Chapter 77: White Castle

  Development isn't just about saying it will develop, even if Mo Yan came from Earth with a lot of black technology and bold ideas. But putting them into practice also takes time, so when the entire Thundercliff was operating in rhythm, Mo Yan alone arrived at the almost completed Thundercliff Castle.

  When the Thunder Cliff was first established, the castle of Thunder Cliff began to be built. The blueprint for this castle only drew an outline and participated in some details, leaving everything else to the dwarves. Mo Yan had no say in the construction aspect. If Mo Yan were to build this more than 20-meter-high castle with a wide area and various necessary functions, he could guarantee that it would collapse for various reasons before half of it was built.

  The dwarves underground were not only born ironworkers, but also masters of building facilities. They not only fully realized the shape drawn by Mo Yan, but also had all kinds of necessary facilities in the castle. These buildings made of wood and stone as foundation made it hard for Mo Yan to imagine that they could be built over 20 meters high.

  In Mo Yan's view, if it wasn't made of steel and concrete, building up to three floors would be the limit. However, the dwarves used clever methods to build wooden pillars and fixed them with stone materials, allowing the castle to withstand its own weight while also defending against certain catapult attacks.

  Moreover, the castle of Thunder Bluff does not have large stones on its walls like other cities' castles, nor are there pebbles and mud filling in the gaps. The special cement unique to Thunder Bluff makes the entire castle look like a whole, and after being coated with a special white powder, the castle looks as white as snow, beautiful in shape and awe-inspiring.

  In front of the castle was a newly planted garden square. Since Eran didn't have any flower production, only some wildflowers that could be seen everywhere in the forest were planted, and some lawns and shrubs were planted. Although they were simple things, after simple pruning and arrangement, the garden still looked pretty good.

  The original castle did not have a garden design, according to the dwarves' idea they wanted to surround the castle with a moat as the first line of defense, and the main gate should be designed as a drawbridge. In this way, once Thunder Cliff was breached, it could also rely on this castle to hold out for a period of time.

  However, Mo Yan did not think so. At present, the Thunder Cliff is already outside the city wall of the outer city district. After its completion, the Thunder Cliff will be built with a stronger and more solid city wall than the current one to protect the exposed outer city district. By then, the Thunder Cliff will have two layers of city walls, and if both layers are breached, there will be no need for the Thunder Cliff to defend itself.

  So Mo Yan abandoned the plan of the moat, changed the original suspension bridge into a wooden gate, and built a garden square in front of the castle. As Mo Yan's future resting place, the castle didn't care much about defense, but mainly focused on aesthetics and comfort.

  "If it weren't for recent events, the castle would have been completed by now." Mo Yan walked through the garden square in front of the castle and entered the castle walls, looking at the sculptures standing on either side of the gate and smiled: "That Swan Castle drawing I only drew the exterior of was actually built, these dwarves are really geniuses."

  "This is a great castle, beautiful and practical." In the courtyard of the castle, Emily stood under a large tree that had been transplanted into the courtyard, saw Mo Yan walk in and retrieve his gaze from observing the surroundings, saying: "How did you think of such a beautiful shape? Compared to this castle, even those castles in the Central Plains are just mediocre earth piles."

  "Thank you for the compliment." Mo Yan smiled slightly, seemingly a bit surprised that Emily was here. "If you'd like, you can also become its resident. This castle has one hundred and fifty rooms, I alone cannot occupy such a large place. Even counting the guards and servants, there are still plenty of rooms to spare."

  "Mind your language!" Emily's face turned red upon hearing Mo Yan's words, and she said in a somewhat annoyed tone: "You're just a monster! And an ugly one at that. I could never agree to marry you!" Emily was known for her calmness and wisdom, even in the city of Saint Fi. She usually remained composed at all times, but Mo Yan's words had made her slightly flustered.

