[{"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-431":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},1846284,2449,"Chapter 433: Preparations","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-431",431,"\u003Cp>Witch of Luminescent Legacy Lv. 28\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warrior 16\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warrior 17\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Skill Gained: …}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soldier Lv. 10\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Class Change: Soldier – Officer}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Officer Lv. 11\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Officer Lv. 12\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Skill Change: Soldier's Run - Officer's Run}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Skill Gained: Rallying Cry}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Texts were waiting for me as I opened my eyes. Seeing, them, a smile appeared on my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Soldier Class had advanced to Officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It upgraded my one skill and gave me another one. I would have liked to have an offensive skill, but Rallying Cry would be more useful, given my position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am not in a forest alone, fighting the monsters, but in the army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am an officer, with a people under my command. I need such skills to effectively lead them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time too, my main class, Wildlander Survivalist, didn't advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only advanced once since I came to the city in the first battle. Likely because it was wildland to me; I had never been to the city, never fought against such people or undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colonel Azalea said it would be harder for me to level up my main class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its advancement would be very slow. It's made for a different environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only way, it would advance smoothly, is when it would merge with the secondary class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, that would bring different troubles for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inheritance skills and future inheritance class might be affected by that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had gained those two skills because I had followed a similar path as my powerful ancestor. If I followed the path they had, I would gain more of their skills and even class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more I diverged from it; the lesser the probability would be for me to gain more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is even a chance, I might even lose the two inheritance skills I have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't think about it, nor did I care as much. The only, I know, is that I like it here. I love the friends I have made, and the colleagues I have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The church, I go to weekly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't want to be alone anymore. If I lose the skills, it will hurt me, and my strength will be reduced, but those things I could bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I couldn't bear is to lose what I have here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp Cannoneer 23\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Skill Gained: ...}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aquamancer of Brilliance Lv. 33\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Skill Gained: …}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaman Lv. 8\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaman Lv. 9\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Skill Gained: …}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valorous Lord Lv. 25\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valorous Lord Lv. 26\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valorous Lord Lv. 27\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The text was in front of me as I opened my eyes. I had leveled up and three times, at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am not surprised by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I had my old Warrior Class, I might have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's hard to gain, three levels after crossing Lv. 20. It is especially true with Lord Class; the ruling classes are notoriously hard to advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That doesn't mean, they couldn't be advanced fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three levels are rewards for the planning I did, and the efforts I had made in the past seven months, that resulted in the victory against the undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am not talking about the strategy. Here, that was the army's department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am talking about the things; I did as the ruler of the city. Politics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officers and soldiers from the empire didn't reach the city automatically after they accepted Cardin's offer. The same with alchfire orbs; essence alone wasn't enough to get them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Get them as fast as we got.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My contribution to the battle added to that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These are not the only things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are also things, like running the city, which was not easy given its seven months ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is one of the reasons why, ruling classes are so hard to level up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They need so much, but they also provide so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't get a skill, which is a little disappointing, and since it is a secondary class, there won't be any attribute points, but my power has increased, nonetheless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The higher leveled Valorous Lord had increased the power of the class, skills, and attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could feel, my physical attributes getting stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valorous Lord gives greater weight to physical attributes than the Dealer of Desire, which is more focused on mental attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the notification for a few seconds before pushing it away and turning to the clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a little over seven and a half; I had slept for two hours, but thanks to Caena's charm. I felt like I had a regular sleep of seven hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I activated Get Ready, before walking out of the room into my office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is Port Midlet doing?\" I asked. \"Still engaged in the battle with the undead,\" she replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made me feel relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lot of it depends upon him keeping the undead occupied. If the past two battles are any proof, he should be able to keep them engaged till the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded and walked out of the office with Zela and Ina filling me with the details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, I reached, the manor and saw Carla waiting there was for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ertis, call children for dinner,\" said Carla.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man nodded and walked away, while I walked with Carla toward the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are doing it?\" she asked softly, and I nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is one of the few people, I had discussed my plan for the Panar. Before the battle, it was just a plan, but now, it had become a reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish you didn't. It's too dangerous. You might not return from it,\" she said, in a barely audible voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, nothing will happen to me. They won't kill me; I am the host of legacy,\" I replied, to which she glared at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't have to kill me. They could just capture me, and it will be all over. I hope it wouldn't and people would resist, but it would likely be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed and took her hands in mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, I have to do this. If I didn't, the undead would keep attacking the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it is failed, it will send them and others a message,\" I replied to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are other results between the victory and the route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We won't want anything other than victory, but the result in between would also be enough to send the message we needed to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It will also provide us with more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time is what the city needs. In the past month, since the establishment opened, the city has grown rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At an even greater pace than its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A growing city attracts more people. Earns more money and has the ability to finance an even bigger army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only hope, that you will return safely to me,\" she said finally. \"I promise, I will,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, we reached the kitchen, and the children came not long after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations on your victory brother,\" said Heron and Josie in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, both of you,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff began to serve us dinner, while we talked. I kept the subject lite and focused on the children, about their school and other activities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is something important, I need to talk to you both,\" I said to them as the dinner reached the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" Heron asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am leaving the city for a few days,\" I informed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surprise appeared on their faces hearing that. Since, they had come to the city; I had not left it, even for a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Panar,\" I replied, and surprised on his face turned to the shock. \"Isn't it occupied by the undead?