The next day Ethan woke before dawn He knew that two founders were not enough for a full accelerator cycle He needed at least eight to ten teams to build the environment of collaboration and competition that fueled rapid growth The plaza outside the mage guild hall offered a perfect place for outreach It was where spellcasters performed tricks where merchants sold glowing artifacts and where adventurers reported quests If there was talent hidden in this world it would be here

Ethan walked to the plaza carrying a stack of parchment signs Each sign carried a simple message ArcSpark Accelerator Seeking magical founders Solve problems Build value Shape the future Most passersby ignored him at first Some thought he was a scribe selling lessons Others assumed he was a recruiter for a minor guild But a few curious spellcasters approached asking what the word accelerator meant Ethan explained it simply A place where ideas grow faster

A young alchemist named Velra arrived first with clothes stained by potions and a bag full of bubbling vials She asked whether potion chemistry counted as magical innovation Ethan smiled and said any magic that solved problems could become a business She showed him a potion that instantly cooled overheated metal Ethan immediately saw synergy with Toren and told her about fireball overuse and metal fatigue She listened intently sensing unexpected value

Next came a beast tamer named Corren accompanied by a two foot tall stone lizard with bright green eyes He claimed he could train low level monsters to perform repetitive work Ethan asked whether he could teach the lizard to carry packages between fixed points Corren said it was possible if the lizard was compensated with enough mineral snacks Ethan took notes fascinated by the potential of semi autonomous logistics

A healer named Mira arrived slowly holding a wooden staff Her talent lay in stabilizing mana flow within injured spellcasters She asked if healing could be scaled Ethan told her about health networks and predictable care models Mira had never imagined healing as an organized service She always worked alone answering random calls for aid Ethan explained that a structured healing service could change entire towns Mira looked overwhelmed but hopeful

By midday four more people had joined A rune engraver skilled in making temporary magic seals A crystal tuner who claimed she could adjust mana frequency in crystals A bard with minor enchantment ability who swore he could influence customer morale and a reluctant necromancer whose talent involved reanimating harmless skeletal animals mostly chickens Ethan had never met a founder applicant like that last one but he remained open minded Innovation thrived in strange places

Ethan led the growing group to the warehouse The founders entered cautiously unsure what to expect but once they saw Toren practicing fireball control and Lira running timed summoning drills their skepticism shifted to curiosity Then to interest Ethan introduced everyone and gave a short speech about building the first magical innovation community in the world He told them their talents might seem small or strange but so did the earliest products in his own world until they changed everything

He set up simple stations for each new founder asking them to show their magic while he observed their patterns Mira demonstrated a healing pulse that stabilized mana in seconds Corren showed how his stone lizard followed routes with surprising consistency Velra cooled molten metal instantly The necromancer animated a skeletal chicken and Ethan fought hard not to smile as it clattered across the floor Everyone stared until Ethan said even a strange idea could become a cornerstone if applied correctly

He wrote new objectives on the wall Build team identity Establish weekly goals Construct an early value pipeline Create cross founder synergy The room buzzed with energy as founders compared notes and offered help Corren promised to test delivery routes with Toren Lira asked Mira about stabilizing mana for long summoning sessions Velra promised to help the rune engraver test new combustion seals There was movement excitement curiosity The feeling of a real accelerator beginning to form

As evening settled Ethan stood at the center of the warehouse watching the founders work He felt the same thrill he used to feel during the first week of every new batch in Silicon Valley The world outside did not understand what was happening here The Guilds did not understand The kingdoms did not understand Not yet But the founders did and that was enough

He whispered to himself The era of magical startups begins
And ArcSpark will lead the way