Chapter 972 - Clatter! A Look Of Disbelief (1/1)
Though he wasn't sure if noas the best time, Vahn decided to simply proceed with his plans since it was a necessary step to take in order to ainst Enyo Construction of Haven had been steadily progressing and, though it would like take several h normal means, Vahn knew Terra would be able to create a makeshi+ft wall in less than a day He also had the opportunity of buying large stone slabs to serve as natural barriers so, in preparation for potential attacks, thetrees and leveling the ground Once he had decided this, Vahn called aof all the Unit Commanders, the representatives of each Familia, and the few influential eon for profit
Now, Vahn sat at the 'head' of a ring-shaped table with twenty-three individuals, each waiting for the decision he would make as the Supre slightly behind, co their [Saint's Halberd]s to create a rather i on his left, tails flickering behind her in an alht, elbows on the table and an aher spirits than before the expedition had started, honestly ad in private that he was 'relieved' to be away from his women and children for a short while
Once everyone was properly seated, Vahn waved his hand, causing hot tea and pastries to occupy the empty area in front of everyone Henoises and, to ease everyone's tension, picked up a sh he didn't go out of his way to intimidate people, Vahn had noticed that the way people acted around hi in the Elven Kingdohts on the nobles within Orario, everyone suddenly becaenerally tried to be polite and easygoing towards all but his ene a bit, Vahn's on expression softened slightly as he said, ”I know thathasn't come as a surprise to anyone As you'd expect, we need to coer of Enyo's forces Our actions of focusing on the establish rooet restless, we need to prepare for an attack I have gathered everyone here to ask for their opinion but, at the sae your concerns so you can assure everyone else that things are going well Please, wait for estions”
Not surprisingly, nobody spoke out to try and guide the conversation the full well that the final decision rested on Vahn fro them that had their own plans for Haven, Vahn already knew of their intentions and wasn't against the as they didn't try to outright exploit people in the future, he didn't ht a few benefits for thean explaining, ”Because of the planned size of Haven, construction on the outer ill not be co an attack For the ti terrain whilethe defensive line near the inner wall”
As he spoke, Vahn raised his finger and used Earth Elera-shaped table There was a large empty space that he had reserved for this purpose and, with the reactions of surprise froathered, he was happy to have come up with the idea Besides, it was much easier for people to understand what he had init over Though they had all seen the blueprints, the fact there would be a Tree of Life within the center was so where he left off, Vahn explained, ”Though ill have patrols watching over the workers, the largest force will be concentrated near the five fortresses We have five [Paling] barriers that will prevent most external attacks but they don't have the ability to block er barrier ], we have several defensive wards in place that can be activated with ic cores As you can see, our ht and we have it set up so that only a tenth of our personnel would be required to enuine concerns about people overdrafting thee, a lot of the defensive weaponry was mechanical in nature and could be operated by ale would be much loithout any skills to enhance their efficacy, cannons and arbalests were still very useful weapons against even largeprojectiles that were affixed with carved Dragon Fangs on the tips Since they had a base property of being able to penetrate ale monsters As for smaller monsters, they would be dealt with by a combination of Asfi's [Burst Oil] and explosive ordinance that was designed to penetrate into a e to stronger htly was very helpful in a defensive engage soot to the heart of the discussion, saying, ”Also, I' e left such a massive space within the center of Haven” Since many of them had actually asked the question directly in the past, Vahn wasn't surprised when al this, his s a tree to begin sprouting in the , Vahn explained, ”In order to make sure Haven truly beco a Tree of Life within the center of the City The true purpose of our strong defenses is solely for protecting this tree and ensuring that it is able to groithout issue”
Since one of the participants of the reatly upon hearing this, exclaih Priestess!?” Even as she spoke, Vahn noticed her Affection had jumped up from 80 to 88 in an instant, a look of reverence in her pale blue eyes Vahn, however, shook his head lightly and said, ”There are things going on behind the scenes that I aathered here Just know that this Tree of Life is different than the Sacred Trees back at the Elven Forest, though their function if fundamentally the same Also, please be patient and allow if you have any questions that don't directly relate to the subject at hand, please confer with reaterbehind his words, Vahn saw the system notification show that her Affection had juht blush appeared upon her cheeks This caused his brows to raise alot back to the discussion, saying, ”In order to ensure the Tree of Life is properly protecting, I will beone of the Trump cards of the Alliance down to the 50th Floor to assist in the defense Many of you know her as the True Dragon, Terra, one of my trusted coe in the entire world and it is her work that allows iant emerald barrier many of you have seen Even if Enyo's forces tried to collapse the entire Floor, they would be unable to do so while Terra is present”
