City of Desire Novel Chapter 401: Tower

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The door closed, and the carriage began to move toward the legacy.

There are ten minutes to eleven and we have an appointnt of twelve-thirty at the spa.

It is a little early, but we want to see things.

We arrived in the city a few hours ago and held a eting with a few people, but we were able to get one with Silver and his people.

They do not have ti till tomorrow.

"Were you able to get anything from Gina Arryn?" Elias asked, and I shook my head.

"That woman isn't willing to let even a single word slip.

She is my second cousin, and we had good relations. I wanted to find out what the rchant guild is thinking about our proposal.

We sent one to them a few days ago and there will be negotiations with a rchant guild of two cities a week later.

It is pretty important, and I hoped to gain so insight, but the woman isn't willing to give even a single hint.

"I didn't have any success either; they aren't willing to talk business unless it is in an official capacity," Elias said, and I sighed.

"Silver is running a tight ship," I stated.

It wasn't so difficult when the Count was in charge. You could pretty much know anything as long as you know who to ask.

Since Silver took charge, he has replaced nearly everyone, including those in the rchant guild, and now they aren't willing to do sothing, that will cause them to lose their jobs.

Many had lost their jobs due to the loose tongue.

"Still, we need to try," said Elias, and I couldn't help, but nod.

There are people in the baronies providing Silver information. Not just the officials, but also the Barons themselves.

Silver knows things he shouldn't. It's clear, that people are providing him with information.

It had given him an advantage in the negotiations with us.

We would like so advantages too and one of the objectives of this trip of cultivate the sources, that will provide us with that.

Things are difficult, but we have several targets and I plan to succeed in at least convincing one.

Minutes passed, and the park ca into view. I have never seen it before, but there is only one place in Greltheaven with a canal.

As we got closer, I saw the boats moving on it.

There are people sitting alone, couples, families and friends. They even have a musician playing the instrunt and singing.

"I want to ride on those boats," I said. "We will," replied Elias with a smile.

Soon, the carriage crossed the bridge.

"Stop," I said to the driver, and Elias looked at

in confusion.

"Let's walk,"

He nodded, and we walked out of the carriage. It moved toward the tower while we walked on a beautifully paved road.

There are people everywhere, sitting on the small hills. On benches, picnic tables, and blankets.

There are lakes, walking trails, and cute shops, selling souvenirs and snacks. People seed to having fun, seeing how their faces were glowing.

"We need a park like this," I said. We have built a few gardens, but no park.

It would be much cheaper in Lauryl, considering its soil is fertile. There is no power, like a wasteland, that stops anything from growing.

This ans the maintenance would also be cheaper.

"Such an enormous expense wouldn't be possible before we build the wall," replied Elias, and I sighed.

Council had ambition for Lauryl and the first thing, they wanted to do was build a wall. We have a wall, but it is of the wood.

We need a real wall, like the one Greltheaven, and other cities have.

We need it, desperately, not only to defend against the Dane's advances but also against the monsters. If an especially powerful horde ca, then Lauryl would be the only place we could take shelter in.

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We need it as protected as possible.

Hun!

"What was there? It seed to be protected," I asked and turned to the guards behind .

We have our guards, but there are two in black uniforms, that Silver had provided us.

"It is a lake Baroness," replied the orc guard.

The answer confused . There are lakes in the park, but they are not hidden. So of these lakes are for show, not touched, while others have people playing in them.

"Why it is protected?" I asked, and his cheeks seed to redden.

"It is an adult lake, my lady," he replied, clearly looking uncomfortable. This confused even

further, because it is an adult park. Those below fourteen aren't allowed here.

"We should check it out," I said, and he opened his mouth to say sothing, but closed it, seeing his partner shaking his head.

Elias, too, seed curious and walked toward the protected lake, which is blocked by the veil of tall bushes, with guards at its entrance.

Soon we reached it and entered the inside unopposed.

Hun!

As we did, we stopped. The cheeks of both of us flooded red, seeing the scenes in front of us.

In front of us is a large lake; one of the biggest in the entire park.

In it and around it are people, like many other lakes, but unlike those people who are wearing proper clothes, these people here are walking around in their underclothes.

Showing so much skin, leaving nothing to the imagination.

n, won, most of them are young. They are playing in the lake, so are swimming deeper into it, while so are lying on peculiar beds, bathing in the sun.

"This is human dominion for god's sake, not a land of elves!" I exclaid, flabbergasted, seeing the scandalous scene.

Sothing I had never expected to see in the land of empire.

I wanted to look away, but having a hard ti averting my eyes away from them.

