Bustling Typhon City

Time passed day by day.

After the mana turbulence ended, many people immediately teleported to Typhon City with bags and luggage.

In fact, some impatient fellows had already teleported over while the mana turbulence was still active.

Most of these people were coming from other cities, so they simply used the teleportation circles in their local Adventurers' Guild.

After all, with such a grand 'event' taking place, how could they possibly bear to wait until the actual day to arrive?

Due to these early arrivals, Typhon City's population, which was originally only a few hundred thousand, exploded to over two million in just a day or two, making the entire city instantly much more bustling.

Fortunately, knowing that a massive influx of people would follow the announcement, Diana and the others had used the month Lan Qingyou spent preparing to expand the housing by about three times.

One should not underestimate this expansion.

Although the city's diameter only increased from five thousand to around fifteen or sixteen thousand, the circular nature of the city meant that the further out it expanded, the larger the area became.

Thus, accommodating the extra million-plus people was not a difficult task.

The style of these new houses continued the previous stilt house design.

However, considering they were meant to host guests and would likely be gifted to those willing to reside there long-term, the construction focused only on two things: being 'beautiful' and 'practical.'

Since they were free—whether for use during the auction or as subsequent gifts—and were the result of a massive rush job, one couldn't expect much in terms of quality.

The primary requirement was simply that they were livable.

But because this subtropical style perfectly suited the geography of the Witch's Forest and the current warming climate, no one was inclined to nitpick.

No... in fact, even those who had rushed over the moment they saw the announcement didn't have the time to nitpick.

Because they arrived while the mana turbulence was still ongoing, the moment they learned that the entire Abandoned Land was now free of it, they all headed straight out of the city.

Whether driven by curiosity or bound by missions, they rushed out immediately to conduct a 'Grand Tour' of the entire Abandoned Land.

Later arrivals saw this and followed suit.

As the numbers grew, they even carved out a tourism route that Bei Adolis and the others had never anticipated.

Travelers would head north from Typhon City to the snow mountains of the Abandoned Mountains, then descend to visit the Abandoned City in the northwest, drift down the river valley to the west to reach the Abandoned Harbor in the south, see the high cliffs in the east, and finally return to Typhon City.

Hearing about this rich and diverse travel experience left Bei Adolis utterly dumbfounded.

She immediately organized the apprentice witches still studying at the academy to go out and build roads.

They spent a few days rushing to finish the roads for this tourism route before the auction began.

Of course, 'finishing' simply meant laying some bluestone and adding some beautification; it wasn't the entire length of the route, just certain special areas, so the work was very fast.

Naturally.

With such a large number of people flowing in within a short period, security naturally took a turn for the worse.

Fortunately, Nangong Lengyue had already anticipated this.

She used her Magic Eye to execute a few troublemakers in front of everyone in crowded areas, which significantly improved the public order.

There were still newcomers on the second or third day who didn't believe the warnings and wanted to test their luck, only to be taught a harsh lesson. As a result, the reputation of the Witch race's 'White-haired Witch,' Nangong Lengyue, spread far and wide.

Any crook who came to Typhon City hoping to commit crimes...

“It really is lively. How long has it been since I've seen such a bustling scene?”

Standing on the third-floor balcony of the Giant Tree Inn, Righteousness Riesling swirled the red wine in his glass as he looked down at the crowded, bustling masses below.

Such a sight now existed only in his memories.

At least in the half-year since he was teleported here, he had never seen anything like it.

Yes, even in the main city of the forest elves, such a sight was nowhere to be found.

At this moment, every tree and every suspension bridge in Typhon City was draped with colored lights. The crowds on the streets below were shoulder to shoulder, and the air was filled with a cacophony of voices.

Various snack stalls lined both sides of the street.

Aside from a few witches doing it out of interest, most of the operators were Transmigrators working under Shang Chuan and Bei Adolis.

While making money wasn't the main theme of this auction, what was the harm in earning a little extra to supplement their expenses?

After all, the Witch race had spent a considerable amount of stored materials and currency for this auction.

Over ninety percent of it had come from Lan Qingyou's personal stock as the Clan Leader.

However, since the entire Abandoned Land now belonged to the Witch race, in a sense, it could all be considered Lan Qingyou's private property.

So, Lan Qingyou didn't mind this at all.

Money and items could always be earned back; after all, she had a literal mine at home, and the Supreme Council still owed her over a decade's worth of materials.

But it was precisely this nonchalant attitude that made Bei Adolis, a business school graduate, feel quite uneasy.

After all, making Typhon City better also meant making life better for the witches.

So... it was a debt of gratitude, one that could never be fully repaid!

Thus, after consulting with Diana and the others, these snack stalls were born.

As for the stall owners and the stilt house managers, they were selected from those with prior experience in Typhon City, the Abandoned City, and the Abandoned Harbor.

The ingredients were sourced from Nemo, Jiang Lan, Gu Xiaobei, Riesling, Frenna, and others.

Of course, the channels of Shang Chuan and Chu Yuan were also involved.

“Indeed. But the more it's like this, the more I look forward to tonight's auction.”

Beside him, Lovers Frenna wore a black spaghetti-strap mermaid dress, also holding a wine glass as she looked down.

Behind them was the venue for this buffet reception.

The venue had been created by hollowing out a giant tree.

Inside the brightly lit hall, over two hundred evolved beings of various forms were engaged in loud conversation.

Among these five hundred or so people, besides a few from the Supreme Council, were various clan leaders and representatives of various organizations and factions.

It was only then that Diana, who was participating, realized that some races actually only had a few thousand members.

Why didn't Lan Qingyou come?

Don't be ridiculous. With her temperament, she hadn't reached the level where she could put on a smile and socialize with people.

Moreover, besides eating, drinking, and chatting to gather information, Diana and the others had another mission.

That was to recruit people and bring them into the fold.