Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 404 The Road to the Hundred Kings' Palace of the Divine Prison

After a long period of recuperation, Goode finally recovered completely.

He immediately looked at his body and laughed, "How lucky I am to have survived!"

If one hadn't witnessed the Thunder Pool outside Silvertop City that day, and Somra's terrifying curse magic, one might have thought Goode was taking credit for something, but in reality, that was truly what he felt.

Without a death wish, it would be impossible to get close to the Thunder Pool and successfully kill Somra.

Somra did put up a fight, but the lightning and thunder within the clouds were invisible to outsiders.

So many Wind Erosion Knights perished, which shows just how dangerous it was.

"With these two weeks of buffer time and the mobilization of a cavalry regiment of over 40 men, you can't afford to slack off!"

Su Mu placed his hand on Gu De's shoulder, offering trust and comfort.

Despite his eloquent speech, Goode was actually deeply saddened by the loss of his cavalry regiment. This was the first army he had ever led, and the result was complete annihilation. No wonder he couldn't let it go.

"The genie Somra did not die completely; his remaining soul was sealed in the broken lamp."

"Don't worry, I've controlled the unstable magic lamp with a seal and extracted the divinity it contains. Somra will become nourishment for the treasure's advancement, forever trapped within the magic lamp!"

The magic power of treasures and heroes originates from the same source. Since Somra can use the magic lamp, he can naturally also be used as a material to enhance treasures.

This is the principle behind how many powerful heroes, when out of control, transform into uncontrollable treasures.

Of course, the unstable lamp still needs some experience, and it is currently in a damaged state, requiring a powerful blacksmith to repair it.

However, Su Mu did not waste Somra. He completely stripped away the divinity carried by the legendary hero and integrated it into the Hall of Eight Kings.

Dream pollution and the remnant soul of the genie may be highly poisonous to other treasures, but for the Eight Kings Palace, which is itself a place of suppression and sealing, they are a rare delicacy.

As a result, the Eight Kings Palace also embarked on the path of evolution and began to condense a new form.

After Su Mu used his Qi Observation Technique to observe the Eight Kings Palace, he obtained information about the construction requirements for the new building. At the end of the stone steps of the Eight Kings Palace, there was a more magnificent and mysterious Void Palace, exuding an even stronger aura of royalty.

【Divine Prison Palace (Special Building Tier 3, requires a Legendary Governance Hero to use): Requires 3 Divine Shards to suppress the foundation (progress 1/3) to unlock more powerful building effects.

King of the Divine Prison (1): For each of the ruling heroes who obtains the legendary title, the legendary governor will receive +5 attribute (if the legendary hero dies or leaves the Hall of Kings, the bonus will disappear).

Additional resource costs: 1000000 gold, 300 logs, 300 ore, 100 of each rare resource, 50 alchemy dust, 50 dragon blood essence, 50 sacred white feathers, and 10 tears of the gods.

This is a truly legendary building, which only legendary governors can master, and its skill enhancement is abnormally powerful.

To reach the legendary level, one must first reach 10 points in a certain basic attribute (not affected by treasures or skills), then undergo legendary trials, and learn new legendary skills. Only then can one be considered to have entered the hall of fame.

Su Mu's closest attribute right now is curse power, which he already has 8 points in.

However, the Archon profession differs from ordinary combat professions. He gains fewer insights from major battles. The advantage is that he also gains extra experience as long as his heroes are promoted. Therefore, training his subordinates is his best way to advance.

Moreover, as his heroes grow stronger, he can expand his territory and find more attribute-enhancing buildings, which greatly helps him improve himself.

The Eight Kings' Palace of Prison was built when he mastered the advanced art of governance. Although he has made considerable progress in other skills during this period, his most core skill has stagnated.

Defeating Somra and obtaining Divine Fragments further unlocks the advancement of special buildings.

Of course, this is only the process of integrating divinity, providing direction. To complete the construction, a massive amount of resources and additional divine fragments are still needed.

As for any special requirements during the construction process, perhaps he will only know once he has collected all the fragments.

Forrest is definitely not going to escape, and the architect will need to put a lot of effort into researching this. The second fragment probably won't be so easy to fuse. There's also the issue of vast resources. He knows where to obtain Tier 2 materials like alchemical dust, dragon blood essence, and sacred white feathers, but does something like the Tears of the Gods even exist in the present world? Su Mu has serious doubts.

Su Mu stared at the Hall of Eight Kings, lost in thought. Should he be turned into a war maniac, to find legendary heroes, kill them, and bring them back to the divine realm?
After thinking for a long time, Su Mu shook his head. He felt that doing so would be putting the cart before the horse.

The legendary governor is called a legend because his deeds, his territory, his generals, and his wealth are all legendary tales.

The reason why the Palace of a Hundred Kings in the Divine Prison appeared is because it began to embark on the path of legend and was constantly approaching its goal, which made its construction possible.

It's not because he obtained a fragment of divinity and forcibly integrated it, which would allow the Eight Kings Palace to advance.

To put it another way, he held off the Arcane Empire's 10-strong army with only 8000 troops, and the archon's legendary story had spread throughout the land. To become the best archon, everyone must know of his abilities, and prestige is also a key factor.

Unlike ordinary combat heroes, their skills are either strong or weak, and they rely on their own understanding to master them.

The characteristics of the governor determine that Sumu needs to develop comprehensively in order to be promoted.

"That's a bit difficult!"

Even Su Mu himself felt that the road to promotion was full of twists and turns.

It's not difficult to increase the curse power attribute. Kuraki has enough enemies, and there will be many more big battles to come, so he will definitely be able to gain the attribute.

Divine Shards are not easy to collect, and the battles of legends also pose a considerable threat.

The best course of action right now is to develop Silvertop City, gather the strength of Kuraki, and drive Isildor back. Once he's free, we can then deal with the ancient ruins.

Ancient ruins are a rather troublesome place, but they definitely contain what he wants.

When Su Mu told Forrest about the new building, the architect was immediately stumped.

"What? So many resources? That's terrifying!"

This is probably more than the resources the Throne of Wisdom originally needed, and what are the Tears of the Gods? I've never even heard of them.

No wonder Forrest felt a chill run down his spine. As an architect, he knew best that resource requirements increased proportionally with construction difficulty. If the Palace of a Hundred Kings required so many resources, it meant the construction difficulty was terrifying, and he wasn't absolutely certain of success.

"No rush. It will probably take some more time to complete the final construction."

"You practice your skills in Silvertop City. I'll search for treasures to enhance your construction skills, and then we'll gather Cederos and the others to help you."

Astrologers can alter the celestial configurations, and certain astrological months offer bonuses to construction, which can be considered a benefit.

As for treasures that can enhance construction skills, they are extremely rare, but not nonexistent; one still needs to search diligently for them.

Upon hearing the lord's promise, Forrest regained his composure.

In any case, Kuraki's situation is quite different now than it was back then. When the Eight Kings Palace was being built, it was truly a matter of life and death; if it wasn't completed, everyone would die. Forrest had given his all, so the pressure was naturally immense.

Now, with time to work slowly and meticulously, he has ample time to think and make decisions, which has indeed made things much easier for him.

"It's time to challenge my weakness!"

The two exchanged a smile, completely at ease.

"Alright, let's go activate the Golden Altar and give Kuraki another boost!"

(End of this chapter)