\" he asked, to which I nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you going to attack it?\" he asked. \"Yes,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish, I could come with you,\" he said, surprising me. Even Carla seemed surprised by his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is mature for his age, even so, I had expected him to say something different. Even discourages me from going, but he wishes he could come with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he understood, he couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now, you should focus on school and training,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope, you will come back victorious, brother,\" he said. \"I'll try,\" I replied and looked at Josie, who had been quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't go,\" she said with tears dripping down her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to, dear sister, but I promise you, I will come back before you even know it,\" I replied to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child didn't say anything. Just got off her chair and came to before hugging me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will miss, you,\" she said. \"I will miss you too, dear sister,\" I replied and petted her back gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the dinner went silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I talked to Carla and the children for a few minutes, before walking out of the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would have loved to spend more time with them, but I have things to do. A lot of them, seeing I will be leaving with the army in a few hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage stopped at the city hall, and I stepped out of it, before walking inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are still some people in it, and they stopped and bowed. Even now, many don't have any idea what will happen in a few hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is martial law across the city, a very few people could move around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even soldiers don't know what is going to happen. They are currently resting under; I hope they rest well because it will be the last rest before the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Silver, Lord Janice is here,\" Jill informed. \"Send him in, after a minute,\" I replied and walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had already spotted the man. I had called him, for a meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A minute later, a blond-haired man, who looked to be in his late forties, walked inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Silver,\" he greeted. \"Please, take a seat, Lord Janice,\" I offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, my lord,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations, on your victory, my lord. I heard that you had wiped out a whole horde of undead,\" he congratulated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, for your kind words, Lord Janice,\" I replied before turning my expression serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would have talked to a man more, but I don't have time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you brought it?\" I asked directly. \"Of course,\" the man replied and took out a blue scroll from his bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in Owlspring in the morning. I had called him, right after the battle ended. I thought the man would send someone with a scroll, but he came personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It isn't surprising when thinking about it, seeing what I am offering in exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed it in front of me and took it in my hand. Feeling the power of class and skill attached to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It suppressed my class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not because the host of it is high-level. He is not even Lv. 20, if intelligence is to be believed, but his class is high in the hierarchy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, in this world where you are born has a much greater effect on one's destiny than on the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who provided the scroll got such a powerful class just on the basis of birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened the scroll and read it. It's written exactly as I had asked for it; there is a not even word change. It seemed like, a threat of reducing price, had worked well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope, it is to your liking?\" asked the man as I closed the scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is,\" I replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment, Ina placed a wooden box in front of the man. The man opened the box and his eyes lit up seeing the content inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a half price; the half will be paid the next month,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Certainly,\" replied the man and walked out of the office, a few seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the scroll for which, I had paid a high price. It won't help me win Panar, but it will help a lot after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had asked for it weeks ago after I discussed various things with Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought it would take me months or even years before I needed to use it, but if I succeeded, I would use it in days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zela, ask for the secure connection from Meldhorn,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later, I was talking with the Prime Minister of Meldhorn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person right below Lord of Meldhorn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I informed him of my plan to attack Panar. After him, it was Councilmember Yirstone of Oksall and the Foreign Secretary of Belnin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it was a Lord of Owlspring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is important, that I will inform my unofficial allies about it. Given the help, they have provided and will continue to be providing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, I contact the office of Princess Orlena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would have kept her on the list of people, I would contact, right before leaving, but she had provided instrumental help against the undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her intervention in the sea against the undead, which might be due to merchants, had helped me tremendously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for her, we wouldn't have been able to achieve such a victory today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The response from all of them was measured. From Princess Orlena to merchants. They didn't discourage me from the attack but also didn't encourage me, either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think, the merchants have a plan for the city, but that plan will only come into motion after my defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They have a plan not just for Greltheaven, but also Riverbell and Deepond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They will let us do what we want, but the moment we fail. They will act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I do not have proof, but I am pretty sure about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They will not let the second undead kingdom take root in their backyard. The one that could obstruct the lucrative trade they were having with the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is such a regret. They will do it after my defeat, not before it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Till then, they will provide help with intelligence aid and a few other things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pushed those thoughts away and focused on the work in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I finished it quickly and walked out of the city hall. I went to barracks and then hospitals. By the time I returned to the city hall, it was ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is time I inform the people of my plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap on thebelow to read20Advanced Chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>",2399,"2026-06-09T06:54:39.599Z",1,"novelbin.me","b6d1f0135733b61bc215d57c7276603f6b66737425a85ca59b9b7c6024752b19","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-432","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-430",917,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcity-of-desire-kingdom-building-cover.jpg"]