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

　The completion of the Temple of Nix had a tremendous impact on the City of Freedom.

　Besides strengthening the bond among mixed-race individuals, it also dramatically improved the city's public security.

　No one dares to cause trouble in a city where a true God resides. Unless, of course, they don't believe that it is a true God.

　The development of the night market in the Free City is also due to the improved public safety, which encourages people to go out at night.

　But these are all benefits that are only visible on the surface.

　The completion of the Temple of Nix also brought a hidden gain, and a very important one at that.

　—The Temple of the Sun and Moon, located directly below the Temple of Nix, was also affected by this.

　In essence, Nix is ​​a new god born from the Sun and Moon Kingdom, and even from this Sun and Moon Temple.

　She had an inseparable connection with the Temple of the Sun and Moon. Therefore, a portion of the faith she gathered through her temple was shared with the Temple of the Sun and Moon.

　The pure power of faith, like sweet rain, nourished the Temple of the Sun and Moon, causing it to gradually show signs of "revival".

　In the early Age of Gods, the revival of temples often foreshadowed the revival of deities. Behind this Sun and Moon Temple stood the "Sun-Devouring Lion" and the "Moon-Eating Wolf," namely the "God of Blazing Flame and Rising Sun" and the "God of Frost and Eternal Moon." Unlike the other miscellaneous deities, Dark and his companions possessed some knowledge of the origins of these two gods.

　The "Sun-Devouring Lion" and the "Moon-Eating Wolf" are gods who only build and don't care. They have absolutely no desire to dominate lower-level beings.

　But in critical moments, they will stand up to protect the people.

　In this chaotic era, a minor god like Nix alone is certainly not enough.

　If we can use this opportunity to get in touch with the "Sun-Devouring Lion" and the "Moon-Eating Wolf," the future of the City of Freedom will be more secure.

　In addition, one of Nix's paths to growth is absorbing the power of the sun and moon.

　Its potential is actually extremely exaggerated; it can completely merge the power of the Abyss Serpent and the power of the Sun and Moon Gods to forge an even stronger divine status.

　Therefore, her current investment in the Sun and Moon Temple will most likely yield substantial returns in the future.

　However, Dark also gleaned other information from this statement, information that was very advantageous to him.

　That evening, after finishing his conversation with the city lord, Dark quickly returned to his room to absorb the "Great Sin." Then, he went out alone and headed towards the Temple of the Sun and Moon.

　—In this temple, the eggs of new Sun Elf and Ice Moon Elf were born!

　Now that he has decided to follow the path of the "Elf King," Dark naturally needs more elves.

　He went to the Temple of the Sun and Moon and picked ten eggs each from the eggs of the Sun Elf and the Ice Moon Elf to take with him.

　These ten elf eggs are all intended to be eventually cultivated into "Sun Elves" and "Moon Elves".

　Moreover, this can only be considered the first batch.

　Once this batch is successfully bred, he will return to the Temple of the Sun and Moon, hoping to see even more new eggs born then!

　After returning from the Temple of the Sun and Moon, Dak quickly fell asleep. The night passed uneventfully, and dawn arrived in the blink of an eye.

　The group woke up early, had breakfast at the city lord's mansion, and then went out together.

　But their schedule today is completely different. Diana and Rose are returning to the Academy team.

　Rose, as the newly appointed head of the Duel Club, also shoulders the small responsibility of being the professor's assistant.

　They need to work together with the college team.

　Meanwhile, Aurora prepares to tour the city—to reclaim her identity as the young lord of the Free City.

　As for Dark himself, he naturally headed to the City of Magic.

　……

　The group split into three groups, each...

　Busy.

　As soon as Dark separated from them, a group of maids naturally appeared around him.

　Today, the Duke's Palace and the City of Freedom have become increasingly close. The intelligence organization formed by the "Scorpio Palace" maid corps has played a significant role in maintaining the City of Freedom.

　Therefore, as soon as Dak set foot on the land of the Free City, he was accompanied by maids.

　However, he did not appear last night.

　After all, they were all professional maids, skilled at reading people. They naturally appeared the moment Dark was alone. This time, the lead maid was named "Laura," a mature woman with gray hair and large breasts, as ripe as a peach.

　She served as the "Deputy Head Maid" in the "Scorpio Palace" maid corps for many years and was the first maid to master the "Spiritual Connection Technique".

　This means she has a twin sister.

　Dark only inquired briefly before discussing serious matters with her. Although the construction of the Magic City was important, it couldn't be considered "serious matters" at the moment.

　Duke Dumont's mansion pursued multiple objectives simultaneously during this early Age of Gods exploration. This approach aimed to increase exploration efficiency and yield greater rewards.

　However, the result of dispersing resources is an increase in danger.

　Therefore, for several important "miracles", the elites of the manor were all mobilized, and even the Duke himself and the "Sage of the Beast" personally took part.

　This is, at the moment, the most important "matter of business".

　Dark summoned the "Moon Chariot" and personally drove it to the Magic City. Accompanying him were only Lara and two other younger maids.

　Once the barrier was in place, Lara began to recount the classified information. The first was the "Graveyard of Beasts."

　It was a terrifying graveyard located on the border between the human kingdom and the orc kingdom.

　Claire, the "Sage of the Beasts," personally led the exploration team and has not returned. This is the official statement.

　But in reality, Claire had already come out.

　However, the "Graveyard of Beasts" was already surrounded by the orc kingdom's army at that time. So she managed to evade the orcs' reconnaissance and sneaked out. Now, on the border, the conflict between the orc kingdom and the ducal mansion continues.

　Unbeknownst to them, the most precious artifact within the "Graveyard of Ten Thousand Beasts"—the "Heart of the Beast God"—had already been taken away.

