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

　Principal Arte slowly said, "I want to build another magic city to the west of the City of Freedom, in the direction of the demon territory. Of course, it will still be under the jurisdiction of the City of Freedom."

　"The City of Magic?" Dark's heart stirred, and he asked, "How do we build it?" Principal Arte replied, "Extend it outwards from the outer city walls. It will only take a month to create the framework of a city. Then, establish a new Magic Alliance base in the city center..."

　Dark quickly understood Principal Art's idea.

　Magical duels are not sporting events. If the World Cup were held inside the City of Freedom, it would inevitably cause massive destruction to the city.

　Although the mage has a way to quickly repair the city, will the city's residents agree to it?

　Therefore, building another Magic City and designating it from the outset as the exclusive venue for the World Cup would eliminate this dispute.

　Once the World Cup ends, the City of Freedom can further develop the Magic City, transforming it into a new city within the City of Freedom.

　Dark decided to participate in the design of the Magic City.

　Once completed, it will be replicated exactly in "Magic Heaven." This will achieve a win-win-win situation!

Chapter 1423 Humanoid Computer Demon God's Heart (4k)

　“Building another magic city outside the City of Freedom, dedicated to duels, is indeed a good idea.”

　As Dak's thinking broadened, he became increasingly aware of the benefits this plan could bring.

　The Free City's current development focuses primarily on "adventure." Located in demonic territory teeming with magical beasts, its city policies offer considerable freedom. This has attracted numerous adventurers, gradually transforming it into a city for them.

　Almost all of Freedom City's profits are related to this. However, as the city continues to develop, the influx of people increases, and the city's consumption also increases. The profits that this single project can generate will gradually become insufficient to support the city's operation.

　Because the Free City has no real industries, and its current environment has made it basically isolated from industries such as agriculture and animal husbandry, it is completely unable to be self-sufficient.

　The food and goods here are all imported from abroad.

　If unexpected factors such as climate change prevent adventurers from venturing out, the city's economic system will lose its driving force and gradually cease to function.

　Therefore, although the Free City seems to be thriving now, it has actually harbored great hidden dangers.

　The "adventurers" it relies on are inherently an extremely unstable industry.

　Under these circumstances, if the City of Freedom wants to continue to develop, it must explore new avenues.

　The establishment of the Magic Alliance has injected new vitality into this city that was about to reach its development stage.

　However, as the branches of the Magic Alliance spread throughout the continent, the mages' dependence on the Magic Alliance headquarters will decrease significantly, and those mages who come from all directions will gradually stop coming.

　Therefore, a mere headquarters for the Sorcerer's Alliance is far from sufficient. It must possess something more distinctive, reflecting the unique characteristics of mages. The City of Freedom must be transformed into a sacred ground for mages!

　"Connect the projection mechanisms of the Magic City and the Academy Duel Arena. Even after the World Cup ends, dueling matches can still be held in the Magic City."

　"For example, we could hold a professional league in the name of the Magic League, and then combine this professional league with the World Cup, stipulating that as long as you achieve the corresponding results in the professional league, you can qualify to participate in the second World Cup Duel Challenge."

　"Of course, this is just one way to participate in the World Cup Duel Challenge."

　“We can also link the college’s internal competitions with World Cup qualification.”

　"Or they might gain the right to qualify for the World Cup and then offer it to other factions for a fee in duels."

　"In addition, we can set up another direct invitation list, where the Magic Alliance can directly invite some mages to participate in the World Cup."

　"In this way, the Magic City can be used all year round, and we can even develop the tourism industry based on it."

　"As long as we can attract enough people, we can naturally develop other ancillary economies."

　"The profits gained from this will be shared between the Magic Alliance and the City of Freedom, and the Magic Alliance will also gain a new source of profit."

　At first, Principal Arte was speaking, but it gradually became a speech by Dak alone.

　He was like a dam bursting, talking non-stop, leaving Principal Arte speechless.

　After a long pause, Principal Art finally found a chance to interject, saying quietly, "You're right, that's what I think too."

　Dark said with a hint of excitement, "I also have a fairly complete idea for the design of the Magic City."

　Principal Art: "Mmm-hmm."

　Dak then took out paper and pen and began to draw directly on the paper. He first drew the outline of the Free City.

　When the City of Liberty was first built, it was not designed in a particularly comprehensive way due to factors such as environment and resources.

　Its urban planning was actually quite good at the beginning, but as the city gradually developed, it underwent some repairs and reconstructions, but the progress was slow.

　Currently, it appears to be roughly a crooked hexagon. The western wall is the most solid, and also the tallest and widest. Adventurers enter and exit the demon territory through the western gate.

　Therefore, most of the commerce is concentrated in the west. The east side, facing the kingdom, is predominantly residential. Thus, the Magic City shouldn't be built in the west, but rather in the east. Adventurers can be free, but the dueling industry requires order. If tourism is to develop, a relatively safe environment must be provided for visitors to the dueling arena.

　“The area of ​​the Magic City is smaller than the main urban area of ​​the Free City.” Dark drew a line with the eastern city wall as the boundary, and then drew a circle close to that line.

　This circle is smaller than the outline of the City of Liberty, with a diameter of approximately half.

　The City of Magic is only part of the City of Freedom in terms of its status, and it should not overshadow the main city.

　Then, he added lines around the perimeter of the circle.

　"The area outside the circle can be used to build a new urban area of ​​the Free City, which will surround the Magic City."

　"The new base of the Magic Alliance will be built in the middle of the circle." As he spoke, he drew a small circle in the very center of the circle.

　Then, starting from the small circle, twenty lines are drawn outwards, dividing the annular space between the circles into twenty-one parts.

