Chương 125: Krustallos (II)
"This place didn't have flowers a couple of days ago. Quite amazing how they could grow in such a place. I don't know what brought this sudden change." Garrett replied. He followed behind Zero, looking around in awe. "If I didn't know better, I would think I was in some other fantastical place, but that's not the case."
"How do you know this?"
"Look up. The ceiling is the same. We're still in the Library. This Library was built with only one type of ancient tree that can be found only in the south. You can tell by the red texture on the wall and the ceiling." Garrett pointed out.
Zero glanced down towards the pond, where his reflection stared back at him. He couldn't tell how deep the water was. A few small bubbles slowly floated to the surface.
Out of curiosity, he bends over to take a closer look. Squinting, he thought he saw something surfacing towards him quickly. Pulling away, he fell backward. A large crystal clear flower emerged from the watery depths of the pond. Its translucent petals shimmered magically in the light.
"What-!" Garrett yelled in horror as he fell backward in fright. His monocle fell down onto his side as his hands wildly fluttered around him, trying to catch balance. The sudden appearance of the flower was even a bit shocking to Zero.
What lay trapped inside of the crystal clear flower was Zeraph and another young boy who reminded Zero of a page. A puff-like sound of air escaped as the flower slowly opened, revealing the two inside.
"Who are t-t-they?" Garrett stuttered, pointing towards the flower.
"Zeraph?" Zero called out, lost at what was happening before them. The young boy slowly awoke and stretched. He looked around, confused at where he was at.
"Sir?" The boy squeaked. He turned towards Zeraph and found him still sleeping. "Sir!" He pulled himself over and shook Zeraph hard.
"Wake up, Sir. Don't die on me!" said the boy wailing in anguish.
"He'll be alright," Zero called out to the boy. "If I'm not mistaken, he said he'll be back later today."
"Excuse me? Who are you?" The boy asked wearily.
"I'm Zero. Zeraph's friend over there that you are crying hysterically over." Zero pointed out towards the sleeping body. "I suggest we bring him over here and take him to bed."
"You're Zeraph's friend? I never heard anything about him talking about a friend before." The boy said suspiciously. "You're not going to hurt him, are you?"
"Look, kid. Zeraph is going to be alright. I told you I'm his friend. What's your name?"
"I'm Scion. You look like a kid yourself." Scion frowned. "You really not going to harm him?"
"Yes," Zero reassured him once again. He was looking around, trying to figure out a way to carry a fully grown man back towards the stable ground without dropping him into the pond. He wasn't sure if Garrett would even be able to help out in transporting him over. "Give me a second. I'll be right over."
"What?" Scion asked as he peered over towards Zero.
Zero stretched with arms held up into the air. He was not a fan of switching over, and he did feel quite sore whenever he shifted from one form to another. Stretching was actually becoming an unconscious habit when he had the time to, but on days when he needed to switch without a moment's notice for a while, his body ached.
Zero leaned forward and thought in his head, 'Origin form.' Each arm and leg grew longer and black, his head became triangular, and his eyes glowed gold. His body was shifting naturally into a fluid dragon. His once black fur-like coat was gone and replaced by a sleek otter-like feathery-scale. No more did he look like a fox. Instead, his face was more reptilian in nature, with his eyes slanted back, intimidating him. Large golden feathers decorated his face. His coat glistened underneath the light, making him shine with radiance as his neck and tail were long and whip-like. Even his teeth were becoming longer and sharper.
Scion squealed in fright as he stumbled backward. His gaze filled with horror at what had transpired before him. A large creature stood a bit away, glaring amusedly at him.
Zero couldn't help himself but chuckle. It was the first time someone was afraid of Zero's appearance. No more was he the cute, cuddly fox that Agnis loved to hug, and instead, he stood proudly like a warrior. His chest held up high, and Zero blew out hot air. Steam rolled out towards the ground and even escaped his nose.
"Don't worry, kid, I'm not going to eat you," said Zero in between a growl and puffing out smoke. "You don't taste that good anyways. So I suggest you move backward."
