City of Desire [Kingdom Building]

Chapter 614: Important Job

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"They are growing well," I said as I looked at the plants in the greenhouse.

"Yes, they will be ready to move in around forty days," replied Mage Simar. She is one of my mages: a green mage, and a good one at that.

She genuinely had an interest in the plants. Even Irgal had praised her.

"Good," I replied as I walked around the garden with my siblings and Carla. This was our last day; she would leave for the Kingdom of Hevial to make the deal with the theatre.

It's not a complex deal, but there will be challenging negotiations.

Since the core essence is involved, they will fight for every drop.

"I can't wait for the day when these plants will be in the Tower Garden," said Carla. She moved her hand toward the beautiful plant that was shining with a faint light but stopped before she touched it.

It is a sensitive plant. There is also a plaque with a warning not to touch them.

The garden already covers twelve acres, and these plants will cover another three. The Tower Garden will be beautiful, but it will also consume a massive amount of emotion essence.

Those plants covering the twelve acres consume more essence than a regular-size legacy could produce.

The expenditure is massive, and the pressure on the legacy is great. Seeing those plants won't start giving me a harvest for another half a year.

I could have chosen the plants for a quicker harvest, but I chose those based on my needs and the market.

It will benefit the city a lot, as well as the Velvet Garden.

We roamed around the greenhouses for a few more minutes before walking out and sitting in the carriage.

Soon, the carriage moved out of the park and moved toward the city hall.

I closed my eyes, and the room appeared before me. There are eleven women there and one man, who is having sex while others watch, and one woman instructs.

Today is the first day of a new addition to the curriculum, and it is going well.

Dawnstar is good but very technical. I can't hear what she says in private. Still, seeing the girl's changes after hearing her instructions is easy to tell, albeit a little frustrating.

Her Privacy skill is powerful; I might be able to breach it, but she will sense it.

I could see the girl's every movement and expression become seductive under her instruction. Like the woman who has a mind for nothing but worshipping the man she is having sex with.

The woman is Ondell; she is submissive in nature. The first one was a dominant.

It is in their profile, but one could easily see it through the act. Miss Dawnstar is helping them to be true to their nature and refine their act.

Ondell is doing very well, which is why the man's attention is entirely focused on her, not the surrounding people who are watching with a clinical gaze.

It isn't easy for a typical person, including me, to have sex while people watch.

I don't think I could do it; I wouldn't be able to perform well, but these girls are good enough to make the man forget everything other than them.

'I think this will benefit the Velvet Garden,' I thought.

That is my opinion; it might differ from the result, and it will take months to appear. The Velvet Garden has over nine hundred working girls.

Not all students would need the same number of lessons, but the sheer number will take time.

Miss Dawnstar is the only teacher. If we count the three, she is training, but it will take at least a few weeks before they can start teaching.

There are also the stallions. It is what we are calling the "Volunteers," like Rodham.

Today is only Rodham; starting tomorrow, there will be two people.

Their numbers will increase after we train our staff. Many people are willing to volunteer for this.

So, I don't think we need to worry about that.

I saw a slight frown on Dawnstar's face, and she looked around momentarily. She did it earlier, and whenever I looked in on her.

She is Lv. 40+, even in my domain. She is powerful enough to feel something. She cannot feel it in the legacy but could feel it outside.

She might not know I was looking at her, or there wouldn't just be a slight frown on her face, but she could feel something.

A moment later, I opened my eyes. Carla looked at me curiously, but I just smiled.

Soon, the carriage stopped in the city hall and stepped inside but didn't walk toward my office.

"Lord Silver," greeted Robin's secretary with apparent surprise in her eyes. "Is Robin inside?" I asked. "Yes, my lord," she replied.

I nodded and walked toward the door with Carla and the children. The guards at the door bowed and opened the door.

"My lord, you should have summoned me," he said, getting up before nodding at Carla. "I wanted to do it personally," I replied with a smile.

He nodded, and his eyes turned to Heron.

"Lord Heron, I hope you will enjoy working with me," he said to Heron.

"He will be working for you, Robin, not with you. Treat him as you would any assistant," I corrected.

Heron is thirteen, and it's time for him to start working for his class. I want him to gain Lord Class. It is better than the Warrior Class he wants.

