[{"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-555":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},1846675,2449,"Chapter 557: Mars Tower","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-555",555,"\u003Cp>My eyes stayed glued to the city, refusing to waver, even when the ship moved to dock at the port.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I watch is too absorbing to see anything else —undeniably irresistible. I couldn't tear my gaze away, not now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are a lot of them at the piers. Working as porters, operating things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are magnificent. The smallest, no larger than an adolescent child, and the tallest stood over seven meters high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some of them are thousands of years old,\" said Rutto. To that, I nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I love golems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They represent everything that I love about this world. I wanted to buy some to act as guards at the tower's doors before discarding that idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't an easy decision to make.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the ship docked, and we exited. People are waiting for us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three people. One woman, two men. All three wear mage robes, but they are not the same type.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Archmage City has a strict code about the robes. One could tell the mage they were just by looking at their robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome to Archmage City, Lord Silver, Master of Velvet Garden,\" said the green-haired woman. \"Thank you for the kind welcome, Great Mage Stoneheart,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman is a great mage. An Lv. 40+ mage, and since she worked in The Archmage tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It means she is exceptional—beyond just good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am surprised they have sent her to welcome me. All the Masters of the Legacies were greeted with strict ceremony—welcomed by none other than a grade of Great Mage, as was befitting their stature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have a list of those mages; she isn't one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mage Stoneheart is responsible for welcoming the masters of the Grade IV legacy—only a Master of Grade IV or Grade V is received by Great Mage Stoneheart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My legacy isn't Grade IV. It's Grade III, but she is here to welcome me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'All the accommodations have been arranged for you and your entourage, but in light of your condition, I would suggest you go to the Mars Tower first,' she said, her voice calm yet edged with something I couldn't quite place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to attend the opening tomorrow and have other engagements, Great Mage,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I planned to visit that place, but I would not risk missing the opening of the conclave and the other things I had intended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't think that would be a problem. The opening ceremony is at ten,\" the Great Mage replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I considered for a moment before finally nodding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ok,\" I agreed. It's in my favor to visit Mars Tower. I will need all the help I can get for tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mydir will take you there,\" she ordered to the elf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, I was in the carriage. Moving toward the Mars Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked outside the window and saw Golems patrolling the streets. People were riding their monsters, which were not allowed in other cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I myself have restricted many monsters. Those who have them need special permission to bring them into the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because these monsters possess the sheer power to maul through dozens of people, leaving carnage in their wake long before the guards can even mount a response\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some feel powerful enough to kill even the guards with a swipe of their claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard there has not been a single monster accident in the past century?\" I asked. \"In three and a half centuries. It had been more than a millennium since a person died,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The person who died twelve hundred years ago died due to his own fault instead of the monsters' fault,\" replied the elf, his pride clearly evident in his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These collars must be the reason?\" I asked, and the man nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the carriage changed lanes and began to move fast. It had shifted to the Lightway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In huge cities, there are one or two streets with Lightways. Here, every big street has one, and to use it, one only needs to shift the lane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage is moving fast. Faster than cars inside the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cars move at an average of thirty miles per hour in the city, but the carriage is at least moving at forty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I could see everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to my new eye skill and the more I looked. The more enamored I have become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city is a magical metropolis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was remarkably well-planned. Despite its immense population, the city never felt crowded. Parks, sidewalks, and lush gardens sprawled across the landscape, seamlessly woven into the urban design.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could even see young children walking alone without fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I took in the sights, my gaze landed on something unexpected—something that brought an involuntary smile to my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It differs from Earth and runs on magic, but it is still a tram. It brought back some old memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will travel on it at least once before I leave the city. It will be enough till I build a tram in my city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to build it ever since I held the city in my hands. It looked easy enough, but far from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is still much easier than the Lightway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes passed, and the sky-breaking tower came into view. It is massive and magnificent, bigger than even the Storm Tower of Namdar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is nearly two hundred stories tall and looks to be carved out of a gentle, glowing mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a work of art with a bee comb design.