Chapter 881: Aiming to Become Friends

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Seeing that the issue of materials for the warships had been resolved, Dorothy prepared to head back.

Although the true Huang Jincheng was right before her eyes, she was actually quite curious to see this legendary capital of wealth. After all, just the area outside the city was already so luxurious; she dared not even imagine how extravagant it must be inside.

However, as she turned her head, she saw Senior Miya also looking at the Huang Jincheng before them, her eyes filled with complex emotions. She seemed to want to go in and take a look, yet she also seemed unwilling to enter right now.

"Senior, what's wrong?"

Dorothy didn't bother guessing blindly; she simply asked.

At this, the Golden Princess was startled for a moment, then realized that her complex mood had been noticed by her beloved.

She thought for a moment, and deciding not to hide it, she simply revealed her true feelings.

"Little Yaojing, although the material issue is solved, do you want to go into the city and play? There are many more fun things to do in this true Huang Jincheng than in Night City."

She smiled as she said this.

"Uh, more than Night City?"

Dorothy was stunned.

Good heavens, Night City was the capital of entertainment; what kind of strange and bizarre ways to play didn't they have there? Could this Huang Jincheng really be more fun than that?

Tsk, it seemed she had no choice but to go in now.

Of course, this was just a thought in her mind; in reality, the Home Witch thought about it, but in the end, she didn't take that step.

Her barren imagination couldn't really picture how those truly wealthy people spent their days, but her intuition told her that she probably wouldn't like most of the ways they played.

If a person were to indulge their desires completely, they would probably turn into the most ferocious beast.

"Senior, our great cause is not yet accomplished; how can we indulge in pleasure? Let's go back and continue tightening screws."

Dorothy chose to trust the judgment of her intuition and answered this way.

At this, Senior Miya also smiled.

"Then, Little Yaojing, you're missing out on good things. If you don't go in now, you might not be able to see them in the future."

"Uh, why wouldn't I be able to see them?"

Dorothy was somewhat confused.

"Because when I return next time, it will be as the mistress of the house. By then, my Huang Jincheng might become boring."

The Golden Princess answered this way.

Having said that, Miya also let out a sigh of relief.

She had indeed thought about returning in glory today, wanting to come back and slap the faces of those who gave her trouble every day, but now that she was at the gate, she suddenly felt that such posturing was quite boring.

After all, since when did she care so much about the opinions of others, especially the opinions of a group of insects?

One shouldn't slap the faces of insects; one should just crush them directly.

Going back now would at most just annoy those parasites in the Huang Jincheng, but she couldn't really do anything to them, and she might even get her eyes polluted by their disgusting appearance. It really wasn't worth it.

Dorothy fell silent upon hearing this. She could vaguely guess that this golden, glittering city might not be as glorious as it appeared on the surface.

Thinking about it, it made sense; it was the stronghold of capitalists. If it were truly dazzling, that would be a ghost story.

Although witches possessed power close to that of gods, their human nature was no different from mortals. Money and desire could corrode the hearts of mortals, and naturally, they could corrode the hearts of witches as well.

Forget it, these things really couldn't be thought about in detail. The more she thought, the scarier it became; the Judgment Order would start moving.

Dorothy suppressed her urge to conduct a surprise inspection. This really couldn't be checked casually; if she actually found something, it would be hard to wrap up.

The impact would be too great.

Previously, after she raided the thirteen clans of the Blood Race, the Blood Race hospitals worldwide had shut down, and they still hadn't fully recovered operations. However, the main business of witch hospitals was usually just resurrection; a two-month delay in resurrection wouldn't cause much chaos.

But the Huang Jincheng...

If this were to shut down, the economy of the Witch World wouldn't just collapse; at the very least, it would be a magnitude-12 earthquake. This was a major event that truly affected the world.

Well, alright, actually, the main reason was that she couldn't beat them.

There were five Sages in one sect, and the Judgment Court only had three. How could she fight that?

However, there was no need to treat the five Sages of the Huang Jincheng as hypothetical enemies. After all, the Sages were the true pillars of the Witch World; they wouldn't be corrupted by the power of mere money. Those who could be corrupted wouldn't become Sages.

It was just that even Sages were not omniscient and omnipotent. There were some things that, no matter how strong their power was, they could not change.

Hmm, it was just like how adults always urged children to study hard. If you force a child to study, the child might develop a rebellious psychology and refuse to study well, although when they grow up and get beaten by society, they look back and wish they could give that rebellious self a few slaps.

Orders from top to bottom could only maintain stability for a while, but they couldn't solve the fundamental problem.

