Mercenary Harem in Murim Novel

Chapter 15 - 15 – Building the First Base

When he met up with Jessica again, Leo was surprised.

"You got the land already?"

"Yes. We did our best to secure this." Jessica nodded as she stood next to him proudly. Her pink-tinted glasses glinted brightly under the sunlight, making her look really cool and elegant in his eyes.

"We managed to negotiate and cut the price to just under 1,000 Golds. After buying the land and materials, we are now left with 426 Golds. Chiaki is still trying to have more fun. She’s now with Anya."

"Is that so?"

’That’s a lot of Golds. I told her to double our funds, but she almost tripled it. This is definitely her overwork.’ Leo thought while looking around the empty space in front of him. ’But since she succeeded, I am happy with the result.’

This place was a lot bigger than he thought.

The land was located near the Red Light District and it was around 20 x 30 meters wide. It would be enough to build their new base there since the buildings nearby were slightly away and they were located in a busy district.

"Good job, Jessica." He praised her openly as he smiled at her, which caused the secretary to blushed lightly while looking away shyly due to embarrassment.

"It’s my job, Leader." She replied in a low tone, trying hard to control her voice from sounding nervous. "I am just doing what I was supposed to do."

"But it’s still great work. I will allow you to request something from me." He patted her shoulder lightly before adding, "As long as it’s reasonable."

Jessica’s purple eyes sparkled as she leaned closer to him.

"Then, can you give me some time off tonight? I want to relax and unwind for a while."

Relax and unwind. Leo didn’t need her to specify what she meant by that. He knew perfectly well what she meant. It was obvious from her tone and her expression alone that she was asking him to spend the night with her.

"Alright. But let’s finish the base first."

Hearing his response, Jessica immediately nodded obediently before giving him the storage ring.

"All materials are inside. Shall I help you unload them?" She asked while looking at the empty space in front of her while holding her own storage ring. "Or do you prefer to do it yourself?"

"I will do it myself. I want to know how to use this ring too."

Leo grabbed the ring from her hand and focused on it as he tried to imagine everything that was stored inside it. He somehow was able to scan its content without it giving him a screen listed with the items or something. It just relayed it into his brain.

’Interesting. Show me level 1 base creation.’

[Level 1 Base Requirement: Rock x 230, Stone Pillars x 4, Tree Trunks x 10]

Looking at the amount of materials required, he understood how much of a cheat his storage ring was. There were more than 300 rocks inside. On top of that, the 500 KG steel and the other materials could fit perfectly into this ring if he wanted it with some space to spare.

Taking them out was... pretty easy. He just had to command it and everything was smoothly transported out without a hitch. A pile of rocks, stone pillars, and sturdy tree trunks appeared on the ground.

’Now I just have to scan and have the Main Cube to build it.’

Taking out the Main Cube from his sling bag, he activated it.

[Welcome to the main panel, Leo.]

[Base Creation]

[Base Management]

[Scan Resources]

[Emergency Armory]

Scan resources was what he could use to add resources not listed in the cube and registered it. That way, he could use them as a material to build things in his base or in any buildings inside his base.

And the process was pretty easy. He just had to press it and wait.

"Scan the resources."

[Scanning in progress.]

A flash of white light enveloped everything. In an instant, the white light faded away along with the rocks, stone pillars, and tree trunks that were on the ground.

[Scan completed.]

[Rock x500, Stone Pillars x4, Tree Trunks x10 successfully registered.]

[Plot of land registered. Base Creation is now possible.]

’Let’s start building.’ He nodded excitedly before selecting the level 1 base creation option. ’Let’s see what this will do.’

Suddenly, a hologram projected in front of him and showed him the entire terrain. He could design his base however he wanted to. He just had to draw on it and click create. It was so simple that he wondered why he was even worried about this.

’Let’s create 6 bedrooms... No, 5 should be enough with one larger than the other. Then I need to add an empty room for the Armory, Storage Room, Weaponry, and Infirmary. Cafeteria isn’t needed, and the Warping Room is useless for now. I will only add it when we can find the resources needed to create a warp gate.’

With a design in mind, Leo began creating it. He used his last base as a rough sample so he only had to edit it.

The plot of land in front of him started to transform as resources manifested into thin air and formed a tall rock structure. It took less than 3 minutes before the roof was installed and it finished completely.

A notification popped up in his mind.

[Level 1 Base Construction Completed.]

"Nice."

Clap clap clap!

Behind him, Jessica clapped her hands loudly as she watched him finishing the base.

"Finally, we have our own home, Leader." She said while smiling brightly at him. "I can’t wait to live in this base."

"Me too. How about we check inside together? I believe the furniture is already placed."

"Good idea."

Leo nodded and entered the base. He created the building to be similar to his previous base, but bigger and with a more modern theme.

Connected straight to the entrance was a bar-styled lounge to receive guests. The velvet theme furniture that he chose was soft and comfortable as they sat down on it.

Across the lounge was a small garden with a table and chairs that could be used for entertainment purposes. To the left was an Armory room that housed their equipment.

Storage room and Weaponry room were located behind the bar, connected to the wooden door. The stairs leading to the second floor was made from stone while the wall surrounding it was covered by a wooden exterior which gave off an antique look. The same thing could be said about the door leading into their bedrooms.

All the bedrooms looked similar to each other beside the master bedroom. It was larger than others and equipped with its own bathroom and small kitchen. Large bed, enough to fit four people, occupied most of the space.

"You did a great job designing this place, Leader." Jessica commented after inspecting the interior.

She closed the door behind her, locked it, and moved towards Leo until she stood in front of him. Without wasting any time, she pushed her body toward him while buttoning off her shirt slowly revealing her skin-tight bodysuit underneath.

Her purple eyes glinted in excitement as she reached her hands out to him.

"Eat me tonight."