance when in a petrified state, during which the Stone-statue Ghost has a camouflage effect. The higher the level of the Stone-statue Ghost, the harder it is to decipher its petrified camouflage effect. If players also possess Defense Skill, this troop will further reduce damage by 20% based on the player’s skill damage reduction.
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Da Fei stared blankly at the barracks and Stone-statue Ghost’s attributes for several seconds.
This Stone-statue Ghost’s combat power is nowhere near the 6th level troops recruited at the Ancient City Ruins competition; however, for Da Fei, who already possesses the Angel Army, the combat power of Stone-statue Ghosts becomes irrelevant. The crucial point is its core skill "Area Surveillance," making it a natural sentinel!
In the future, Da Fei will have Stone-statue Ghosts stationed all around Radiant City, unveiling the entire map; any enemy attempting stealth actions will be warned and eliminated by Da Fei!
Haha, wonderful! Da Fei couldn’t help but joyously exclaim: "Our future task is to fully accumulate Stone-statue Ghosts, installing comprehensive warnings in surrounding regions!"
The military advisor hurriedly said: "Sir, the advantage of this Stone-statue Gargoyle Watcher is that it can produce troops without any population; however, it has the drawback of low production. Upgrading the barracks can increase production and enhance the camouflage survival ability of Stone-statue Ghosts. Do you have plans to upgrade the barracks?"
Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched: "Do we have the resources needed for barracks upgrade?"
The military advisor chuckled: "The Vice City Lord has even conquered the mercury mine; all resources are no problem." Saying this, the military advisor’s face turned serious: "The real problem is Leviathan!"
Da Fei laughed heartily: "No worry! I got the blueprint of the Bell Tower, if it’s destroyed, we just rebuild it. Even if Leviathan manages to destroy our city we won’t fret, the mercury mine is still ours! It’s not an issue! Overall, once we meet the conditions, prioritizing the barracks upgrade is favored."
The advisors rejoiced: "Indeed, as the Lord City Lord says, with such boldness, we are more assured to proceed with construction."
Am I bold? If I am bold, shouldn’t I use rare rich mineral resources for upgrades? But the barracks itself was constructed using rich minerals, hence I am not aware of its basic attributes, totally clueless about additional attributes provided by using rich minerals!
Forget it; it’s merely a sentinel, no need to bother, saving time and maximizing production yield is the correct approach.
Just then, the city was illuminated with light, and the pier was filled with the sound of waves.
The advisors exclaimed in delight: "Sir, it must be the Vice City Lord who has returned!"
Da Fei was taken aback and turned his head, sure enough, he saw the Flying displaying its long-missed dark red figure amidst the distorted space fluctuations!
At this moment, a group of crystal-glowing Flying Soldiers suddenly flew from the deck of the Flying—at this instant, Da Fei’s pupils froze, and time seemed to stand still!
Indeed! It’s Deirdre, although her outfit has changed her appearance, that seductive charm is undoubtedly Deirdre!
—"Master! I’ve awakened!" Deirdre swooped down and immediately embraced Da Fei tightly!
Da Fei was so excited that tears streamed down his face, and three words summed up all he wanted to say: "So good! So good indeed!"
Deirdre laughed heartily, "Master, I am now a Sea Demon with a Divine Demon Body, my attributes are more than twice as strong as before, thanks to my training in the Sea Soul Staff!"
Divine Demon Body! Da Fei, filled with joy, quickly opened Deirdre’s attributes to check:
—Deirdre: A half-sea demon who has honed her skills on the Hero’s Road.
Hero Skills: Flying Creature, Ocean Creature, Charm Master, Chain Shooting, Transformation Skill, Banshee Training Master.
Profession: Master-level Gunner, increases crossbow damage by 100%, 1 attack point and one free attribute point for each hero level up.
Hero Specialty:
—Banshee Leader: Every 2 levels up the hero goes, increase the Banshee Army’s attack and defense by 1 point each. Also has the ability to train Banshees.
—Sea Demon Leader: Unformed specialty, in training.
Hero Skills: Master War Machine Science (Crossbow Master, Triple Crossbow), Master Level Archery, Master-level Dark Magic (Curse Master, Mind Master, Pain Master, Spirit Magic Specialization), Master Leadership Skill (Negotiation Expert), Basic Negotiation Skill, Basic Luck Skill.
Level: 44.
Command Power: 586; Attack: 62; Defense: 62; Magic Power: 30; Knowledge: 30; Damage: 35-49; Life: 1771, Magic Resistance: 50%; Fire Resistance: 75%; Ice Resistance: 50%; Attack Speed: 12
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Looking at Deirdre’s attributes, Da Fei was so shocked that his eyelids twitch wildly! Half-sea demon? With characteristics of both Flying Creature and Ocean Creature, is this a submarine missile? Most importantly, she seems to have an unformed Sea Demon Leader specialty, meaning she will develop dual specialties!
Damn! Just as amazing as my alt! But now, at this long-awaited reunion, it’s not time to be obsessed with attributes!
Da Fei finally came to his senses and said excitedly, "Deirdre, you’ve finally awakened! To celebrate this day, I’ve prepared a set of divine artifacts for you, be sure to use them well!"
Deirdre exclaimed with surprise, "Divine artifact?!"
Is it strange for me to give my wife a divine artifact? Da Fei laughed heartily and waved his hand!
—System Prompt: You have gifted the Combined Divine Artifact "Curse Armor" to your Vice Hero Deirdre as a present, greatly increasing Deirdre’s favorability and loyalty towards you!
"Ah~~!" Deirdre was deliriously happy, hugging Da Fei tightly and showering him with kisses: "Master, I love you~~!!!"
Kissed! At this moment, Da Fei regretted that this was a helmet game and he couldn’t be there in person!
At this moment, Anlicia, along with a group of long-missed female heroes, came laughing in front of Da Fei: "Lord City Lord, although there are many things to celebrate, the officers for inspection are about to arrive, right? Therefore, there is a matter that you must decide immediately."
Deirdre immediately released her hold with tact, and Da Fei surprisingly asked, "What decision?"
Anlicia said solemnly, "When you were completing the mission of purifying the Pool of Radiance, the Kingdom specifically sent a Mage Group to teleport the Flying to the Pool of Radiance. Now that you have completed the mission, the Kingdom should also send mages to teleport your Flying back to the maritime surface, would you be willing to teleport it back?"
Da Fei’s whole body shook! So the Kingdom is also responsible for the return, damn! If you hadn’t mentioned it, I almost forgot, I need a ship to go to the Eastern World!
Da Fei did not hesitate: "Of course! Teleport it back!"
Anlicia sighed: "Then what will the Pool of Radiance use in the future?"
Da Fei was bewildered! Damn, indeed!
(These past two days compiling attributes and rewards has my head about to explode, bear with me, readers... )(To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)