Chapter 1056 - 737: Invited Guests
Chapter 1056 - 737: Invited Guests
Ring Tower City.East District.
This is still a large construction site in progress.
Except for the central core area which is completed, looking outward there are vast areas piled with various building materials.
Fortunately, the delegations invited from various countries first arrived at the South District of Ring Tower City.
The South District is the only fully completed city area at present, with abundant space to accommodate these delegations from various nations.
At this moment, Kana is at a wonder they have built during this time—a grand statue complex.
Among many construction plans, choosing this monument with strong political significance as the final design is for a reason.
The reason it’s a statue complex is because it stands densely with a variety of statues, almost covering every intelligent race in the Order Faction.
The loathsome evil faction races naturally have no right to be included.
After all, when the world faces crisis, they might still act as traitors.
These races include humans, Elves, Dwarves, Beastmen, Half-Elves, Centaurs, and so on.
The statues of each race are gathered together, each in a different pose, but all seemingly showcasing fearless courage.
The entire statue complex is colossal, with an extremely exaggerated pedestal below. In the center of all the statues is a gigantic sphere.
Although this world is not spherical in the traditional sense, but more like a dome shape, this sphere doesn’t have to necessarily symbolize the world; it can also represent the core of the world—the origin of all beings.
Currently, Kana is conducting adjustments within this structure.
In truth, this structure is not an ordinary alchemy device, but a fully automated puppet factory.
Yes, it’s a puppet factory.
This factory can continuously produce various types of fully automated puppets. Moreover, the appearance of these puppets is based on those statues, only wearing different styles of clothing.
These puppets will later become standard construction units, serving as professional statues.
Yes, they will serve as nodes, transmitting more of the Night Watcher’s power in the form of blessings.
The most numerous among them, naturally, are the statues used for profession and secondary profession blessings.
They feature various races as the main body, representing different attires.
There are warrior images clad in armor, holding a sword and shield, ranger figures in cloaks with agile postures, and mage images holding a magic staff and dressed in magic robes.
As the adjustments are completed, the ceremony is about to commence.
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Numerous dignified individuals gathered in Ring Tower City. To be honest, for many of them, the Night Watcher was more of a concept found in intelligence reports.
Especially the Trial Tower and Ring Tower City built by the Night Watcher, always described in exaggerated terms in those reports.
Due to the colossal size of the Trial Tower, related images could not allow people to truly feel its awe-inspiring scale.
So when they truly arrived in Ring Tower City, they were all shocked by the astonishing size of the Trial Tower beyond imagination.
It’s hard to believe this is a tower and not a city wall.
Because the entire field of vision is completely obscured by that pitch-black high wall, making it difficult for people to imagine that this is actually an arc-shaped tower, except each of its sides is so broad and tall that people simply cannot detect its curvature.
Now they finally understand why the intelligence reports describing the tower sometimes seemed somewhat "incoherent."
If it were them, they probably wouldn’t know how to accurately describe such a shocking sight with appropriate words.
"It’s truly... a wonder."
A human duke murmured to himself, having come as his nation’s delegation representative.
Faced with such a magnificent structure, even the perpetually proud Elves have to admit that this is an achievement they cannot reach or construct.
"Look at this city. Have you seen a city like this elsewhere? It’s just like the legendary Alchemy Country." A tiger-like Half-Beastman exclaimed as he gazed at Ring Tower City.
They would not merely be mesmerized entirely by the immense size of the Trial Tower. As Night Watcher’s largest city, it is also one of their exploration targets.
This city is meticulously planned, with buildings of various architectural styles standing among it.
Various peculiar alchemy devices are spread all around, and even magical beasts, originally considered hard to tame, now apparently have integrated into city life, roaming through the city and the sky.
Moreover, the patrol constables composed of alchemy puppets, all these, even these high-ranking individuals could not help being astounded.
They feel as if the Night Watcher and their world are not of the same "art style."
This intense sense of disconnection and the resulting insecurity weighs down on them, more or less.
They know very well that the Night Watcher is not a traditional Holy Light Church.
You could even say that under the influence of the Night Watcher, the current Holy Light Church itself has become more aggressive and forceful.
For various countries, this is not necessarily a good thing. But they have no better options and can only stay vigilant towards some of the Night Watcher’s actions and strategies.
If ever their national boundaries are encroached upon, even standing as enemies to the Night Watcher, they must not easily concede.
They know the situation on the Lebia Continent very well. The Night Watcher cannot possibly eliminate all the nobility entirely. Some nobles who did not take any resistance measures simply left there with their wealth, turning to various countries.
These nobles propagated the dangers brought by the Night Watcher to the nations, claiming that their actions entirely touched upon the bottom line of the noble class, greatly rattling their nerves.
After the war ended, political struggles within various countries are about to begin. However, fortunately, everyone is prepared for it.
After all, as long as the benefits are enticing enough, many difficulties are not insurmountable.
With the Night Watcher’s current scale and influence, they already have enough confidence to discard those internal conspiracies and openly implement strategical schemes, which are often unstoppable.
"Dear guests, please follow me, and I will lead you to the ceremony venue."
The crowd followed the guide in order, whispering amongst themselves.
An event of such grandeur is rare and also an excellent opportunity for communication and exchange with other nations.
Whether discussing the direction of future wars, negotiating how to curb conflicts, or seeking a possibility of alliance cooperation, all can sow seeds at this moment.
When they came outdoors, what came into view was a newly built track.
The track was suspended in mid-air section by section, constructed using special magic power and alchemy structures.
Above the track, an alchemy vehicle resembling a train was parked.
This is a transport vehicle created by the [Alchemy Laboratory] based on Kana’s conception of trains.
"It’s truly a novel device."
An alchemist couldn’t help but whisper admiration, feeling a strong itch to take it apart and study it immediately.
However, obviously now is not the time, and doing so would really be too improper.
The crowd was led into the interior of the carriages.
"Truly luxurious, no wonder it’s from the Night Watcher, who excels at spatial manufacturing capabilities." A mage commented sourly.
Since the rise of the Night Watcher, they have captured eighty percent of the market share in space equipment.
And the interior of this carriage is entirely crafted using space construction technology, the inside being much larger than it appears outside by countless times.
As everyone took their seats, the vehicle started moving slowly, with the journey surprisingly smooth and comfortable.
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