World Conquest Online

[Please choose spawn location]

"Please spawn the Town Centre in the clearing ahead." Dom asked politely, pointing towards the clearing that Gan Ning had pointed out as they walked. To the north was open space that led back towards the beach area, where as to the south and east was the vegetative estuary with the River to the south and the Sea to the east.

The ground shook as usual as a similar Town Centre to Riverside and Tranquillity appeared in the clearing, surrounded by ten houses and a granary as well. The Lodge like Town Centre had the same Sabre Tooth Tiger engravings across the doors and Dom felt that it looked peaceful in the clearing surrounded by the Vegetation. He felt it would be a shame to cut the Vegetation down, but eventually it would need to go as the new Town spread out, especially when the Docks he intended to spawn would be on the Sea side of the Vegetation.

The group soon caught up to Dom as the ground was now solid again. He could still feel sand in his sandals and had decided he would wash them in the sea before boarding the Galatea again later. The Hoplite had continued to spread out and search the Vegetation whilst the Heroes all gathered in front of the Town Centre.

[Congratulations on Spawning your third Town, please choose a name for it]

Dom struggled for a second, thinking that the original concept name of Sea View was still an adequate name for the third Town. In his mind he thought through his options as he looked to the south to the Calm River and then to the East towards the Shimmering Sea. Dom looked slightly to the north where the ships had beached themselves, and noticed they were in a slight bay that seemed to recede inland, where the sand was softest and the Dolphins seemed to flock towards the ships in excitement.

"It’s beautiful isn’t it." Meritamen commented as she followed Dom’s eyesight.

"It really is." Dom agreed, wishing that reality was a peaceful as this.

"What is this Town called then?" Meritamen asked him as she waited for him to start issuing instructions. The Merchant Ship had stayed out at sea and was waiting for the spawning of the Dock before it unloaded it’s precious cargo, Villagers and Warriors.

"Serenity" Dom replied, feeling the that emotion himself right now.

"A similar name to Tranquillity." Hatshepsut stated as she listened to them, "Two Sisters that will be the main pillars of our Kingdom’s future."

"Quite poetic." Shang Yang agreed, "It is a big moment for us and Riverside to have these two Sisters join us."

[Congratulations on the creation of Serenity, there are no other towns within your area with this name, so this has been accepted]

[Congratulations on having three Towns, your Government Centre has received upgrades to accommodate this growth]

Dom felt a sudden relaxation as he spawned the third Town, feeling he had accomplished the main tasks he had set himself for this log in. He handed the cubes they had decided to use for Serenity to Hatshepsut. These were the Docks, Market, Warehouse and Tavern. He also had hold of the Clone Cube and intended to use that as a Clinic to help promote growth across the Kingdom as advised by Shang Yang.

She smiled and headed off, firstly spawning the Dock so that the Merchant Ship could dock and unload. She was followed by two Hoplite as the Vegetation had still not been fully cleared, Gan Ning had confirmed that he felt it was safe from any large predators, but they had no idea about anything smaller than that such as insects and snakes. One of the Hoplite had mentioned some strange looking frogs and Shang Yang had warned them to avoid them for now as Peruda had mentioned poisoned frogs in her homeland when discussing ingredients once.

Once the Dock was spawned, a large amount of space appeared around it where the Vegetation was cleared away. It looked similar to the other docks that had been spawned, half way in size between Riverside and Tranquillity. She then followed it up by spawning the Warehouse beside it, with similar effects coming in place with the space being cleared around it.

"So what are your plans next for Serenity?" Xun Yu asked as the Merchant Ship began to move itself towards the Dock. The Galatea also did a similar thing, whilst the Bireme stayed beached in the bay slightly to the north of them. Before Dom had chance to reply, another notification appeared.

[Congratulations on founding your third Town, please choose a special building from the following already placed in your original town:

Mine

Lumber Camp

Bathhouse]

Dom saw that the options he hadn’t chose for Tranquillity had appeared again, he didn’t see the reason to choose the Mine and he didn’t feel there was enough Vegetation to make it worthwhile to choose the Lumber Camp. The Bathhouse however was a good option for both the Citizens and any Visitors that came to Serenity.

"Bathhouse." Dom replied, which caused Xun Yu to show a confused face as he didn’t understand what Dom meant by this as being the next plan for Serenity. As he said it, a Bathhouse appeared slightly to the West of the Town Centre, beyond the ten Houses that had spawned in. Hatshepsut was currently in this area and looked at Dom unimpressed as she was about to place the Tavern there. She moved on a bit further before placing the Tavern and had named it the Serene Inn, with an image of a Mermaid appearing on the top of the sign post.

"What were your options?" Meritamen asked as she understood what happened.

"A Mine, Lumber Camp or a Bathhouse." Dom replied to her as he looked towards Crassus, Artemisia and Sun Ce who were stood nearby.

"Definitely the correct option." Meritamen agreed as Hatshepsut placed the Market to the north west of the Town Centre where the land was much more open and spread in to more fertile land beyond the long Beach.

"System, please show stats." Dom asked before he spawned the Clinic in.

[Town Centre of Serenity

Village Grade - B

Village Level - 1

Village Perks, Upgraded due to Level S Capital:

(Villager Spawn B Grade - 4 rolls per day, high chance of high grades or skills appearing,)(Family bonds B Grade - Higher Chance of family members joining spawned villagers))(Give Me More B Grade - All spawn related buildings will have a random increase in daily spawns or reduction in spawn time)(Prestige B Grade - Increases the attractability of Serenity to non members)(Expansionist B Grade- Increases the percentage of daily spawns related to expansion trades)]

"System, please use the Building Clone Cube." Dom asked as the Merchant Ship now began to Dock, with a sailor at the edge of the ship getting ready to jump down and tie it up.

