Orchid kembali ke Britania setelah 5 tahun lamanya ia pergi bersama bibi nya ke Perancis. kaka dan adiknya sudah berpencar mengenyam takdir mereka masing masing setelah Viscount Davi Louis bangkrut 3 tahun lalu dan kematian istrinya lah yang menjadi akhir dari kejayaannya sebagai bangsawan saat itu. 

Orchid tidak menyangka bahwa ia melewatkan pesakitan keluarganya, tapi dulu merekalah yang memohon pada orchid agar ia saja yang pergi saat itu dan dengan percaya dirinya kaka nya berucap bahwa orchid lah yang harus pergi karena masa depannya suram dan merupakan aib keluarga. 

Itulah patah hati pertama yang orchid alami oleh keluarganya sendiri.

Orchid kembali ke Britania setelah 5 tahun lamanya ia pergi bersama bibi nya ke Perancis. kaka dan adiknya sudah berpencar mengenyam takdir mereka masing masing setelah Viscount Davi Louis bangkrut 3 tahun lalu dan kematian istrinya lah yang menjadi akhir dari kejayaannya sebagai bangsawan saat itu. 

Orchid tidak menyangka bahwa ia melewatkan pesakitan keluarganya, tapi dulu merekalah yang memohon pada orchid agar ia saja yang pergi saat itu dan dengan percaya dirinya kaka nya berucap bahwa orchid lah yang harus pergi karena masa depannya suram dan merupakan aib keluarga. 

Itulah patah hati pertama yang orchid alami oleh keluarganya sendiri.

What happens when two worlds collide. A runner and a hi-caste K-sec Lieutenant officer run into each other after faith has been in prison for 2 years.

Andrea Caputo was a girl who worked as a chef at Serra Restaurant, her parents died and left her and her little sister sick sister alone, one day coincidence brings her and Luca Serra the leader of one of the biggest Italian Mafia together, but also the coincidence has once brought her with the FBI agent Owen Jones when she's put between her little sister and prison what is she going to do?

Luca Serra, one of the most feared Mafia Capos, everyone who dared to say no to him ended up dead, but one day he puts his sight on the best chef at his restaurant, Andrea Caputo when he knew about her sister, he took advantage of her, but what will happen when he finds out that she has been arrested.

Owen Jones, one of the best FBI agents, he was an orphan until one day, a loving family who couldn't have kids, adopted him, but they were killed when he was 18 years old and he knew who was responsible for that so he decided to go after them and became an FBI agent, but what will happen when life gets him and Andrea Caputo together.