If he wishes to pursue it. He will mold it into Warrior Lord or other combat Lord Class.

Being an official Lord increases his chances of getting those classes, and working with Robin will further increase those chances.

However, the class only has a secondary purpose.

I want him to gain experience in administration. If something happens to me, Josie will become the lady of the dominion, and he will be the person she relies on the most.

"Thank you for taking me, Chief Robin," thanked Heron before turning to me. "I will not disappoint you, brother," he said.

"I know you will not," I replied, ruffling his hair.

A few minutes later, I walked out of the office. Carla went back with Josie while I went to my office.

"Chief Elar is waiting for you in your office," Jill informed me. I nodded and walked inside. Valentina was sitting there, and I knew why she was there.

She is even holding—the letter.

"I don't like this," she said, putting a letter on the table. "Me neither," I replied as I sat down.

The letter is from Nehdis. It informs us that they accept the contract and will formalize the signing in two weeks.

We wanted to do it in a few days; two weeks is too long. We insisted they do that, but they disagreed.

If it had been the city's contract, they would have listened to us immediately, or I would have threatened to terminate them.

Unfortunately, the contract is from Synod. They will pay for it and even have control over it.

Nehdis is well within its rights to take two weeks to study the project's details before officially signing it.

"I have a bad feeling about this," she said. I didn't respond. I'm hoping for the best. The academy and the mage tower will benefit the city.

So, I will wait and not think too deeply about it. The project is complex, and asking for fifteen days isn't much, even though they studied its intricacies before bidding.

She left a minute later, and I turned to work.

Hours passed as I met a few people, attended a few meetings, practiced with aura, and looked into the college. 

'Lord Silver, Commissioner Julian is here,' informed Jill as the evening rolled on. "Send him in," I replied.

Soon, the door opened, and Julian walked inside. Behind him was an orc man and a human woman. "Lord Silver," they greeted.

"Commissioner," I replied and nodded at two. They sat down, and there was a silence for a moment.

"We have gathered nearly all the evidence and witnesses. I want to inform you that by the end of the month, we will be finished with the investigation and ready to make the arrests," he informed.

He is talking about the matter on the store floors. It is big enough that the police are involved, and there will be arrests.

Every time I received a brief on the investigation, I felt as if someone had buried a dagger in my heart and was twisting it. It was painful, given the people I had trusted who betrayed me.

It is a vast scheme. That is done masterfully. I couldn't help but feel impressed by it before rage burned in my heart.

When I first heard about it, I thought it was a small scheme, but it was thorough, and I was shocked by what I found.

I could have arrested them earlier, but I wanted to set an example. I followed the methods and gathered all the proof before releasing it.

Now, it is nearly done.

"Thank you, Commissioner," I replied.

A few minutes later, after sharing the new information. He walked out of the office.

It was also time for me to leave, and I was about to when something came to mind.

I was planning to do it after I cleaned the corruption on the store floors, but it would have been better if I had started the preparations earlier.

I closed my eyes for a few seconds and turned to Zela.

"Ask Vice Guildmaster Reed to come to my office," I told her. She nodded and closed her eyes while I focused on the work before me.

I could have done this tomorrow, but now that I thought about it, I want to do it today.

'Master Silver, Vice-Guildmaster Reed has arrived,' informed Jill. "Send him in," I replied.

Click!

A second later, the door opened, and a bald man in his fifties walked inside. He looked worried, with sweat appearing on his brow.

A sudden summons had scared the man. He didn't have to be scared.

He is one of the most useful people I have. He has proved his worth, and today, he will be rewarded with an important responsibility that will make even his boss jealous.

"My lord," he greeted. I nodded.

"Vice-Guild master, take a seat," I offered. "Thank you, my lord," he replied.

He is the vice-guild master Beckett Reed of the merchant guild. I appointed him to that position because I wanted him to represent small businesses at the highest level.

I have to say, giving him that position is one of the best decisions I've made.

He had brought many small businesses to the city, crushing all my expectations. He even created a special group in the merchant guild on his own, which is responsible for bringing small businesses to the city.

The group is doing so well that I have funded it through the city's budget.

However, he is not here for that today.

"I have an important job for you, Vice-Guildmaster, but I need you to do it in absolute secrecy," I said, and I could see relief flooding the man's body.

"It will be my honor, my lord," he replied.

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