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is the Mars Tower. Built by Archmage Mars, who specialized in healing. The tower is also known as Healers Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is thousands of years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, nearly every affliction, including severed limbs, can be healed. However, those treatments are some of the most difficult and expensive ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage stopped, and I got out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wheelchair was waiting for me. Although I could walk for a short distance, I sat in a wheelchair when I saw the massive tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just going to the lobby alone will tire me out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young human man pushed me, and soon, I passed through the massive gates of the tower, entering the lobby that made my eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Magnificent,\" I muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't look like a hospital, and technically, it was not. It is a magic tower focused on teaching healing magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, at a stretch, it could be seen as a teaching hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mages are everywhere, and less than 10% of the crowd are regular people like me who are not wearing mage robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People looked at me. Some muttered in recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Most of the things here are placed by Archmage Mars himself. A few changes have been made across the millenniums,\" the elf informed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't require any change,\" I replied, and it truly doesn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything is beautiful, especially those art pieces. They are from an Archmage's collection, and I'm drooling over each piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We reached the elevator and entered the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy screen enveloped us, and the elevator moved—fast. It was much faster and smoother than the elevator in my tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could barely feel it moving. I wouldn't have felt it at all, if not for seeing the floors moving past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the elevator stopped, and the screen disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They pushed my wheelchair out, only to see two people waiting for me: a brown-haired man who looked to be in his forties and a young dwarf woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man is Great Mage Domaris—one of the most accomplished healers in Archmage City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Specializing in the spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him is a young dwarf woman; she is a mage. Likely his student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Silver, you look better than what Healer Gulfim had described in her communication,\" he said, looking at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't use any active skills but with his expertise. He could see many things without using them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Far from it, Great Mage. I could barely walk more than a few hundred meters,\" I replied as the young woman appeared behind me and pushed my wheelchair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If your condition had been as Healer Gulfim had described. You shouldn't have been able to walk even a hundred meters,\" he said, and to that, I smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are people around. Most are mages, but some are patients, and quite a few are in wheelchairs, like me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after seeing them does this place begin to feel a little bit like the hospital, but one could forget that the next moment, seeing its beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hospitals are not supposed to be this beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, we stopped by the door and entered the room, where there were different types of tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We stopped beside the metallic bed. Covered densely in the runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am going to place you on this bed for the exam,\" he informed. However, he didn't act until I nodded after a second of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, I don't want them to scan me. He will see what I don't want them to see, but I want to recover fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing me nod. The bracelet with the green gem lit up, and I found myself floating up. A moment later, I was on the metallic bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought it would be uncomfortable, but it is surprisingly soft—softer than a mattress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second passed, and the buzzing sound rang out. As it did, the runes lit up and moved over my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made me panic a little, but I remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds passed when a green light dot appeared over me. Soon, that dot expanded, forming a magic image of me, and it was beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every vein and bone, along with my beating heart, is visible here. I could see my blood going in and out of it and many other things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mage Domaris tapped a few runic buttons, and the scan changed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something translucent was added to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have heavily overexerted your spirit, Lord Silver, but you are recovering incredibly fast,\" he said. His eyes never leave the scan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't feel like it,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, you are,\" he said and said something to the young mage beside him in privacy. She nodded while he turned back to the scan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, can you help me recover faster?\" I asked, and the man smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spirit is the most delicate part of people to deal with. Pushing it will only harm you, but this is Mars Tower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have something that helps you to recover. At least enough that you will be able to use your skills and aura before leaving the city,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that report, a small smile appeared on my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Healer Gulfim said, I will be able to use my skills and aura in two weeks, but won't be at full power. Here, in ten days, I might be able to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at a few other things when the young woman came holding a tray of medicines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These will expedite the healing of physical injuries and soothe the spirit,\" he said, looking at the medicine. The next moment, I took the medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were good, while others made me nearly vomit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, I got out of bed and back into the chair as the young woman pushed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We came out of the room and kept moving until we stopped at the far end of the hallway, where Mage Domaris opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We entered the room. It is not big, but it isn't cramped either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is nothing else besides the block of jagged purple crystal, which is smooth on top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is an otolis crystal. Made from bones of an otolis beast. It has spirit nourishing properties.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's uncomfortable, but if you spend a night on it. It will expedite the recovery of your spirit,\" informed Mage Domaris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do I have to sleep naked?\" I asked, and to my surprise. He nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked it as a joke, but it turned out to be true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A minute later, everyone left. Leaving me alone in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stayed in my wheelchair for a few seconds before sighing and getting up. I slowly removed my clothes and carefully folded them in my wheelchair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely naked. I climbed on the purple crystal and lay down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was cold and uncomfortable, but I bore it and closed my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know whether it is the tiredness, the medicine, or both. I fell into a deep sleep within a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subscribe to to unlock over20Advanced Chapters, Character Art, and Maps.\u003C\u002Fp>",2076,"2026-06-09T06:55:02.855Z",1,"novelbin.me","61293b90fad224877bbad17337c0e06ba8b4cc331ec746cc0152a904b43f02bf","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-556","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-554",917,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcity-of-desire-kingdom-building-cover.jpg"]