Succubus Race

After spending a few days together, everyone discovered that this flying Clan Leader wasn't as cold as the rumors suggested.

Or rather, she was actually a bit of a closet eccentric, so they were now on good enough terms to trade lighthearted jokes.

“Don't be sad, girls. Once you go back, you can start packing your things. Just wait for word from me, and you'll be able to settle in the Witch's Forest. After all, that place is now our Witch race's autonomous territory.”

Lan Qingyou announced with a grand wave of her hand, her voice brimming with confidence.

Everyone was already aware of the autonomous territory, so they were naturally excited by Lan Qingyou's words.

Most importantly, once they reached the Witch's Forest, they could truly begin their own research.

Although they would still have to fulfill the requirements of the Supreme Council every day to pay off their debts, at least their spare time wouldn't be squeezed dry.

As for why they had to wait for word...

It was because the matter of the Away Scroll had not yet been finalized.

Don't misunderstand.

Because Diana had followed Susie over, Lan Qingyou had spent the past few days almost completely figuring out the direction of the other woman's research.

Then, she had simply drawn a summoning magic circle for Diana.

When Diana saw it, she was stunned.

Not for any other reason, but because summoning magic circles were indeed her field of research, and the Away Scroll was precisely where she had drawn her inspiration from.

“In truth, the magic desk within your Away Scroll acts as a transmission anchor. That's why it can drag the entire shelter from somewhere else.”

“But because the massive transmission fee wasn't paid, deviations occur during the summoning, or the summoning fails altogether.”

After finishing the summoning magic circle, Lan Qingyou explained the flaws she had observed in the Away Scroll.

“Is it because there was no equivalent exchange?”

Having studied under her for a few days, the 'Witch of Knowledge' Diana immediately identified the crux of the problem.

In the past, she had simply focused on the making without asking questions, or perhaps there were certain theories she simply didn't know.

Now, with Lan Qingyou's guidance, many insights and theories that only appeared in Albert's journals were being shared, and she had naturally learned a great deal.

“Exactly.”

Lan Qingyou nodded.

“Then how do we solve it?”

Diana frowned. Although the key to the problem had been found, the critical issue was that she couldn't think of a solution.

Lan Qingyou, facing the other's inquisitive gaze, simply shrugged.

“There's no need to solve it.”

“Huh?”

“Back on Blue Star, wasn't there something called cash on delivery? As long as the mana around the anchor point is large enough to pay for the transmission at the moment of teleportation, it'll work.”

“This...”

Hearing Lan Qingyou's blunt, brute-force solution, Diana fell into silence.

How should she put it?

There was a certain brutal elegance to it—a simple, direct beauty that completely disregarded the risks.

After all, teleporting something of such mass generated enough spatial fluctuations to tear everything nearby to shreds.

In such a situation, just how massive would the surrounding mana have to be to withstand it?

“Let's go. Since the business here is finished and those witches aren't staying for the celebration, we should head back too. I'll show you the simplicity of this method.”

Seeing that Diana didn't quite understand, Lan Qingyou didn't say more. She waved her hand for Susie and the others to follow.

However, Susie stepped forward.

“Clan Leader, we won't be going back just yet. We want to go check out a dungeon.”

Going to a dungeon had been their planned itinerary all along; it was just that a beautiful accident had occurred midway.

Furthermore, because of their time learning from Lan Qingyou, they had grasped some of the true essences of magic circles.

Now, they urgently needed to go 'practice' properly.

“By the way, before we go, could you give us some contract scrolls, Clan Leader? These new witches don't have familiars yet.”

“That's no problem, of course. But the yields from your dungeon run need to be added to the group storage.”

A familiar was considered standard equipment for a witch, so Lan Qingyou generously tossed over a hundred completed scrolls to Susie.

However, she couldn't just keep providing for them indefinitely.

Although Lan Qingyou's economic strength was such that she could afford the experimental expenses of not just hundreds or thousands, but even a hundred thousand witches, an organization—or a race—needed a cycle.

Whether it was in terms of economy or materials, everyone needed to contribute.

“Getting ready to leave?”

Jiang Lan, who had already ordered a celebratory meal from Gu Xiaobei, hurriedly canceled the dishes when she saw Sophia leading the others away.

After all, it was food for over a hundred people; she and Frenna couldn't possibly finish it all.

“Heading back. There's still plenty to do.”

“Tower, what do you think about making this place an autonomous territory for the forest elves?”

Just as Lan Qingyou was about to leave with Diana, Jiang Lan suddenly spoke up.

“Uh...”

Lan Qingyou paused when she was called.

Then, her gaze skipped over Jiang Lan to look at Frenna.

“While this place is good for growing vegetables, I think the Golden Plains or somewhere similar would suit you better. As for here, I think it's more suited for Lovers.”

“Hmm?”

Jiang Lan looked at Frenna.

“Hehe, as expected of a witch. It seems nothing can escape your Magic Eye.”

Frenna gave a charming smile.

Then, everyone watched as two fleshy wings snapped out from her lower back with a soft sound.

These fleshy wings were similar to those of the High Priestess.

The difference was that a vampire's wings were on the back, while Frenna's wings grew from the position of her tailbone.

“Lovers, you're a...”

“Succubus.”

Lan Qingyou revealed the answer.

“A new race?”

“Yes.”

“When did you make it?” Jiang Lan asked in confusion.

“I've been developing it over the last few days. It feels pretty good.”

Frenna struck a seductive pose in front of Jiang Lan and laughed.

“Indeed, you seem even more beautiful than before,” Jiang Lan commented with a sincere nod.

How could she not be beautiful? With the charm and spirit bonuses, and being a Succubus Ancestor, the charm bonus was even more intense. She was practically a walking aphrodisiac at this point.

But this succubus was also part of the demon race, just like the Lesser Demon race of the Huang father and son.

Was it because of that Jormungandr's blood?

“Empress, Lovers, we'll be heading off first. Contact us in the group if anything comes up.”

After observing Frenna's state, Lan Qingyou decided to head home.

She now had an even deeper interest in the Jormungandr's blood.

After all, this was already the second branch under a major race like the demon race. There would surely be more demon races born because Jormungandr was being constantly bled by that whatever-it-was sect.

Since that was the case, she definitely needed to study that stuff properly.