Hyperdimensional Warlock

Chapter 4341 Task Allocation
The five-minute ban period passed quickly.

After Angell announced the start of the vote in the group chat, everyone except himself and the Spirit of the City cast their votes.

The voting results surprised him somewhat.

Pisi and the water tower voted "self-built".

Vasya, Merlin, and Lawrence voted to "apply for construction to the City of the University system."

As for the option "Illusionary Wonder", someone else also chose it, and that was... Mona.

Before Angel could even summarize the vote, Pisi spoke first.

"Pixi: You don't gamble when you should, and you gamble when you shouldn't."

"Pixi: Headmaster himself said that to apply for construction from the Academy System, you need multiple creation attempts. Look at it yourselves, even the most difficult tasks in the current task section only reward one creation attempt."

Pixi: And this is still under the "opening promotion" condition, only rewarding one creation. Don't you think about how many creations are needed to build a wonder, and how difficult it is?

"Pishi: Looking at the first option, we only need to spend Citadel Points to hire workers to quarry and build. Although it takes a little longer, there's no need to gamble on the number of attempts! Why do you insist on gambling when Citadel Points can solve the problem?"

Judging from the four messages Pixi sent in that instant, he was genuinely disappointed with the result.

Its core idea is also expressed—anything that can be solved with Xuecheng Points is a minor matter.

In its view, the number of creation opportunities was definitely more valuable than the City Points, so naturally it didn't want to gamble.

"Water Tower: I also support Pixi's point of view. It's more appropriate to build wonders ourselves. We can constantly correct any unforeseen mistakes during the construction process and make modifications at any time. But if we let the Citadel system build them, the blueprint will be fixed from the beginning, and no one knows if there will be problems during the process... After all, this is not an ordinary building, but a wonder. Wonders are not built overnight."

As members of the Crystal Eyes, the Water Towers lived within the magnificent wonder of Crystal City.

Moreover, Crystal City continues to expand and restructure to this day.

Therefore, its thinking was not "fixed" from the beginning, but rather it was about using its own hands to create the strange, and in the process, it was about constantly correcting its errors.

Therefore, although the water tower and Pixi had some different ideas, they ended up standing on the same side.

"Vasha: I don't deny what you're saying, but I personally value speed more. It's much more efficient to have the Citadel system build it than to slowly hire people to do it."

As a soldier who values ​​efficiency, Vasya's identity perfectly aligns with her mindset.

"Pixi: I already said that you only have a chance to get 'Creation Attempts' by completing high-difficulty tasks, and applying to build a wonder requires consuming multiple Creation Attempts. Just look at the difficulty of the tasks to know how time-consuming they are. I don't believe this is efficient..."

Pixi: Besides, if we really have to choose efficiency, wouldn't choosing "Illusion Wonder" be more efficient?

Vasya: I'm not stupid either. If you don't choose "Illusionary Wonder", then naturally I won't either. Aren't we all giving the same reason?

Pixi: Hmph.

Mona: ...? What reason? Why not choose Illusion Wonder?

Mona, who was the only one to choose "Illusionary Wonder," asked with some confusion.

The group chat fell silent for a moment.

After a long while, someone finally spoke.

Vasya: It's nothing, I just didn't want Principal Angel to be too overworked.

Pixi: It's more fulfilling to do it yourself.

Mona looked at the two answers with a puzzled expression. Everyone in Rabbit Town was having a good time using the illusion buildings.

Why did you change your mind once we got here?

Furthermore, why didn't even Lawrence choose illusionary construction? Aren't we all incarnations of Laplace?
Mona was puzzled, but Lawrence wasn't around, so she couldn't ask in the group chat and could only remain silent for the time being.

At this moment, another message popped up in the group chat.

Merlin: Vice Principal Lawrence, would you like to state your reasons for voting first, or should I go first?

Lawrence: Ah... Should I say something too? I didn't really want to, but since Vice Principal Merlin has spoken, I'll just briefly share my thoughts.

Mona's eyes immediately focused. She was also very curious as to why Lawrence and she, being in the same situation at the time, had different thoughts.

