Chapter 618 - 563: Sprout (2/2)
Aneirin's attention was focused on a beautiful woman who accompanied Azure Bai here. She was the second-in-command and had a mature look and a revealing dress that exposed much skin. For a womanize like the wandering poet, he simply couldn't take his eyes off her, he couldn't even hear what his friend said.
The woman stood next to her leader and pretended to ignore the stranger's fiery gaze. As for Azure Bai, he chuckled and said:
”I'll properly introduce you two later so how about you tell me why you're here?”
He waved his hand in front of the poet's face, snapping him out of his long daze.
”Ehm I'm just meeting an old friend.”
”And who might that be?” Bai tried to probe further but the bard just dropped his head on the table and closed his eyes, trying to take a nap.
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”You think this is a good place?”
Sonia, the current vice-master of the MoonStar Sect, looked around while asking her Robin and Mary, who accompanied her here. They appeared in the desolate Eastern lands of Green Leaf, where only a few old races live, like the Pigolo and the Nagas.
As per Arthur's instruction, it's finally time to expand the sect and there's no better starting place than here. Isadore offered his help in establishing the first branch here and provided them with soldiers and materials to start the construction.
Robin pushed back her glasses, crouched down and touched the dirt, which lacked any type of energy. The land was infertile and the weather is always hot but Arthur insisted to start here because he knew how to change it. The wasteland took a big portion of Green Leaf and it's pretty much uninhabitable so the sect manages to dominate this land, it won't be hard to expand to the outside world.
”I smell nothing. There's no grass or even insects.”
Mary sniffed the air but ended up shivering, clearly disliking how this place felt. It was no different from a land of death and without the talisman provided by the king, they wouldn't be able to survive on their own.
In addition to the three women, the young Rey, who looked more mature, there was also a few strong individuals in the air. There dozens of wraiths and three large bone dragons, the very first Arthur ever summoned.
The main one had a body that was over four hundred meters in length and can even fight against a God, which is more than enough to guarantee the safety of its master's friends.
”It doesn't matter as long as we use what Arthur gave us.”
Rey was playing with a ball of Dark Magic while saying that but he ended up getting smacked by an angry Robin, who berated:
”I told you to call him Sir Arthur.”
The boy shrugged his shoulders and kept his lips tightly shut, unwilling to anger his guardian.
This small group changed locations a few times until they stumbled upon a piece of land surrounded by rocky hills, the perfect place to build a thriving city. The workers sent by Isadore were confused but they didn't voice their opinion and just followed Sonia, who didn't look particularly strong.
The red-haired vice-master took out a sprout from her storage and meticulously planted it on the lifeless ground. Within seconds, the sprouted grew bigger and bigger and affected everything around it, beginning from the ground. Grass and trees started rapidly growing, all kinds of vegetation covered the area, making it look more pleasant. As for the source of this, the sprout grew into an incredibly large tree which started changing forms until it became a tower similar to the one on Astria. It was made from white magic-resistant bricks and the symbol of the sect on its center.
The king's people were flabbergasted as they witnessed this magical sight. They thought they had to build everything from scratch but within minutes, a tower and a few large buildings rose from below, moreover, the lifeless earth showed signs of recovery, and the sky was soon covered by clouds, from which rain started pouring down.
”It really works.”
Rey stood there in disbelief, amazed by the effects of a single sprout. It was given to them by Arthur, who created it using his spirit's help along with Nature Magic. The largest dragon landed on the tower's roof and crouched down, entering a slumber as its body started resembling a statue. It was tasked to protect Sonia and co and now that part of the city was built, it only had to rest and act if trouble arises.
As for the workers, Sonia told them to start building the rest of the city using the materials provided by Isadore. They were the best in their respective fields and it won't take long for this small city to be completed.