Selection of the Knight Order

It was only after everyone dispersed to manage the individual nodes of the magic circle that things finally settled down.

Although, with the outbreak of the war later on, "settled" wasn't exactly the right word.

But at the very least, they were doing what witches were supposed to do, so it didn't seem too out of place.

Yet here was Lan Qingyou, asking for ten to twenty people the moment she arrived.

The sheer size of such a squad was enough for Alice to guess that something big was brewing.

Because of this, Lan Qingyou truly couldn't find the words to retort after being teased.

And so...

She simply sent the details of the project directly into the Witch Group's chat.

Moonlight Witch: "I'm in for this mission."

Summoning Witch: "You can't leave me out of something this fun."

Dream Witch: "So it's still digging in the dirt? You really are a wicked contractor."

Moonlight Witch: "Haha, who cares? As long as it's fun. Or are you saying you don't have time?"

Dream Witch: "Who said that? I have plenty of time."

Thorn Witch: "I won't be going. I have some good new ideas for my magic book research and I'm about to start testing."

Lantern Witch: "I'm out too. And Martha, the magic circle for the summoning ritual isn't finished yet, so don't participate for now."

Summoning Witch: "...You even caught me here. Let me rest, give me a chance to breathe!"

Steel Witch: "Haha, has the slacking Martha finally been caught?"

Flame Witch: "Count me in then. This looks like a project that definitely needs my power."

Steel Witch: "Same here. I don't think this project can work without me."

Upon seeing the contents of the project Lan Qingyou sent, many people chose to join.

On one hand, it was because everyone found Lan Qingyou's project very interesting.

On the other hand, it was because of their own confidence.

Lan Qingyou's plan was massive, but it aligned perfectly with the research directions and achievements of certain witches.

That was why Pandora the Flame Witch and Erika the Steel Witch made such confident "who else but me" statements.

Silent Witch: "Count me in as well. I haven't been out in over half a year; it's a good time to get together with everyone."

Nightmare Witch: "Getting you to leave your house is no easy feat."

Lantern Witch: "Is your research finished?"

Silent Witch: "Yes. I've made the ointment you wanted, but the materials are a bit difficult to obtain. Perhaps we can ask a merchant to commission the Merfolk to gather or farm them."

Lantern Witch: "Understood. I'll find a way."

The witches were already quite experienced in dealing with merchants.

In fact, there were quite a few merchants like Shang Chuan who had been cooperating with the witches all along.

Everyone had their own specialties, which meant everyone had at least one commercial channel at their disposal.

If one were to ask who knew the most merchants, it was undoubtedly the Witch race.

Especially after the war ended, the witches' potions became highly sought-after goods across the entire continent.

After all, given the state of affairs at the time, anyone with even a shred of intelligence knew that more battles and wars would surely break out in the future.

Therefore, no matter whose potions they were—whether finished products or inferior ones—people were buying and hoarding them.

Furthermore, after that war, the witches discovered that some members of the Supreme Council seemed to have been involved with the invaders.

As a result, the entire Witch race stopped providing even a single potion to the Supreme Council.

Normally, cutting off the supply would trigger contract penalties.

However, because some members of the Supreme Council were potentially involved in the war...

The witches' penalty clauses were not triggered.

The fact that the world consciousness did not recognize the contract breach further solidified the theory that someone in the Supreme Council was involved.

Consequently, no one from the Supreme Council dared to inquire about the matter further.

Thus, the matter concluded with the Supreme Council losing their supply of witch potions, marking them as the "losers" in that regard.

At the same time, it completely liberated the witches, who had long been exploited.

Under these circumstances, merchants who understood the situation flocked to the witches to establish good cooperative relationships.

Just like Shang Chuan and Lan Qingyou had done in the beginning.

Precisely because they knew there was profit to be made, everyone maintained the highest level of respect and courtesy toward any witch.

It reached the point where Diana and the others didn't even need to coordinate anymore.

This certainly lightened the burden on Diana and the rest of the leadership.

Once the participants were finalized, the members of the Witch Group who were already in Typhon City made their way to the first-floor hall of Lan Qingyou's shelter. They began discussing the division of labor for the project and officially started work the following day.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Kalim continent...

While Lan Qingyou and the other witches were striving for their project, the final selection process was underway at the Knight Order Guild station next to the Adventurers' Guild in Twilight Canyon.

This selection was intended to add new combat strength to the Knight Order.

At the same time, it was a major event for the apprentice knights of the Knight Order.

Those apprentice knights, who had undergone a period of training and had actually participated in the Knight Order's external activities, would officially become true knights of the order today.

Alongside their equipment, they would be granted evolution items that would allow them to evolve into the Void race.

If one were to ask what the most sought-after commodity on the market was, it would certainly be the perfect potions with maximum efficacy made by the witches.

But if there was anything beyond perfect potions, it was evolution items.

These were rare treasures that money often couldn't buy.

The era where Lan Qingyou distributed them on the world channel based on whim and interest had come to an end.

Those who wanted to evolve now had to join organizations like the Knight Order, participate in training and combat, and finally stand out in the selection process to earn the meager evolution opportunities available each quarter.

Of course...

In the shadows, organizations like the Demon Hunters were also using their own methods to continuously recruit.

Although the emergence of curse magic had made the veteran members tremble with fear.

One must realize that even after the war ended, many people still joined to become Demon Hunters who possessed parts from other races.

In reality, if one were to be technical, Demon Hunters were also a type of evolved being.

As Esmeralda, the Wheel of Fortune, had put it, they were pseudo-evolved or quasi-evolved beings.

"We will now begin the selection. Those whose names are called, step forward."

"Adam!"

"Francis!"

"Yamamoto Daisuke!"

In front of the solemn rows of armored knights stood a temporary high platform. Atop the platform, a man held a document, reading out the names of the selected personnel.

Those called answered with solemnity before walking forward.

"Liu Wei!"

"Present!"