City of Desire [Kingdom Building]

Chapter 473: Equalising

[Condition Met: Witch of Luminescent Legacy – High Witch of Luminescent Legacy]

High Witch of Luminescent Legacy Lv. 30

High Witch of Luminescent Legacy Lv. 31

High Witch of Luminescent Legacy Lv. 32

[Skill Gained: Upgrade Charms]

[Condition Met: …]

[Condition Met: …]

[Condition Met: …]

Madam Lv. 18

Madam Lv. 19

Madam Lv. 20

[Conditions Met: Madam- Madam of Radiant Legacy]

[Skill Gained: …]

[Conditions Met: …]

[Conditions Met: …]

I looked at the long texts in front of me.

“I thought this would be the time,” I muttered, looking at the lines of text.

My main class and the madam class hadn’t merged. I thought the chances were good this time, but it seemed like I hadn’t satisfied all the conditions yet.

I do not mind it much. I am getting more skills and extra attribute points, now that the second class has reached level 20.

Both of my classes were upgraded as well.

My Witch Class had upgraded to High Witch, and I got the skill, that will make a really hard job slightly easier.

I may have used a grand ritual, but my understanding of it is low. It was enough until Grade II but needed to upgrade it for Grade III.

I will have to begin upgrading again. This time, it will be far more difficult.

Grade IV wields significantly more power than Grade III. Whether it is witchcraft, alchemy, or spellcraft. It happened every three levels.

A High Mage is significantly more powerful than the Mage.

The last time, I had six months to upgrade. It was easier, with the few responsibilities. Seeing the tower being constructed in that period.

Now, that wouldn’t be care with the whole tower turning into the legacy.

Last night is an example. There was so much work that I had slept past dawn.

There will be a lot of responsibilities. It will be a challenge to find time to study the craft and work on upgrades. Not to mention, really expensive.

I don’t know how much time I have.

I thought it would take years for a legacy to advance to Grade III, but it had happened in less than a year.

Most legacies take at least a decade to reach Grade IV from Grade III, but this isn’t a normal legacy. I will need to work thinking it will take less.

If someone hears my thoughts. They would call me mad.

Every legacy could reach Grade III. Their vision that sparks the legacy is enough to take them to Grade III with sufficient time, but Grade IV is the real challenge.

I have full confidence that it will reach Grade IV and it will do it in less than most legacies take.

………………..

Click!

I walked out of my office, crossed the former range of legacy, and entered the garden, which covers half of the fourteen floors.

I walked through the thick plants and soon saw the grey-skinned man standing by the column overlooking the city.

He is the most dangerous man in the city. Stone had said he had no confidence to beat him.

“Lord Silver,” he greeted as I stopped beside him. “Mage Irgal,” I said to the half-orc and turned to look at the city.

Usually, I looked at the city from my office’s window or the roof. Very few times, from the edge of floors.

This place is forbidden to the most people. Even the girls are forbidden to come so close to the columns. Seeing, slipping means certain death.

Now, the legacy had covered the whole tower. That policy will need to change.

The scenery is amazing in this place. It will invoke the heavy emotions of the people that we desire.

Thankfully, I had prepared for it, or rather Caena did it with upgrades on the planets. It is quite a solution, but we have yet to test whether it works or not.

“What can I do for you, my lord?” asked the man and my eyes turned to the garden surrounding the legacy.

It’s really beautiful.

Not as beautiful as the one I am in right now, but still beautiful.

“Network vines,” I replied, and the man smiled.

“Yes, now that the entire tower turned to the legacy; there is no need for the network vines,” he said. Before turning to me with his smile wide.

“These network vines are well grown. We are willing to pay a good price for them. Will even offer you our share of some plants in exchange for them,” he offered.

This time, it is my turn to smile before shaking my head.

“I have no interest in selling the network vines,” I said, with my eyes on the garden below.

“Then what are you going to do? W” he was mid-speaking when he suddenly stopped and looked where I was looking, and a big smile appeared on his face.

