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

　Despite the city's serious preparations, the likelihood of this meeting being obstructed is practically zero.

　At that time, the leaders of humans and demi-humans from across the continent will gather here.

　Security is not even the responsibility of the Freedom City.

　The forces brought by various factions are sufficient to handle most situations. This is similar to the latter part of a parliamentary election; it's just a formality. But this formality must be completed.

　Dak is conserving his energy for tomorrow.

　September 5th.

　As the sun's rays crossed the horizon, a massive orc army appeared on one side of the City of Freedom.

　Walking on the ground, flying in the sky, and even swimming underground.

　The orcs marched in three columns, their roars echoing, suddenly waking the city of freedom from its slumber.

　The city guards standing atop the city gate felt an increased sense of pressure as they looked at the densely packed ranks of orcs.

　The current scene is as if we've returned to before the war ended. Only in terms of sheer numbers, the orc army never falls behind.

　At this meeting, the orcs were positioned as "invitees." Their participation relied on the lobbying of the elves.

　Of course, the elves initially only made contact with leaders of orc kingdoms, such as "Lionheart".

　The orc royalty didn't even believe the elves' message until they investigated it themselves, at which point they changed their attitude.

　As a result, the news leaked everywhere, and almost every tribal chief wanted to participate in this grand event.

　Some leaders were invited, while many more arrived without prior notice.

　Little by little, they had unknowingly amassed such a large force. If there hadn't been prior notification, the city gate guards might have thought they were coming to attack the city.

　Adhering to the principle of "guests are welcome", the City of Freedom allowed the large number of orcs to enter the city and then assimilated them one by one.

　Following this process, goblin troops, dwarf troops... and more demi-human races appeared near the city gate.

　Most of the invitees arrived in the City of Liberty before noon that day, and then either held meetings in the annex or went out to observe the daily life of the City of Liberty.

　They gradually gained a clearer understanding of this home built by people of mixed races.

　The relationship between subhumans and ordinary humans is inherently poor.

　In the eyes of ordinary humans, they are no different from mixed-race people.

　Similarly, many subhuman races also dislike ordinary humans, just as they do with hybrid races.

　Therefore, mixed-race people are often unloved by their maternal grandparents and uncared for by their paternal grandparents, and are destined to be ostracized by both sides.

　The City of Freedom is a miracle built under these circumstances. Before seeing it with their own eyes, the demi-humans, with their deeply ingrained old ideas, simply could not believe that such a city could exist in this world.

　The subhumans, upon arrival, flowed into the neighborhood in even greater numbers than the human group, conducting investigations and recording their findings.

　noon.

　Professor Mitya appeared in the "Star Tower" group with Eudora.

　Edgar Swift, the tower master of the "Star Tower," and Grinton Rossetti, the "Sage of the Stars," also came.

　Grandma Maggie was also among the "Star Tower" group, observing the city with barely concealed curiosity.

　Almost simultaneously, the Sky City team, led by Vice City Lord Parvana Lemaître, also entered the Free City.

　Both factions obtained their tickets to the conference at the very last minute. They did not represent any particular race, but rather attended as a single organization, which is quite rare among the attendees.

　The team from "Star Tower" is quite large. Apart from the necessary personnel who stayed behind to guard the Star Tower, almost all of the high-ranking members of the tower have been mobilized.

　The "Sky City" group was much smaller, small enough to fit in a single carriage.

　But the permanent population of "Sky City" is already small, which is normal.

　With the arrival of the last batch of "Star Tower" and "Sky City", the entire Freedom City is filled with outsiders.

　Inevitably, unrest began to occur.

　The temporarily recruited adventurer guards began to play their role.

　Meanwhile, a preliminary meeting convened by the city lord had already quietly begun in the city lord's mansion. The six forces of the Mountain of Gods had reunited to discuss tomorrow's conference in depth.

　Dakdimon also appeared on the discussion board today.

　At the beginning of the meeting, the focus was on discussing the specific charter for tomorrow's conference, and every step was meticulously planned and executed.

　During the discussion, people kept going out to make arrangements and improve the prepared materials.

　Once the conference charter was finalized, they immediately began discussing the issue of "seats".

