“Are you sure these are the materials for a Level 7 shelter?”
When Chu Yuan saw the list of materials Lan Qingyou sent, he couldn't help but ask in a skeptical tone.
“Positive.”
“...”
Looking at the long string of material names and all those zeros, Chu Yuan fell into deep thought.
He knew that Level 7 would require a lot, but who could have guessed that while the jump from Level 5 to Level 6 was tenfold, the jump from Level 6 to Level 7 would be a hundredfold?
Moreover, there were several ores on the list that only required ten pieces, or even just one.
They looked completely out of place in a list where everything else was in the tens of thousands.
As everyone knew, when a single item requiring only one or two units appeared at the end of a massive list of resources, it meant that item was the most important and difficult to obtain of the lot.
The item called 'Beast Emperor Ore' was undoubtedly that case.
As for the ten million obsidian... was that even an issue?
“You really are treating the Supreme Council like your personal ATM.”
After confirming that Lan Qingyou wasn't joking, Chu Yuan sent a message of exclamation and then submitted the list to the council group chat.
One could only imagine the chaos that ensued within.
However, Lan Qingyou didn't plan on rushing them for a conclusion. Instead, she opened a certain person's profile and sent her a message.
The Tower: “Speaking of which, I have some magic brooms here that can automatically clean a house. Do you want to take some for research?”
Roaming Witch: “No thanks.”
The Tower: “Why? I think they're quite convenient.”
Roaming Witch: “Most witches use Psychokinesis now. Why would we use such inconvenient magic brooms?”
The Tower: “...”
You had to admit, the Roaming Witch had a point.
Because of the magic scrolls, many witches had chosen to learn this very practical spell.
While it might not be a skill everyone possessed, the vast majority had learned it.
Now that they had flying magic brooms and Psychokinesis, witches could even multitask while doing other things, which also allowed them to train their proficiency in Psychokinesis.
Under these circumstances, a magic broom with a built-in cleaning function really did seem like a useless white elephant.
Sigh... I'm falling behind the times.
At this moment, a sense of indescribable loneliness welled up in Lan Qingyou's heart.
She thought back to 'the old days' when she had received her magic broom and immediately put it to work cleaning her shelter.
At the time, seeing the mana-driven broom working like an automatic robot vacuum had made her jump for joy, filled with satisfaction.
As it turned out, the current witches didn't even care about such fun things anymore.
Sob sob...
“Oh, right. I think I promised Ursula that we'd do some research.”
After sitting blankly for a while and letting her mind wander, Lan Qingyou suddenly thought of Ursula.
She had to follow through on what they had discussed earlier. On one hand, it was for Ursula's birthmark, and on the other, it was to give the witches another profession to generate income and support themselves.
After all, she believed the profit margins in the beauty industry would be like picking up money off the ground, just like with potions.
In reality, Lan Qingyou's shelter and Ursula's shelter weren't that far apart.
It was located in a mushroom house downstream from the creek on the southwest side of the core area.
Thus, Lan Qingyou soon arrived in the air above Ursula's shelter.
Ursula, who had been 'waiting in anticipation,' immediately opened her window upon seeing Lan Qingyou.
“Oh, there's a faint scent of jasmine.”
As soon as Lan Qingyou entered Ursula's room, she smelled a fragrance that wasn't too overpowering.
“It's a perfume I prepared when I had some free time. The main ingredients are Passion Grass and Lili Flowers,” Ursula said modestly.
“I see. So it's a blend. I thought this world had jasmine too. Give me some later; I'll put it in my study and bedroom.”
“Of course, no problem.”
With that, Ursula led Lan Qingyou toward her shelter's workshop.
Ursula's mushroom shelter was very interesting; both the walls and the floors were made of that soft mushroom flesh.
Even the bed and sofa were the same.
It was as if a room had been hollowed out from inside a giant, ten-meter-tall mushroom, making for a refreshing sight.
In terms of decoration, Ursula used a lot of checkered cloth and appropriate lighting, making the place look very cozy.
Ursula's alchemy workshop was also vastly different from Lan Qingyou's.
Because Lan Qingyou's workshop contained many iron tools, it gave off a cold, quiet, and professional vibe, which only intensified after the room changed from wood to stone.
In contrast, Ursula's workshop gave off a feeling that was the complete opposite of her own personality.
If one were to use the word 'cozy' to describe a place with such a heavy focus on work, it wouldn't be wrong at all in this case.
Hmm...
However, rather than an alchemy workshop for a witch, it looked more like a children's play area in a shopping mall.
Both the color scheme and the equipment exuded a sense of childlike wonder.
To use a metaphor, it was like needing a dagger only to find that your dagger was a carrot knife in a mix of orange, green, and blue.
It was a bit absurd, yet it felt like a fun existence.
That was Lan Qingyou's current state of mind.
“Hehe, Your Eminence probably doesn't like this toy-style, right?”
Seeing Lan Qingyou's unreadable expression, Ursula spoke up bashfully.
However, Lan Qingyou didn't mock her or laugh. Instead, she looked at the other woman with a serious face.
“No, this shows me the individual differences and personalities among witches. This is a good thing. I just wonder how long it took you to collect these magic tools.”
“Oh, these? They're the work of the Toy Witch. She can turn anything she touches into a toy while keeping its original functions. Simply put, she just changes the appearance.”
The Toy Witch...
Hearing this title, the corner of Lan Qingyou's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
She didn't know who the Toy Witch was; in fact, it was the first time she had even heard the title.
But one could tell what the other person's ability was just from the title this witch had given herself.
It was very direct, yet also very abstract.
Especially when she saw the soft, marshmallow-like beakers.
“Well... let's get started...”
To be honest, this was the first time Lan Qingyou had encountered such a situation, including using these kinds of tools.
But any environment that allowed a researcher to conduct research while feeling physically and mentally happy was a good environment. Thus, Lan Qingyou didn't feel any disdain or rejection and tried to immerse herself in it.
After all, everyone was still a kid at heart.
Right?
Just as Lan Qingyou began her research on freckle-removing cosmetics, the Supreme Council was once again in an uproar because of her.
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