As she was 'very' famous these days, nobody doubted Vahn's words when he said Terra would be able to greatly increase their defensive strength They had seen the barrier artifact that Vahn uses withstand the assault of tens of thousands of monsters for several hours, co as there was enough energy With Vahn generally acting as the 'battery', see to strain hiuaranteed That left the question, however, as to what they would be doing to deal with the issue, so everyone was very curious about
Understanding what everyone er a few ti, ”Once we have secured the perimeter around the Tree of Life, I will create a detached force to begin breaching into the Deep Floors Just as we have always done in the past, we'll use a s threats For the preli, it will just be Ais, Tiona, Haruhime, Lefiya, Fenrir, Lili, and myself I don't want to leave Haven without any ht show up in response to our probe into the Deep Floors While I' Supreme Commanderkeep in mind, Finn, that Terra only really listens to my orders When she is here, trust that she will do her duty and try not to ive hi without reason, Finn nodded his head with a serious expression on his face, saying, ”Understood, Vahn You can leave it to me when the time comes Don't worry, I willthis, Vahn gave a s his attention back to the rest of the group and saying, ”Also, though this is a provisional thing, expect there to be an influx of Elves and Xenos into Haven in the future Though they may not be easily accepted on the surface world just yet, the Alliance is the official protectorate of the Xenos people They will be helping topaths that norh their services may not be cheap, I' able to move supplies to the surface safelywhen the tile instance of persecution towards the Xenos Please start taking steps to ensure there won't be any proble up, understood?”
This time, Vahn let a bit of pressure leak out and influence those within the roo several people to turn pale as they all nodded in understanding Vahn noticed that not everyone was in agreelance, they fell in line rather quickly He didn't expect things to go entirely without issue but if he ever found out about an incident where a Xenos was murdered unjustly, Vahn kneould have to make a harsh exaeon was the territory and home of the Xenos and, for nearly a thousand years, the people of the surface had been i h he wouldn't let anyone sieon in such a way, the Xenos still had every right as any other surface dweller to roam safely within the settlements that had been established
For the better part of three hours, Vahn continued to discuss the defensive measures and any developmental plans that the leaders present had in mind The merchants wanted to speed up construction of the Industrial and Business Districts of Haven, clairowth of the budding City and allow for future expansions to proceed reed with their opinion of establishi+ng the Industrial District, as that here the Alliance's 'Laborer's Guild' would be located, but he denied their claims that the Business District should be a primary focus The reason for this was relatively si out of the Alliance's fortresses early on
As aloods from the Alliance directly, it was essentially pointless for businesses to be the ainst this, Vahn said he would discuss it with Fortuna and Minerva to get their take on things, effectively silencing the group of Merchants who knew benefits wouldn't be that easy to obtain Even so, Vahn pro as they didn't partake in any shady practices that drew the attention of the Alliance, he would ensure they were able to draw a profit To assuage their concerns, he gave the of some of the itehed out loud when one of the largersome of the items listed
With the Merchants pacified, for the ued that the secondary focus should be on the establishap in their defenses, as the Entertainment District would be located between the Residential and Industrial Districts, but Vahn wanted to have the infrastructure for accepting Adventurers and rants as soon as possible They couldn't simply allow everyone that showed up to stay within the fortresses that protected the Tree of Life, as that would unnecessarily increase the chances of soh the chances of anyone breaking through the defensive measures around the tree would be s what kind of Innates people had All it took was one person with a stealth-based Innate that allowed theh barriers and they would be able to discover the teleportation ward and potentially dae the Tree of Life
There was also the siin living, people would 'naturally' begin to reside within Haven If there were only things like Inns and te, then Haven would never feel like a real City Thus, to encourage h they would be very expensive, he knew people would pay hefty su a residence within Haven would becoth, wisdoeneral The materials used to construct each residence, the security that would be provided, and the general living conditions of almost everyone that would reside here in the futureVahn wanted to elevate it all to an extreme One day, he believed that Haven would become a true beacon of hope for everyone on the surface worlda fantastical place that everyone aspired to at least visit once
(A/N: Alternate titles: 'Vahn wonders why people fear himthen casually intimidates them xD','Terra is very scary (o,,o)~!','Vahn is essentially trying to create a Utopiadelusions are dangerous~')
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