When Lucas stepped out of the Mirror Dimension, Wong was still seated behind the tea table, calmly sipping tea.
"Finished discussing everything?" Wong looked up and asked.
"Wong," Lucas suddenly called out.
"Yes?" Wong set down his cup.
"The Ancient One asked me to temporarily act as Sorcerer Supreme."
"Oh." Wong immediately stood. "Greetings, Sorcerer Supreme. I will inform the other masters at once."
"Wait!" Lucas quickly raised his hand to stop him.
Wong paused. "Is something wrong?"
"She said that—but I never agreed."
Lucas shrugged.
"I don't know a single spell. I can't exactly take the position of Sorcerer Supreme. The other sorcerers would mock me."
"So I'm officially transferring this 'acting Sorcerer Supreme' responsibility to you. You'll manage Kamar-Taj's daily affairs."
"If there's something that requires force, call me."
Wong looked at him thoughtfully.
He appreciated Lucas—not romantically, but with genuine respect. Lucas knew when to advance and when to step back. He was confident, yet not arrogant.
If Lucas had known Wong's thoughts, he might have remarked that future Sorcerer Supremes would not necessarily share those virtues.
Wong nodded.
"That's reasonable. Focus on your own matters. If something arises, I'll notify you immediately."
"Where would you like to go? I'll open a portal."
"Los Angeles, California."
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Los Angeles
The city had already taken shape.
Most of its core infrastructure had been completed.
Its diameter stretched roughly 120 kilometers at its narrowest point and nearly 140 kilometers at its widest.
Its total area exceeded ten thousand square kilometers—approximately ten times the size of the former Los Angeles.
After official reporting, it was now recognized as the largest city in the world by virtually every metric.
Core Infrastructure Systems
Six major municipal systems were essentially complete:
Water supply and drainage
Transportation
Communications
Environmental sanitation
Energy
Disaster prevention
All were built using products developed by Saiyan Corporation.
---
Water & Waste System
The traditional citywide network of scattered treatment plants had been replaced.
Instead, the entire city operated on a centralized subterranean super water-processing core.
Both fresh water distribution and wastewater purification were handled beneath the city, eliminating the need for large industrial facilities that consumed land and damaged urban aesthetics.
---
Transportation System
A dual-mode land-and-air transportation network had been established.
A human-supervised central command system coordinated all traffic citywide.
Vehicles included:
High-speed maglev transit trains
Smart buses
Shared ground-air hybrid vehicles
Personal surface mobility pods
Travel from one end of the city to the other required no more than twenty minutes—including station stops.
All vehicles were controlled by sub-systems of the central network.
Passengers simply selected a destination and paid the fare.
Accident probability had been reduced to near statistical insignificance—beyond five decimal places.
The new airport was equipped with next-generation ultra-performance aircraft.
Intercontinental flights could reach the opposite side of Earth in under ninety minutes.
---
Energy System
The city ran entirely on Saiyan corporation's newly released Super-Particle Energy technology.
Its efficiency surpassed both nuclear fission and fusion.
A facility occupying less than one hundred square meters could power the entire metropolis.
This innovation alone elevated Saiyan corporation to the unquestioned leader of the global energy sector.
Even at peak demand, total energy consumption would not exceed ten percent of system capacity.
Included within this system was full environmental control:
Artificial temperature regulation
Precipitation management
Humidity stabilization
Air purification
The city would never suffer from excessive heat, cold, pollution, or dust accumulation.
---
Communications
Signal coverage was absolute.
Even ten kilometers underground, reception remained flawless.
Data usage was free.
Transmission speed made conventional 5G appear primitive.
---
Disaster Prevention
The city was divided into 150 sectors.
Each sector housed subterranean disaster-response robots—variants of the same construction machines that built the city.
They were capable of handling:
Fires
Structural collapses
Flooding
Industrial accidents
Infrastructure repair and upgrades
Upon receiving dispatch signals from the emergency command center (911), they could deploy instantly.
They operated continuously, twenty-four hours a day.
Large-scale disasters were also within their operational scope.
All of these systems were complete and ready for activation.
Currently under construction was the city's military integration system.
---
Lucas's arrival was quickly noticed by Governor Gavin and Mayor McCourt.
He was invited into a high-level meeting.
Seated inside were:
Johnny, representing Saiyan corporation
President Ellis
Secretary of State Evan
Defense Secretary Ross
Speaker of the House Clausen Rivers
Several key members of Congress
After Johnny's briefing, Lucas understood the situation.
Governor Gavin intended for the California state government to place military procurement orders directly with Saiyan corporation.
The Pentagon rejected the proposal outright.
Congress had issued a directive prohibiting California from placing any orders with Saiyan corporation without federal approval.
Additional regulatory clauses followed.
Even without deep political knowledge, Lucas understood.
This was about preventing California from becoming too powerful.
With Saiyan corporation's technology, California could effectively become a technologically dominant autonomous power bloc.
In simple terms:
All state-level procurement must go through Congress.
Governor Gavin and Mayor McCourt were openly arguing with congressional representatives.
"Mr. Lucas," Mayor McCourt said, turning to Lucas, frustration evident in his tone,
"Are you telling me that even if California wants to purchase products from your company, we must seek congressional approval?"
"Does that mean that if our state government wants to buy a single roll of paper from Saiyan corporation, we need Congress to approve it?"
The room fell silent, waiting for Lucas's response.
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