6kv Chapter 25: A Building Exclusively for Witches!
Chapter 25: A Building Exclusively for Witches!
The morning after the moment of calamity ended, the chill was still biting.
But inside the White Wolf Territory's camp, a scene of bustling activity unfolded.
The survivors were no longer confused and fearful like they had been the previous two days. Everyone was working hard, as if they wanted to release all the energy they had accumulated.
Some people are reinforcing the walls that were weakened by the insect swarm last night, filling the gaps with mud mixed with frozen soil and gravel.
Under Victor's command, others dragged the remains of the beetles, torn apart by Olivia's vines, to a distant location and buried them in a pit.
The sour, foul smell made people wrinkle their noses, but no one complained.
Lorraine stood atop the watchtower, quietly observing everything.
His gaze swept across the crowd, finally landing on a thin but unusually busy figure.
Leila.
She had lost her left arm, and the empty sleeve fluttered in the cold wind, looking particularly jarring.
But she didn't rest; she was using her only remaining right hand to laboriously help a carpenter hold a wooden stake that needed to be driven into the ground.
The man was in charge of swinging the sledgehammer. With each heavy blow, Lyra's body would tremble violently, and her face would turn paler. But she gritted her teeth and held onto the wood, refusing to let go.
That stubborn girl.
I'm determined to do my best to contribute to the camp.
Lorraine glanced at her quietly.
The Witch's Codex does indeed provide a ritual for awakening the Witch of Misfortune.
However, the ritual is missing a crucial core ingredient, which cannot be obtained at present.
Lorraine withdrew her gaze and temporarily suppressed the matter in her heart.
Now, there are more pressing matters to attend to.
The woman's laughter that echoed through the snowstorm the night before when the wolf horde receded still makes his throat tighten.
That wasn't a sound a human could make; it sounded more like something rubbing against the vocal cords, full of mockery and greed.
Although the other party did not appear immediately after the living snowflakes retreated, Lorraine was certain that the unknown enemy was still lurking in the shadows.
We must continue to improve the territory's defenses as soon as possible.
He closed his eyes and continued using the Witch's Codex.
For some reason, after the bizarre events of those two nights, the Witch's Codex suddenly acquired some abilities beyond just being a question-and-answer machine.
It seems that as long as he has the resources, he can directly construct buildings through the Witch's Codex, just like pressing a button, saving him the trouble of running back and forth within his territory.
The spoils of last night, those five hundred-plus magic crystals, are now being transformed into pure energy reserves, providing a solid foundation for his frenzied infrastructure construction.
Construction begins.
Lorraine silently recited this in her heart.
[A witch with the 'Fertile Earth Mother' trait has been detected within our territory, which can support more Witch Towers. Would you like to construct more Witch Towers?]
"Yes."
[Level 1 Witch's Tower: Thorn Sentinel Tower, Required Magic Circle... Consumes Magic Crystals...]
As resources were deducted, new watchtowers began to rise at a visible speed on the city walls of the camp, merging with the walls and becoming embedded within them.
They were quite different from Anna's lava watchtowers, which were filled with the smell of sulfur and fire.
The base of the tower is solid rock, but the tower itself is made of countless living vines that intertwine, and its surface is dotted with green spots of light, exuding a rich sense of life.
[Level 1 Thorn Watchtower completed!]
[Ability: Summons thorns, vines, and other vegetation for crowd control; possesses some offensive capability.]
Lorraine did not stop.
"Upgrade the city walls."
Upgrading the city wall to level two... consumes 120 magic crystals, 500 stones, and 200 bone powder...
The simple walls, originally just a mixture of bones and frozen soil, began to writhe violently under the infusion of magic.
More rocks were extracted from the ground and fused with the wall, more than doubling the height and thickness of the entire city wall, and making the surface more solid and smooth.
The secondary ring wall (thorny) is now complete!
[Effect: Greatly increases defense and inflicts the "Thorns" effect.]
Just as Lorraine was about to catch her breath after doing all this, a brand new icon radiating golden light suddenly popped up in the construction sequence of "The Witch's Codex".
