Merchant (1)

Luke had been working on the same task for exactly four hours. He had managed to make twenty-six Moon Stones, each with a separate engraving, leaving space between them.

Now it was time to lay them out.

He already knew that the excavation process, as well as the iron smelting, rounding, and subsequent laying of the shaped stones, had been completed, and of course, he could see everything.

Therefore, the only thing left to do was to place these massive Moon Stones in separate locations.

Slowly and steadily, specific areas were measured, and the Moon Stones, each four metres wide, were placed with a one-metre gap on either side.

Additionally, two one-metre Moon Stones were placed next to the four-metre Moon Stones, and this process continued every fifty metres, with the gaps filled in between.

In just one day, the road construction was completed with the help of nearly forty elves.

Although these gaps covered a certain portion, the road construction was not directly completed. To put it bluntly, there were gaps left between them.

In other words, these long, hundreds of metres long areas would be covered with Moon Stones along with long and detailed engravings.

Luke was using an excessive amount of Moon Stones, enough to make a fortune in the real world.

This thing, which cost him hundreds of gold pieces, could even be said to be worth tens of thousands of gold pieces in the real world.

The processed Moon Stones were of immense value.

To be honest, Luke's back was killing him. That's why he asked someone from the village to find someone who could give him a massage, and after an hour-long massage, he went back to his room, feeling relaxed.

He took a hot shower, put on his pyjamas, had a good meal, and finally fell asleep as the evening turned into night.

When he opened his eyes again, it was seven in the morning. Kevin and Callum had already returned and had had their six hours of sleep.

After getting up and having breakfast, Luke entered the wooded area with Callum. The village could now be considered a town. There was a sufficient population, sufficient housing, and commercial areas had been established. Since the beauty of Luke's mansion was now in its rightful place, it was time to bring the fairies that Callum had found long ago back home.

The two began walking through the forested area calmly and determinedly, taking the path Callum remembered, and reached the fairy village in just twenty minutes.

Each of the fairies bowed their heads the moment they saw Luke.

"What's going on?" Luke asked suddenly.

When the chief of the fairy village raised his head, he looked into Luke's eyes and said, "You resemble Liam Hiera very much, Your Majesty. It is an honour to serve you."

Luke stared at the little fairy chief in astonishment.

Luke did not look like someone from the Hiera lineage. Unlike those from the lineage, he did not have golden eyes or hair.

"How could I resemble them?" Luke asked calmly, truly curious about the answer to this question.

"Isn't it obvious? Your energy, your gaze, your posture, and your stature. Each one of them screams, [I am a Hiera,] Your Majesty," replied the little fairy chief.

After these words, Luke smiled involuntarily and, for a few minutes, experienced the joy of truly resembling a family that no longer existed, his own family.

"What is your name?" Luke asked politely, he was having a thoughtful smile on his face.

"After Sir Callum came to our village, the chief's rank changed. My father is no longer the head of the village; I am. My name is Felipe. I am at your service, Your Majesty," replied the fairy chief, introducing himself as Felipe.

"I see... I think you understand why we are here, Felipe. Are you ready?" Luke asked.

Felipe nodded his small head up and down and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, we are ready. We ask for one more day from you. We will be at your service when the sun sets and rises again."

Luke nodded as if he understood, then got up from where he was kneeling and headed towards the village... the new town, together with Callum.

After passing through the walls, Callum left to help with the road construction, while Luke began working on making area markers using black wood instead of white wood.

After spending about two hours in the workshop in the centre of the village, he had already managed to create markers for signs indicating inns, shops, and certain other locations.

Once the signs were installed with the help of a ladder and a few elves, everything was ready.

There were still many large empty spaces in the vast area. After all, the walls were enormous, and there was a large road between the walls and the settlement.

It could be said to be kilometres long.

Although the road construction on the inner side was complete, it was not yet fully finished.

They needed to complete this task in a short time as well.

At least the entrance to the walls and part of the roads within the town were complete.

When everything was done, Luke opened the shop panel and started browsing around again. Almost three hours had passed, and Luke had started adding more stock to his inventory when there was a knock on his door, and one of the women he had hired as a maid came in and said:

"Your Majesty, a merchant has arrived at the village… pardon me, the town, and since Master Kevin and Master Callum are not here, I must disturb you." 

When Luke heard the maid's words, he looked at her strangely and then suddenly asked, "A merchant?" 

"Yes, sir," the maid replied.

Luke immediately got out of bed, stretched, and left the room with the maid. He quickly made his way out of the mansion and then walked slowly towards the crowd that had already gathered around the merchant.

Passing through the crowd to reach the merchant, Luke said calmly, "I heard you were looking for me."