Karl watched the artifact and Cara interact for a mont, then got to his feet and poked the badger with his boot. "It's ti to go back upstairs. Once I check all the spell activations, we will be ready to start bringing the building online. Which reminds , we are going to need to either hire a nature Cleric, or send soone to get supplies for the shops. I can't cast the spells to create food. I created all the chefs, but they don't have anything to cook." He explained.
Cara gave him a happy thumbs up. She knew just where to find them, and Rae could abduct one of them for the job.
[You an hire.] Karl corrected.
[Sa thing, really. Give them Mystic Cooking and cute elf girls, and they won't even want to leave.] Cara replied.
That gave Karl a wonderful idea.
{Miss Sapphire, I don't suppose that any of your friends might know a few young Green Dragon Clerics looking for work? I can offer them Mystic Cooking and steady employnt that involves Bunnies.} Karl ssaged the Blue Dragon.
{You didn't have enough blue dragons, so now you want to be sward with green, is that it?} She replied.
{I just realized that I can't create the spell that makes food, so we need Kitchen Managers that can keep the arena's various vendors stocked with ingredients. But there are dozens of Bunny Girls and other beastkin here, created by Opal with illusions, so they never have to leave.} Karl explained.
{Alright, I will find you so acolytes to operate your kitchens. The Green Dragon's followers won't resist an offer to teach them better cooking skills. Even if it ans working a day job.}
Karl finished his walk through of the arena, then returned to where Hugo and the others were waiting, now accompanied by the Immortal Regent, Sapphire, and four young n in the robes of Green Dragon Clerics.
"Are these our volunteers?" Karl asked.
"Indeed. They were on the top of the work listings in the church. They have all the advanced food creation spells, and they have kitchen experience. Furthermore, they also know the city, so they can order the ingredients they can't make." Sapphire explained.
The n nodded eagerly, and Karl patted them both on the shoulder to transfer them the [Mystic Cooking] skill. "Now, wait here, and I will bring the whole arena online, so you can et your full-ti coworkers. The other employees will be hired in the next few days from among the Guild Alliance mbers." Karl explained.
The clerics looked confused, but then the stored mana surged, and the appearance of the arena shimred, revealing the storefronts that had appeared empty inside until that mont.
The illusionary staff began to scurry about, getting everything ready for custors, and the clerics paused.
"Are those High Priestesses of the Spider Goddess?" One of them asked in a shaky voice.
"Yes. They are the primary staff at the fine dining establishnt." The Nature Cleric gave him a serious look. "You do realize that most of the world is terrified of them, right?"
Karl frowned. "I thought that everyone liked sexy elves?"
The Cleric looked at him like he was crazy. "Sure, but not High Priestesses. They're better known for sacrificing their lovers to the Spider Goddess than for being wonderful people."
"But what a way to go." One of the other clerics muttered.
A particularly tall High Priestess strolled over, smiling at the clerics. "So, you are our supply managers, are you. I approve. Why don't you co along with , and I will show you the kitchen?"
One of the clerics squeaked out an agreent, while the others raised their hands. "I will go check on the other shops, to make sure that they have what they need." A dark-haired Cleric declared, then ran off to the other side of the building.
"Well, that didn't go as planned. But the actual chefs aren't Elves. That didn't work out for us. They should be alright with Lamia and Werebear chefs to protect them." Karl whispered to Sapphire.
"You are evil." She whispered back.
Giggling ca from the other side of the building, and Sapphire frowned. "He must have found the bunnies you promised."
"They run the ice cream shop. Lord Azov, we made it just the way that you envisioned, I think. There is a Werebear in the kitchen to protect the bunnies from unruly custors, but they are a Mythic Rank illusion, they can protect themselves from most things. Including overly zealous Green Dragon Clerics." Karl offered.
"How long until the shops are operational?" Azov asked eagerly.
"Probably tomorrow. They still need to bring in supplies for everything, and we will need to test the arena to ensure that there are no issues. I am certain that the safety asures are good, but the opponent creation has a random option if you don't specify or bring your own. And that could be problematic." Karl elaborated.
"You used Randomize and Chaotic Zone on the sa artifact?" Azov asked.
"Technically, the building isn't an artifact. My interface shows it as an Epic Grade magical item, the size of an extended city block. But yes."
Spectators were beginning to fly over the arena, and Sapphire laughed as the first of them ran face-first into the barrier spell over the arena.
You couldn't just fly in from the outside.
Not just because that would be horrifically unsafe while a battle was ongoing, but because the interior dinsions didn't match, and the distortion effect could cause soone to crash.
But from the outside, everything inside would look distorted through the barrier, as if it were smaller than life. Not that most people would realize that until the stands were full.
"Is that a combat arena? Or so sort of training ground?" A Wrath Demon called from overhead.
"It's a combat arena, with built-in magical opponents. Do you want to help us with beta testing?" Karl called back.
The Demon was Totem Rank, that should be near the limit of the Arena's safe operating limit, and a good test for the spells.
"Can it even put up a fight?" He asked dubiously.
"If you walk in through the competitor's entrance, talk to the receptionist, and they will have soone escort you to the arena. Tell them Karl sent you." They already knew, as the whole arena was linked to him, but it would make the interaction feel more natural.
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