The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　The gods are about to rise again, and the cuckoo that has taken over the nest should return to its place. The impact of the gods' resurgence goes far beyond this.

Chapter 1148 The Magic Kingdom (4k)

　[Sky City] was forced to emerge, and the deputy city lord was invited to the Duke's mansion to teach how to make the "Sky Pillar".

　In return, the Duke's mansion would reciprocate accordingly. The principle of equivalent exchange is not limited to alchemy. Through this back-and-forth, a bridge called "friendship" was built between the two parties. This is the true purpose of the "Sky City."

　Only by establishing good relations with the Duke's Palace and the Valkyrie can "Sky City" have a chance to overcome the inevitable calamities of the future.

　Parvana Lemaître experienced a “revelation” in her dream not long ago.

　Less than two days later, following Granny Maggie in Norwegian Forest, Dark Dimon met another prophet of the "Hero's Prophecy".

　He and Arvit received Parvana Lemaître, the deputy lord of the "Sky City".

　Unlike Granny Maggie, who always created a persona and wore a suit, Parvana Lemaître always showed her true self.

　After transforming into human form, the elf dragon has green hair, black eyes, and long, pointed ears like an elf.

　The only difference between them and purebred grassland elves is that their eyes are not emerald green.

　Without that faint dragon's might, pure-blooded elves would often mistake it for a half-blooded elf.

　The Fairy Dragon also has a form that is closer to a goblin, but she doesn't use it often.

　Parvana Lemaître is practically the last surviving elven dragon, and her very existence is of great research value.

　So, without thinking, Dak glanced at it a couple more times.

　In terms of appearance, she also has the distinctive features and delicate face unique to elves, as well as a slender figure that does not violate the norm for elves.

　"What is the principle behind the Sky Pillar's ability to capture space?" Dark asked curiously.

　Parvana Lemaître, however, was also discreetly observing this key element of "Apocalypse," and whispered, "Skystone. The 'Skystone,' a specialty of the 'Sky City,' can blend into any space, embedding itself like a nail. Therefore, the method for creating the so-called 'Sky Pillar' is actually the method for using the 'Skystone.'"

　Dark understood somewhat, and continued, "Then, how many 'Sky Stones' are needed for one 'Sky Pillar'?"

　Parvana Lemaître stated, "The standard quantity is one cubic meter, primarily used for cutting-edge manufacturing."

　Dak nodded and estimated, "One cubic meter?"

　Skystone is monopolized by Sky City and is an extremely rare and expensive material.

　The powder made from "Sky Stone" is an excellent material for flying/psychic types.

　It's even more expensive than an equal volume of gold. A cubic meter of "Skystone" is incredibly valuable.

　But this is only one of the necessary materials to create a "Pillar of the Sky". Parvana Lemaître only brought two cubic "Sky Stones", and the remaining materials need to be prepared by the Duke's Palace itself.

　Dark's initial goal was simply to possess just one (Pillar of the Sky).

　Based on this "pillar of the sky," a small landmass with a radius of one kilometer can be built, which is sufficient to cope with short-term development.

　In order to deal with potential maintenance problems in the future, Dark plans to learn how to build the "Sky Pillar" with the head maid of the "Gemini Palace".

　The "Gemini" maids are responsible for development and research within the maid corps, which is commonly referred to as the "research department".

　However, the research capabilities of the "Double Uterus Maid Corps" are not high, far inferior to those of the relevant departments of St. Marian College.

　This is mainly due to the scarcity of magical talents.

　Maids with magical talents are already rare, and once they appear, they are fought over by other combat departments.

　If Gemini is weak, it simply cannot compete with the "Scorpio" or "Leo" signs.

　In fact, its presence is not very strong.

　Dark's memories of the "Gemini Maid Corps" are limited to "childhood toys".

　Only on these special occasions will the head maid of the "Gemini Palace," who usually stays indoors, step out of the laboratory.

　Her name is Tarus, and Dark describes her as a nearly thirty-year-old unmarried homebody.

　However, Taros has a youthful appearance; apart from her persistent dark circles, she doesn't look like she's nearly thirty.

