Chapter 605
V55C2P1 – Dragon’s Treasure
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Weed received cooperation from the broadcast stations and made an announcement to all the users .
– Weed: To the dwarven users of Thor:
We are planning to rob Kaybern’s lair .
Whether we succeed or not, it may result in significant damage to the Thor region .
This quest will form a critical part of our mission to defeat Kaybern .
Therefore, it is essential that we complete this for the dwarves, but the progress could result in unintentional losses .
I urge the dwarves living near Kaybern’s territory to leave the area .
If you come to the Arpen Empire, you will be provided with 100m2 wooden houses, free beer and blacksmith shops .
The atmosphere in Royal Road heated up after Weed’s announcement .
“To think that he would actually do this . ”
“Wow . That’s awesome . ”
“If I can get my hands on at least one item, it would be insane . ”
Skilled users, without exception, wanted to participate, and with even 1% they were ready to bite . After all, it was worth risking their lives for .
“Is he really going through with this?”
“I’m sure, it is Weed after all . Ah, I want to go too . ”
Though half-hearted, the dwarven users chose to migrate to the Arpen Empire because of all the benefits that just managed to help them get over their attachment to their homes .
Iron ores and other metal loots from all over the continent were being sent to the Arpen Empire . Enormous investment invigorated the market of metropolitan cities, and the dwarves chose to move .
Dragon’s Revenge
The Black Dragon Kaybern was constantly on the move to destroy human civilization .
The spirits and fairies are warning once again .
“Kaybern will head to Castle Bawell in a week . ”
Kaybern ended up destroying Castle Ukten of Haven territory .
The next target was Castle Bawell .
It was a port city in the western region of Norton and possessed a powerful navy force in the early days . Over time, it went through a repetition of wars and monster invasions which left the people unable to recover the city from ruin .
Even so, it was densely populated with many buildings which were the traces of the enormous trade city it once was .
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“Castle Bawell… It is far from Thor and is vast, the conditions are great . Initiate the plan . ”
Weed contacted the architects, and they headed to Bawell through the teleportation gate .
The skilled architects from the Northern and Central Continent arrived in hundreds every 10 minutes .
“It’s so disappointing for such a beautiful port city to disappear so rapidly . ”
“My art stat went up just by looking around the streets . It improved my construction skills too . ”
“Seriously . If only I would have come here sooner . ”
The city had a beautiful port that embraced the emerald ocean and amazing buildings constructed along the hills . The growth of overseas trade led to the expansion of large commercial buildings in the heart of the city and magnificent shipyards near the ocean .
It was located in the southwest part of the continent and far from the attention of users, but in an era of peace, the city had high development potentials .
The architects were mentally prepared for faulty construction as they took a look around the city and gathered .
“Everything seems good, however, there might be a lack of construction materials . The forest is too small, and we cannot build a lot even if we cut down the trees . ”
“Let’s break down the buildings in the castle, or the city . We can cook the sands as well and use it . ”
“Won’t it have poor durability?”
“We only need it to hold for a few days . ”
“Hmm . It’s such a shame to deconstruct the city’s historical landmarks…”
“It’s the same, whether it gets destroyed by our own hands or by the dragon . ”
“If you look at it that way, it’s sad, but you have a point . Let us begin . ”
The architects began to extract the materials from the buildings inside the city .
The large buildings would easily be destroyed by the dragon stomp or magic attacks, so there was little purpose in leaving them as they were .
The builders completely deconstructed the buildings prone to destruction and collected construction materials, followed by the removal of the castle walls, along with roads and bridges .
At first, they created a rough square building form, but soon they concluded that there was no need to enforce this principle .
“There is no need to block out the wind, rain, nor insulation . ”
“That’s true . There is no need for living spaces either . ”
The task was to create empty buildings that would never be occupied!
The architects made a collective decision that they could get away with even more shoddy jobs .
“I might as well try building houses with pointed roofs . Though I feel like it would be very impractical . ”
“It’s not a bad method . You just have to build it up and not think about the rest . ”
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“Even houses with just a single pillar will last a few days . Save constructing so many wally . ”
“That’s one way to save materials . ”
“As light as possible . Heavy and dense materials are time consuming to transport, so leave them be . ”
“We just have to put up a show for the dragon, so filling them up with simple miscellaneous items could be another good way . Stuff them with hay and cap off with thin lumber as roofs . ”
The faulty construction principle was developing rapidly!
The architects constructed homes that didn’t follow logic .
They put up the scaffolds with grass or mud and thin wooden panels as roofs .
Rain leak was fine and no matter how uneven the roof tiling was, it constituted completion .
“Why make blueprints? I can build at least ten more buildings instead of spending time on that . ”
“There’s no wood . I’m too lazy to go and get it . Keep building with what’s left . ”
They transcended beyond faulty construction and spent less and less time constructing each building .
A hundred architects working away led to the instant creation of an entire village .
“This village was built by me, Bajo . I welcome everyone to Bajo’s village!”
