Volume 1: Stranger in a Strange Land Chapter 28 Planning
"contract?"
Sigmons asked, and for some reason he felt his voice tremble a little.
"I want to rebuild the End Watchers, so the Stonemason Order, which is the logistics department, must also be rebuilt. I'll give you a month. If you can lead these people to completely excavate the Dusk Fortress within this month, it will prove your worth, and I will personally grant you the title of Stonemason Candidate."
Rebuilding Endwatch?
Who in the entire Vic continent is qualified to say this?
Sigmunds didn't dare to think too deeply about it, but a certain possibility made him tremble.
Although he didn't know what kind of , nor was he clear about the title of a Stonemason candidate, he understood that whether or not to cross this portal today was probably the biggest decision of his life.
But does this kind of thing still require a decision?
He stepped through the portal.
At the moment of crossing, Sigmons felt a slight tingling pain that made his hair stand on end, but it was only fleeting. Then, unlike the turbid and dull environment in the mine, a fresh air blew in his face.
At this moment, he was already at the pass of a certain mountain range, and the dilapidated yet majestic fortress stood not far away.
He turned around and waved to the crowd on the other side of the portal, indicating that he was fine. Seeing this, the other miners also followed him through the portal.
But the presiding judge stood at the other end without moving. After a while, when everyone had passed by, he raised the spellcasting catalyst in his hand, and a deep darkness passed through the portal and landed on the open space in front of the crowd.
Three dark magic circles appeared , and three tall knights rose from the magic circles. They were wrapped in heavy armor, one holding a giant sword, one holding a halberd, and one holding a large axe. They stood still like sculptures, waiting for orders, with a faint red light under their visors.
Seeing these three knights suddenly appear, the crowd burst into sounds of fear.
Legendary summoning spell [Knight of the Underworld].
"No need to be afraid!"
The presiding judge said.
"They are my servants. They will serve as your guards in the coming time. If you encounter an enemy, they will risk their lives to protect you."
The Inquisitor's voice came through the portal, and then he threw something at Sigmunds.
Sigmunds caught it, it was a full package.
"Baranor, this is the compressed food of the elves. One tablet can last for three days. This is probably enough for all of you to eat for a week. I will open a special portal to transport supplies to you later."
Sigmunds opened the package and found several boxes of exquisite flaky food inside.
He had heard of the food called Baranno. It was a high-end luxury product of the forest elves in the Emerald Province. It was even included in the tribute to the royal family every year. It was said that the flavor and taste of the food would change depending on the mood of the eater on that day.
This is truly noble food. Even a small piece of Baranor can be sold at a sky-high price of dozens of gold riels on the black market in Thorn City.
If these boxes of Baranno are real, the value of these things alone would be enough to employ them for ten years.
Sigmunds weighed the box in his hand and had only one thought in his mind.
This decision I made was absolutely the right one.
"If you need anything else, please let me know now."
The judge on the other side of the portal said.
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After William closed the portal, he turned around and looked at the remaining miners.
"If you want to join now, it's not too late."
In fact, if he just wanted to excavate the ruins, he wouldn't have to hire these miners.
He could accomplish all of this as long as he spent more energy and time summoning various elemental spirits.
More efficient, requires less resources, and is safer.
But he can't always do everything by himself.
Before coming to the Silver Stream Mine, he experienced life in Thorn City for three days.
What he saw and heard during those three days in Thorn City forced him to admit that he would not be able to show himself as William Kane for a long time.
In fact, he had vaguely realized this after he learned that he had traveled through time a thousand years, but he had been refusing to admit it subconsciously.
As the leader of the End Watchers, the chief judge of the Thirteenth Judgment Seat, the commander-in-chief of the Salvation Alliance, the scourge of the Moon Realm, the sealer of the seven disasters, the magic reformer, the guardian of the Holy Spirit, the honorary lord of the seven secular kingdoms... I actually have to hide my name when doing things?
You have to know that the emperor of the Kos Empire had to bow his head to show respect when he saw him, and the incarnation of the Void King had to call him the biggest obstacle to conquering the Vic Continent.
It was precisely because of this mentality that when Liliana asked him his name, he gave his name without much hesitation.
Thinking about it now, I was indeed too hasty at that time.
Before, he had only heard what Liliana's family said, but after spending three days in Thorn City, he truly felt the weight of the name "William Kane".
From the scriptures preached by the pastor in the Holy Spirit Church and the religious paintings on the church stained glass, to the testimony of ordinary people when they swore and the objects of blessing on the door couplets. In the City of Thorns, he could hear or see his own name almost every few steps he took.
For this reason, when this name became a symbol, a custom or even a belief, it no longer had much to do with William Kane himself.
As long as someone acts under his name, they will reinterpret the meaning of his name according to their own understanding.
And during these one thousand years, there has never been a shortage of people who claim to be his reincarnation: the founding emperor who claimed to be his reincarnation; countless failed rebels who claimed to be his reincarnation; the major sects of the Holy Spirit Church who never stopped arguing after his name was elevated to Holy Spirit; the bards who continued to add fuel to the fire in the legends, and the countless people who grew up listening to those legends and regarded him as some kind of sustenance.
The name William Kane can now be used to represent everything except himself.
Likewise, he could not regain his former identity and power through this name.
Even now the church preaches its doctrine in his name, and even the imperial family claims to have his bloodline to demonstrate the legitimacy of their rule.
But that had nothing to do with him.
If the royal family and the church really knew that he was back, the first thing they would do would definitely not be to present him with the crown and scepter, but to kill him at all costs.
All they want is the name itself, not a living person.
William thinks he is very strong, but if he wants to regain his original identity, it is not enough to rely on pure strength.
After all, human resources are limited.
He needed new followers, he needed to bolster his own forces, and he needed to rebuild the Endwatch from scratch.
Taking over those dozens of miners, taking over the entire Silver Stream Mine, mastering the entire source silver industry, and even controlling the entire Thorn City was only the first step in his plan.
