Karl smiled at the excited mage. "Oh? That does sound like a properly profitable business venture. Where did you find that will be suitable to build a trial tower?"
The oversized mage pointed at a spot near the edge of town. "It’s right next to the night market, and the old building there is slated to be torn down. I figured that it would be a good chance to set up a shop, as it’s close to the market and the transient adventurer lodging areas.
But instead of putting up a large restaurant, why don’t we put up a Trial Tower?"
[A trial tower with a restaurant at the bottom!] Cara suggested.
[Both is good.] Thor agreed.
They just needed to train more cooks, and that was easy.
Karl nodded. "I think that we can work with that. It will be a huge attraction here in Zilaz, and we can staff it with Alliance members who aren’t part of the Dungeon teams. Perhaps even build some businesses operated by the Alliance into the main floor.
Turn it into a one-stop shop for all things Nara Group.
Well, except for the items that the Regent has restricted. We can keep the equipment shop private."
Azov chuckled. "I can see it now. Candy, coffee, fast food, clothing and a trial tower, all in one spot. Somewhere to sit and wait while your friends are in the trial, likely overpriced and designed to keep them in as long as possible."
Karl shrugged. "Hugo really is a brilliant businessman.
But I did need the practice on the spells for the trial tower before I make the mobile Arena. That one is going to be the real workhorse of combat related noncombat items."
Azov frowned. "You know, creating an expanded space arena might actually be a better option than a trial tower. There aren’t enough places in the city that people can go to just fight out their differences.
You have just the right combination of skills to make it actually work, without needing a massive amount of land, which is horrifically expensive here along the Zilaz shores."
Raj looked shocked. "I can’t believe that everyone is actually going along with his wild idea. I completely expected someone to come up with a valid reason why it would actually be a terrible idea."
Azov shrugged. "It’s to our advantage to keep the new skills spreading through the population, and to give the big egos somewhere to vent. There are combat arenas in town, but most are very limited in amenities.
If it’s one made with Runecrafting, it won’t suffer from any of those space and durability limits, and it won’t need a ranking member to be constantly present to keep it operational.
That’s the biggest part.
When you have a pair of Totem Ranked Warriors that want to slug it out, where do they even go? You need a Myth to uphold the barrier on the arena just to make it safe.
If not, they have to leave the city, and with so many warriors, that also means finding someone that can open a Portal."
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