Diana is a Bit Shaken

So she was going to use her own Magic Eye to treat an illness?

Why had that thought never occurred to her?

If Cinderella were here, she surely would have noticed something was wrong with the Clan Leader's legs from the start...

Snow White thought about many things after Lan Qingyou asked her.

But most of her thoughts were about her friend.

She didn't think much about herself or her own Magic Eye.

Consequently, after hearing Lan Qingyou's story and about her condition, Snow White sold her Magic Eye after less than ten minutes of dazing.

Materials were of little use to her, a physical-type who hadn't studied alchemy much.

However, Lan Qingyou was not a stingy person; she gave what was due.

Gold coins, silver coins, even weapons and magic tools—none of it was an issue.

Having just come out of a dungeon, Lan Qingyou was quite wealthy and directly replaced Snow White's entire set of equipment.

Aside from rare weapons like war scythes, basically all of her gear had been replaced.

“Clan Leader, if my eyes ever have problems in the future, I hope I can swap them for other Magic Eyes.”

“I see. That won't be a problem.”

Lan Qingyou nodded.

She naturally agreed to Snow White's request.

Ever since she learned that people were using the eyes of the Witch race to cause trouble, Lan Qingyou had planned to hunt down those so-called ‘Demon Hunters.’

Of course, given Snow White's position and abilities, she would eventually be able to reclaim many Magic Eyes herself.

So, there was no need to worry on that front.

After all, no one could guarantee that a transplanted eye wouldn't have issues in the future.

Even though Lan Qingyou had used the best Life Potion she could provide at her current level to repair the wound, she still didn't dare claim a one hundred percent success rate.

Even if no issues arose, close-combat physical-type witches like them always ran the risk of being blinded in a surprise attack.

It could be considered a form of insurance.

Lan Qingyou felt it was perfectly normal.

If anything, the fact that she could think of this proved that her brain hadn't deteriorated from the surgery.

This actually gave Lan Qingyou a sense of relief.

Thus, on the following day, Lan Qingyou parted ways with the two of them.

Only this time, she didn't choose to wander around. Instead, she opened the portal she had just learned the previous night and returned to the shelter.

After obtaining Alisa's magic and theoretical knowledge, a bold idea had formed in Lan Qingyou's mind.

So, upon her return, she dove straight into the shelter to begin a new round of research.

Once she entered that state, half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

In fact, until her research concluded, the people around her didn't even know she had returned long ago.

In truth, after the Abandoned War ended and Diana chose to have the witches take the initiative to hunt down the invaders, the witches who had originally fled to the habitat for refuge had gradually moved back out and resettled in Typhon City.

Now, there were no other races left in the entire Abandoned Land besides the Witch race.

Whether it was those who had stood by during the war or the ordinary citizens of Typhon City who had later joined the invading ranks, they had either been wiped out in retaliation or had packed their bags and fled upon seeing which way the wind was blowing.

Even the races that had resisted the invaders during the war were driven beyond the outer regional boundary of the Abandoned Land after Diana gave them a generous amount of resources as a thank-you gift.

After all, the human heart is the most unpredictable thing.

A person might feel one way today and have a completely different thought tomorrow.

In short, the entire Abandoned Land had now truly become the domain of the Witch race.

As for things like shields or defense values, no one bothered to consider them anymore.

If anything, only a minority of people even knew about such things, so no one was going to worry about them.

At the very least, although the defense value had dropped, the safety index had actually risen.

This nearly moved Lan Qingyou, who knew the truth, to tears of regret.

It could be said that by not deliberately pursuing it, the desired effect was achieved instead.

It was just that Lan Qingyou had been too presumptuous and impatient back then, which led to that outcome.

What was even more ridiculous was that during the invasion, that defense value hadn't served any purpose at all.

Or rather, the defense value itself wasn't meant for defense.

Or at least, not for defending against that kind of situation.

In any case, the Abandoned War had left the witches with a strong sense of distrust toward others.

And this problem didn't just exist within the Witch race.

Other races, especially the Original Five Great Races, all felt it to some degree.

So, even when they were driven out by the Witch race...

Those races forced to migrate again didn't say much beyond a few minor complaints.

After all, they themselves had developed the same distrust toward everyone, including the witches.

They were lucky enough not to have the furious witches vent their anger on them, so what more could they ask for?

Moreover, the Witch race had given them plenty of materials, enough for them to rebuild their villages and move their shelters elsewhere.

“Oh! Clan Leader! You're back.”

Once Lan Qingyou finished her research, she went to find Diana.

Upon seeing Lan Qingyou descend from the sky, Diana set aside her work to greet her.

Since Lan Qingyou's last departure, Diana hadn't seen her at all, except for a brief contact on the day she received the documents.

“Yes, I returned over half a month ago.”

“...”

Lan Qingyou's words made Diana's composure break.

She'd been back for over half a month?

Then why didn't she know?

One had to understand that because of the recent war, not just Typhon City, but the entire Abandoned Land was under the witches' surveillance.

Failing to detect Lan Qingyou's return under these circumstances—didn't that mean all their post-war efforts had been in vain?

“I used a portal to return directly to the shelter.”

Lan Qingyou's answer made Diana understand immediately.

The fact that she didn't know wasn't because her efforts were lacking, but because the other party simply didn't take the usual path.

But...

She could use it already?

That was spatial magic. Although some basic theoretical knowledge had been distributed, it wasn't something just anyone could learn on a whim.

As expected, the brain of an Origin Witch was simply different from that of an ordinary person.

Even though they all knew Lan Qingyou was, at most, a middle school graduate.

But that was based on the useless standards of Blue Star.

For them on the Kalim continent, compared to those useless credentials from Blue Star, the magic of this world was far more practical and safe.

“Then why didn't you come by the office? You should have at least let everyone know you were back.”

Knowing how she had entered didn't mean Diana's resentment vanished.

Good grief, she'd been back for half a month and hadn't shown her face once.

Do you really hate work that much?