Lucia stood in her suite in a daze.
The gorgeous chandeliers, stunning room decor, T.V and everything else left her utterly speechless.
"Princess, if you have any major problems or need our assistance, just hold the phone like so, punch the number 01# on this daily pad and it should connect to our staff down below.
With that, I bid you farewell princess."
The Butler bowed professionally, stepped outside and closed her door.
He had briefed her on everything about the room, so there was no point staying any further.
'Bam!'
Lucia, who had been trying to contain herself to some degree, finally exploded.
The first thing she did was run towards the room and jumped on the massive king-size bed there.
Holy cow! It was big!
Ahhhh!
She rolled on it from left to right and right to left several times while trying to fully take in its softness.
Earlier on, she felt like the cushion in the limousine was the softest thing ever.
But how could she have known that she would be wrong so soon?
The bed was so soft that it was quickly sinking her to sleep.
But she dared not sleep yet.
How could she do that when she hadn't even finished exploring her grand room?
No! This room was freakin' huge.
.
She had 2 walk-in bathrooms and 2 massive rooms at the opposite ends of the suite.
One bathroom had a jacuzzi in it, while the other even had a steam room in it.
Let's not even talk about the mirrors that were so clear and clean when compared to the copper or bronze mirrors that she was used to.
Once more, she was shocked by her own reflection.
She had only seen herself properly using tge mirror in the limousine.
At first, she thought it might be some illusion.
But now, she knew that this was how she really looked like.
Which girl didn't fancy themselves when looking at the mirror?... Especially when they knew that they were indeed good-looking?
She wasn't narcissistic or anything, but this was her second time seeing herself this clearly, so of course she would look in the mirror more.
Soals, towels that were also soft, bathrobes, magical water that flows on its own, magical lights and everything else around her looked too good to be true.
After exploring her bedroom and bathroom, she then went back into the massive parlour space that looked like a hall.
The couches, mini bar, multiple Tvs, and other amenities made her feel like she was living in luxury.
But that wasn't all.
.
She also had a massive balcony that showed the stunning view of the palace's West angle.
So far, she was pleased with everything.
She quickly glanced at her phone book by the table and turned it page by page.
There were 3 public phone books written in Pyno, English and Roma.
Of course apart from these 3 phone books, there was another phone book there that focused only on the general palace and room service phone numbers.
For sure, this particular phone book had 3 sections in it for the 3 different languages as well.
Lucia flipped through them and was very pleased.
It looked like these people had incorporated the Roma language into everything else, making it easier for them to live here.
Up next, she selected a cassette from the massive wall collection and followed the guidelines on the manual on how to use it?
And what did she choose to watch?
Buffy the vampire.
But before she could even watch it, the phone rang and she dashed towards it speedily.
Hahahahhaha!
She finally got a chance to test it out.
.
'Ring! Ring! Ring!'
'Chu-lick!'
"Hello?"
"Sister, is that you?"
Lucia's eyes opened in shock: "Big brother Andrew, is that you?"
Earlier on before the butler left, Lucia had given her room phone number to her brothers.
And they left to see their own rooms while the butler continued showing Lucia around hers.
So she didn't have their room numbers, but they had hers.
Of course, she wasn't worried that they wouldn't be able to find her because from what she was told, this floor only had 4 rooms on it and she knew their room numbers.
So she could just knock on their doors if she really needed to see them.
But this phone thing makes it easier for them to communicate with each other while relaxing.
At least this way, even if she just got out of bed early in the morning, she wouldn't need to run to their place just to speak to them.
.
"Big Brother Andrew, is that you?"
"Hmhm.
It's me, little sister.
Oh, and Javis is on the line too."
"Javis?"
"Here, little sister.
We are on something called a 3-way call.
Isn't this great?"
"Yeah!
Hey, Brother, I saw a magical box thing that comes to life."
"Yeah!
Me too!
I also saw it as well."
"Are you all talking about the thing called a fridge?"
"No!
It's the T.V box thing."
"Which one is it?"
"Tsk!
Brother, you weren't paying attention when the butler introduced it right?"
"Hey!
I was in a daze okay?
I was still lost when he opened the fridge." Javis said awkwardly.
Who could blame him?
Very quickly, they all chatted and marvelled at everything that they had seen so far.
As of now, they were very pleased with their new home.
And once again, they couldn't contain their excitement, so they agreed to meet up in Lucia's room.
At least there, they could watch their first Tv show together.
.
The Tv came on and they were now watching the first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The scene started with a full moon with the sounds of some wolf howling in the background.
For some reason, their hearts skipped a bit in panic.
They looked around the room just to be sure that there were no wolves around.
They had to say, the effects from the Tv. Box thing made them scared to death.
More still, how could there be a moon in the Tv box?
Had these Baymardians successfully captured the moon and brought it into the T.V box thing?
As expected of their saviour's people.
They too were Godly!
(*O*)


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Thank you all for tuning in..... English is my second language... so I promise to try my best.
Again, the first few chapters may seem slow, but trust me, everything will fall into place. there's a reason for everything.
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Well, now back to the synopsis....
Er-erhmm. 
...............
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Chu Yi dies in a car crash and becomes Landon Barn, the illegitimate son of king Barn, ruler of Arcadina. Because his mother was a maid and the king’s greatest disgrace, his father had always despised him. The same could be said for his half-siblings. 

When he turned 15, his father had announced that the city of Baymard would be given to him, and would no longer be under the empire's control. It was a well known fact that Baymard’s lands were barren, and poverty stricken.... For god’s sake, this was banishment.

His deadbeat father had indirectly banished him from the empire.

Chu Yi woke up in a carriage, on his way to Baymard with a system

"So what if my father hates me? So what if I’m banished?.... I will turn my territory into a modern society"

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Author-san: the book is a bit fast paced. But it be really be worth it. so just give it a try and you might be surprised.

Y/n pov

I sat down at the cold metal desk. Mrs. Lydia sat behind her computer at the front of the classroom. My short uniform skirt kept coming up so I constantly had to pull it down. The uniforms the school gave us were really cute, but they were just so uncomfortable. The skirts they gave the girls were too short and the tights were rather explicit in my opinion. 

I tied my hair in a low pony tail and pulled out a few strands in the front to give it a messy look. I wore a navy blue cardigan over a white collared shirt. My skirt was a plaid navy pleated skirt. 

As students finally piled into the classroom, I searched around for the girl from earlier. Her blonde hair was ok where to be found. But a familiar face caught my eye. The pale boy walked in with a teethy grin across his face. 

I causally hooded my eyes with my hand, avoiding eye contact. I moved my eyes to the side, trying to catch where he was sitting, his black pants moved by my desk and I heard him sit right behind me.
Great.

The teacher greeted everyone and of course, the worst thing for a new student, she looked in my direction. He big round glasses stared me down as she smiled widely. She looked to be around in her late 60's. 

"Y/n! Welcome to the school! How about you stand up and tell us something about yourself?"