It was a building he had never seen before.
[The territory has been detected to possess the 'Fertile Earth Mother' witch; the special building sequence has been unlocked!]
[Exclusive Building for the Abundant Earth Mother Witch: Plant Factory]
[Effect: Can utilize magic crystals and plant materials to cultivate and arm plant units, producing special units and vehicles such as 'Cabbage Swordsmen' and 'Peashooters'.]
[Construction Requirements: 300 Magic Crystals, 200 Active Wood, and corresponding magic array runes.]
[Note: When life begins to embrace war, even the gentlest touch will transform into the sharpest spear.]
Lorraine's heart skipped a beat.
This isn't a building; it's clearly the core base for a mass army strategy!
Given enough resources, he can continuously produce a tireless and fearless army of plants!
But the cost...
Three hundred magic crystals—that was almost half of his earnings from last night.
Moreover, cultivating those plant soldiers and vehicles will inevitably require continuous investment.
Is this investment worthwhile?
Lorraine hesitated briefly.
He needs the advice of a professional.
"Olivia".
Lorraine leaped down from the watchtower and found Olivia in the magic farmland, stroking the tender shoots like a child.
"Lord Lorraine." Olivia smiled sincerely when she saw him. The green shoots emerging from the farmland gave her an unprecedented sense of security.
"I have a question for you," Lorraine said, getting straight to the point. "Have you ever heard of a witch's exclusive building?"
Olivia's smile froze instantly.
She suddenly looked up, her emerald eyes filled with shock, and instinctively lowered her voice.
"How...how do you know this word?"
Her reaction convinced Lorraine that this thing was indeed extraordinary.
"Answer my question first."
"Yes...yes, I've heard of it." Olivia's breathing was a little rapid. "In the capital, the formula for the witch's exclusive building is a top-secret matter."
"It is said that the royal family also spent countless manpower and resources to develop several buildings exclusively for witches."
"But that's just a legend; I've never seen it with my own eyes. Those buildings are all located in the most restricted area of the capital; you can't even get close to them, let alone see them."
Olivia looked at Lorraine with puzzlement. She had been in contact with her lord for a few days and he didn't seem like the kind of person who would make baseless accusations.
Why did he suddenly bring up this witch-exclusive building?
"If, I mean if."
Lorraine didn't explain, but stared into her eyes and asked, word by word, "There's a building that's exclusively yours to build, but it's extremely expensive. Would you choose to build it?"
"Belongs to me...?"
Olivia was stunned, then gave a wry smile.
She thought Lorraine was just conducting a hypothetical exploration.
"Lord Lorraine, you think too highly of me. Witches who have their own buildings are all among the most outstanding in the kingdom."
"However, if that's really possible..."
Olivia's eyes suddenly brightened, and her tone became fervent.
"No one would refuse! Absolutely not!"
"Each of these unique buildings has an exaggerated effect, amplifying a witch's power exponentially. Although the cost of construction and maintenance is astronomical, the value it generates far exceeds any other investment!"
"Any lord, given the chance, would spare no expense to build it for the witches under his command!"
"Yeah?"
After hearing this, Lorraine had no more hesitation.
He looked at the newly minted witch before him, who was full of hope for the future but also thought it was just a distant dream, and suddenly smiled.
"Well then, congratulations, Olivia."
"You will soon have your own private building."
The air seemed to freeze at that moment.
Olivia's expression shifted from astonishment to confusion, and finally to utter disbelief.
"Are you... are you kidding me?"
She stammered, her heart pounding uncontrollably.
Reason told her that this was absolutely impossible.
That was a top secret that even the capital city treasured; it was a miracle that required the most outstanding alchemists and array scholars to spend years designing.
How could Lorraine possibly possess the blueprints?
but……
She looked at the calm and confident face in front of her.
I recalled the towering city walls, the incredible magical farmland, and Anna's cruel yet perfectly just awakening ritual.
This man has created far too many "impossibilities".