　Compared to the release of the "New Duel Rules," the attendees were clearly more concerned about the establishment of the "Magic League."

　The "Magic Alliance," backed by the twelve gods of Mount Polopus, is destined to become the largest human and subhuman organization in the new era.

　Its presence will transcend national borders and radiate across the entire continent.

　The core principle of the "Magic League" is to establish its position by issuing the "New Duel Rules" and bring all the mages on the continent under its control.

　—There are no strict rules yet, but it is essential to register as many archmages as possible.

　Simply put, it means exercising the functions of a "guild" and becoming an adventurer's guild.

　The only thing the "Magic League" can currently grant to its members who are mages is the method to summon a duel field under the "New Duel Rules".

　Although the method is not difficult to learn, it still requires someone to teach you; it cannot be mastered out of thin air.

　The "Magic League" can fulfill this function by attracting mages to join by providing free instruction on summoning techniques and explaining new dueling rules.

　As for further steps, such as further subdividing the abilities of mages, classifying the levels of duelists, and holding regular dueling tournaments, these are all things that should only be considered after a large number of mages have joined the ranks.

　Under these circumstances, the high-ranking positions in the "Magic Alliance" become particularly important.

　After discussions among the six parties, the "Magic Alliance" will adopt a "tiered council" system.

　The parliament is temporarily divided into three tiers, from the first to the third level. Higher-level parliaments have veto power over resolutions of lower-level parliaments. Lower-level parliaments only have the right to offer opinions to higher-level parliaments. Parliaments are not based on nationality, race, or organization; members are individuals. However, as long as there are people, there will be bias.

　Therefore, nationality, race, and organization will certainly be considered when initially determining the number of seats.

　The first-level council was tentatively set at thirteen members, but only five were confirmed this time. These five are: Saint Arte Cynthia, Principal of Saint Marian Academy; Saint Dimon, Valkyrie and Duchess Alvest; Saint Patricis, Pope of the Holy Church; King Austin Clarissa of the Humans; and Queen Vera Artemis of the Elves.

　Five of the six forces were chosen.

　Duke Thedenos of the North was not selected; instead, the King of Man was chosen.

　The Moon Elf High Priestess Bellamyatmis also ceded her position to the Elf Queen.

　Once these five seats of the first-level councilors are determined, the second-level councilors will follow. The second-level councilors will first include all those who signed a pact with Hermes in the "Heavenly Court" last time.

　These include Darkdemon, Oridimon, Angelidimon, Aurora Montifali, Sarah Sylph, Lily Laplace, Frederic, Lucia Artemis, Zenny Burns, Isaiah Roger, Albert Grantham, and Emily Grantham.

　Norma Roger and Quintina Nos, who had also entered the "Heavenly Court" at the time but were unable to sign a contract with Hermes due to serious injuries and coma, had no reason to be included as second-level councilors this time, based solely on their status and position.

　In addition to these, those included in the second-level councilors are Duke Thedenos, High Priestess Bellamyartmis of the Moon Elf, Archbishop Sabrina Melville of the Holy Church, and Lord Sunamontilfali of the Free City.

　Garvinos, who should have been included, was replaced by his father. As for Gwen and Stanley Longfellow, they weren't even mentioned by name.

　Sunamontilfali, being the host, needs to have a certain status. There are a total of sixteen second-level councilors, with more to be added later.

　The remaining individuals, such as Norma Roger and Quintina Noss, who had entered the Mountain of the Gods, and Claire Kate, who had not, but who possessed abilities or status, were temporarily placed under the Third-Tier Council.

　In short, everyone who saw it got a share, even the eldest prince Charles and the eldest princess Elizabeth got a share.

　The initial selection of these three levels of councilors was not complicated; everyone had considered it before attending the meeting.

　In reality, only the first-level councilors truly hold a voice within the "Magic Alliance," while the second- and third-level councilors are more like figureheads.

　Of course, if you want to become a first-level councilor in the future, you must first become a second-level councilor and then be promoted step by step.

　So Level 2 and Level 3 do have some significance. However, Darke isn't very interested in them.

