Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 163. Explorer Association's Demands.

Wert sat on the Town Hall's main office room's chair and released a long breath. Then, he looked at Flor, Cinderielle, Verdantia, and Tempestria and spoke. "Okay. Everything has been checked. While the ants will be a problem at first, later, they can become a trendy aspect of the city. After all, seeing a usually dangerous beast being tame and obedient is one of the things that people go, 'Ah!' and 'Oh!' and 'Wow!' for, you know?"

Cinderielle thought for a bit and asked. "But there will be people who will try to kidnap the ants, right? After all, they are 'rare' specimens."

Wert hummed while Flor's relaxed face scrunched again. "I don't like that."

Wert shrugged. "When something's rare, there will be people who covet it. That's the law of the world. Why do you think World Tree wood is so valuable? It is indeed better than normal wood, but not better enough to justify the price difference. Did you know that even F Tier World Tree wood is sold for Tyn? Every other F Grade material is usually sold for just a few Lir."

The room was silent for a few moments. Eventually, Tempestria broke the silence. "Regardless, how about we speak about where you want to build the Explorer Association Building?"

Wert took out a map of the town, surprising the girls. Flor asked. "When did you do that?"

Wert blinked and pointed to a woman in the group. "She is an excellent cartographer. She has walked around the town for a bit and came up with something rough. It lacks many details, but all the main buildings and roads are drawn." Then, he looked at the map and asked. "So, what were your plans to build? Can you run me through them so that I know more or less where the most people will gather?"

Tempestria smirked. "You really are not shy about it, eh?"

Wert shrugged. "We are like a massive signpost saying that this town is safe to visit. So, yeah, I am not shy about taking the best spot."

Flor commented. "Well, our plans are to build a residential area around here, with a few basic necessity shops. Everything will be within walking distance. Then, here, we will build the more advanced mercantile area. We will build a few buildings and rent them out to people who want to establish a shop."

Wert blinked. "Rent? You won't sell them?"

Flor shook her head. "No. We are not selling anything. Everything will be up for rent."

Verdantia spoke before Wert complained. "Your building will be the only one belonging to another power in our city. The main reason is that other than the ants and the berries, we have another exotic and unique thing."

Wert raised his eyebrows and smiled. "Well, try to surprise me."

Verdantia commented. "Our buildings are alive. They will obey and even transform their walls and room composition. It takes a while, since they are living beings, and they can't just transform at will. However, this will make house maintenance and reforming hundreds of times easier. Anyone will be able to do it, and the only thing needed is someone to help with the room arrangement."

Wert looked at Verdantia strangely. "So... Like the houses of those ultra-influential people? And you build it here for everyone?"

Seeing that he didn't believe them, Flor spoke while pointing at a solid wall. "<Lignified Town Hall>, open a door there."

Wert and the explorers watched as the bark-like surface began splitting very gently. The process was slow, but as time passed, it became clear that a door was being created there.

"Wow..."

Everyone from the explorer group shared the feeling of the person who said it. Wert hummed. "What are the drawbacks?"