Date: Unspecified Ti: Unspecified Location: Myriad Realms, Lil Red Storm Realm, Freedom gapolis
"Wyatt!" she huffed. "Why did you set such high housing prices? Even the Freedom Fighters' finest don't have enough rits accumulated to buy a house in the top layer of the city!"
She gestured wildly as she continued, her frustration evident in her golden eyes.
"Most of the houses in the city mid-layer core and outer wall areas are still empty! Even the mid-layer's inner wall area and the core area of the bottom layer have plenty of vacancies! Not to ntion the shops and comrcial buildings—they're all empty! It's such a waste of space and resources!"
Dalie wasn't just complaining for the sake of it. As things stood, the gapolis was a massive financial loss—not just for Wyatt, but for her too.
Her celestial array formation had lost a small piece of land where it could have buried teorites or asteroids it caught. Sure, compared to the surface array of the entire realm, the area taken by the city was insignificant—but a loss was a loss.
After all, in a clothing shop, even a tiny, insignificant hole in a shirt could make custors refuse to buy it—so would even call out the shop for trying to sell damaged goods.
Wyatt, however, remained unbothered.
"If everything goes according to my plan, give it a month or two—you'll be complaining that the city is too small and that we need to expand," he said, a knowing smirk playing on his lips.
He didn't bother explaining his grand vision for Freedom gapolis a futuristic tropolis that would rival that fictional city on Mars everyone back on Earth dread of living in.
"Forget about the city for now," he continued. "How far along are you in your study of the Dungeon Relocation Apparatus?"
"I've familiarized myself with the concept and principles behind how it works," Dalie said confidently, her tone brimming with pride. "With my understanding of the space rule, relocating even an SSS-rank dungeon wouldn't be hard for ."
She wasn't boasting—it was just a fact. After all, she was a Celestial Being, an Array Spirit, and a Daughter Gem hybrid.
Wyatt nodded, impressed but not surprised. "What about the Dungeon Summoning Apparatus I created by modifying the Dungeon Relocation Apparatus?" he asked, his voice genuinely hoping for a positive answer. As this was the key to jumpstarting the economy of the Freedom gapolis, and he needed to know if it was ready.
Dalie tilted her head, thinking for a mont before answering, "The concept and chanics behind it make sense to ." Soon she dejectedly admitted, "But I'm still missing a few anings of the space rule to pull it off completely. That said, no need to worry—I can compensate with my natural array formation to fill in the gaps." She straightened, confidence returning to her voice as she claid, "So as long as you get the coordinates, I'll be able to open a dungeon gate to connect the two realms. But the rank of the dungeon will still depend on the soul energy density of the other realm where the dungeon gate has connected my realm to—that part is beyond my control."
She wasn't making excuses—just being honest. Within a few months, she felt she could find and master space rule anings she was missing to summon dungeons like the Card World but Wyatt didn't seem like the patient type, so she had to present him with the best possible alternative for now.
Wyatt's face lit up as he pulled her into a big bear hug.
"I knew you could do it! You're the best, Elder Sister," he praised her wholeheartedly. anwhile, his thoughts drifted—to Jill Norley. If he hadn't run into her, he wouldn't have figured out that the Dungeon Relocation Apparatus could be modified into a Dungeon Summoning Apparatus. He couldn't help but wonder what that curious but calculative woman was up to while father was busy building on the idea he stole from him. Dalie, clearly pleased with herself, pulled back slightly, her eyes twinkling with excitent.
"So?" she grinned. "Do you want to test it out?"
"How much resources do you need to set up the natural array formation to help you summon a dungeon?" Wyatt asked, his tone practical and asured.
He wasn't about to gamble away a fortune on sothing so unpredictable. The dungeon she summoned could be anywhere from E-rank to SSS-rank, and spending a ridiculous amount of resources just to end up with an E-rank dungeon would be a waste. He'd rather hold off until he found a way to tilt the odds in his favor.
Dalie's cheerful expression dimd slightly. "A lot," she admitted, the smile fading from her face. For a Celestial to say "a lot", that alone painted a grim picture of how expensive this was going to be.
"Yeah… so let's not," Wyatt decided firmly. "I'll have Henricks scout the realms and find a location with SS or SSS-rank soul energy density. Once we have the right coordinates, you can use them to summon a high-level dungeon instead."
That was the best plan for now. But truth be told, he had no idea how much coordinates really mattered in dungeon summoning. They'd have to experint a few tis to find out, and he could already see his wealth dwindling in the near future.
Dalie nodded reluctantly, but Wyatt could tell she was blaming herself for not having a complete understanding of the space rule anings yet. Just as he was about to reassure her, telling her it wasn't sothing she should worry about, a figure suddenly teleported into the room.
It was Luna.
She had been hounding Dredre and Ceed nonstop, insisting that she needed to et with Wyatt regarding the Empty Space Project. Originally, she and Wyatt were supposed to work on it together, but after her sudden betrayal and Wyatt's escape from the Yellow Plains, they never got the chance.
Now that the project was in its final stages, she figured a fresh perspective—especially Wyatt's unique eyes—might help her spot whatever she was missing.
And if all else failed, she was sure Wyatt could get Sansa to reveal how she had planned to assist with the project when she had approached them to take over the Freedom Fighters—back when Henricks was away and the World Leaders were knocking at their door.
One way or another, Luna believed wholeheartedly that the Empty Space Project would play a huge role in building Freedom gapolis's economy.
Wyatt had to admit, when she frad it like that, it was worth hearing her out—especially since his own Dungeon Summoning plans using Dalie's celestial prowess had hit a few roadblocks and funding issues.
Luna hurriedly bowed to Dalie with utmost respect, but just as she was about to turn to Wyatt, she froze mid-motion—her body going rigid. Dalie suddenly spoke to her with a calm but piercing voice, asking, "Why does my brother hate you?"
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