Free Web NovelChapter 50: Chapter 50: Velaris Village Awakens (2)
This time her expression changed almost immediately. Interest replaced curiosity. Unlike the previous tabs, only two structures were available. Yet both seemed far more valuable than most of the buildings she had seen so far.
The first was the Village Center.
As she read through the description, her eyes gradually widened.
Recruitment, Territory announcements, Mission postings, Resource purchasing, Resident management, Communication, Trade management.
The building wasn’t impressive because of its appearance. It was impressive because it acted as the brain of the territory. Everything important seemed to flow through it.
People could accept missions, People could sell resources, People could also receive announcements. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
The lord could issue orders without personally running around the village.
More importantly...
Communication with allied territories would apparently be handled through the same building. Although that function remained locked for now.
The cost was equally impressive.
[Village Center
Cost: 200 Wood, 100 Stone and 300 Gold]
Iris stared at the number for several seconds.
Painful... Very painful.
Yet somehow worth every coin. Unlike restaurants and castles, this was something she could immediately see herself building.
After all, a territory without administration wasn’t really a territory. It was just a campsite with walls.
The second structure was the Warehouse. Compared to the Village Center, its purpose was far simpler. Storage.
Yet the more Iris read, the more useful it appeared. The warehouse wasn’t merely a place to dump items. It connected directly to her territory panel.
The lord could access inventory information remotely. Certain storage functions became available.
Most importantly... Freshness preservation.
Food, Medicine, Ingredients, Materials.
Their lifespan could be extended significantly.
A practical building. It was not flashy but undeniably valuable.
Iris made another mental note. Village Center and Warehouse were high priority.... Very high priority.
After closing the Administration Tab, she opened Infrastructure.
This section was significantly less exciting. At least at first glance.
Simple dirt roads, Stone pathways. Basic transportation infrastructure. Nothing particularly impressive.
Yet after thinking about it for a moment, Iris actually approved.
A proper road network would eventually become necessary.
Especially if Velaris starts growing.
Fortunately, the prices were low enough that she wouldn’t have to think too hard before constructing them. More importantly, roads didn’t consume building slots.
That alone made them attractive.
Finally, her gaze landed on the second-to-last category. Defense.
For a brief moment, the memory of King’s Territory surfaced again.
She remembered the monster tide.... Could that wooden fence even stop them?
She could imagine the attack, the deaths, the fear and helplessness the people of king’s territory must have faced. A faint chill ran down her spine.
Then she opened the tab.
Immediately, her attention locked onto the wall section.
Her eyes moved to the first option.
A simple wooden structure rotated slowly before her.
Not a wall.... A fence.
The distinction was important.
The model looked exactly like what one would expect from a temporary settlement. Wooden stakes driven into the ground. Crude construction, Basic protection. Enough to stop livestock, Enough to mark territory. But not enough to stop monsters.
It was not enough to make anyone sleep peacefully at night. The the description appeared beside it.
[Wooden Fence LV1
Height: 1 Meter
Durability: Low
Cost: 0.1 Wood, 5 Silver per Meter]
Iris stared at it for a moment before moving on. It was too weak.... Far too weak.
The second option immediately looked more respectable.
The wooden model vanished. In its place rose a proper stone wall. The wall was simple, rectangular, and practical.
There were no decorations, no carvings, no artistic flourishes, just stone stacked upon stone.
Built to stand, endure, and protect.
[Stone Wall LV2
Height: 2 Meters
Durability: Medium
Cost: 0.1 Wood, 0.1 Stone, 10 Silver per Meter]
This one made her pause. Two meters wasn’t particularly tall. A determined monster could probably climb it.
Yet compared to that wooden fence, the difference was enormous.
The problem was the price. Her territory wasn’t small... Not even remotely.
The perimeter stretched for several kilometers.
The cost that looked insignificant per meter rapidly became frightening when multiplied thousands of times.
A rough calculation appeared in her head.
That would be over 600 wood and stone each and over 600 gold.
Just for a Level Two wall, that was expensive... Very expensive. But then she saw the next option.
And suddenly Level Two no longer looked expensive.
[Darkstone Wall LV3]
The rotating model expanded.
