Vampire—a double entendre.
It was biting, yet she was pleased.
It made the High Priestess feel a sudden urge to hit someone.
The Sun: “Are you spending the holiday with your subordinates?”
Just then, Ingrid asked a soul-searching question.
The Star: “What! You’re hooking up with your subordinates behind our backs?! Unforgivable!!”
The Tower: “No, I’m quite free right now. We were supposed to celebrate together, but everyone went off to do research.”
Empress: “Doing research at the start of the New Year?”
The Tower: “It’s research on the theoretical knowledge Professor Seymer sent over before.”
Wheel of Fortune: “That one. It’s a solid theory. I think the feasibility is very high—at least over eighty percent.”
Chariot: “You weren’t even there, were you?”
Wheel of Fortune: “I got the thesis from the High Priestess.”
Lovers: “The feasibility is definitely there. I’m conducting related experiments here too. I’ve got a lead, but I haven’t succeeded yet.”
The Tower: “Exactly. That’s what they’re studying.”
Justice: “I see. So they’re tackling that project.”
The Tower: “No, the first phase of the project has already been completed. They’re just learning the knowledge from that first phase now.”
Justice: “Hmm?”
Lovers: “Wait! You solved the problem of magic creation?”
The Tower: “Isn’t it just using basic magic theory to deconstruct existing magic? It’s not that hard.”
The Star: “Holy crap, deconstructing existing magic! Why didn’t I think of that shortcut!?”
The Tower: “I only thought of it because I had a spell I wanted everyone to learn. I finished the deconstruction in one night. It was very simple.”
Empress: “...”
Lovers: “...”
The Sun: “ ‘Very simple.’ ”
Chariot: “Here she comes, here she comes. She’s marching in with her Palace of Versailles.”
The Tower: “It’s not that I’m humblebragging. You’ll know once you try. It really is very simple. As long as you can grasp the feeling when the magic is activated, you can quickly deconstruct the steps, conditions, and triggers.”
Lan Qingyou explained her deconstruction process from the previous night to everyone.
Though there was a suspicion of humblebragging, since it came from the Witch of the Tower, it was highly credible.
As the number one, she never lied about such things.
She would either keep her lips sealed and tell you nothing no matter how much you asked, or she would tell you exactly what she knew without any embellishment.
Thus... some were eager to try.
Just then!
High Priestess: “Hey, didn’t you guys agree to have dinner together? Why are you starting to talk about this boring stuff again?”
Vivian spoke up.
She was a researcher herself and knew this matter was of great significance to the entire transmigrator group.
But today was the New Year, and she was the one who had organized this gathering.
In any case, it could wait until the gathering was over.
Hierophant: “It’s not exactly boring. Even when we’re together, we need a topic to talk about. I think this topic is pretty good.”
High Priestess: “I mean, since The Tower doesn’t have anyone over there anyway, hurry up and get over here. The food’s getting cold.”
The Tower: “...I want teppanyaki.”
High Priestess: “You’re even placing an order...”
The Emperor: “We have it, sis. We have it. It’s special monster meat from Lovers. The texture is dense and juicy, perfect for grilling.”
And so, Lan Qingyou set off for this villa team-building event.
Calling it team-building was a stretch; they were really just having a free meal in a large private room at Gu Xiaobei’s Delight Restaurant.
“By the way, are you ready with that familiar thing?”
At the banquet, High Priestess Vivian asked a question everyone was concerned about.
In truth, the people from the villa weren’t as anxious as others.
For them, who already knew Lan Qingyou, getting a head start was never an issue.
Because of that, they didn’t need to rush, but they were still curious.
After all, who wouldn’t want a flying familiar?
“It’s almost ready. It’ll be open once the fifteen-day limit is up,” Lan Qingyou said proudly after chugging a glass of peach wine.
“Are you talking about that high platform being built south of the Perching Giant Tree?” Shang Chuan asked.
Although he spent most of his time managing the harbor business now, he still collected news on major and minor events when he occasionally returned to Typhon City.
He was naturally aware of the platform construction, but he didn’t know if it was finished yet.
After all, with the magic of the construction crew, building such a platform was easy.
He just didn’t understand why Lan Qingyou had set a fifteen-day rule.
“So it’s fine if we go early, right?” Ruan Qingyi asked Lan Qingyou hurriedly upon hearing this.
“Of course. Anyone can go up and try as long as they pay.”
Well, now they knew.
Presumably, she had been setting up the fees during this time, or perhaps some coin-operated device or magic circle.
As a businessman, Shang Chuan speculated on Lan Qingyou’s motives with his unique way of thinking.
If Lan Qingyou knew, she would surely call him cynical.
She was charging, but not to that extent.
At most, she’d place a large merit box under the platform. Anyone who wanted to go up could just toss money in.
This was called ‘sincerity brings results.’ If one wasn’t sincere, the fate wasn’t strong enough.
If they couldn’t get a familiar, they couldn’t blame her for rigging it.
“Exactly how much is it? What’s the process?” Chu Yuan asked immediately.
For instance, he had pushed aside many things to come to this dinner precisely for this.
Now that Lan Qingyou was about to give an answer, there was no reason not to follow up.
“It’s nothing much. You just need to put one gold coin in the merit box below the platform, then stand in the magic circle on top. After that, focus your mind and call out from the depths of your heart.”
“However, whether a monster will respond to you... that’s not something I can control.”
Lan Qingyou briefly explained the process.
Everyone’s mouth hung open.
“One gold coin?”
“Tsk, tsk. I knew I wasn’t wrong about you. You really are the best at making money.”
“Isn’t that price a bit much?”
No one had any issues with the process she described. Aside from the magic circle and the mental calling, none of it was new.
But that one-gold-coin asking price was a real eye-opener.
For just a chance that wasn’t even guaranteed to succeed, one had to pay a whole gold coin.
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