The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1330 Room To Expand

More administrators came over, and began making copies of Raeʼs design, while adding markings and notations.

Originally, Rae had decided what went where entirely in her head. There were no notes on the blueprint. But now, there were marks for what went in each classroom, which dorm held what students, and then pages and pages of side notes on what the Academy staff would like to see added to the various facilities.

It was definitely not a short list, either.

Part of it was that they wanted to keep the different sorts of dorm rooms intact, along with the unique advantages and drawbacks, so that students could choose and learn the value of compromise.

Some of the drawbacks were only a major issue if your neighbours were obnoxious, like the walls that transmitted the sound of training. But others were a constant annoyance, which could be mitigated with a change in behaviour.

To the Academy, both sorts were a test of mental fortitude and character, a measure of how well the trainee Elites could handle stress and overcome adversity.

Similarly, the ”rewards” were a test of discretion.

One that Karl had failed brilliantly.

All of the supposedly hidden features of the room had been quickly revealed not just to his tutor, but also to Dana, who spent more nights in his room than her own. Sybil had at least attempted to keep the curtains closed and pretend that the garden outside didnʼt exist when the teachers came in to speak with her.

But Sybil also didnʼt have a Dana equivalent ʼfriendʼ that all the teachers suspected was actually a friend with benefits.

Karl had no idea that his reputation was so thoroughly unwholesome back at the Academy, or that he was considered a living legend among the boys of the current generation.

The one who had been the fastest ever to advance to Commander Rank, who had graduated early to work on the most classified of projects before saving the nation in public fashion.

And who had done it all with the campus beauty at his side.

It was so utterly unfair that the new generation of Elites in training could only dream of being him.

The number of small changes that the teachers were making continued to increase until finally Rae decided that she had enough. They were losing track of her vision, wanting to move buildings into unsuitable spots, and it was time to put an end to their nonsense.

”Alright, I see what you want out of the buildings. We will make it all work. Donʼt worry too much about it, even if it doesnʼt look like it will fit where I put it, it will.” She insisted.

Everyone turned to Karl for an explanation, as it was clear that Rae was not about to give one.

”We can use [Illusionary Domain] and [Reality Warp] to create expanded study areas and altered room geometry. Itʼs a bit challenging to describe until you have seen it in action, but I assure you that Rae is correct. This design will work with your requests.” He offered.

That wasnʼt totally convincing, but he was the one that had all the power, so if he was going to rebuild them an Academy to replace the one they lost, then they would shut up and accept it.

If it wasnʼt enough, they would expand upon the initial design later.

That part was probably inevitable. The population of the Golden Dragon Nation was growing, and an increasing number of students were coming to the Academy every year.

So, unless they built a second facility, they would eventually need an even larger capacity school.

[We should make lots of extra dorms. One huge pack is stronger than two small ones.] Thor suggested.

[Oh, a high-rise condo, like we had in the Capital.] Remi agreed.

[Like coconuts on a palm tree?] Leo asked, unfamiliar with the concept.

[No, there are people all the way up, not just at the top.]

[Hmm, that could be fun. Like stacking rocks really high.]

Rae quickly altered a few things in her plan, then nodded. [We can make it work with up to ten stories of dorm rooms. Or we can do more, and use illusions for the levels, so the outside only looks like ten.]

The beasts did the mental calculations, and then realized that all the existing buildings here were four stories or shorter.

Well, they had been before Karl squished them.

But that meant going to ten stories would already double capacity, even

without adding any new dorm buildings.

But Raeʼs plan also had many more buildings than the old layout, and they were much more efficiently designed, with connecting walkways to complete the

spiderweb pattern.

This would be much more efficient, but it was also a security measure, as they could lock down the walkways with [Illusionary Domain] and make intruders fight their way through ever increasingly creative scenarios to move between

buildings.

It was going to be so much fun.

”Where do we start?” Rita asked, ignoring the disturbing feeling that she got when she saw Rae silently plotting her next move.

”The first steps are to clean up, and then I suppose that we can work our way out from the tower. Rae, do all the bunker entrances line up with a building?”

Karl replied.

Rae shook her head. ”No, some of them are in silly spots. But once we clean up, we can fix them. Having the bunkers not be directly under the buildings will make it easier for some of them to get back out again if they have another

incident.”

Rita nodded in agreement. With so many of the bunkers buried under rubble today, it would have actually been better if some of them hadnʼt been directly under the buildings, and the exits were more easily accessible from an open

area.

The only reason that it had been so easy to find them all was because Karl

could repair the tunnels after they got the power back online.

But it wasnʼt wise to count on that being true the second time.

The Headmaster smirked as he watched Ritaʼs expressions cycle from concern

to horror, and finally to acceptance.

”Alright, we will trust the Lady Rae to design a safe and efficient layout.”