Lords: From Civilization to the Stars.

Chapter 91 The Second City

The construction of Hope City was a success, but also a failure.

They got the promise from Negative Stars, and even had a trade route with Negative Stars, a large NPC force, which can be said to be a very outstanding performance. But the problem is that their location selection is a bit too bad.

Above Dulong City, at the end of the bay behind the Plague Hero Pillar, with Chaos Dwarves at its back, Chaos Warband in front, Skaven beside it, and only to the side are the Dwarf Dulong City and Kislev border that are unwilling to join them. This place of four wars was considered a good place when no one knew about it at first.

After all, from your feeling, there is really nothing wrong here. The mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the people are nice and enthusiastic. Nothing went wrong during the construction of the city. There was even a large NPC force that took the initiative to make friends with us, and even gave us real blessings and power. No matter from which angle you look at it, Hope City is a very perfect place to build a city.

Then these players were trapped in this damn City of Hope.

After experiencing the first Chaos Warband siege, they were horrified to find that the Star Fort Bastion they had built, which they thought was indestructible, was completely useless. Your Star Fort Bastion looks powerful, but can you withstand the enemy's artillery?

People will automatically track and blow up your window, or simply cast a spell to soften your entire wall into mud and collapse in pieces. Without the belief in gods and the support of spells, the materials in this world are incredibly fragile. After finally filling the gap with human lives, the players decided to recruit mages to build magic walls.

Then the bad reputation of the players came into play. When the mages they found heard that it was a player's city, they raised the price tenfold without saying a word, saying that it was up to you whether you wanted it or not, and who would do it for you.

Because the player’s reputation is very bad, he even asks for payment in advance.

Moreover, during the process, the players were scammed twice. After paying the money, the spells did not work at all. In the end, the players gritted their teeth and collected the tribute to the Negative Star.

The price these warriors wrapped in golden light asked for was the highest among all. They had to pay for almost everything they got from the trade, and they also had to pay for a lot of unequal treaties. Then the star-negator came over, stuck a stick in, and left. He said that this was an extension of the gods' vision, and you just needed a wall to protect it.

You don’t say, it’s really possible.

At least after the players' walls were besieged, although sparks were emitted, they really held up. Under this premise, the players can ask for whatever they want from the negative star.

But this relationship is also limited. After the third Chaos War Gang siege in two months, the Hope City Project has basically failed. In this environment where there is a small fight every three days, a big fight every five days, and a big sweep every twenty days, it is impossible for players to build a city safely.

However, the investment has been made, the trade route has begun, and we are stuck here.

The players can only grit their teeth and maintain the sky-high priced routes, then send whatever profits they make back to the Negative Stars, asking the Negative Stars to add runes to the land so that it can withstand the attacks of the Chaos War Gang.

This doesn't even include the underground kingdom that often steals supplies. The transport convoys have been looted by the ratmen many times, and when asked, they just stick their necks out and say there's nothing. It's hard for the players to turn against them, because if they do, they'll be attacked from both sides, so they just surrender.

In other words, the Chaos Dwarves really have no interest in the players and stay inside the pass all the time, otherwise the players will face a three-court trial.

In fact, the entire Hope City project has become a waste in the eyes of high-end players.

It is a pity that it is tasteless.

But on the other hand, they began to pay attention to changes in the world situation and began to turn their attention to a completely new region.

"The news from Hope City is that the Chaos Warband was also defeated this time. However, the cost of maintaining Hope City's trade routes is too huge, and there is no value in their existence. Our core is to trade with the Negative Stars. If Hope City is gone, we can rebuild it, but if the trade routes are gone, they are gone."

"So? You're not going to tell me that the honor of players cannot be tarnished, so we have to find a place to build a city again? No, I would rather spend a lot of money to move to Northrend than stay in the old world." "No, I'm talking about the new trade node."

"Trade node? Tyrell? Or Seagate or Altdorf?"

"Neither. It's a brand new trade node that doesn't discriminate against players. Although Hope City's performance is not very good, we can have a new blood transfusion point. Then, one civil and one military, we can get by with more peace of mind."

Seeing the player's face full of disbelief, the bartender took down the world map of the Old World and pointed to an island that looked deserted above Bretonnia.

"According to the news from the Negative Stars, they have built a city on the island of Orbion next to the Norsca Peninsula. It is now open to the players' trade fleets. Players can complete the trade they want through the Golden Country and establish permanent bases. Their masters will not discriminate against players."

"You won't discriminate against players...?"

Hearing this word, the player raised his eyebrows uncertainly.

"Are they going to trick people into coming over and then kill them like dogs? I've heard about the human empire throwing players away like foot wraps. Isn't this the same thing?"

"Probably not. After all, the Witch King seems to be doing pretty well. He hasn't built any other armies since the War of the Sea Elves. Instead, he has been concentrating on developing trade with us. Now that a new trade city has been built and you have some spare money, why not start a small business?"

Looking at the player who seemed a little suspicious, the bartender said slowly:

"After all, you can see the trade areas of dark elves and many other races over there. It's worth going there just to see the world. There are also special flights to Bretonnia, so it's always a good idea to go there."

"…Are you lying to me? I feel like you've been praising this place all the time."

"That's not true."

The bartender shook his head sincerely.

"But I took the money. The Negative Stars told us that they really need to expand and strengthen the trade node, and asked us to attract more players over. I will say this to anyone who comes."

"…How much do you charge?"

"One silver coin per person, no upper limit."

"I'm so rich, I'm done. Where are we going to get on the boat?"

Seeing the bartender take out an exquisite silver coin, the player thought for a moment, then slapped his thigh and made up his mind.

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