Project 1: Floating Village Expansion

Huh. You don't say. THIS is why you summoned me to this place?

You wish for me to gather materials and supervise construction?

So that I am entirely certain...this is not some sort of joke, is it?

...It is true that my Noble Phantasm, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, is wrought with materials from my homeland.

I therefore do possess some expertise in construction, civil engineering, and the collection of materials.

But to think this is what you would have the empress of Assyria do, as opposed to ruling a kingdom or poisoning your foes... Hehe.

I will ask once more, Master, as I am not wholly convinced this is not merely a misguided attempt at a prank.

Have you lost your mind? Are you, in fact, serious about this?

Depending on your answer, I may have to break out my tetrodotoxin.

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(Sigh) Good grief...

And...hup!

Hmm. Not bad, if I do say so myself.

These additions are both flexible and durable while still meshing well with the existing designs.

I have never built domiciles on water before...

...but now I am intrigued by the thought of adding a similar water area to my Hanging Gardens.

Wow, they're beautiful!

New homes?

This is amazing!

I'm super-duper satisfied!

Of course you are.

Still, while my aesthetic and engineering prowess are of course largely responsible for this success, I will say that your labor played role as well.

To recognize your contributions, I award you one hundred QP.

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For such large-scale projects as this, it is essential to be frugal with one's resources.

All that aside, I still cannot quite believe that these creatures really are as dexterous as we were told.

I don't get it. Their little hands look even less dexterous than a penguin's flippers.

You can thank me and my excellent managerial skills.

I knew it would not be an issue; I am already accustomed to directing my dove familiars.

Maybe that's true for the Con...

...but more than once, I've heard you yelling at your familiars. Something about not pecking their supervisor's head without permission.

Y-yes... I suppose that has happened on occasion. I must remain ever vigilant.

I thought I had trained them better... Is there something about my head that whets their appetites?

Happens to us, too.

What if it's just a little nibble?

Please don't let your doves eat the Con after we just saved some from water monsters...

Anyway, it's great that the Con now have more safe places to live.

So... Uh...

We're thankful. To a certain degree.

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All right then!

Now that all that's taken care of, let's begin our first offensive!

That's a good idea.

But unfortunately, we still know almost nothing about this island's geography, or where the water monsters are most prevalent.

So I think you two are the best choice to come up with our plan of action.

O-okay!

I'm not very confident about this, but that's how it always is...

I'm not sure I can come up with a perfect strategy, but if it has to be done...I'll just do the best I can!

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Of course, we'll help you out as much as we can, too. Just tell us what you need and we'll try to make it happen.

Especially now that we're ready to Rayshift in more help if we have to.

Right. We'll send people based on the strategy you come up with, but don't worry! Everyone here is worth a thousand soldiers.

So let's all do our best to save the Con together!