Chapter 159: The Jealous Wife’s Sigh
After stepping outside, Luke surveyed the surrounding area for a moment before his gaze settled on a vast open grassland.
It lay about a kilometer away from the main city.
A perfect location.
"Let’s do it, then." A smile of anticipation spread across his face, as he headed toward the open field.
Along the way.
Workers busy with construction, soldiers on patrol, and even knights in the middle of training noticed their lord’s unusually excited expression.
Curiosity immediately appeared on their faces.
"What is Lord planning now?"
After witnessing many miracles performed by Luke.
None of them doubted he was about to do something extraordinary again.
Since he hadn’t ordered anyone to follow or stay away. They simply watched from afar.
Then someone quietly muttered, "Maybe Lord is about to create another miracle."
The moment those words spread. Excitement swept through the crowd.
Without anyone giving an order. Those who could temporarily leave their work did exactly that.
One after another, they followed behind Luke with eager expressions.
As he walked, Luke naturally noticed the growing crowd behind him. He merely glanced back once.
Then smiled faintly. Since they wanted to watch. He saw no reason to stop them.
Aurielle was quietly enjoying the refreshing morning breeze, trying to clear her mind.
At first, she began thinking about how she should cope with the Luke increasing Lust..
Then—
’W-Why am I even thinking about that?!’
Her face instantly flushed crimson as she hurriedly shook her head, trying to drive those dirty thoughts away. but then...
From the corner of her eye, she noticed her perverted husband leading a large crowd of residents toward an open field.
"What’s he up to now?" Aurielle watched him thoughtfully.
Soon her mind connected his unusual behavior to her greatest rival.
’The Goddess of Luck?’ Her eyes narrowed dangerously.
But a moment later, her expression returned to normal.
"Sigh."
She still couldn’t understand it.
Why was the Goddess of Luck so interested in her husband?
Other than his excessive libido, caring personality, and overprotective nature...
She couldn’t think of anything that would attract a goddess’s attention.
"Perhaps she just wants to make the Goddess of Light jealous."
"Yet somehow, I’m the one, who becoming jealous." Another sigh escaped her lips.
Still she also began walking toward the same destination as Luke.
After all every gift from the Goddess of Luck had always been extraordinary.
Naturally, the others followed as well.
Aurora, Vaelira, Osric, Edmund. And many curious residents.
One after another, they headed toward the open field, eager to witness yet another miracle.
"This place." After arriving, Luke carefully surveyed the grassland once more before nodding in satisfaction.
Behind him rhe gathered crowd unconsciously held their breath.
Everyone waited expectantly for whatever miracle their lord was about to unveil.
Without any hesitation Luke reached into his System Inventory.
The next moment a blueprint appeared above his palm.
Although only a single blueprint floated there. A glowing ×100 hovered above it.
It represented one hundred Aether Crystal Mine Blueprints.
"Interesting..." Luke muttered while examining it closely.
The blueprint wasn’t shaped like an ordinary underground mine.
Instead it depicted a large cylindrical structure forged from dark stone.
Its specifications floated beside it.
Height: 5 meters.
Diameter: 3 meters.
And intricate azure runes covered its entire surface, pulsing rhythmically like a with the flow of Aether.
At its summit a slender Aether-collecting spire slowly rotated, continuously drawing Aether from the surrounding atmosphere.
Even in blueprint form. It was already absorbing ambient Aether.
While at the front, a single crystal panel glowed softly, waiting to be opened.
Luke smiled in satisfaction after seeing the blueprint’s simple design.
To everyone else, however it looked as though their lord was merely staring at his empty hand with a smile.
Aurielle watched him for a few moments before helplessly shaking her head.
So she lightly nudged his shoulder.
"Luke."
"Hurry up and show us what you’re planning this time."
Hearing her voice, Luke came back to his senses.
He smiled at her, then flicked his wrist.
The blueprint flew into the air.
The next moment, It split apart.
One...
Ten...
Fifty...
A hundred identical blueprints spread across the grassland before positioning themselves at perfectly equal distances.
The crowd stared in anticipation. A few seconds passed. Nothing happened.
The blueprints simply rested on the ground.
Confused, many people turned toward Luke, ready to ask what was happening.
Then—
RUMBLE!!!
A deafening tremor erupted across the Time Chamber.
The ground shook violently. Dust rose into the air.
Many spectators instinctively stumbled backward in fright.
Only Luke. Aurielle. Aurora. Vaelira. And Osric remained standing calmly where they were.
Soon before everyone’s eyes, large cylindrical structures slowly rose from beneath the earth.
One after another until all one hundred stood proudly across the field.
Each measured five meters in height and had a diameter of three meters.
"...!!"
Thousands of gasps echoed through the crowd. Even though they had expected another miracle from their lord.
But watching one hundred buildings emerge directly from the ground was beyond anything they had imagined.
Aurielle and the others also wore surprised expressions as they looked toward Luke. Silently waiting for an explanation.
On this Luke merely smiled. Instead of answering. He turned toward the gathered crowd.
"Everyone. Return to your duties."
Immediately disappointment spread across thousands of faces.
They desperately wanted to know what these mysterious structures were.
Still not a single person questioned their Lord’s order.
One by one they respectfully saluted before returning to their work.
Only Aurielle, Aurora, Vaelira, Osric, and Edmund remained. They understood Luke’s caution.
Although everyone inside the Time Chamber was bound by Aurora’s chains.
There were still methods capable of extracting memories. Mind-control. Soul-searching. Memory-reading.
If an enemy ever captured one of their people. Then Luke’s many secrets could be exposed. So the little they knew, that would be better.
That was why he intended to turn Blackstone Highlands into an impregnable fortress.
No outsider would enter without his permission. And no one would even come close to the Time Chamber.
As for the residents living here. Luke intended for them to remain inside permanently whenever possible.
"I just hope Aurora awakens an ability that can counter those techniques someday." Luke quietly muttered to himself.
A few moments later. Once everyone else had left. He finally explained the purpose of the structures.
"What the hell?!" But after hearing this, Edmund was the first to lose his composure.
Even Aurielle and Osric couldn’t hide their shock.
While Aurora had only one expression, ’My master is best.’ and Vaelira also smiled slightly toward Luke.
Feeling everyone’s stares. Luke coughed awkwardly.
"Each of these mines produces fifty Perfect Grade Aether Crystals every month."
"So from now on you can all cultivate without worrying about resources."
The moment those words sank in excitement appeared on each of their faces.
Only Edmund’s eyes shone for a completely different reason.
"My Lord, If we sell these crystals. We’ll earn an unimaginable amount of gold."
Luke smiled before shaking his head. "No. These crystals aren’t for sale."
"They’re resources for our own growth."
Hearing that Edmund’s shoulders immediately slumped. Although they had just conquered Windmarch Reach. And would soon receive a massive amount of wealth.
But he had also seen Luke’s long-term development plans.
Building roads. Expanding cities. Recruiting armies. Constructing fortresses.
Every single project required an enormous amount of gold.
So just as Edmund was about to persuade him once more.
Luke spoke again.
"Here is 1 million gold coins and some other things for the territory." Luke presented him with a spatial ring containing gold coins, agricultural seeds, ingots, tools, and weapons.
Which he had brought from the Count’s territory. But because of the earlier war, he hadn’t had the chance to give it to him.
"MY LORD... THIS!" Edmund’s expression became crazed, as though he had just witnessed something that could only exist in dreams.
’One million gold coins... and so many goods.’
Edmund felt he would be shocked to death by his lord one day.
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