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"This must be what it feels like when a girl orders steak, drinks and salad on a blind date?"
Just imagining that hell, he felt like suffocating!
The popularity of the soup kitchen was great and people constantly came to dine before heading elsewhere.
Newbie"s were brandishing flimsy swords, not decent against a fight, wore wide brimmed hat with no options, accounted for the vast majority.
When their levels rose, even though some would still return for the soup kitchen, but most of them would have more money and then search for better food.
"Shouldn"t be so stingy over food. How much food is being eaten by people? Soup Kitchen Information Window!"
Lord's Soup Kitchen.
Provides food for free to residents of Morata as well as migrants(players).
Prepares meals for a great number of people every day.
Chefs Employed: 603 people.
Number of Meals prepared daily: 191,800 servings.
Gold consumed in a week:
Chefs' salary — 1,809 gold
Ingredients — 18,794 gold
Effects:
Increases loyalty to the lord.
Instability is reduced.
Birth rate increased to double.
Lowers the price of food.
Improve skills of novice cooks.
In a single month an astronomical sum of more than 80,000 gold was being consumed due to the soup kitchen.
"Keoheuheuheuheug."
Weed could not help but to weep.
When he was still a kid and his parents were still alive, he remembered when the elder kids would bully him and take his candies!
His unusual behaviour attracted the attention from many players who passed by him on the street.
"He must be really moved by the soup kitchen."
"Did that guy come here from another region? When he sees other parts of Morata he will really be pleased. It's a fun and interesting city."
"Doesn't his face resemble the Lord of Morata?"
"It's not at all alike. There"s no way a poor looking man like that would look the same as the god of war Weed."
Weed was seriously considering closing down the soup kitchen.
To be honest, he would rather turned it into a restaurant instead.
However, thinking long term, although the soup kitchen costs a lot in maintenance the benefits are huge.
Morata was becoming a big city. Public security and birth rate will increase as well as promote economic development. The most important advantage is that Weed's reputation as lord will greatly increase.
"In order to reap large profits, now is the time to cultivate."
The residents and the players need to increase a lot.
The technology of the Orc village had no degree of development whatsoever, which was why they partnered with other villages and produced one thousand helpers.
In the shops, limitations to sell stuff were too difficult. Nevertheless, the money of the Orc mountains began to fluctuate. The amount of an object changed at a fearsome pace.
Orc Traders were mostly saying.
"We don't try to sell a 100 gold item. Since we can sell 1,000 1 gold items instead. We'll exchange the ones that were made wrongly, which we think will be about 300."
The Orcs showed no regret in quantity before quality!
Through Weed"s researched information and based on his experience when he changed to Orc Karichwi. In order to foster the economic power that the people could feel most effectively.
"No way would I eat a meal at a soup kitchen for an entire year, around festivals and attractions that you yourself don"t want to attend! "
Morata"s reputation in the Arts was very high, but listening to the Bard and Dancer performing for an entire year was a horrible thing to imagine.
Of course, it wasn"t unusual for some Players to get sick and tired of the act altogether.
Weed went to visit the theater. In order to learn more about Morata, he went to watch a play.
"Culture is valuable. Let's see how mature the level of the performance is."
Weed was interested in work related to instruments such as the harp.
At the place Weed went to watch there were 38 other people watching; the bards played and dancers danced. It was a musical that combined song and dance!
It was a popular play in Morata called 'Oath of the Wizards'.
The audience filled the seats and watched.
Weed sat watching, focusing on the performance. But then his eyelids started to droop.
"Snore!"
The play ended after 20 minutes.
You have seen the play 'Oath of the Wizards'.
Strength is reduced by 3%.
Agility is reduced by 4%.
The recovery rate of stamina is lowered, maximum reduced.
11% increase in wisdom.
Knowledge will increase by 6%.
The recovery rate of mana is increased temporarily.
Duration of effect is 3 days after watching the play.