Scion squeaked and fumbled backward. Garrett snickered and watched from behind. Zero took a step into the pond and noticed that the bottom was not deep at all. It only came up to his belly. He was completely stumped on how the large flower could have appeared. The only answer was that it was magical.
Zero walked through the water. With each step, he could feel his paws going through slimy mud, making him uncomfortable. The warm water was not making it any better when crossing the pond. It was also difficult to cross over because he was starting to tip-toe and partially floating as he got closer. It was as if his body could not decide to float or to just walk.
"Scion grab onto my neck. I'll hoist you over, so you don't get wet." Zero called out as he stood facing Scion. Scion nodded and reached up at Zero. He dangled on Zero's neck as Zero moved him towards his back.
Setting him down, Scion slipped off Zero's neck and onto his back. Zero slugged through the water as he tripped back towards solid ground. It was a quick pickup and delivery. Garrett helped Scion get off Zero's back. The distance between the flower and the ground wasn't too far off from each other. His trip back towards the flower was just as quick as he dropped Scion off.
Zero climbed on top of the large flower and stood next to the sleeping Zeraph. Reaching over with his long neck, Zero turned Zeraph over so he could get a good grasp of the back of Zeraph's clothes. Just when he was about to grab onto Zeraph's clothes like a mother cat picking up her kitten, Zeraph awoke with a startle.
Zeraph rolled out from Zero's gaping jaws and fell straight into the water with a splash.
"What the-!?" Zeraph yelled in-between the crash of water entering his mouth. He finally oriented himself as he bobbed in and out of water. "Where am I?" He said, bewildered, looking around for an answer. "I don't remember logging out here."
"Sir!" Scion called out. He waved Zeraph down. Zeraph had begun to swim quickly over to them.
Zero's mouth was still opened, a bit taken aback by what just happened before them. He wasn't expecting Zeraph to log back on so soon. Finally, he closed his mouth and was ready to get off the crystal flower.
With an alarming speed, the crystal flower glowed a brilliant blue color and had begun to close its petals. Blue tendrils like whips snapped tightly to Zero's heels, making it impossible to jump out of the crystal flower. He pulled and clawed against the tendril, but he could not budge.
"A trap!?" Zero gasped. He inhaled deeply and blew out a torrent of red flames. The hot crackling fire did not damage a single petal and made the flower glow red. All sides of the petals finally closed all around him. He threw his body against the wall, but nothing budged to let him out.
"Zero?" Zeraph was pulling himself out of the pond as Scion and Garrett were helping him out.
"My word." Garrett stared in awe.
"Sir, what is happening?" Scion asks in worry.
"I don't know, kid. I don't know." Zeraph replied. He got up and stood watching.
The crystal lotus flower grew in size as it slowly rose up a few feet in the air. Zero couldn't do anything but watch. No physical or magical attack could break the crystal flower. Whatever was happening, he could only wait for it to end.
As the crystal lotus finally stopped growing, hot throbbing energy shot through his chest. He looked down as his black and gold Krustallos glowed bright like a flashlight. The Krustallos in his chest slipped out and floated before him. Crystal-like formations wrapped around his Krustallos as they merged in the flower's middle. A stream of gold and black energy shot out from the Krustallos and into the flower as the crystal lotus turned translucent gold and black. The power continued to stream outwards from the flower like rushing water and into the walls of the royal Library.
The once quiet room was no more and instead was filled with the sound of loud mechanical contraptions. The room shook as if something was making it move. Zeraph, Scion, and Garrett almost tumbled as they braced themselves.
You have awakened the ancient building of the Draconis Library. As the descendant of Drezo Regalia, Draconis Library is now under your guardianship. New features for the new guardian of the Library are available.
The quest Find the Noise in the Attic has been completed.
Reward: You have gained the Draconis Library.
Would you like to view the Draconis Library?
Draconis Library? This wasn't the royal Library at all? Zero was baffled by what he had just learned and gained. The amount of reward from a simple quest was extraordinary. He wondered if there were some kind of catch. Nothing came so easily without something in return. "Yes."
