"Building materials?"
Lin Ke’s expression darkened at these words, glancing at Granny HIisai,
"Hehe, hey, hehe." Granny HIisai scratched her head.
"Indeed, it’s not okay if the spectacle is too weak, hmm, so there’s no clue on the magic cement?" Lin Ke was speechless; Granny HIisai blew up the arena for show, who should he complain to?
Granny HIisai is really something.
Her salary is clearly enough, yet she always feels like scamming research funds. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝔫𝔢𝔱
The research funds she scams aren’t even spent on herself; her expenses, tea shops and such, are all shops opened by old soldiers, orphans and widows and the like.
She’s kind-hearted and benevolent, yet insists on scamming research funds, which is baffling.
Lin Ke really doesn’t know how to describe Granny HIisai.
"Magic cement... I have no clue at the moment." Vilune shook his head: "It’s difficult to incorporate magical elements into ordinary materials for use."
Lin Ke understood that magic cement is indeed quite difficult, so he didn’t make things hard for Vilune.
"Okay, which materials do you think are better?" Lin Ke asked.
As an [Architect], Vilune could use skills to replace all the building materials without altering the structure.
"I have a plan, do you want to see it now?" Vilune pulled out a notebook.
Lin Ke immediately moved his fingers.
Optical skill—Scattering!
Instantly, words appeared on the desk in front of everyone as if they were projections.
"Everyone can take a look together." Lin Ke waved his hand, and the book floated over under pressure.
Followers could tell that the words projected onto the desk were the very plans from Vilune’s notebook, realizing that this skill was something Lin Ke learnt at Faser.
So, everyone started reviewing the plan.
"I think casting with pure iron, silver, and copper is great! Haha, just imagine how cool it would be!" Lolita favored a pure metal plan, though it was quite costly.
"I think using various elemental plants from Elemental Forest to construct is also pretty good." Rica chimed in.
"Huh? Using rhinoceros hide armor?"
"Uh, how many Firebirds would need to be killed for this piece..."
Everyone reviewed the plan one by one, then evaluated each proposal.
Almost everyone had a favorite plan, and among them, some were more appealing and popular with everyone.
For instance, they agreed on casting the arena entirely from metal, constructing malls from the splendid plants of Elemental Forest, building the Great Library from ores, and having each room in the Wonderland with its own distinctive features.
Ultimately, the plan was finalized.
After the plan was established, Vilune spoke again: "Also..."
"Hm? You speak." Lin Ke looked at Vilune.
Vilune, as a friend of Garoce, had mentioned that Lin Ke considered everyone alike, but Lin Ke didn’t completely see Vilune as just a follower.
"What we currently lack the most is the Violet Crystal Stone." Vilune said helplessly: "This mineral is also the main material for constructing the tip of our Great Wilderness Tower; incorporating a large amount of Violet Crystal Stone is essential to form a magic array for the four wonders."
"Is it impossible to buy?" Lin Ke frowned.
He also knew that at a certain level, the purchasing power of money actually decreases.
The higher up you go, the more common it becomes to trade items instead.
"You can buy it, but in very limited quantities." Before Lin Ke could ask further, Vilune continued: "Currently, in the kingdom, there’s only a small vein of Violet Crystal Stone in the west at the Marquis Anyu’s place, but we’ve asked, and he’s unwilling to trade."
"Marquis Anyu?" Lin Ke raised an eyebrow: "One of the families allied with the Blando Clan?"
The eldest daughter of the previous generation of the Blando Clan was indeed his aunt, Antova Blando.
But he heard from his aunt that her father was enthusiastic about expanding his influence through marriages and alliances.
People like the Marquis of Giant Sword were also familiar with Count Old Branduo.
Moreover, the youngest daughter of Marquis Anyu married Antova’s brother.
"You mentioned my aunt, right?" Lin Ke asked.
"Yes, we did; but Marquis Anyu doesn’t want to sell; he has strict conditions requiring three star-level divinities, and they have to be of Darkness, Wind, and Wood aspects." Vilune’s face looked a bit troubled.
"Hm, any other place with veins?" Lin Ke decided to consult his aunt later and asked further.
"Yes, the Bandel Tiger Tribe of the Holy Life Alliance also has this vein, but we haven’t been able to establish any connections with them yet." Vilune shook his head: "They treat us as subhuman, so transactions are impossible."
He continued: "There are no other places; Violet Crystal Stone veins are quite rare, or I should say, they aren’t of much use, so not many people pay attention."
Violet Crystal Stone is usually used as auxiliary material for some lightning-related weapons.
However, Violet Crystal Stone is too fragile, so it’s generally used as an auxiliary rather than a primary material.
Apart from common mineral veins like gold, silver, copper, and iron, when most nobles and lords discover veins, their first thought is to secretly mine for personal use; only a handful sell the excess if they’re unable to sell it.
Violet Crystal Stone is both uncommon and not powerful and has limited use, thus few pay attention to it.
So now, the most needed is Violet Crystal Stone.
"Hm, maybe we can try detecting it later?" Lin Ke, not very knowledgeable about it, asked Vilune.
"Yes, I’ve been searching persistently; however, the scattered Violet Crystal Stone collected is somewhat insufficient, barely enough to construct the tip of the Great Wilderness Tower." Vilune vented his difficulties.
"Alright, I’ll find a way for this matter." Lin Ke nodded; then he turned to the next person.
[Mathematician] Juli River!
"His Highness Lin Ke..." Juli River was still a bit nervous.
Although she looked like a beautiful woman, her eyes, as pure as a child’s, combined with her nervous tone, made her seem more like a little girl than a star-level [Mathematician] who had broken into the legendary.
"Hm, don’t be nervous; how is the development of the mathematics project?" Lin Ke asked gently.
Speaking of mathematics, Juli River relaxed considerably.
She let out a long sigh of relief and then said: "With the help of His Highness Lin Ke, we’ve expanded many subjects in mathematics, such as number theory, topology... Everyone is very happy to be researching what they love; we’ve researched many things..."
Juli River reported almost like she was chatting rather than actually reporting.
But everyone was listening attentively.
Such pure individuals easily earn respect and affection from others.
Especially like Juli River, who researches mathematics purely out of passion.