The village with 300 houses of delightful colors was named after the architect Bajo .
It was a ghost town with no residents, but it was still a new village in the corner of Castle Bawell, named after the architect .
The architects became embroiled with mixed feelings, and their hearts burned with competitiveness .
“I’m going to make my own village too . ”
“It’s a good opportunity to test my design . ”
Overnight work commenced immediately .
Small flaws were endless and the buildings looked as though they could barely withstand a gentle breeze .
Shifted pillars and walls partly crumbled were ignored and the work continued .
On extreme speed mode, a ghost village without residents was formed .
This scene was streamed live on broadcast stations .
– Look at that building . It was built a couple days ago . The pillar is made of stone . Judging from the color and pattern, it seems that the materials were extracted from near the gates of Castle Bawell .
– They raised pillars and thin wooden panels over the top . However, that is the most luxurious house in the area .
– There are more houses further back . There is a house built from paper . What in the world… Can you believe that? That is a real paper house .
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– You can see the tracks of someone who barged through it!
– It seems that architects like steep hills . At the start, I think their strategy was focused around expanding above flat planes, and I am not sure if this is the right expression, but it seems that they are now building as if they are hanging the buildings on the slanted terrain .
– Look at architect Elma . A famous user in the Kalamor region . He built a house out of haystacks . In the interview, he mentioned that the material is easy to work with and that you can build houses just by tossing them in the right direction .
– A rabbit is chewing through the haystack . Crumbled houses are now coming into view… but the current plan is to build five more houses instead of repairing those houses .
The viewers watching the stream could observe the city’s environment in Castle Bawell changing by the hour .
In the beginning, it was as if slums were forming around outside the castle walls, but moments after, the buildings were expanding out to the open fields .
Roads were not even constructed and obviously, areas were not divided accordingly .
The houses roughly built from nearby dirt, rocks and trees were showing a new paradigm of the construction site .
< You have completed a building that transcended the structural durability limitations .
Construction skill proficiency is increased . >
Even the architects that participated in the project exceeded themselves . Their proficiencies were improving much quicker than when they built gigantic structures .
“How exactly is this increasing my skills?”
“Such ridiculous jobs still enhance my construction . I always tried to build sturdy and artistic structures . ”
“So it is better to build ten faulty constructions than one well-made structure . This seems so wrong, but it kind of makes sense . ”
“It’s probably because this is our first time building structures like this . ”
The architects got to freely experiment in the layout and surfaces while building so many houses and diverted away from the boundaries of conventional materials .
Lafaye did a lot less work compared to when the Hermes Guild governed the Central Continent .
All he had to regulate was the Haven territory, and even then many users left, and the city became blander .
“The rate of development is declining, so that reduces the chance of being attacked by Kaybern . ”
Lafaye put on a bitter grin . After they mobilized the Black Dragon Kaybern, all of Haven territory including Castle Aren, became targets of its attacks .
The monsters were being taken care of with ease by the powerful forces of the Hermes Guild, but users were leaving gradually .
The entire region was deteriorating with the economy, population, technology and development on the decline as well .
The Haven territory no longer possessed its proud drastic development in the Central Continent .
Lafaye watched streams related to Royal Road on his spare time .
“A plan to rob Kaybern’s lair . This is a dangerous plan . So reckless that even the Hermes Guild wouldn’t dare attempt… I guess it’s possible because it’s Weed . ”
The broadcasts were being flooded with compliments about Weed .
There was a time when the Hermes Guild too had great influence on the broadcast stations, but now there weren’t many users who paid attention to them .
There weren’t many programs about the Haven territory and the few occasions where they were mentioned, were only about the bad things .
According to the cast, the Arpen Empire was referred to as heaven, and the old Haven Empire was described as something close to hell .
“Truthfully I don’t think it was to that extent . ”
Lafaye assessed the dwarven village and Weed’s plan as he watched the programs .
“They were filled with the illusion of success, but this is just dangerous . What’s more, there is a disrupter who will meddle with the plan…”
He wanted to sabotage their plan, but frankly, he believed that they wouldn’t succeed anyway .
Even when the force of the Hermes Guild was at its prime, the assassination attempts against Weed failed time and time again .
“Wouldn’t it be alright to sabotage just the quest?”
Lafaye was thinking of someone for the job and called Calcus . He had been spiteful since losing the battle in Garnav Plains .
“Please head over to Thor and sabotage their plan . ”
“Do you want me to try to get Weed killed?”
“I wouldn’t have it any other way . However, a big commotion will get you killed by Kaybern . ”
A few large-scale magic spell explosions in the dwarven village near Kaybern’s territory had a high chance of bringing the dragon .
Calcus finally grasped an understanding of the plan and laughed .
“Weed’s plan will fail miserably . ”
“It’s going to be dangerous for you and the other guild members . It would be almost impossible to survive . ”
“I will gladly take that risk . No matter the consequence . If I can bring down Weed to a gruesome ruin . ”
(To be continued…)
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