Lawrence: My reasoning isn't that profound. I was just thinking that the Fool's City is currently in ruins and there are many things to do. Wouldn't it be too distracting to build it step by step? Besides, since we've already come to the City, wouldn't it be a waste of our trip if we didn't experience the City's construction system firsthand?

After Lawrence finished speaking, Pixi did not refute him like the others had done before.

Because his reasons sound very subjective, this kind of more personal experience will not cause Pixi to have a "stress".

It's also possible that Pixi's silence was a way of gathering his strength, waiting for Merlin to speak.

As Lawrence finished speaking, Merlin finally revealed the reason for his vote.

Merlin: I understand and support Dean Pissie's and the Water Tower Dean's ideas. But I didn't vote for "building it ourselves" mainly because of Principal Angel.

When Merlin brought up Angell, everyone fell silent.

Even Pixi, who was originally ready to unleash his fury, was forced to hold back.

"Angol: Because of me?"

Merlin: That's right. Not long ago, Dean Angel assigned me two tasks: "Recruitment and Authority Adjustment of the Citadel Logistics Team" and "Division of Functions and Management Details of the Branch." Both of these tasks are in the task section; you can check the task descriptions and rewards yourselves.

As soon as Merlin reminded them, everyone opened the forum.

Soon, they saw the rewards for the two tasks: a number of Academy Points and Creation attempts.

After seeing the number of creations twice, they seemed to have an epiphany.

Merlin: See? I just accepted two quests that reward creation attempts. I figured I might as well use them. Instead of wasting them on ordinary creations, I might as well use them to apply for a wonder.

Merlin: My thinking is that simple.

Merlin: Of course, I also support Dean Pixi and Dean Water Tower's reasons. My second choice is "build it myself." But I've already accepted two quests that reward creation attempts. If I were to go back and choose to build it myself again, it would really be unreasonable.

Merlin's reasoning was more based on personal experience than Lawrence's.

It is also more difficult to criticize.

Pixi looked at these lines of text and felt an itch to refute them, but he couldn't find a way to do so.

From Merlin's perspective, he had every reason to choose to "apply for the construction of the City system," and he was even very generous, giving away the reward opportunities he had earned to others.

Pixi could only keep his selfless answer to himself after reading it.

Most importantly, these two tasks were assigned by Angell. Pisi dared to contradict Merlin, but he didn't dare to contradict Angell.

So, it ultimately fell silent.

Lawrence: Isn't it Mona's turn to speak now?

Mona: Me? I just think Principal Angell built it quickly and well...

Merlin: Dean Mona is absolutely right.

Pixi: I agree.

Others also agreed.

But Mona's eyelids twitched. You all agree, but none of you choose the illusion spectacle. What does that mean? Are you hypocritical, or am I stupid?
Mona was speechless and didn't want to say anything more.

Merlin: If everyone is not satisfied with this vote, shall we vote again? But we should ask Principal Angel first.

"Pixii: Once a move is made, there's no going back; no need to re-vote. But the Headmaster and the Spirit of the Citadel haven't voted yet, so why don't you cast your votes too?"

Pisi said that once a move is made, there is no going back, but he still hoped that Angel and the spirit of the city could turn the tide and stand on his side.

If it can win those two votes, it will win!

only……

"Mechanical Gentleman: I am merely the spirit of the Citadel, existing to assist you all. Participating in the voting is presumptuous of me."

"Angel: As the one who set the questions, I won't participate in the voting."

Pixi: ...The person who sets the questions can also submit their answers.

"Angol: If I have to vote, then I'll abstain."

Pixi was speechless. The matter was largely over; he could only helplessly turn to the heavens.

"Angol: Since the final vote favored 'applying for the Academy System to build it,' then it's settled. Later, I'll temporarily place the teleportation point on the mountaintop, and once you've collected enough creation attempts to build the new wonder, I'll move it inside."

Pixi: May I ask how many creations are needed to create a wonder?

Pixi knew there was no going back, so he naturally began to worry about the number of creations.

Others were also curious and stared at the crystal screen.

