Port Atwood

**Welcome to Port Atwood, the home of the Towers of Myriad Dao!**

1. **Don’t cause trouble.**
2. **Don’t enter the restricted areas.**
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An island kingdom ruled by Zachary Atwood. The islands are linked by a network of F graded teleportation arrays.

Capital of the Atwood Empire.

## **Territories**

* As of **(Chapter 163)** Port Atwood's sphere of influence covered **298** islands with a population of **83 432** citizens this rose to **10 000 000** several years later (**Chapter 837**). Some notable islands and places in Lord Atwood's domain include:
	+ **Port Atwood**
	+ **Azh’Rodum -** the Demon Incursions former base on Zac's island now turned into a base for those working in the Nexus Crystal mines
	+ **Hive Kundevi** (Zhix)
	+ **Cog Town**, an Ishiate island
	+ **Refugee Harbour**
	+ A big island with powerful beasts formerly housing the Mystic Realm Entrance
	+ Farming villages
	+ Mining encampments
	+ A few of the islands have, however, become hotspots with Miasma due to this archipelago being placed right between Pangea and Elysium, as the second continent has been named (**Chapter 837**).

* The area of every single incursion that Port Atwood conquered became part of their land, apart from the Undead Incursion. That place was too large to handle in any case, and it would perhaps take centuries for the Dead Zone to heal. **(Chapter 296)** Zac's people became experts at quickly and efficiently integrating conquered incursions, from emancipating slaves to sniffing out all valuables in the area. **(Chapter 374)** Beside the initial incursion of the Torrid Demonkin and Tal'Eladar who stayed as business partners, Zac has claimed lands (or at least the core of lands as with the Undead Incursion) of **22** more incursions, from the Incursion of Yrd Stonemen up to the Incursion of the Church of Everlasting Dao (see Incursions).
* As of the **(Chapter 532)**, most of the various alien towns Zac had snatched out of the hands of the invaders were little more than outposts who would be hard pressed to do much more than act as scouts for any threats. He had multiple mines and fields standing empty, with no personnel there to extract the resources.

## **Banner/Flag**

* "It was emerald and grey with black and gold details, and the motif was the four mountain peaks of his island. Beneath the summits there was a shield with an axe as a motif, looking like a nobleman's family crest." **Chapter 367**

## **Government**

* As of Chapter **(Chapter 163)** the government was composed of 5 ministries with **Zac** as the sole leader of the island with **Ogras** not having an official role but acting as his adviser.

### **The Ministry of Revenue**

* Led by **Zakarith**, this Ministry keeps track of income and spending, and also handles Zac’s personal business ventures such as his income from the Consortia and the mine. Zak has also been tasked with finding some promising humans to help her.

### **The Ministry of War**

* Led by **Ilvere** with **Joanna** as his second in command. They are responsible for the defense of Port Atwood, but also the war effort against the incursions in the future.

#### Atwood Army Research Department

* ... located in a newly built annex of his academy. The Research Department had already surpassed the academy in size and continuously expanded along the island's eastern shores. **Chapter 1,1107**
* Most of his talented academics and craftsmen had been transferred over, ranging from the old scholars of the Technocrat Research Base to the Ishiate Tinkerers. **Chapter 1,1107**
* The Research Department worked on hundreds of projects to strengthen his armies and decrease his dependence on outside resources. **Chapter 1,1107**

### **The Ministry of Justice**

* Formerly led by **Alea** and currently having no known leader, this Ministry is in charge of keeping the law on Port Atwood.
* **Julia Lombard** appealed to Zac for control of this Ministry as she feels that law and order has deteriorated on Zac's territories besides Port Atwood itself. **Chapter 519**
* Zac is considering having **Janos** assist her because Julia is not strong enough to act as a deterrent. **Chapter 530**

#### Imperial Prison

* Zac took it and left the cave, teleporting to a desolate island. In contrast to many of the islands in his archipelago, this one had extremely sparse energy. It was right on a fault line between two Nexus Veins, which meant all the energy was directed to neighboring islands. Yet, the island wasn't empty. A huge, forbidding structure took up most of its surface. **Chapter 1,106**
* "It's an important facility of the Ministry of Justice. I work from here one to two days a week," Julia explained. "Either case, welcome to Purgatory." **Chapter 1,106**
* Of course, she would have preferred a better environment than a prison made from Sinkstone. The ceilings, the walls—everything acted like a natural sponge, stealing any energy before it reached her. **Chapter 1,107**

### **The Ministry of Works**

* They manage any government projects, the foremost one being the construction of the town. A future projects would be the inspection of the nearby islands in order to set up supporting facilities on them such as farms, husbandries and mines.
* A leader has yet to be selected or named

###  **The Ministry of State Affairs**

* They would be in charge of coordinating the various ministries and departments and communicating progression with Zac.
* A leader has yet to be named but **Abby** would likely be one of the top contenders

