In the afternoon, the designer who planned the Tankar Royal Court arrived.
Joanna led her into Ellie's tent.
The weather was starting to get warmer, so the curtains on all sides were rolled up, and the gentle breeze of late spring felt very comfortable.
"Madam, Selena, the elf designer of Tankar, has arrived."
Li Aili looked up and saw a half-elf following behind Joanna.
She had short, neat hair and wore a pair of arcane crystal glasses on her nose.
When Li Aili scrutinizes him, he can't help but raise his hand to adjust the glasses on his nose.
"Greetings, Your Excellency Lord Campbell."
I am Selena Hill, a designer introduced by His Majesty Fisher Nanki.
Li Aili nodded. "Would you like me to show you around the territory?"
The female designer adjusted her glasses. "I already saw it when I came."
"Moreover, I have already drawn up the design drawings."
Li Aili: "..."
In terms of efficiency, the Tankar elves could outdo 99.99% of the world's intelligent races.
The designer poured out the rolled-up design drawings from the long cylinder he was carrying.
A sheet of parchment, one meter long and one meter wide, was spread out on the table.
A stunning crystal city was drawn on the yellowed parchment.
The castle, designed to resemble natural crystal, was already captivating to Li Aili with its magnificence, even from just the line drawing.
"Currently, I have planned five zones for you: military zone, residential zone, municipal zone, entertainment zone, and commercial zone."
"Of course, considering future development, this is just the design for the inner city. An outer city can be built outside of this later..."
Li Aili: "Wait a minute."
She took a deep breath.
The Crystal Castle is truly beautiful; it gives me the feeling that "owning a castle like this would make my life worthwhile."
but!
Li Aili asked directly, "How much would a castle like this cost?"
The female designer adjusted her arcane glasses. "His Majesty instructed that I offer you the cost price."
"This castle is conservatively estimated at 6.7 billion gold coins."
Li Aili: "..."
Are you Tankar elves already dedicated to the great cause of making everyone in the world take on a mortgage?
This price directly caused Li Aili's blood pressure to rise.
She took a deep breath and raised her hand to cover the beautiful castle in the picture, refusing to look at it.
That's not a dream castle, that's a 'coin crusher'.
"Let's put aside the castle for now, how much will it cost to build these districts?" Li Aili asked.
The elven designer said, "It's not as expensive in the city because the building materials used in the castle are more expensive."
Li Aili breathed a sigh of relief.
Then the elf designer said, "For the city area, it will cost about 270 million gold coins."
Li Aili immediately picked up the water glass on the table, tilted her head back and took a swig to calm herself down.
It's not that she can't come up with the money; well, she can sell everything she owns and borrow some more from the goblin bank, and that should be enough.
But what will happen to her after that?
Li Aili slammed her water glass down with a thud.
Or should she build the residential and commercial areas first?
Wait a minute!
She has a solution!
Li Aili looked at the elf girl who was politely waiting for the customer's reply and smiled brightly.
"Hi, do you offer installment payments?"
The elf girl was genuinely stunned for a moment.
Li Aili immediately pulled her to look at the design drawings.
"For example, in the first phase of the project, we can build a residential street in the residential area first."
Build a shopping street in the commercial district.
Finally, the military zone... What's that cool tower?
The designer's mind is a complete mess; this is the first time I've ever heard of a lord's territory being developed like this.
"...Ah, this is a take-off and landing tower built for knights' flying mounts."
Li Aili: "..."
She then pointed to another tower, "And this tower?"
The designer said, "It's the Dragon Tower. Uh, His Majesty said you might use it in the future because you seem to really like dragons."
Li Aili: "..." I thanked him.
Li Aili pointed to the ring of towers built around the city wall, "And what about these?"
Designer: "This is a defensive tower."
Li Aili breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, she had asked a question.
She almost ended up with a heavy debt because of these flashy but impractical things.
"Okay, then let's add these defense towers, and that's settled for the first phase. Let's build these first."
"Once I sell and rent out the first phase of properties, I'll naturally need to increase my income during this period..."
Once the funds are recovered, we can begin the second phase.
"So, how much is the first phase?"
The elf's arcane lens flashed rapidly across lines of complex calculation formulas.
Li Aili wondered if it was just her imagination, but the glasses seemed to be smoking.
The elf, looking dazed, quoted a price: "About 6.89 million gold coins."
Li Aili was very satisfied with the number and said, "Okay! Let's sign the contract now and start work tomorrow."
Elf Designer: "..."
...
The next morning, the Elf King came to pick up Li Aili in a white carriage drawn by 16 heavenly horses.
The elf's carriage is made to be more aesthetically pleasing.
The edges will be decorated with 'vines' made of gold wire, and some osmanthus branches will be hung on them.
In short, at first glance, it fits the aesthetic of elves and is very beautiful and pleasing to the eye.
As Li Aili got into the carriage, she saw Fisheranki smiling politely at her.
“That idea yesterday was brilliant, sister,” Fishernaki genuinely praised.
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