I faked a smile and stood up. All eyes were on me. I opened my mouth to say something but nothing came out.
Shit. Y/n, say something. Hurry.

"I- Uh.."

This is a disaster.

"Uhm, my name is Y/n, I uh. I enjoy reading."

Reading? Really? Great impression to people, you're a nerd.

I could feel my stomach drop as everyone's face covered with boredom. My head started spinning as my face began to feel hot. 

"Okay.. who doesn't love a good book? Eh? Okay Y/n, thank you for sharing, you may take a seat."

I quickly sat back down and propped my head up with my hand with my elbow in the desk. Trying to fight off the destructive thoughts inside my head, I peered out the window. The window covered most of the wall. Long beige curtains draped over the sides. The panel in the frame was the same wooden what was everywhere else. This school was like a castle. 

Back in Italy, our school was fancy, but not this fancy. My old school was a whole lot smaller and had weirder kids. The teachers there were awful too. 

"Y/n?"

"Huh?" I stuttered, snapping out of my trance.

"I called on you two times, are you alright?" Mrs. Lydia asked, concerned.
She was holding a white chalk in her hand and was motioning for me to answer the math problem on the board. 

Panic seeped in while I had no idea what we were learning. 

I slowly walked up to the board and took the chalk from her hand. Looking up at the board was all kinds of different numbers and letters. 

"You're mother told me you were excellent at math." She smiled.

I nervously laughed and took a deep breath. 
I felt like I was up there forever. My head felt hot, my knees felt like they were gonna give up at any spoken minute. 

My eyes tried their hardest to concentrate on the problem but they kept drifting off. 

"Are you having trouble?" She whispered.
"No. I got it." I lied.

Finally I focused on the important numbers. I started writing random lines and numbers down. Mouthing the steps, I finally wrote down the final answer. With a deep breath I handed the chalk back to the teacher and made my way quickly back to my seat. Before I sat down, I caught eyes with the brown eyes. He smiled softly but my stupid mind told me to ignore it and sit down without any friendly response.

-

After class, I found the bathroom and trapped myself in a stall. The bathrooms were probably the most unprofessional area in this whole school. Rumors were written all over the walls and vandalism covered the stall doors. The mirrors were cracked at the corners and there were lipstick smudges all over. 

I splashed cold water on my face to calm me down. Everything that happened in first period was way out of my comfort zone. My face was still a pale red. I couldn't get that boys face out of my mind. I've never seen in my life but he looked yet so familiar. 

-Time Skip-

The final bell rang. Everyone flooded outside into the foggy weather while I decided to stay inside. The school stayed open for another two hours until fully closing. Earlier, I found the grand library. Wanting to go in so badly, I had to get to class instead. I took this time to go explore the many rows of books waiting to be read.

The hallways were quiet now. The only sound was the clicking of my shoes against the marble floor. The smell of the school was a warm vanilla. A touch of cinnamon mixed with the vanilla too. It was comforting.

Finally, I reached the doors of the library. Pushing them open, I was greeted with the scent of newly opened books and a warm fire. Bookcases that reached the ceiling lined the walls. A tall ladder was connected to the bookcase that slid from side to side. It felt like a dream.

I set my bag down at a table and went to explore the books. My fingers traced the shelves and the spines of the thick books. A large brown spine caught my eye. I swiftly pulled out the book and flipped through the pages. My eyes caught keywords in the pages.
'Runaway'
'Love'
'Threat'
Immediately, I hug the book tight to my chest and basically skipped back to the table. 

I let out a sigh of relief and sunk into the book. My eyes danced from line to line, getting more intrigued by every sentence.

'His voice was dreamy, I get lost in his words, I don't want to be found.'

That line made me smile. Romance novels were my favorite. As I was about to turn to the next page, A finger lightly tapped the table in front of me.

