Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!
Chapter 181 - 181 - Marahuyo, a temporary sanctuary

The people that have chosen to follow us are those that don't have that much property or had no backing in the sanctuary. Since there isn't much to miss back in Gollmortha, they decided that it was better to leave that place then stay wherever we are headed. There were easily more than 20 individuals that followed my small group.

I spoke in a loud voice to catch their attention, "If anybody of you betrays me and my people or tried sneaky things, I will teleport you back smack in the middle of the plaza in Gollmortha. Are we on the same page here?!" They all answered in unison, "Yes!" My gosh. Their voices were so loud! I thought there was an earthquake.

The land I chose for the temporary sanctuary was a wide piece of land right in the middle of the lush forest south of Sklavryet which was near the sanctuary of the beastmen, Lyartaim and the forest to the east which is nearest to the sanctuary of the giants, Gollmortha. I found out about this area during my regular trips to the forests around here for my part-time alchemy job.

The territory I picked includes on the left side, the enchanted lake where Makisig and I did naughty things in almost a week ago, an inconspicuous underground cave which I plan to set as my main storage for produce found on the northern side, a wide valley which will be good for farming right in the middle of the sanctuary, a flowing river on the right side of the territory and lastly, three tall mountains protecting the valley. It was previously obscured by thick trees and looked dark due to the mountains but that won't be too big of a problem for me to fix.

As per my orders, Noir has already placed barrier stones a meter apart around my chosen sanctuary. I only need to insert a bit of my mystique mana and the stones will start activating to hide and protect the sanctuary from those that do not have permission to enter.

I named my new piece of paradise, Marahuyo. It was a beautiful word I saw while reading online back in my world. It means "to be enchanted". I plan to make this sanctuary enchantingly beautiful that whoever enters wouldn't want to leave anymore. This place is where I will hide my people. They are the ones that I plan to bring with me to the new world tree realm once it is ready for its first inhabitants.

I plan to keep this place well hidden but I won't hide the fact that it exudes constant amounts of mystique mana in the near future. I don't mind people knowing that this place is backed up by Eieneos. I will go through with this step to release the mana though once I have gotten everything I needed from the sanctuary of the elves and heralds. I am feeling excited just by thinking about it.

As of now, we will release information that it is a settlement built and owned by an anonymous human mage that aims to shelter displaced mystiques from any race. As for the said anonymous mage, the personality we would give this imaginary figure was that of an upright person who has the ability to gauge a person's heart so he knows who is worthy to find, enter and live in the sanctuary. As a rule of the sanctuary, only those who are good natured and just can enter it.

I really liked the mysterious vibe that I gave to this place and its imaginary owner (who is technically me) but honestly, I am serious about it. I don't want thieves, traitors and opportunists taking advantage of my hardwork. I will be keeping some of my lovers and future children here so I will never take in people that will put them in any form of danger.

I will also open it to other races hoping that this will also hasten my goal of increasing the population of the other races quickly. Most likely though, the next inhabitants will be from the beastmen's side since they live nearby. I don't have any complaints about who comes and gets to live in here first anyways. I am also not in a hurry to take in more people as of now. I plan to build up my new sanctuary little by little within the next half a year.

It took us over three hours from the gates of Gollmortha to get to Marahuyo. It took some time to get here since the terrain was a bit challenging to traverse and the path to this territory is situated quite hidden and away from the normal trekking paths.

Once we reached the place, I saw the beautiful lake first and immediately shot a knowing and teasing look towards Makisig. His eyes widened as he realized what my look meant and he looked down to hide his face. His whole face, ears and even his neck were all red.

His father looked at him then at me with clear confusion on his face so I volunteered information by saying, "Father-in-law, your son bullied me in that lake over there when he was in the peak of his heat last time. It was his idea and he initated the whole thing. It is the reason why he is pregnant right now."

Dakila couldn't help but laugh out loud. The other four guys in my small group followed suit. The others who were nearby who heard what I said started giggling as well while saying their sincere congratulations to us who are soon-to-be parents.

Makisig shot me a look of someone who was aggrieved after being sold off. I approached the guy and hugged him then whispered to his ear, "You can attack me like that anytime and I will still give in." It was a whisper but I am quite sure everybody heard it.

Mystiques have enhanced senses so... my hunky pregnant lover blushed like a tomato again and then he gave me a sulky face this time. Ahhh! My men are so cute!

As we walked past the lake, I asked everyone to stop for a bit for another quick talk. I told them that everything that they will see, hear and experience in this place should stay as a secret amongst ourselves.

Apart from Makisig who was very calm about what I said, everybody else looked a bit scared after my declaration of full secrecy. I then told them that as members of this sanctuary, all of them will bear a mark that will let them freely come in and out of the sanctuary as they please. Only those who have this mark will be able to find their way back here. I warned them to be careful of the people they will guide back with them in the future since the punishment for being careless, traitorous or bringing in people that put others in danger would be eternal banishment from these lands with all their memories of this place fully erased.

It maybe harsh but I don't plan on taking chances with everybody's safety and peace of mind. Lastly, I told them that they can still back out from their decision to join our small group and that they are free to go back to Gollmortha if they prefer to right this instant. Everybody looked at each other as if looking for any signs of people wanting to leave but none of them stepped forward or turned back.

Since nobody wants to back out, I started my silent chanting to start the marking ceremony for the first batch of villagers of my sanctuary. It was a small mark at the back of their hands that resembles the family crest of Eieneos. A few of the giants' eyes widened as they saw the symbol light up for a few seconds before it dimmed down. Those that recognized the symbol immediately kneeled down to me in respect.

As for the others, they were standing awkwardly, not understanding what was happening. After everyone have received their respective marks which I think are just the magical version of IDs for this place, I started releasing my mana towards the barrier stones. Since it needed a lot of mystique mana due to the huge number of pieces placed in the perimeter, my disguise eventually got cancelled off and my real countenance came out due to most of my mana being channeled out of my body.

When my real countenance appeared, there was pin drop silence in the area then followed by a lot of murmurs. I had to concentrate on what I was doing though so I ignored everything else around me as I fill up all the barrier stones in the area with mana until the whole protective barrier is in place.

Once I'm done, I turned around to face the crowd of people that looked like they saw a miracle happening in front of them. They are also looking at me as if they are seeing a woman for the very first time. I rolled my eyes at them for looking silly and simply ushered them to pass through the outer layer of the barrier as part of a quick registration process.

The territory isn't much as of the moment but I had a meeting with everybody as to how we will start to build our homes and other important buildings. Those that are able to went to get raw materials from the surroundings and started working immediately.

As for me, I brought out materials I have kept in my storage to hasten the building speed. We all talked about where each important building will be placed and what each area will it be used for. It was tiring but a very fun activity if you ask me. We plan to start with the housing and the community kitchen first since food and shelter are priorities for everyone. I have a lot of magic to spare so we started working on several buildings at the same time.

Once all plans and buildings have been started, I whispered to Makisig that it was time for me to go back to Sklavryet to fulfill the promise I have with someone. He looked at me, smiled and then nodded. He must have understood quickly who I was talking about.

As for Makisig, he opted to stay at Marahuyo for now to spend time with his father and help in building the area. I reminded him to always keep his health a priority over helping out in the construction. I gave him a chaste kiss on the lips and then teleported back to my house in Sklavryet.