Chapter 271
Alpha Conway is remarkably accepting when I return through the gate Elder Song has opened to propose bringing him a bunch of new neighbors.
I had honestly expected reticence and an attempt to get them settled as far as possible away while still being close enough to help, but both him and the pack seem almost eager to have them and it’s more than just a safety in numbers thing. They’ve even suggested adding buildings to the compound for the refugees.
Lelou should be bringing them here now, at least the ones that wanted to come, with intentions to erect another condo complex for them. Just the basics will do, according to Alpha Conway, who thinks that doing the finishing work like flooring and painting will help them build an attachment to their new home.
"What’s the deal Conway? You seem really enthusiastic about this?" I ask him and he gives me a ’not so loud’ gesture.
"We’re short on manpower to keep the area secure. We’ve got lots of room in the walls, even to grow essential crops if we run short on monster cores, but with just my pack, the best I can do is defend this one spot. If we can make a proper walled city, like our own miniature Arcana, we can start spreading out and driving the monsters away instead of constantly being on guard against attacks. But that needs people. People that you’ve got. Or will have. So I will take all that I can, as long as you vet them first so we don’t get saddled with a bunch of Cultists or criminals."
So the Alpha has big dreams does he? I’ll have to help make them happen. There’s bound to be more concentration camps on that planet we can liberate.
Lelou and the cultivators are arriving now, the new arrivals looking wide eyed at the pack compound, some impressed, some worried it’s just a new prison.
"Welcome everyone. Lelou here will be starting to build you an apartment building in just a few minutes, so I would like to know if we have any mage type cultivators in the crowd? Earth would be the best, but any cultivation strength and specialization is going to be useful."
A few hands go up and three men with a small child come forward. They all look to be related, so they’re likely using the same family inherited cultivation technique.
"None of us specialize in Earth Magic, but we can all use it to some degree. Our girl specializes in water magic if you need drinking water." Their leader explains.
"With hundreds of new arrivals? The pack will need everything. The water cisterns are mostly full now, so that’s not a rush, but Lelou and Alpha Conway, who will be your host here, have building plans for the others to help with. The Alpha is a mayor of sorts, for those who don’t understand how werewolf packs work."
"What do the rest of us do in the meantime? Even with spells it will take a while to put up a shelter, right?" The White Dragon Priestess asks quietly.