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However, precisely because of this, the towns in Atlantis appear rather fragmented, unlike the large, square cities of the Eastern Kingdom.
Upon seeing the size and open terrain of the floating island, Latis immediately thought of the ancient city of the Eastern Kingdom in his previous life. Since he had the opportunity, he wanted to try to replicate the magnificent architecture of the Eastern Kingdom in this other world.
Fortunately, he was a civil engineer in his previous life and had learned a little about ancient architecture during his school days. So he immediately asked the puppets to design a city structure that resembled the Eastern Kingdom. Although he could only replicate a little bit of the essence with his skill, it was enough to make him feel excited about returning home.
As for the uniquely shaped city gate that Mitu mentioned, it was built in the style of the super-tall city towers of ancient cities. Unfortunately, there is not enough material at present, so the city walls extending on both sides are just a thin layer of decoration.
However, this was enough to intimidate Mitu, a young priest who had only ever seen the traditional castles of Norard.
Latis chuckled, noticing the surprise and curiosity on Mitu's face. He couldn't help but think of deliberately playing a prank on her one last time, so he followed her train of thought and said:
“Indeed, it seems that the Kingdom of Norard has hardly ever seen a city gate like this. I wonder what kind of city this new island lord wants to build.”
"Yes... even towns on other floating islands wouldn't build such fortifications..."
Mitu looked to both sides, feeling utterly unable to imagine what the completed city would look like, and said with some worry:
"I'm increasingly finding this new city lord to be a difficult person to get along with."
"Maybe he's a kind and lovable person?"
Latis shrugged, glanced at Mitu hesitating at the city gate, coughed lightly, and asked:
"Lord Mitu, shall we go into the city?"
"Ok."
It was getting late, and there was no point in dwelling on it any longer. Mito bit her lip, straightened her pristine white priestess robes, and instantly became solemn. She nodded to Latis, took a deep breath, and waved her arm, casting a spell.
The flowing magic passed through the city gates and condensed in the open space inside the city, transforming into an illusory letter. At the same time, a message that could be understood in any form suddenly appeared in Latis's mind, informing him that the messenger of the Goddess Church was about to visit.
"Huh?" Latis scratched his head and glanced at the spell information called "Goddess's Call". It seemed to be a spell that could work equally well on different races and languages. It was quite amazing.
A few seconds later, a girl in a leaf-green dress flew over from a distance and asked in a slightly hesitant voice:
"Excuse me... is this the Church of the Goddess...? Oh? Little La?"
Silver Shore landed and only then did she see Latis, who was constantly winking at her from beside Mitu. She was immediately taken aback, quickly adjusted her glasses, and stammered, "..."
"Are you... here to visit, uh, Lord City Lord?"
"Yes, Your Excellency."
Mito glanced curiously at Latis, then looked at Silvershur and asked:
"Do you know my colleague? That's wonderful! May I ask if you could introduce us to your esteemed city lord?"
"Introduce...the city lord?"
Yin Hulton paused for a few seconds, staring blankly at Latis. Seeing Latis's barely suppressed laughter, she seemed to guess the situation. She sighed with a headache and replied with a conflicted expression:
"Yes... yes, but the city lord is currently neglecting his duties, um... he might not be back for a while."
"Who's neglecting their duties?"
Latis raised an eyebrow and gave Silver Hugh a questioning look.
SilverShul coughed lightly, lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly, and winked at Latis, as if to say:
"It's you, you bad guy."
"How dare you talk about me to my face? Watch out, I'll give you a good beating tonight!"
Latis lightly clenched his fist, revealing a harmless, toothy grin.
SilverShull subconsciously pinched the two braids that were hanging on her chest, blushed slightly, and glared at Latis.
"You were clearly trying to play a prank on this priestess, why are you bullying me!"
"I want it! I want it!"
Latis scratched his head and laughed, secretly giving a thumbs up. He was incredibly thick-skinned and had no qualms whatsoever.
"……I see."
Mito, completely unaware of the interaction between the two, breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a moment, and asked:
"Could you please introduce this new city to me first? The Goddess Church has a certain degree of obligation to support and supervise the families on the floating islands, so it is necessary for us to understand this."
"Of course, please come this way, Your Excellency."
"Just call me Mitu."
“Alright, Lord Mitu, you can also simply call me Silver Shrew. I am from Titania City, um... the city lord's assistant.”
"Then I'll leave it to you, Lord Silvershurst. May the goddess bless you."
Latis stood behind the two women, watching their polite conversation, his face almost contorted with tension.
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There aren't many buildings in Titania yet, so Silver Shul mainly introduced a few facilities that will be erected soon.
First is the city lord's mansion, or rather, the gate tower on the boundary between the inner and outer city. In Latis's vision, one would see the city lord's mansion, located on the central axis, upon entering from the outer city gate. The city lord's mansion is connected to the city wall, forming a more spacious gate tower, and there are two small arched gates on either side of the base of the city lord's mansion, leading to the inner city.
As for the palace that had been turned into a turret, Latis placed it behind the city lord's mansion, somewhat redundantly concealing the two spherical storerooms below. Unfortunately, the cannon barrels could not be hidden and had to be exposed openly.
I don't know why, but I have this feeling that the city lord's mansion is like an inner treasury, only able to hold the balls, not his 20-centimeter-long Bull Demon King.
Apart from the city lord's mansion, the outer city currently only has a small chapel in the corner, several functional buildings such as hospitals and restaurants, and some reserved spaces for shops and markets.
Yashutia's alchemy workshop was naturally placed within the inner city, allowing her to freely claim territory. However, it seemed that she preferred digging holes underground rather than claiming large areas of land. Was this girl a mole?
