Interested in a DIY Teleportation Circle?

The Fool: "If I remember correctly, there are large wetlands in the northern part of the Abandoned Forest. I guess that's how they formed?"

The Tower: "@The Emperor, you'd better keep an eye out too. Your restaurant is at the foot of the mountain, right next to a creek and a swamp."

Righteousness: "At the foot of the mountain? Then she definitely should be careful."

Wheel of Fortune: "With the magic shield around the shelter, there's no need to worry about things like that at all, right?"

High Priestess: "True."

The discussion about the warming weather didn't last long. For them, temperature wasn't an insurmountable obstacle.

Or rather, it was something they didn't care about at all.

After a brief chat, they all went back to their own business.

Even if a flood came, it wouldn't reach them anyway.

Lan Qingyou continued making potions and golems every day.

Then, on the day before the fifth mana turbulence was set to begin, someone posted good news in the group.

This person was none other than Nemo, the oldest fishing enthusiast in Tarot Villa.

Hierophant: "I've found a dungeon. Anyone interested? @Everyone"

High Priestess: "What kind of dungeon?"

Death: "Any intel?"

Others might not get too excited hearing about a dungeon.

But that definitely didn't include Li Huai, the monster-hunting fanatic.

Justice: "Give us the details."

Naturally, the arbiter wouldn't miss out either.

Hierophant: "The entrance is a light blue vortex. I found it while looking for a fishing spot."

Justice: "Have you gone inside to check it out?"

Hierophant: "I did. It's a large ship graveyard in a cliff bay, full of abandoned vessels."

Death: "Anything else? Did you see any monsters? This intel is crucial."

Hierophant: "For now, I've only spotted skeletons and ghosts. Judging by their clothes and weapons, they look like deceased sailors or soldiers."

The Tower: "Count me in."

Lan Qingyou interjected with precise timing.

While the foolish were still asking questions, the wise had already joined the queue.

Of course, Lan Qingyou had a reason for being so proactive.

Humanoid monsters... or rather, monsters turned from sapient beings—weren't they the perfect CPUs for her humanoid golems?

Exactly. What Lan Qingyou wanted were the soul crystals of these skeletons and ghosts.

After all, while Dark Demons were also humanoid, their soul crystals were always a bit off.

Or perhaps they were "mismatched" for the job?

Stuffing the soul of an assassin-like monster into the bodies of cavalry or infantry felt awkward no matter how she looked at it.

Not to mention using them.

Hierophant: "The Tower wants to come? Are you sure?"

The Tower: "I have a mental-type spell and a soul-type spell. Plus, my spirit attribute is high, making me very suitable for dealing with these monsters."

The Emperor: "Me too! I want to go too!"

Death: "Huh? Gu Xiaobei, you have mental or soul-type spells too?"

The Emperor: "No."

Death: "Then why are you coming? Hunting monsters isn't a game. One wrong move and you really could die."

Empress: "He's right. You should stay put. Don't go just to join the crowd."

The Fool: "Hunting monsters really isn't like playing a game. To be honest, I've traveled to so many places, but I couldn't do it if you asked me to fight. Besides, you've never leveled up by hunting monsters, have you?"

The Emperor: "But I want to level up."

The Emperor: "I saw an item before that I wanted to pick during the next monthly grading, but since the grading is gone, I have to level up. Even if it's just for a month, let me reach the top ten."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Everyone fell silent after Gu Xiaobei spoke.

Leveling, items... While they were thinking about combat, political achievements, intel, observation, and soul crystals, Gu Xiaobei's wish was so simple and honest.

Wasn't hunting monsters exactly for the sake of leveling up?

The Star: "Now I want to go level up too."

The Sun: "True. Now, the only way to get extra spells and items is to be in the top ten of the level leaderboard."

The Star: "Unfortunately, my research is at a critical stage. Otherwise, I'd definitely go."

The Sun: "Same here."

Empress: "I only farm. Leveling up doesn't mean much to me."

Righteousness: "Me too."

Magician: "Then let's finalize the roster. Some of my spells are also suitable for dealing with these undead-type monsters. I'll go this time too."

The Sun: "Count me in then. It's a good chance to research the undead."

The Fool: "I won't go. Too many things to handle."

Chariot: "I'm out too. I don't have any effective means of attacking those undead types."

As a physical-based combatant, Chariot's scalp tingled at the thought of ghosts and the like. He immediately declined.

The roster was finally settled after repeated confirmation.

【The Tower】 Lan Qingyou, 【Death】 Li Huai, 【The Emperor】 Gu Xiaobei, 【Wheel of Fortune】 Esmeralda, 【High Priestess】 Vivian, 【The Sun】 Ingrid, and the discoverer 【Hierophant】 Nemo. The Tarot Villa "expedition team" consisted of seven people in total.

After all, dungeons in Kalim didn't have player limits like those in games.

In fact, the world consciousness seemed to strongly encourage teaming up.

And the more people, the better.

This was evident from the previous reminder to gather as many people as possible when searching for ancient blood.

The Tower: "We seem to have a very important problem that hasn't been solved yet."

Lan Qingyou suddenly realized a major issue after the numbers were settled.

Hierophant: "What is it?"

The Tower: "We're scattered all over the world. How are we going to get there?"

Magician: "That's easy. Interested in a DIY teleportation circle?"

The Tower: "A teleportation circle?"

Everyone in the villa was dumbfounded.

They had never even heard of such a thing.

No... The Tower had mentioned it before.

Magician: "It's a new thing I recently developed by combining your paper on magic circles."

The Tower: "To be able to research something like that... you're truly impressive."

Magician: "Whether it's the cards or the material trading on the magic desks, they all use teleportation. Once you understand the principle, making one using magic circles isn't that difficult."

Magician: "Oh, right. There's also that teleportation circle in the Abandoned City in District 666."

The Tower: "Huh? I don't remember taking any photos of it."

Lan Qingyou frowned instinctively at the thought of the teleportation circle under the castle in the Abandoned City.

The Moon: "I had my subordinates go and photograph it."

Shang Chuan, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.

...

Fine, she had almost forgotten that there were four people from Tarot Villa in her district.

Anything she said in Tarot Villa was basically known by all of them.

Magician probably didn't ask her because he knew she was busy.

So... should she say "thanks"?