Chapter 163: The Eight Inheritances

Chapter 163: The Eight Inheritances

Is what true? Zac asked, not understanding the commotion in front of him.

Ogras only pointed up at a huge signboard that hovered above the entrance. It was over ten meters across, with rays of golden light cascading around it. There was even a painting of Brazla himself, who invitingly beckoned for people to enter.

Welcome to the Towers of Myriad Dao,

Home of the Halls of Endless Skills

Holder of the Eight Ancient Inheritances:

The Invoker

The Umbra

The Titan

The Blade Emperor

The Celestial Artisan

The Undying Fiend

Lord of Cycles

Crown of Despair

What the fuck?! Zac couldnt help screaming and quickly ran back into the repository.

Back already human? Have you found the materials to beautify my surroundings so quickly? Brazla asked as Zac stormed back into the hall with murder in his eyes.

Why the hell have you put up the sign outside? Zac asked, not bothering with pleasantries.

To showcase the greatness of The Great Sage Brazla, of course? the spiritual tool said, looking confused.

Zac lamented the fact that he didnt have the capability to strangle ghosts, and instead took a few calming breaths to not explode in anger.

You need to take it down, right now. If people find out I have a bunch of valuable inheritances here the whole town will be put in danger, Zac said with as calm a voice he could muster.

I refuse. If you cant even protect my body its for the best you get defeated so The Great Brazla can find better owner, Brazla retorted without hesitation, completely unconcerned with the situation. And dont you try to cover my great form. I can make the sign as large as your whole town if I need to.

Zac only blankly stared at the smiling spirit decked in an endless amount of holographic wealth, and without another word left the hall again. Was the system messing with him, after all? First that change in the quest, and then it sends him an insane Tool Spirit? Was it truly retaliating for swearing at it?

The mob was still standing outside, and it even seemed that it had grown in the short while Zac was back inside. Zac could only inwardly groan as he looked over the people in front of him.

As you can see Port Atwood has gained another boon, a proper repository. It contains 81 different Skill Crystals, a few of which are high graded, Zac said with a loud voice, silencing the mob in front of him. You all know how these types of crystals work. Their uses are limited. However, I will open the repository up to those who have fought and contributed to Port Atwood during the beast waves. I will need to formalize the rules, but the order of entering will be based on your Contribution ranking.

Rather than venturing out into the multiverse like a homeless vagabond I will stay here and build my foundation. With the repository and other benefits we will seize in the future I believe we will be more powerful than Clan AzhRezak in less than a hundred years, the demon continued.

A few of the demons thoughtfully nodded, whereas others took it as a matter of course that they would stay here.

I am setting up a proper Structure now that I am a sanctioned Lord, and its organization will be largely based on the heterogeneous forces amongst the demonkind. I will use a Contribution system, from what I understand you had something similar in your clan, Zac followed up after nodding at Ogras.

Port Atwood has accumulated great amounts of resources through the monster waves and our struggles, and we cant just give it away. Only those who contribute in pushing Port Atwood forward will get a share. Since Adran cant do all that work by himself I am buying a management office who will be in charge of the Contribution system, Zac explained.

I have my own pursuits, much like the other warriors, and will not have a hands-on approach in managing Port Atwood. Abby here is my assistant who will be in charge of making sure the town runs smoothly, Zac continued.

From there the meeting turned into fine details of how the town would be managed. Initially, five ministries would be created, with Zac as the sole leader. There would be no democracy and no councils. Ogras himself wouldn't have any official role, except as an advisor to Zac himself.

The Ministry of War would not only be responsible of the defense of Port Atwood, but also the war effort against the incursions in the future. Ilvere was placed as the leader of that ministry, with Joanna as a second in command. Their first task would be to create a team that would head to Billyville in two weeks.

Zac himself couldn't go, but it was no reason he couldn't send some warriors to gain some money and experience. An Incursion was always a good source of money for those who survived, and the Ratmen were weak but numerous from the sound of it, somewhat like the Zombie horde.

The Ministry of Revenue would be spearheaded by Zakarith, who was tasked to find some humans to help her. Their job would be to keep track of income and spending, and they would also handle Zacs personal business ventures such as his income from the Consortia and the mine.

It was also decided that Port Atwood would, for the time being at least, own all the land of the town, and as soon as the town was up and running start charging rent. Since he essentially owned the mountain he would also own the residences he planned to build over there, designed to be residences for the elite.

The Ministry of Justice was in charge of keeping the law. For now there hadnt really been any problems that couldnt be handled internally, but as Port Atwood grew many issues would crop up. Ogras recommended Alea, and Zac thought it sounded like a good idea.

Perhaps people would stay on the straight and narrow, knowing the poison mistress would be in charge of punishments. Alea herself wasn't present at the meeting, so she was promoted in her absence. The poison mistress had avoided Zac since their misunderstanding during the third wave, even though he'd tried to find her to apologize.

The Ministry of Works would manage any government projects, the foremost being the construction of the town. A future project would be to do a proper inspection of the nearby islands in order to set up supporting facilities on them, such as farms, husbandries, and mines.

Finally, a Ministry of State Affairs would be in charge of coordinating the various ministries and departments and communicate progression with Zac.

There currently werent clear candidates for all positions that needed to be filled, but Zac believed things like that would work itself out sooner or later. Real talents wouldnt stay hidden forever.

It was also decided that those who worked for Port Atwood would not be given a Salary in form of crystals but rather contribution points. Zac also decided that there also wouldn't be a way to convert the points to Nexus Coins or Crystals for the time being, though that might change in the future.

Finally when it came to the repository it was decided that the first 81 people, apart from Ogras and Zac, would get to use the repository once. After that it would cost Contribution points to use, and since the Crystal Charges were limited some sort of tests would also be tests performed, so that no precious slots would be used on wastrels.

Zac felt quite happy with the progress from the meeting, but just as he was about to call it a day Abby dropped a bomb on him.

As Lord Zac has founded a Global City, and from the fact that we have been placed on an island, the sphere of influence that was given is quite large. There are currently 298 Islands inside your Kingdom, many of which are populated.

I suggest we start building a network of F-Graded Teleportation arrays between your islands to integrate all your citizens.

Zac was shocked by the size of his influence. They had scouted less than twenty islands so far, and already theyd found thousands of people. Just how many would be gathered over 300 of them? Besides, with such a huge area there was no way that there wasnt any drop-off point for cultivators. Perhaps he would be able to get some more promising people who could benefit from his new Blade Emperor heritage.

The meeting took hours, but eventually everything was dealt with. This time Zac left alone, sending Abby away. After pressing Illvere for a bit he was told of a gazebo some distance from the temporary town.

As he got closer to the small pavilion he stopped for a second as he saw the familiar form of Alea.