CHAPTER 542: CHAPTER 224: GETTING ON TRACK_2

They would gladly agree to provide you with blood by losing part of their blood volume.

So live well here and embrace your new life."

With that, Kana turned and left.

Before leaving, he said to Alyris, "They are yours now."

Alyris nodded, unusually choosing not to follow Kana, but stood her ground and looked at the entities before her.

These members of the Blood Race would become the first members of the Punishment Office.

"Undoubtedly, you have been granted salvation by His Highness, the Night Watchers, and the world.

Now, you reborn beings will offer your power, and later you will become my subordinates, following the orders of me and His Highness.

I will personally train you until you meet my expectations.

Prepare yourselves mentally."

...

Cohen Kingdom, Royal Capital.

The Great Tavern.

Because taverns in this world hold a special significance, they are places that gather all sorts of strange information and intelligence.

They’ve become the unequivocal choice for the Night Watchers to establish bases.

And this Great Tavern.

Essentially, it has become the headquarters of the Night Watchers within the Cohen Kingdom.

As for the Eastern Wilderness.

To some extent, it has already been divided among the Night Watchers, meaning that even nominally the Cohen Kingdom seems prepared to abandon its claim over this territory.

This appears to be a decision made by the current King, the Holy Light Church, and the future king, Lawrence.

It’s essentially a way of expressing gratitude for the contributions of the Night Watchers and an attempt to establish a bond through good relations.

This is also something Kana wanted to see.

Of course, the completion of this entire process normally has to wait until Lawrence becomes King, but it won’t be long.

Meanwhile, the headquarters in Cohen Kingdom, the Great Tavern, remains sleepless.

As Lurik put it.

Being a Night Watcher, everything from the vow to the name implies the Night Watchers’ vigilance towards the night.

The sleeplessness of the Great Tavern is a testament to this.

Although many claim that it’s just the Dwarfs who want to drink through the night.

But at least it sounds good.

The sleeplessness of the tavern was thus set.

The Great Tavern in the Royal Capital sits at the junction between the civilian and noble districts.

Positioned at the midpoint of an X-shaped street.

The main structure facing the street is a large three-story building, formerly used as a large dining establishment.

Behind it, on either side, are two buildings with varying heights, a warehouse, and a private courtyard.

Beside the courtyard is a stable originally used for horses, but now revamped to accommodate more and stranger mounts.

Simply put, the entire Great Tavern occupies quite a large area.

And not far away, stretching across several streets on the commercial street.

A new shop is located there.

As for the commercial street, it’s common to see new stores opening every day.

This shop’s sign hung with a small flag.

A peculiar pointer pattern.

Indeed.

This is the Night Watchers’ affiliated Commerce Association, Pointer Trading Company.

The first batch of transported goods was entirely purchased by Lawrence while in Rubek.

Even the alcohol originally meant for the Great Tavern was also taken.

Luckily, more goods are continually being transported to Cohen Kingdom.

The handcrafted recipe for the brewed "Mountain Night Stone" beer by the Master of Brewing has been stored in various taverns.

Various affordable or expensive potions, and finely crafted weapons and armor have also been displayed in the shop.

The Night Watchers’ influence is spreading as rapidly as they anticipated.

At least in Cohen Kingdom.

The development of the Night Watchers has already become unstoppable.

In the Great Tavern.

Lurik sat at the bar, tapping through his interface.

Although he could control it with thoughts, perhaps due to Kana’s influence, most Night Watchers prefer to tap with their hands when idle.

"There seems to be cultists landing at Thin Veil Harbor again." Lurik said, as if in a casual chat.

The Dwarf bartender beside him, polishing a glass, rolled his eyes.

"These vile things are truly annoying, like they can’t be cleaned off. Don’t you think so, Yata?"

Lurik nodded slightly in agreement.

Suddenly said, "I can’t stay here forever, can I?"

Ever since Kana left here, all the Night Watcher affairs in the Capital fell to Lurik.

It seems that he’s been entrusted with managing it.

"Don’t like it here, Yata?" The Dwarf bartender asked.

He actually quite likes it here and has already applied to live here permanently.

Lurik waved his hand: "No, I still prefer Night Watcher Town."

"Huh? Don’t like Gray Furnace Castle?"

Sitting beside him was the leader of the Night Patrol — George.

Currently, it’s the time for the Night Patrol to accumulate experience and expand their influence, so he must oversee and arrange various affairs here.

"Go, go, you don’t understand." Lurik casually waved his hand.

Took a sip of his beer.

"I’ve been at Gray Furnace Castle for hundreds of years, although it’s my hometown, I’m already tired of it."

That said, George somewhat understands.

"How about you? Any issues lately?" Lurik asked.

Upon hearing this question, George immediately slumped onto the bar.

"There are just too many issues, like arranging the number of Night Watchers and dividing the areas, all troublesome.

And recruiting new members’ standards.

Everyone lacks experience, so we can only gradually explore."

Clearly, George is quite busy at this stage.

Just a moment ago, while drinking, he was continuously talking in the channel.

"By the way, frontline intelligence shows the United Army is about to push their lines under the fortress.

Then Lawrence should return to the Royal Capital to start preparing for the succession ceremony."

Upon hearing this, Lurik drained his beer.

Sighed and said, "Looks like I can’t leave before His Highness the Prince becomes King."

"What’s the matter? Just think of it as accompanying me, and there are many missions in the Royal Capital yet to be completed, right?

Just handle everything well during this period, and bring the harvest back to the Town."

Indeed, it should be like that.

"You’re right, I should continue to communicate with that annoying old fellow.

Bobo has already started urging."

Mumbling, Lurik left the Great Tavern.

Just like Kana once said:

The necessary materials and documents for the Great Library need to be gradually collected over time.

This trip to the Royal Capital.

Already collected quite a lot, though they’re relatively common, and some were even purchased.

More obscure knowledge and various documents in the game require quests.

In reality, naturally, it’s a slow process.

Lurik is engaged in such activities now.

Previously, it might have felt like there were quite a few Night Watchers.

As the Night Watchers start to follow the previous plan into normalcy, now looking back, their number isn’t as large as imagined.

Elf Village, Night Watcher Town, Gray Furnace Castle.

In these three important places, quite a few Night Watchers are stationed, conducting various duties.

Nodes used by Night Watchers in various cities of Cohen Kingdom are also being systematically constructed.

The Commerce Association is relentlessly demanding personnel.

Within the United Army on the frontline, many Night Watchers are raiding enemy cult followers.

Thousands of Night Watchers scattered across so many places, yet still seem somewhat short on manpower.

But now, as they enter the right track, the Night Watchers’ recruitment process also begins to normalize.

It’s almost impossible to see the previous flow, where hundreds or thousands of a whole force or a whole race joined.

Currently, joining criteria involve discovering suitable targets during Night Watchers’ operations and confirming their situation for invitations.

Then a simple review and confirmation take place.

Only then can one become a Night Watcher.

In the future, more sources of newcomers will fall on nodes around the places.

Information on potential recruits is confirmed by nodes, then the joining process initiated.

Overall, the development of the Night Watchers has started to enter the correct path.