[{"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-506":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},1846626,2449,"Chapter 508: Route","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-506",506,"\u003Cp>Viscount Kasis\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage stopped at the central building of Greltheaven, and the door was opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Viscount Kasis,\" greeted a blond man with a bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, follow me,\" he said a moment later and led me into the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I followed after him, into the bustling city hall. It is smaller than my city's, but seemed more vibrant, despite having less than half of the population.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People could be seen coming and going, with each one busy with their own work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I walked through the city hall, it looked average. There are barely any art pieces, paintings, or beautiful tapestries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, what it has is tasteful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, we reached the office of Silver. It is easier to recognize, given the security. There is also that teen assistant of his, who I had seen following behind him at the party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Viscount Kasis, Lord Silver is ready for you,\" she said, getting up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded and walked toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am irritated with Silver. I wanted to meet him yesterday, the day after the party, but he didn't give me an appointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have come personally. I could have sent my son, but I didn't and hoped to get respect for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And also, for those things. I need them, desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards opened the door, and I walked in. Seeing me, Silver got up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Silver,\" I greeted the young man. \"Viscount Kasis,\" He replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, take a seat,\" he said. \"Thank you,\" I replied and sat down in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope you are enjoying the city, my lord?\" he asked, and a smile appeared on my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I loved my time here, more than I had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, I was in the legacy from the morning to the night. Tasting every fruit. From the spa to the theater and, most importantly, the red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am really glad now that I didn't bring my wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, your city is beautiful,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did a little sightseeing today, while I met some people in this city, and I have to say. It is more beautiful than I had thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beautiful buildings, gardens, wide roads without any filth and high security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am glad,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silence hung between us; it was not uncomfortable, but not comfortable either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am sure, you know why, I have come here my lord. I would be grateful if you provided me with some emotion essence,\" I said finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to use my skills, but I uncovered that Silver likes things discussed without skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not because he isn't powerful enough. I had heard plenty of speculation about his probable level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it would have helped. If he had showed off some at the party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not have much essence, Viscount. Most of which I had, have been promised to imperials, Namdar, and others,\" he replied with a pained smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart skipped a bear hearing that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need emotion essence. I need it desperately. Some of the powerhouses under me had threatened to leave if I didn't provide them with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I opened my mouth to beseech him, with an offer that pains me, but for essence, I will not hesitate to sacrifice those things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been a peaceful time. I wouldn't have thought about it, but now it is not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enemies aren't far. I needed to be ready to defend my territory against them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, given our family's relations. I am willing to spare some essence potions,\" he added, just when I was about to offer him some of my family jewels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew his uncle, but not deeply. He is just another merchant for me. Still, I nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Lord Silver,\" I thanked. Silver smiled before his expressions turned serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though, I hope. You will be able to do a few things for me,\" he added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am not surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money isn't enough to buy the essence of emotions. I will need to give him somethings more alongside it to get those things I want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it is in my power, I will,\" I said after a moment of silence. Hoping it wouldn't be about Raul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have seen how much he adores his whore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have heard what happened in Ertburn, and I hope he won't ask me to do anything against Raul. That man is powerful, I am not a match for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not personally, financially or martially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is nothing difficult. I only want you to give safe passage to soldiers, alchemists, or other people that are journeying toward my territory through yours,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to curse the bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he had asked wasn't easy. It will create trouble for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have agreements with neighbors and other nobles to capture and return their people that came to my territory. Especially officers, alchemists, and other high-value people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I let hesitation show on my face and opened my mouth to refuse the condition cordially when a box appeared in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The box filled with the colorful bottles of emotion essence potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Noble Eyes immediately told me that there were hundred bottles of potions in the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty Grade I, forty Grade II, and twenty Grade III.