Chapter 304: 304
Rina was currently taking in the sight of the rapidly developing Vita City-State . Last time she had been here, the place had only just been upgraded .
Now, there were so many businesses and hotels around . Tradeskill masters of almost every single craft had at least 1 shop in the City-State, making it one of the best locations in the world .
Heck, even the Diad family didn't have so many varied Tradeskill workers in their workshops . However, that was a given since the Diad family only accepted top-tier talents in profitable Tradeskills, unlike Vita City-State where very few masters resided here, but many amateurs relied on the bonuses to raise the value of their craft .
Not to mention that for the Diad family, those Tradeskill masters were part of their group fully . As for Vita City-State, their relationship with the Tradeskill masters was of mutual benefit, though many ignorant people thought that Vita was losing out in this deal .
Rina walked through the paved roads of Vita, which sort of resembled the roads in Italy and France's business districts . Carriages moved along as many transportation firms had many of their branches here .
Rina could see a huge amount of traffic entering and leaving the Portal Center, but most of it was players of Umbra . Not to mention the high price of Vita's powerful Portal Center, the strict measures taken for entry also limited the entry traffic .
Rina herself had been stopped outside by some dark-skinned fellows who looked like Africans, and they only let her through after seeing her guild emblem . As a member of the Five Generals, she was only below the Vice-Guildmasters and the Guildmaster .
Rina uncertainly walked to the plot she had selected for her own home back when Vita had still been a settlement . At that time, Draco and Riveting Night had allowed her and the other four to do so, but Rina saw many new residences in the area .
No, what was more interesting was that the area with citizens and nobles was gated from the rest of the city . This directly created a serious class barrier, separating residents and non-residents from the citizens of the state .
A class system was a cancerous tumor in any state, causing great rife and unhappiness to residents there . But in a game like Boundless, such matters meant dogshit .
Especially when a state with benefits like Vita existed, then one could only grumble silently but accept it . Had many been in Draco's shoes, they would have done the same .
The houses that had been constructed for citizens was a different ball-game from that which was constructed for residents outside the gates, as well as those of hotels .
It was naturally impossible to buy land unless one was a citizen, and even becoming a resident was hard from what Rina had investigated from the members of the Nshaw Tribe at the gates .
Rina soon came upon her property and was surprised to see that it was untouched, just as she left it . She had never gotten down to having someone build something for her, but it seemed she would have to do so soon .
She tapped her Flamesear staff against her temple, a tic she had slowly developed while she had been out completing her task to level it up . She did this whenever she was pondering something .
Rina decided to deal with this now . If she continually put it off, who knew when she would be able to get down to it?
As such, she went back to the business district and searched around for a bit . She saw many signposts which had the names of various business . However, what she was looking for was the Tradeskill Association's branch .
She soon found its location near the gated area, a prime location by all means . She meandered through the streets of Vita City-State, enjoying the lustful gazes of men on her form .
She still wore her classic red robe that was tight enough to almost be a skinsuit . Her blood-red lips curled into a smirk and her sharp red eyes flashed .
With her good height, she was able to look most men eye to eye, which she was grateful for . It would be pretty uncomfortable to be short, as it would create a psychological feeling of inferiority .
Rina reached the Tradeskill Association soon enough . Her steps did not come to a stop as she entered the large building that had some mild human traffic going through it .
Inside were styled halls with some significant grandeur, along with a comfortable lounge in the center . Various servants went around seeing to their guest's needs, giving it the air of a high-class service building .
At the back of the hall were various booths with workers at each counter, taking in the requests and whatnot of guests in an orderly fashion . It reminded Rina of a bureaucratic office, just posher .
She directly headed to a counter to get her request sorted . There was a small line in front of her, as she obviously wasn't the first and certainly would not be the last to require services from the Tradeskill Association in this budding State .
Practically everyone needed something done; new buildings, new tools, new items . Even though they could source it from other Tradeskill crafters in the business district, many preferred to rely on the trustworthy Tradeskill Association .
This naturally had its own price, which many could not pay easily . An establishment like the Tradeskill Association would never run out of people wanting their services, so they had to create a certain standard with their pricing .
It wasn't being pompous, but very basic business . Price usually equated to quality in the eyes of most customers, and many big spenders would not even deign to look at certain things unless a suitable price standard was set .
"Hello madam, how can I help you?" A female worker at the counter asked Rina with a practiced smile .
"I would like to have a residence constructed . " Rina answered after thinking for a bit .
The worker's eyes flashed as she heard this . To construct a residence in this illustrious city, one had to be - at least - a resident . Such a status was extremely rare, like a needle in a haystack .
It didn't seem like Rina was a Rank 4 crafter or combatant, so could it be…?
Even while she thought this, the worker never halted her duty for even a second . "Please fill out this form for me . Along with it is the list of styles you can choose for your residence . "
Saying this, she gave Rina a normal form as well as a pamphlet that was quite stylish . Truly, the Tradeskill Association spared no cost in order to make their service unique and flamboyant .
Rina nodded and filled in the form . She then carefully checked the pamphlet and saw hundreds of residence designs there . She combed through them until she found one that she liked .
It was similar to an expensive villa in a resort city, which fit Rina's taste . If she was going to live somewhere, it had to be one with the highest quality .
After handing the form and her choice back to the worker, the woman read through it a gasped . Rina was building a residence in the core area! She was an Immortal Adventurer that was a part of the Umbra guild!
The worker then processed the form quickly before turning to Rina again . "I'll need your guild emblem as well as the payment for the construction . "
Rina nodded and handed over her rainbow-colored guild emblem, asking a prudent question . "No problem . How much would it all come to?"
The worker received the emblem and check the final price before assessing the emblem . "It will come to… it will… it…"
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