The party just ended and I helped pick up all the instruments. Maxon was the only other person here that wasn't a worker. When I finish I walk out of the room and Maxon follows. "I heard you are staying, " he says. "I am. It was definitely a surprise, " I say. "Wait until you see who your maids are, " he tells me. I look at him curiously. "Wait I'm not a selected though. I don't need maids, " I say. "You may not be a selected, but you have to look the part except when you are strictly performing. You will be treated like one. Your safety is just as important as the selected. You will appear on the reports. You may still date whoever you like. In the eyes of the public, you will pretty much be a selected, " he explains. I did not think this through. "Ok Maxon, " I say. "Now where on earth am I going!?" I exclaim like a goofball. "I'll show you, " he offers. "Thanks." "Oh and I am truly sorry for earlier you know the name-calling part. I'm surprised you didn't kick me out of the palace then and there, " I say. " It's fine. I get it. You were under a lot of stress. Oh and I forgot to mention one thing. On Saturdays, all the girls hang out in the women's room. Every now and then Sylvia gives lessons about history and all that. You also have to go to those too and pants are kinda out unless one of your stage outfits has pants. I'm sorry for all the rules, " he explains. " It's fine, " I insist. We get to my room and he lets me walk-in first. My room is at the end of the hall on the same floor as the selected one. It's kinda tucked away. It's huge and gorgeous. "Anne! Mary! Lucy!" I exclaim. "The staff has gone to gather your things from your house, " Maxon says. "Feel free to let anyone know that you want to redecorate and you may have anything you would like, " he says. "Thank you!" I exclaim. "Now, please be down for dinner, " he requests and walks out. "Miss is there anything we could do for you?" Anne asks. "Please call me America and no you guys should go take a break. Maxon said something about ringing a bell if I need you ill just do that, " I say. "Ok America, " Mary says. They leave and I head down for dinner. When I come back from dinner I take my hair down from the gorgeous updo it was in. A knock comes at my door and I walk over to open in. It's Maxon. "How may I help you?" I ask. "I had a surprise for you, " he says. "What might that be, " I say as I let him in. "You see how you have two wardrobe chests?" he asks. I nod. "Have you opened either of them?" he inquires. "No, " I say. "See this one over here on the left of your room, " he gestures. I nod. We walk over there and he opens it. It's not just a little wardrobe. It's a disguise. It's actually doors that lead to a huge walk-in closet. "Oh my gosh, " I say amazed. It has racks of dresses and my past stage outfits. Shelves of shoes. Some pants and shirts. Tones if little square shelves for headpieces and extremely fancy drawers for jewelry. A few other drawers for whatever as well. In the back of the huge room is another door. "Follow me, " he instructs and I do just that. He opens the door which leads to a decent size hair and makeup room. It's lined with mirrors and makeup lights. It has tons of makeup and tools. Along with hair products and tools. "Maxon this is too much, " I say. "I figured you would like it do you not?" he asks. "No I love it it's just well you know I'm a five. I have an itty bitty room. We only have two bathrooms in our house that are just big enough for the necessities and my closet would fit like two dresses, " I explain. "We don't have a lot of money. Meals are a struggle in our house. My little sister and I both love desserts. She loves them even more than I do. That is a rarity for us. Ok, I'm famous. I'm well paid so it does help out but a lot of that money goes to paying bills it's not like I'm rich, " I explain. "Then why did you turn the money down my father offered to give you?" Maxon asks. "Maxon how was I supposed to take that money when I'm staying in the palace. You guys provide my clothes and my food. Needless to say all of this as well. It would just be wrong, " I say. "America you need it, " he says. "No Maxon, please just drop it, " I beg. "Sorry, " he apologizes. " It's fine, " I say. "Now back to the other wardrobe. Oh and there will be a keypad put in underneath the handle so the rebels can't get in on both of the wardrobes, " he says. I nod. We walk to the other one which opens up into a huge room filled with musical instruments and a sound booth. "Maxon now this is spectacular, " I breathe. "Do you like it?" he asks. "No." Maxon frowns. "I love it!" I exclaim. He's smiling again. He leaves and I get ready for bed after I lock both of the wardrobes up.

Sorry, there wasn't any drama in this chapter it was more to explain everything and paint the picture. There shall be more drama from now on. Please comment on your thoughts!! I love hearing your feedback!

What if instead of America getting picked for the selection is was Celia(One of Aspen's sisters) What if when the selected are down to the Elite Celia chooses America to be her visitor? What if Maxon meets her and instantly falls in love with her? Will they be able to be together? Aspen, however, did still break up with America. Does America still love Aspen or will she have forbidden love with Maxon?