Does not overlap with other performances or dance.
The vast majority of the audience were Wizards, Summoners and Elementalists.
After the performance the actors came out onto the stage to greet the audience and were met with thunderous applause.
Then, each made their own way to the exit.
"Now, where are you going to hunt?"
"A dungeon next to the river. And you?"
"Its pretty far from Morata. Its called the Tomb of Mainz... Monsters level is quite high. Although it's difficult, the party is quite capable. Its a worthwhile hunt."
After watching the show, the people returned to their parties as they had predetermined beforehand.
Warriors and Knights also viewed plays associated with their professions.
'The boy who challenged the tower of Warriors.'
'The dragon's assault'.
The first attempt at creating a performance by a bard or dancer will not be perfect.
Countless performances were being attempted based on empty conjectures, creating many terrible works.
However, despite the challenges, gems were being unearthed in the process of creation.
Out of all the attempts 99% resulted in failure, and only 1% resulted in success.
Jjakjjakjjak! (TN: sound of clapping I think)
Weed also applauded.
"It was a really great show." (TN: LoL, even though he fell asleep)
He came out of the theater, and as he roamed around Morata he could see people performing.
Bards were playing musical instruments and onlookers paid money in coins.
Although the sum of money was not large, their levels increased and they were happy to perform on the street, and so continued playing.
Everywhere in Morata this sight could be seen.
"What a great profession!"
Weed thought that the job had good points.
The only cost of materials was the instrument which was a rare expenditure, and there were no disputes caused by haggling with customers.
Above all, the greatest advantage was that the money received was classified as donations and thus were not taxable.
Now, even in the dungeons with the party members they continue to play and raised their skills proficiency, there was no better Professions for those who have a cheerful personality.
Hwaryeong"s role always created a lively atmosphere when it came to a hunting party.
Bathed with the Dancer"s Charm, the hunting Knights sometimes gains indomitable Strength when they exert their attacks. When Weed was going on a hunt, his other party members were not directly combat-based Professions, such as women like Surka but Hwaryeong had experience.
Immersed in music or dance, but it was still in a dangerous situation. Surrounded by monsters, anything could occur. The Bard played songs that were pleasant and even made these moments of such annihilation enjoyable.
"There are many sculptures and paintings as well..."
You could see a lot of sculptures in every store.
If you can't afford a house in the suburbs, you worked to make decorations or gifts, Sculptors and Painters had increased their source of revenue. Morata"s cultural investment cost
was related to the amount being spent and increased their salary and levels brought about by the many side Quests created.
In fact, Art in the city of Rhodium had always been the representative of the Versailles Continent.
For people dreaming to become artists, Rhodium was the first place to go, and due to that it became completely filled with only artists. Eventually the ratio was ruined and the opportunity for jobs decreased.
However the amount of opportunities for artists in Morata were wider.
Artists of Morata preferred to grow their skills in Morata, before leaving to travel the Versailles continent to grow their skills further, as Weed did.
Even if it was dangerous, artists must travel in order to learn more about the world.
Weed had thought about this as well.
"One to two amazing works would be nice. Even when it is very steady progress a
Magnum Opus would be worthwhile, albeit made with continued support. "
There were many things about Royal Road that were not disclosed, part of that was the Culture stat. A place where the Lord was a Sculptor, Bard's with high Art were entertaining boldy increasing Morata"s Culture, making his investment worthwhile before he went to the High Seas.
He had thought it was just a waste of money, but in the last war residents and soldiers from other regions had forsaken their villages for Morata, so culture had a great impact on local politics.
It even helped in public security and economic development, either directly or indirectly.
If culture was not developed, burglaries would increase and risk of rebellion would go up.
"Construction work is also steadily progressing well."
The Cathedral and the Great Library that were being built in the Tower of Light Square and Bingryong Square, had the basic framework laid down.
"Wowaaah!"
"Bring more bricks, as soon as possible."
