[{"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-496":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},1846511,2449,"Chapter 498: A Day Before I","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-496",496,"\u003Cp>Magda\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's bigger than I thought,\" said El nervously, looking at the city that came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's growing fast. When I passed by it a few months ago. It wasn't so big,\" said my brother from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the legacy. Its advancement is bringing businesses and people in front of the city,\" explained my father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The invitation from Margaux is for the whole family. My parents and even my brother had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still remember the day when I showed them the invitation. Father thought it was a joke and even contacted the Greltheaven to verify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, I have found out a lot of things about El's mom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is one of the most powerful people in the city and has a lot of influence on the legacy. She is one of the triumvirates who controlled it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes passed, and the ship was finally docked before the ramp went down and guards came up, followed by a beautiful half-elf, who seemed to be coming toward us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked to be in her early twenties with really short sea-blue hair, that was even shorter than fathers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is my first time. Seeing the woman with such short hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is tall, taller than me with those elvish cheekbones and blue eyes the same shade as her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is wearing a beautiful cream-colored dress, hugging her body perfectly. Seeing how guards were following her, she seemed to be someone important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped in front of us and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Swan, Pearsons, welcome to Greltheaven,\" she said to our surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you?\" replied father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Eryna. Headmistress sent me as your chauffeur,\" she said and looked at two guards behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Headmistress. El's mom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They came forward and took the bags from my parents' hands, while we kept watching in befuddlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please follow me,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked down the ramp with a grace I couldn't help but envy. It was effortless. It looked like she was walking on the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not a skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been trained for it. I have also taken the classes, but couldn't manage such effortless grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment passed, and we hurriedly followed behind her. The guards didn't stop us or even asked to check our documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage was close to the ship. They do not let them park so close, but here, nobody is doing anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Swan, please,\" said Eryna as she opened the door for El.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overwhelmed by such service. Ever since her mom came, she found a lot of things about her, making her question whether it was all a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing we all were staring at her, she quickly entered inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We followed after and a few seconds later, the carriage began to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you taking us?\" I asked. \"First to your hotel, where you will rest for a few hours. Then to the velvet garden,\" she replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, the eyes of my parents and brother lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We already knew about the hotel. A letter from El's mom had informed us about it, but there was no mention of the chauffeur and legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought the legacy won't open before tomorrow?\" asked Father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is true for most people, but open to special guests like you,\" replied the half-elf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, a big smile appeared on my parent's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father wanted to come to the legacy. Even had a reservation made, but that is a year away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is difficult to get a table. Even in a legacy as big as this one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked around and saw the port bustling, even in the morning. With ships docking and leaving the port, more ships are sailing straight past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two years ago, the trade between the empire and merchant states was non-existent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it is growing every month. Breaking the records of trade before the conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the carriage passed through the gate and entered the city. There are beautiful buildings everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city has a strict building policy. Every house needs to have permission from the city and has to have certain aesthetics. It gave quite a charm to the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making it one of the most beautiful I had seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Construction is happening everywhere here,\" said my brother, looking around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The scale of it is quite surprising,\" added Father, with a surprise in his eyes. I didn't say anything and just enjoyed the view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are all types of people here, not just humans, but also orcs, I even saw a couple of elves and dwarves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is hard to see people of other races in the Inam or most of the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had only seen them in Namdar, but here, their numbers seemed more. I had heard about it, but still had a hard time believing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The empire hadn't changed the policies about the non-humans yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the carriage stopped in front of the hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver opened the door, and we stepped out. In front of the seven-floor building, with a large fountain in front of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Raxtine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They have hotels in Inam as well. Bigger than it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Raxtine had made a huge investment here. They are building a hotel as big as their flagship in Inam,\" said Father, and I couldn't help, but be surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is twice as tall as this one and at least five wide. It is an enormous investment to be made in such a small city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's too big of a risk. The city isn't big enough to handle it,\" said my brother and I couldn't help, but nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I may not have an interest in the business, but I understand it enough to know. That city needs to be big enough to handle a hotel of that size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it is a luxury hotel. It needs to have enough affluent people, which the city does not have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The city didn't, but the legacy will,\" replied father. It surprised us before we shook our heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are talking about thousands of hotel rooms, Father,\" said George, and Father smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Eryna, can you guess the number of people that will enter the legacy daily?