After retrieving three bronze chests heavier than steel, he emerged from the mine with his subjects.
He found the fifty kobolds clasping their hands in silent prayers as they waited for their return and the shadow stalker supervising them.
A few words later and confirming he got the experience points despite the distance, they walked back to the territory spiritedly.
Back inside, fifty-one notifications asking him if he wanted to accept the kobolds as subjects resounded in his ears. Without hesitation, he pressed yes with a bright smile.
Then, he turned to them, clapped his hands, and welcomed everyone.
However, his eyes were already locked on a pagoda tower reaching for the sky and placed behind his house as if it were his exclusive property. A thin veil of Qi encased its pristine walls, reflecting the sunlight in a myriad of vivid colors.
Its appearance struck his heart as he gawked in awe.