Only when children truly understand the importance of learning themselves and genuinely want to learn is there a truly promising future.

"Uh, no wonder the Huang Jincheng has such a strange rule as the Golden Trial."

Dorothy suddenly realized.

Tsk, sure enough, the Sages had great wisdom and had long ago left behind a way to solve the problem. No wonder the Huang Jincheng had changed hands several times but had been able to pass down its stable prosperity to this day.

"Hmm, then I'll look forward to your Huang Jincheng, Senior."

The Home Witch looked at Senior Miya beside her and said with a smile.

She believed that Senior's Huang Jincheng would definitely be as shining on the inside as it was on the outside, and she would come to visit then.

"Little Yaojing..."

The Golden Princess, on the contrary, felt a bit embarrassed.

Actually, she had just been bragging earlier. Although she did think that way in her heart and was working hard in that direction, she had no idea if she could truly succeed in the end.

However, although there was some shame on her face, nothing made her feel happier than the support and trust of her beloved.

This Little Yaojing was really pleasing.

Miya couldn't help but directly hug her beloved in front of her, pressing her head against her chest, a direct face-washing assault.

"Woooo, Senior, what are you doing? I can't breathe, and others are watching!"

Although Dorothy actually enjoyed it quite a bit, if this were in a private environment with no one around, she wouldn't say anything, but now that many people were watching, she suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.

But once Senior really let her go, the Home Witch felt a bit regretful.

Hmm, she was just like that—cheap and pretentious.

"Alright, since we're not entering the city, let's go back."

She and Senior Miya walked toward the nearby Sid Weier, preparing to take the materials and go back to officially start the warship construction project.

Just that...

"Wait..."

Suddenly, someone called out to stop them. The two turned back and saw Melantha walking toward them with big strides.

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"Uh, Miss Melantha, is there anything else?"

Dorothy asked with some confusion, as she had just rejected this Bai Yin Princess's proposal.

"I want to ask again: does the Young Lady really not need warship materials anymore?"

This witch, dressed in a handsome suit and carrying a cold, sharp, and decisive air, didn't waste any words and asked directly.

"I do, but I cannot afford the price you're asking, Miss Melantha."

The Home Witch refused, though she was moved.

Warship materials were naturally the more the better. Even with the sponsorship of the Yae Shizu lineage, it was barely enough for now.

After all, Dorothy had built six warship workshops in one go. If all workshops were to start working, the consumption of materials would be massive. Although the Yae Shizu lineage's alchemy was very impressive, they couldn't abandon their main business of minting gold coins to become material suppliers for Star Industry.

Therefore, material suppliers were truly the more the better for Dorothy.

And as the arms queen of the Huang Jincheng, this Bai Yin Princess handled most of the arms trade involving the Huang Jincheng, so the sources of goods in her hands were probably even more numerous than those of the Yae Shizu lineage.

"No, I don't need a price this time. Although it might be difficult to become your friend all of a sudden, Young Lady, I hope we can temporarily reach a cooperation with the goal of becoming friends."

Melantha first shook her head, then those silver dragon pupils looked directly at the Home Witch. This time, there was genuine sincerity in her eyes.

Hmm, the more this Young Lady valued friends, the more Melantha wanted to become her friend.

She wanted to see what kind of charm this person had that could attract so many big shots, to the point that even her own sister Miya, who had always been so smart that she didn't put others in her eyes, could lose her mind and give up the position of future mistress that was within her reach.

Moreover, in the end, Melantha actually had even fewer friends.

After all, where could there be true friends among merchants? To put it bluntly, in Melantha's previous mindset, friends were just high-end commodities sold for a good price.

As for true friendship, she really didn't understand it; it involved her blind spot in knowledge.

However, just now, standing in the distance and watching Miya suddenly hug the Young Lady as if she were hugging the most precious treasure in the world, the happy smile from the heart on her face was a beauty Melantha had never seen before.

At that moment, her heart felt inexplicably envious.

Actually, regarding her cousin Miya, who had snatched her original position as the first heir, Melantha was somewhat displeased. After all, no one likes someone who steals their cake.

However, while being displeased, the Bai Yin Princess also somewhat admired the Golden Princess. After all, no matter how unwilling she was, she had to admit that this sister was indeed better than her, whether it was talent, ability, means, or vision and judgment, everything was superior to her.

Every time she thought of this, Melantha would bury her face in the quilt and cry secretly in the middle of the night. This feeling of being crushed in all aspects was truly too devastating. Sometimes she couldn't help but complain about why fate treated her this way. Since there was already her in the Huang Jincheng, why give birth to another Miya? It just made her seem very redundant.