\" asked Father to the half-elf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It will be at least twenty-five to thirty thousand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nine thousand would be from the theater, ten to twenty thousand would be from the store floors and a few thousand would be from exclusive floors,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The roof and the casino will increase the traffic even further,\" replied the elf, surprising us all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way she replied. It's clear that she is aware of it, more than casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What will be on the roof?\" El asked. I wanted to ask the same question, but she asked it before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the invitation, I have consumed everything about the velvet garden. I know the details of each floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roof is said to be restricted. Only Silver and the madams are allowed there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That you will have to ask your mother, Miss Swan,\" Half-elf replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only Master Silver and the triumvirate are aware of its purpose. The rest of us could only guess,\" she added, looking at El, before stepping through the gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We followed behind, entering the lobby. She collected our keys, and we stepped into the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon the elevator stopped at the sixth floor, and we walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have a rest, dear guests; I will come to pick you up at eleven and a half for the legacy,\" said half-elf and handed us keys to our suites before walking away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards didn't leave. Two of them positioned themselves at the door of the suite that El and I were going to share.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's clear, they are here for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My parents went to their suite, while my brother went to his and we went to ours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We stepped inside a beautiful suite with a great view of the city. El looked at the suite, before walking toward the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It feels like a dream,\" she said softly, looking at the view. \"Well, it's not,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still couldn't wrap my head around El's mom being part of the powerful triumvirate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you be showering first, or will I?\" I asked. \"You go,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty minutes later, I returned feeling refreshed. All the tiredness of the trip had gone away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, El went and came back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We rested a while before going to brunch with my parents. It was all paid for by El's mom like the hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We came back and I took a small nap. It was hard, with all the excitement about the legacy, but I calmed myself and rested. El did the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had just woken up and freshened when a knock rang out our door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ready?\" asked Eryna as I opened the door. My parents and brother were already beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" I said while El nodded and stepped out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later, we were in the carriage. Nobody is talking, but excitement could be seen in everybody's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are going to the legacy. The biggest legacy of Grade III and below and one of the biggest legacies in the whole continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since I got the invitation. I am dreaming about it and now, I am going to be in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, our carriage took a turn and the tower came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounded by a huge park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage took another turn to bridge on the canal, with crystal-clear water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looked empty,\" said my brother as we entered the park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is normally filled with thousands of people, but today, it is closed. There are a few things that are being added to the park,\" replied the half-elf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see a group of people in a few places across the park. Working on things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the carriage stopped in front of the tower, and I got out. Immediately, smelling the most wonderful mix of fragrances I had ever experienced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it wasn't for the half-elf, I would have stayed and enjoyed these wonderful scents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I followed her and stepped inside the tower into the massive lobby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I did, I stopped. More like, frozen in my place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew immediately that Vanis's Tavern couldn't compare to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing I felt was the wonderful feeling of legacy and with it came the fragrances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wonderful fragrances of the flowers I had smelled before seemed pale compared to what I am covered in right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These fragrances seemed to enter, my very soul, with the power of the legacy. It makes me feel like I am in heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked around and saw beautiful plants everywhere. In the lobby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked beautiful with colorful mist dancing over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the plants, before focusing on the things that were covered in the dense mist. There are tens of such things, with the centerpiece being truly massive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't even see the silhouette of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My god, look how big you have grown!\" I heard and saw a beautiful woman behind a huge reception platform getting up and walking toward El gracefully, before hugging her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Lorle,\" said El to the raven-haired woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have really started to look like your mother,\" said the woman. It made El smile before a slight disappointment appeared in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is mom here?\" she asked, and the older woman shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, she is at the college.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is unlikely you will be able to meet your mom today. She is very busy with the opening tomorrow,\" she replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letter from El's mom said. It would be hard for her to meet her, given the responsibilities she had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She has a lot of things to do for tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, after the opening. You will have all the time in the world with you with your mom,\" she added, and El smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They talked a little before she introduced us to the beautiful woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Lorle, if you don't mind me asking. Why are so many things covered in the mist?\" I asked, and the woman smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They will be revealed tomorrow,\" she replied with a mysterious smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you show us now?\" I asked. \"No,\" the woman replied simply. It made me a little disappointed, but I will see them tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have an invitation to the party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap onto read up to 20 Advanced Chapters. Become aFree Memberon Patreon for maps and other stuff.\u003C\u002Fp>",2076,"2026-06-09T06:54:39.600Z",1,"novelbin.me","b5d633d35319ec006faa419f3448d68d20f438cb59a069715b7a5d8e1b313768","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-323","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-140",917,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcity-of-desire-kingdom-building-cover.jpg"]