[Please select the Town you wish to Clone from.]

"Riverside!" Dom replied, going through the motions.

[Please select the Building you wish to Clone

Arena

Bank

Bathhouse

Brewery

Clinic

...]

"Clinic please!" Dom asked as soon as he saw it appear, he didn’t want the system to continue the list and him second guess the agreed choice. He then turned to Hatshepsut who was talking to a market seller that had spawned in with the Market. "Hatshepsut, where should I put the clinic?"

"Next to the Bathhouse please!" Hatshepsut shouted back to him.

The Clinic appeared beside the Bathhouse, similar to the one in Riverside and looked like an ancient Greek Villa. Dom wondered if the Clone kept the same grade as the original, or took that of the location. If it took that of the location, it would be better to use any further ones in the original Town.

"Please show stats." Dom asked wondering.

[Doctors Clinic of Serenity

Building Grade - S

Building Level 1 -

Building Perks:

(Medicine Mind - Contains and collates medical knowledge from Doctors that work within for future generations.)(Medicine Miracle - Increases speed of recovery from illness)

The Doctors Clinic of Serenity gives Villagers a place to receive medical care from experts, and gives Serenity and surrounding Towns a place to reduce the risk of Illness and Disease. It can also work as a simple clinic for injured Warriors, but is not at the level of a Hospital or a Field Hospital in that regard.]

Dom was impressed and relieved to see that it was the same grade as that in Riverside, and wondered if he would get a doctor like Phoebe when it spawned in. As if the Game had read his thoughts, the doors opened and a feminine looking man appeared.

"Good Afternoon Lord, I am Hector and I have come to help your Town." Hector announced in a gentle voice, as he corrected his toga that was loosely fitting him, almost as if it wasn’t made for him. "My main skills are midwifery, but I have an in-depth knowledge across all basic medicine."

Dom was about to say something, when Artemisia walked passed him and stood in front of Hector with a questioning face. Dom intended to see what Artemisia was doing, but Meritamen put her hand in front of him to signal him to stop.

"You don’t need to hide your identity here." Artemisia explained seriously, not giving Hector a chance to argue back. "We have female Leaders and female Warriors. Just be yourself, we already have a female Doctor."

"What gave it away?" Hector questioned, not daring to argue with the fierce and beautiful looking woman that stared in to his soul.

"Only a man would fall for that ruse." Artemisia laughed, before turning away. Hector unclipped his hair, letting it flow long down his sides, before bowing gently.

"I apologise." Hector said towards Dom, the gentle voice now becoming feminine. "My name is Agnodice and I was hiding my identity as it is illegal where I am from to be a doctor and be a woman."

"Welcome to Serenity!" Meritamen replied for Dom, "We are in dire need of someone with Midwifery skills, We will have to introduce you to Hua Tou and Phoebe back in our Capital when we get chance."

Dom checked Agnodice’s stats and learnt that she was an S grade Elite Villager, who historically had disguised as a man to do her role. She was accused of flirting with her customers, and had to give away her identity and prove she was a woman so as to not be found guilty during her trial. The Women of Athens had defended her when she was accused of illegally practicing medicine.

Whilst this took place, Dom decided it was time to appoint the Mayor of Serenity. He originally had one plan in his mind, but after the recent conversation, he decided to settle on something slightly different.

"Artemisia, I want you to be the Mayor of Serenity." Dom offered to the newcomer. He didn’t have full trust in her, but he needed Crassus to be more flexible.

"Are you sure?" She asked with a raised eyebrow, surprised at the offer herself. She felt it would have been Crassus and she had done little to earn this. Even Meritamen looked at Dom with a questioning look, where as Shang Yang looked impressed instead.

"I am." Dom replied, "You will be the Mayor of Serenity, but you are welcome to travel back to Riverside when ever you want. I will also station the Beached Bireme here and will send your Sibylla here once it has been repaired."

"What are you planning?" Meritamen questioned, having grown to like Artemisia over the last day, but was surprised at his choice.

"Artemisia will report to Crassus, you are the Mayor of Serenity, but Crassus is in charge of the Trade and the direction of the city. You are here to manage the day to day, whilst also giving our newer naval ships their initial training. I believe Sun Ce can be of help with this as well when needed." Dom explained, before turning to Shang Yang and Xun Yu. "I feel the same with Tranquillity, Elder Qiao is the Mayor, but I would like him to report to Xun Yu and Lucius for the overall growth direction, where he can manage the day to day."

"I think it makes sense." Shang Yang agreed. "It means no single person is in charge of any area."

"I appreciate the honour and won’t let you down." Artemisia announced, whilst Crassus appeared beside her and put his arm on her shoulder.

"She’ll do great, I have high hopes for her." Crassus laughed. As they discussed, Hua Rong who had headed north up the beach when they headed south had appeared, his face red from the sun that was bouncing down on him. He stood beside Subutai and Sun Ce that had stayed quiet and out of the way so far whilst everything was being set up. Dom had wondered why Sun Ce had joined them, but could see he was taking everything in as they travelled.

"Anything?" Subutai asked whilst the Heroes all gathered back together. Artemisia was excited to go and explore the Town Centre which would be her new home, but waited patiently to be dismissed.

"No, total emptiness from what I could see. I’ll explore further when some Cavalry arrives, but we should be able to build a good defensive position here." Hua Rong explained, whilst the members from the Merchant Ship began to unload goods, with others heading towards the housing area to prepare the ground for building.