[{"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-557":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},1846677,2449,"Chapter 559: Archmage Tower","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-557",557,"\u003Cp>The carriage stopped, and we got out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who opened the door had said something, but I was too occupied staring at the wonder before me for it to register.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is the Archmage Tower, the oldest mage tower in the city and its most powerful legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is also the oldest occupied building on the entire continent. Over the past ten thousand years, every other building has been destroyed at least once in incursions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the incursion, the city became one of the world's safest but also one of its most dangerous places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hosts one of the incursion gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked at the tower at first glance. It didn't look as impressive as the other towers, but as one looked further. One would see how impressive the tower is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magical red stones do not look special until one focuses on them. Then, they would see a thick layer of mana covering them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is not normal mana, but the one formed through an emotional mist that covers it beautifully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took me a while to avert my eyes away from it, and I looked around it. The massive preparations have been made for the opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grand opening would be in the evening, with millions of people watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am going inside to join the address of the archmage. It is an honor that is only for the masters of legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, even sovereigns or nobles wouldn't participate in it. It is the synod of legacies, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched as Jill pushed my wheelchair toward the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Silver, welcome archmage tower,\" greeted the elf woman as we reached the gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three people are welcoming the guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three of them are Great Mages. If I had a single one in my service, I would have been able to sleep more soundly in my city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They smiled while Jill pushed me inside the tower. As she did, the feeling of one of the most potent legacies came over me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was light but filled every part of me like a blanket. Making me feel as safe as I had before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gave me a vision of standing in the center with thousands of mages protecting me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's different,\" said Garzong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only for us,\" I replied, looking at Jill and Davis. Their eyes are a little cloudy. It looked like they were having some kind of epiphany.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garzong looked surprised. So is Jon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The recreational and entertainment types' legacies are different,\" I replied to his question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a spirit. One of the most powerful legacies in the world. I thought its effects would be stronger,\" said Jon, making my smile appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who says it's not?\" I asked back, looking at Jill and Davis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its effects are powerful but not to all people. It is a legacy born by a mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purpose of the archmage tower is magic. It helps the mages research, teaches them, and becomes a focus from which they can launch spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is different than the recreational legacies. That focuses on making their patrons feel better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We also do not feel its full effects because we do not have mage classes or talent. On top of that, its effects are being restricted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we encountered the Towers full power. It would have overwhelmed us. It's a spirit, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As legacies reach the level this one has, they become more than what they seem. Such legacies have many secrets. Some are open, but many remain carefully hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pushed those thoughts away and took in the impressive lobby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It exhibited many things, both old and new. The older ones were more than ten thousand years old; the new ones might be as recent as a few months old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The archmages make changes according to their preferences. The current archmage makes changes every year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They have an extensive collection accumulated over thousands of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at it before looking up at the grand fresco. It is a fresco of the battle, with one side led by an older man in mage's robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opposition is controlled by a tall, pale, alien-looking creature surrounded by an army of similar-looking beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I focused on the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is the first archmage, the man who birthed this legacy and even took it to the stage where it is now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is a great man, but I am more interested in the others beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man with crystalline horns is holding a staff. A huge red female armored warrior carrying a massive great sword. A little person with a glittering coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder races.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard there are some in the city, but given their abilities. It's hard to recognize them, even if one spotted them on the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are blessed with powerful abilities and exceptional long lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish I could see an elder.\" I thought. But then realized I might have seen one already. As I said, they are very good at hiding themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned my eyes away and looked at the mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The signature of every legacy, even the archmage tower, is no different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this mist is very different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single speck of it felt more powerful than all the mist of my legacy. It is likely true, given the level of the archmage tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, I am feeling suppressed. This suppression isn't stiffening or even visible unless I focus on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jill seemed to be coming to herself when she pushed my wheelchair not toward the elevator but toward the gate with the silvery screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only Lord Silver is allowed to go further,\" stated the attendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded and turned to Jill and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go enjoy the city. I will inform you when I am finished,\" I said to them and entered the teleportation gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is my first time using one. They are scarce and expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, everything was dark before it cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The continental synod welcomes you, Lord Silver,\" welcomed a half-elf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked in his late forties, with silvery hair and deep green eyes. He was handsome in a scholarly way, and his eyes were filled with knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grand Mage Alwatyr,\" I greeted with respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is a Grand Mage, a peer of Salazar. Their power is just below the archmages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are capable of leveling cities alone. They are the living nukes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Silver, I am going to use the skill that will take away your tiredness and give you vigor as long as you are in the tower,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, a big smile couldn't help but appear on my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Legacy skill?\" I asked, and the man nodded. \"Side effects?\" I inquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing, but it won't heal you. It will fill you with vigor and keep afflictions suspended until you get out of the tower,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, I felt the surrounding mist moving before seeping into me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it did, I felt all the weakness in my body disappearing. As if I had never been injured, I felt like I could fight ten battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Grand Mage,\" I warmly thanked the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled while I stood and walked toward the vast bronze doors. They are huge and have impressive work done on them. It is the best bronze detail work I have ever seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I didn't have to walk through the gate. I would spend some time admiring them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Remus Silver, Master of Velvet Garden. Lord of Greltheaven and Panar,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Announced the herald as I stepped inside a grand hall, which is richly decorated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt the eyes of hundreds of people on me. Each one of them is important. They are masters of legacies and representatives sent by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are rows and rows of seats, with half already filled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see many familiar faces. People I have met before, people I have only read about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of them turned toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded at some and smiled and soon reached the rows. A surprise appeared on my face when my guide turned in the second row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am not the only one surprised. Many reacted with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first rows are for the masters of Grade V, Grade VI, and above Masters of Legacies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second row is for the Master of Grade IV legacy. Now, the guide is leading me there with more and more people watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have been much easier. If the seats had our names, the Archmage City likes to keep people guessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My name won't appear unless I sit on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here is your seat, Lord Silver,\" said the guard as we stopped near the middle of the row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at my seat and looked at the person sitting beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you,\" I said to the guide, sitting in my seat. As I did, my name flashed above me. They had really put me in the second row!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Ophelia, it's been a while,\" I said to the woman beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is Ophelia Awyn. Master of Transcendent Pleasure. A Grade IV legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She considers me her competitor despite us being in different countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know why she thinks that. She has a higher-level legacy than me and is also very rich, with brothels all over the merchant state and a few other kingdoms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had even poached my people, and more and more girls were getting approached by her people every month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It has, Lord Silver,\" she replied pleasantly with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are the girls adjusting?\" I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman is so good. Upon hearing the question, not even a hint of surprise appeared on her face, and her pleasant smile remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am not angry at her poaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is just a business; I have done that myself, but that doesn't mean I like it. Given the work I put into training them, it had irritated me immensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, to be honest. You have trained your girls well, and I wanted to talk to you about it,\" she replied while I arched my brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am hoping you would sell the contracts of some of your girls. I am willing to pay good money,\" she stated, and I have to say, I am surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't expect her to be so audacious and make an offer to me directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My apologies, Lady Ophelia, but their contracts aren't for sale,\" I replied. The woman seemed to be expecting the reply, as her eyes showed no surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you wish, Lord Silver,\" she said simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know she will not stop. The girls inform us every week that they have been making an offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, I couldn't do much about it. I can not directly bar it, as there are always ways around the contract, no matter how tight it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All I could do was make it complex and costly for the poachers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These hurdles are not necessarily enough to stop the people like her. Her legacy is extremely rich; she could afford to poach my people, even at that price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the only thing I could count on was loyalty. It is what kept my girls to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few girls agreed and were poached despite hundreds being enticed by the substantial offers. 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