[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-city-of-desire-kingdom-building":3,"chapter-city-of-desire-kingdom-building-city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-409":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","City of Desire [Kingdom Building]",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1846262,2449,"Chapter 411: Letting Out","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-409",409,"\u003Cp>'Master Silver, Lord of Owlspring is here for you,' informed Jill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, the middle-aged man came inside. He didn't bring his guards inside or his assistants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just came alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Verulus,\" I greeted, standing up. \"Lord Silver,\" replied the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, take a seat,\" I said as I sat. The man nodded and sat down with ease, while his eyes wandered around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stopping for a fraction of a second on Ina, Zela, and Jon. He was hidden, but the man was able to sense him rather easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hoped, you had a good rest, my lord,\" I inquired. \"I slept like I am in my own city,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing, that, a smile appeared on my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am glad and also happy, that you have decided to stay a few hours longer to enjoy the spa,\" I said, and a man shook his head with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mae, I could not refuse her,\" he replied. \"You won't be disappointed, Lord Verulus,\" I said, and the man smiled before his expression turned serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Silver, you know why I am here,\" he said and looked at Ina and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint surprise appeared on his face, seeing me not asking them to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, I will say it straight away. The city of Owlspring would like to buy the emotion essence and plant resources from you.\" He said, coming to the point directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are willing to pay you, above the market price to get them,\" he added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is expected, but I still took a pause of the moment, before speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much, do you want?\" I asked, directly as well. \"Emotions essence. Three hundred bottles,\" he replied, and I laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, you are asking for over half of the emotion's essence. That legacy will produce,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you might have seen, the representative from the imperial house had already come and they want me to sign the contract of guardianship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It could become impossible to give you any,\" I replied, shaking my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to your calculations. It is fourth at most. As for representative of the princes, we both know you are not going to sign the contracts with them,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could feel him using his skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not an active still, but a passive skill, over which he had such control that I could only dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It feels like a feather, but its effects are as heavy as the boulder. I am starting to have a really hard in resisting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You might be right, but you are not the only one, who wants those things,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are representatives from your state and also other merchants cities, and states. There are also representatives from the imperil cities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't give you that much,\" I replied, declining his offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hundred is too much; not because it is a big number, which it is, but most importantly because there are many people who want it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are a few like him, to whom I cannot say no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should make an exception for us, Lord Silver. We are your closest neighbor and have helped when you needed us and we will continue to do that,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is not a threat or implication in his voice. He wants a good relationship and so am I.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It benefits us both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also true, that he had helped when we needed it the most. Giving us aid, intelligence, and weapons to defend against the undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is why, you're the first person, I am meeting, Lord Verulus,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a silence for a few seconds before the man opened his mouth again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, how much you could give me?\" he asked. \"Hundred,\" I replied, and the man opened his mouth again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please understand my predicament, my lord. This is the most I could do. Though, I promise you; we will discuss it again in half a year,\" I added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man looked at me, before sighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, a hundred bottles a month,\" he replied. \"Thank, you for the understanding, my lord,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, what do you want in exchange? You wouldn't take money, would you?\" he asked with hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money would be the easiest thing for him to give, but unfortunately, for him. I do not want money, in exchange for my precious emotion essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at Ina, and she placed the file in front of him. It had the list of things I wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the file and opened it, before starting reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't take him long to finish the file. There are only several pages in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want quite a lot of restricted things. For some, I would need permission from the state,\" he said, turning to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am sure, you would get it,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need those things to defend my city against the undead. It is to be a benefit of the empire and merchant state, that city to not fall into the hands of the undead,\" I added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, I will get you those things,\" he agreed finally. \"Thank you, my lord,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now the plants?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not very knowledgeable about them. I hope my people negotiate about them,\" I said, and the man nodded after a moment of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plants are more precious, and I need to be careful with each one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have given me a lot of stress, Lord Silver. I hope, your spa, would be able to help me relive it,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have no doubts about it, Lord Verulus,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A minute later, the man left. We didn't sign a contract, just shook our heads. The contract will be signed after our people negotiate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His people will be here tomorrow to negotiate, and it won't be easy, but I am confident in my people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed and slumbered back in my chair, before closing my eyes to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might not seem much, but it was tiring. The skill was extremely powerful. He only used one, and it was a passive skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had used others; I wouldn't have been so composed as I had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The man is powerful,\" said Ina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is, and he had only used a single skill, and not its full power either,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had, I would have been able to resist it, but that would have the opposite effect. Here, both of us want to foster a relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is beneficial for both of our cities. Bulldozing me with power wouldn't have had helped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much time, before I meet with the representative of Oksall?