Sigh...
With a sigh, Lan Qingyou resignedly picked up her card.
It was a reply from Chu Yuan.
Justice: “Received.”
The Tower: “Oh, you're still awake?”
Justice: “It's only eleven at night; how could I be asleep?”
The Tower: “...Being a council member really is hard work.”
Justice: “It's more like you're just being way too thorough as a hands-off boss.”
Chu Yuan curled his lip.
He had been absolutely stunned when he learned that Lan Qingyou had dumped all management authority onto a few of her witches while she spent her time writing textbooks and the like.
This was power—the power to manage an entire region and millions of people—and this girl just let go of it without a second thought.
It was simply incomprehensible.
However, since it was the internal 'family matter' of another race, it wasn't his place as an outsider to say much, so he had never pressed her on the subject.
The Tower: “Fine, fine. Keep it up. I can't take it anymore; I'm going to sleep.”
Justice: “...”
“Being a hands-off boss really is better,” Chu Yuan grumbled internally after reading Lan Qingyou's message. He then forwarded the request to the Supreme Council group chat.
Although Lan Qingyou claimed to separate the council members from the president...
In reality, Durandal was also in this group and could see all the messages.
“Upgrade materials... that's going to be a bit difficult...”
Daniel, the council member in charge of the material warehouse, spoke up.
“Hmm? You can't get them?” Chu Yuan was taken aback.
The Supreme Council's warehouse was supposed to have plenty of materials. Why would it be difficult?
“This was part of the agreement signed with the witches. They're asking for them now; it might not be a good idea to refuse.”
“What are you saying? It's not that we're refusing; we just don't have them right now.”
“You don't?”
“Exactly. We used up a batch earlier to build the Adventurers' Guild and the magic circles. After that, the surge in building city clusters across various regions led to materials in some places being completely unavailable for collection. So, we have nothing to give.”
Daniel laid out the reasons for the shortage.
Whether he was telling the truth or not, as far as Chu Yuan was concerned, if Lan Qingyou needed them and this side couldn't deliver, it would be a slap in his face.
After all, he was playing the role of a middleman.
Lan Qingyou had only been willing to negotiate largely out of respect for him.
Stalling like this was absolutely unacceptable.
Therefore...
“If that's the case, I won't be responsible for whatever happens next.”
“What do you mean by that?” Daniel asked.
“Nothing special, just a thought. Everyone knows the Witch of the Tower has a bit of a temper. I can't even guess what she might do.”
Chu Yuan spelled out the potential consequences, hoping the man would behave.
However, it was clear that since Daniel dared to oppose Chu Yuan, he naturally wouldn't take his words to heart.
He didn't even respect Lan Qingyou, the Witch of the Tower.
“Hmph, so what if she's the Witch of the Tower? Even if their Witch race took first place and got so many benefits, if we don't have it, we don't have it. If she wants those materials, she can wait. Once the warehouse is replenished, have her re-apply.”
“I see.”
Chu Yuan caught another layer of meaning in Daniel's words.
'Apply.'
The use of this word meant he didn't view Lan Qingyou as a partner, but as a subordinate.
This was a clear violation of everything in their previous agreement.
“In other words, is this the stance of the entire Supreme Council? @Durandal”
Chu Yuan tagged Durandal.
However, Durandal might have been in a meeting or receiving someone; either way, he didn't reply.
And so, the matter was left unsettled.
The night passed in silence.
The next day, after Lan Qingyou woke up, Chu Yuan—who had only slept three or four hours—told her what had happened.
The Tower: “In other words, your Supreme Council plans to default on a witch's wages?”
Lan Qingyou was fuming.
Waking up to such bad news would put anyone in a foul mood.
After all, this affected her mood for the entire day.
And now... it was ruined.
Justice: “It's not that. They're saying the consumption from building the Adventurers' Guild and those magic circles was too high, and the Supreme Council's inventory hasn't recovered yet.”
The Tower: “That doesn't sound right. How long has it been? How could they not have recovered?”
Justice: “Who knows. Anyway, the reason the warehouse manager gave is that everyone is building city clusters now, and the demand is just too high. They can't collect enough from below, so the warehouse is naturally empty.”
The Tower: “That's not my problem. I only want what I'm owed. The agreement was signed that way. If someone doesn't plan to pay up, they shouldn't have any objections if I take action, right?”
Justice: “I certainly have no objections.”
It was said that the tough fear the reckless, and a witch like Lan Qingyou was both tough and capable of taking lives.
Chu Yuan, feeling he had lost face as well, agreed very readily.
“By the way, the person managing the warehouse is named Daniel. I'll send you his photo in a bit.”
...
“This is going too far! What does this witch think the Supreme Council is!”
“A threat! A blatant threat!”
“Does she really think that just because her Witch race got thousands of attribute points, she can threaten the Supreme Council?”
As people who possessed witches themselves, they naturally knew the rumors about the Witch race receiving four thousand attribute points each were a joke.
But in their view, that was still no reason for Lan Qingyou to threaten them.
The current Supreme Council had completely gained a firm footing thanks to the Adventurers' Guild and the city clusters.
Otherwise, those spreading rumors wouldn't have used the Supreme Council's name as a front to boost their credibility.
Consequently, some council members felt that the established Supreme Council now held the corresponding power.
Even as the leader of the Number One Race, someone like Lan Qingyou should show them proper respect.
Yet, her first response was a death threat; she didn't respect them at all.
This caused the blood pressure of the council members—some of whom had just woken up or hadn't slept yet—to soar, and they began cursing openly.
However...
“What can you do about the threat? Tarot Villa has a diviner who can divine anyone's coordinates with one hundred percent accuracy. If she says people will die, then people will definitely die.”
One didn't even need to look to know that Chu Yuan was the one speaking.
To put it bluntly, he wasn't happy with these people either.
He was the one who brokered the deal with Lan Qingyou; calling him the middleman was an understatement.
And yet, these guys actually wanted to withhold her things.
Oh, so you took the top-grade Star Dragon King Essence Blood and now you don't want to pay up?
Where in the world does such a good deal exist?
Rate on N.U.