## **Economy**

* "... those who worked for Port Atwood would not be given a Salary in form of crystals but rather contribution points. Zac also decided that there also wouldn't be a way to convert the points to Nexus Coins or Crystals for the time being, though that might change in the future." - **Chapter 163**
* "I would suggest we start by using model FH-83004. It is a merit exchange designed for emerging forces such as yourself. It focuses mainly on development, rather than things such as war. The merit allocation is designed to promote personal improvement in citizens, and creating new types of facilities, setting the foundations for Port Atwood to keep growing.
* It is more expensive to run than many other models. Performing things as gaining a class, and later evolving, are rewarded with contribution points. These things are usually taken for granted in established forces. There are also "bounties" in creating facilities not yet available in the faction, or finding materials that are currently lacking. It's a method to teach the citizens how to improve by pushing them forward with money." - **Chapter 194**
* "The contribution plaques were both a wallet for the contribution points and also a recording device of sorts. It could somehow understand when people contributed to Port Atwood, and automatically awarded points according to the algorithm Zac had chosen." - **Chapter 194**

## **System shops**

* **Thayer Consortia,** Headquarters.
* **Furem Harq Merit Exchange**.
* Bank
	+ strict limits on how much you could deposit based on level and Grade. Not by the bankers themselves, but the System (**Chapter 514**).
	+ can draw money deposited on one world on another world (**Chapter 514**).

## **Limited Structures**

* **Creators Shipyard** (Early D-grade)
* **The Towers of Myriad Dao**

## **Infrastructure**

* Towering skyscrapers reached toward the clouds, each of them an architectural marvel that would shock the world before the integration. Things were different nowadays, with resources being far more plentiful.
* Designs that would previously be unsafe or prohibitively expensive were suddenly made possible with the help of spiritual materials and inscriptions. Some of the skyscrapers were even made from wood even though they reached over five hundred meters into the sky.
* The sprawling towers had taken all kinds of inspiration. From the demonic fusion of nature and buildings to the Steampunk Brass of the Ishiate Tinkerers. A few even looked like actual mountains or stalagmites, which were mainly used by the Molemen of the Underworld. There was one common thread though; all the buildings held large gardens and terraces on their roofs, and even along their walls.
* Pollution wasn’t really a problem any longer thanks to the city largely running on Cosmic Energy instead of electricity, but Zac didn’t want to see his paradisaical island being turned into a concrete jungle either. The roads were wide and lined with trees, and the buildings were all surrounded by parks or gardens, even the high-rise buildings. It gave the town a far roomier feeling compared to the old cities of Earth. **Chapter 662**

## **Defences**

* As of **(Chapter 300)**, the armies of Port Atwood armies had already passed 15,000 men. Many of those who joined the army were people who had huddled in fear within walls on the various islands, and they were thirsting for power. But that they were faced with real risks many were balking, and the leaders even had to publicly execute a few people who tried to cause a disturbance.
* Just above half of the people who set out from Port Atwood to the war with the Undead Empire died (~6000). Most of the casualties were the recruits and the non-combat classes. The trial made from the survivors a true army. **(Chapter 359)**
* Elites of the Port Atwood army:
	+ **Demon Warriors** (~100?)
	+ **Atwood Valkyries** (~100)

### **Puppet Army** (Upgradeable)

* They can both defend your lands autonomously, or you can control them with an adept array master. There are 1000 Soldiers, each equivalent to Early E-Grade, with 3 leaders at Middle E-Grade. Consider them a defensive structure.
* You can send them out by themselves, though they work best in squads under the three leaders. The System has connected the puppet army to the Golems of the Shipyard. Any upgrade they do will be of a much higher quality than a standardized solution.
* Their grade is linked to Zac's with the captains being one stage above him. **Chapter 530**
* However, the reward will only last until Peak D-grade. The Creators will not be able to turn them into Monarch Puppets. **Book 6**
* They had been upgraded somehow and now at least 2 of them emit the power of an average Middle D-grade cultivator (**Chapter 836**).

## **Assets**

* **Poisoned Tree of Ascension** (D grade)
* Cosmic Water
* Nexus Vein
* **Lotus of Harmony** (D grade)
* ~~Mystic Realm Entrance~~ (Realm collapsed)
* Ayr Hive Queen, if successfully tamed
* **Primordial Breath Amanita** (D grade)
* **Dao Chambers**

## **Local Business and Services**

* **Atwood Academy**
* **Ryan's Tavern**
	+ A three-story pub with a small park where some tables were set. **Chapter 847**
	+ He chose not expand it because he like the small and cosy atmosphere and running a business empire sounds like a pain in the ass. **Chapter 847**

## **Alliances**

### Earth Alliances:

* As the Planetary Capital of **New Earth** and the defacto capital of the **Atwood Empire**, they are the System approved rulers of the planet all system-based functions, including the automatic taxation, came under Zac's control. It also meant that most acts of treason would turn into System-based events, which meant Zac and his subordinates would get a quest to quell uprisings (**Chapter 844**). Zac invited the **True Sky Faction**, **Clan Valor** and the remnants of the **Lunar Tribe** to take refuge on Earth and join his Empire.

### Multiversal Alliances:

* **Tir'Emarel Clan** (**Tal-Eladar**)
* **Thayer Consortia** (**Sky Gnomes**)

## **Incursions**

* Port Atwood conducted a successful Incursion on **Ensolus**. Concluded in **Chapter 844**