　Her skin was pale, her lips were colorless, she looked anemic, and her body was so thin that she seemed like she could be blown away by the wind.

　Both sides are people who are in a race against time.

　After a brief meeting in the afternoon, Parvana Lemaître immediately began teaching Tarros, while Dach listened in.

　The entire course will last two to three days.

　Parvana will personally craft a standard "Sky Pillar" after the course ends.

　The other half of the "Sky Stone" she brought was for teaching purposes. Courses like this are simply burning through money.

　So Dark spent his days learning how to build the "Sky Pillar" from Parvana and his nights learning the simplified "Paradise" development theory from Claire. His two or three days were packed with lessons.

　August 20th.

　Three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

　Over the course of three days, Dak gained a basic understanding of the simplified "Paradise" construction principles and successfully created a small "Sky Pillar" about the length of an arm.

　Although it is called "small", the carrying capacity of that "pillar of the sky" is actually very strong.

　Dark planned to build a landmass in the warp and then...

　Use two small "sky pillars" to create a small sky city on that land, as the location of the central system.

　August 21st.

　Parvana Lemaître personally crafted the "Pillar of the Sky." Dark and Tarros observed and participated in the creation as assistants. They also documented the entire process, which lasted a full twelve hours.

　The three of them finally succeeded in creating a standard-sized (Sky Pillar).

　Next, the "Pillar of the Sky" will be transported into the subspace. Then, it will be "inserted" into space to be fixed in place.

　However, the subsequent procedures are confidential.

　Furthermore, considering that research on the "glowing disease" is still insufficient, the entire transportation and installation process will be completed by the magical spirits.

　Neither Dark nor Tarros will enter the subspace.

　Only Dark's magical sprites could accomplish such meticulous work.

　They had dinner together that evening and expressed their special gratitude to Parvana Lemaître for her selfless teaching and help. They sent her off the next morning.

　Then, the subsequent steps began immediately.

　A standard "pillar of the sky" resembles a sharpened pencil, with a total length of over fifteen meters. After the tip is inserted into the space, seventy percent of the pillar remains.

　Subsequent infrastructure construction will need to be built on this pillar.

　The "Sky Pillar" emits a circular field that supports the foundation. After the magical spirits transported the "Sky Pillar" into the subspace and fixed it in place, Dark began to build the foundation.

　To facilitate subsequent assembly, the foundation adopted a standard square structure. In the initial construction phase, the site measured 100 meters in length and width, and 20 meters in height, gradually forming a 10,000-square-meter plot of land.

　Three more days passed. It was the evening of August 24th.

　Through magic, technology, and ruthless labor, that piece of land was successfully built. After testing its sturdiness and stability with instruments, Dark held a small celebration banquet in his mansion.

　With a stable foundation in place, Dark can then set up a barrier on that foundation. Then, [Paradise 3.0] can be deployed within the barrier.

　The magical elves showed an unusual interest in "building a home" and all of them eagerly participated.

　The success of Dac's long-term basic education has also become apparent. At least they can understand the blueprints and gradually complete the construction under Taros's guidance.

　The entire construction process is expected to take one week, meaning it will be completed before the end of August.

　Dak also worked overtime, studying the simplified version of "Paradise." His hard work paid off.

　Dark understood the principles behind the simplified "Paradise" earlier than expected.

　On August 19, Claire's experiment was successful, confirming the feasibility of the simplified version of "Paradise".

　On August 26, Dark understood and produced the first degraded version of the field card.

　On August 28th, Dark successfully created his own simplified version of "Paradise".

　Then, amidst the celebrations, Dark and Claire finally remembered to name the brand-new field card.

　Considering that its connection with "paradise" is no longer significant, it is no longer appropriate to call it "paradise".

　Claire rejected all of the several names that Dak had come up with for the project, including "orchard," "farm," and "playground."

　Then Claire named it "Garden." Dak scoffed at this, saying their naming tastes were equally bad. Claire was furious and insisted on calling it "Garden."

　Dark outwardly agreed, but secretly named it "Homeland," meaning the homeland of magical spirits.

