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Aidan

Now then. The next important matter on my list.

And it’s a very important one.

I’ve already checked the Victory Point Shop, along with my Assault monsters that are still going around attacking users and other System Cities, but I haven’t checked the Event Point Shop yet. So I don’t waste any time in opening it as I walk towards the entrance of my City Hall. And I quickly narrow the list of things to buy to the things I can afford right now.

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Event Points Shop

Event Points: 12,730

System City Unlock: Advanced City Walls – 10,000 Event Points – Unlocks the ability to build Advanced City Walls for your System City.

Monster Unlock: Death Knight – 10,000 Event Points – Unlocks the ability to send death knights during the Multiversal Wars.

System City Unlock: System Alchemist Shop – 10,000 Event Points – Unlocks the ability to build System Alchemist Shops.

System City Unlock: System Blacksmith Shop – 10,000 Event Points – Unlocks the ability to build System Blacksmith Shops.

System City Unlock: Basic City Ballista – 10,000 Event Points – Unlocks the ability to build Basic City Ballista for your System City Walls.

System City Unlock: Basic Underground Farm – 10,000 Event Points – Unlocks the ability to build Basic Underground Farms for your System City.

System City Unlock: Basic City Gate – 10,000 Event Points – Unlocks the ability to build a Basic City Gate for your System City.

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It is slightly irritating that almost all of the things I can buy have a minimum price of ten thousand Event Points. But that’s fine, since I have enough to buy at least one thing.

Right now is a good time to upgrade my System City a bit. I have plenty of War Points, after all. A nice surplus of them from hunting monsters in those dungeons.

I pause for a moment before opening the System Buildings Shop to see what buildings I already have unlocked, along with what the exact details are for the things I can unlock in the Event Point Shop.

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System Buildings Shop

War Points: 178,859

Advanced City Walls – 30,000 War Points – Upgrades the Basic City Walls into Advanced City Walls. This increases the size of the walls by two dozen feet in height and one dozen feet in width, increases the number of monsters that can be turned away from the walls from groups below ten to groups below thirty, and increases the damage reduction for all users within the City Hall’s citizen registry to 15%. | Buy – LOCKED

Level 2 Void Breach – 50,000 War Points – Upgrades the Level 1 Void Breach to Level 2. This increases the number of non-native voidlings that may pass through the Void Breach from one thousand to three thousand, and it increases the size of the System City reaching into the void from one thousand feet to three thousand feet. | Buy

Medium Labyrinth Colosseum – 10,000 War Points – Upgrades the Labyrinth Colosseum to a Medium Labyrinth Colosseum. This increases the size of the colosseum and its seating capacity to 5000 seats. | Buy

Medium System City Hall – 10,000 War Points – Upgrades the System City Hall to a Medium System City Hall. This increases the size of the building and increases the number of receptionist desks capable of registering users into the City Hall’s citizen registry from one to two. | Buy

System Blacksmith Shop – 50,000 War Points – The System Blacksmith Shop allows users to directly hire blacksmiths from all around the Aqua Galaxy to forge weapons and armor for them. A 10% fee is extracted from all commissions made through the System Blacksmith Shop that is paid to the City Lord. Every user registered within the City Hall’s citizen registry will have the fee reduced to 5%. | Buy – LOCKED

System Alchemist Shop – 50,000 War Points – The System Alchemist Shop allows users to directly hire alchemists from all around the Aqua Galaxy to craft potions for them. A 10% fee is extracted from all commissions made through the System Alchemist Shop that is paid to the City Lord. Every user registered within the City Hall’s citizen registry will have the fee reduced to 5%. | Buy – LOCKED

Basic City Ballista – 15,000 War Points – Places one ballista every one hundred feet across the battlements of the System City’s City Wall. These ballista replenish their ammo every three minutes, and are filled with iron bolts. Should a ballista be destroyed in battle, it can be replaced through spending Victory Points. | Buy – LOCKED

Basic Underground Farm– 25,000 War Points – The Basic Underground Farm is a highly fertile patch of farmland placed underground beneath the System City. This farmland will have natural sunlight shining on it through magic, along with periodic watering for the plants within. Users may also be hired to plant seeds and harvest the crops grown on the farmland. | Buy – LOCKED

Basic City Gate – 10,000 War Points – The Basic City Gate allows the City Lord to place restrictions on physical entry into the System City. Once the Gate is established, all entry into the System City not via the System Portal will be blocked unless it is through the Gate, or the one attempting entry is at war with the System City. City Lords may also create City Identification to grant non-residents entry and restrict all those who do not have this identification, or are not City Residents registered within the City Hall. | Buy – LOCKED

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Alright. There are quite a few things on that list, and they all cost a good number of War Points too.

Unfortunately, I do not have any experience building a city. Which makes sense, considering I was just a college student before all of this.

And, since Rex is busy, I only have one person I can get good advise from about System Cities.

◊ Aidan ◊ - [Do you have any advice on which System Buildings I should unlock or upgrade first?]

So I go ahead and send Seraphyne a message.

While I wait for her response, I go ahead and move to the Basic City Wall. Which is still incredibly small and won’t block anything from entering.

Honestly, the first thing I might want to buy is the upgraded wall just for that reason alone. Since it’ll expand the wall quite a bit. Enough to turn it into an actual defensive wall instead of just some border.

My thoughts pause when I get a message back from the empress.

◊ Seraphyne ◊ - [How many War and Event Points do you have?]

I go ahead and tell her since there’s no reason not to. Plus she probably needs to know to decide on what I should buy.

◊ Aidan ◊ - [I have 12,730 Event Points and 178,859 War Points.]

She takes a few moments to reply with an answer as I look out at the trees around the city.

◊ Seraphyne ◊ - [The most important things for you to get at this time are the Advanced City Walls and the Basic City Gate. These two will significantly increase the defensive prowess and security of your System City by restricting entry of potential criminals and enemies while also increasing the power of those registered within your System City. The Medium System City Hall is also a beneficial purchase to make the process of registering new residents smoother. I would suggest unlocking the Advanced City Walls, then purchasing both the Advanced City Walls and the Medium System City Hall. Once you have enough Event Points again, you should unlock the Basic City Gate and purchase that as well.]

Hmm, that’s not far off what I was initially wanting to do. Albeit with more reasoning behind it.

She sends another message after the first.

◊ Seraphyne ◊ - [The beginning of the Initialization always has two important factors that are considered the most necessary for every System City starting out. Defense and security, and food. However, voidlings do not eat food from the regular universe outside of meat from those they hunt. Therefore, a farm is not useful for your city, and those non-voidlings who may take residence in your city can simply purchase those foods from other System Cities through the Kiosk. Therefore, the protection of your System City is the most important factor for you right now.]

◊ Aidan ◊ - [What about the Void Breach and the Alchemist and Blacksmith Shops?]

Seraphyne answers right away.

◊ Seraphyne ◊ - [The Void Breach may be upgraded at any time, and voidlings aren’t prone to using blacksmith creations. They use their own natural weapons and defenses. The Alchemist Shop could be useful for the future, but it is not useful right now when you are initially starting out. Any potions you may need will be available in your Auction House from other users, or through the System Kiosk.]

Alright then. That pretty much settles my plan for the immediate future.

◊ Aidan ◊ - [Thank you for your assistance.]

I immediately move to make the purchases.

Let’s see what Advanced System Walls look like.