Chapter 170 Loki City (1/2)
/Alliance: Pon: Good job boss.
/Alliance: Nix: I guess they don't know about my territory options.
/Alliance: Gideon: What options?
Nix brought up the Territory menu again.
[City Menu]
1) Rename City
2) Edit Buildings [One time]
3) Expel Occupants [One time]
He chose option three.
[Expel all occupants of Loki?]
”Yes.”
[Please designate one-time expulsion destination]
”Phai City.”
Nix then used the portal menu to only allow access to members of the 12 Pillar Alliance.
/Alliance: Nix: This is set to restrict everyone but our alliance from entering.
/Alliance: Gideon: No unwelcomed visitors. Nice.
/Alliance: Pon: Where'd the guards go?
/Alliance: Nix: Expelled them to Phai City, along with the rest of the dhassi on Loki.
/Alliance: Wind: Your diplomatic skills haven't slipped a bit boss.
Nix drew his Archon blade and pushed Gemini Flames into it. Two quick slices and he stepped through the smoldering door.
Loki City had nice cobblestone streets that were wider than normal, the buildings were all made from a yellowish brick, there were wagons lined up on the streets and several horses tied up on wooden rails.
/Alliance: Nix: Dibs on all the horses.
/Alliance: Semmi: There should be a drafting interface somewhere closeby since this counts as our initial entry into the city.
They walked for several minutes until they found Market Square. It looked exactly like hundreds of people had just disappeared.
/Alliance: Nix: No need for politeness. Since our dhassi friends no longer work here, I want all the armor, weapons, and combat accessories brought here to the square and laid out nicely.
/Alliance: Gideon: You heard him. That means no pocketing anything. Get a move on.
/Alliance: Semmi: Let's raid the shops first, then come back and hit all the vendor stalls.
Nebula climbed up on a nearby wagon that had a workhorse hitched up to it. ”I'm driving!”
Nix watched the cleric interact with the others. She was a tiny woman with short black hair and a big smile. Her personality reminded him of Ronnie.
While their guilds were out gathering equipment, Nix and Gideon had found the weapon stalls in the Market Square and started organizing by quality.
Gideon observed Nix throughout the afternoon while they worked together. Unlike other Fire Mages, he didn't seem fragile at all, in fact, it was just the opposite. He tossed around boxes filled with armor like they weighed nothing. They talked easily and as the day passed developed a good relationship.
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By 1700 the work was done. The square had been cleared and was now covered in carefully organized stacks of equipment.
/Alliance: Nix: Since we've gone through all this trouble, everyone may pick themselves out a complete set of gear.
/Alpha Team: Semmi: Most of my stuff is better already Nix. The Gemini drops were amazing.
/Alpha Team: Nix: Pick out a complete set of armor, weapons, and accessories. We'll put it in the treasury.
/Alpha Team: Semmi: Right! I'll pick out stuff for Junie. That way she'll be set when she unbanks.
/Alpha Team: Wind: I'll get Banzi some gear.
Gideon stared at Nix, unsure if he was being serious. ”We're just going to help ourselves?”
Nix nodded and started getting gear for Ronnie and Sharl. He broke his own rule by taking two of everything, but no one bothered to mention it.
When they finished, Nix sent notifications to the other guilds in the Alliance to come to Loki with a five-person group.
/Alliance: Gideon: All the Alliance Guilds will be able to gear up one group?
/Alliance: Nix: That's the plan.
/Alliance: Gideon: Anything else you need from us?
/Alliance: Nix: You guys can head out. Leave Nebs, so she can help us out with City planning.
/Alliance: Gideon: When will Loki be opened for business?
/Alliance: Nix: A few days. The person I'm appointing as Governor is currently away on business. She will manage commerce and trade here in Loki.
/Alpha Team: Semmi: There's going to be a lot of stuff leftover, even after the rest of the Alliance takes their part.
/Alpha Team: Nix: Right, we'll be keeping the rest. Cycle the guilds through as quick as you can. I'm taking Nebs to finalize the town settings.
The Drafting Table was located near the 2nd gate. Nebula studied the town layout while Nix started removing personal residences. A small 3-D layout of the entire town was displayed over the table.
”Got it figured out Nebs?” Nix liked the healer from Salamander, she was very easy to work with.
Nebs leaned over the table, she whisked all the buildings to the edge of the map, then started rerouting roads. When she finished the roads, she carefully started placing business. She moved Market Square closer to the dock. The residential areas were placed against the far wall of the city, away from the noise of commerce. She removed one of the gates so that Loki City would only have two entrances, a dock gate, and the main gate.
Nix noticed that several businesses didn't make it back to the city map. ”Going to get rid of these?”
Nebs nodded and finished up the area around Market Square. ”This is what I'd do Nix. You can make changes if you like, or revert back to what it was. Up to you.”
/Alpha Team: Nix: The guilds done?
/Alpha Team: Semmi: Yep, they finished half an hour ago. We're just waiting for you.
Nix went with the changes she chose and then closed the table hud. The Drafting Table disappeared immediately after. ”Thanks for the help Nebs, it said the rebuild time is 24 hours.”