Chapter 167: 168, Start Building Wonder_1
Translator: 549690339
Soon after, a large troop made up of players and NPC residents flocked toward the wonderland with loads of timber and stone.
Su Yu, on the other hand, was already there, having brought the old carpenter, Brooke, to discuss how to construct the spectacle.
They inspected the plot and delved into the blueprints.
In the end, old carpenter Brooke confidently assured, “Don’t worry, Sir! The construction methods in the blueprints are crystal clear; I’m confident that I can build it!”
“That’s good,” Su Yu patted his shoulder, satisfied, “I’ll leave this building to you and will send you a little gift later.”
“A little gift?” The old carpenter was curious.
Su Yu just shook his head with a smile, declining to answer him.
As time went by, the large troop began to arrive on the scene.
Other than the construction crew, the village’s players who came to watch the hustle also gathered and stood behind the crew. After all, this was the player’s territory’s first wonder, and everyone was curious.
Once everyone was roughly assembled, Su Yu hosted a small groundbreaking ceremony.
The ceremony was simple; there was no viewing stand, no red carpet, and no leader giving a speech, Su Yu just spoke a few words while standing on the mound.
“Brooke, Cole,” Su Yu called out to the packed crowd below.
“Lord (sir),” old carpenter Brooke and steward Cole stepped out from the crowd.
Su Yu took out two [Glory of the City Defender] badges from his backpack and handed one to each of them:
“You’ve been working hard! To reward your achievements, I’m giving you these two badges. They symbolize the highest honor in the territory! Moreover, the badges have special effects; you’ll know once you wear them.”
“Thank you, my Lord (sir)!”
They gladly received the badges and wore them on their chests.
However, right as they put them on, a surge of vast knowledge emerged from the badges and rushed into their minds.
In an instant, they felt like they had undergone a complete transformation. Not only did they grasp a lot of new knowledge in a very short span of time, but they also comprehended knowledge they didn’t know before!
From Su Yu’s perspective, both of their attributes had improved significantly:
[Cole]
Quality: Rare
Occupation: Steward
Trait 1: [Announcement Posting]: When acting as the chief steward of a territory, will announce recruitment of displaced civilians in the main city, increasing the number of displaced people by 15%.
Trait 2: [Pacifying]: When acting as the chief steward of a territory, if there’s an uprising, the habitability rating won’t decline significantly.
Trait 3: [Law and Order Management]: Good at managing law and order and mediating disputes. Slightly increases the habitability of the territory.
[Brooke]
Quality: Rare
Occupation: Carpenter
Trait 1: [Wood and Stone Construction]: Skilled in building wooden and stone houses, can slightly improve the prosperity of a territory.
Trait 2: [Top-notch Wood Craftsmanship]: The wooden products manufactured are durable and of high quality.
Trait 3: [Energetic]: Can handle long working hours, work efficiency +30%.
Feeling the changes in themselves, both the steward and the old carpenter realized what Su Yu had given them.
Steward Cole was completely stunned.
The old carpenter, on the other hand, knelt down before Su Yu with a thud and said, “Thank you, my Lord, for granting me new life. I, Brooke, vow to devote the rest of my life to serving you!”
Brooke was crying so hard he was a mess at Su Yu’s feet.
He was originally an old and frail ordinary carpenter at risk of dying from starvation. Now that he had received the knowledge bestowed by the badge, he had become a senior carpenter and didn’t have to worry about going hungry in his later years!
The “loyalty” value of the old carpenter also shot up to the full value of 100. Unfortunately, the maximum value is only 100, or else the value would definitely be higher.
“Get up, this is what you deserve,” Su Yu helped the old carpenter stand up.
Then he looked at the other people in the field and said loudly, “As for the rest of you.”
Su Yu held up five fingers: “On the day the wonder is completed, everyone will get a one-time reward of 500 spiritual energy coins! I hope everyone can do their jobs well.”
“500 spiritual energy coins!!!”
All the people present were shocked.
500 spiritual energy coins amounted to more than 1500 yuan.
And the construction of a wonder only takes a few days, offering a hefty bonus in such a short period!
“Long live the guild leader!”
“The guild leader is generous!”
“The guild leader is impressive!”
“The guild leader will live forever!”
“The guild leader will rule all under heaven!”
Wave after wave of cheers erupted from the crowd. Many people rolled up their sleeves, full of enthusiasm!
Su Yu nodded slightly, then he looked at the beautiful woman beside him, Swift: “Swift, after completion, select the top five performers, promote them as guild executives and give them an additional reward of 1000 spiritual energy coins.”
“Understood!” Swift smiled.
“!!!”
Hearing Su Yu’s words, the warriors and knight players in the guild couldn’t suppress the primitive force within them. They carried large timber and stones, taking advantage of the high loading limit, and ran toward the construction site.
“Wait for us!” The Druid Hunter Players also became anxious and rushed in right after them.
The spectators’ eyes were also turning green with envy:
“Damn, 500 spiritual energy coins? I spend a whole day doing quests and choose only high spiritual energy coin rewards and at most I can only get 100 spiritual energy coins.”
“Yeah! I’m so jealous!”
“I regret it so much! I regret not signing up immediately when Boss Ke was recruiting for the guild.”
“It’s really great to build houses in this beautiful place and also get a high salary in Boss Ke’s guild!”
“There should be a chance to join in the future. Boss Ke’s territory will gradually expand to cities, 500 members are certainly not enough, the guild will definitely recruit ”
“Let’s not talk about it, we should hurry over too!”
“The first wonder in the game just thinking about it feels epic!”
The audience also followed suit.
Under the command of old carpenter Brooke, the construction of the wonder officially began!
This wonder attracted no small attention both inside and outside the game.
Inside the game, many players heard that a wonder was going to be built in Su Yu’s territory and flocked there to join in the excitement;
Outside the game, various major live streaming platforms also focused on the construction of the wonder, with many game livestreamers doing a full live broadcast of the wonder’s construction.
A large number of players gathered in Su Yu’s territory, making it unprecedentedly lively.
As for Su Yu, he stayed in the territory for an hour before leaving all estate affairs to Swift and departing the territory.
By now, Swift was nearly his secretary. There were jobs to do, and it was normal for the secretary to do them.
As for the construction of [Temple of Heaven, Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests].
Since the structure of [Temple of Heaven, Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests] is complex, and despite having the boost from the [Yulon statue] and an abundance of building materials, Su Yu estimated that it would still take three to four days for the wonder to be completed.
This was already a very good pace. In the past, even with abundant materials and manpower, building such a wonder would still take five days for those big guilds.
So Su Yu wasn’t in a hurry. He would first continue with the main quests and patiently await the completion of the wonder.