  "Marry me?" Mo Yan said with some bewilderment: "I just said the castle has many rooms, you can choose one to live in, how did it suddenly become 'marry me'? And although I have a cow's head, after getting used to it, shouldn't it be quite ordinary?"

  "I'm sorry, it's my fault." Emily heard Mo Yan's words and suddenly realized to explain: "You are not a Sart person, so you don't know the customs of the Sart people. I just didn't consider this point and lost my temper, really very sorry. Inviting a woman to live in a man's place is equivalent to proposing marriage in the custom of the Sart people."

  "It's like that." Mo Yan said with a sigh of relief after hearing Emily's explanation: "It's indeed some strange customs. But you can rest assured, I still have some self-awareness, who would fall in love with a demon? Hehe... even if he is different from the others, but after all, he is still a demon that is different from humans." Mo Yan said, revealing a hint of melancholy smile.

  For so long on the continent of Xille, Mo Yan had never made a single friend, nor was there anyone he could confide in. With a human soul, he wouldn't consider those foolish magical creatures as his own kind. And humans, on the other hand, would reject him due to his monstrous appearance, making it impossible for them to truly accept him.

  Lilith and Vivian, who came from hell, have been behaving very well lately, but Mo Yan could feel the malice in their eyes. They remained quiet because of Mo Yan's powerful strength and kept a respectful attitude towards him. If they were given an opportunity, they would not hesitate to kill him.

  Hei Longjiang was obedient, but because of his appearance and gender entanglement, Mo Yan couldn't be natural when facing him, unable to share his joys and sorrows with him. Mo Yan, who had been on the Hill continent for over a year, felt lonely in front of Emily for the first time, a kind of desolation that seemed independent of any group.

  "It's okay, it was just a misunderstanding." Mo Yan continued: "You don't have anything to apologize for, my meaning wasn't expressed clearly. By the way, I only came here when the castle was first being built, and I don't know what the inside of the completed castle looks like either. I'll go take a look, you do as you please." Mo Yan said with a nod towards Emily, and walked into the castle through the courtyard decorated with many trees and flowers.

  "Is... he lonely?" Emily muttered to herself, watching Mo Yan disappear behind the door. She had never thought that the powerful demon Mo Yan would one day show such an expression. In Erlan, where he already had a significant influence, he shouldn't have had that look on his face. As for this demon who suddenly appeared and established the mighty Thunder Cliff, Emily felt like she had gained some special understanding of him.

  After bidding farewell to Emily, Mo Yan entered the castle and came into contact with a beautifully decorated grand hall. The hall had a height of two floors, with a two-story colonnade (a corridor with columns) on all sides. The windows of the hall were large floor-to-ceiling windows, but since not enough glass had been purchased yet, only the window frames existed for now.

  The pillars in the hall are Greek-style pillars designed by Mo Yan, not only beautiful but also magnificent. The dome above the hall is painted with various patterns of lace, because it was just painted by the painter, so these patterns have not yet dried completely, looking very fresh. In the center of the dome of the hall there is a small round hole, which is prepared for the crystal chandelier that has not been made yet.

  If the castle were to be completed, this would be the brightest place in the entire castle. The crystal chandelier with a magic array carved on it will illuminate the entire hall with magical light. And all of this belongs to Mo Yan, who is the master of this magnificent and majestic castle.

  In addition to this bright and spacious great hall, the castle also has dungeons for holding prisoners, barracks and offices for the SS troops, Rietz's wizard tower, a performance hall for possible traveling bards, a completely dwarven-style shallow pool, and other facilities. This castle had everything it needed, as well as things it didn't need.

  "It occurs to me that I haven't even given the castle a name yet." Mo Yan said, stroking his chin as he walked back to the villa. "I'm really not good at this sort of thing. What should it be called? Since my eldest son is Jin Zha, and my second son is Mu Zha, then my third son... ah, darn it, I almost let something slip."

  "Hmm." Mo Yan turned his head and looked at the castle again, finally making up his mind and said: "Since it's painted so white, let's just call it the White House then."

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