The Lesser Demon Sanctuary was filled with smoke and dust as usual. Thick smoke billowed from the iron-red ground. Even without stepping on it, one could tell how scorching it was just by looking at it.
Ye Ci rode on the Fourth Prince's back and looked up at the gray sky. It was as if she had never seen such a blue sky in the map before. The Fourth Prince stood quietly on the ground. Gurgling sounds came from his throat, as if he was mumbling something. Yolam was also riding on the Fourth Prince's back. She was a timid person, and had always been fearful of large creatures. Now that Ye Ci was riding on the back of the Fourth Prince, how could she not be afraid?
Yolam gripped Ye Ci's cloak tightly with one hand, and hugged Ye Ci's waist tightly with the other. She did not dare to move at all, as she was afraid that the Fourth Prince would be displeased with her. She immediately let go of Yolam.
But after riding on the Fourth Prince for a long time, Yolam's courage began to grow. Even though she still did not dare to move, she would occasionally talk to Ye Ci.
"Master, what is this place?" Yolam asked carefully when she saw Ye Ci stopping on the scorching ground.
"The Lesser Demon Lair." Ye Ci gave a simple answer, and cast her gaze into the distance. The map was around lvl60, and there were many players who came here to do quests. However, the number of players who came here was not high. After all, the environment was not very good, and the map had a debuff. Even though the debuff was not serious, it would still consume a lot of resources if players stayed here for a long time. Even though Fate had opened up the exchange between real world currency and in-game currency, most players were still unwilling to invest real world currency into the game. Therefore, they did not bother with places that would consume extra resources or money.
Most of the players who came to the Lesser Demon Sanctuary were either players with real world currency, or they came in parties.
"Inferior demon?" Yolam seemed to have never seen such creatures before. She was curious and looked into the distance. Soon, she saw a few Lesser Demons strolling in the dust. She widened her eyes and pointed at the Lesser Demons, "These are Lesser Demons?!"
Yao Lan's tone was a little strange. Ye Ci couldn't help but look sideways. She looked back at Yao Lan's strange face and said, "What's wrong? You know about this creature too? "
"Isn't this a Mine-Eating Imp? Why are they called inferior demons? " Yolam frowned. "Are the names you use here different from the names we use in our tribe?"
More-eating Imp? Ye Ci was slightly taken aback. Why did he have such a name? Then, she seemed to have thought of something and asked Yolam, "Why do you call it the Mine-Eating Imp?"
"Legend has it that these creatures were formed when the souls of miners were corrupted by demons. They have a natural fondness for ores. Wherever they appear, there will be ores. Moreover, the darker the color of their bodies, the higher the quality of the ores. This is because their food is ores. There are many of these ores in the hidden mines of the volcanoes where we come from." Yolam saw that Ye Ci had asked her a question, so she didn't hide anything. She immediately told her everything she knew.
Where there are Lesser Demons, there will be ores? The darker the color of the Lesser Demons, the higher the quality of the ores? Ye Ci fell into deep thought after listening to Yolam's words.
It seemed like this was true. Although she knew the coordinates of all the Mithril veins in the four continents, she only knew the exact locations of the Mithril veins in the Eastern and Southern Continents. Now that she thought about it, there were indeed some Lesser Demons on the maps of the two continents. Although the Mithril veins in the Southern Continent were not as many as in the Eastern Continent, there were still some Lesser Demons. As for the Western and Northern Continents, although she hadn't seen them in this life, she remembered that they existed in her previous life.
Lesser Demons, the lowest level of Demonic Creatures, rarely appeared in the Magia Continent. However, they did appear in the more dangerous maps of the Middle Continent. Could it be …
Ye Ci's heart skipped a beat. If Yolam was right, did that mean that there were Mithril on the maps of the Middle Continent as well? Or was it a higher grade ore than Mithril? Ye Ci couldn't help but feel excited. In her previous life, Mithril was the most precious ore known to man. Ores more precious than Mithril only appeared in the official introduction, but no one had seen them before, let alone produced them. Could it be that she had discovered such a secret?
Even if it wasn't true, Ye Ci was excited to think about it.
"Master, master …" Yolam cautiously called out to Ye Ci when she saw Ye Ci sitting there in silence. She didn't know if she had said something wrong. "Master, what's wrong?"
Ye Ci came back to her senses when she heard Yolam's voice. She took a deep breath and turned to Yolam with a smile, "Nothing. I was just thinking about something. Let's go. I'll show you where I want to build the city. "
"Okay." Yolam immediately focused on the construction of the city. She didn't realize that her words had shocked Ye Ci so much.
Ye Ci ordered the Fourth Prince to head to the Mithril ore vein while she pondered over the question she had just thought of. She couldn't tell anyone about this. She could only wait until she reached a certain level to investigate it herself.
Before long, the Fourth Prince and two Dwarves arrived at the Mithril ore vein. Molly and the other Blackiron Dwarves were still mining in silence. However, it was just a pretense created by the system. There wasn't any actual progress. The players who were mining in the area were nowhere to be seen. Perhaps it was because there was no ore to be found after a long time, and there was also evidence from the Master Miner's soldering iron. The enthusiasm for mining quickly dissipated. Apart from the Blackiron Dwarves, there were no other players in the area.
Moreover, there were no monsters in the area. There were only a few Blackiron Dwarves who were locked by the quest. There were no clues to be found, so no players were willing to set foot in the area.
