Inside that same library-like shelter.
A young girl wearing an orange velvet dress looked up at the ceiling.
“Kalim, you’re doing this all wrong. You’re over-accelerating their development, and it’s not doing us Blue Star people any favors.”
After staring at the ceiling for a long while, the girl roared at it.
“...”
“I know, I know all that, but scaling up the evolution items they’ve produced like this is irresponsible to the entire Blue Star race.”
“...”
“Hah? Only five? Out of those five, only the Witch succeeded on her own. The other four were entirely due to your interference. How can you even use the word ‘only’?”
“Your unauthorized meddling has completely ruined the plans I originally laid out!”
“It’s one thing to have to remake the plan now, and lifting the level restrictions isn’t a big deal, but then you had to open up all the blood source locations on Storm Island. I wasn’t planning to open those until Level 50!”
“Do you have any idea how many people will die because of this!”
The girl slapped her magic desk in anger.
“...”
“Survival of the fittest? Even for that, you have to give them time to grow! You even forcibly turned five of them into ageless and immortal beings. Why are you in such a hurry?”
“...”
“You only care about the head players? I... I finally understand why you keep losing again and again. You’re squandering your inheritance like it’s nothing; you don't feel a shred of regret.”
“...”
“I... Fine, I understand. But I don't want this to happen again.”
Sigh...
The girl, seemingly having reached an agreement with the ‘Kalim’ she spoke of, let out a long sigh.
Indeed, just as the girl had said, except for Lan Qingyou, the other four evolution items had been force-grown by the world consciousness.
She hadn't been this angry when she first heard that Gu Xiaobei and Vivian had created evolution items.
In fact, she wouldn't have been angry even if she heard two more appeared later.
After all, a bit of forced growth every now and then wasn't necessarily a bad thing; it could even motivate the Blue Star people to strive harder.
But she couldn't stand the subsequent events announced by the world consciousness.
Armies can be organized to search after Level 10?
If she didn't already know exactly what those guardian monsters were, she might have believed it.
But what could she do?
Everyone in the world knew about it now. Instead of throwing a tantrum here, she might as well start re-planning the next steps.
They say plans can’t keep up with changes, and this was the perfect example.
She hadn't expected Lan Qingyou to be such a troublemaker. But thinking about it, after three whole months, the remaining ten billion plus people wouldn't have survived this long if they didn't have a few tricks up their sleeves.
Especially the ‘cream of the crop,’ the Witch of the Tower.
Whether the change in plans was good or bad was debatable, but there was no doubt that the speed at which these top players were shaking things up had exceeded her expectations.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have kept the level restrictions locked for so long.
Forget it. Lifting the level restrictions early might be a good thing; at least it allows those who can make things happen to progress even faster.
Thinking of this, the girl felt slightly comforted and began drafting a new plan.
...
While the girl was planning and Lan Qingyou was reading, another major event occurred on the world channel.
Well, it wasn't exactly a huge deal.
It was just that a new channel had appeared on the world channel.
The source of this event started within Tarot Villa.
While Lan Qingyou had put down her card to fully immerse herself in understanding magic circles, the group was indeed quite lively.
The Star: “Wait, why is there a Tarot Villa channel in the world channel list now?”
Empress: “We don’t really need something like that, do we?”
Indeed, the new channel was for Tarot Villa.
It wasn't surprising that everyone was confused.
Since they all had their cards for communication, an extra channel seemed entirely redundant.
Justice: “We don’t need it, but it is necessary.”
Magician: “Did something happen?”
Justice: “You’ve seen the world channel, right? Time waits for no one.”
The Emperor: “Sorry, haven't looked at it in a long time.”
High Priestess: “No time.”
The Sun: “Who has time for that?”
Justice: “...”
True. It wasn't just them; time was precious for everyone still alive.
It was just that everyone was striving in different directions—some for survival, some for research, and some for learning.
So, the people who could actually idle in the world channel were mostly those on standby.
Or perhaps during the brief windows in the morning and evening.
Justice: “The main reason is that there are just too many people recruiting right now. We aren't the only ones on the Kalim continent anymore. It’s foreseeable that every organization will enter a massive recruitment war, especially for talents like you.”
Hierophant: “Haha, calling us talents? Justice, you’re getting better at talking.”
High Priestess: “The villa’s management has always leaned toward freedom anyway. It’s not like we’re forbidden from joining other organizations.”
The Fool: “Of course we won’t stop you.”
Justice: “But we’re already in, and there are plenty more talents out there. That’s why I called it a recruitment war.”
High Priestess: “Sigh... back then I was your sweetheart, but now that I’m in, I’m just yesterday’s news.”
Righteousness: “You can’t say that. A group called Rose Garden approached me before.”
The Sun: “That group? They approached me too. But listening to them talk so grandly made them feel unreliable, so I didn't join. The Fool’s pitch sounded much more grounded.”
Righteousness: “Not to mention the Witch is here, right?”
The Sun: “Haha, exactly. Although I didn't know who the Witch was back then, the fact that the first person to get a World Title joined meant the villa had to be something special.”
Righteousness: “Yeah, and it really was. I basically got ten portions of evolution blood for doing nothing.”
The Sun: “Haha, so true. Getting something that good just days after joining... it really felt like picking up money without even having to bend over.”
Although [Righteousness] Riesling and [The Sun] Ingrid spoke lightly, both of them were essentially providing for her now.
Whether Lan Qingyou wanted juice or fine wine, they took care of it.
Riesling didn't even want the exchange materials for the Flame Spirits anymore.
Was he joking? He might love money, but that didn't mean he would take advantage of others, especially given such a massive windfall.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he wouldn't mind providing her with drinks for the rest of her life.
It was the same on Ingrid’s side; she was likely going to be working for Lan Qingyou forever.
But it was just one person’s needs; it wasn't particularly difficult for her.
In fact, it wasn't just the two of them.
Even though Lan Qingyou said it was to repay them for helping her ‘clear the quest,’ everyone knew in their hearts that their debt of gratitude to the Witch could never be fully repaid.
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