I took slow steps forward, approaching the frozen Long Feng and his posse of agents backing him. I could see the panic in his eyes as he tried and failed to move any part of his body.
Stepping into his space I said "I know exactly what kind of person you are so I will cut to the chase. The potion you have came directly from my tower and I have worked hard to spread my influence to as much of the world as possible, hence the letters who so kindly ignored me. I was content to let Ba Sing Se be because it was more trouble than it's worth but the sheer amount of resources here make it a prime spot for one of my gates."
"Mhmmm" Long Feng tried to speak but the stasis kept his jaw in place.
"I am going to unfreeze you, and you are welcome to ask your questions but try to attack me I will seal your bending. Try speaking if you agree"
"Mhmmmm" he mumbled.
Waving my hand, I unfroze him, he immediately took a step back and observed the people surrounding them who I hadn't unfroze.
"What exactly are you?"
"I am the Tower Master as I already explained my job is to spread the towers influence"
"What is the tower then, I was under the through that it was a center for crafters and alchemists"
"It is but it is also much more, It would be much simpler to take you there myself, if you agree I can get us there instantly"
"Instantly?"
Stepping forward I grabbed his shoulder, and the world flickered leaving us on the fifth floor a few miles away from the city.
"What is this place?" he asked.
"You are inside the tower, each floor presents challenges meant to both challenge and embolden people to become stronger. Each challenge also holds the chance for rewards usually in the forms of equipment or potions"
"Status" he spoke aloud "what is this"
"Quick version is that it takes all of your skills as well as physical and mental attributes then puts them into a readable form. The more monsters you defeat the more experience you get and once you reach the required amount you level up" I explained.
"Level up?" he inquired. "I do not know what you mean"
"Okay I am not going to give you the full explanation mostly because I am tired of doing it so listen closely. Everytime you level up you will get a point to put into an attribute to make it stronger. Starting at level ten every five levels you will get an ability, which is like a unique power to accent your strength"
"What do you mean by unique power?"
"I already said I wasn't giving the long explanation"
"Then how about a simpler questions, why did you come to Ba Sing Se"
Sighing I explained "I have a structure called a Gate. Whose purpose is to instantly transport people from one place into the tower and I want to put it in Ba Sing Se"
"Why.." he started.
"Listen" I said interrupting him "I know you keep the earth king in the dark on the world and that he listens to you. If there was anyone that I could convince of this besides you I would be talking with them, so let me lay it out flat. I WILL. be putting a gate in Ba Sing Se whether you agree to it or not so it is up to you to find a place for it and smooth the transition"
Long Feng rubbed his chin thinking about my statement "I think I could place it in the underground caverns below…"
I quickly interrupted "Yeah no. It has to be above ground, and just so you don't get any ideas the tower and myself will actively prevent you from stopping people from entering"
"That doesn't sound like a very enticing for me"
Giving him a hard look I said "That is why each city get's full control of their guild. Before you ask, the guild is a requirement and it's meant to monitor the people climbing the tower in each city. Also again whether you like it or not the gate will be placed"
"So not only are you forcing the gate on me but also requiring a organization be established monitoring the people going in and out"
Giving him a smile I said "yep"
"And if I refuse"
"I will simply drop the gate in an unpopulated spot and leave you to clean up the mess because as I said before you can't prevent people from entering"
After that statement we just stared at each other. To me it just felt awkward but it was clear he was trying to match wills.
"If I agree to this I will need some time to find an optimal area for its placement. What kind of structure is it"
"When you agree I will help you to find a spot and the structure is a very large arch"
"I would like some of those bracelets you used to block my mens bending"
"No, those are to remain with me and only used if someone commits a great enough crm in the tower. Any other questions?"
"What is that?" Long Feng said, pointing at the city.
"That is my city, Minas Tirith, home to the natural residents of the tower. Well almost all of them"
"Natural residents?"
"For the most part you have two main people: Elves, and dwarves. The first are usually tall and beautiful, the later are generally shorter and more stocky. There are a few others but they don't live in the city itself, like the titans"
"Titans"
"A race of giants somewhere between a man and an elephant. There temperament is quite gentle towards people though angering them would be a mistake, their overwhelming physical might is a scary thing to face head on"
"So, you are a king here?"
"Not necessarily, I rule the place but in time I will most likely hand the ruling job over to someone else and just enjoy the place".
"If you could return me to my men I would be grateful"
Placing my hand on his shoulder again I transported the both of us back to the empty banquet hall where all the Dai Lee agents were still frozen.
"Do you min unfreezing them" he said then turned to his men "When you are released you are not to attack, return to your normal duties"
Satisfied with that I snapped my fingers and all the agents were released from stasis, immediately they each began to leave the room as a few others climbed the pillars lining the sides of the room.
"Now what?" he asked.
"You give me a room ,treat me as a foreign dignitary should be treated and I wait for you to actually need my help with the placement of the gate"
"That can be arranged, what about the Earth King? He will undoubtedly find out about it"
"Yeah, I'll leave that to you, I have had enough of explaining the logistics of the tower to people. It's up to you to convince whoever you need to, at least until the gate is placed then there isn't much of a choice but to believe it"
"What a pain" he muttered.
"Indeed, now about a room. These explanations always leave me mentally drained"
Long Feng waved his hand causing one of the agents who climbed the pillar to drop down "This man will escort you to one of the spare royal suits. Let him know if you require anything"
"That will do nicely" I said following after the Dai Li agent. "I hope you do well in convincing people, I have found that with most people seeing is believing"