“If you are not busy can we go hunt together?”
“Cough, I am not really that busy…”
The Geomchis were constantly popular. Seeing their brilliance in battle the knights and swordsmen learned something from them. They, the Geomchis, fighting fiercely so that the efficiency in the hunting was maximized. Being always at the forefront on the dangerous dungeon paths.
Thanks to them the adventurers were having fun.
“Together with them we can go anywhere.”
“Even if bad things happen they don’t despair.”
During adventures death occurred frequently. The Geomchis lost their lives to monsters or by falling into traps, but their disappointment lied in the fact that they could not protect their party members to the end. They were true men!
Mapan thought of how to level up fast as a merchant.
“Hyeong-nim, I brought wine and meat.”
“Oh!”
“If you are bored can we go hunting? I improved my cooking skill, and I brought two carriages worth of alcohol and I don’t plan on returning till all my stock is finished!”
“Let’s go!”
For merchants they had a rule, to use any methods possible. As Mapan partied up with the Geomchis his level rose up easily.
“That fruit, it’s a herb!”
“We refine steel and strengthen blades. Anyone who needs it, please come!”
The residents and players had confidence in Weed, who after conquering the fortress, became a lord over it and migrated to the fortress. Repair works were underway constantly and inside the fortress as business were restored, the elves, dwarves nearby came daily to trade their goods.
Looking from afar the fortress was constructed using eerie, black and contaminated rocks that made the place feel like an Undead would pop out any second. But the vitality and life within the fortress was coming back.
Once the crumbling fortress was fully repaired, construction of new buildings would take place.
Starting with Parvo, other architects who polished their skill in Morata now flocked toward Vargo Fortress.
“I think residential buildings can be built later.”
“Yes, I think so as well.”
The residential buildings were not a problem as many shacks could be built on the hills leading toward Vargo Fortress. Of course, later on more luxurious homes would be necessary but right now the priority was on repairing the fortress.
The builders who lacked skill were stuck being safety officers on the work related to repairing the wall. The 1st class builders who were involved in building Parvo’s Art Hall and Morata’s business districts were the ones responsible for repairing the buildings inside the fortress.
“Let’s restore this building to its original image.”
“A lot of black stone will be needed.”
“The lord investing an enormous funds into repairing the fortress that it generated a quests to gather building materials here. The residents and the amateur merchants are constantly bringing the materials so we have enough to use right now.”
The immense amount of funds Weed had was invested on the repairs of Vargo Fortress. In Morata when immense funds were invested it resulted in a festival, here the corruption among soldiers rose and any random residents came to do repair works.
“The place the Bone Dragon rampaged is really problematic... upto how much could we renovate it?”
“As much as we can. We should try out best. The area is melted by the Breath attack and a lot of the support columns are broken, so half of the whole area has to be rebuilt.”
“Hmm, if the scale is that big than this will become a real construction project.”
For the builders the work of restoring Vargo Fortress was a large project that would leave a mark. The excitement was growing as funds from the lord and taxes was appropriated for the repair works.
“The tower that the Bone Dragons was in, looking at it, it’s tilted a lot.”
The central tower that was the main attraction of Vargo Fortress! Looking it from afar or even close up, it was so tilted that it created a strange feeling nearby. It was amazing that it did not collapse or fall yet.
The builders explored the ground and found that due to the firm ground with well-constructed foundation, there was no danger of the tower from collapsing.
“Weed-nim instructed us to leave the tower as it is for now.”
For Weed, restoring Vargo Fortress completely like before would cost too much money.
“Doing the interior or any construction, once the money starts going in, the unimaginable things happen that will leave me penniless.”
Not only did the central tower pull people’s gazes, it was a historic place that protected Lich Balkan’s Life Vessel. The tall and enormous construct was too precious to demolish and rebuild.
“Let’s just leave it.”
The best method to preserve the historic building was to leave it without spending any money!
Like the leaning tower of Pisa, the slanted central tower could become Vargo Fortress’ new attraction.
The magicians with high levels and those who became affluent, built their own towers. But compared to those, the height and slant of the central tower was incomparable.
“The feeling of imminent collapse like the central tower cannot be found in Versailles continent!”
Presently, most of Vargo Fortress was destroyed and it looked void. The monster invasions, while facilitating easy hunting, was hampering the development of the area.