A Hospital in Another World?-Chapter 794: Cyrella, This is the Dragon’s Nest I Built for You

Chapter 794: Cyrella, This is the Dragon’s Nest I Built for You

The old man held Garrett’s request, crying as he returned to discuss it with his own archmage.

He was somewhat of an architect, though not particularly proficient. He could roughly estimate common requests and provide an approximate quote before drafting a proposal for higher approval. However, this was only limited to standard designs.

Nordmark’s proposal was excessive!

A mage tower, split into two buildings! On top of these two buildings, a hall!

Oh, and the latest requirement: no columns in the hall...

"Do you know how much extra this will cost?"

He trembled as he asked. Garrett shrugged:

"I don’t know... Just give me a quote first. If I can afford it, we build it. If not, we’ll revise the plan. I just want this hall!"

I am the client!

The client is responsible for making demands!

I don’t understand architectural design, structural mechanics, or material mechanics. I don’t know to what extent magic can reinforce a structure or create miraculous designs...

I provide the plan, you provide the quote, and we negotiate back and forth. Isn’t that the right process?

As for how difficult this plan is... Garrett, accustomed to bizarre buildings in his previous life, didn’t think it was that hard. Every surface being curved, twisting upwards like the Kuwait Cobra Tower—wasn’t that built?

The UAE Zayed National Museum, with its shield-like curved surfaces inserted into the ground at a 30-degree angle—wasn’t that built?

The Sydney Opera House with its sail-like pointed shells—wasn’t that built?

And if worst comes to worst, the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, made up of two interlocking "L" shapes, wasn’t that built too?

The old man sighed as he cried his way back. The Transformation School’s architectural committee looked at the demands he brought back, their faces turning ashen:

"Seven floors... A 30-meter high building with a 15-meter high hall on top? What is he thinking?"

"This thing is top-heavy! If something goes wrong, it will collapse in no time!"

"And no columns in the middle of the hall... If the walls below are solid, a dome on top wouldn’t be hard. But it’s hollow underneath! What supports the roof?"

"The two mage towers are so far apart... To make the magic array cover them evenly without wasting power in the central void, do you know how much effort it takes to modify the array?"

Design, design, design.

Calculate, calculate, calculate.

They wasted countless drafts, built models more than ten times. The archmages calculated until their eyes were red and their hairlines receded another five millimeters. In the end, they even invited divination mages for a prophecy—

It was necessary. According to council regulations, for unprecedented high-difficulty buildings, a divination mage must check. Otherwise, no one could be sure if it would collapse...

Finally, the plan Garrett wanted—a hall atop twin mage towers—was completed.

"This plan is doable, but it requires an extra 5000 contribution points for construction." The old man spread the blueprint in front of Garrett, pointing to the annotations to explain:

"1000 points to modify the magic array so its power distributes evenly to both towers;"

"1000 points to deepen the foundation and thicken the walls, making the structure more stable;"

"3000 points to build this hall—"

He observed Garrett’s expression closely:

"You don’t mind if the roof is arched, right? A flat roof without columns will collapse. An arched roof will be fine. You can choose between a triangular or a curved arch."

Garrett was stunned. Right! How could he forget the arch! For large-span roofs without columns, arches are the best!

If on a budget, use a triangular arch—he had seen many factory buildings designed this way in his previous life; if more affluent, a curved arch is the hallmark of grand cathedrals!

"And the arch has other benefits, like effectively preventing leaks and snow accumulation, avoiding roof collapse from heavy snow." The old man smiled and pitched:

"With all these benefits, just 3000 points, and we throw in two automatic doors, 14 meters high and 10 meters wide. If you build such a large hall, you’ll need matching doors, right?"

Garrett was tempted. He definitely needed the doors, so Cyrella could fly in and out in dragon form conveniently.

The only issue was, he had seen real dragon nests and heard Cyrella say she loved the platform on top for stargazing. So...

"By the way, is the outer roof arched too? Can it be flat?"

