Atlantis

On the smooth, muddy ground, Ryan pulled Kate, who was still flipping through past issues of magazines, and slowly walked towards the reception room.

Unlike Kate, Ryan didn't study any magical knowledge. After all, these were only relative truths. "Thinking" and the knowledge and inspiration honed through the panel were what suited Ryan best and were closest to the truth.

Ryan mainly focused on history. To satisfy his curiosity, Ryan endured the discomfort stemming from his DNA and began reading history books.

The city was originally Atlantis, the territory of Poseidon.

After the wizards behind the Terror Trips discovered this place, they joined forces with the local Merpeople to restore this underwater pearl.

This city has been operating for over 200 years. The majority of the wizards who discovered it came from the Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the America, followed by Hogwarts in Britain, then Beauxbatons in France, and other countries.

Interestingly, among the wizards from the Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the America, the most numerous are from the Horned Serpent House, which represents the Wisdom of wizards and witches and is an academy that favors scholars.

Among the wizards from Hogwarts School, the most numerous are Ravenclaw, representing Wisdom, followed by Hufflepuff, while Gryffindor and Slytherin are almost nonexistent.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, creating one's own paradise and living in seclusion might be seen as cowardly behavior by the more reckless Gryffindor.

Unlike Ravenclaw, who are more interested in exploring what the world is like, they emphasize what the world should be like!

And the ambitious Slytherin, needless to say.

Here, those known as sages formed a pact, bound each other to one another, shared their magic, and progressed together.

Then, Atlantis was revived once again.

The school here follows the style of Hogwarts, dividing students into four houses, but unlike Hogwarts, it is named after the first headmaster, and unlike Ilvermorny, it is represented by four creatures.

They adopted the four virtues of Wisdom, courage, Honesty, Ambition as the name of the academy.

It only accepts young wizards born in this city; even Muggle and Squib can pay to attend classes.

To commemorate the sacrifices of the Merpeople, the city was even transformed into a place that is half seawater and half land.

"Ryan, let's go to the library again tomorrow," Kate said, turning her head to Ryan.

"Alright, but don't forget one thing: don't try to take the books out of the library again. Outside wizards can only view them inside the library," Ryan reminded him.

Time flies, especially happy times.

When it was time to leave, Ryan was quite surprised that not a single employee or behind-the-scenes staff member came to give an introduction, as if this were just an ordinary trip.

Kate, influenced by the contract, was fascinated by the knowledge here, but she didn't feel anything was wrong with the place, nor did she feel uncomfortable because she could no longer see these books outside.

So, at 6 p. m., in a magnificent room in Atlantis, Ryan and Kate stepped onto a magic circle, and in a daze, they arrived at Diagon Alley.

"That's so advanced!" Ryan hadn't even had a chance to exclaim when Kate interrupted him, "Ryan, did we just go to the bottom of the sea? There's even a city there! And wizards!"

"The International Confederation of Wizards has never registered any such country; they even have their own schools!"

"It's unbelievable. How come I didn't feel anything was wrong before?"

Ryan shook his head. Kate hadn't even realized that what she had just said was the result of Ryan's Telepathic Communication skill.

The contract took effect the instant Kate was about to speak, but Ryan, who was prepared, had already connected to Kate's mind, which was why he was able to hear her complaints.

It's really amazing that this contract is about to spread and infect Ryan while Ryan and Kate are communicating.

A flash of red light appeared on Ryan's body, and the contract disappeared. However, the one on Kate's body was simply put to sleep by Ryan to prevent it from constantly trying to spread to Ryan during communication. Moreover, having this contract was also a good thing for Kate, as long as she didn't live in Atlantis forever.

The magic of this contract will also give the host positive feedback and promote growth. In addition, Ryan does not intend to spread the news of this city. This secret realm should be isolated from the world.

In fact, when Ryan learned of this contract, he even considered developing a kind of magic, a spell that could turn his own memories into bullets and shoot them into other people's minds.

After all, this contract has no owner and cannot be modified.

In this way, all wizards will be bound by the contract, unable to harm each other, and utopia will arrive.

However, as Ryan "Detection" and "thinks" in the city, Ryan discovers that the power in this contract that prevents all wizards from harming each other does not come from the contract itself.

This power is the embodiment of the Atlantis wizards' yearning for a peaceful life, a period of over a hundred years without a single battle.

If they leave Atlantis, the wizards bound by the contract will no longer be unable to harm each other, but they will no longer be able to speak of the existence of Atlantis or write about it.

This is precisely the magic of the contract itself: to conceal this underwater secret realm and to act as if it does not exist, without actively targeting it.

Moreover, even if Ryan spent his eternal time to transform every part of Earth into the environment of Atlantis, he still could not truly bring about peace.

The reason why the Underwater City contract was truly established was because every wizard who initially created the contract shared the same beautiful vision.

The young wizards who were born in the city later were just like House-elf, except that House-elf lost their sense of self and served the wizards, while the young wizards did not think of harming others.

The reason why the wizarding community that joined later only included young wizards was to ensure that their values were not yet formed and that they could be influenced by the contract. As long as they stayed in Atlantis, the newly joined young wizards would eventually become like the other residents.

If the goal is to achieve the effect of Atlantis, where all wizards are unable to harm the other party, then it would probably be necessary to hypnotize or kill all wizards who do not conform to the vision.

This city can only remain a small, secret place; the model cannot be widely adopted.

"Kate, haven't you noticed? You can't reveal anything about Atlantis with words or pen and paper right now," Ryan replied in Kate's mind. "It's a contract: to enjoy unimaginable travel at a low cost in exchange for keeping the secret."

"Okay, I won't say anything more," Kate said, her face drooping.

It was only then that Kate realized she was back in Britain, in Diagon Alley, inside the Terror Trips travel agency. Surprisingly, the staff hadn't come to collect the remaining fees; she estimated the trip had initially cost only 60 Galleons.

It also thoughtfully includes a back door that can only be opened from the inside, so you don't have to go out through the receptionist in front.

Having learned the truth from Ryan, Kate and Ryan went out through the back door and went home to their respective homes.

"That shouldn't be the case. Could it be that the back door worked? Shouldn't all the little wizards be very curious?" Meanwhile, the receptionist, who was waiting for Ryan Kate to come out of the front door to explain, was completely confused.