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Latis's voice echoed in Yashutia's ears, and the cold sweat that had broken out on her body slowly evaporated. For some reason, a slight warmth seemed to begin to surge in her heart.
She glanced at Latis beside her, gripped his hand tightly, and quickened her pace to catch up with him.
If she heard correctly, her brother wanted her to stay here? Just her, Teacher Yin, and a few puppets? Does that mean she could really take over a huge workshop?
So this really is the place where Yashutia rose to power!
Yashutia shook her head, trying to shake off that nonsensical thought, and suddenly realized another problem.
If, if that's the case... she's about to spend some alone time with Latis... oh, and with Gin-sensei too, it'll be a world for three...
Something seems a bit strange.
In short, doesn't that mean her opportunity is about to arrive?!
"Hey hey hey..."
Yashutia couldn't help but reveal a slightly sly, silly smile. She couldn't wait to head towards Latis!
"...Anyway, it's good that you stay here with me, so you don't always stay at home without ever stepping out... Hmm? Don't move yet."
Suddenly, Latis's voice came closer. Yashutia came to her senses and realized that Latis had moved closer to her, reached out and cupped her face in his hands.
"Wa ...
This seems to be the first time Latis has gotten this close to her!
Too, too close!
In that instant, she completely forgot her ambitions, the wisdom of future generations, and her awareness of crisis management; all of that became a blank.
"My brother is finally going to kiss me! Waaaaaah!"
"...Why are you closing your eyes?"
Latis brushed the hair off her face, then raised an eyebrow, pinched her cheek, and said curiously:
"You're all sweating. Is it really that hot? We'll make you some water to take a bath once the palace is set up."
"oh oh……"
Yashutia opened her eyes, stared blankly at the hand waving in front of her for a moment, then coughed slightly awkwardly, followed her forward again, and took Latis's hand back.
"Yashutia, how can you be so useless!"
She sighed somewhat melancholy, wondering if she was having some kind of delusion again. Latis was acting so serious right now, yet she kept thinking about this and that. If she delayed his plans, she would have even less reason to confess her feelings.
Anyway... let's find another opportunity later...
With a somewhat subdued expression, Yashutia dragged her heavy steps, her face contorted in distress, and asked in a low voice:
"Brother, may I build an alchemy workshop here?"
"Of course!" Latis gave her a strange look and retorted, "We're all family, what's there to hesitate about? Tell me, which piece of land have you got your eye on?"
“Hmm…anything is fine,” Yashutia said softly. “I only need 100 square meters…uh, 50…”
Before he could finish speaking, Latis suddenly reached out and grabbed her waist, lifting her up in a flash and making her look into the distance, laughing loudly:
“Five hundred square meters? Five thousand is fine too! Go and draw the area you want, wherever you want it to be! But this time you can't go too far and stay cooped up in the workshop every day. You have to come back to me every day to chat and rest together, understand? Honestly, we're already so close, yet you still act all gloomy…”
Yashutia stared blankly at the vast wilderness in the distance, her mind a complete mess for a moment.
"A 500-square-meter workshop? Brother, I have no idea how to fill 500 square meters..."
"Wait, what did Big Brother say... go back to his side... rest together?! Ugh! ...Ken, I must be overthinking it! Big Brother will probably make me eat some chili-fried chili peppers again..."
Even so, a warm smile unconsciously appeared on her face.
It seems like the life I've always dreamed of is finally coming to pass?
……
……
After driving the palace about five kilometers inland on the island, Latis ordered the puppets to stop.
Although it is still located on the outer edge of the island, it would be less convenient to consider the palace as part of the facade of Titania if it were located further inland.
He planned to build the outer city of Titania and the location of the city lord's mansion within a five-kilometer radius of the land, mainly for receiving guests, while the interior would be reserved for himself and the girls.
Before the newly appointed noble examiners arrive in Lundia, at least the outer facade of the city must be completed; the interior decoration can wait.
Fortunately, one of the puppets is a "builder" who can quickly erect the framework, and Teacher Yin also received a lot of help from the girls in the house, such as Ate's new type of plant guardian seeds, which can quickly clear wasteland, spread vegetation, and plant a tree spirit that can grow continuously to help improve the island's power...
There's also the magical excavator device that the little bird brought back from the school lab, which is very helpful for modifying the terrain; and the scrolls inscribed by Frico, "Local Weather Changes" and "Magic Gathering," can improve the island's environment in a short time.
Furthermore, with the help of Yashutia, the "Corridor of the Dead" that Cambynash will build before he leaves can also be developed very well.
Latis touched the "Floating Island Family Certificate" in his pocket, planning to build a magic platform to place it after the building was slightly completed. At that time, the cloud and mist shield that the floating island came with would slowly gather, and the outside world would not be able to see anything inside the island.
Before that, however, he still needs to think about how to modify the Titan Palace to make it more like a mage tower.
He mentioned this idea to the decision-maker, but to his surprise, the decision-maker's eyes gleamed with a strange light, as if he were looking at him with a very odd expression.
"...Uh, what's wrong?"
Latis scratched his head. Could it be that his idea to renovate the Titan Palace displeased her?
