"Do you really think that many people will come to watch the magic competition?" Sha Chu said, pursing her lips.
"Why not?" Li Xiu asked casually, looking at the map.
"Let’s not even talk about whether you’re offending the Eternal Heaven and other Trial Takers, even if they all ignore you, you’re still making a wedding dress for others. Given our current conditions, how many people do you think will come to participate in the magic competition we’re hosting? If you really manage to pull it off, those major forces can easily host a larger-scale magic competition. In terms of conditions and the quality of the magical contestants, they are bound to be far superior to ours. Do you think people will still come to watch our magic competition?" Sha Chu analyzed.
"That’s why we need to become the benchmark for the magic competition. By then, even if others also host magic competitions, they will not be recognized." Li Xiu thought for a moment and said, "Oh yes, find someone to set up a website for the magic competition and create a ranking list of magical contestants, just like the ranking for Magic Armor Masters."
"Do you really think we can pull it off?" Sha Chu felt Li Xiu’s idea was too naive.
Without high-level magical contestants, who would care about the ranking list?
"We won’t know if it can be done until we try." Li Xiu pointed at the map and said, "First, set up a small arena here, and then gradually expand it. Later, this whole area can be included. We can build hotels, shopping streets, food towns, and gemstone streets here. Since Zhongshan City lacks resources, why don’t we let others bring wealth and resources to us?"
"By the way, the name ’Zhongshan City’ also needs to be changed. From now on, this is our own territory, and using someone else’s name is a bit awkward," Li Xiu pondered.
"Okay, tell me how to change it, and I’ll take care of it," Sha Chu said, seeing Li Xiu in high spirits and not wanting to dampen his enthusiasm anymore.
Anyway, the whole Zhongshan City was seized, so at most we’ll just make it bankrupt again.
"Let’s call it the City of Light," Li Xiu thought for a moment and said.
"Alright, I’ll have someone re-engrave the plaque on the city gate with new lettering tomorrow," Sha Chu looked at the area Li Xiu drew and said, "This project is quite large. Even according to what you said, turning the square area into an arena is not a small sum. You know there’s nothing here, all materials need to be transported from outside. Do you have the money?"
When it came to money, Li Xiu felt a bit headache.
"He doesn’t have money, but I do," Chu Jun came in from outside and sat down, saying, "I heard some of what you were discussing just now. Li Xiu, whatever you want to do, however much money you need, give me a detailed quote, and I’ll take care of the rest."
"Is that really okay?" Li Xiu hesitated.
"What’s wrong with it? If you can contribute to this world, why can’t I?" Chu Jun said earnestly.
"Contribute to this world?" Li Xiu was a bit confused, not understanding what Chu Jun meant.
Sha Chu also stared at Chu Jun in bewilderment, wondering if this guy had some sort of problem, and whether what he said had anything to do with Li Xiu.
Chu Jun said sincerely, "I know what you want to do. Right now, the Trial Gates in the world are mostly controlled by those major forces, making it difficult for ordinary people to become Trial Takers. But that’s not the key issue; the key issue is that most people don’t truly understand what Trial Takers and magical contestants really are. Most ordinary people feel frustrated and hopeless for not becoming Magic Armor Masters, yet they don’t know there’s an even better path to take."
"Since you can risk your own safety to push Trial Takers and magical contestants into the world, allowing people to recognize the true value of them, and put yourself out there to stand for Trial Takers, what’s a little bit of money from me?" Chu Jun got emotional and walked in front of Li Xiu, took Li Xiu’s hand, "The City of Light’s magic competition will inevitably become a banner for Trial Takers stepping into the world. I don’t have the courage to be the standard bearer, but please let me do something for you, for the City of Light, for Trial Takers, and for the world. Please don’t refuse me."
Li Xiu stared dazedly at Chu Jun, speechless for a long time.
"Please don’t refuse me," Chu Jun said earnestly again.
Li Xiu finally came to his senses, turned his hands to hold Chu Jun’s hands, and said sincerely, "Comrade Chu Jun, history will remember your name. In the future history of Trial Takers, your contribution will surely be recorded. Let’s work hard together for this goal."
"Together," Chu Jun said, holding Li Xiu’s hand tightly and somewhat excitedly.
"Sha Chu, calculate how much we need," Li Xiu turned his head toward Sha Chu.
Sha Chu looked at Chu Jun and Li Xiu as if she was looking at two idiots.
"If calculated using Red Sand Coins, at least this amount," Sha Chu raised one finger.
She originally wanted to say, at least one billion plus three zeroes, at least one trillion Red Sand Coins. Although Red Sand Coins aren’t worth much, when converted into Space Coins, it’s still just a few million, less than a billion. But this amount is undoubtedly astronomical for the current situation of the City of Light.
No matter how wealthy Chu Jun is, to have him invest a few million Space Coins into such an unreliable project, Chu Jun would probably think it over carefully.
Without knowing what else Sha Chu was about to say, Chu Jun interrupted, "One trillion Red Sand Coins, no problem. Give me a few days to convert the money into Red Sand Coins and transfer it to you. Also, give me an account, and the money should reach your account in about a week."