However, since fate was already a foregone conclusion, Melantha didn't keep complaining about heaven and others; she quickly adjusted her mindset.

Hmm, just let go of the internal competition and enjoy life.

Why should she compare herself with others? It was true she couldn't beat sister Miya, but sister Miya couldn't beat the Three Kings either. Thinking this way, her mindset balanced out quite a bit.

And ever since her position as the first heir was squeezed into the second heir, Melantha had directly given up on many courses she had to learn as a legitimate heir.

She disdained to act as someone else's shadow or someone else's spare tire.

Therefore, she went directly to open up the arms market. This was a weakness of the Huang Jincheng in the past, but she would prove herself with strength.

Well, although it was quite hard at first for a merchant Young Lady like her to go into the arms business and deal with those vicious people every day, she soon got used to that kind of life and even started to enjoy this sense of stimulation.

Anyway, compared to those boring tea parties of young ladies in the past, she preferred the feeling of negotiating with people at the negotiation table while pointing magic wands at each other's heads.

And by the time her career made progress and she gradually earned the title of Arms Queen, she had even forgotten that she had once been the first heir of the Huang Jincheng.

However, although she had been busy these years, every time she returned to the Earth Vein Huang Jincheng, she would inevitably attend some family gatherings. Naturally, she would inevitably meet sister Miya, who was always the center of attention at any gathering.

Because she had her own industrial capital, Melantha's mindset toward this sister who had once snatched everything from her became much more peaceful, and thus she discovered more things.

Before Miya was born, at every family gathering, she was the one who was the center of attention, so Melantha understood that sense of satisfaction. That feeling of having power in her hands, as if everything in the world would be yours in the future, and you could do whatever you wanted, was very charming.

You could make the most beautiful beauty lie at your feet with a flick of your finger. If you happened to see a wild flower from a distant world in a book and thought it matched your outfit today, then when you finished dressing, you would find a fresh flower placed on your dressing table.

Even if you thought a certain star in the night sky looked quite good, then the next time it was your birthday, the exquisite jewelry made from that star world would be among the gifts others sent you.

The power of wealth was just that charming; anyway, Melantha in the past enjoyed it very much.

But now, every time she saw sister Miya receiving various gifts with a smile at family gatherings, Melantha always inexplicably had a feeling that this sister seemed quite lonely.

She seemed to have everything, yet she seemed to have nothing at all; it was quite contradictory.

And strangely enough, although the Huang Jincheng possessed every enjoyment you could think of in the world, Melantha had never seen this genius sister appear in those entertainment venues.

She always seemed to live a life of asceticism like a monk.

This was a ghost story. She had heard that this sister was a rare Evil Dragon Body; this constitution had stronger power and also had more burning desires.

Could this also be ascetic?

Hehe, anyway, every time she saw Miya looking like she wasn't interested in anything, Melantha couldn't help but feel some resentment.

Don't be ungrateful, you bastard sister.

This time, hearing that Miya had given up everything to participate in the Golden Trial, the first thought that emerged in Melantha's mind was actually "as expected," followed by anger.

She was angry at this sister's courage to easily discard everything, because this would reflect the incompetence of herself, a sister who had been unable to let go for so many years.

After all, could it be that the things she had once craved but couldn't get could be so easily discarded in your eyes? What exactly do you want, you bastard?

Melantha longed to know the answer to this question.

And just now, seeing the happy smile from the heart when Miya hugged the Young Lady, the Bai Yin Princess finally knew the answer.

So, friends were that valuable?

The Young Lady would rather give up so many precious warship materials than use them as an exchange, and Miya, who was knowledgeable and had once possessed all the wealth in the world, also regarded it as a treasure.

But the envy that inexplicably emerged from her heart couldn't be faked.

Melantha suddenly also longed for a friend.

"Please give me a chance, Young Lady."

The Bai Yin Princess requested sincerely. As she bent over, she stretched out a hand, waiting for the other party's reply.

At this moment, she was inexplicably nervous. This was even more stimulating than when she was at the arms negotiation table with someone pointing a magic wand at her head, so much so that she didn't dare to look up to check the Young Lady's reaction.

For a long time, Melantha didn't know how long it had been, but she felt her outstretched hand being held.

The Bai Yin Princess looked up in surprise and saw Miya holding the hand of Dorothy, who was still somewhat reluctant, and then holding her hand.

"Alright, although this feeling is a bit awkward, Miss Melantha, please take care of me in the future."

Dorothy, who was being urged by Senior Miya, although she always felt that this was a bit strange as if she had been confessed to, still said so.

... The Home Witch is feeling awkward... ===== CHAPTER 882 =====