Chapter 192: The Shady Prince

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Stormy Island was huge.

But William was very familiar with the island. If he did not look for Advanced magical beasts to fight, there would be no danger.

Five hours later., William returned to the camp and found that it had expanded by three times.

Chu Liuqiu, Xiao Ayin, and the players were more enthusiastic than Lautner. They surrounded Prince William and greeted him before asking for missions!

But there were no missions on Stormy Island.

The players had come to the island because of resources!

The capabilities of the players were weak, and they could not contribute much. But after some pondering, William gave them a mapping mission.

Forever Alone gulped as he said, “Are we supposed to create a complete map of the island?”

“There is a maximum cap of 120,000 experience points. Whoever can create a detailed map with the largest area will receive the most experience points.” Changli Jiuge thought that they had to work together for this mission.

Otherwise, they would be eaten by the magical beasts before they could venture beyond two kilometers.

“Is the teleportation portal half-completed?” The curious William walked to Old Band and surveyed the 10-meter tall and 6-meter wide portal.

“All the materials have been brought from the City of Dawn. The tools are also prepared, so it’s not difficult to construct the portal. The problem is the high cost.” Old Band nodded in agreement.

As a Space Archmage, he would only listen to the orders of Princess Annie. Normally, he would not have been bothered with the affairs of the City of Dawn.

But, he was aware of the costs of constructing the two teleportation portals.

The maintenance of the portals was also extremely costly.

One magical crystal would be consumed when 3,000 persons had entered the portal. The larger the size of the portal, the greater the consumption. It meant that a gold coin was required for each person. How many of the Lords could afford such a cost?

William noticed that Old Band was about to say something. But he did not care. The City of Dawn was not the only city to have magical crystals mines!

“This island has it too. The ores are larger, and the minerals are more varied. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have invested in the portals.”

Lautner walked over and laughed as he asked, “How much do you intend to charge, my lord?”

William pondered for a while and said, “A single trip is three gold coins, and that is not too pricey. The main goal of the portal is to transport resources. Nobody is allowed to use the portal unless he is on a mission.

The capabilities of the chosen ones are inferior. So only 500 of them would be allowed daily. They can only return after seven days on the island!”

The players were astonished by the price of three gold coins and wanted to complain about the exorbitant price.

Stormy Island was an advanced map location, and the players were only at novice levels. None of the players had attained the Intermediate. It was better for the players to reach the Intermediate before they could reap the benefits of Stormy Island.

It was extremely expensive to construct the teleportation portals. Even the Black Lava Dukedom had no intention to construct them.

Using the portals would consume considerable energy. That was the reason for charging the three gold coin fees.

The seven-day mandatory stay on the island deterred many novice-level players, who were rich and wanted to tour the island!

“My Royal Highness, when are we opening up the seafaring route? The teleportation portal is too expensive, and we can’t afford it. Can we take the free boat rides instead?” a player abruptly asked.

They took the Dawn Vessel free of charge to the island…

Perhaps the players could take the boat ride free of charge…

William raised his brow. Free of charge?

He looked at the sun above him and wondered if the players were daydreaming in broad daylight.

“When the Dawn Vessel is not required to stay at the island, it will make trips back to the City of Dawn once every seven days. The cost will be one gold coin!” William replied. There was no free lunch in the world!

The charges for using the teleportation portal were higher because he wanted to recoup the construction cost from the players.

Dawn Vessel did not need to consume a lot of resources. The exception being when it had to make use of magic for propulsion through the storm rings. Usually, it relied on wind energy…

It was simple.

To make money, William had to create good stuff that other people did not have!

To earn profits, William had to make investments.

The construction of the teleportation portal went at a rapid pace.

Old Band was experienced in constructing the portal as he had previously constructed a small portal in Princess Annie’s bedroom.

After a day, the teleportation portal was completed.

The area around the portal was declared a prohibited zone, and the players were dispersed from the area.

Old Band carefully took out 88 magical crystals and placed them in some small pits. Then, he activated his space magic, and a magic formation was created.

Buzz!!!

Violent spatial ripples emanated out in all directions!

Meanwhile, within the temple of the City of Dawn, a teleportation portal also buzzed!

At that moment, the portal flashed, and a bright curtain of light that looked like flowing water appeared.

“It’s completed.” Old Band took out ten magical crystals and placed them in the socket for energy replenishment.

He slowly said, “My lord, the 88 magical crystals are critical for connecting the portals, and they should not be damaged. They have been buried in the ground and are not noticeable. I have also activated a protective barrier around the crystals.

“The 88 magical crystals form a magic formation. When they are not being used, they will absorb energy from the air to replenish their own energy. As long as they are not damaged, the portal can be used for a long time.”

