Half a month passed in the blink of an eye after the princess's messenger returned from Lantonilan with the news. The Month of Scrolls was an important month for the Bugas of the Silver City-State. The White Tower rang its bell in this month, announcing the arrival of the month of knowledge and wisdom. Mages would publicly test their students in Gata or Nechidi's white marble square, causing the entire Silver City-State to be shrouded in a tense yet orderly atmosphere.
But for the people of Erouine far away in Tónigel, it was just a month that was getting hotter and hotter. The crops in the fields were beginning to lose their leaves, and the color of the Abies Territory seemed to have changed into a pleasing green. Even though the astrologers and scholars in places like Braggs and Ampere Seale were debating whether the month of July was related to people's logical ability in the system of Wohnde, its supporters and opponents had different opinions, but in reality, it had nothing to do with the production and life of the majority of the people in this kingdom.
People were just sticking to the rules of their lives at this time of the year. The sun rose and set, day after day, that was all.
The tension between the princess and Count Randner was becoming more and more obvious. The upcoming war was gradually brought up to the table and became the hottest topic after dinner.
Although the count had remained silent on this matter, everyone knew that their lord was firmly on the side of Her Royal Highness. Everyone knew that the count was a young man, and the princess's beauty had long been known throughout the kingdom, even in Cruz's generation. Therefore, in private, some people in the south of Mentale and even the Frada region were secretly speculating about the relationship between Brando and Princess Gryphine.
Of course, the most popular rumors among the people were nothing more than the Knight and the princess, or the count and his noble lover. In addition, the battle in Ampere Seale was like the plot of a Knight's novel. Brando did not know how the news of him leading a group of retainers to Ampere Seale spread, but in short, most people would rather believe it to be true.
As a result, the people around Her Royal Highness had been looking at him strangely for some time now. Gryphine blushed slightly because the princess would occasionally mention these rumors, and reduced the number of times she met with him, which made Brando very depressed.
Fortunately, the Roman did not seem to be jealous because of this. Instead, they listened to the bard's version of Brando's' Knight's Deeds' several times. Every time she heard the part where the count met the princess at night, she could not help but be especially curious.
"My Lord, the growth of the World Tree Fortress is better than expected. A month after you left the territory, we built the Moon Tower. And with the Moon Tower's magic, the transmission energy of the Vortex of Light increased to ten, Twenty, Thirty … Fifty times a month........ by the month of Summer........................................................
. "Monica's crisp voice interrupted Brando's thoughts. He froze for a moment and looked up at the canopy above his head.
Valhalla's development was even better than he had imagined. The enormous tree shade was more than ten times larger than the last time he had left. The palm-sized leaves stacked together to form a shade that was like a piece of jade. When the sunlight passed through them, the edges of the leaves would be dyed a warm bright yellow. Brando sat on the stairs in front of the Town Hall and listened to Monica's boring report. The report itself was actually concise and detailed, but the Lady of Light's painful way of counting was really difficult to correct. Fortunately, after his ears had been ravaged for a while, Brando gradually got used to this natural way of counting. He could not help but sigh at the powerful adaptability of humans.
He raised his head and looked at the moon-white steeple above the canopy. The slender body of the steeple passed through the dense layers of shade and was covered with creepers. Under the shade, there were wooden lattice windows at intervals, making the entire steeple look unique and natural.
There was a moon-shaped resonant crystal at the top of the tower. The crystal was glowing, proving that it was now working. This was Valhalla's Moon Tower, and it was located at the other end of the square. Brendel retracted his gaze, and the square between the Town Hall and the Moon Tower was no longer a mere hundred meters in diameter like when he first saw it, but more than three times larger.
And compared to the last time he saw it, there was an additional fountain in the middle of the square. The fountain did not have any traces of artificial carving. Instead, it seemed to have grown out from the trunk below, surrounded by mushrooms. There was a statue of a young girl in the middle. Brando recognized that it should be the symbol of the Goddess of Spring.
According to Monica, this statue should be a bonus building of Valhalla, but its function was very real. The whole fountain was like a weak magic halo that could replenish the magic power of all creatures and machines within a hundred meters of it. The magic halo's function was very weak, but it had another function that Brando valued very much.
That was, if one meditated near the fountain, the effect would be doubled. This was a great news for training wizards. It meant that if an apprentice practiced spells near the fountain, they would only need half the time to master a new spell.
In fact, The Shire had already discovered this benefit. Brando saw many apprentices wearing monochromatic robes casting spells such as' magic ball 'and' fire arrow 'in the square. Some of them even formed two groups to fight against each other. The scene in the center of the square was like a group of people setting off fireworks, which was very pleasing to the eye.
