【Lapis Lazuli City Wall S】
【Effect: Withstands monster attacks.】
【Description: A city wall made of rare stones such as Lapis Lazuli, Adamant Stone, and Moonstone. Believe me, this wall isn't just for show; it's incredibly sturdy.】
“Tsk tsk, how extravagant.”
Looking at the city wall that had suddenly appeared in the distance, Lan Qingyou muttered to herself before returning to her work.
...
While the others were discussing the wall mentioned by the world consciousness, Diana was presiding over a serious meeting.
The theme of the meeting was simple.
It was about how to effectively increase the permanent population of Typhon City.
“So you're saying a city's strength in the future might be determined by its permanent population?”
After listening to Diana's brief introduction, the witches in attendance had a general grasp of the situation.
“Diana, does the Clan Leader want us to decide for ourselves? Or is there a specific direction?”
Bei Adolis, the Golden Witch, who had long golden hair and wore a dark red gown embroidered with gold patterns, tapped her folding fan against her hand as she asked two questions in succession.
One shouldn't underestimate these questions; they were defining the scope of their upcoming work.
It was something that had to be clarified.
If Lan Qingyou had a specific direction, they would follow it.
If not, they would have the freedom to act as they saw fit.
Both had pros and cons.
Having a direction meant they wouldn't waste time and could focus their efforts. On the other hand, having the freedom to act was even better.
After all, free rein meant the Clan Leader didn't care about the process as long as the results were achieved, which left a lot of room for maneuvering.
“No, you have complete freedom, but it needs to be fast. Ideally, it should be done within a month.”
Diana shook her head.
The reason for the one-month deadline was that both Lan Qingyou and Diana felt that a month was the limit. After that, someone else would likely discover the secret.
Therefore, they had to be quick and attract the population before anyone else realized what was happening.
“Of course, to accommodate the population, the Clan Leader will have the golem factory running at full capacity. Margaret, I'll need your cooperation then.”
“No problem...”
Margaret, the Visionary Witch, who was wearing a deep blue robe and slumped over the table as if sleeping, raised a hand weakly in response.
Seeing Margaret like this, Diana knew she must have stayed up late working on some experiment again, so she didn't mind her behavior.
“Overtime again?” Bei Adolis asked nonchalantly.
“No.”
“Hmm?”
“If I haven't slept yet, it doesn't count as overtime.”
“...Even beasts of burden have their limits. Didn't you transmigrate just to avoid this?”
Bei Adolis didn't know whether to laugh or be angry at the response.
Margaret simply shifted her position slightly, let out a soft grunt, and said nothing more.
“Alright, ignore her. Let's get back to the mission,” Diana said, lightly tapping the table to regain everyone's attention.
“Now, let's think about how to attract people to Typhon City, and how to con—I mean, persuade those small races with populations in the tens of thousands to move here.”
Diana adjusted her phrasing after nearly letting her true thoughts slip, then looked around at everyone present.
“True, persuading them one by one is far too difficult.”
As someone with relevant experience, Susie, the Witch of Poison, never wanted to do that kind of work again.
Back when she had Witch potions in hand and sought out the people on the list, quite a few had still rejected her.
Indeed.
Even with evolution items, everyone's needs were different.
Among those who had previously signed up wanting to become witches, about one-fifth had refused when Susie and the others showed up with the potions.
Their reasons were mostly that they had already obtained evolution potions for other races.
If one were to use Gu Xiaobei's analogy, it was like these people had simply chosen a race other than the Witch race on the character selection screen after entering the game; it wasn't a big deal.
But for Susie, the executor, the fact that one-fifth of the people were missing meant that she and Sophia had to fill those vacant slots themselves.
It was easier for Sophia since she had the backing of the Supreme Council and had no shortage of personnel.
Susie was different; she had to find them herself.
Even if she mobilized the dozen or so people in her group to find candidates and the numbers eventually snowballed, it still took time.
She couldn't pull off a 'vanishing potion act' like Sophia.
As for whether anything bad would happen because Sophia gave those Witch potions to the Supreme Council, Susie didn't care at all.
After all, Lan Qingyou had told her it didn't matter who they were given to.
She had even said confident things like, 'Even if they're given to the Supreme Council, they won't hurt me,' so Susie felt there was no need for her to worry.
“Diana, regarding the two points you mentioned, I've thought of a few rough ideas.”
Seeing that everyone except Susie was either frowning in thought or staying silent, Bei Adolis raised her hand.
“It's fine. Even if they're rough, bring them up and we can refine them together.”
Diana felt relieved that someone was taking the lead. Meetings were never afraid of too many people, only of awkward silence. With Bei Adolis speaking up, the meeting could finally proceed.
“Then I'll start.”
Bei Adolis stood up and slowly held up one finger.
“First is the Witch potion. This is the top priority. Although few men want to turn into girls, on a global scale, there are still plenty of women who want to become witches. So, we need to send people out to find ancient bloodline dungeons.”
“I hope the Patrol Team can push for this; otherwise, we won't see any results in a month.”
This was essential for attracting people. Currently, the most attractive things on the Kalim continent were evolution items, so this couldn't be neglected.
Nangong Lengyue, the White-haired Witch and captain of the Patrol Team, who had been resting her chin on her hand, glanced at Bei Adolis and spoke calmly.
“Because of the reorganization, the task of tracking ancient bloodline dungeons is being handled by the Tourism Department. Our Patrol Team will only step in once the dungeons are located.”
Indeed.
The Tourism Department was also tasked with this mission.
As a result, there wasn't a single member of the Tourism Department in the meeting room, as even the minister had left Typhon City.
After all, if they didn't leave, they wouldn't be much of a Tourism Department.
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