\" I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifteen minutes,\" Ina replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A minute later, I opened my eyes. Making a decision on which I had been sitting for the past six months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cannot wait anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a heavy decision, and it will change a lot of things, but I need to do it. There is no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send the letter to Masal,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am sending a letter to the Masal Colosseum through Synod officially as the host of Grade II Legacy. Asking them to release my mother as a favor to me or to negotiate the price of her release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether they would accept or not. I don't know, but I will need to try it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Children asked me about her, nearly every day and I don't want to lie anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope they will agree. I am willing to pay quite a high price for it. She is my mother; the fact didn't change despite the anger I feel toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, I don't want the children to face, what I have faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I, at least, had the father. He was not perfect, but I know, he loved me in his own way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The children didn't even have that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Done,\" said Zela.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They will receive the letter within an hour. I hope to get an initial response by evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Master Silver, Madam Silver, is asking to meet you,' came a hurried voice through the intercom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A frown appeared on my face. I didn't have a meeting with Madam. I am not even meeting my sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though there is a family dinner to which she had been invited, along with Leila.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wouldn't have, but since Gerald and Selina are in the city. I had decided to invite them to, along with a few other family members, that came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was about to reply to her when the door clicked open, and madam walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I had tried to stop her, but she didn't listen,' said Jill. \"It's fine,\" I said, before turning to the madam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Showing clear irritation at her conduct, but the woman didn't have even a hint of apology on her face. Instead, there is an anger in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam,\" I greeted and offered her a seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might have forgotten her manners, but I didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remus, you had not only not invited your brothers to the party, but you had sent back their representative,\" she said, with anger burning brightly in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you, how humiliating it was for them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have sent, nearly every important member of the family an invitation, except for your brothers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was the greatest humiliation, they have ever suffered, and it was caused by their own brother!\" She accused, with her voice reaching high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ina and Zela quickly walked out of the room, which was wise because now I was angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have nothing but polite to her. Not just now, but my whole life. Hoping to earn their acceptance, which they never gave to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have been polite even when they had tried to kill me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, I had enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dam of emotions I had been holding back all my life had finally broken apart, and all that anger hurt, and other emotions burst out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Humiliation? Do you know even know the meaning of humiliation madam?\" I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Humiliation is the manipulation of your brother's fate,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those people you are calling my brothers had conspired to change my class, made me a whoremaster. That was a humiliation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The humiliation was to steal what is rightfully mine and send me to a dangerous place with nothing but a brothel in my name,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Humiliation was finding than insufficient and trying to kill me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was screaming at the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had these things buried in my heart. They would bubble, whenever I saw their faces, but I always controlled them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, I am letting them free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, don't come here crying humiliation, madam!\" I shouted and hit the table hard, while the woman watched in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't expected such a reaction from me. I had never raised a voice in front of her, but now I am screaming at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also tell them, they can forget about entering my legacy ever or even getting any benefits from it,\" I said, with an angry smile on my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman opened her mouth but closed it seeing the anger in my eyes that was a hundred times greater than hers. Instead, she got up and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even hearing those words. There was not a hint of shame in women's eyes or apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Message Baroness Leila and tell her, I am rescinding the invitation of madam for tonight's dinner,\" I said to Zela as she returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her staff lit up, while I closed my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an unfortunate incident, but I am glad it happened. I wanted to say those words for a long time, and it felt good to say them out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Baroness Leila is asking about what happened,\" said Zela, a few seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell her to ask her mother,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have no politeness left toward them. Even for my sister, I still blame her for what happened to me. It might be her fault or not, but my heart still blames her for what they did to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes passed, and I started to take a deep breath to calm myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is an important meeting with the representatives of the state of meldhorn, and I need to be ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, I opened my eyes and saw, that only a minute had remained till I had to meet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Masal had sent the confirmation, that they have received the letter,\" said informed Zela.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any response to the letter?\" I asked. \"No,\" she replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me immediately, the moment it comes,\" I said as I got up, before walking out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap on thebelow to read20Advanced Chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>",2115,"2026-06-09T06:54:39.599Z",1,"novelbin.me","9d1f127c69f1fa9d409e95f7aab3f406ed688aad405c49c26292b091f12144be","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-410","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-408",917,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcity-of-desire-kingdom-building-cover.jpg"]