"But since last month, the Lord The Shire has already taken back the authority of the Moon Tower. So, the number of transitions of the light vortex has returned to its original level. "Monica finally finished counting. She flapped her wings and floated in front of Brando. She continued," My Lord, according to your request, we have upgraded Valhalla to a first, second … third level territory. At the same time, we have also built the Tree Nest for defense. One, two, three … twenty-seven of them have already finished growing, and one, two, three … forty-three of them are still in the mature stage. "
She flew to the side and answered, "My Lord, you can look over here."
Brando moved the semi-transparent Lord's interface in front of him away. The drowsy data on it gave him a headache. He looked up and saw that in the direction Monica was pointing at, there were some knob-like objects growing on the tree trunks that extended outwards from the square. There were also some aerial roots that were as thick as the trunk of an ancient tree coiled around these knob-like objects.
Just as he looked in that direction, some light green words appeared on the roots coiled around the trunks. They were:
Ancient Tree Root, Parasitic Plant, HP: 40, Intelligence –, Willpower –, Wisdom –, Strength – 22, Agility – 20, Constitution – 25.
These Ancient Tree Roots were almost at the level of Iron Peak, but he did not know how strong they were in actual combat. Brando could not help but look to the other side. Not far away, Haruz was wearing a Knight's training suit and fighting with a root, but his sword skills were a little too horrible to look at. The vines suddenly swept across the ground, and the shy and adorable little prince fell to the ground with a somersault.
Brando looked at the boy holding his red forehead and climbing up with a face that looked like he was about to cry. He could not help but sigh helplessly.
"As long as you defeat this root, you can rest, Your Highness." He interrupted Monica and shouted.
"I-I understand, teacher." The little prince looked grateful, and then he was unexpectedly whipped to the side of the square's parapet.
Brando held his forehead, and for the first time, he wondered if he had misjudged her. He sighed and said, "Go on, Monica."
According to Monica, each Tree Nest could nurture ten of these roots, and when seventy Tree Nests were completed, there would be seven to eight hundred of these roots in the periphery of Valhalla. That was equivalent to seven to eight hundred elite soldiers of Erouine's White Lion Legion, or the Black Blade Legion's flintlock regiment.
And Brando knew that this was only a comparison of strength, not to mention that these roots under the command of the World Tree Fortress were many times more tacit than human soldiers in terms of tactical cooperation.
"My Lord, after the World Tree Fortress was upgraded to Level 2, a new defensive building was added to the outer walls of the square and the second layer of the ring below, the Elven Arrow Tower. Because we did not receive authorization, you have to personally decide whether to build it, "Monica replied.
When she answered, there were light spirits flying around behind her at every moment, and each of these light spirits would greet the patriarch that Brando had personally appointed. In Brando's eyes, these light spirits flying around the World Tree were like countless fireflies, embellishing the huge tree crown with a magical color.
"Elven Arrow Tower?" Brando asked. "This sounds like a city defense facility invented by the Silver Elves. There are three rooms on the top floor of the Elven Arrow Tower that can accommodate archers, and each room has eight holes that can face in all directions. There are two types of magic formations in the room, frost and flame, which can easily enchant the archers' arrows — "
"There is an ammunition room on the bottom three floors of the Arrow Tower, and a ballista room on the first floor that can accommodate two Elven ballistas. Am I right?" He looked up and asked.
"My Lord, you're amazing!" Monica couldn't help but widen her eyes and exclaim in a shrill voice. "That's about right, but there's something wrong. The Elven Arrow Tower of the Silver Elves is actually derived from the Holy Spire of the Light Elves, and Valhalla's Arrow Tower is the same, and there are slight differences with the Silver Elves', but they are still in a parallel relationship. "
The light spirit girl replied with some pride.
"Can I see the data first?" Brando asked.
"Of course, my Lord."
Monica flew to the Town Hall and pulled out a long drawing from it. Brando glanced at the densely drawn drawing and couldn't help but shake his head. In fact, he didn't need this at all, because when Monica said of course, a light screen had already appeared in front of him.
A three-dimensional model of the Elven Arrow Tower appeared on the light screen, and all aspects of this thing were marked on it.
First of all, there were three archer rooms that were almost the same as the Silver Elves' Arrow Tower, and the eight holes and two magic formations were clearly visible. Below was the ammunition room, and the arrows and ballista ammunition could be sent to the rooms above through a transmission spell. However, the ballista room below was slightly different from the Silver Elves' Arrow Tower in Brando's memory.
From the model, this Elven Arrow Tower could only accommodate one ballista, but in the marking of the room's personnel, there was an additional allocation of a Magic Apprentice.
"Enchanted ballista!" Brando pretended to grab the drawing and immediately reacted.
"As expected of His Lordship," Monica praised in surprise.
