Chapter 410 68. Grand Dinner
[New Star Moon Bay Progress:]
Where do I get the territory? (Complete)
Where should I choose to build my territory? (Complete)
What kind of territory do I want to create? (Complete)
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[Floating City Progress:]
What is the Arcane Energy Core? (Complete)
How much does Arcane Energy cost? (Complete)
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"You want to build a floating city?"
Annan sat on the carpet with messy hair, and his eyes like black gems lost their sparkle: "Ah..."
Ai Liz understood Annan's lack of security - after investing all his energy in the fall of Xingyue Bay, Annan hoped that his new Xingyue Bay would never fall.
“The most expensive thing about arcane energy cores is never the price, but the cost of maintenance.” Alice told Annan: “A stable smallest arcane energy core requires about 600,000 gold coins, which can only Let a manor rise. The cost of maintaining the operation of the arcane energy core is enough to buy a new arcane energy core every seven years. In order to prevent the floating city from disintegrating naturally, you also need to smelt the foundation of the floating city. Safe and fragile, you must have strong power to protect the arcane energy core to prevent the city from falling and killing people, so that you can have the prototype of a floating city."
"Now, you have a floating territory. Beautiful buildings are built on it. Then there is the issue of resources and taxation. Because you have no foundation, you need to cultivate a piece of farmland on the ground. Because you have no foundation, there will be no nobles living in the floating city or even contributing taxes. In terms of safety, it is a very dangerous decision to let mercenaries board the floating city.”
If floating cities were so easy to build, there wouldn't be only a few dozen floating cities in the entire Allen Continent - there would actually be many ancient families that turned their lands into floating islands.
"I checked the information and found that unactivated arcane energy cores are almost never consumed..." Annan came to his senses after Alice's ramblings and explained.
“What do you mean?”
“It doesn’t matter whether you float or not, but whether you can float or not is important.” Annan got up and sorted out the things messed up by Ilimayas. Mage robe: "And if it's floating in the sky, why are there tourists?"
"As long as you know better."
Alice closed her notebook.
"It is said that the Mage Tower will allow mages to easily access the mysteries of knowledge..." Annan came up with her father's idea again: "Does Mr. Swaro need the Mage Tower?"
"You first Let’s build a mage tower worthy of the status of a legendary mage.” Alice knew what Annan was thinking.
"How much does a mage tower cost? The one in Breeze City will do."
Buying arcane energy core requires 400,000 gold coins, which made Annan mistakenly think that he had 400,000 gold coins, and said inflatedly:
"It ranges from two million gold coins to three million gold coins. The mage tower in Breeze City has castrated part of its functions and only costs less than two million gold coins."
There were chaotic footsteps in the corridor, and officials from the Etiquette Department gave gifts. The service has arrived.
Alice returned Annan's notebook and closed his mouth:
"You'd better decide whether you want the arcane core first, or my father."
……
Alice randomly chose an evening dress, while Theophilus and the others were competing for the best-looking clothes. As students accompanying the team, Xian Na and Ai Xue were also qualified to choose dresses to attend the banquet - Xian Na chose the one that Annan liked. For the dress, Ai Xue chose a cool-colored 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 and took the students all the way to the palace gardens surrounding the Montreal Mountains, where a grand dinner was held in the huge palace filled with limestone columns.
The high-status princes and nobles attended the banquet one after another. The difference from the previous days was that they had no intention of paying attention to anyone at that time and purely enjoyed the banquet, but now they all greeted Annan.
Annan responded enthusiastically. The aristocrats and tycoons valued Annan's future, while Annan was concerned about the gold in their pockets.
There are also some guys who know the inside story, such as the vice presidents of other colleges. It is said that Annan became a student of Solz Magic Academy because of the fiefdom, so can they use the fiefdom to win Annan over?
“Are you interested in joining the Royal Academy of Magic?” A middle-aged man wearing a dark gold mage robe took the initiative to strike up a conversation, “If you are willing to serve as a professor after graduation, we I will also fund you with a mage tower.”
“Mage Tower?”
Annan seemed to see a towering mountain of gold coins.
"Don't believe their lies. Warlocks want the Mage Tower to be useless." A thick voice cut in from the side. A strong man holding up an ill-fitting dress lowered his head and said: "Boy, you don't seem to like studying. How about coming to Onyx Knight Academy? I'll give you whatever you want."
"Including arcane energy core?"
Annan was moved, but still refused. It's been too long to go from student to professor...
After a while, after screening "Annan Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", "The Fall of the Wizard's Tower", and "Betal's Redemption", Annan might have saved up 400,000. gold.
"The agreement you have with Dhruv Guta is very interesting. You are always welcome to the Onyx Knight Academy as a guest."
Annan expressed confusion: "Who is Dhruv Guta?"
Next, Annan went around to meet nobles at banquets, mainly ladies and young ladies. When I struck up a conversation with a girl named "Elena", a scent of fragrance wafted over me.
"Stay away from my daughter!" A figure stood in front of Annan and said infatuatedly: "Stay with me!"
"But...sir, you are a man."
Far away from Elena and her father, Annan saw a young knight who had fought against him before. Annan invited him to come to his future territory. 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. He came to the dining table and saw a special dish: a lamb lying on the dinner plate. The belly was cut open to reveal a roast goose. The roast goose was cut open to reveal a fish. There was nothing in the belly of the open fish, so it must have been eaten by a guest.
Annan couldn't help but taste the goose meat, which had no special aroma.
"I see your doubts, young man." The words with a strange accent sounded from behind, and Annan saw an acquaintance - the twin ministers of the Principality of Keating, the Minister of Finance Flanning.
"It doesn't taste as good as expected." 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."
The thin Franning smiled, "Your Susan is spinning The machine is very useful, young man.”
“Thank you.”
Annan said something to him, and Minister Flanning left temporarily, when Alice came over.
“Why do you like aliens?”
Annan was silent for a moment: "Is it obvious?"
"No one knows, no one knows."
"Well...because too big and too small are both good, and just right is nothing. Special."
"What?" Alice was stunned.
“What?”
(End of this chapter)