　He enjoys watching these large organizations rise and fall, and has a desire to participate in them to some extent. But when it comes to actually managing an organization, he'd rather not.

　Being a second-level councilor in name only is perfectly fine.

　Of course, once it's officially confirmed, the "members of parliament" won't necessarily be called members of parliament. The real challenge will be selecting the other members who aren't present.

　People like the tower master of "Star Tower" and the deputy city lord of "Sky City" are one thing.

　But an orc king like "Lionheart," having been invited, is certainly not content to be merely a third- or second-level councilor.

　If we include "Lionheart" in the first tier, then what about the "Dwarf King," the "Goblin King," and the kings of other races?

　"Level two is fine!"

　In the end, it was Arvit who made the final decision.

　In the early stages of an alliance, it's best to have a small core management team. Five people already significantly slows things down.

　Those so-called "Lionheart King" and "Dwarf King" want to reap the rewards without any effort or participation.

　How is that possible!

　King Austin Clarissa at least replaced the Northland, and the other four first-level councilors were also deeply involved.

　They played an indispensable role in the establishment of the Magic Alliance.

　Moreover, with the support of these five individuals, the Magic Alliance was able to establish its authority right from its inception.

　In other words, with those five, that's enough. As for "Lionheart" and such, we'll talk about that later.

　If you take 13 and then 15, there are still seven spots left to compete for!

　The meeting lasted until just after 5 p.m.

　After the meeting, everyone immediately returned to the villa to tidy themselves up and prepare for the evening banquet.

　The establishment and first meeting of the "Magic Alliance" was a formal, public announcement. Before that, not only the group at the afternoon meeting, but also the others needed to get in touch or build relationships that didn't actually exist.

　Therefore, this private banquet is still very necessary.

　Incidentally, during the banquet, Dark unexpectedly discovered the lion cub, Spikelon.

　The increasingly tall and robust lion cub followed closely behind "Lionheart," its entire size seemingly shrinking.

　He also had several of the "Lionheart's" children, but their relationships seemed to be strained.

　The banquet was spent exchanging pleasantries, making small talk, and going through the motions.

　Midway through the banquet, several leaders disappeared for a considerable period. When they finally reappeared, several of them looked "very angry but helpless."

　Especially the "Lionheart," whose fury was practically standing on end. But the banquet that evening actually went relatively smoothly, since no one actually made a move in the hall.

　Nothing was said that night. September 6th.

　A large number of reporters suddenly appeared in the streets and alleys of the Free City.

　These reporters, who were not authorized to enter, came because they smelled the scent, but they were all turned away and could only linger outside.

　That evening, after spending the entire afternoon getting ready, Dakdimon entered the venue hand in hand with Aurora, and then sat down at the round table next to each other.

　At 7:00 sharp, everyone entered the venue.

　At 7:30, everyone was seated.

　On this day, the Magic Alliance was officially established.

Chapter 1152 The Prologue to the Era of Darkdemon (4k)

　The establishment of the Magic Alliance caused a huge stir in various countries. Principal Arte, as the most powerful person in the alliance, announced the establishment of the "Magic Alliance" in front of everyone in the venue.

　No one doubted the authority of the principal of St. Marian Academy—and even if someone did have doubts, they would rationally choose to shut up after seeing the terrifying lineup of the "Magic Alliance".

　The membership hierarchy of the "Magic Alliance" was clarified at last night's banquet. The first thing to do after the alliance is officially established today is to publish that list.

　The "Magic League" is conceptually an open, fair, and just organization, and therefore does not conceal its membership list in any way.

　When the list was officially announced, everyone around the world who had been focusing their attention on it was shocked.

　It's unbelievable that even "Lionheart" can only serve as a second-level member in this entire alliance system.

　But looking back, the names of the five first-level members were there, and none of them could be replaced by "Lionheart".

　Judging from this lineup alone, this is hardly a "Magic Alliance." It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the "World Alliance" of this continent!

　After the war ended, humans and subhumans, who should have never spoken to each other again, formed an alliance once more, and it wasn't just a temporary alliance limited by the war.

　Ordinary people simply cannot understand this outcome.

　This would likely cause a huge uproar, whether in human kingdoms or subhuman kingdoms.