The old man inhaled and exhaled. Fortunately, he had anticipated this and turned another page to reveal a new design:

"We can add a flat top above the arch—for an extra 2000 points."

"So expensive?"

"Weight! Adding a flat top requires a strong arch to support the added weight! The foundation must be deepened, and the walls thickened to bear it!"

Garrett calculated, 5000 points, plus 2000 points, and the additional facilities like the library and soundproofing, nearly 8000 extra points. It felt overwhelming...

"Can I take this quote home to consider?"

"Of course, of course, please do..." God bless, hopefully, you’ll cut down some ideas after consideration, and no more new demands!

Garrett returned to the mage tower with the design and quote. That evening, the core members of the tower gathered around the design, looking at each other.

"It’s expensive but not unaffordable..." Mage Norwood calculated the tower’s recent income, hesitating:

"Penicillin, rubber, and other products have been selling well, and the pain-relief seal has even reached the mainland. The alchemy guild’s dividends are substantial. We have 3000 points available after daily expenses."

"The clinic is similar," Carlos added. As the deputy director of the hospital, he knew its finances better than Garrett:

"High-income cesarean sections and treatments for wealthy merchants have been profitable. After accounting for emergency food reserves, we can spare another 3000 points."

So, only 2000 points left. Garrett breathed a sigh of relief. Borrowing from friends, taking a loan, or writing papers overnight could easily cover it.

Given his standing in the council, Garrett believed he could secure a credit limit of 5000 points—

"So... this is it?"

"Not quite right?"

Annievia, who had been silent, now raised her head and asked cautiously:

"Building a dragon nest on top of the clinic? When Cyrella is in human form, it’s fine, but won’t her dragon form’s aura affect the surroundings?"

Garrett hesitated. Dragon aura was overwhelmingly oppressive. Bernard couldn’t even approach initially. If Cyrella accidentally released her aura in dragon form...

Garrett could imagine patients stiffening, collapsing, fainting, or experiencing rapid breathing and blood pressure spikes—oh, scratch the last one, but wounds splitting and massive subcutaneous bleeding...

"And the clinic is busy and noisy. Miss Cyrella probably wouldn’t want her nest there."

Garrett was silent. The current Oak Grove Clinic didn’t have many patients, with less than 100 hospitalized daily. But what if it expanded in the future?

Not to mention reaching the size of the world’s largest hospitals, what if it grew to a top-tier hospital level?

Just imagining the view from the dragon nest made Garrett’s ears buzz, head dizzy, and stomach churn...

Finally, Aurora delivered the decisive blow. This well-off follower, who had hardly suffered in life, stared at the design, hesitantly:

"Garrett, why are you building a giant bench?"

Crack!

Garrett snapped.

A bench...

A bench...

A bench...

Two 30-meter bench legs with a 15-meter high bench top...

It’s too ugly!

No!

This isn’t the dragon nest he wanted for Cyrella!

"I... I’ll revise the plan!"

Then, the old man heard a question that almost made him collapse on the spot.

"Revert the mage tower to the original, basic plan, no splitting or hall on top. And..."

Mage Nordmark looked sincerely:

"Is there any way to build a 40x60 hall on my existing mage tower? Or buy a magic-rich mountain nearby and carve one out?"

The old man: "..."

Fortunately, he had heard some gossip when communicating with the architectural committee and learned enough to guess why Mage Nordmark wanted such a hall.

Without much thought, he smiled and recommended:

"Adding a layer to your existing mage tower isn’t hard. As for the tower’s diameter being insufficient, it’s not difficult either. We have mature expansion plans for mage towers—just add money."

Plongez au cœur du jeu en compagnie de magnifiques jeunes filles

Nikke Goddess of Victory

Some mages, as their power and followers grew, found their original towers insufficient. The committee was very experienced with this.

Thus, after an extra 3000 points, Garrett finally had his advanced mage tower expanded with a hall on top. It could host events, balls, and concerts, and when Cyrella needed it—

Bringing the newly awakened Cyrella back to the mage tower, Garrett proudly introduced:

"Cyrella, this is the dragon nest I built for you!"