Yolam sat on the Fourth Prince's lap and looked at the hill in front of her. She asked, "Master, are you going to build a city to surround the hill?"
"Can I?"
"Technically speaking, it's possible." Yolam nodded, but she seemed to be in a difficult position.
"What's wrong with that?" Ye Ci didn't want to make things difficult for Yolam, so she directly asked for the part that bothered her.
"I reported to the Builder's Guild as soon as I arrived at the Encampment. The Builder's Guild doesn't allow anyone to build a city in the wilderness without approval." Yolam was a Master Builder, so she often had to communicate with the NPCs in the Builder's Guild. Although they were all NPCs to players, they were all advanced artificial intelligences. They had their own way of life, so they could understand things that players didn't.
Ye Ci furrowed her brows when she heard Yolan's words. Building a city in the wilderness without approval from the Builder's Guild? When was this rule? Why didn't she know about it? It was normal that Ye Ci did not know about it. In her last life, Ye Ci was someone who was able to feed herself. She did not have the time to pay attention to the construction of buildings. In addition, in his previous life, these Mithril ore veins were all guarded manually. No one was bored enough to build a city in the wild. Naturally, he didn't know about this.
In this life, Ye Ci's goal was to maximize the benefits of the construction with the least amount of manpower. That was why she hired a Master Builder to build a fortification outside of the Mithril ore vein. That was how the construction of a fortification outside of the Mithril ore vein came into play. That was how the problems that came after that came into play.
"Are you sure? Without approval from the Builder's Guild, we can't build a city in the wilderness? "
"Yes." Yolam nodded.
"What if we force it?"
"Then it will be torn down." Yolam answered matter-of-factly.
Torn down …. Ye Ci rolled her eyes. This game was really keeping up with the times. It seemed that she had to pay a visit to the Builder's Guild for the safety of her Mithril mines. With that in mind, Ye Ci instructed Yolanthe to study the terrain of the area and return to the city to design the city's defensive map. She then headed to the headquarters of the construction guild in Champion City.
Champion City was as lively as ever. It was no different from before Golden Era entered the game. Ye Ci strolled along the streets of Champion City, observing the players around her through her cloak. Nothing had changed with the arrival of Golden Era. Everything was still the same.
The streets of Champion City had always been the busiest place in the game. This was because there were auction houses, Mercenary Guilds, Master Weaponsmiths, and other places that were popular among the players. Of course, Ye Ci's destination was the Builder's Guild headquarters. However, compared to the other departments and NPCs, the Builder's Guild headquarters was much more deserted. Although it was not small, it was completely deserted. Aside from the occasional players who were Builders, there were no other players around.
Ye Ci stood at the entrance of the Builder's Guild Headquarters and looked up at the magnificent building. She could not help but sigh in her heart. As expected of an architect. Her department's building was the best in the world. Although it was not eye-catching, it was obvious that it was more exquisite than the Royal City and the Grand Monastery in Champion City just by looking at the small details.
She pulled on her cloak and covered herself even more tightly. Then, she walked up the stairs towards the façade of the building.
The first floor of the Builder's Guild headquarters was used by Craftsmen to learn and improve their Builder's skills. There were no other NPCs in the hall. Ye Ci took a look around the hall, and saw a white marble staircase that led to the top of the hall. She knew that the NPCs in charge of the hall must be on the second floor. Ye Ci made her way up the stairs without hesitation.
However, a young man in robes stopped Ye Ci as she approached the stairs. He smiled warmly and nodded at Ye Ci, "Greetings, esteemed Adventurer. This is the Builder's Guild headquarters. How may I help you?"
Looks like I can't just go up. Ye Ci looked at the young man and bowed respectfully, "Greetings, I wish to build a city in the wilderness. However, I heard that I need the Builder's Guild's approval. So, I'm here. What kind of procedures do I need to go through?"
"You want to build a city in the wilderness?" The young man was surprised. He looked at Ye Ci and muttered, "This is the first time someone in the Eastern Continent has made such a request …"
"What's wrong? Can't I? "Ye Ci frowned worriedly.
"No, come with me." The young man led Ye Ci to the second floor. He explained some things to her as they walked. The young man's name was White. He was a Master Builder despite his young age. He was mainly responsible for the restoration of cities in the wilderness.
Cities in the wilderness were actually abandoned cities. Once a player conquered an abandoned city, they would need to obtain a City Restoration Permit from White if they wanted to build or expand the city. As for the construction of a city in the wilderness, the procedure was much more complicated. The construction of cities in the entire continent had to go through strict inspections by the Builder's Guild. Therefore, the Builder's Guild had to set strict conditions for the players to build a city in the wilderness.
As no player or guild had ever attempted to build a city in her past life, there were no guides in place. Therefore, Ye Ci could only rely on herself.
Furthermore, the NPC who needed the permission to build a city in the wilderness was the Guild Master of the Builder's Guild. From White's tone, it was not hard to tell that the Guild Master was a respectable old man …
Ye Ci felt a headache coming on. In Fate, respectable old men were usually NPCs with super artificial intelligence. They were as intelligent as the average player, and were even more experienced than the average player. It was not easy to fool these NPCs.
As the two were talking, Walt suddenly stopped and pointed at the tall and exquisite wooden door at the end of the corridor. "Adventurer, the chairman already knows your purpose. He is waiting for you in the room."
I'm leaving the hospital early today. Yup, O (∩ _ ∩) O ~
I've also summoned Little Pink ~ ~ (To be continued. If you like my work, you're welcome to vote for me at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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