[{"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-414":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},1846267,2449,"Chapter 416: Access","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-414",414,"\u003Cp>Ashton Harbor\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally, they are coming,\" said the man with the staff, with joy all over his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just got the confirmation. They are sending the ships, filled with the hordes of undead and powerhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their numbers are big, enough for not only sweeping the three cities but also the entire region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The wait is nearly over,\" said the armored man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a few weeks, when the time is right. They will send the horde; it shouldn't take more than a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been six months ago. It would have been a lot quicker, but the imperial bitch had galvanized the imperial navy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It isn't as strong as when the emperor was alive, but still strong enough to create trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are also the bastards merchants. Their navy had heightened their presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those bastards aren't weak; they had defeated the imperial armada of Harsoth, so badly that they weren't able to recover fully, even after a decade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, we will need to be very careful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am still angry at higher-ups. They should have let me attack with the force we have here already; at least Greltheaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they had. We would have the legacy in our control and all the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had every detail about it, including the guess of essence it could produce each month and the value of the plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think it's the reason why, they are finally sending the hordes. If they capture, the Grelheaven; they will have the biggest legacy by size under their control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have legacies on the island higher in grade, but smaller in size, than the velvet garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eva\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you are really staying?\" asked Cara, and I smiled at my girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She already knew the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been ten days since the opening, and we were still here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will be here, but she is leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will miss, you, Mom,\" she said and hugged me. \"Me too, sweet child,\" I said and hugged her back with tears dripping from my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am going to miss her, a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is the first time; I will be staying away from my children for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't like it, but I need to. It was a chance; I had been waiting for all my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are going to ask him today?\" she asked, and I nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will he agree?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know,\" I replied. \"There is also a question of whether he will be able to do it or not,\" I added, to that she nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every legacy is different and has different rules. He might want to give me the mist, but will he be able to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beauticians, the chefs, and the girls could use the mist, but they were part of the establishment when it became the legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A jeweler was not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it didn't happen. I don't plan to return. Since I came here, my mind is bubbling with inspiration. It had been a long time since I had been inspired as such.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to the store and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is full. It's always full, even at midnight. Most of them were men at that time, unlike now when most patrons are women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than half of our patrons are from the merchant state, but there are some coming from Inam and other close cities of the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many had come specifically to shop at the store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are also more men than there are at the store like these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>90% of the things we sell are for the ladies. We would have sold more for the men, but the designs aren't good enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It needs to be good enough, before we bring it to the store, especially now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am searching for them and even trying to poach some designers from the other boutiques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see the look in the eye of customers; the same look when they see the prominent boutique stores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted it. I craved for it. I had failed, but now I had succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had become even more important, that I maintain the standard. Take it to a higher level, which is why, I need the mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are going to miss it in Namdar,\" said Cara, looking at the tree in the center of the store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looks more beautiful than it had been ten days ago. The way the mist moved around it and a very tiny fraction of it got absorbed into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it continues for years; it will bring a profound change in the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked around, before walking toward the elevator. Talking about some patrons before finally stepping into the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see the floors as the elevator went down. These stores didn't have mist, but they have more people than our store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can imagine what would happen. If the whole tower is covered under the floors, the influence of the legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From what I heard. Remus is harvesting a lot of emotion essence. If five more floors are joined, there will be a lot more emotion essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had never thought, I would say it, but I am going to miss this place,\" said Cara, and a smile couldn't help, but appear on my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was supposed to stay for five days, but she stayed for ten. If there wasn't a business to run, she would have stayed more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is really a place, one could never forget,\" I said, looking at the most beautiful place, I had ever seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, we were out of the tower, where the carriage was waiting for us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We stepped in it. A moment, later, the carriage moved toward the port.