Chapter 2823: Yongle Square

The next day.

In the villa restaurant of the Territory, Xia Duo and Niya came here for breakfast as usual. The two chatted about some interesting things happening in the Territory while eating, and the scene was very warm.

After finishing breakfast, just as Niya was preparing to return to the Tower of Time, Xia Duo asked her, "About how long will it take to complete the improvements after the third test of the Communication Mythallar?"

"Three or four days, I suppose. Why do you ask about this suddenly?" Niya was a bit curious.

"I was just asking casually. Saville is planning to conduct a moon exploration mission in a few days. If you aren't busy then, you can come along and take a look."

In fact, the Tower of Time's moon exploration mission was originally scheduled for the end of last month. The reason it was set for the end of the month was mainly because the moon is roundest at the end of the month, which might be more favorable for observation.

But the timing was inevitably a bit rushed. As it turned out, while Saville was conducting the preliminary preparations for the moon exploration, he discovered that a full moon is not necessarily favorable for observation; at that time, the moon is too intense and would instead obscure many details.

Furthermore, there was concern that conducting the detection during a full moon would carry a greater risk of offending the Moon God, so the time was ultimately postponed by half a month to the middle of the month, when only a sliver of a crescent moon remains.

Even if one were to accidentally offend the Moon God, one could use the excuse that it was not a detection of the moon. If detecting during a full moon is like staring face-to-face, then detecting during a crescent moon is equivalent to an inadvertent glance.

If there were to be Divine Punishment, it would also be lighter.

It is considered the part with the lowest difficulty in the entire Linshui Town reconstruction project, because that area is prepared for building a small, low-specification square.

"Tell me once the specific date for the opening ceremony is confirmed. You can arrange it then."

"You will finish the Mythallar improvements ahead of schedule, and then we will go together."

It connects to Yongle Square in the north and borders the residential area of Linshui Town in the east, making it convenient for the public to visit during their leisure time.

Before Niya left, Xia Duo also went out. Emerging from the Territory villa, work groups from the Territory Development Department had already appeared on the vast open space to the south; that area had already begun construction.

The base blueprints, or rather the blueprints for Yongle Square, have already been made by me. I am just waiting for Kelake and the others to return from their studies in Evereska, and then they can take over this project.

Of course, wanting to completely avoid risks is also impossible. Even if there were no risk of offending the Moon God, there might be other risks, such as attracting enemies from an Other Plane or simply having an experimental accident.

If it were just a square, no matter how high the specification, with the current capabilities of the Territory Development Department, it wouldn't be too strenuous, but if it were a Floating City base, the difficulty would be too high.

Or rather, the Main Plane should also have a base, specifically in the area on the west side of Linshui Town, sandwiched between the Linshui River and the Wolfburg River.

In the future, for the inspection, maintenance, and even Mythallar updates of the Floating City, parking on the ground is definitely safer than flying in the sky. Placing it in the 【Blue Crystal Plane】 is also fine, but Xia Duo hopes more to use that place as a secret construction base.

The current barracks are mainly responsible for the daily patrols of the Territory, primarily in the area where the Territory borders the forest, which also includes the 【Xia Xia-Sawier Tongdao】 that connects the north and south.

"I heard from Laidun yesterday that there will be several village-level schools opening today. I'm going to go take a look in a while. By the way, Linshui Junior High School will also be opening in a while. We might need to hold an opening ceremony then. Pay attention to the schedule; it would be incomplete if you aren't there."

This is a major project, and its difficulty is no less than building a high-specification Mage Tower, yet the vast majority of the people in the Territory Development Department are ordinary people, with only a very few construction Mages recruited from the Tower of Time.

"Mm."

From the Yongle Square under construction to the south is the original Altar and part of the cemetery area. At the beginning of the Linshui Town reconstruction, the cemetery had already been moved south, and that area was planned as a green park.

Using such a major project to nurture the budding of the Territory's magic architecture.

The square's foundation is modeled after the Elf's Secret Altar and requires a large amount of gold for pouring; it is a very classic method of constructing permanent magic facilities, only the current Territory does not yet have that construction capability.

There is also going deep into the forest to clear out various creatures that pose a threat to the daily activities of the territory's residents in the surrounding area.

Actually, it's not really that one would be caught off guard. After all, whether it's Xia Duo himself or Niya, there is no boss urging them on. Sometimes being a little lazy can be considered a balance of work and rest!

The path of thorns must be walked by someone, so why shouldn't it be oneself? This is actually the responsibility and glory of a Pioneer.

"Mm, I just wanted to give you a heads-up so you wouldn't be caught off guard when the time comes."

This is also Xia Duo's intention: prioritize government affairs and people's livelihood. The barracks can be moved back a little, because with strict discipline, living in tents is not necessarily worse than a permanent camp.

Doing nothing carries the lowest risk, but that is impossible. If one really did nothing, how would magic develop, and how would a magic civilization be built?

This is nothing. Even if I could scrape together so much gold all at once, I would likely not do so. Gold piled in the warehouse won't continue to produce more gold. As long as the collection rate keeps up with the construction schedule, there is absolutely no need to gather it all at once.

"Then I'm going back." Niya was about to turn and leave, but suddenly turned back and asked, "What about you?"

Of course, there are some responsibilities that don't need to be stated explicitly, which is guarding the cemetery. Death Priests are in long-term contact with Negative Energy; if something were to happen, it wouldn't be a small matter, so there are people watching the cemetery at the barracks twenty-four hours a day.

As for what the Territory Development Department is doing now, it is actually more about leveling land, laying foundations, and other parts that ordinary people can participate in, and it's not even all of that.

Looking at the residential area from the outside, it is already more than half finished. Of course, many supporting facilities have certainly not been fully built yet; that will require waiting for another period of time.

To dock an Adamantine city, a simple square is clearly not enough, not to mention that as a Floating City base, it also needs various matching facilities for inspection and maintenance.

To the south of the residential area is the barracks. The original barracks are now the residential area, which was also moved south. Now, this side is still temporary tents, and construction of the permanent camp has not yet begun.

The main body of Chang'an City is stone; if it didn't rely on magic, it would be impossible to park it on the ground, as its own weight alone would be enough to crush it. But the main body of Yongle City is Adamantine, so even without relying on magic, it could normally park on the ground.

Additionally, such a large amount of gold also puts considerable financial pressure on the Tower of Time and cannot be gathered in a short time. Xia Duo has already prepared for the possibility that it will take several years of work to build just a foundation.

Of course, this base is not prepared for the current Chang'an City, but for the second Floating City, Yongle City, which is still in the 【Blue Crystal Plane】.

Considering that Yongle City has not yet been brought to the Main Plane, and Chang'an City will not need this base for quite some time, Xia Duo chose to let the territory's residents do it.

Regarding Xia Duo's request, Niya did not refuse. In her heart, she was actually quite concerned about this mission, both curious about what state the moon is in and worried about the safety of her great-grandfather.