The sounds of thousand of people diligently at work in construction could be heard.
The construction was done in accordance with the form of three-storey house built in the size of the model.
Merchants were leading ox-pulled carts filled with materials necessary for the construction.
Morata's sculptors and painters also mobilized.
Working on the cathedral meant honouring the prestigious gods, which can increase fame and faith.
Working on the cathedral was a great challenge for the artists.
"There are no decorations here."
"The walls? And the ceiling? What colour should go where?"
"The ceiling should have a painting, or a sculpture? A painting should be better, right? For the ceiling, at least 3 skilled painters should be assigned in order to create the best work.
In the construction of the cathedral more than 100 outstanding sculptors and painters were working on both the internal and external parts of the building.
From the columns to the floor, working everywhere, the task of decorating progressed really quickly.
For the construction of the cathedral the cost of materials and labour had already exceeded the already reasonable budget.
Clerics and Paladins paid money into the project and were doing further fund raising.
"If the cathedral is completed Morata is really going to be a great place to live. Nowhere in the central continent does the lord invest selflessly like this."
"Whenever someone gets a good quest, would they want to live by making offerings to the ruling guild? The lord lets us participate in the development plan."
Cases where the loyalty to the lord was so high that they would actively cooperate in the development plan was really rare.
Broadcasters came to report on the development of the cathedral that was being built by users.
"The settlement started only 6 months ago in real time. At first there was a lack of a lot of buildings and things weren't easy. However now things are different, many of the necessary buildings are available. Also the ones that are not available are quickly being built."
"When I started playing Royal Road, I chose Morata. Then listening to the stories about how the other cities were thriving, I was envious. But now I do not regret it one bit."
"Morata"s Players will improve more. In each hunting area in Central Continent there is a lot of competition, but here there"s exploration and competitive Quests. Although, hunting is a lot more dangerous. The danger is real. But I prefer to live a risky life with my fellow residents. "
"Why stay here and not go somewhere else? Because Morata is a lot of fun."
Morata established itself at a fearsome pace as a center of trade within the northern continent.
Users attributed this accomplishment to the leadership of the lord.
Being the Ruler of Morata, Players had the upmost respect for Weed.
Weed did not use city funds for personal reasons or try to create a slush fund to accumulate wealth.
"Every profession can realize their potential; technology, commerce, and art and culture has blossomed because the people's taxes has been correctly invested."
Users were growing in full swing, buildings were being built, and economic power had increased, thus tax income was also going up. In conclusion, this was the dream of the vicious lord!
However, there were also other Players who pointed their fingers and cited out the leadership problems of the Lord.
The cathedral was the culmination of the efforts of the Architects, Sculptors and Painters.
The chapel"s ceilings and walls had huge windows. It was difficult to find the mysterious and solemn atmosphere with the dark coated glass, which was why they asked to install stained glass.
As Painter"s painted the stained glass turning into the downward the passage of light which symbolized the divine power, the Charm of the picture displayed the combination of Architecture and Art.
Inside, the stairs were decorated with absolutely wonderful carvings and artwork.
Although the ability of the Sculptors, Painters, and Architects involved were not the best, everyone was going to give their best effort.
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Chapter 8: Rejecting Destiny
The Geomchi had no choice but to give up on the hunt. The Kraken swam the wide open sea so, lest for a designated time, it was difficult to find.
Only if you had excellent sailing skills you could pursue and catch marine organisms like the Kraken, but trying to catch a Kraken with a boat would take too much time. (T/N: Sea of Life — Name of their ship.)
"Let's just go to Morata."
The Geomchi, holding in their hunger, went to the harbour of Bellona Island, looking for a ship that was heading for Morata.
All of the sailors he met shook their heads.
"I will not go as far as Morata."
"I'll pay twice as much."
"During this time the sea is very dangerous. There are high waves and violent winds blowing around. The access route just north of the continent is blocked by storms as well."
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