“Announcement IV: In addition to the teleportation arrays for convenient travel, the Adventurers' Guild will also feature inns for temporary rest, bars, and shops selling delicious food, strong spirits, Witch potions, various vegetables and fruits, wheat, rice, weapons, armor, camping gear, and more.”
With the release of the fourth announcement, the world channel finally returned to a state of calm.
However, the hearts of the people were anything but calm.
Fine, fine, fine!
So you guys pulled this move just because we said we wouldn't exchange the currency, didn't you?
I'll buy it! It's just one silver coin, what's the big deal!
Some people had intended to hold out, but... the Supreme Council was offering too much.
No kidding.
Teleportation arrays, Adventurer Cards, fine wine and gourmet food—they even thoughtfully prepared leisure areas.
As long as the prices weren't too outrageous, spending a little wasn't an issue.
Most importantly, with the teleportation arrays, one could go to dungeons in other regions. After spending some money, they could head straight to a dungeon, use the card's storage function to carry loot, sell it back to the Adventurers' Guild for money, and then go back to spending.
It was a perfect economic cycle!
With this series of moves, everyone's daily schedule was laid out clear as day.
As for the 'participants' like Lan Qingyou, they were equally unsettled.
Good grief, did the Supreme Council do all this behind our backs?
We thought they were just preparing currency and teleportation arrays, but they ended up building inns, bars, and shops too?
Well, fine.
As the creator of the Five Dragon Reincarnation Protection Magic Circle, Lan Qingyou knew very well that it was entirely possible to open these facilities within a 1,000-meter radius.
But while the Witches were studying and constructing the circle, you guys were also building houses?
It had to be said that in the face of massive profits, these guys weren't worried at all about the magic circle exploding on the spot.
Since you aren't afraid, I'll just add some more fuel to the fire and see if you can achieve urbanization even faster.
Thinking this, a smile characteristic of a mischief-maker watching the fun spread across Lan Qingyou's face.
The Tower: “Speaking of which, while I was researching the other day, I accidentally expanded the range of the Five Dragon Reincarnation Protection Magic Circle from a diameter of 1,000 meters to 5,000 meters.”
The Star: “Hmm?”
The Fool: “Wait, is this really the right time to mention that?”
The Tower: “No, I think it's very appropriate.”
Justice: “Name your price.”
The Tower: “See? Very appropriate.”
The Fool: “...”
A diameter of 5,000 meters—that was five kilometers, a full ten li.
Setting everything else aside, building a city for a million people within that area wouldn't be a problem.
Of course, because of the mana turbulence, mana tides, natural disasters, and the nature of the supporting facilities in this world, building high-rise skyscrapers was out of the question.
But even so, if they halved that number, it should still be enough to house 500,000 people.
A city of 500,000 was already considered a major city by current standards, providing benefits for management, economic development, and everything else.
Thus, Justice made the decision on the spot without even reporting back to the Supreme Council's private channel.
Seeing this, Lan Qingyou laughed so hard she was trembling.
Income was income; no one ever complained about having too much.
Half a day after the announcement was released, Lan Qingyou saw a flurry of messages on the world channel.
For instance, there were comments welcoming the installation of teleportation arrays in certain areas.
Whether it was excitement or self-promotion, it was all trivial to Lan Qingyou.
If anything mattered, it was probably people discussing the locked options on the teleportation devices.
After all, those were private teleportation arrays that they simply couldn't access.
“Tsk tsk, did you guys see the destination options on the teleportation device?”
“The teleportation array hasn't reached our area yet. Why, what's up?”
“Nothing much, I just feel like there are so many private teleportation addresses. I even saw one for the Witch of the Tower called ‘The Habitat of the Witch of the High Tower.’ It's such a flex.”
“That's not surprising, is it? Didn't they mention private teleportation arrays when they were spamming the announcements earlier?”
“I know that, of course, but I was wondering why they get to have their own private arrays. Isn't that a bit unfair?”
“Unfair?”
“Bro, how the hell have you survived until now? If you aren't dead yet, could you please just go die right now?”
“Heh, talking about fairness on the Kalim continent. Has this person inherited some ancient bloodline and evolved into a death-type Dullahan?”
“Why? Where the hell do all these ‘whys’ come from? For profit, obviously! You dog, if you can produce something that satisfies the Supreme Council, you can open your own channel too.”
“Exactly. If you don't have the skills, just shut your hole, will you? You're stinking up the place.”
“I heard the stone slabs used for the teleportation array pedestals were brought out of dungeons by the Witches and their group. If you had that kind of ability, I'd run dungeons with you every day and kiss your feet.”
A flame war broke out as expected over the private teleportation arrays.
Regarding the Supreme Council's latest move, whether people supported it or not, everyone had their own opinions and stances.
However, Lan Qingyou, who had already left her magic desk, was naturally unaware of all this.
She had something to do now: study the Ksuya's Tears.
After all, it had been a long time since she got them; it was time for some results.
Although she had been running dungeons these past few days, she hadn't stopped her research on the tears.
In fact, it was almost finished.
Or rather, the results were imminent.
She had thrown the materials into the crucible to brew that morning, and after four hours, it was just about time for them to be ready.
【Ding! Congratulations to individual 'Lan Qingyou' for developing 'Advanced Potion: Talent Ascension (B)'. Please keep up the good work.】
【Advanced Potion: Talent Ascension (B)】
【Restricted User: Lan Qingyou】
【Effect: 5% chance to increase the talent level of a C-grade talent user.】
【Introduction: An essence crafted from mental-type materials. To successfully produce this potion, the alchemist even used the tears of an evil god as a mental stabilizer. Heavens, it must be said that this person is already a lunatic. Beyond saving—just wait for death!】
【Recipe: Intermediate Potion: Talent Ascension (C), Pitcher Flower, Gold-star Leaf, Sailor Ghost core, Sailor Skeleton soul crystal, Ksuya's Tears, Kumquat wine...】
It was still the familiar 5% success rate, but for a veteran like Lan Qingyou, it was no trouble at all.
This time, she had added Kumquat wine during the process, giving the entire potion a slightly sweet and sour taste.
As a result, after finishing the batch, Lan Qingyou would take a sip every now and then as if she were drinking juice, using it to soothe her dry throat.
As for worrying about failing to craft it...
Don't be ridiculous. How could a Seeker of Fire Crucible with an 80% increased success rate be so inconvenient?
Rate on N.U.
