Chapter 161: 161
Zaine and Roma were led by Sublime Notion into the Aether Hall with all eyes following the trio . After all, it wasn't every day that three absolute beauties with such a fine skin tone came to visit .
However, the moment they entered the Aether Hall, all eyes froze and the owners shivered . It was already a fact that no one apart from the most important people were allowed to enter the Aether Hall .
Judging by their late arrival, and the fact that they had been accompanied by the second Vice-Guildmaster of Umbra, likely meant that they were the women of His Majesty Draco . To gaze at them with such lustful eyes, wasn't that the same as courting death?
A few hours ago, they had all beheld the marvel that had been the territory expanding .
At the time, the Aether Hall had been quiet and normal as usual, then suddenly it had begun to glow as a greenish-blue pulse had been fired out . This wave hadn't harmed anyone, but their bodies couldn't help but tremble when they had felt the power of the energy .
This pulse spread out in a 360° angle, reaching the very outskirts of the City-State in mere seconds . Instead of going beyond the walls of the City State, this pulse of greenish-blue energy collided with the stone walls directly .
Those who had been working near that area had been incomparably frightened when they had seen the pulse push back the wall from where they stood .
The walls got shifted forward, as if they were gliding over the earth . Where the walls once stood, new lots emerged that circled around the territory .
However, this hadn't been all .
Not even 3 seconds later, another pulse had been fired off and had repeated the process of pushing the walls forward while the new empty space became unclaimed properties that were demarcated .
This had happened many times within the span of ten minutes . By the time the final pulse had come, almost everyone had gathered outside to watch the marvelous sight .
The various NPCs, whether they were craftsmen, princes or descendants of hidden powers, all had stood rooted to the spot . Then almost as one, their heads had turned to face the Aether Hall .
Even though the distance was terribly long, they had still felt like they could see that majestic building which sat smack dab in the center of the territory .
At the time, one thing had been simultaneously going through the minds of the princes/princesses and the descendants .
'We weren't cheated . We actually got this land for cheap if it can be expanded . '
Their eyes had sharpened as they all had made the same vow .
'We must never annoy or irritate His Majesty Draco while we reside here!'
Of course, they couldn't speak for their progenitors/rulers, but they themselves would never step out of line . They couldn't bear the sin of losing such a property at all .
'Fuck, we just swore not to cause trouble and yet we had coveted his women!!'
However, they calmed themselves down quickly . After all, they knew that they hadn't truly stepped out of line . They hadn't catcalled or touched the women, just ogled . That couldn't be considered a crime . . . right?
Zaine marveled as she walked through the passageways of the Aether Hall . Apart from how magical and amazing the building was, she began to pant as she felt drunk on all the potent Aetheric Energy inside .
Why do Succubi rely on the semen of men to gather energy and sustenance? What exactly does semen contain that resonates with their physiology?
The answer was energy and lifeforce . A mixture of the two was present in the semen of all males, which was the source of their virility and vitality .
Every living thing absorbed Worldly Energy to survive, but through different means . Dragons directly pulled torrents of it from the world to the point where the by-product became something of a higher grade .
Humans ate food which was nourished with Worldly Energy only that the quantity was so small that it didn't create anything special . All the other races were in a similar position . Even the air they breathed contained Worldly Energy, which was taken into their bodies .
Incubi and Succubi were sensitive to energy and they liked the processed energy that the opposite sex produced . It was just like how humans loved chicken for the taste, although there were many different types of meat out there .
But raw Aetheric Energy in such a quantity was like pouring three bottles of tequila down Zaine's throat at once . She hiccuped and began to feel woozy .
Sublime and Roma noticed this, so they quickly opted to settle Zaine in before they reported to Draco . As such, they just narrowly missed the fellow .
Had they stuck around, they would have met the fellow as he exited out of the anomaly realm with a childishly happy Hikari who was still in her half-dragon state .
Draco placed a hand on her shoulder and blinked away with her .
Actually, Roma and Draco both had felt each other's presence thanks to their Soul Bond, but they weren't in a rush to meet up . After all, it was less than 48 hours ago that they had separated .
It was Zaine who lost out greatly since she had gotten intoxicated on Aetheric Energy .
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Draco and Hikari appeared in a Field Zone belonging to the Paradise Lands . It had taken him over 10 consecutive blinks to get here .