Having no luck in contacting David Vreeland or even the elder Vreelands, Liberty agreed to accompany Tana to her son's soccer game.At least it would get her mind off of work for awhile, and she could stand a bit of fresh air and sunlight.
As the game got underway, Liberty and Tana took seats in the bleachers with a good view of the playing field.Tana's son Conner came in a tall, lean, and good-looking package with a head of raven curls and wide toffee eyes.A true athlete, he already possessed developed muscles in his torso, arms and legs.Conner loved to play soccer and soft ball, and his mother made sure to attend as many games as her job allowed.Once in awhile, Conner's father and Tana's ex, Deacon Elway, showed up to cheer on his son, but not this afternoon.As Tana told Liberty, Deacon had acquired a new girlfriend, a twenty-one-year-old named Sabrina Ashton who posted endless selfies and photos of herself and Deacon on her Facebook page, Pinterest and Instagram, some of the photos rather risqué.
"And I'm sure they love to sext each other," Tana mentioned between sips from her can of sweet iced tea.
Liberty donned a wry smile as she unscrewed the cap off her bottle of Starbucks iced coffee."I think men like to sext because it's a way to affirm their masculinity.As it says on most car mirrors, some objects may appear larger than they really are."
She joined her friend in sardonic laughter.It was good to hear Tana laughing and joking again.Her divorce had been bitter and drawn-out, with Deacon trying to get Tana to pay him alimony because she had the better-paying job, even though he made good money as a gaming software designer.In the final settlement, Deacon got their beautiful, split-level house in Arlington and agreed to pay $300 a month in child support, a mere pittance. As Tana was fond of saying, it wasn't even worth the trouble to write out the check.
But she figured that Deacon now had a chance to take on some responsibility, an asset he sorely lacked during their marriage.As per their child custody agreement, he had Conner for one weekend a month.In the end, Tana felt the agreement somewhat satisfactory.She had shed her husband and his name, taking back her maiden sobriquet of Jamieson.But Tana had been surprised at Deacon's quick re-entry into the dating game. When Deke had paired up with the selfie-prone Sabrina, who possessed a big derriere, Tana began to refer to the girl as Miss Sass-Ass.
"I made it perfectly clear to Deke," Tana revealed, "that when he has Conner at the house, there's to be no Miss Sass-Ass around."
"And he agreed?" Liberty asked, curious as to how a guy like Deacon juggled parenthood and bootie calls from Miss Sass-Ass.
Tana nodded."So far he's complied, but the first time I find out that Deke's had her over while Conner's there, I'll personally cut off his genitals.Then I'll make a necklace out of his dick and earrings out of his balls and give them to Miss Sass-Ass to wear.Let her take a selfie of that!"
Liberty let out a hearty laugh."Ooh, girl, you are evil!I would love to see you in action."
Now as Tana concentrated on the matchwith Conner's team, the Super Sonics, ahead by two pointsLiberty glanced around at the other parents who religiously attended their children's sporting events.When she spied Jeff Jeffries, the DA, in the crowd she took advantage of the serendipitous circumstances to speak to him about Maddy Kime. 
"I'll be right back," Liberty told her friend as she handed Tana the coffee bottle."Got to see a man about a murder rap."
"Huh?" Tana queried, raising her thin brows to meet the slim frown lines across her forehead.
"I'll tell you all about it later."With that, Liberty made her way over to the other side of the bleachers."Jeff," she greeted when she took a seat on the bench just above the DA."Fancy meeting you here."
When he glanced up and discovered Liberty, Jeff donned a look of surprise."Well hi there, Lib.I didn't know you had a kid who plays soccer."
"I don't.I'm here with my friend whose son plays for the Super Sonics."
"Ah, I see.Mine plays for the opposing team, the Patriots.He's a goalie.That boy right over there."Jeff pointed to a lanky, big-boned kid with a shock of white-gold hair.
Just like his father, she noted."Say, Jeff, I was going to visit you first thing tomorrow morning concerning Madeline Kime.She's in jail because you think she's guilty of killing Dr. Daniel Baumgard.And worse, you want to charge her with first degree murder."
The DA donned a vacant look, his eyes cornflower blue beneath his Baltimore Orioles baseball cap."Hum, maybe.I'd have to check my files."
"Oh, come on, Jeff!You just got the case yesterday and probably prepared the warrant the day before.You know exactly what case I'm talking about."
"You know, Lib, I hate to talk shop when I'm watching my son play."For emphasis, he turned back to observe the match, although the referee had called a time out.He stood. "Now if you'll excuse me I've got to use the little boy's room."
Liberty stood as well, and then followed him down the bleachers and over to the small, pea-green hut that housed the bathrooms of both sexes.As she walked behind the DA, she stated her position."Jeff, you have only circumstantial evidence, nothing to indicate that Madeline Kime planned to murder Daniel Baumgard.You got some old letters and a windfall inheritance but they don't add up to murder.Plus her actions that night can be easily explained.Even if, and that's a big if, she's guilty, she killed the doctor without premeditation.So the only thing you can charge her with is second degree murder or manslaughter, although Madeline Kime, in my book, is innocent of murder, period."
"Well, Lib, you just tell that to the arraignment judge tomorrow," Jeff advised as he opened the bathroom door marked Men."He might be sympathetic to your cause.Now if you'll excuse me"




Marva Dale is the pen name for author Debra McReynolds.  Retired from the public relations field, Debra now spends her free time indulging in her passion for writing.  "I used to fill my school notebooks with stories," Debra relates, "and then add artwork to go along with them.  My second grade teacher, Mrs. Daley, predicted that I would be a writer one day."
A fan of the mystery genre, she enjoys crafting tales with a twist of suspense, a touch of romance, and a bit of humor. 
Debra and her husband, Dale, make their home in El Paso, Texas, with their dog, cats and rabbits.