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is eight in the evening, and the park is filled with people. Local, but also foreigners, both from the empire and merchant cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opening day had created quite a splash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since that day, many people coming to the city. It is not just tourists, but also settlers, coming in to find work and there is a lot of work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had talked to Miss Lola about two days ago when she had come to the store with her friend from Oksall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had said, there are a lot of investments coming into the city. Especially in the hospitality sector. There are hotels built all over the city, as well as many inns and casinos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making rates of real estate increase like crazy. Faster than even Namdar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the emperor died, everyone started coming in there, searching for stability, shooting the prices of real estate through the roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The primmest piece of real estate here is canal street. The whole circle. The rates of it increasing by the day, given the amount of space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only 40% is in the hands of people, while 60% is in the hands of Silver. He is giving the space, only to those who are willing to commit the big projects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have seen the amount of investment Remus wants for it. I Thought barely anyone would agree. It is a small city. A city, that could be attacked by the undead anytime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people didn't seem to care about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are hundreds of proposals. Not only from the businesses of the merchant states, but also from the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including some of the people, I know in Namdar. They had contacted me, asking me to help them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the carriage reached the bridge, and I could see the canals and boats on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had become one of our favorite spots in the city. We had come here nearly daily, especially at sunset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at my daughter and saw her smiling too, looking at the boats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen minutes later, the carriage reached the port. Which is bustling. More than when I had come before the opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are more ships docked. More people moving around and more vibrancy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage stopped, and we stepped out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have a safe journey and take care of your brother for me,\" I said with my eyes turning misty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry about us, mom. Just focus on your work; I will come to meet you next month and even brother with me,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That would be great,\" I said, hoping he would really come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goodbye, Mom,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goodbye, sweet child,\" I replied and hugged her for the last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let go, and she walked toward the ship. I stayed there for fifteen minutes till her ship left, before sitting in my carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched through the window as it began to move. I didn't look at the people. I am too occupied with thoughts of my child leaving to think about anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never stayed away from my children for more than a month, but now, I will be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't like it, but it is for the best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I signed and tried to clear my emotion. I have the most important meeting and I have to be prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage stopped at the tower, and I got out, before waking inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reached the elevator that led to the top floor. There were guards there, but they didn't stop me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elevator is only for Silver and important people like Carla and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened, and I stepped out, before walking toward the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver only stays two days a week in the legacy. The other five days, she stays in the manor with his siblings. Today is one of two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reached his office and turned toward the tiny but luxurious waiting room. As there are still ten minutes to the meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the legacy, everything is a pure luxury, but the waiting room is clearly something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Rolgath had done a wonderful job. Cara is in talks with her for renovation for our stores. We have an interior designer, but Miss Rolgath is better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Eva, you can go in,\" said the secretary, surprising me. There are still over ten minutes before the appointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded and walked toward the office, before stepping inside as guards opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Silver,\" I greeted, the young man sitting behind the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I also nodded at Margaux and Ina, sitting there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eva,\" he said and offered me a seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What can I do for you, Eva?\" I asked, with a faint smile hanging on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made him look quite handsome. I couldn't help but feel attracted to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is younger than my children by a good decade and I shouldn't feel attracted to him. I never get attracted to the younger men, but I do toward him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have been since that incident on the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly pushed away thoughts and cleared my mind. It's very important; I can not let myself be distracted by useless thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was hoping. If you could give me access to the mist?\" I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no change on his face, not even a surprise, as if he expected it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to work on jewelry; the mist will help a lot with the new ideas, I have in my mind,\" I added after a moment of pause, but there was no change in his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The emotion essence is valuable Eva. I am giving so much to the plants. To a lot of people, that there barely remained anything for me,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt relieved. It's not an outright rejection, nor did he say, he couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, I have to make him an offer, he can't reject. Thankfully, I have prepared for it and it's quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, but I will make it worth it. I am quite good at what I do. I am one of the best in the whole of Namdar. Most importantly, you'll get half of every piece sold,\" I said, looking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no change in his face. I opened my mouth to put up the offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is not something I want to do, but I need the mist. I am willing to suffer the loss if needed to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was about to speak when a smile appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can give you the mist, but with conditions,\" he said. I just nodded and waited for him to lay them all out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope they are not beyond, what I could give.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, every piece, that you make will be sold in the store in the tower. Second, every piece will need to pass through us before being sold,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laid out seven conditions. The way he laid them out; it's clear, he had already thought about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I agree,\" I agreed after a few seconds of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them are tough, like every piece passing through his eyes before being sold, but they are not as harsh as I am willing to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Give me your hand,\" he said, and I did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body shuddered as his hand touched mine. It took all my will to keep my face straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Done, now you will be able to control the mist,\" he said, releasing my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took me a moment for me to control myself before I bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Lord Silver,\" I said with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can call me Remus when we are alone, Eva,\" he said, and my heart fluttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Remus,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap on thebelow to read20Advanced Chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>",2238,"2026-06-09T06:54:39.599Z",1,"novelbin.me","b8b6d0851267fe7875dc81bcad8ded515b9734e36fd48a305ab5156f9892c8db","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-415","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-413",917,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcity-of-desire-kingdom-building-cover.jpg"]