Reform Plan

First, he laid out the various "drawbacks" of the Heavenly Arena.

Now came the direction for reform.

The first point was naturally that the Heavenly Arena needed to be "corporatized"—or rather, professional matters should be handled by professionals.

Some powers also needed to be revoked.

Martial Artists could obtain corresponding rights within the Heavenly Arena, but the method would change.

They would no longer be tied to refereeing, allowing referees to become an actual profession.

He introduced the Floor Master system from the anime. At present, the Heavenly Arena did not have the so-called Floor Masters from the anime.

Of course, the Floor Master system Lucky proposed differed from the one in the anime.

Floor Masters would no longer receive rights related to the Heavenly Arena's operations. Aside from prestige, they would receive a fixed monetary income.

That income would be linked to the Heavenly Arena's revenue, which sounded no different from the current "Directors."

The Heavenly Arena had a total of 251 floors.

The Floor Master system Lucky proposed would begin from the 200th Floor, with one Floor Master per floor.

That meant there would be fifty-one Floor Masters in total, and the income they received would naturally differ depending on the floor.

This was equivalent to encouraging people to challenge the Floor Masters.

Beyond that, Floor Masters would have the right to hold competitions in the Heavenly Arena under their own names or in the name of their Martial Arts School.

"Competitions?" Many people did not understand. What was the point of that?

Lucky answered at the right moment. "The Heavenly Arena was originally founded in the hope that martial arts would flourish, while also providing Martial Artists around the world with a place to challenge themselves."

"Of course, it also served to make one's own Martial Arts School more well-known."

The pursuit of fame and profit occupied the majority. Those truly devoted to the development of martial arts would always remain a minority.

For competitions held by Floor Masters, the Floor Masters could gain relevant profits and build their reputations.

Naturally, these competitions would also have restrictions. They would only accept independent applicants, and there would be age limits as well.

Some people did not understand why it had to be so troublesome.

Lucky explained, "This right is primarily intended for Martial Arts Schools that need to recruit disciples, or Martial Artists who wish to establish their own schools."

That immediately made things clear.

If an independent fighter became a Floor Master and had no intention of establishing a school, that did not matter either.

This struck a chord with quite a few people.

Especially the Martial Arts Schools that had a chance of rotating into the current "Director" seats.

Floor Masters were different from Directors. Floor Masters could only be held by the strong, and they would have to endure countless challenges. Only true powerhouses could remain standing.

Unlike the current twelve "Directors," who were not necessarily the strongest members of their Martial Arts Schools.

And there were far more Floor Master positions than Director positions.

"Furthermore, there are a full fifty-one Floor Master positions. If a certain martial arts sect produces talents in abundance, it might even occupy every single Floor Master position."

Lucky directly spelled out one of the key points.

The moment Lucky said this, every Martial Artist was stirred.

The "Directors" selected through the Fighting Tournament were not simply the top twelve, because each school could only occupy one position.

The rankings had to be passed down accordingly.

There had once been Martial Arts Schools dissatisfied with this.

Now, they had such an opportunity. And the more Floor Master positions they occupied, the more it proved their school's prosperity, did it not?

Moreover, selecting disciples through competitions was extremely important to the growth of a Martial Arts School.

After all, no one could guarantee that their school would remain prosperous forever. As long as one generation underperformed slightly, it would immediately decline.

A Martial Arts School's prosperity was closely tied to its strength. Having highly talented disciples was something they valued immensely.

Of course, competitions held by Floor Masters would certainly have related restrictions, and Lucky explained them one by one.

There were also all kinds of Rules concerning the qualifications to become a Floor Master and the qualifications to challenge one.

After discussing the administrative changes, there were also some institutional changes.

Next came the major overhaul.

"To accommodate the Heavenly Arena's development, the entire Heavenly Arena must keep pace with the times. Its internal facilities and competition venues will need to be renovated..."

Lucky first gave a simple overview.

Then the projection began, displaying electrical and technological equipment such as televisions and video recorders.

Some of these things had long been used in major cities of major nations. Lucky had originally planned to use the Mafia's influence to acquire them and transform the Heavenly Arena.

However, Beyond was willing to help. He knew some people in the Five Great Nations.

Of course, these things would not be given away for free. They would definitely cost money.

Naturally, younger people and those who accepted new things quickly would understand this set of ideas faster. Those who were older or more conservative might not understand it as well.

Lucky now spoke constantly of how the Heavenly Arena had been established for martial arts, to make martial arts more prosperous and flourishing.

In short, he was waving a grand banner.

The Heavenly Arena needed to modernize in order to better spread its reputation and allow more people to understand the charm of martial arts.

Of course, Lucky added that it could also increase the Heavenly Arena's revenue.

For many people, that last point was the true focus.

In Lucky's view, limited by the era in which the manga had been created, the Heavenly Arena in the anime had also fallen somewhat behind the times.

And for all this, signal base stations would need to be built in Keli City.

Lucky introduced each item one by one.

The commercial side of the Heavenly Arena would be reduced somewhat, within reasonable limits.

It would further provide martial arts resources, including allowing competitors above the 200th Floor to charge fees for privately teaching others, as well as the use and sale of medicinal bath packs and body-tempering medicinal plasters.

There would be dedicated paid training grounds for Martial Artists, along with the sale of weighted training materials.

Beyond that, there were other ideas that would not be discussed at this meeting.

These included providing Hunter Exam registration, research into medical resources, research into related technological resources, research into forging materials, an Internet plan, publicity and development for the entertainment industry, group competitions for Martial Arts Schools, research into secret martial arts training formulas, research into health-preserving training meals...

In short, it would comprehensively research everything Martial Artists needed.

All the Martial Artists present were stunned, because this plan was enormous.

Anyone who still held passion in their hearts for martial arts could not help wanting to see these tangible things appear in reality after hearing this proposal.

Of course, Lucky had left out quite a bit.

He had not included matters related to Nen Ability users or Divine Script in the plan.

Because they were still somewhat distant for Lucky.

He did not even know how long the current plan would take.

And all of this was really nothing more than some of Lucky's "fantasies." His reference materials were merely the various novels he had read before.

There were traces of many novel sects in it.