Sexy, black lawyer, Liberty Sloane is asked to defend a deaf public relations executive accused of killing a well-known physician. Dr. Daniel Baumgard, known for his philanthropy, just opened a new shelter for abused women, although he also ran a women’s healthcare clinic that offers abortions. Madeline Kime promoted the doctor’s endeavors through her PR agency while harboring deep secrets concerning the Baumgard family, including the doctor’s son, Rhett, a congressman, and his socialite wife, Savannah. So who hated the doctor enough to stab him in the foyer of his own home? Liberty has a number of suspects on her list, including a pro-life group, not to mention the additional crimes of stolen clinic files and a blackmail scheme. To complicate matters, she has to fend off the advances of one-time boyfriend Preston Durrell, a private detective, while entertaining a new romance with the officer on the case, Sergeant Byron Keats. Worse, Liberty planned a Caribbean vacation with her BFFs, but has to postpone it in order to defend her client for murder one.

Ben bowed and salute, "This lady is correct I am Marquess King. I am sorry I do not know your name yet, but I am sure it is just as beautiful as you are."

Ben used a cheesy line to curry favor the rich looking young lady knowing all too well that in this world there was no such thing as pickup lines. He could say something like that and come across as being a romantic of a flatterer instead of a pickup artist.

The young lady's face slightly flushed and her smile increased. 

"I am Princess Alessandra of the Aregard Kingdom. I am a Stage One, Level Five cultivator. I have heard the rumors which have traveled throughout the city and even into the Royal Palace about the wonderful spirit food that you sell here in the market. I had talked with my father just last night and he told me that you had visited the palace and were bestowed a royal title of Marquess and had plans to open a store here in the capital."

Ben nodded with a smile before speaking again. "Your cultivation stage is impressive for your age. I was told by the royal cultivator that, he did not start until he was in his 30s. Now that you have such a good foundation already you will surely surpass him one day."

"I had also thought I might have a chance, but Marquess King you look to be about the same age as me and you are a Stage Four, Level Eight. At your growth rate, It will not be long until you are a Duke."

"I have only had a few opportunistic encounters along the way. Oh, you also asked me about opening a store, I have actually already acquired one. There across the City square, the large building with the copper roof and white columns out front is mine." Ben said proudly as he pointed out his store."

The princess held her hand over her mouth wide-eyed. 

"It is beautiful! For some reason, I imagine a small foreign palace when looking at it. Though the design is far different from anything I have ever seen, I do love it." Princess Alessandra said as she looked over at the store in wonder.

"I would love to have you visit when I open in a couple of weeks, I think you may find the products I sell fascinating," Ben told her.

"Yes, I agree. I came because I was interested in your spirit food and wanted to purchase some for myself to see if I could boost my cultivation. Now I see you have a grander selection than I was led to believe for sale." She said as she glanced around.

"I see, so you were looking for spirit foods. As you said I have a much wider variety than last time. When I first started I had only a few vegetables, fruits, and this beef here. Allow me to show you my foods and explain everything. A few of these seem may be a bit foreign to you since they come from another land, but I guarantee you will love them."

Ben started showing off all the different foods he had and even made tiny samples of a few things for Princess Alessandra to try out.

Like a most typical girls, she fell in love with the pastries, cookies, and pies. It was a shock to eat food that tasted so good and it benefited her cultivation. He explained everything in detail to her in hopes she would talk about the products he sold to other noble women. 

Princess Alessandra bought a portion of all the foods that he sold and had her guards put everything into an interspatial ring that one of them was entrusted with. They would later empty this ring inside the royal kitchen. The princess said she would have the palace cooks use these foods to prepare her meals for the next few weeks to see which foods she took a liking to.

As the guards were busy stacking the food so that the guard with the ring could easily store it, Ben bent down under a counter and bought a thick cardboard dress box from the System Store and put his current favorite out of the ten renaissance royalty dresses being made in the box which looked to be about her size. 

It was a red and white satin dress with delicate gold embroidery patterns around the cuffs and down the length of the skirt. On top of the dress, he placed a gold designer necklace covered with rubies and diamonds.

Ben thought the necklace was a perfect match for the dress and it was the type of necklace you would see on an empress or an opulent queen.

This was still a primitive world that ran on a feudal system so even though gold and gems held value not many people wasted money on jewelry so it had to be sold at affordable prices. 

Luckily for Ben, he did not have to buy the gold or the gems so everything is profit after the Gemstone Mine and the Jeweler was built. So gifting a sculpted design necklace covered in precious gems wasn't a loss.

Ben was not giving these gifts to Princess Alessandra to win her favor, or because she was a beautiful woman. What Ben wanted was for everyone to see her wearing his dress and his jewelry. This would make every woman in the kingdom want to have a dress like that and he was the only one that could make them.

Ben stood up with the box in hand and walked over to the princess and her guards. He handed it over to one of her empty-handed guards so that they could put it safely inside the ring.

