Chapter 63: Titanoboa
Mogranius grabbed Commander Alia, Ignited flames underneath his feet and flew in the hole with her. It wouldn't make any sense for someone else to lift her, with them liking each other and all.
Eric was already holding onto Stefan and with no intent of asking what his opinion is about this, he flew down again with Stefan in his arms. The whole team is going down there so hey, who is Stefan to step out?
"Well what about me?" Spoke Woldemir to himself, feeling a bit sad that no one lifted him up. But at the same time it wouldn't be the best idea if anyone but Eric lifts him up.
So he murmured to himself further, "Well I can handle myself I guess."
He took a few steps forward and calmly jumped down the hole, with a form as if he was still standing above ground. As if he wasn't falling down a damn hole of which he didn't know how deep it is at all, he remained with a casual look on his face.
Is this how all Grand Masters behave? It isn't certain, but fear of heights doesn't take place in his agenda.
After he felt like the bottom was closer, he pulled out two small daggers and forcefully stabbed them on the sides of the cave.
His suicidal speed downwards the hole slowed down thanks to the daggers and he ended up dangling on what seemed to be the bottom of the hole, perfect timing when you look at it in the short term.
Well to be fair it wasn't exactly the bottom of the hole, it was more like the end of the hole. Underneath that hole stands a wide cave and to the bottom of that cave, there is water. About 30 feet from where Woldemir is dangling to be more exact.
Feeling that the water is deep enough, he proceeds to pull out the daggers out of the dirt he bashed in earlier and jumped down the pool of water at the bottom of the cave.
This Water is certainly be deep enough to slow down a fall without fatal circumstances, he proved his theory correct once making impact with the pool.
But as he dived in deep because of the gained momentum, he felt something swimming underneath his feet. He could feel the speeding animal drag his body a little bit because of that speed it has, admirable from afar but for Woldemir here this started to become terrifying.
Shortly after he felt something restricting his leg and pulling him underneath the water even further, the worst part is that this isn't any type of fish!
It is a snake, a large snake. Thankfully the snake didn't bite Woldemir or otherwise it would have been very fatal. The snake just used part of its body to start strangling him, to pull him down.
Everyone heard the splash and those who could fly, arrived at the scene without wasting a second with the sole intent to help the struggling Woldemir as they were flying above the Water.
"Where is he?" Eric asked with Stefan still on his hands.
"I should go down and look." Mogranius pitched the idea, and removed his Wizard hat so he doesn't lose it.
They suddenly saw rocks falling down from the ceiling of the cave, it is indeed an earthquake but Eric and Mogranius weren't able to feel it because they are in midair.
Shortly after they saw Woldemir rise from the water with his 2 meter long sword on his hand breaking out of the water first, before he started using the sword as a little paddle to swim better.
This Earthquake is explainable now, he has used the handle of his enchanted Sword to hit the snake, no animal is strong enough to handle that shaking blow.
Seeing the two Ignites fly above him, Woldemir shouted. "Don't just fly there. Get me out of this god forsaken water."
Both Eric and Mogranius flew towards Woldemir and grabbed him from the water without wasting a blink of an eye. It was a wise choice to do so, because the snake didn't yet give up regardless of that strong blow earlier.
The moment Woldemir escaped that pool of water, a snake's head as big as a full grown sheep arose from the water and missed the guys by a foot, almost biting them.
"By the 8 sources of magic and what's good and right. That's a TitanoBoa." Mogranius shouted, instantly noticing the creature solely because of its size.
"What in hell is a Titanoboa?" Yelled Eric in mid air, his sound deafened a bit because of the accelerating speed.
Trying to cut this Biology lesson short, Mogranius shouted back. "It's a Snake, a big one. Before we become its meal we should reach that door we found."
"Yeah no kidding." Eric murmured amongst himself.
As they flew towards the door they claim they found, they spotted Commander Alia and Stefan waving their hands, gesturing them to fly faster so they can shove the thick stone door to close.
In that door there are strange writings as much as Eric could spot in a few seconds earlier before swiftly returning to get Woldemir. These writings are likely before the first era at least since writing although writing evolved slowly over the 6,000 years, it still has no relation to these markings.
