"That's not what I'm worried about …" Lin Li said calmly.
In fact, Lin Li had a vague feeling that the Retribution Knight Rodhart, who was sitting on the Throne of Skeletons, was not as simple as he looked. Although the Retribution Knight, who had once made the entire Breezy Plains tremble, did not show any signs of resurrection ever since he entered the underground palace, he was like a sharp sword hanging above his head, and no one knew when the sword would strike down.
There were also some strange things in this underground palace. Even if there were magic gears, they shouldn't be so unguarded. As the Highlord of the High Elves, Osric did not lack any talents. How could he have built an underground palace with only magic gears? Lin Li did not think that Osric had built such an underground palace just to wait for the fated person to retrieve the two pieces of the debris of the stars, Raging Flames and Polar Snow, and play a game of hide-and-seek with the fire wyrm in the magma. That was not Osric the Butcher's style.
What other secrets were hidden in this underground palace? Lin Li did not think that it was appropriate for him to explore now. Up till now, he had plundered so many treasures, killed the Crimson Dragon underground, and destroyed the magic gears without encountering any accidents. That was all luck. If he were to continue exploring, he could not be sure what would happen. After all, there was still the Retribution Knight Rodhart outside.
He was the first Retribution Knight in the history of Anril, the nightmare of the Breezy Plains, and the Prophet Willen of the Brilliance Shrine who still had Legendary-level strength even after being purified by the Holy Light. Lin Li could not guarantee that he would be able to wake Rodhart up if he continued exploring this underground palace. With his current strength, there seemed to be a huge gap between him and a powerhouse who was at the peak of the Legendary-level.
Hence, at this time, Lin Li decisively chose to leave. Anyway, he had already taken what he could, and could only wait for the future to take what he couldn't.
After the two Undead servants rebuilt the wall, Lin Li began to make some simple arrangements. Although it was not difficult for Lin Li to repair and modify the magic gears, he had, after all, destroyed the power core of the magic gears. If he wanted to make the magic gears work, he would have to install another power source.
Some of the magic gears that had already been activated could no longer be reused. Fortunately, there were still many that hadn't been activated. With some slight modifications, a few magic gears that shared a level-10 magical crystal could be maintained for a few years. After spending about four to five days, Lin Li sorted out the magic gears that he had been to. As for the places that he had not been to, regardless of whether they were dangerous or not, he would explore them again after he had a breakthrough in his abilities.
"Are you really leaving? Don't you want to reconsider?" Although it would never belong to him no matter what, Connoris still couldn't let it go.
Lin Li couldn't be bothered to explain more to Connoris, and simply brought the two Undead servants back to the front of the central palace.
The Retribution Knight, Rodhart, was still sitting on the throne motionlessly, just like when Lin Li and the rest had left. There was only a strong energy wave that was continuously radiating in all directions.
There had to be more secrets in this underground palace than what he had seen. However, his current abilities were not enough to deal with the crisis that might appear at any time. Lin Li glanced at Rodhart before turning around and leaving the underground palace with the two Undead servants.
When they entered the underground palace, they basically did not encounter any decent obstacles. There were only some Skeletal Warriors and archers, which were easily dealt with by Norfeller. When they left, there weren't even any Skeletal Warriors. Lin Li was bored, and returned along the original path, leaving the underground palace and the inconspicuous cave.
When Lin Li walked out of the cave, the conflicted Connoris couldn't help but ask, "Wait a minute, do you want to do something to cover this cave?" It was not that he was old and liked to nag. If it were the Titan Dragon Spear, he would not be so conflicted. Although he did not know the origin of Polar Snow and Raging Flames, he could still sense the pure nomological power contained in those two powerful magical weapons based on his experience. That was something that the powerful Titan Dragon Spear could not compare to.
Seeing that the two peerless magical weapons were left in the cave by Lin Li, Connoris even began to regret giving Lin Li the idea of collecting the natural Magical Domain. No matter how good something was, it would only be good if it was in one's hands. The natural Magical Domain was indeed an unprecedented miracle, but just because Lin Li couldn't bear to destroy it, it didn't mean that others could resist the temptation of the two magical weapons.
"Okay, don't worry about this. You'd better think about transplanting the Throne of Darkness." Lin Li was confident, and naturally wouldn't be as worried as Connoris. He replied in a relaxed manner, "Those who know about this place will be able to find it even if I cover the cave. Those who don't know about this place will be curious if I cover the cave. So, let's do it this way! "
After spending nearly 10 days in the underground palace without any daylight, Lin Li reckoned that the mages of the Tower of Dusk should have returned by now even if they had brought a large number of resources with them. Hence, he cast the Power of Flight, and flew directly towards the Tower of Dusk without paying attention to the movements below.
When Lin Li landed in the small square in front of the Tower of Dusk, a large group of mages rushed out of the Tower of Dusk without a care for their image. Their eyes were filled with reverence as they quickly lined up in two rows at the gate of the Tower of Dusk to welcome the return of their President. Their reverence was not pretentious at all, and it came from the bottom of their hearts. They were completely convinced by the young President.
After this incident, no one dared to question Lin Li's qualifications to be the President, no matter how proud and arrogant they used to be. He was the youngest Legendary-mage in the history of Anril. Even Geresco, the God of Mages, was slightly inferior to him. If such a person was not qualified to be the President, who else would dare to be the President?
"Welcome back, President!" The mages were all very confident, and their shout gave Lin Li a shock.
Surrounded by the mages, Lin Li walked into the Tower of Dusk, and then waved his hand at the crowd. "Okay, okay, everyone, go back to your work. Don't make such a big commotion, as if you're afraid that others won't know. You may all disperse." Although it felt great to be surrounded by admiring gazes, what he needed the most now was not compliments from others.
