"It seems worth a try."
After pondering for a moment, Lanadi spoke, and Gladys, pinching a card, touched her chin and said,
"Why don’t we design it together? Especially you, express your requirements, maybe he can help you achieve them~"
"You really think highly of me, but first we need to figure out what materials you can get."
Feng Yuan said with a smile. He was just joking, but he indeed needed to understand what construction materials the Thousand Stars Tribe could provide before designing the blueprint. Otherwise, like the Fire Stronghold which uses a large amount of extremely rare materials, it would be impossible to build.
"This, we can get regular materials, and some restricted materials from the Alliance are also accessible. You should first tell me and see if we can get enough quantities."
Lanadi thought for a moment and spoke. There was no other way; the world had too many materials, and even those designated for construction were numerous. Moreover, quantity was an issue—some materials could perhaps be purchased, but the output was limited, so securing dozens of times the usual amount was impractical.
"Floating? Isn’t that a bit unsafe?"
Gladys asked with some doubt as she looked at the overall blueprint drawn by Feng Yuan. According to Feng Yuan’s design, the entire City of Thousand Stars was arranged in multiple circular layers with some arc belts floating around, and those arc belts would slowly rotate around the city.
"That’s not a problem. In the Starlit Sea, there are materials with inherent floating effects; and here, we have pillars to support the main structure in emergencies. As for these arc-shaped green belts, they can only be considered as green spaces and parks. Of course, if you don’t want them, we can remove them."
Feng Yuan continued drawing the blueprint while speaking. Lanadi, after thinking for a while, said,
"That’s actually feasible as long as proper precautions are taken; it’s rather a nice design, especially since no other city has anything similar right now."
Previously, Feng Yuan had learned from Lanadi that her goal was to develop the City of Thousand Stars into a city that would use tourism to drive the commercial development of other tribes. Therefore, during the design process, he particularly emphasized the design of various special landscapes.
"You’re not talking about floatstone, are you? I recall that its production isn’t very high, although the price isn’t really a big issue—it’s not like she lacks the money."
"Low production is only because floatstone is found at the bottom of the Starlit Sea, and it’s hard to mine. That material is inherently renewable, so we just need to ask Delong Tower to help us get some."
Upon hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Lanadi paused for a moment and said in surprise,
"You know the Delong Tower too? But wouldn’t it be a bit troublesome to ask them for this kind of thing?"
Although all the blueprints weren’t out yet, for safety’s reasons, all the ground surfaces in the City of Thousand Stars would definitely use a mix that includes floatstone. This meant a huge demand for floatstone.
"No worries, I’ve estimated the amounts. If only humans were involved, the production would be severely inadequate, but for Delong Tower, this quantity isn’t much."
Feng Yuan put down his pen and glanced at Xiao Ji, who was sneakily eating something on the side, and said,
"Plus, floatstone continually increases with precipitation. Although ignoring it won’t cause the sea level to rise, it would encroach upon the internal space of the Starlit Sea, which is why Delong Tower allows humans to mine that floatstone."
"You always eat those snacks—be careful not to become as fat as before~"
Feng Yuan casually tossed a Red Fruit to Xiao Ji, watching it happily open its mouth and swallow it, and said mischievously. Xiao Ji paused for a moment, then anxiously shook its body. Veronia, looking at Feng Yuan, said speechlessly,
"You really enjoy teasing it. How could a Spirit Beast get fat from food?"
Seeing Xiao Ji looking at him discontentedly, Feng Yuan scratched his head and said cheerfully,
Xiao Ji turned its head away and huffed a few times, apparently angry. At that moment, Lanadi, seeing something newly drawn on Feng Yuan’s blueprint, asked with some confusion,
"What’s that? It looks like a tower, but why place it in a park?"
"The Astrologer’s Tower, ah. Aren’t you good at divination? Why not have a few people there randomly do free fortune-telling for visitors? The architecture is one aspect, but you have to have your own unique features, right?"
Feng Yuan said somewhat surprised, paused for a moment, and Lanadi, looking at Feng Yuan as he continued drawing the blueprint, smiled and said,
He Nanqing was somewhat enlightened, no wonder she always felt that the overall style was unique. If the aspect of divination was included, it indeed very much fit the style of diviners as understood by the common people, which was why Lanadi and her group did not realize it because those elements were beautified by the commoners themselves.
In reality, their divination did not need so many bizarre elements—a deck of cards and a crystal ball were usually sufficient, so they had not recognized immediately that the design of the city of Thousand Stars was styled after that of diviners.
"If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be more appropriate to make these changes here?"
Lanadi pulled out a pen and casually sketched something on a blank sheet of paper, but compared to Feng Yuan’s standard architectural drawings, hers resembled more an abstract work of art.
"What are you planning to do?"
Feng Yuan was stunned for a moment, not understanding what she had drawn. With a slight blush, Lanadi directly described her design, and after listening, Feng Yuan shook his head and said,
"That won’t do. There is already much related to astrologers, and adding these kinds of elements would make it too complex and instead seem messy and unattractive."
Seeing Lanadi somewhat disappointed, Feng Yuan smiled, lightly patted the ancient black book beside him, and a massive cityscape of ivory white appeared before everyone. Veronia pursed her lips while looking at the grand city and said,
"Mediocre, barely better than the City of Holy Light."
"As if the City of Holy Light is so great, I don’t think those almost blinding buildings are attractive at all."
Without needing to know its source, Veronia could tell it was Agunas speaking. Feng Yuan looked up at Agunas and asked,
"Yeah. What are you doing here? Building a city? Where do you plan to get the land for construction?"
Agunas wasn’t doubting that Feng Yuan would lack a place to build; after all, if he really wanted, the Divine Land Region had the Lorraine Tower and others to help claim land, and other areas had Divine Beasts to assist—it was really nothing significant to get a piece of land for a city.
"No, why would I build a city for no reason? It’s designed for the Thousand Stars Tribe."
Feng Yuan said somewhat exasperatedly, unless he intended to create a ghost city, he would still have to bother handling the entire city’s affairs. Even with the backing of Divine Beasts, maintaining normal interactions with other nations could still be troublesome. In his view, constructing it was quite a hassle and unnecessary unless needed.
"The Thousand Stars Tribe? But this design seems to use quite a few special materials."
Agunas floated to the front of the apparition, extended a small claw, and pointed at several spots,
"According to your design, these should use the Star of Brilliance, right? That material is not easy to obtain, or the current humanity might not have much of those—it’s the essence of the Starry Heaven, let alone humans, even Spirit Beasts have few that could obtain it."
"That’s simple, just ask Najia for some. If it’s just for decoration, not much of the Star of Brilliance is needed."
Feng Yuan said casually, causing Lanadi to look puzzled,
"What is Starry Heaven? Is this not just a simple decoration?"
"Arranged in the form of a formation, do you think it would be just for decoration?"
Agunas rolled its eyes and spoke irritably, but it had indeed forgotten about Najia—they could indeed easily get the Star of Brilliance. Gladys seemed to guess something and said,
"Starry Heaven should be the current starry sky we see, right?"
"Basically, Starry Heaven is only temporary. Once the starry sky completely evolves, it will be engulfed by it."
Agunas flicked its tail and said, and He Nanqing spoke uncertainly,
"Then, what about the original inhabitants of Starry Heaven?"
"There are none. Starry Heaven is just a concentration of star energy, without physical form or life."
He Nanqing said somewhat relieved, and Feng Yuan looked at her somewhat speechlessly and said,
"Most domains are lifeless. Even in the Data Domain, those Data Lineage Spirit Beasts exist in the real world."