Two days later.
Original location of Murphy Continent, directly above the Abyss rift.
Including Jerald, who originally held a seat on Milton Continent, twenty-four legislators of the Wizard Alliance gathered in the sky.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have three topics for this meeting."
With the sea breeze gently brushing his cheeks, Francis looked around at everyone, his expression solemn as he said, "The first topic is to discuss the division and pricing of the seventy-two layers of the Abyss."
"The second topic is to determine the main development direction and restrictions for various factions in the future."
"The third topic is the reform of contribution points."
"Now, let's start with the first topic, regarding the division of the seventy-two layers of the Abyss, I think we should stick to the old rules. Two-thirds for us, one-third for the control of the Wizard Alliance. Does anyone disagree?"
After speaking, his gaze fell on Lor and Domenico.
Allocating one-third of the war gains to the Wizard Alliance has been a tradition set since the God War began.
These gains are meant to leave room for the legislators, the little ones under them, and the newcomers, belonging to concessions and support.
On this point, the other legislators had long reached a consensus. Now they primarily wanted to see if Lor and Domenico had any opinions.
If there are objections, a reasonable plan will be discussed anew.
"I have no objections." Lor shook his head with a smile.
He was a beneficiary of this provision before; otherwise, he wouldn't have obtained such a large territory and Magic Crystal Ore.
Having made contributions, one must have something in return!
If all key assets like territories and Magic Crystal Ore were in the hands of the legislators, no matter how great his contributions, he could at most exchange them for some Magic Crystals and apprentice quotas.
A short-term need can be met, but once used, they're gone.
If he wants more in the future, he must continue contributing to the Alliance.
Now that it's his turn to make concessions, he naturally wouldn't cut off the paths of those who come after.
"I have no objections either." Domenico followed suit.
From a long-term perspective, he considered this a correct measure.
If newcomers are squeezed too hard, some rather unpleasant things might occur.
"Alright, since no one has objections, let's settle it."
Francis nodded, raised his hand, and pointed forward. A blue map model, spanning the latter forty-eight layers of the Abyss, appeared in front of everyone. He pointed at the map model and said:
"Next, let's divide the 48 layers of the Abyss. You all pick the areas you want based on your contributions, and then we'll coordinate at the end."
The sizes of these forty-eight layers of the Abyss vary; some are over three hundred thousand miles long and two hundred thousand miles wide, not as vast as the Wizard World Continent.
Yet some span nearly a million kilometers in length and width, extremely enormous.
The terrain of each Abyss layer also differs, with the most outrageous being the seventy-second layer.
Although it is a million kilometers in length and width, the entire layer is covered by a Sea of Blood, the birthplace of Blood Demons.
To change the environment is as difficult as creating land on the Wizard Plane.
If Lor's plan succeeds, this Abyss layer's value will be the lowest.
But if it doesn't, the Blood Demons produced by the seventy-second layer are abundant, almost equivalent to ten other Abyss layers combined. The value of materials obtained by slaying Blood Demons matches its area.
The uncertainty is immense, and the value is difficult to define.
"Which layers of the Abyss should I choose?" Lor pondered the map model of the forty-eight Abyss layers, lost in thought.
In any case, he won't choose the seventy-second layer. His Abyss territory's primary future purpose is to have players hunt Abyssal Demons to gather Origin Points for him to explore what the Sequence Panel can do.
The prerequisite for everything is to prioritize ease for players in killing demons.
To kill Blood Demons in the Sea of Blood on the seventy-second layer, one must dive into the sea, exceedingly troublesome.
Furthermore, Perception Ability cannot be used, greatly limiting Elemental Mages, instantly excluding half the players. Clearly, it's not the best choice.
Based on his achievements in wrapping things up, claiming three moderately sized Abyss territories shouldn't be a problem. Any more would be overstepping; he must carefully compare which Abysses are most cost-effective.
"Why don't you choose first since your merit is the greatest?" Just as Lor was contemplating, Jerald looked at Francis, smiling as he spoke.
"Yes, it is only right you choose first." Yasen also nodded in agreement.
"Seconded."
"Seconded."
...
From all angles, Francis contributed the most in this Battle of the Abyss, so everyone urged him to make his selection first.
"Alright then."
Francis looked around, smiled, and said, "During the early stage of this Abyss invasion, I singlehandedly held back five five-tier demons, and in the mid-stage, I occupied ten five-tier demons. Taking the twenty-fifth to the thirty-fourth layer Abyss shouldn't be a problem, right?"
As he spoke, with a thought, the map model split the first ten Abysses, flying beside him.
The twenty-fifth to the thirty-fourth layer Abyss collectively occupies only about one-seventh of the area of the forty-eight layers of the Abyss.
With his contributions, taking an additional three layers of Abyss would also be reasonable, yet he always prefers to leave some leeway for his own people.
Taking everything isn't in line with his principles.
"That's fine."
"No problem."
"How about picking two more layers?"
The legislators understood Francis's modesty well and naturally had no objections, with some even suggesting that he select two more Abyss layers.
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