According to the calculations, the Blue Star New Year was fast approaching.
Although there might not be any grand celebrations on the Kalim continent, or even much of a holiday atmosphere...
Tarot Villa planned to have a proper gathering.
With ingredients provided by the Empress Jiang Lan, the Sun Riesling, the Lovers Frenna, and the Hierophant Nemo, and with the Emperor Gu Xiaobei personally preparing the feast, it was unlikely anyone would refuse such an invitation.
“By the way, Clan Leader, there is one more thing.”
“Huh!?”
Lan Qingyou, who had just handed over the documents to Diana and hadn't even had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief, was completely dumbfounded.
She was a bit speechless, but then again, who told her to be the Clan Leader?
To be honest, Lan Qingyou was regretting it now.
If she had only provided Witch potions back then, would there be so much trouble now?
Brewing potions and drying materials every day, living a life of ‘plucking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence, leisurely gazing at the southern mountains’—what a beautiful life that would be.
But now, such a life had clearly become a luxury.
“Tell me, what is it?”
Lan Qingyou dropped the Radiant Crystal Pen in her hand and leaned back listlessly against the chair.
“The space in the Witch's Forest is becoming a bit insufficient.”
“Hmm?”
Lan Qingyou froze again.
“Wait, a place with a five-thousand-meter diameter can't house a few hundred thousand people? You know, the city I used to live in might not have been much bigger, but it had a permanent population of two or three million.”
“Please, those were skyscrapers. Here, except for the giant tree hollows that can meet that requirement, how could any other building reach that level?”
Diana looked at Lan Qingyou with a gaze that suggested she was looking at an idiot.
Although this young Clan Leader was indeed formidable in certain aspects...
It had to be said that she lacked some common sense and had her own unique way of understanding things.
While this was very useful in the magical world of Kalim and even provided an innate advantage in academic fields like alchemy...
It was somewhat lackluster when it came to management, an industry that was essentially the same no matter where you were.
Fortunately, the Clan Leader was a hands-off boss, so they didn't have to deal with the antics of a ‘micromanagement expert.’
“Hmm... I have a good idea, but what about your side? Do the advisors under you, the Consul, have any good suggestions?”
“They do.”
Diana immediately pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Lan Qingyou.
“Everyone thinks we should just use new magic circles to expand outward, right next to the old ones.”
Lan Qingyou took the paper and looked at it.
Good grief.
Wouldn't this be the equivalent of building a Second Ring Road around the existing perimeter of the Witch's Forest?
While it seemed feasible on the surface, such a structure was actually quite unreliable.
As a master of magic circles, Lan Qingyou naturally saw the pros and cons at a glance.
The benefit was obviously ‘enjoying the shade under a big tree.’
By acting as satellites around the large magic circle, they could extend the territory of the Witch's Forest.
But the downside was also very obvious: a software mismatch.
After all, these weren't magic circles designed and inscribed together from the very beginning.
Therefore, wanting to achieve the same effect was simply impossible.
What do you think would happen if a bicycle drove side-by-side with a semi-truck at a hundred and twenty kilometers per hour?
Undoubtedly, the bicycle would be overturned by the wind pressure from the semi or sucked under the wheels and crushed to dust.
Of course, that was for others.
For Lan Qingyou, this kind of problem wasn't a problem at all.
Thus, Lan Qingyou, who already had a plan in mind, nodded slightly.
“It's just as I thought. I'll design it first, then have someone send it to you so you can pick the sites and start construction.”
“There are two directions for the sites. One is southeast, directly facing the Abandoned Harbor, and the other is northwest, directly facing the Abandoned City.”
“This way, we can even build some villages along the way to reclaim land for farming and growing herbs.”
Diana drew two spots on the small map on the desk.
She even incorporated the future development of the Witch's Forest into the plan.
Compared to big plantation owners like Riesling and Jiang Lan, the witches had no advantage in that regard.
So, without consulting them, Lan Qingyou had set a course for development focused on potions and herbs.
In this field, witches had an innate advantage.
“I have no problem with that. The question is, will people actually go to small villages?”
“Wherever there are witches, there will be no shortage of people,” Diana said confidently.
‘Wherever there are witches, there will be no shortage of people.’
This was a phrase that had emerged in recent months during the massive construction efforts across Kalim.
The general meaning was that wherever a witch was present, other people were sure to be there as well.
Because now, in the entire continent, only witches could create magic circles capable of resisting both mana turbulence and mana tides.
Such places naturally attracted groups of people who wanted to live there.
Hence, the saying was born.
In reality, this was a case of reversing cause and effect.
After all, the witches only went to those places after receiving offers to build magic circles in locations others had already selected.
However, it wasn't hard to see from this saying that because witches were building magic circles everywhere, they had now become synonymous with being ‘professional,’ ‘safe,’ and ‘reliable.’
“In fact, there are already several gathering spots in these areas, but they're just groups of ten or twenty witches; they haven't formed an effective scale yet.”
“A village needs supporting facilities, after all. That's easy to understand.”
Lan Qingyou didn't mind.
These places where a dozen or so people gathered seemed more like groups of friends living together, not the kind of village Diana envisioned.
But whatever; as long as they were living happily, it was fine.
“Let these things happen naturally. I think everyone should be free and just live happily in this world. There's no need to force anything.”
Lan Qingyou spoke her mind, fearing Diana might do something coercive.
In a way, these had always been her standards for doing things.
First, it was about surviving; then, it was about living well; and now, it was about living happily.
Otherwise, what was the point of having such a large territory?
Only with a sense of human life would she not feel lonely in her shelter.
After all... looking down from the top of the High Tower, one often felt lonely.
...
Meanwhile, on the world channel.
Everyone had been a bit confused when they first heard the name ‘Typhon,’ but since it was a major event on the world consciousness's announcement, they all listened, hoping to see if they could get some benefit from it.
But as they listened, things started to feel off.
Especially after hearing the words ‘Witch race’ at the end, their worst fears were finally confirmed.
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