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing them, my eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I come asking for a few emotion essence bottles, but from the beginning, he is only willing to give emotion essence potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which is just as fine too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These bottles were worth more than the amount of essence I had been planning to ask for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, I would have preferred bottles of emotion essence. If it was raw emotion essence; I could have used it to make potions or do other things with it, but as I had said, I do not mind the potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I agree. We can sign the contract immediately,\" I replied, wanting to get my hands on these shiny bottles as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It will solve all my problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no need, my lord. I trust your honor,\" he said, and I cursed him internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The contract would have been much easier. It would have been binding, but there would have been loopholes, but without one, things become complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it will be harder to reject his requests. If I did it, I might not be able to get these things again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These will be enough for now, but I will need more. Silver won't give me more, unless I will do what he has asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a predicament. I have no choice, but to accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need the essence and will need it even more in the future. I just hoped the people he sends to my territory wouldn't give me a lot of trouble with the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can count on that, Lord Silver,\" I replied, and the man smiled. I left understanding that I can't underestimate this young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With him agreeing, a route from Marstern to Belis had become clear,\" said Lola, as the door closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am creating routes for people to come to the territory safely, but it is not just that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have another motive for it, bigger than just bringing people. They will understand with time; some of those sharp-minded had already started to understand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The desire for emotion essence resources is incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is helping me do, within hours, what would have required others to meet powerful nobles, spend months or years in negotiations to achieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the work is far from being over. A single route is not enough, I am aiming for five, but need to create at least three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, one route had been completed. The second one was near; one more noble and it will be done too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's hope, we succeed in others too,\" I replied, before closing the file. I have thirteen minutes before my next meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which is enough for the short practice session.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Kingdom of Mahal has agreed to the safe passage,\" informed Zela as I was about to close my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled upon hearing that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The archmage city had already made arrangements. I only needed to request the kingdoms from my end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Baxzar Dominion had already agreed to the safe passage. So has Tazir, and now with Mahal, the road has been cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would need to approach the individual lords and cities, but that won't be a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have decided that I am going to the Archmage City to the continental synod conclave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only happens once in a decade. It is for the hosts of legacies where every kingdom sent their representatives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is not the right time for me to leave my dominion, but the synod conclave is too much of an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The synod conclave will be like a big trade conclave on Earth. Where the who's who of the continent and a small group of the other continents will come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, I closed my eyes, and an aura came out of me. It didn't spread, instead, it remained around me, before it started swirling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is slow and gentle, unlike a few weeks ago. My aura didn't spill out of my control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least not enough for a person to notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, the speed of swirling got faster and faster, till it began to swirl very fast, like a storm. Lola quickly took steps back, while Zela readied her spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not every time did the training go smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are signs around my office of things turning bad, which have been fixed, but one could still see them. If they looked carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds passed and turned into minutes. I kept trying to spin as fast as I could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat started appearing on my brow and soon my whole, but I didn't stop and continued, till I couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It finally begins to slow it down gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a challenge, given how tired I am, but I am doing much better than the first week. I wasn't able to do what I just did now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have forced me into unconsciousness because of the shear strain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Onaz\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard opened the door, and I walked inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman sitting behind the desk looked up and waved me at the chair asking me to sit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, have you decided?\" asked Carla.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Have I decided? It is quite a question that I wasn't able to reply to it even now, despite knowing there are girls who would kill for the opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only reason she gave me time to think about it is because Ina wants me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are others ready for it on one foot. Jenna and others would pack their bag instantly if given the opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I agree,\" I replied finally, steeling myself after a moment of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You might want the city hall, but Panar is better. Here, you will need to start working from a much lower position despite your advantages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There you will directly work for the Governor. That is a far more powerful position, and it will become more powerful as the city grows,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It will also provide you with experience. That will help you gain a better position in the future,\" said Carla.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know that, but I still wished I could work in this city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am old, over forty-five, and a whore. I need to do everything to rise fast, so I can achieve my own dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have worked hard to be recognized. I focused on my lessons, I studied day and night and after becoming an assistant madam, I worked even harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I know, I do not have much time nor the luxury to reject it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I reject it, others will take it in a heartbeat. If I stayed and joined the city hall. It would be years before I might get a chance to work directly for Master Silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know why I didn't accept it right away when she asked. I had wasted precious days overthinking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you,\" I thanked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pack your stuff, you will be leaving for Panar in the evening,\" she instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for the opportunity,\" I thanked her once again and walked out of the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling grateful and extremely lucky for this and all the other opportunities, I have received here. I know this is the only place in the world, such things can happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Experience the journey before everyone else—support me onand enjoy exclusive early chapters and bonus content.\u003C\u002Fp>",2081,"2026-06-09T06:55:00.676Z",1,"novelbin.me","00d46b1967d405ec3ae526bc48e12ca0e11be112e356f2d796237c97d3c9c73c","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-507","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-505",917,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcity-of-desire-kingdom-building-cover.jpg"]