For some reason, Olivia's heart, which had been repeatedly battered by reality and had long since grown cold, involuntarily rekindled a glimmer of expectation that even she herself found absurd.
"Come with me."
Lorraine offered no further explanation.
Actions speak louder than words.
He reached out and, to Olivia's stunned gaze, gently took her hand, which was a little cold from nervousness.
Olivia's body stiffened abruptly, a warm current flowing from her palm, making her instinctively want to pull back, but Lorraine gripped her hand firmly.
Lorraine led her through the bustling crowd to an open space next to the newly built "Tower of Thorns".
"Watch closely."
Lorraine released his grip and stood in the center of the open space.
He closed his eyes, his mental focus intense.
[Construction Confirmed: Plant Factory (Level 1)!]
"confirm!"
boom!
In the warehouse, a large chunk of the mountain of resources vanished instantly.
Three hundred magic crystals transformed into a torrent of the purest energy, surging into the land beneath Lorraine's feet.
Lorraine stretched out her finger, using magic as ink and the earth as paper, and quickly sketched a magic circle full of life, following the incredibly complicated steps given in the "Witch's Codex".
The moment the magic circle was formed, a green light shot into the sky!
Olivia was so startled by this pure and powerful life energy that she retreated repeatedly. She was shocked to see the ground begin to slowly rise as if it had come to life.
Countless thick, dragon-like roots burst forth from the soil, intertwining, coiling, and weaving together.
Tender green shoots grow wildly from the gaps in the roots, blooming into colorful flowers in an instant, and then quickly withering away, forming a hard woody structure.
A building full of primitive and fantastical elements rose from nothing into existence right before her eyes!
It resembles a giant flower bud half-buried in the soil, its main body made of dark green living wood, with a flowing emerald green halo on its surface, as if it were breathing.
Several huge vines extended from the top of the building, hanging down around like guards. At the tips of the vines were tightly closed spores the size of fists.
The entire building exudes the fragrance of earth and the unique aroma of plants.
[Plant Factory (Level 1) completed!]
Olivia was completely stunned.
She reached out, as if to touch the miraculous creation that was still emitting a faint light, but she was afraid that it was just a dream.
She looked at the tall, upright man standing in front of the building, her eyes filled with unprecedented shock and fervor.
miracle.
This is a miracle!
No blueprints are needed, no research and development is needed, and there is no need for a long wait.
He simply stood there, waved his hand, and just like that, a legendary building exclusively for witches was born.
At that moment, Olivia suddenly remembered her wish that had been ridiculed by countless people.
She had hoped that one day, the frozen soil of the North would be covered with golden, hardy barley, and in every field, heavy, plump ears of barley would sway in the wind.
No one will die of hunger anymore.
I will never see that look in your eyes again, that kind of look that treats people like pieces of meat.
Everyone said she was delusional.
But now, looking at Lorraine before her, she felt for the first time that her wish might actually come true one day.
If it's this man...
If it's this man who always manages to create miracles, then it's definitely possible!
"From today onwards, you will be in full charge of this plant-based arsenal."
Lorraine's voice pulled her back from her turbulent emotions.
He directly transferred the management authority of the arsenal to Olivia.
"Use it to create soldiers who can protect your precious wheat fields."
"Yes, Lord Lorraine!"
Olivia nodded emphatically, her voice trembling slightly with excitement, and her eyes burning with a flame of hope.
Not far away, Anna, who had just finished her work, also witnessed this shocking scene.
She looked at the fantastical building brimming with life, then at Lorraine and Olivia standing in front of it, seemingly a match made in heaven, her little face filled with envy.
Olivia now has her own witch-themed building.
so good……
Anna wanted it too.
She also wanted a witch's own building, filled with the aura of fire and lava, that belonged only to her.
But she quickly dismissed the thought after it had only crossed her mind once.
She was just a maid who was rescued by the young master. To become a witch and possess the lava watchtower was already an immense blessing.
How could I possibly ask for more?
Anna lowered her head and silently clenched her fists. A deep sense of humiliation made her lack the courage to even speak.