“Ah, so that’s what you want.” he understood.

“How big?” he asked a moment, with the excitement flashing in his eyes.

“About the same size as the garden below,” I replied, and a surprise appeared in the man’s eyes.

He didn’t usually get surprised.

“It’s going to need a massive amount of emotion essence,” he informed me, and I smiled.

He is right. It will take a truly massive amount of essence because the garden below occupies nine times more area than the tower.

It might consume a third or more emotion essence that legacy would produce.

To me, the emotion essence produced by the legacy is a tool. I want to use it at maximum efficiency to get material and political benefits.

Emotion essence is always in demand. There is never enough supply or ever would be.

What is even rarer than it is the plants grown using it.

It had been a little over months since the legacy opened and we have harvested a few resources. There is a massive demand for it.

Alchemists are crazy about them. As these things could be used in all sorts of things potions and medicines.

I have done calculations and plants give me more money than the essence. It also gives political power. Especially in the merchant states, Namdar, and other places that have high-level alchemists.

I have been contacted by various kingdoms; not only from the Zenid, but also outside of it.

Unlike the essence, the plants will take time to grow, and there are risks involved with it. Like someone destroying them with a spell or disease.

“I will contact the mistress, then,” he said.

A few minutes later, I walked away from him. A lot of things will need to be discussed, like the kind of plants that will need to be planted.

The plants I planted in the legacy were to give patrons a sensory experience.

Every plan in the legacy is beautiful and releases wonderful smells that are better than even the most expensive perfume.

The garden would be different. Here, commerce will be a priority.

The plants will be beautiful. Every plant is, especially those that absorb the emotion essence, but these plants will be planted with money in mind.

I want to sell the plants to the alchemist, but I also need them for my own purpose. It would be incredible if I had succeeded in it.

Click!

“There is a message from Archmage City. They have upgraded your invitation,” said Zela as I stepped back into my office.

“They acted fast,” I replied as I sat down.

The grade of the invitation depends on the grade of the legacy. Now that the legacy had reached Grade III; they upgraded the invitation as well.

The upgrade comes with many benefits. Including the larger entourage.

‘Master Silver, come to the roof, please.’

I was working, when a familiar voice of Caena rang out. I was about to ask her reason, but hearing the gravity in her voice, I decided not to do it.

Three and a half minutes later, I finished what I had been working on and walked out of my office.

Click!

Soon, I stepped onto the roof, where there is only Caena was present.

I looked at her, but she didn’t reply.

I felt her accessing the most powerful planet and a moment later. A yellow fireball materialized in front of her, which rapidly started getting bigger.

It only stopped, till it became as big as a gym ball. Made of dense fire.

Siege Fireball. A Grade 3 spell.

“What we had expected had happened,” she said, and my expression turned serious. I hope it would not, but the laws of the world couldn’t be bent for long.

“Still a Grade III,” I said, and she nodded. “Its power had been amplified and some could say, it has a weak Grade IV power, but it’s still in the realm of Grade III,” she replied.

“Equalizing,” I muttered.

Because of the grand ritual and power of legacy, we used to power. The spells used to jump the grade, but they couldn’t anymore.

The world had taken notice and suppressed the power of the spells. Their power is still amplified, but they cannot jump the grade like before.

Caena had already told me it would happen. The world would take notice and balance things out.

“What about Grade I and Grade II spells?” I asked. “They can still jump the grade,” she replied.

Those who can cast Grade III spells are mages, while those who cast Grade IV spells are high-mages. There is a huge power difference between them.

In the first battle, we needed three powerhouses and a lot of luck to keep the high mages contained.

The equalizing made me disappointed, but I am happy with the fact that the outer range covers the whole city and Grade III spells could still be amplified to near Grade IV.

If we ever fall into a desperate state. We could use the spells from the wall.

Bury our enemies with so many spells. That breaching the wall would be the last thought in their mind.

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