"Owner……"
The decision-maker gave a slight bow, placed his hand on his chest, and said in a tone that sounded like he was trying not to laugh:
Do you know why the passageways of the imperial palace were built so long?
"..."
Latis was momentarily speechless. He wanted to say it was to highlight the length of the Titan's bull's penis, but he felt a little unable to say it.
"In the past, the palace was used by Emperor Powa to attack various lords," the decision-maker explained. "However, the palace was too conspicuous and would be discovered by scouts before it could get close to other lords, thus putting the whole city under martial law. So Emperor Powa came up with a solution."
"?"
Latis's eyelids twitched, as if he sensed something extremely abstract about to be uttered from the puppet in front of him.
"Emperor Powva said that since it is difficult to get close, it would be better to launch it directly into their territory."
The decision-maker clapped his hands lightly, and then, to Latis's greatly shocked gaze, the long passageway of the palace slowly rose, forming an angle resembling the barrel of a tank.
"So the matriarch spent several months extending the tunnel, creating a launch port with countless acceleration runes, capable of launching Emperor Pova into a territory hundreds of kilometers away with a single shot."
"...I'm super."
Latis looked up at the "cannon" that was over ten meters in diameter, his large eyes revealing even greater confusion.
"Doesn't this just make him the bull demon that Brother Niu shot out? He's been reduced a level for no reason!"
take a day off
Go experience a marathon!
Chapter 357 Cambine Nash's Departure
(I climbed the entire marathon in six and a half hours, and I'm about to die.)
……
"Boss, boss! We're back!"
Early in the morning, the two reporters, shouting and using all fours like two huskies, rushed into the headquarters of the London Daily and pounced on the desk of the newspaper's president, Gulatia, who had just arrived at work.
"I test?"
Grantia, who still looked like she hadn't woken up yet, was startled. She put down her magical electronic cigarette, exhaled a smoke ring, and frowned as she asked:
"Weren't you still tracking that Titanian king? How come you're back? Did you lose him again?"
"We didn't lose them!" The two reporters excitedly handed their manuscripts to Gulatia and quickly explained:
"The King of Titania has already set up camp, right east of Londia! We went through a lot of trouble to figure out where we were, and as soon as we saw how close we were to Londia, we rushed back in a panic!"
"Due east... isn't that near the crater of the floating island? There shouldn't be enough land there for a Titanian king to establish a territory, right?"
Gulatia took the manuscript, his expression grave. He picked up his e-cigarette, took a drag, and whispered:
"Moreover, how could a strange lord be allowed to claim territory in Senhai Territory, which is right next to the Queen's bed? This is very bad... If the Queen were to order Lundia to send troops to attack this King of Titania, that would be terrible..."
"Don't worry, boss, you'll see when you read the manuscript!" The two reporters exchanged a smile, looking at Grantia's face with anticipation.
"Oh?"
Looking at the duo's radiant faces, Gulatia was a little confused. He put down his e-cigarette and began to look through the manuscript.
"Hmm, should we allocate news according to information sources? That does fit the characteristics of communication in the Magic Network era. However, there's a problem: our daily newspaper is a print media, so the more sensational stories we have, the higher our sales will be. The discussion time on the Magic Network isn't important. We can just stuff all the sensational stories in after a day or two of warm-up..."
As Grantia expertly instructed the two reporters, she turned to the first page of the manuscript and nodded slightly.
"The first source of information, the palace of the King of Titania, is quite good; it's very effective in arousing speculation."
"But wouldn't this kind of description be more likely to arouse the vigilance of the capital? They already have an imperial palace; who knows when they might attack their doorstep..."
He touched his chin somewhat uncertainly, then continued scrolling down:
"Source two... Tigger is dead? That's really good news! For ordinary mages, the eastern forests can now be explored! But it's hard to say whether the royal court will relax its vigilance against the King of Titania because of this or become more wary..."
"However, what does this matter concerning the dead have to do with King Titania?" Glatia turned to the next page, then exclaimed in surprise, "I'm incredulous! They're his subordinates? This could cause panic among ordinary mages and in the capital!"
Gulatia took a puff of her e-cigarette with anxiety, turned the page again, glanced at it, and was immediately stunned.
"A floating island... the new island's master?"
"Yes, yes!" The two reporters, who had been observing their boss's expression, were secretly pleased.
"……hiss."
Gulatia gasped, stood up unsteadily, and paced back and forth for a few minutes.
"Floating island... floating island! Then it's not necessary to claim territory in the Senhai territory. Wait, are you saying that he didn't raise the island but instead kept it close to the land?"
"Good heavens, the capital and Lundia will probably send people to make diplomatic relations. The first floating island closely connected to the mainland! Even if it has the ability to control the dead, it only adds to its mysterious image..."
"Unfortunately, it happened so suddenly that there wasn't time to contact any officials..." Gulatia sighed regretfully and murmured.
"If there were official confirmation, that would be a truly definitive statement, and the general public would go crazy rushing to visit that floating island! Unfortunately, the Mage Association and the imperial envoys aren't in a hurry to formulate their plans..."