Nine days.
Luca thought they would only be able to tank such an expense because they had received CP from their contract with the military. And as such, their 8,677,978 CP should be able to withstand this damage of 2,390,000 CP.
The number was frankly dizzying. And even now, his fingers still twitched every ti he looked at it. But these were investnts. These were seeds for the future.
For their futures.
But more than anything, this was practice. Because given the amount Luca was planning on spending on the chas, he might as well just shut his eyes when buying.
Well, not that he hadn’t been doing just that.
"Host! About the animals, do we purchase them right now as well?" D-29 chid, prompting Luca to actually continue with what he was doing.
"Oh, not yet. We’ll buy them, but we’d do it last so that we could first let Elder Pao Xi look into them before they’re transferred here."
Luca didn’t want the animals to be left in a barn where the caretakers hadn’t had enough ti to learn, but at the sa ti, he wanted to buy the animals as soon as possible so they could start getting acclimatized.
However, he fully intended to purchase the facilities so that people could beco accustod to them.
And that was how Luca ended up buying and upgrading a cow barn—complete with a creary—and a pig pen.
This ti, he also rembered to upgrade the existing chicken coop, which probably shocked the poor existing tenants. But hey, a better ho was coming!
None of the facilities could be upgraded to level III, but even then, they were already advanced, and coupled with a good amount of manpower, they should be able to make it work.
Hopefully.
And the heir was banking on this. Because he might have bitten off more than he could chew, after all, he decided to upgrade the existing three farms in the dungeon-linked space into level IIs and added six new farmlands of the sa level.
So to compensate, Luca decided to add nine farming robots, which totaled to a whopping 450,000 CP.
That could’ve been a biocha.
But no. Instead of fighting corrupted beasts, they’d now be fighting weeds and tilling soil.
However, it wasn’t like he didn’t think of the chas.
He did. How could he forget sothing that’s been living right up there with thoughts about a certain soone?
And that was why he was shelling out half a million CP just to upgrade the cha laboratory so they would be able to mass produce upgraded chas for the majority of the pilots under the banner of their house.
The little money grubber was sure that his invisible CP wallet must’ve cried when he confird the upgrade. But the silent weeping of his purse and his soul had been masked by the intense clapping and sobbing that was happening around him.
While it began the mont he left their dining hall, the crowd really thickened when he first added the barn, and from there, more and more people started following him around to see what else he was planning to upgrade.
But because the chanics who overheard Luca’s plan to start building tomorrow knew of his proposed schedule, they didn’t think he also had an upgrade planned for the facility that already seed too good for them.
Yet, their gracious boss had such a thing in mind.
And the chanics suddenly looked ready to pitch a tent and live inside the lab.
They were touched. And extrely motivated. And the cheers were so loud Luca couldn’t help but blush as he accepted their heartfelt thanks.
It was just that maybe they shouldn’t have been too excited, for if they had been more observant, they would have noticed how a certain blonde looked significantly paler after seeing the improved facility.
But how could the deeply traumatized chanic not falter at the sight of this place?
All Ollie could do was look at the chanics and rember their smiling and plump faces, as he might not see the sa look in a very, very long while.
After all, who "just builds" with his good brother?
Wasn’t every build a test for survival?
And just how much spiritual water would they have to take in to make it out alive?
Ollie clasped Kyle’s uniform tighter, and the adjutant had to ask, "What’s wrong?"
"Well...nothing yet. But if I don’t make it, maybe split my stuff between you and my brother."
"Huh? Split it? You won’t just give it to ? And what about your family?"
"N-no, because you’ll just keep them and never use them. My brother might take a hundred years to use them, but at least he would!"
"And my family, they’re already rich. And my pop would be angry if he knew what I had ’stored’. What if he tells our ancestors, and I end up disowned in the afterlife?!"
Kyle had to look down to see Ollie, who hadn’t blinked since he started speaking. He just clung to him while staring at Luca and the chanics, who looked like they were dancing into the flas.
"But why won’t you make it?"
"Because we’re about to start building chas."
"That bad?"
"That bad."
Kyle chuckled low. "Then I guess we’d better make the most of tonight."
He leaned in. Dangerously close.
"What if you don’t get returned to tomorrow, and I’m left to grow old alone? What about your promised heir?"
"?"
"!!!"
Ollie, the self-proclaid pure manly man, practically jumped upon hearing those words.
"Y-you! You!" He pointed at Kyle with an accusatory finger and a blushing face before running towards his brother and hiding behind him.
Now, Luca, who was surprised by Ollie’s sudden gesture, asked about what was wrong.
"B-baby," he practically mumbled, sounding all gibberish and causing Luca to ask again.
"B-BABIES!!!" shouted Ollie, who huffed as people started looking at him.
"Babies? What’s wrong with babies? Do you not like them?"
"Huh? No! It’s not like that...but—"
The blonde flailed as he tried thinking of an explanation, but was beaten to coming up with anything when Luca said, "Then brother, do you not want to know about babies? I was just planning to consult about that!"
CRASH!
Sobody dropped to the floor.
A few people stopped breathing.
And the Duke froze mid-pulse.
Luca looked perplexed, but more perplexed were the initially celebrating people whose blood practically stopped circulating upon hearing those words.
Then you have the Duchess and the Duke, whose expressions went beyond just stunned.
However, it was Xavier, who nearly tripped over air despite his inhumane balance, who realized he needed to figure out what this was about before the connection between his shoulders and head was severed.
"Luca," Xavier started, breaking the insanely tense atmosphere with even scarier words, "you’re consulting about babies?" continued the Imperial Crown Prince, who originally thought that by now, he would be saved from a certain soone’s tongue.
"Yes! I’m hoping to have a lot of babies as soon as possible!"
"!!!"
"!!!"
"B-brother, a lot of babies?! As soon as possible?! Isn’t it too soon?!"
"I was hoping it isn’t! That’s why I want to consult, because however I look at it, it’s really best to have as many babies the mont it’s safe to do so."
"!!!"
"That—"
Xavier was getting death glares from particular people, but he was positive this was sothing he didn’t know about. So he tried asking once more.
"Luca, who are you planning to consult about these babies?"
"Huh? Oh well, of course it’s Elder Pao Xi. I reckon he would know best about babies."
"Wait, brother! Elder Pao Xi? Is he a doctor?!"
Ollie was now clutching at Luca’s arm as if he were trying to use him as a crutch. His heart had been moving in loops, and he felt that if he had been in poor health, he would’ve been in front of death’s door much sooner.
Would he also need to start family planning soon?
Would it be okay to have babies as soon as possible?
And would Kyle be fine with that?
Wait. Kyle?!
What Kyle! They’re not even married!
Wah! Internally cried the suddenly distressed blonde, who only managed to co to his senses when Luca finally spoke up.
"Hmm. I don’t think he’s a doctor, but more than any of us, he’d probably know the most about whether or not our milk cows and sows are ready to have babies!"
"I’m hoping we get lots of babies soon!" Luca nodded proudly to punctuate his wish, as it was really imperative for them to successfully have their first batch of babies.
Utter silence.
Until—
The entire lab erupted.
Cece dropped to her knees. Butler Gary held onto his chest. The Duke wheezed. And a certain baldie in the back had to be supported.
Even the Duchess took a slow breath as she slowly pushed back the blade she had been taking out.
Xavier looked like he had aged five years.
And Ollie—
Ollie very nearly collapsed.
It took a full minute before the chaos faded.
And when it did, Kyle leaned down with a smirk.
He whispered, "So...babies, huh?"
Ollie groaned.
Because for a mont, he really thought about it.
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