　"The Heart of the Beast God!" Dark exclaimed in surprise.

　Laura nodded slightly and said, "The report says it was unearthed from the tomb of a beast god. It was originally buried in a golden coffin, which would remain intact for ten thousand years."

　Dark asked, "Have you found out what kind of god it is?"

　Laura said, "We did find out a little bit."

　Dark asked curiously, "Tell me about it."

　Laura said, "That Beast God's Heart is a metallic heart, its surface smooth and lustrous like gold. There aren't many Beast Gods with metallic hearts who are also well-known. After careful comparison and elimination, they finally determined that the heart belonged to the Beast God 'Barbarov.'"

　“Barbarov…” Dak tried to recall, but found that he had no relevant knowledge in his knowledge base.

　Laura then launched into a long and detailed explanation.

　After hearing this, Dak finally realized that Babalov was actually a god who could control both machines and beasts.

　The robe also shared a similar, but different, passion with the Golden King: the creation of immortality.

　However, the robe's "immortality" was achieved by transforming beasts into machines. This subconsciously reminded Dark of "Beast Wars."

　"Professor Claire, what are your plans for dealing with that Beast God's Heart?" Dark asked.

　Laura said, "I don't know the specifics, but I think she'll probably use that Beast God's Heart as material to refine it."

　“Hmm…that’s something Claire would do,” Dark said. “What about the ‘Snow Mountain Goddess Temple’?”

　The Temple of the Snow Mountain Goddess is located deep within the northern snow-capped mountains. Arvit has personally visited it.

　And he has not returned to this day.

　Fortunately, their connection with the outside world has not been severed. So far, although the "Snow Mountain Goddess Temple" is dangerous, it has not yet posed a life-threatening threat to them.

　However, Darke remains concerned.

　Laura said, "According to the report, they encountered a large number of demigod-level ice statues in the 'Snow Mountain Goddess Temple.' Fortunately, His Highness the Duke went there personally, otherwise Angry and Teacher Vigo would have been in danger."

　“A demigod-level ice statue…” Darkton was shocked.

　It's important to understand that a true demigod is far superior to a typical fifth-tier magical elf.

　The most famous demigod species in the world is the angel!

　Even dealing with a single demigod is difficult, let alone a "large number". The danger level of that "Snow Mountain Goddess Temple" is indeed terrifying.

　But the more terrifying the place, the more precious the treasures hidden within. Who knows what exactly is hidden in that "Snow Mountain Goddess Temple"?

　Dak had assumed that this information had not yet been released.

　But when he casually mentioned it, Laura said, "They say they found the body of God inside."

　That was a body frozen in ice.

　At first, Arvit and the others thought that they were people who had unfortunately wandered into the Temple of the Goddess of the Snow Mountain and had been frozen there by the temple.

　But during their subsequent investigation, they discovered that the frozen body was actually a "divine body"!

　What's even more terrifying is that there is more than one such "divine body" in that "Snow Mountain Goddess Temple"!

　The worst-case scenario is that those "divine beings" suddenly come to life and attack them.

　That's beyond what a "demigod" can describe.

　It can only be said that the secrets within the "Snow Mountain Goddess Temple" are likely beyond imagination.

　Dak's worries deepened.

　……

　To divert attention, Laura started talking about the exploration of the other ruins.

　The exploration of areas like the "Fairy Garden" with Granny Maggie and the "Sky Corridor" with Sky City are progressing steadily.

　The Fairy Garden is home to a large number of rare and precious plants.

　The [Sky Corridor] seems to hold the secrets of the "Sky City".

　They collected many rare plants from the "Fairy Garden." They also collected many mysterious items from the "Sky City," which are currently being deciphered.

　"Furthermore, we've found a new Temple of the Moon!" Laura reported as a final piece of good news.

　After inquiring about the relevant information, the "Moon Chariot" had already flown above the "City of Magic".

　Looking down from high above, one can see the complete foundation of the "City of Magic".

　Darke simply drove the "Lunar Chariot" around twice to construct a mental model in his mind.

　As the carriage descended from the sky, Taros, the head maid of the "Gemini Palace" and the person in charge of this city construction project, stepped forward.

　As soon as Dak got out of the car, he took the underground blueprints of the "Magic City" from her.

　The most important aspect of a city's foundation is the design of its underground pipelines. His design concepts in this area were ahead of their time.

　Therefore, even though the head maid Taros was in charge of the construction, he was still somewhat uneasy.

　Upon closer inspection, some problems were indeed discovered.

　He immediately discussed these issues with Tarus and drafted a "remedial plan" based on the situation on site.

　Listening here and looking there, time slips away unnoticed.

　As Dak was still talking at length about his ideas, it suddenly became lunchtime.

　After lunch, we continued our inspection and discussion.

　It was already 5 p.m. when Laura quickly reminded her.

　Dark suddenly snapped out of his daze; the day had already passed just like that! At 6 PM, the World Cup Duel Challenge officially began. Only one hour remained.

　He quickly exchanged a few final words with Taras before boarding the carriage to return to the Free City.

　When he drove the "Lunar Chariot" back to the City of Freedom, the people of the City of Freedom had already flocked to the City of Duels.

　The preliminary rounds at Duel City have been temporarily closed, so the area that can accommodate people is relatively small.

　A dense crowd of people thronged the main road in the east, shoulder to shoulder, a sea of ​​people.

　The "Alliance Duel Arena," located in the very center of Duel City, was packed with VIPs, and music had already begun playing inside.

　On the outer wall of the dueling arena, a huge projection appears like a carousel.

　It's currently showcasing historical scenes from the very beginning of magic. Absolutely stunning and breathtaking.

Chapter 1484 The Grand Audition Stage: Dare to Come? (4k)

　In the center of Duel City, at the Alliance Duel Arena.