It could be old or it could be worse than that, these markings don't look like anything a Snow Ignite would write so it could be something before the Ice Age or differently milestoned as before the First Era.
The door itself is out of hard stone, on that stone there is a mix of red and black markings, giving the demonic vibe. What could there possibly be behind that door?
The architecture here is the least of their concerns right now with a snake looking about 9 meters long chasing them, slithering above the waters. At least that of course was the part of it they can see. there is likely more of the snake submerged in water.
The Titanoboa is bashing against the water in astonishing speeds, the team weren't able at all to fly a good distance away from the snake.
Taking a glance at the dangers, Stefan and Commander Alia started pushing the very heavy stone door in hopes of closing it a bit before the snake manages to reach the door.
The snake suddenly dived deep in the water. Looking back, the guys thought that the TitanoBoa finally gave up, they started feeling relief.
They were dead wrong! The Titanoboa arose from the water again and made a big leap, it got closer and closer to the guys.
Their lives flashed in front of their eyes, thinking it was the end. A whole army couldn't kill them but a mindless snake is about too, it isn't the most favourable to comprehend.
But! Mogranius has a trick up his sleeve. He risked it all and created a fire shield in mid air while proceeding to fly towards the Stone door. The fire shield wasn't that big, it is no bigger than the Snake's head actually. It is a shield created with a lack of concentration.
The TitanoBoa hit the shield with its head hard enough to break the shield instantly. But even though it managed to break the shield, it wasn't able to keep the same speed it had.
It fell down the water causing a huge splash which raised a bit of waves, well it wasn't a bit. It was an amount able to wash off Stefan and Commander Alia with ease regardless of their individual strength.
Fortunately the guys were able to enter the 15 foot tall door just before it was completely shut and before the waves reached too.
Asking the obvious, Stefan spoke. "So how will we get out now?"
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Chapter 64: 12,525
Arriving at Zar's throne room with a 4 fingers thick pile of Parchment is Seer.
Seer placed sheets of Parchment all over the Domain declaring the King's recruitment request and spent about 200 Gold Coins on several refugees for them to spread the word about the recruitment.
The applyers all met with the King's assistant in person, someone needed to write in their details as most of them couldn't read or write.
That's why the King ordered for Seer to pay people to spread the word of mouth, it took Seer 3 days to fill all the documents, he handled over a hundred people.
Approaching, getting on with a couple of light greetings. Seer sunk into a bit of detail, "My King, I have gathered up a few requests for employment that your civilians responded too."
A smile widened across his face, King Zar had to ask. "Do you bring me experienced workers old friend?"
Waving a couple pieces of parchment in front of the King, Seer laid out. "I'm afraid the number of experienced Stonemasons is low. While the number of experienced in Construction is bigger but more than we needed applied."
"Tell me the overall statistics." Zar demanded with a sigh holding in temperament as well.
Prepared for these questions due to having to quadruple check each detail, Seer affirmed. "There are only 5 experienced Stonemasons. 4 of them have under 10 years of experience while one has over 10. 25 years of experience to be exact."
These numbers aren't too bad, but further questions have to be asked. "What about the experienceless?"
Indirectly bashing at the King's decisions, Seer weighed in. "A few applied but not as much as you required, there are only 15 of them. Perhaps they felt that Stonemasonry is too difficult considering your offered pay."
Zar sat in patience hearing out the unsuccessful task and after a moment of silence he finally said. "It is indeed a shame that we didn't get 30 of them, but do not burden yourself. These people are just too under qualified but do the experienceless Stonemasons show promise?"
His smile bouncing, Seer resumed with enthusiasm. "Indeed Sire, they come from rough backgrounds. They would work for 30 Gold Coins if they had too, they can not afford losing this job so they will indeed work hard because each have families to feed."
Feeling sympathy, killing two birds with one stone, Zar pitched. "If you see such Stonemasons offer them longer work hours so they can earn a bit extra, the same with Construction workers."