“As for the 10 magical crystals, they are consumed during portal usage. When the crystals lose their brilliance, you have to change them. Otherwise, the users will be trapped in the dimension tunnel…”

William patted Old Band’s shoulder to give his assurances. If William did not understand such basic instructions, would he not be a fool?

However, even though the portal was completed.

He was not interested in being the first one to test it.

William assigned a mission, and Changli Jiuge charged into the portal without hesitation…

Old Band gaped in astonishment. The chosen ones were indeed brave. Fortunately, the portal was only connected to the City of Dawn; otherwise…

In less than three minutes, Changli Jiuge appeared from the portal!

The players saw the dizzy Changli Jiuge collapse to the ground…

“How’s it like?” Chu Liuqiu curiously asked as he helped Changli Jiuge stand up.

Changli Jiuge inhaled, and his saliva drooled as he said, “Have you seen a spaceship taking off?”

“Cut the crap.” Xiao Ayin said with irritation.

“The crew is all sitting in the spaceship, so why am I sitting outside the ship…”

“Oh!” Changli Jiuge’s attributes had been affected by several negative BUFFs. He sprawled on his side and vomited.

The players felt sorry for him. It was such a realistic experience…

William and Old Band looked at each other and pretended not to see the scene.

The dimension tunnel was not stable.

If a player charged in and ran back, he was fortunate that he did not perish…

“Since the portal is usable, I’ll transport these magical beasts back to the City of Dawn.” William would not let other people use the portal to transport the magical beasts. Otherwise, mana consumption would be greater.

Hence, William walked into the portal.

At that moment, it was as though William was in a rocket as he flew in a distorted violet tunnel!

Five minutes later the portal at the City of Dawn flashed, and someone walked out!

The two sentries who were standing guard noticed Lord William and immediately bowed to him.

William waved at them and casually walked out. After he left the teleportation hall, he leaned on the doorway and took a deep breath…

“The newly constructed teleportation portal is very powerful…” William felt his head spinning, and he started seeing stars. He was suspicious that Old Band had used inferior materials to construct the portals.

When he had been a player, the portals that he used had been constructed a long time ago. So he did not feel the side effects.

If a lot of time had passed since a portal had been constructed, it would be very stable.

People who used newly-constructed portals would experience a lot of side effects, but these effects were not life-threatening.

“My lord, you’ve returned.” Odom was very happy, and both of his hands trembled with joy.

William glanced at him. “This is for you, a Marsh Flower. If you can’t level up, then tough luck!”

Odom took over the Marsh Flower and felt the pure surging magic. He was overjoyed. He waved at William in appreciation and said, “Don’t worry, my lord. I’m very close to attaining the Advanced. With this flower, I’m very confident in leveling up.”

“Are there any problems in our territory?”

Odom grasped his hammer and looked around. Then he warily said, “Black Lava Dukedom is developing rapidly under your leadership, and the treasury has been cut down by a third. The ‘second prince’ was going after the nobles that opposed him. He confiscated the wealth of the nobles to expand the army.”

“What’s the reaction of the nobles?” William was curious. The King of Black Lava Dukedom was his subordinate.

Odom placed the Marsh Flower carefully in a box and said, “There are voices of dissent, but no significant effects have been observed. Because the aim of the ‘second prince’ is revenge, it’s very different from notions of freedom.

After the war, the Black Lava Dukedom had less than 11 legions. Now the Black Lava Dukedom has 18 legions, and at least ten of them belong to the ‘second prince’. The opposing nobles don’t dare to be reckless.”

“That’s good. Let the Black Lava Dukedom develop!” William nodded. He was in secret control of both the Black Lava Dukedom and the City of Dawn. They looked like they were opposing each other, but there was no war.

His aim was to create a show to delude everyone, especially the players who were fighting for a flag on the grass plain…

“But—”

“But what?”

“Altaic on the east is getting restless. There is a mythril mine in the territory, and it caused fights to erupt. The Dragon’s clansmen and the orichalcum camp are attacking the mythril mine. It is as though… they are training the soldiers!”

William understood Odom’s concerns and stroked his chin. “Don’t worry. If they are training, we’ll also train. I’ve brought back more than thousands of kilograms of pure magic metals, more than 400 carcasses of the magical beasts, and more than 30,000 magical crystals to upgrade our army’s capability.

“When I have the time, I’ll destroy Altaic!”

Odom’s eyes almost popped out when he heard the vast amount of resources…

William was not bothered if Odom heard him or not. He did not really want to kill Altaic as he could provide the players with many missions. Altaic could also suppress the growth of the Seraphkin!

Moreover, Altaic could improve his prowess…

That was right!

William made a decision!

If a man was not bad, he would not attract the ladies…

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