Festival 68. Grand Dinner
γNova Moon Bay Progress:γ
Where do I get the territory? (Done)
Where do I choose to be my territory? (Done)
What kind of territory am I going to build? (Done)
I'm here for Jewel Bay and Floating City!
γFloating City Progress:γ
What is an Arcane Core? (Done)
How much is an Arcane Core? (Done)
Take magical images, receive advertisements, and make money!
"You want to build a floating city?"
Annan sat on the carpet with his hair disheveled, and his eyes like black jewels lost their brilliance: "Ah......hhhh
Alice understands Annan's lack of security - after the fall of Starmoon Bay, where all his energy has been invested, Annan wants his new Starmoon Bay to never fall.
"The Arcane Core is never expensive, it's the cost of maintenance." Alice told Annan, "A stable, minimal arcane core would cost about six hundred thousand gold coins, and it would only make one manor rise. The cost of keeping the Arcane Core running is enough to buy a new Arcane Core every seven years. In order not to let the floating city disintegrate naturally, you also need to smelt the foundation of the oralmost. The Floating City is safe and fragile, and you must have the power to protect the Arcane Core from falling and dying, so that you can have the rudiments of the Floating City. β
"Now you have a floating territory on which you have built beautiful buildings. Then there's the issue of resources and taxes. Because you don't have a foundation, you need to reclaim a piece of farmland on the ground, because you don't have a foundation, there will be no nobles living in the floating city to contribute taxes. Even because of the safety of the Floating City, it was a dangerous decision to let the mercenaries board the Floating City. β
If the Floating City were so easy to build, there wouldn't be just a few dozen Floating Cities in the entire Allen Continent - there were quite a few ancient families who turned the clan land into a floating island.
"I've looked it up, and unactivated arcane cores barely consume ......," Annan explained, recovering from Alice's chatter.
"What do you mean?"
"It doesn't matter if you float or not, but it's important whether you can float or not." Annan got up and straightened out the mage's robe that had been messed up by Elimoas: "And how can tourists come when they are floating in the sky." β
"If only you knew."
Alice closed her notebook.
"It is said that the Mage Tower will make it easy for the Mage to access the mysteries of knowledge...... "Annan reuped her father's idea: "Does Mr. Svarro need the Mage Tower?" β
"You first build a mage tower worthy of the status of a legendary mage." Alice knew what Annan was thinking.
"How much does the Mage Tower cost? Breeze City kind of it will do. β
It takes 400,000 gold coins to buy the arcane core, which makes Annan think that he has 400,000 gold coins, and says inflatedly:
"Two million gold coins to three million gold coins. Breeze's Mage Tower castrated some of its functions, less than two million gold coins. β
There was a jumble of footsteps in the hallway, and the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette came to deliver dresses.
Alice returned the notebook to Annan and closed his mouth:
"You'd better decide if you want an arcane core first, or my father."
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Alice chooses a random evening dress, Theophilus is scrambling for the best clothes, and Xena and Ai Xue are also eligible to choose a dress for the banquet as students on the party - Xena chooses the dress that Annan likes, and Ai Xue chooses a cool long dress.
Annan chose the most valuable dress and put away the second most valuable gift under the pretext of "spare".
In the evening, the motorcade parked in front of the embassy set off to take the students all the way to the Montreal Hill Palace Gardens, where they were given a grand dinner in a huge palace filled with limestone pillars.
The princes and nobles of high status attended this banquet one after another, and unlike the previous days, when they had no intention of paying attention to anyone and simply enjoyed the banquet, they now greeted Annan one after another.
Annan returned with enthusiasm. The aristocracy and tycoons looked at Annam's future, and Annam was concerned about the Kinnar in their pockets.
There are also guys who know the inside story, such as the vice presidents of other colleges.
It is said that Annan became a student of the Salz School of Magic for the sake of the fief, so can they use the fief to win over Annan?
"Are you interested in joining the Royal Academy of Magic?" A middle-aged man dressed in a dark gold mage robe took the initiative to accost, "If you are willing to become a professor after graduation, we will also sponsor you to build a mage tower." β
"Mage Tower?"
Annan seemed to see a mountain of gold coins standing tall.
"Don't believe their nonsense, the warlock wants the mage tower to be useless." A rough voice came in from the side, and a sturdy man who was propping up an ill-fitting dress bowed his head and said, "Boy, you don't seem to like to study, how about coming to the Onyx Knight Academy?" What you want gives you. β
"Including arcane cores?"
"Including Arcane Cores."
Annan was tempted, but still refused. It's been too long to go from student to professor......
After a while of screening "Annan Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", "The Fall of the Mage Tower" and "The Redemption of Beta", maybe Annan saved up enough 400,000 gold coins.
"Your agreement with Dhruf Guta is interesting, and you are always welcome to be a guest at the Onyx Knight Academy."
Annan was confused: "Who is Drum Guta?" β
Next, Annan met the nobles at banquets, mainly noblewomen and ladies. When I was talking to a young lady named "Elena", a burst of fragrance wafted in.
"Stay away from my daughter!" A figure stood in front of Annan and said indulgingly: "Be with me!" β
"But...... Sir, you're a man. β
Far away from Yelena and her father, Annan saw a young knight whom he had fought against, and Annan invited him to his future domain, and the young knight said, "I want to go back and build my hometown."
Annan made an exception and toasted him with a glass of wine, and when he came to the table, he saw a special dish: a lamb lying on a plate, and when the belly was cut open, the roast goose was exposed, and the fish was cut open to reveal the fish, and there was nothing in the belly of the fish, which was supposed to have been eaten by some guest.
Annan couldn't help but taste the goose meat, there was no special aroma.
"I see your doubts, young man." Strange words sounded from behind him, and Annan saw an acquaintance - the twin ministers of the Duchy of Keating, Chancellor of the Exchequer Franking.
"It doesn't taste as good as I thought." Annan put down his knife and fork.
"Because it's a status symbol. We like to use this special ritual to make ourselves look nobler than others. β
The skinny Flamening smiled, "Your Susan spinning machine is very good, young man. β
"Thank you."
Annan had spoken to him, and Minister Flamening had left temporarily, when Alice came over.
"Why do you like interracials?"
Annan was silent for a moment: "Is it obvious? β
"Nobody knows, nobody knows."
"Hmm...... Because it's good to be too big and too small, it's nothing special if it's just right. β
"What?" Alice was stunned.
"What?"
(End of chapter)