A dark fortress-like structure appeared before her.
Iris unconsciously straightened. The wall wasn’t merely taller, It felt different, slightly oppressive, heavy and immovable.
The stone wasn’t gray nor was it black. It was a deep charcoal color that seemed to absorb light.
Massive blocks interlocked perfectly with one another. There were no visible weaknesses, no decorative nonsense, no unnecessary extravagance.
Everything about it screamed one thing. Defense.
The wall rose several meters into the air.
Its thickness was equally impressive. A monster charging into it would likely break itself before damaging the structure.
For several seconds, Iris simply watched the model rotate. Then the information appeared.
[Darkstone Wall LV3
Durability: Extremely High ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
Cost: 1,000 Wood, 1,000 Stone 1,500 Gold]
Silence.
Absolute silence.
Her expression immediately became complicated. It was expensive, Painfully so
The numbers practically stabbed her in the heart.
Yet the image of King’s Territory surfaced again.
The attack, the chaos, the blood and the waves and waves of monsters.
She imagined how everyone would have instinctively run toward the walls because walls meant safety, because walls meant survival because walls created time.
Time to react, time to fight... time to live.
A long breath escaped her. There was no real decision to make.
The moment she saw the wall, she already knew what she wanted. The problem wasn’t whether she would buy it.
The problem was whether she could afford not to, Her finger hovered over the confirmation button.
Immediately, another notification appeared.
[Do You Wish To Construct Darkstone Wall LV3 For 1,000 Wood, 1,000 Stone, 1,500 ?Gold
Warning: Construction Is Permanent Existing Walls Cannot Be Relocated Structures May Only Be Demolished. YES | NO]
Iris stared at the prompt.
One thousand wood, One thousand stone, One thousand five hundred gold. The numbers looked painful.
Her wallet cried. Her future wallet cried even harder. But her trauma cried louder.
Without hesitation, she pressed yes.
The response was immediate.
[-1000 Wood, -1000 Stone, -1500 Gold]
The numbers on the territory panel shifted.
[Wood: 4,000 / 5,000]
[Stone: 2,000 / 3,000]
[Wealth: 10,211 Gold, 7,969 Silver, 15,287 Copper]
A muscle twitched beneath her eye. That hurt.... That genuinely hurt.
She looked away before she could regret it. The next second, the ground shook.
A deep vibration rolled through the valley. If was not violent nor was it destructive but it was powerful enough that everyone felt it.
Conversations stopped as heads turned. The bodyguards immediately reached for their weapons.
"What was that?"
"Earthquake?"
"No."
Another tremor spread outward.
This time everyone saw it, far beyond the camp. At the very edge of the territory.
The earth split open, a long trench appeared.... Then another.
And another.
Like an invisible hand was drawing a gigantic outline across the landscape.
The sight was surreal... So surreal that they all simply stood frozen.
The trenches continued extending, curving, connecting and encircling the entire territory.
Thousands of meters away, soil shifted and compressed.
Dark stone emerged from beneath the ground.
Block after block.
Layer after layer.
Rising upward as if an army of invisible builders worked beneath the earth.
Nobody spoke for several seconds.
They simply watched.
Watched as an impossible wall began constructing itself around Velaris.
Then Caleb finally found his voice. " That’s cool."
The spell instantly broke.
"That’s your reaction?" Benjamin asked.
"What else am I supposed to say?"
Caleb pointed dramatically toward the horizon. "A giant wall is growing out of the ground!"
"That is objectively cool." Marcus barked out a laugh.
"I agree." Victor nodded. "This is amazing."
"It’s impossible," Daniel muttered.
Marcus looked at him. "We got teleported into another world."
Daniel opened his mouth paused for a moment and then he nodded. "Fair point."
"It’s still impossible though."
Everyone laughed.
Even Veronica couldn’t suppress a faint smile.
Meanwhile, Iris watched the slowly rising silhouette in the distance.
For the first time since arriving in Eldilon...
For the first time since establishing Velaris...
The territory finally felt real.
Not just a claim, not just a title, it was also not a system notification, it was real and tangible
It was... A home.
Or at least the beginning of one.