"This is a small meeting gift from me and thanks for coming all the way out here to buy my spirit food. This gift is a surprise though so please don't open it to you get back to the palace." Benn figured if she saw what was in there she may try to refuse it so he played it low-key as if it wasn't anything big.

The princess thanked him for taking so much time out for her and made her way back to the Royal Palace. Ben apologized to his customers who all seemed somewhat entertained just watching the princess shop alongside them the entire time and did not seem to mind the delay.

By Princess Alessandra coming out just to buy from him it set off a whole new set of rumors. They all heard how she came looking all through the market to buy his spirit food. This helped him, even more, to win over those people who were unconvinced to buy from him earlier. If the royal family was buying spirit food from Ben then who the hell were they to turn their noses up to it?

The royal family had the best foods imported from all over the continent and here was Princess Alessandra buying his spirit food personally in the market square. It was obvious now that this spirit food was unlike nothing else around.

The day continued along and at closing time, as always he was the last to leave the area. It was well worth it though with the money he was bringing in.

When Ben entered his store after a long day, he was surprised to see the first floor had been cleared out. It seemed like Remi had begun to remove his goods. The second and third floor was still full, but he should have it all gone soon enough.

With an empty first floor and an increased balance of gold coins, it was time to continue the store's remodeling. 

As Ben walked toward the back offices he noticed a parchment hanging on Remi's old office door.

Ben unpinned it from the door and began to read it.
_______________________________

Marquess King;

I should have all my furniture out in 3-4 days time. My wife and I have decided to move to a new city and start over. This time I will stay out of trouble and rebuild my business once again.

I am happy to see you are taking good care of the store already and I did not even recognize it when we arrived to remove some things today. The exterior of store looks beautiful and even though I lost the store, I am glad it went to someone who appreciates it and is willing to improve it.

Just one thing, how in the hell did you make so many changes in one night? Never mind I know that you cultivators are mysterious and have all types of incredible powers.

If I do not see you before I leave the city I will leave my key under those strange transparent front doors. Also, my wife asks me to thank you for saving us from ruin. It would have been bad for us all if it wasn't for your intervention. Thank you once again!

                                                                                            Sincerely; Remi Norberg
_______________________________

'Quite a change of heart there Remi. I am glad for them even though he did so many evil deeds his wife and daughter do not deserve to suffer for it.' 

Ben put the note in his inventory and opened the office door. It was completely cleaned out as was Baynard's office all the files and parchment stacks Baynard had been working hard over were now packed away and gone along with his desk and chair. He was glad that he took the office furniture once he finished remodeling he would stock their offices with brand new furniture of a much higher quality.

To start off today's remodeling Ben deconstructed the offices and bathroom. Now it was possible to see the storage area from the front of the store. 

With the concrete and rebar tool Ben began to plan out everything on in the custom build interface window. Once again he made a narrow hallway that would still lead into the back storage room. 

Because Ben would have a Warehouse structure located in his store, he would not need such a large storage area. On deciding this the back office wall that separated the offices from the storage room was moved further back making the offices deeper and the storage room narrower.

Baynard's office was next and, Ben kept it at the same width as before. The only change was that his office was ten feet deeper now that the back wall had been pushed further back into the storage room.

Remi's old office was entirely way too big. It seemed to have been made overly big just to show off and claim this was the owner's office. Ben figured he would not be spending much time in his office so the size was cut down to be the same size as Baynard's.

With so much extra space now, he added a men's and women's separate bathrooms to the interface design. Ben had already placed Water Treatment and Waste Treatment structures in the basement so now it was possible to make modern restroom facilities.

He even found the toilet stall used in the Modern Restrooms Facility back at the fortress that had a built-in toilet paper dispensers. It used wood to produce toilet paper directly from the Warehouse! The system explained that the stall walls all had a miniature vertical formation built into their interiors. These arrays would use the wood as a source to create rolls of toilet paper. 

These stalls were expensive but it was worth it to never have to worry about running out of toilet paper. Once Ben had built a Warehouse in the store it would only use a tiny amount of wood to replace any used toilet paper each day.

He thought about adding a couple urinals in the men's room design, but he did not want any customers becoming confused and leaving him a stinky little surprise inside them.
So the Men's and women's bathrooms each had six stalls with flushing toilets. And four sinks with hot and cold water taps. Above the sinks, he mounted modern glass mirrors as well.

The funny thing was he was actually able to find a picture display sign showing someone on the toilet using toilet paper to wipe and tossing it in the bowl and flushing the toilet with the tank handle! All Ben could think of was the sign had been made for backwater populations that are just being introduced to indoor plumbing on Earth. 