As he finished his sentence he after slowly and carefully added, "That man with 25 years of experience shall be the leader of the Stonemasons, he shall advise the ones with less experience if needed. Assign one apprentice Stonemason to each experienced one since the numbers are even and progress is destined."
A good idea, but requires tampering or questions at least so Seer queries. "As you wish Sire, how much shall we pay for those who work extra hours?"
Unprepared for this question, Zar bought himself out with a little praise. "Well they have to work 8 hours a day to get their normal pay, they will be working every day. Use that to calculate the amount needed, you are way too qualified to not be able to do basic mathematics."
Willing to get this topic over with, Seer rattled off. "Of course Sire, I was just curious if the pay for extra hours is more than usual."
Having a firm thought, a good point of view about earning. Zar babbled, "Gold has to be earned. With plans to give away 100 houses, I don't plan to wipe out our entire Budget. However. These 20 new applyers are now working for me, for Pameres Kingdom. They will be busy until retirement as I do not plan to stop at the second wall being built."
With professionalism his main effort even for the less earning, King Zar demanded. "Be sure to store the documentations in the Castle and be sure each one gives a signature about accepting the job. It doesn't have to be fancy."
Putting the last nail on the Coffin about the Stonemasons, Zar quizzed. "I assume you put in the dates of employment as well so we can keep track of the passing months, to know who we shall give salary raises too."
Waving his hands up as he scrolled through his Parchments, Seer assured. "Don't burden yourself Sire, I have everything under control. I just needed your approval of employment."
As the King grabbed a piece of Parchment and gave his signature, taking a few seconds to make it fancy and such.
Seer proceeded with another question which tends to feed racism. "I meant to ask. 10 of the applyers on Stonemasonry including the one with 25 years of experience are Ignites. Considering your recent Revolution plans I assume their salaries should be equal to our illustratios?"
Raising his voice, hating how Seer has a racist point of view. Zar interposed. "Equality will rule above everything, statuses will be defined by work experience. Not the colour on their skin, Seer."
Not wanting to discuss such short sighted topics further, Zar asked. "Now tell me about the Construction workers, did you at least bring me good news about those?"
Smiling once this topic opened, Seer went for the last Parchment and yapped. "Actually I brought more results than I expected and more than we needed."
Calming down bit by bit, Zar requested. "Pleases my ears, tell me more…"
Waving a Parchment full of Ignite toning names in front of the King, Seer spoke at length. "It turns out that a Construction team migrated from Gaster Kingdom here about 5 years ago. Combined with the Stonemasons we will be able to make some good quality houses without paying a fortune."
A storm of ideas raging running through his mind, the King primarily asked. "How many people are in that construction group?"
Not understanding how the King isn't seeing the large number in the beginning of the page, Seer slowly explained. "35 Sire, they perform gracefully and with their help we can get a little boost in Construction speed, not to forget quality. The rest however are 45 experienceless men."
These statistics are good, that's for sure but one thought still occupied his conscious and so the King decided to put it into word. "This plan is coming together quite well although with a rough start but how much does this impact the Kingdom's monthly income?"
Blabbering tad off topic, Seer explained. "That's the part that worried me a bit. But we earn 12,000 Gold Coins from the monthly taxes just from the Houses, we are able to escape with a minimal monthly income."
Finally getting to the important topic, Seer added. "The new workers will take 12,525 Gold Coins from the monthly budget."
Sighing, relief resting in his mind finally. The King asked about another Burden, "What about the mines? Surely we can squeeze a profit out of them."
King Zar made a mistake of asking, because now Seer won't really shut up considering the topic that interests him. "The mines are at a setback. Since we can't sell Iron ore to the Kingdoms which take part in the illustratian Alliance, we need new big time trade partners."
Looking at the positive sides, Seer continued after taking a deep breath. "But we did business with other Kingdoms before, we have 200,000 Gold Coins to support your new expenses for a few months."
His mind becoming weary and his vision a bit dizzy too, King Zar excused him. "You earned your big salary my friend, few can handle so much information without a headache. But I'm afraid I need to form a new alliance with Gaster Kingdom sooner than I expected."
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