[You have purchased Refined Iron Ingots — 150 units
[You have purchased Glass Panes – 250 units
[You have purchased Torches/Lamps – 50 units
[You have purchased Rare Gemstones – 20 units
[You have purchased Marble Tiles – 100 units
…
Atlas had just finished up with the satisfying repairs of the goblins weapons and gears, and decided to check out the materials required for the construction of the 'Underground Manor' blueprint, promptly purchasing the necessary materials that wasn't found in her domain.
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[Underground Manor Blueprint]
Type: Rare
Structure: Underground Manor
Build Time: 14-21 days (varies with workers' skills and tools)
Space Required: 100x100 meters
Recommended Workers: 8-12 NPC workers with player assistance
Skills Required: Excavation (Level 30+), Masonry (Level 25+), Carpentry (Level 20+), Glasswork (Level 20+)
Materials list: Stone Bricks – 1,000 units. Wooden Beams – 500 units. Refined Iron Ingots – 150 units. Glass Panes – 250 units. Clay Bricks – 300 units. Torches/Lamps – 50 units. Water Buckets – 100 units. Rare Gemstones – 20 units. Rare Earthwood – 50 units. Marble Tiles – 100 units.
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The 'Underground Manor' like it's name suggests, is a manor built underground and covered up by a glass dome, later on filled out with water for an outdoor sauna, it's entrance hidden somewhere in the forest.
From an outsider's perspective, it would just be a fancy sauna in the middle of a forest.
"So cool!"
The blueprint had clearly stated the build time would be between 14 to 21 days—but she only had 7 days, and none of the high-level of skills required for the construction.
But Atlas so wanted to prove the system wrong that she had summoned a hundred skeletal warriors—at the total cost of a whopping 500 silver Crystal Shards. And she was going to make them all work tirelessly, hand-in-hand, to do all that there was, at their base levels.
[You have leveled up! | Level-12]
50 of her skeleton troop were already working on the excavation site—which was right at the centre of her domain, digging below the domain orb. 25 were split up in groups, to gather and mine the resource materials available in her domain—like stone bricks, wooden beams, and rare Earthwood. 20 were out in the fields hunting beasts for their hides and skin—for the leather straps—which explains the sudden level up notification.
While the remaining five were positioned around her as bodyguards, armed with the fine, repaired and upgraded weapons from the goblin pack. But they looked clueless and dumb. This was incase the hidden paparazzi wanted to take some more cool shots for an unlicensed clip.
Atlas smacked her lips in satisfaction. They've messed with the wrong girl—not like I'm complaining or anything, though. We still cool. Hehe!
"I think I'll have to summon a human soon, to account for things needed, or short off in my domain. I'm not really good at maths, myself," Atlas thought out loud.
[Thought you'd never ask!]
[My name is Kelsey. But my friends call me Kelly—not that I have any, haha!]
"…"
[I noticed you weren't so happy about the compilation video I made of you, but I was only trying to make a good first impression.
[I won't be apologizing for that, though. Not my style XD
[Besides, you're shamelessly spending my hard earned money, so I think we're even.]
"…"
[Yeah, so… I really need a job right now. And would appreciate it so much if I were to be your personal assistant. Hoping you won't get stuck in the tier one realm like I am in tier three, haha!]
"What do you mean by that?" Atlas frowned.
[Oh, I might have said too much. I won't be telling you anything until my employment is assured.]
"Ok. Goodbye," Atlas said plainly, trying to act nonchalant.
[Fine. Why do you think you all are given 7-days protection period? To prevent scuffles amongst level-1 Lords, or to protect you from the beasts? Think about it. Why would they care what happens with you rats?]
"Hey, you're talking about my people there!"
[I hope you won't go playing the hero in this game, or you'll be the first to get your skull bashed in by those you think have your back.]
"So… you're saying, we're not alone?" She asked in uncertainty.
[Exactly. There are powerful lords from different races that would be coming for y'all as soon as the barriers are down. I like the way you're being so creative and efficient with that blueprint, though. I hope you make it.]
"Wow…" Atlas steadily lowered herself to the floor, as her head was beginning to spin, sitting in a lotus position.
[You've got a great class, too. Let me help you.]
"…"
[You do know they'll be coming for the higher ranked domains first, right?]
"Is this you caring about my well-being or indirectly threatening me to give you the damn job?"
[Uhh… both? That doesn't really matter right now. What does, is you gotta step out there, level up as much as you can, while your skeletons focus on the construction.
[And take your class a little more seriously.]
"Why should I hire you?"
[What?]
"Why should I hire you? You haven't really told me what you being stuck in tier-III means. And why should I hire a failure?" Atlas asked bluntly. But added the last part on purpose—to get their reaction.
["…"]
Just when Atlas thought the system—which doesn't seem to be so, anymore—wouldn't be replying, it did.
[I'm not a failure… When your domain is upgraded, it gets promoted to a higher dimension, where everything you've achieved in the lower tier has no value, and is demoted a rank.]
"Wow. That's complicated," she mumbled to herself, as she thought through all that the system had said.
[So in summary, as soon as the barriers are down, the hunt begins. The old-time lords who have failed to ascend in tiers would begin their search for high ranking domains to claim, and the lower rankings to subdue.]
Atlas would definitely be a victim to these predators if found, but found a sense of relief in her first blueprint being a Rare rank, above the Uncommon, and below the Epic. And was also an underground structure, where she planned on hiding her domain orb as soon as the building was ready.
She would also be needing lots of money to purchase materials needed for crafting, for her class, and high-rank blueprints to further enhance her domain. She needed the system—Kelsey—for that, and couldn't let such priceless opportunity slip away—as the probability of lords in higher domain extending a helping hand to her peers couldn't be ruled out.
But Atlas felt uneasy for some reason; as someone who had come from two realms above her, shouldn't beg or be humble to a green-neck like herself. It was all kinda suspicious.
"Last question, who—or what are you?" She asked in curiosity, as whoever it was on the other side couldn't be of the human race, now, would they?
[I'm the last of my kind.]