　"Of these twenty-one areas, aside from the area directly to the east, which can be designated as the main road and commercial district, the remaining twenty areas can be divided into twenty sections."

　Twenty different areas were constructed, each themed around a different attribute.

　"Furthermore, within the small circle, in the area where the Sorcerer's Alliance is located, we can build the world's largest dueling arena and invite high-ranking officials from various countries to watch the matches."

　"The World Cup Duel Challenge is divided into preliminary rounds and main tournaments. The preliminary rounds are a city-based points tournament, while the main tournaments are a knockout tournament. The knockout tournaments can be held in this duel arena."

　"Then, it's time to refine the design..."

　"Finally, the most important key to truly developing the City of Freedom is transportation."

　"If possible, try to build a railway from the kingdom to the Free City before the first World Cup Duel Challenge begins."

　Duck drew two lines at what he considered the best location for planning the railway.

　After a long pause, Principal Arte said, "This is a very large project."

　Dark nodded and said, "So a meeting is needed."

　……

　The Magic League is not an alliance of one person.

　The Holy Church, the Royal Family, orcs, and elves are all "shareholders" of the Magic Alliance.

　As a "shareholder," if you don't contribute money in the early stages of development, do you expect to receive a share of the profits only after the business becomes profitable?

　Don't even think about it!

　This time, they not only have to contribute money, but also manpower and effort!

　"In addition, I personally think we can start attracting investment," Dak said.

　Principal Art asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

　Dark said, "There are very few Level 3 councilors in the alliance, and all Level 4 and Level 5 councilors are vacant."

　Principal Art couldn't help but glance at him, a slight sigh escaping her lips. This was an attempt to bind the entire continent's power to the Magic Alliance!

　But with the gods about to be resurrected, and everyone in the same boat, it's only natural to tie a rein in.

　"Now that we have the design drawings, we can start bringing in all sorts of advertisements and sponsorships," Dak said.

　He is a staunch dove.

　Anything that can be resolved peacefully (economically) should never be resolved through war.

　When the economic interests of almost all the major powers in the world are tied together, it is natural to minimize the number of enemies and maximize the number of friends.

　Humanity should unite.

　However, this kind of thing is only possible in a magical world where individual power accounts for a large proportion.

　It's called a "meeting," but whether this "meeting" can actually take place depends on who proposes it.

　Principal Arte happened to be one of the few people who could get this "meeting" going.

　“Finally, I have one last suggestion,” Dark said. Principal Arte said, “Speak.”

　Dark smiled faintly and said, "We can build more statues of the twelve Olympian gods throughout the City of Magic and inside and outside the Central Duel Arena."

　Principal Arte immediately understood and couldn't help but sigh again: "The twelve Olympian gods are the founders of the magical path, so it is only right to build statues of them."

　Dak nodded.

　It doesn't mean anything else, it's just about finding someone to endorse me.

　late at night.

　Principal Art took the design drawings to plan the meeting. Dark, on the other hand, continued to ponder the design concept.

　Today is December 29th, and there are only two days left until the end of first grade.

　The official start date of the new semester at St. Mary's College is Monday, January 4th.

　However, the opening ceremony will be held on the evening of January 3rd.

　If you do the math, you'll need to leave on the evening of January 2nd to have a chance of making it to the opening ceremony on the evening of January 3rd.

　That means he has four days left. What should he do with those four days?

　When the initial enthusiasm cooled, Dark suddenly realized that he was now the only idle person left!

　He has always been among the busiest people.

　This period of suddenly becoming the only person with nothing to do is quite novel to think about.

　"How about I take a couple of days off and wander around until the New Year before going back?" Dark recalled his first time in the Free City, trying to recapture the passion he had back then, but then realized that people really do change.

　Now, he clearly finds it difficult to recapture that passion. Or perhaps, he's simply too exhausted.

　That's when you lose your passion. "Then let's take a two-day break," Darke finally decided.

　But he soon realized that he was not in control of his own destiny in the world, and that he had been overthinking things.

　He had no time to stroll around or rest.

　仅仅第二天。

　He was forcibly pulled aside by Principal Arte and summoned to meet with a dozen or twenty designers.

　Then, in the time that followed, he never escaped from "design hell".

　Although he had some ideas about design, he was actually just a "beginner." Many of his ideas remained theoretical, and some of his seemingly brilliant ideas were copied from his memories of his previous life.

　Given his level of expertise, he shouldn't have been able to participate deeply in the design of the Magic City.

　The master designers recruited by Principal Arte only regarded him as one of his "employers".

　However, everything changed after he demonstrated the ability of the "mind palace".

　The combination of "mind palace" and "mind projection" technology transformed Darkimon into a human...

　Shaped computer.

　Those designers had never experienced a design method that could perfectly present their ideas immediately, and they were all like they had been injected with stimulants, clinging tightly to Darko.

　One day, two days, three days, four days...

　A series of distinctive buildings quickly took shape in Dak's mind. He not only lost the opportunity to return to the college before the new year, but also the opportunity to return before the start of the semester.

　Fortunately, Aurora was still busy with affairs in the Free City and had not returned to the academy.

　Moreover, starting from the evening of December 31st, she began to take time out of her busy schedule to cook nourishing soup for Dak.

　That was a precious time to legitimately escape the designers. Dak couldn't refuse Aurora's kindness.

　Meanwhile, Auri and Chris had returned to the capital. Principal Arte had also returned to the academy.

　Good news! This year, the principal standing on the stage at the new school term opening ceremony is a real person.

　January 9th, Saturday.

　Principal Arte used the projection equipment in the open-air dueling arena to hold a remote meeting on "World Cup planning".

　The participants included high-ranking officials from various countries and ethnic groups.

　She proposed the construction of the Magic City at the meeting, which was ultimately approved by majority vote.