Chapter 1029 - 857: Farewell

Vivian’s discussion also touches upon the current issues faced by the Florence Continent; the resources provided solely by the Thorn Holy Tower are far from sufficient to cover the entire Florence Continent.

Even with the Six-Ring Tower’s plans, only a few major areas can be covered, and there will still be significant casualties among ordinary people.

Duke contemplated: "You could submit a request for additional support to the Six-Ring Tower. As Vivian’s Cottage is the only wizard organization on the Florence Continent, with your credentials at Thorn Holy Tower and the achievements of Vivian’s Cottage over the years, the chances of approval are very high."

"In addition to that, I will also provide a large quantity of materials and resources to help establish as many safety zones as possible on the Florence Continent."

"Regarding materials, Harrison from Giant Rock Commerce Association has collaborated with me for a long time. Basic construction materials, core rune boards for standard defense magic arrays, emergency material reserves, all these can be handled through Giant Rock Commerce Association’s channels. The prices are negotiable, and transportation is fast.

Star Dome Commerce Association is more high-end. Large composite protective witch arrays require high-purity elemental crystals as the energy core and professional wizard array masters to fine-tune them, which is Star Dome Commerce Association’s strength. Additionally, beyond the materials Master Grace has already allocated to you from Thorn Holy Tower, you can apply for a batch of emergency protective materials from Thorn Holy Tower, using plane promotion emergency plans as the reasoning. Although Thorn Holy Tower is not as large as the Six-Ring Tower, their protection efforts for affiliated academies have always been solid, especially in such continent-level major events. They shouldn’t be stingy."

"You don’t need to worry about funding. I’ll cover all the costs of the protective architecture. Over the years, the subdivision authorization fees of automatic meditation magic potions and the commerce association’s shares have accumulated significantly, and there is enough liquid capital on the account to support this project. Vivian’s Cottage will provide sites and personnel coordination. You just need to focus on one thing: using your influence locally to unify the attitudes from various kingdoms and noble territories on the Florence Continent.

Building the witch array is not solely Vivian’s Cottage’s responsibility; it requires collaboration from local lords, their provision of sites, organization of labor, and assurance of safety during construction."

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The two then engaged in even more detailed discussions. Vivian’s side needs to play the pitiful card, act impoverished, and frequently request support from the Wizard Council to gain more backing.

Duke receives substantial income annually, with hundreds of billions of level 1 magic stones already on the account.

Establishing safety zones in the Florence Continent indeed requires quite a bit of money, but fortunately, it only involves constructing magic arrays capable of resisting certain geological disasters and protecting ordinary people, and won’t involve any high-end witch array constructions.

Building high-level witch arrays would certainly be safer, but Duke indeed lacks the financial resources to support this and is already giving his utmost effort.

Once their conversation winds down, they leave the academy region.

Continuing along the bluestone path outward and crossing the last vine suspension bridge, the view opens up.

The ancient tree canopy of the academy region closes behind them; ahead is a sprawling magic potion field, meticulously cultivated, spanning dozens of acres, tiered along the gentle slopes at the edge of the ancient forest, extending all the way to a distant stream bend.

Between the furrows, smooth pebbles form intersecting drainage channels, clear stream water introduced from upstream, flowing slowly along the channels, shining with ripples in the sunlight.

The air is filled with the complex scent of dozens of magic potion plants mingled together, each with its unique scent imprint, yet blended by the gentle breeze into a fresh and layered compound fragrance.

The magic potion field is planted with various basic magical potion materials.

Nearest are several ridges of starlight moss, the mossy plants carpeted on the ground, their leaves coated with a fine layer of silver-white velvet, resembling scattered tiny diamonds under the sunlight.

Adjacent are rows of moonlight fern, half-human height fern plants with blue-tinted feathered fronds, through whose leaf veins flows a faint glow visible even under daytime sunlight.

Further away are rows of wind bell grass and dragon’s blood mint, the former blossoming with pale purple bell-shaped flowers, emitting a faint tinkling sound as the breeze passes.

The latter being entirely dark red, with serrated leaf edges, exuding a pungent yet refreshing minty aroma.

And among these furrows, diverse subservient creatures are quietly laboring.

A rock armor heavy army kneels at the edge of the furrow, its colossal rock hands, originally used for crushing enemy heads, now carefully holding a pathetically small spade relative to its size, digging neat planting holes in the soil.

Its movements slow but precise, each hole spaced meticulously, clearly the result of repeated training.

A few ray lizards lay beside the drainage channels, their back crystal clusters shimmering with a bluish glow in sunlight, holding slender hoses in their mouths, evenly spraying channel water onto the furrows, their gaze still cold, but movements tamed to the point of resembling domesticated livestock.

Further away, a few larger giant jaws ferocious dragons are transporting compost, their originally menacing jaws fitted with special leather muzzles, stepping cautiously, fearful of trampling on the furrow edge’s seedlings.

Duke stands on the bluestone path by the magic potion field, surveying the orderly fields.