Draconis Library
A building that was stationed in the City of Terra. It was once a library of an ancient race of Drezo Regalia. Since accepting a new Krustallos, it has accepted a new guardian and owner. The building has come alive as the old mechanical workings begin anew. Ancient magic has rekindled, and the magical defensive barrier around the Library has gone into effect.
Guardian: Zero
Krustallos Energy: 523
Magical Defense: 354
Culture: 153
Military Power: 10
Economy: 0
Regional influence: 0
Technology: 100
Regional politics: 0
Faith: 5
Development: 0
Fame: 682
Sanitation: 5
Specialties: Information
Population: 153
Monthly tax Revenue: 164 gold
Information:
The Lunar race has placed their complete allegiance to you and has become a citizen of Draconis Library. Therefore, it is recommended that you increase library protection.
Five large-scale magic has gone into effect:
- Magma magic Level 1 has begun churning out new land around the Library, bringing in new soil and space for buildings to be built on.
- Levitation magic Level 1: Levitation magic has begun to uproot the Draconis Library into the air. It is slowly heading out towards the city walls. This building, at this moment, can only stay aloof high above the trees. It must land for six hours every noon to recharge its magic.
- Fire magic barriers have completely surrounded the building, creating a temporary no-kill zone. Other spells and magical abilities are activated till the end of the next two months.
- Full-scale reconstruction magic has gone underway on the Draconis Library.
- Drezo Regalia curse suppression level 1:The curse of the Drezo Regalia has been canceled only in the area of the Draconis Library and surrounding 20 miles of land. All Drezo Regalias can shift and change without the consequences of the limiter.
The view changed as the scene around him went through the layout of the Draconis Library. As hundreds of living quarters formed downwards into the ground, more passageways were created. Magma flowed outwards from the side of the Library and hardened quickly around it. No fire was seen, nor did the building catch on fire. Instead, the magma was slowly forming into a large boat-like shape.
Once again, the screen around him changed to a top-down view of the City of Terra. He could see the citizens of Terra gape in awe as they stared up towards the floating Library. It drifted so slow that he wondered if walking would be faster than riding on the floating Library. They pointed and followed, curious about what was going on.
Where would you like to station your building, or would you let it pilot on the auto drive? Once set in auto drive, the building will follow you wherever you go except into large cities, where it will automatically be stationed outside till your return.
"Position it near the outskirt of the town square." Zero replied excitedly about the new guardian he was given. The thought of other buildings out there where he could gain more buildings excited him, but how to find them was the problem.
The Library moved and shifted in his direction. A message appeared once again, informing him of something different.
The reconstruction of the Draconis library needs materials and further development. Would you like to invest in speeding up the reconstruction process? For a complete renovation, every 1,000 gold you invest, a new wealth of knowledge will open up. However, one must invest 100,000 gold to be completely reconstructed.
Zero thought it over. The amount he could accumulate was astronomical, but it was something worth gaining. The possibility to gain a building for himself was worth it in the long run." Yes. Invest 5,246 gold." This was all the gold he had collected.
You have invested 5,246 gold and gained 5.2% renovation to the building. Would you like a personal dragon's den?
Dragon den? The thought of his own room made him excited. "Yes."
A room for Draconis's guardian is being created. In addition, the Draconis Library gathering of traders' quests has been initiated.
Draconis Library gathering of residents' quest
The Draconis Library has come alive from its ancient slumber. As the guardian of the building, one must take care of a special building given to a Drezo Regalia to watch over. Residents with different skills and species must be willing to move into the Draconis Library. Please go out and find residents for the area. Only having the same race will not suffice.
As the new guardian of the Draconis Library, one must invest in the future of the building. Continuously investing in the Library's growth will help bring wisdom and knowledge to different races worldwide. Therefore, completely invest in the building of Draconis Library and see it flower into something new.
Renovation of the building: 5.2/100
Percentage of traders gathered: 0%
Difficult: B
Reward: Increase in handing out higher-level quests and information.
Failure: Loss of productivity and eventually the loss of the building.
Would you like to accept the quest?
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