Chapter 949 (1/2)
The new Sleeping Spell was not just a single building, but a residential district of nearly 7000 square meters
As a key construction zone, it was not only equipped ater and heat supply, but the buildings were four-story fra technology The interior plan was exactly the sa
Apart frohborhood a two-story conference hall for the Sleeping Island witches to organize activities
On the first night that rants arrived in Neverwinter, their welcome banquet was conducted here And now, half a ain packed full of witches
Under the gaze of the audience, Tilly walked on to the podium and announced the recruitment order from Roland Wimbledon, as well as a brand-new salary system
” Work arrangeht in by witches shall be granted to the Sleeping Spell This money will be used to improve everyone's lives, expand the scale of the district, and for other necessities,” she spoke fervently with a slight smile ”It may seem, on first impression, that I've been undercut by my elder brother After all, youIsland, we collected all of the commission paid by the Fjords' merchants, but in reality, they took the opportunity to put forth several conditions, such as h prices, and thus the money we obtained at the end of the day was heavily reduced There aren't as s attached over here”
”This a will certainly exceed our incoenerally require nothing except erous places Hence, our work lives will be et undercut, and I can even be said to be the one taking advantage instead”
Her words induced soft bursts of laughter fro crowd
”But!” Tilly abruptly raised her voice ”There's more rehich I haven't mentioned In the past, no matter how much money we received from the Fjords' merchants, theSpell was In the end, the only things handed out to everyone were bread, cotton, and other such cos”
”But now, everyone will receive substantial rewards and not a bunch of intangible numbers It'll be up to each person to decide how these rewards are used Please open the envelopes on your tables now”
Molly had long noticed the envelope h Tower sta it She wasted no ti it open at the instant Lady Tilly made the request
”Is this Gwent, the new card game?” Shadoas sat beside Molly, bent her head over curiously
”Take a look at your own” Molly turned her body sideways to block the latter's sight
”Gee”
The envelope contained a pallossy on appearance, yet that felt uneven on touch Although it could be bent easily, it did not leave creases like normal paper
Molly knew she liked the paper froht of it
It was, quite simply, a work of art
Although it was much alike the Gwent cards which were popular within the Witch Union, she could tell the difference between then; the patterns on it were not just gorgeous and colorful, but also highly intricate, as if the lines were drawn using threads of hair More than sies and words
For instance, on the front side of the paper was a High Tower and Spears e shone on by the rising sun Under each ie ritten the captions ”Issued by the Graycastle Royalty” and ”For exclusive use by witches”, while the four corners of the paper were inscribed with three ”10”s and an unknown symbol
The thing that Molly was fond of was that the iht when the paper was rotated slightly, as if the patterns were lined with gold