Diana's List

Although Lan Qingyou said the name was familiar, it wasn't actually that familiar to her.

It was more like she felt she must have seen the name somewhere before.

This feeling of being simultaneously familiar and unfamiliar left Lan Qingyou quite perplexed.

“This name, Nangong Lengyue, looks familiar. Who is she?”

“The White-haired Witch, Nangong Lengyue. She obtained her witch potion back when you, Clan Leader, were randomly selecting lucky audience members on the world channel. According to her, that was likely the first time you ever distributed witch potions on the world channel.”

Wait... what?

Diana's description made Lan Qingyou pause, and then the memory came flooding back.

It wasn't just the first time she had distributed them on the world channel; Nangong Lengyue was the very first person she had ever given one to.

She remembered that back then, this person had been cornered in her shelter by people from her district. It just so happened that Lan Qingyou was planning to distribute witch potions, so she gave the first one to her.

Looking at it now, she must have dealt with those gate-campers.

She just hadn't expected to see her on Diana's list, especially as the nominee for Patrol Leader.

According to the document, the Patrol Team was primarily responsible for daily patrols throughout the Abandoned Land to prevent anyone from encountering high-level monsters that might suddenly appear.

After all, there had been a phenomenon on the Kalim continent before where monsters suddenly jumped from E-grade to D-grade.

Although such occurrences hadn't happened in a long time, who could guarantee they wouldn't happen again?

In addition, the Patrol Team would also be tasked with preventing outsiders from causing trouble.

The current situation on the world channel was unpredictable, and no one knew what it would look like in the future. That was why Diana wanted to establish such an organization.

Furthermore, a combat-oriented patrol unit like this was necessary regardless of the location. One couldn't just rely on everything being peaceful and quiet forever, right?

Moreover, as a city, the Witch's Forest now had a population of nearly five hundred thousand.

Under these circumstances, a Patrol Team was needed to maintain daily public order.

To put it bluntly, it was a role that required combat.

For her to stand out among so many witches, it was clear that Nangong Lengyue's combat capabilities were beyond reproach.

Nodding, Lan Qingyou continued reading.

The person in charge of the Golem Factory District in the south was a witch named Margaret.

Lan Qingyou knew of her as well, having even met her once while leading a dungeon expedition. Her nickname was the 【Visionary Witch】.

As the nickname suggested, Margaret was a 'visionary.'

She could materialize things she imagined and put them to use.

What was even more impressive was Margaret's Magic Eye—the Magic Eye of Replication. It could perform a simple deconstruction and material analysis of anything she saw, then use her talent to create a one-to-one replica.

This combination of abilities would be a match made in heaven when paired with Ailuel in dungeon combat.

As long as the conditions and mana allowed, one could produce weapons while the other produced ammunition, providing enough equipment for a ten-person squad to fight for an hour.

Meanwhile, the vast herb fields developed in the north, as well as the western and northwestern regions outside the magic circles, were managed by a witch named Ursula Clementine.

“Who is this Ursula? I feel a bit of familiarity with her too...”

“Uh... Clan Leader, do you remember that mushroom shelter in the residential area?”

“I do. In fact, that shelter is the kind of thing you can't forget after just one look. It's truly unique.”

Lan Qingyou shrugged.

When she first saw that mushroom shelter, she had even been worried about the owner's mental state.

“That is Ursula's shelter. Since she's a bit shy, she signed up with me as soon as she saw the herb fields. Currently, about eighty percent of the edible mushrooms on the market in the Witch's Forest were developed and grown by her.”

“I see. Let's go with her then.”

Although she hadn't met this Ursula, the mention of edible mushrooms immediately rang a bell.

In the past few months, a large variety of mushrooms had emerged in the Witch's Forest.

They had become so famous that even 'Master Chef' Gu Xiaobei had personally come to purchase them.

It was only because of Gu Xiaobei's arrival that Lan Qingyou had learned about this. She had even specially eaten a mushroom set meal prepared by Gu Xiaobei.

The fresh and mellow flavor had made Lan Qingyou remember the dish vividly.

So, upon hearing that this person was the one who researched those mushrooms, Lan Qingyou immediately approved Diana's nomination.

Lan Qingyou continued scrolling through the departments and the names of the witches.

After all, for a city of hundreds of thousands, the required manpower and scale were significant.

However, most of the names on this list were only the top and second-in-command of each department; there was no need to show the lower levels to the top leadership.

As she read more, Lan Qingyou unexpectedly gained a deeper understanding of her own city.

Except...

“Why do I see my own name in the column for the Dean of the Witch Academy? Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Or is there some kind of illusion enchantment on this document?”

When Lan Qingyou reached the last row of the list, she was shocked to find her own name there, listed as the Dean of the Witch Academy.

She asked Diana from the bottom of her heart.

“Please don't use such boring complaints to deflect attention. On the contrary, I would like to ask: who else besides you, the Clan Leader, is qualified to be the Dean of the Witch Academy?”

“Uh...”

That was a good counter-question. At the very least, Lan Qingyou was left speechless.

It was the kind of situation where she couldn't even try to wiggle out of it.

She certainly didn't want to become some kind of dean.

Are you kidding? That was a role for teaching people, and she simply wasn't cut out for it.

“I know you're busy, Clan Leader, so this position can be a figurehead role. You won't have to go and teach the witches every day.”

“Really!”

“However...”

“Here it comes. The 'however.' Can't you just finish your sentence in one go?”

“If you hadn't interrupted me, I would have already finished what I was saying.”

“Fine, go ahead. I'm shutting up.”

Lan Qingyou smacked her lips and then truly fell silent.

“However, I hope the Clan Leader can write some introductory application books regarding alchemy, potion-making, and golemcraft.”

“Don't we already have those basic books? Isn't that enough?”

Lan Qingyou was dumbfounded.

“Well, perhaps you haven't noticed, but those so-called basic books aren't actually as basic as you imagine.”

“Otherwise, how could there be so many people who can't even manage to get past the entry level?”

Diana shook her head with a bitter smile.

To be honest, if she hadn't obtained the witch potion and received a boost in knowledge, her initial starting phase wouldn't have been so easy.

She hadn't even minded taking on a massive debt with the Supreme Council because of it.

It was clear that the knowledge of the Kalim continent was actually not that easy to learn.