CHAPTER 465: CHAPTER 01: NINE-PETAL SNAKE FLOWER BANNER

January of the fourth year of Silver Moon.

The cold winter had gradually passed, and the snow had begun to melt. Clear water flowed through the mountain streams.

New leaves sprouted on the branches.

In the gentle breeze, the lush green forest swayed lightly like ocean waves. Reflecting against it was the grand scale of Giant Snake City.

Indeed, on a grand scale.

Strictly speaking, Giant Snake City was situated in the mountains, not an ideal place for building a city of such grand scale, but Jones managed to build it anyway.

At the center, a massive arched castle stood atop a high mountain. It looked like an egg half-buried in the ground, with nine towers on the "eggshell" top overlooking the entire city. These towers symbolized the nine heads of the Hydra. The center was hollow, allowing rain to reach the interior and forming a small lake at the castle’s center.

Needless to say, the one living here was definitely our Hydra Snake Ophelia. It was now the symbol of Giant Snake City. As for Jones, he occupied only one of the towers, but it was still much larger than the original small castle.

Below the giant castle were countless medium and small castles of various shapes. These were the residences of the Liches.

Jones had prepared a castle for each Lich who came here, yes, each one. Thus, this was a super architectural complex of over a hundred castles gathered together. Its scale was so grand that it left people in awe.

But in Giant Snake City, this was nothing remarkable. After all, nowadays, Giant Snake City had a huge labor force, including dwarves, goblins, and the Undead Army brought by the Liches. Building such structures was simple for them.

All the castles uniformly hung the flag of the Nine-petal Snake Flower that symbolized Giant Snake City.

Outside, there were large clusters of buildings.

To the east, on flatlands, were rows of arched dwarf houses that served as the dwarves’ residences.

To the west, the almost hollowed-out mountain head and the dense, rough-looking area were the goblins’ residences.

The southern hills housed the large commercial area with airfields for goblin airships.

The north housed Giant Snake City’s industrial district, with various refineries, factories, and Liches’ laboratories.

On the outer perimeter, there were the city walls built by the undead, the Undead Army’s barracks, mining veins, and endless vast farms. Of course, there were always plenty of forests in Giant Snake City.

At that moment, the snow had begun to melt, and under the sunlight, the whole city radiated a bright glow.

*Um... did you say the Kolin Peninsula has unpredictable weather? Why did it snow so promptly this year and melt so promptly?*

*Well... remember when I said nothing in this world cannot be achieved by magic, and if there is, you just need to add a few more powerful magic users?*

*Yes, it was the Liches’ doing. When you have the support of over a hundred millennia-old Liches, most things in this world won’t be hard for you. Including the weather.*

Although the land of Giant Snake City was still as barren as ever.

Overall, Giant Snake City had become the only place with normal weather on the Kolin Peninsula. Not only that, due to the vast labor force, its production output was astonishingly large, far exceeding that of Hilde, whom Jones once revered. Yes, Adelle’s family’s land.

*Alright, I get it, you must have forgotten who Adelle is again. Adelle Sambo, the one who tagged along just right, Jones’s brother.*

Although Giant Snake City was in a remote area, such a big commotion was bound to attract attention. Not to mention, goblin airships flew over every day, making it impossible not to notice.

As a result, a large number of goblin merchants moved into the southern commercial area of Giant Snake City, bringing business opportunities and starting to push Giant Snake City into the world.

"I want to engage in slave trade. There is great potential for doing so here, really. It can create enormous wealth for Giant Snake City. And goblins are particularly willing to be sold by me. I really don’t understand why you won’t agree."

"It’s the rule of Giant Snake City, sir."

"Why? Other places allow slave trade, why not here?"

"You can engage in slave trade elsewhere. I will say it again, the residents of Giant Snake City are all free people. Slavery is not allowed here. If you do not comply, you may be subject to penalties, including the confiscation of all your property." There was a loud "bang" as the Elf Lady at the counter stamped the "disapproved" mark on the application form: "Next!"

Unable to start his new business venture, the goblin merchant had no choice but to leave with his stamped application form in disappointment.

The spacious administrative hall was packed with people of various races, but no Blood Clan was present.

*Why? Because it was daytime, and they couldn’t come out.*

The most numerous were the goblins, because most transactions related to trade and commerce were handled here. Importing and exporting goods and conducting business activities all required approval here.

"I don’t understand, why are you detaining my goods? My client is in urgent need of them! If I breach the contract, will you compensate for my losses?"

"There is a quality issue with that batch of goods."

"I know there is a problem, I knew when I bought them. My client also knew there was a problem. We bought them because they were cheap. It’s a mutually agreed transaction, what is the issue?"

"Those goods bear the label ’Giant Snake City Forge.’ Exporting such items will harm Giant Snake City’s reputation."