They are having fun, without a care in the world.

Most of them seed to be mid-teen to mid-twenties. So of these people seed familiar, a few I had recognized.

As I was looking at them, my gaze fell on the near corner of the pool, where two young couples were making out.

As we were watching it, a group of two won and three n in their late teens ca from behind.

They quickly went to the cute store by the pool and selected colorful underclothes, which they called bathing suits.

They paid for them before going to the wooden boxes and ca out wearing underclothes.

A minute later, they were in the lake with a group of friends.

"What in the damn world silver is doing?" asked Elias breathlessly. I could see the shock and worry in his eyes.

Our daughter is nearly the sa age as so of these people and I don't know what I would feel, if I saw her with these people, wearing such clothes.

If soone had asked

before, I would have told them I would use sticks, but seeing these young people laughing and enjoying themselves, I don't feel that sa resolve anymore.

"I think, we should leave or we will miss the ti of our appointnt," I said to Elias, who nodded blankly.

The scene seed to shock him; he wasn't the only one. I am shocked too. It is sothing or even allowed anywhere in the empire.

On the way to the tower, we were quiet. We didn't even talk a single word.

It was only when we reached the tower that we pulled ourselves out of our thoughts and looked at the marvelous thing.

It is not the biggest building, I have seen. I have seen many, including the Mage Tower, so of which go over a hundred stories.

This is smaller than many, but the most beautiful.

The tower is twenty-one stories tall, with huge columns on every floor. Many of these columns have beautiful plants covering them, so have plants on them.

The tower is beautiful, but one would instantly notice a flaw.

The pale yellow color feels odd to the beautiful architecture of the tower. It is the color of the wastelands' soil, but when looked at it is long enough with the plants.

The flaw becos a beco strength.

The tower isn't completely covered by them. So of its columns are covered so thoroughly that one couldn't see even a small part of it, but so columns are naked.

So floors are densely covered in plants, but others are sparse

It creates a contracting visual. It fills one's mind so that one can think of nothing other than it.

There is also the faint sll. It is a mixture of hundreds of flowery slls that affect every part of the body and pull one toward the tower.

"Silver had really created sothing incredible," said the familiar voice.

I turned and saw Baron Husk, with his wife. There is also Baroness Leila and Madam Silver. She is looking at the tower with hate, but also admiration.

"He has," said Elias, before we walked toward the door of the tower.

Gasp!

We stepped through the enormous doors, and I heard the gasps. Only to realize I was one of the people who had gasped.

It is too shocking to not gasp in shock.

Seeing the tower from outside, I knew inside, would be incredible, but what I am seeing is still beyond anything I had imagined.

There are plants everywhere, beautiful plants like the work of art, releasing the slls that enthralled .

These plants, and the slls, released from them ld wonderfully with the amazing art pieces, that are placed around the lobby.

"Luminous sylphwell, wyvern flowers, darkblo…"

I was looking at them when I heard the faint voice. Only to see, Lady Husk naming the plants.

The woman who only gossiped had effortlessly nad these plants. I wouldn't have been surprised if it was Baroness Leila, but very much with Baroness Husk.

It seed like, she was not a simple woman.

Seeing us, looking at her, she stopped, with her cheeks reddening.

"All of them are extrely rare plants. They consu emotion mist for food." She said, before walking toward the tree with dark flowers.

She was about to touch them when she stopped and moved her hand back.

She seed to have felt sothing, seeing how her expressions changed. I am not surprised to see that. These plants are precious and there must be protection around them.

"Silver is going to earn a lot of money and influence from these plants," she said and began to look at the other plants in the lobby.

Of course, we knew that, and it was going to be one of the topics for the negotiations.

We want so of it.

A few alchemists in rchant states have contacted us.

They are willing to sell us potions with emotion essence and other restricted goods if we are able to provide them with the resources produced by these plants.

It will be hard to get them from silver, but if we did. Baronies will benefit trendously.

We looked at every plant and wonderful piece of art. Many of these are popular, like the kavas portrait, in front of .

It is from the collection of a house of silver. Their na was written on the tallic plaque below it.

There are many other pieces, and they are different sources. Including the House of Ashav and the House of Blackwell.

"He had turned this lobby into a freaking museum. Each one of these pieces is worth a fortune," said Elias, and I couldn't help but nod.

He is not talking about just the art, but also the plants. If anyone was able to steal, even a few of them; they would never need to work in their life.

We looked at them before unwillingly walked to the elevator.

We would have liked to stay further, but there's only ten minutes to our spa appointnt.