"Angol: It depends on how grand the spectacle you want to create. The larger and more exquisite the creation, the more creation attempts you will need. If you are creating something smaller, such as a statue or a small wooden house, you may only need one creation attempt."

A statue or a small wooden house certainly cannot meet the prerequisite of "landmark", which is why Ingres previously mentioned "multiple creations", but he himself was not sure exactly how many times.

"Angol: After you have designed the architectural blueprints, you can submit them to the Spirit of the City, and it will tell you exactly how many creation attempts will be required."

"Mechanical Gentleman: Please rest assured, leave it to me."

The mechanical gentleman had barely finished speaking.

"Pishi: [Image] How many creation cycles does such a building consume?"

Pixi's conversation included a complex architectural sketch.

It was a bright and tall tower surrounded by countless halos.

The lines are not only clear and smooth, but even the sense of light is conveyed with just a few strokes.

Only a minute had passed since Pixi spoke, so it was impossible for it to draw such an intricate tower in just one minute. Therefore, there is only one possibility: it was drawn by "moving at will".

After reaching this conclusion, not only Mona, but everyone else fell silent.

The purity of this consciousness... is simply terrifying.

Although pure consciousness cannot be directly equated with simple consciousness, people with pure consciousness are often sincere and trustworthy.

How could Pixi, a philistine and a treacherous merchant, be so sincere and trustworthy?

Everyone found it unbelievable.

Only the spirit of the Citadel, unaware of the details, dutifully provided the answer—

"Mechanical Gentleman: A simple sketch is not enough to make a judgment; more detailed materials and data are needed."

"Mechanical Gentleman: The creation costs of the Academy System are related to four factors: creation size, creation precision, creation materials, and attachment effects. Therefore, the building blueprints must be marked with the corresponding data."

"Pixit: If ordinary obsidian is used as filler, the steel truss tower would be approximately 120 meters high, with a base diagonally 30 meters high..."

"Mechanical Gentleman: These numbers are still too few, but I can make a rough estimate. It will probably require about ten creation attempts. However, it should be noted that simple buildings cannot create aura effects, so the aura effects on the towers are counted separately from the creation attempts."

In other words, it could be more than ten times.

Pixi: Ten times is too many... You idiot, it's all your fault!

Merlin: What's it to me? Is it my fault for accepting Principal Angell's assignment?

"Pixit: It has nothing to do with Principal Angel! I'm blaming you for voting!"

Merlin: Isn't voting simply a matter of free will? If you want to rig things next time, you can contact me privately beforehand.

Pixi: !!!

Seeing that Pixi and Merlin were about to argue again, Angel immediately muted the group chat.

The world fell silent instantly.

Angell: Alright, that concludes the first topic. Now let's move on to the second.

"Angol: There are seven quests left in the quest section. Now that we're all in the same group, how about we each divide them up?"

"Angel: Everyone accepted it enthusiastically."

"Angol: You're not going to say anything? Then I'll just get straight to the point about the allocation!"

Immediately afterward, Angell disregarded everything else and began assigning tasks: "The 'City-Based Design' and 'City Material Supply and Commercial Support Cycle' overlap with Pisi's expertise, so that's for Pisi. The 'Management Strategy for Large-Scale Enrollment and Recruitment' requires strong discipline and management, so that's for Vasya..."

Five of the seven tasks were eventually assigned, and the remaining two tasks can be assigned later when a new dean arrives.

After the allocation is completed.

"Angol: I almost forgot, I muted you all. Now I'm unmuteing you. You can each tell me what you'd like to know about your mission?"

Everyone: ……

"Angol: Since no one has anything to say, let's end this discussion here. If you have any questions, you can ask the Spirit of the Citadel privately."

After Angel finished speaking, he immediately turned off the crystal array.

With most of the tasks delegated, it's so easy!

Lawrence, sitting opposite Angell, hesitated for a long time before speaking, "It seems like everyone in the group is criticizing you. Don't you want to take a look?"

Angell didn't care at all: "Let them come to me and punish me."

Lawrence immediately forwarded Angell's words to the Crystal Instruments group.

After a moment, Lawrence said, "They didn't say anything more."

Angell nodded in satisfaction.