　After testing the effectiveness of "Homeland", Dark replaced [Paradise 3.0] with this "Homeland" and then began to summon "Golden Land Gravedigger", "Golden Land Dancer" and "Golden Kingdom Guardian" to join the construction army.

　Then, he directly named the landmass within the warp "Heaven." "Heaven" is a very common name in the history of this world.

　Its prevalence was so great that the twelve gods of Mount Porobos, in order to distinguish their own divine domain, named that space on the mountain of the gods "Heavenly Court" rather than "Heavenly Kingdom".

　Taking this into account, Dark added the word "magic" before "heaven," ultimately naming it "magic heaven."

　The moment this name was born, it also signified the emergence of immense ambition within Darkdemon.

　He instantly activated "Netherworld God Technique," halting the growth of "Greed." Then, seizing the opportunity, he used the remaining materials to create two more "Homesteads."

　In this way, there are three "Homes" that can be used alternately, which can ensure uninterrupted mana regeneration within the "Magic Kingdom".

　For the "Magic Heaven," which is only slightly larger than a football field, the "Homeland" is sufficient for its current needs, but as the land area continues to expand, the "Homeland" must be constantly upgraded.

　However, subsequent upgrades cannot rely entirely on Claire; Darke must conduct his own research.

　Upgrading the "Homeland" and "Paradise" venue cards will be a research topic that will be impossible to complete for a long time to come.

　Saturday, August 29th.

　All three modules of the Elite Tournament have advanced to the quarterfinals.

　Dark put aside his research and, along with a group of interested magical elves, went to watch the battle.

　However, many more magical spirits chose to remain in the manor and build their homes. Besides infrastructure development,

　The most important parts of "Magic Kingdom" are the external defensive barrier and the internal gravity barrier.

　It's impossible to set up a barrier from scratch using only magical spirits.

　Therefore, Dark proposed a modular approach, and the maids of the "Gemini Palace" implemented his idea by modularizing the barrier. Once the barrier was moved inside and assembled, it could be triggered.

　The advantage of modularity is that it is easy to repair and simple to install.

　The downsides are insufficient strength, numerous flaws, and the fact that only a basic model is available. But everything is still in its early stages, so we can only proceed step by step. That noon.

　Dark had only watched the duels all morning when he was forcibly dragged home by the magical elves who were enthusiastic about building their homes.

　There was no other way; if he wanted Angemon to evolve and open the Gates of Heaven, he had to do it himself.

　Despite being in the capital, Dark felt helpless as he could only watch the broadcast through the "Spiritual Connection Technique."

　While watching indoors might lack the atmosphere, it offers a sense of tranquility, so it's a trade-off.

　Dak ate Ollie's specially made heart-shaped potato chips and lemonade, then lounged on the sofa all day, contributing to the growth of his "laziness."

　The kingdom is indeed full of talented people; every player who made it to the quarterfinals is far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

　The retired heroes who chose to re-enter the workforce, the long-silent nameless sages, and the reclusive powerhouses who seemed to have emerged from nowhere, elevated the entire Heroes' Tournament to a height that was originally unimaginable. As one after another, renowned "star" professional duelists were defeated in the dueling modules, the entire tournament reached an unprecedented climax.

　To Dark's great surprise, Noah Sharp, who participated in this tournament of heroes at the King's behest, only won one game and barely made it into the semifinals.

　Players like Franklin Dorron, who were "participation-focused," were eliminated early, and Darko didn't even get to see them in Saturday's quarterfinals.

　The Tournament of Heroes consists of three modules: knowledge, practical application, and duels. Each module selects four contestants to form the Twelve Heroes. The final twelve will be determined after the quarterfinals on Saturday.

　Of these twelve heroes, Noah Sharp, who had originally vowed to win the championship, ended up at the bottom.

　This already shows that some contestants were poached and withdrew from the competition midway. This demonstrates that the Kingdom still possesses an astonishing foundation.

　Dak made a point of memorizing the information of these twelve people.

　He knew very well that these twelve people would eventually appear as rivals on the path of magic.

　……

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Chapter 1149 Seizing the Battlefield of Public Opinion is My Duty (4k)

　August 30th. Dak missed the broadcast.