After all, the Blink skill was only 500,000 feet with a cooldown of 30 seconds, while the width of the Vita Capital City was more than 5,000,000 feet .
After a few more blinks of such a nature, Draco arrived in the area where he once slaughtered many indigenes on behalf of that outpost .
Draco couldn't help but feel a little sentimental .
He wondered how that Anguis fellow and his sister Sasha were doing . After all, she'd once had an obvious crush on his Drake persona, to the point that she had sided with him rather than her own brother .
By now it should've died down .
Draco smiled as he grabbed Hikari's waist . The White Dragoness didn't resist, but seemed to lean into his embrace, her face slightly red .
"Come with me, I want to observe some old acquaintances . "
"Okay," Hikari assented without hesitation .
Draco nodded and blinked them both to an area near the outpost . It was a small plateau that gave the Dragobonded couple the chance to view anything for miles .
A normal human would struggle to see anything, but their eyes were naturally different . Draco had the benefit of the Eyes of Caelo and Hikari's Dragon Eyes could see farther than any hawk could ever hope for .
Draco could've easily seen into the settlement from where he had stood just now, but he figured he would come closer, since his destination was near the place anyway .
Draco peeked into the outpost and couldn't help but smirk .
Anguis was leading his fellows in packing their stuff and relocating . After all, the Paradise Lands had been ceded to Draco with the approval of Reman .
It seemed to be that, after his departure, they had become happy and more confident .
Draco had left a shop full of battle supplies for them, so that was natural . Anguis must've brought out their potential and won many skirmishes with other indigene outposts in the meantime .
Tony was holding Sasha's waist, and the dainty redhead seemed to be happy with him . A crush was a crush after all, she had never gotten to know Drake and he clearly hadn't been interested in her .
However, Tony was a fellow who had cared for her since forever and after being cautioned as well as tutored by Draco, his behavior had changed . He had stopped being overly competitive and jealous, rather focusing his time on making Sasha happy .
Anguis also seemed pleased with Tony and the two became close due to his relationship with his sister .
Draco saw all this by flitting through their memories and seeing their interaction while they moved out . Now that they were going back, they were so happy to be able to see civilization and their families again .
The amount of wealth they had gained from the battle, as well as from working with Draco, also meant that they could retire and live well in their places of origin .
This was truly a happy ending for the outpost, which was a stark contrast to the horrible ending the indigenes had suffered .
But that was life . There was always a winner and a loser .
The winner got to host a marvelous banquet to make merry with friends while the loser would be lucky to be left alive to endure whatever consequences the winner imposed on them .
This was one of the lessons Draco hoped to teach Hikari today, and seeing those people had given him some inspiration on how to best accomplish this task .
His lips curled up slightly as he grabbed Hikari's waist yet again and blinked away with her . This time, he appeared in a Field Zone called the Land of Riches .
Just like the name stated, this was one of the most resource-heavy Field Zones there was in the Paradise Lands . Draco had even placed a quest for guild members to come and clear this zone .
However, none of them dared to so far, simply because this zone was designed for level 40-50 players . The average player was still below level 20 and the elite players were in their mid-twenties, so no one could try out this zone yet .
Even Draco hadn't come here yet, not because he was fearful, but because it was a headache .
Why?
The system announcement made it clear .
「System to Player Announcement
Welcome to the Land of Riches! In this Field Zone, all stats are reduced by 30% and the stats of native monsters are boosted by 30% . You do not regenerate health out of battle and consumables cannot be used . 」
The resources and rewards in the Land of Riches were truly great .
Countless Uncommon, Dozens of Rare and even a few hidden Epic Treasure Chests awaited . Thanks to his knowledge from the past timeline, he knew that it also hid a lot of Rare and above materials with a very small chance of encountering non-respawning Legendary ones .
The currency drops were mostly silver with a few chances for gold and even an extremely small chance for platinum, depending on the monster killed .
Items and equipment drops were also either Uncommon, Rare or - rarely - Epic .
Such a bountiful land . What a sweet haven . Imagine how great it would be to conquer such a place and loot it dry . Which guild wouldn't have become a Divine Guild in their past life?
Haha, what a joke! Do you think those items were laid down for your benefit?
In the game called Boundless, the rules were simple .
Great reward = Great effort .
These nerfs to all players and NPCs was just the beginning .
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