The others dispersed, and only Gavin remained by Lin Li's side. As he walked, he respectfully reported to Lin Li what had happened after the team returned. He then said, "President, there's also the matter regarding Black Clouds Town. After returning from the Dragon Mountains, I've already arranged for people to help them rebuild it."
Lin Li suddenly stopped in his tracks, and asked Gavin, "Rebuild? How did you rebuild it?"
"I just helped them repair the damaged buildings, and have begun to rebuild some of the destroyed buildings. In addition, I'm also preparing to hold a funeral for those who died in this attack," Gavin hurriedly answered. He knew that although ordinary people lived in Black Clouds Town, they were all very close to Lin Li. Hence, he was personally in charge of these matters, and he had to make sure that Lin Li was satisfied.
However, to Gavin's surprise, Lin Li gradually frowned after listening to his report, and seemed to be dissatisfied with his arrangements. Gavin's heart trembled a little, and he asked, "President, do you think there's anything wrong with my arrangements?"
Actually, it was rare for Gavin to be able to do that in Anril. In this world, mages had a rather high social status, and it would be an exaggeration to say that ordinary people were like ants in the eyes of mages. However, mages wouldn't care about their lives. As the "secretary" of Lin Li, Gavin understood Lin Li's thoughts very well. Hence, he had a plan to help Black Clouds Town rebuild. Otherwise, no one would care about the existence of Black Clouds Town.
However, Lin Li was an absolute anomaly. After all, he wasn't from this world in the first place. It could be said that the ordinary people in Black Clouds Town were no less important to him than the Legendary powerhouse Sendros. In fact, he was even closer to him.
"Not enough, it's still not enough. I don't want another attack like this to happen in the future." Lin Li was not worrying unnecessarily. He knew his temper very well. He had only been in Anril for a short period of time, but he had already offended plenty of enemies. With the development of the Tower of Dusk, there would definitely be conflicts of interests with some forces in the Breezy Plains. Hence, no one could guarantee that there wouldn't be any forces that would target the ordinary people in Black Clouds Town.
Lin Li thought about it for a while, and said to Gavin, "How about this? Come and find me in the afternoon, and I'll tell you about the plan to rebuild Black Clouds Town."
"Yes, President." Gavin heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing that he had already reached Lin Li's room, he hurriedly bowed and left.
Lin Li spent half a day redesigning Black Clouds Town, and then drew more than 10 large and detailed blueprints. From the architectural layout of Black Clouds Town to the specific buildings, Lin Li had completely overturned and rebuilt Black Clouds Town.
Gavin came over in the afternoon, and after taking a look at the blueprints, he was immediately dumbfounded. He kept yelling in his heart, Damn it, this is not a town, this is not a town!
Although Gavin couldn't understand what was drawn on the blueprint, he could tell from the materials indicated that they were not ordinary goods. Judging from the materials alone, he was almost certain that the new Black Clouds Town would definitely cause great damage to the invading enemies if it was built according to the blueprints. However, the problem was that it would cost a lot. Although he did not calculate the total cost, he could roughly estimate the cost just by looking at the materials required. He was sure that it would definitely be an astronomical figure.
Although Lin Li only spent half a day on the blueprints, the new Black Clouds Town that he designed would definitely be a nightmare for all the attackers. In the new Black Clouds Town, Lin Li did not choose to use Alchemy Arrays or mageweaths. Instead, he made a choice similar to the one in the underground palace, and used magic gears that were almost extinct in Anril.
There were many advantages to using magic gears. Firstly, it could guarantee that there were almost no people who could decipher them. Although Lin Li had reached the Guru-level in mageweaths, the requirements for a Guru-level mageweath were very high, and even he could not use it casually. In particular, he could only use high-level mageweaths if he wanted to use it on a small town. Even Master-level mageweaths could not be used easily.
The second advantage was that Lin Li did not have to participate in the construction of Black Clouds Town from the beginning to the end. Be it the mageweaths or the Alchemy Arrays, Lin Li could not rely on them. He could not find anyone to help him even if he wanted to. Mageweaths and alchemists were much rarer than mages. Who would help him spend time and effort on a small town for ordinary people?
Magic gears were different. Although there were even fewer people who knew how to learn them, the construction of magic gears could be completed by ordinary people. In the construction of magic gears, the most important thing was the design blueprint. As long as there was a blueprint, the builders could strictly follow it, and Lin Li would only need to make some adjustments at the end.
Another advantage that was mentioned before was that it could save energy. Lin Li did not have the time to capture living magical beasts to be the power core of the magic gears, but he could use some magical crystals to achieve the same effect. Anyway, it was for living people to live in, and it would not be buried for thousands of years without anyone taking care of it.
"President, this …" Gavin's heart ached. The cost of building a Black Clouds Town like this could be used to build a good city.
Lin Li knew what Gavin wanted to say, so he waved his hand nonchalantly, and said, "If there's no problem, get it done immediately. The sooner it's built, the sooner the people in the town can move in." Be it the gains from the Throne of Darkness, the Syer Bandits' lair, or the underground palace, Lin Li really did not care about the small amount of money needed to build a new Black Clouds Town.
"Yes, President. I'll get someone to do it immediately." Seeing that the President had already made up his mind, Gavin did not say anything else.
"Oh, yes, keep an eye on it personally. Don't leak the design blueprint to unrelated people. Also, all standards must be strictly done according to the design blueprint. Absolutely no mistakes are allowed. " Just as Gavin was about to leave, Lin Li suddenly stopped him, and reminded him with a serious expression.
"Yes, I'll remember it," Gavin replied solemnly, and left to make arrangements for the construction.
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