Volume 10 Chapter 4 (2/2)
”But what if a human somehow slips in?”
”Then, they'll be killed. We'll make sure they know that this is an absolutely no-entry zone for them. Look there. For their sake, we even have signs saying Unauthorized entry is a crime punishable by death, by order of the city's lord, Procell”
”You know, patron, sometimes you say such bizarre things. Or is weird more accurate?”
Weird? How rude.
At any case, I had no worries. Avalon-Ritters were constantly keeping watch within the dome. If anyone other than us or those we have authorized were to enter, the Avalon-Ritters were to go into a seek and destroy mode. Not to mention, other defense mechanisms were also in place.
It would be unkind to kill the humans with nothing but some signs to warn them, which they might not even notice, so I planned on properly notifying the public that the dome was strictly off-limits.
It was impossible for them to get inside accidentally due to the very specific method required for entry, so anyone still curious after our warnings would have no one else to blame for their deaths but themselves.
”Yup, they really did a great job.”
Looking at the white dome, I couldn't help but think how marvelous it was.
It's so like a secret base! The gimmick where the ceilings open is such a nice touch too.
Ruhe still in tow, I entered the dome.
At the center was a field covered with lovely sod. And surrounding the field were rows of seats.
Hey, maybe we can hold some kind of sporting event here.
It wasn't in the plans, but I just decided to go ahead with it.
”Woah, the entrance to the dungeon proper really is here. Wait, is it me or is the entrance kind of bigger now?”
”Yeah, it is bigger now. I remade it so that the Darkness Dragons would have an easier time passing through. Not only that, I've also modified the very first room of the dungeon proper so that it's wide and tall enough to let the Darkness Dragons pass while they're flying at a low altitude. Of course, to compensate for the added space, I also added more Mithril Golems to guard the room.”
Until recently, the dragons found it a bit hard to go from the dungeon proper to the city floor by themselves.
Once they were in the city floor, they typically stayed in what used to be the [Mine] area and only go back if absolutely necessary. In fact, nowadays, if they did have to go from one side to the other, it would be via Transfer or by being carried in my [Storage].
Hopefully, with these renovations, they could say farewell to those hardships forever and be freely able to go back and forth.
”Are they opening the ceiling now?”
Any of my monsters could open and close the dome's ceiling by pouring a small amount of their magic power into it. By the sound I heard and the light beginning to pour in, it seemed like some of my monsters were operating the ceiling while we were still inside the dome.
After a while, I saw that it was a lone Darkness Dragon. It looked proud but also in quite of a hurry. As soon as the ceiling opened wide enough, it dove down right away, straight to the entrance to the dungeon proper.
I was able to make sense of the situation thanks to the medal attached to it. The medal was undeniable proof that it won a race, most likely just now. As such, it must be excited to start on the all-you-can-eat feast waiting for it in one of the [Forest] rooms.
A few moments later, a group of Darkness Dragons who were to participate in the next race came flying out from the dungeon proper. Each one was visibly motivated to win that feast in the [Forest]. Yup, the next race is going to be exciting too.
After the last of the dragons came out, the ceiling closed.
”Well, it's definitely convenient, but for a flashy gimmick, it's, how do I put it, quite plain.”
”We'll only regret it later if we don't make these kinds of things simple. Now then, I think that should be enough for our inspection. From tomorrow onwards, we're gonna be selling the apartments, the houses, and the plots of land. If all goes well enough, we're about to see another spike in Avalon's population.”
After today's inspection, I had no doubt that the merchants would be smitten by this new residential area. They would smell the scent of profit right away and pounce on it.
”You know, I've been thinking, since we have this dome and all, how about next time, all of us do some drills. We could see how fast it would take us to gather within this dome and sortie outside.”
”Patron, I know you have many valid reasons, but I think you're saying this just because it tickles your fancy. Why do I always have to be the reasonable one?”
”I'm not going to deny I think it's cool, but it's productive, right?”
After parting with our guides, I and the somewhat exhausted Ruhe began walking toward the populated part of the city. It has been a while, but I was thinking of using [Divine Revelation] to tell the whole city about the new residential district.
Before we realized it, we were back.
Ruhe was so tired, she murmured something about wanting to sleep as soon as possible.
At that, I decided to tease her a bit.
”Oh, you're turning in already? We finished the inspection much earlier than expected, so I thought we could go to that one restaurant that offered this rare alcohol made of rice. Even though it's made of rice, it smells all fruity, you know. And, boy, does it pair well with seafood. But if you're too tired, I guess there's nothing we can do about that. Such a shame.”
”Eh!? Did you just say alcohol made from rice?! It's decided then, we're gonna go drink that! Tired? No, no, you misheard me. Is this the face of someone tired? Definitely not. So, come on, patron, come on! Let's go to that restaurant and drink that alcohol!!”
Ruhe linked arms with me and urged me to hurry. Not a trace of tiredness could be found on her excited face.
Seriously, she's such a materialistic girl.
But then again, it was thanks to her that Avalon's secrets remained safe. There was nothing wrong with pampering her from time to time.
Thinking like that, the two us headed to that restaurant. Tonight, we're going to drink as much as we want!