"What an ingenious design." Brando also praised. However, in his heart, it might not necessarily be that Valhalla's Elven Arrow Tower was better than the Silver Elves'. The increase in lethality of an enchanted ballista compared to two normal ballista was actually limited, but the allocation of a Magic Apprentice for one ballista seemed a little more extravagant.
He muttered to himself for a while, and then he understood a little why Valhalla's various settings seemed to exist for the purpose of cultivating a large number of Wizards. Now it seemed that this territory was very likely to be the legendary territory of a true high-level Wizard.
This kind of territory was admittedly powerful, but the cost of cultivating it was obviously astonishing.
The front defense of Valhalla's Elven Arrow Tower was basically the same as the Silver Elves', and the side defense was slightly weaker, but it had a certain degree of self-recovery ability. Overall, each had its own merits. However, compared to the ordinary human's Arrow Towers made of earth and stone, these high-level Magic Arrow Towers were naturally not on the same level.
Overall, Brando was still very satisfied. Once Valhalla had this kind of defensive facility, the entire territory's defense could be said to have increased by several times. Brando immediately decided and asked, "This kind of Arrow Tower needs the support of a Magic Pool, right?"
Monica nodded, "But there is no need to be so wasteful. The Magic Pool converted by the Magic Pool is enough to maintain the operation of these Arrow Towers. One Crystal Pool is enough to support one, two, three … … Forty Elven Arrow Towers to maintain the operation. And according to the Lord's request before you left, the Crystal Pool has already been completed three months ago. "
"Then how many Arrow Towers do you think we need? Monica? "
"If we build them on the top floor's plaza, we currently only need eight to cover the entire area. If we build them on the second floor, we need twenty. If we were to build it on top of the Root City, we would need at least seventy or more. Furthermore, if Sir Overlord chooses the last option, Sir Odum is currently building a wall there, so it will take a lot of time — "
The outer ring that Monica spoke of was actually the outer layer of the World Tree's trunk. After the World Tree had fully matured, it would form three regions. The central plaza with a diameter of five hundred meters was the highest and most core area, and almost all the functional buildings surrounded this huge plaza.
Below the plaza, about thirty meters down, was a 50-meter-wide circular path. This circular path circled around the World Tree. From top to bottom, there were a total of two levels. The lower level led to the upper level, while the upper level led to the hollow inner hall of the World Tree on the side of the wall.
Below the two rings was an open region formed by countless Valhalla's roots. This region was undulating, roughly two to three thousand meters in diameter. There were many flat spaces formed above, and there were roots as wide as great roads connecting them. This was precisely Valhalla's lower city area.
However, there was no wall in the lower city. Instead, a descendant of a Rune Dwarf suddenly had the idea of building a man-made fortress in this area.
This was the first time Brando had heard of this idea. He could not help but stand up and ask, "Odum plans to build another wall in the lower city? Wait, is he crazy? What if Valhalla expands further? "
"Lord, after the core area of Valhalla reaches its current diameter, it will stabilize for a period of time. After all, the World Tree Fortress will not grow endlessly. "Monica replied.
"What about the future?" Brando still felt that it was a little unbelievable. The last time that guy said that he wanted to build an 'Invincible City' without a gate, he felt that he should have noticed the problem. He did not expect Odum to be even more lawless this time.
However, Monica clearly had a different opinion from him. "My Lord, the World Tree Fortress is a magic territory. Perhaps you have not seen its magical aspects, but you don't have to worry. Even if it continues to expand in the future, it will not affect the old city at all. At most, you can just expand the lower city when the time comes. "
"Really?" Brando frowned at the mention of territory. Not to mention a territory of Valhalla's level, he had never even seen a popular magic territory of the players. In this aspect, he was still a complete newbie.
"Of course, if every time Valhalla expands, the entire territory will be overturned and rebuilt. How can such a World Tree Fortress be called the strongest fortress from the previous era? "Monica replied proudly.
"The strongest fortress?" Brando keenly grasped this adjective. Initially, he thought that the Light Spirit was just blowing her own trumpet, but to his surprise, she nodded solemnly and said, "My Lord, I'm sure you don't know the origin of this territory. Once you know why it was built, you'll understand that what Monica said is true."
"What is its origin?" Brando narrowed his eyes and asked curiously.
Monica was slightly stunned, then suddenly changed her expression and replied in a mechanical tone, "The Hall of Valhalla, the Palace of Gold, Asgard, the Utopia Avalon, and Oteras, the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth fortresses were originally replicas of Babel Fortress. After the Battle of Dusk, they were used in succession, but as far as I know, the Palace of Gold, Asgard, and the Utopia Avalon have been completely destroyed, and only one copy of Valhalla is left. Oteras is missing. "
"But as a replica of the final battlefield, although it is only a copy, the remaining Valhalla is already a symbol of the greatest masterpiece of that era's civilization." If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.
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