It didn't matter to him because this was the perfect thing to finish off the bathrooms with and on the front and back of each stall door he mounted the illustration signs so that he would not have to go through the embarrassment of teaching his female employees and customers how to use the toilet and wipe themselves.

Both of the new bathrooms still had a small 6x6 unused area and after some thought, he placed two frosted glass shower stalls in each bathroom design. This way the employees could shower before or after work if they wanted and when he was in the city he would have a place to wash as well.

From what he had seen so far most people in the city only took baths in wood barrels that they sat in.

'The girls should love these showers. They no longer need to start a fire to heat water then drag it and dump it in the barrel. Just hop in turn the knobs and you get an instant hot shower.' Ben thought as he finalized the office and bathroom design and began constructing it.

From right to left there was now the door to the back storage room, a door to Baynard's office, a door to his office, a door for the men's room, a door for the women's room, and then a section of an unused area between the bathrooms and the outside wall.

This unused space past the bathrooms was soon made into a little break room. Ben bought a refrigerator and stove top oven and connected them to the power plant downstairs. He also chose to install a fire sprinkler over the stove. It would take the employees some time getting used to an electric stove and he did not want them burning down the store.

Ben built a simple looking picnic table, two long benches, and wooden countertop cupboards with storage under them. Next to the cupboards, Ben placed a wall mounted sink to wash dishes and retrieve cooking water. Underneath the sink was where he put the trash disposal unit connected to the Trash Incinerator in the basement.

The cupboards were filled with pots, pans, skillets, utensils, cups, and plates. He brought out various canned food and fresh food and filled the fridge and cabinets. 

Now the employees had a place to eat their lunch in peace away from the customers and when he was in town he had a small kitchen to cook his meals.

After he had finished the break-room a question came to him.

'Do employees even get a break time in this city? I could see most owners making them work all day long. Well not me a happy content employee will be much more productive than one who dreads to go to their job.'

As the sun was almost set the store began to get dark. Ben stood there thinking for some time about what he should do. He wanted to put electric lights throughout the store but he worried that word would spread about them and he didn't want the king to come around asking him to put them in the Royal Palace.

He began to formulate a story that he happened to meet a high ranking magician on the road. When he helped him out by giving him spirit food to boost his spell training, the magician wanted to return the favor.

This magician could use light magic and he had a strange spell used to attach light directly to an item. That item was somehow linked to a switch so that his spell could be continuously be turned on and off. When the Mana eventually ran out on the spell it was up to Ben to inject more Mana into the switch to recharge the lights.

If anyone questioned him about being able to use Mana he could reluctantly cast a spell and show them he could also use magic and manipulate Mana so recharging them is an easy task.

'This should be a good enough story to tell. They would have to believe me if it wasn't magic what else could it be? They have no idea what electricity is so magic is the most plausible story.'

Ben had talked himself into it, but before he could hang any lights the store ceiling needed some changes. After searching through the ceiling tiles there was a nice decorative square tile with patterns on it that was crafted from polished copper.

When the whole ceiling was covered in the square patterned polished copper tiles it had an old world classy feel to it that Ben liked. With that out of the way, he needed to move fast before it was pitch black in the store.

Ben looked through small light fixtures and found a compact fancy crystal chandelier 2ft x 2ft x 2ft. He planned to split up the first floor into departments but for now, he would just connect all the chandeliers to one light switch by the front door.

Ben stopped momentarily to review his current notifications before deciding to continue his work.

[Notice] [Profession: Carpenter has increased. Carpenter Level 4.]

[Notice] [Profession: Furniture Maker has increased. Furniture Maker Level 3.]

'When I first got these professions I didn't think I would ever use them. They are already coming in handy and saving me money. They must have increased after building everything in the break room just now.' 

Ben closed the notices and looked around the now lit up room to decide what to do next. 


'Alright, with all these lights, I can see what I am doing now. I need to dress up these white interior concrete walls next I suppose. They are smooth and clean looking, but they are just too plain.'

Welcome to Planet Victus! A world of kings, nobles, commoners, cultivators, magi, profound beasts, bandits, and even strange unique monsters who are naturally created through strange occurrences of Mana and Qi blending together.  Each of them all live and fight together in a time that seemed to resemble Earth’s early iron age.
 
Somehow transmigrated to this primitive world, Ben King has nothing but the clothes on his back and the Sovereignty System which speaks to him in a female monotonous voice. 
 
The Sovereignty System will provide Ben with the ability to build an impressive fortress from scratch which, he plans to make use of to secure a defendable home for himself. He is also provided with other ways to increase his strength allowing him to take on anything that this world can throw at him.
 
Will Ben use his system to only build an impenetrable fortress to keep this hostile world at arm's length, or use it for its true purpose to create a kingdom of his own and drag this world out of its stagnant primitive era?
 
 
Join Ben King as he travels through a new world while trying to make a new life for himself!

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