After gaining a preliminary understanding of the city's development plan, Mitu breathed a slight sigh of relief. Judging from the city's plan, the city lord should be a relatively law-abiding type.
In that case, even if the city lord was difficult to get along with, it wouldn't necessarily cause trouble for the Goddess Church. So she quickly informed Silver Xiuer of the purpose of her visit.
It turns out that the stability of the floating island system is closely related to the prosperity of the Goddess Church. As the top fragment of the path to godhood, the Goddess Church's islands will benefit from the overall strength of the floating island system, gaining a more stable magic environment, a better natural ecology, and other rights. However, when the floating island system falls into chaos due to lack of management, the Goddess Church will also suffer damage.
Of course, these were deduced by Latis from Mito's words. Mito only mentioned the position of the Goddess Church and the floating island families that were related to their interests, and Latis roughly guessed these possibilities from the nature of the path to godhood.
It must be said that the floating island system is quite reasonable.
Mito's trip was naturally aimed at getting Titania under the supervision of the Goddess Church. In return, the Goddess Church would provide some magical support, such as setting up some scene spells and helping to link one or two teleportation arrays.
Latis, of course, had no intention of refusing. He was a long-time Union Jack member of the Goddess Church, having worked for the church for decades in the simulation. Although he had mostly been getting freebies, there was no reason for him to refuse his own benefits.
Thinking of this, he quickly moved closer to Silver Xiuer and secretly took her hand.
"...Lord Mitu, besides these benefits, what else does Titania City need to do for the Church of the Goddess... Hmm!"
Silver Hughes, who was in the middle of a serious conversation, was startled and quickly grabbed Latis's hand to stop him from moving around.
"If the city lord allows it, the church will come to inspect the island's development every now and then. Occasionally, there will be social events within the floating island that require the participation of people from Titania City. These social events will most likely involve discussions about the flow of goods and resources on the floating island..."
"Well... if possible, the church would also like the city lord to provide a supply depot for the church members who are on missions. It is quite rare for Titania to choose to stop in a place that borders the land. It is a very convenient location for church members."
"In short, it's like an extra requirement; for Titania, it's like becoming an agent of the Church of the Goddess."
"Yes...yes, uh, yes."
SilverShul, who was being forcibly made to write on Latis's palm, suppressed the ticklish sensation, withdrew his hand, glared at Latis reproachfully, then took a deep breath and said:
"The city of Titania warmly welcomes these collaborations with the Church of the Goddess, Your Excellency Mitu."
“…Huh? Really?”
Mitu was stunned. She had only thought of this as a preliminary explanation to the city lord's assistant, and was still thinking about asking Yin Xiuer to explain the pros and cons in detail to the city lord. She did not expect Yin Xiuer to agree so readily.
"Yes! The city lord said I can make the decision."
As Yinxiuer spoke, she felt Latis start writing in her palm again. She sighed helplessly, and after feeling the writing in her palm for a moment, she exclaimed "Eh!" and hesitated for a while before asking:
"Lord Mitu, it's getting late. The city lord will be back soon. Would you like to join us for dinner? Hmm... the meal tonight should be quite sumptuous."
"Eh?"
Mitu was taken aback again and immediately became conflicted. Logically speaking, since Yin Xiuer had already confirmed the cooperation, she didn't need to stay here and bother him anymore. However, when she thought that she hadn't even met the city lord yet, she felt that it was somewhat impolite.
She thought for a moment, then finally nodded and said with a smile:
"Then I would rather obey your orders than be respectful."
Seeing Mitu's cheerful expression, Yin Xiuer couldn't help but turn her head and glare at Latis. She began to pray in her heart that the poor priestess wouldn't be too terrified when she saw "Lord City Lord" later.
Chapter 362 Someone has become enlightened!
Mitu sat in the main hall of the city lord's mansion, looked around at the empty surroundings, and couldn't help but tighten his priest's robe.
It seems that Yinxiuer went to inform the city lord who had just returned to the city. Latis said he went to the toilet but did not return for a long time, so Mitu had to wait alone for the summons to eat.
For some reason, she had a bad feeling about it.
Did Latis accidentally fall into the pit? Should she go to the bathroom to look for him...?
Mitu sighed with some worry. Fortunately, there was nothing unusual on the Magic Network Radar, so she had no choice but to suppress her hesitation and sit obediently on the sofa to wait.
However, this was still a bit lonely, so she thought about it, opened her cyber police backend, and began to secretly check rooms.
[Cyber police officer "Lost Rabbit" has joined the Beacon "Mature Women Band"]
[Isn't it fine? So, if you really want to use your hands, you shouldn't have long nails, otherwise you'll easily get scratched.]
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Mitu was stunned for a moment, then looked around in surprise and muttered to herself:
"No, does checking rooms generate sales figures?"
She coughed lightly, covered her cheeks with her hands, and continued looking down.
[That year I raised my middle finger with both hands: Yes, generally speaking, it's not good to grow long nails on both hands, otherwise, when you're engrossed in playing, it's easy to produce a terrible sound.]
[Not Neodymium: You guys are all so knowledgeable! When are you going to teach me?]
【Isn't that great?: Sure, but beginners need to wear finger cots. We'll teach you ourselves at the next club gathering.】
[Not Neodymium Bronze: Okay, but my fingers are short, is that okay?]
That year, I gave both middle fingers: "It's okay, short ones are cute too, they just might not be very flexible and harder to handle orgasms."
"Wait, wait a minute! These people aren't really talking about that kind of thing, are they?! How indecent! What's wrong with the mage world?!"
Mitu's face flushed slightly. She glanced at her slender fingers, which were as white as jade under the nurturing of the magic essence, coughed shyly, and muttered angrily: