Chapter 119: 'Magnificent Fairy' Ruan Qingyi

Truthfully, Lan Qingyou really wasn't boasting.

After researching the shield core from the abandoned shelter, along with her own shelter's shield, she had fundamentally grasped this technology.

It was just that compared to the shelter hand-delivered by the world will right at the start, the grade of the magic shield might be vastly inferior.

But progressing from zero to one was the most crucial part.

Where there was one, there would be two; two begets three, and three begets all things...

Uh, that phrasing was a bit exaggerated, but the point that 'alchemy is omnipotent' remained unchanged.

That's right.

Within the magic shield formula Lan Qingyou constructed inside her own mind, traces of alchemy were present.

The Hierophant: "Then regarding the production of magic patterns for openings, have you researched that?"

Lan Qingyou blanked out momentarily.

Subsequently, she recalled the matter regarding this fisherman Hierophant's night fishing cabin they were discussing right when she first entered the villa.

The Tower: "Oh, oh, I remember now! Of course I've researched this. You might not believe it if I say it, but after my shelter upgraded, an opening actually appeared. I conducted some research on it, ultimately obtaining a few minor insights."

The Hierophant: "An original opening from the shelter?"

The Tower: "Yeah, because my shelter possesses a herb field, it requires an irrigation system. Since there's an irrigation system, there's definitely a water inlet and an outlet. Hence, a drainage opening appeared after the upgrade. It's not considered large, roughly 20 cm by 30 cm."

The Hierophant: "Quick! Quickly teach me how it's done!"

Upon hearing that Lan Qingyou harbored conceptualizations regarding openings, The Hierophant instantly became agitated.

The Tower: "This... I originally intended to test it out myself to see if it worked before bringing it out for discussion."

The Hierophant: "It's fine, it's fine. Tell me your train of thought first. I've been feeling absolutely miserable all over without being able to night fish recently."

...

Were all fishermen like this?

Lan Qingyou, who had never fished before, found it incomprehensible.

The Tower: "Alright. Since The Hierophant has said as such, naturally I will oblige."

The Tower: "Regarding the drawing of magic patterns for openings, although I don't know what the situation is like on your end, within my research over here, drawing this opening isn't complex. Actually, it could even be said to be exceedingly simple; it's just somewhat counter-intuitive."

The Hierophant: "Oh? Counter-intuitive?"

The Tower: "Correct. Originally, the magic patterns' drawing ought to adhere to the principle of sequential arrangement. You aren't denying this point, right?"

The Hierophant: "I'm not denying it."

The Tower: "Yet, concerning the drawing at the opening, this principle absolutely cannot be utilized."

The Magician: "What!"

The Hierophant: "How is that possible!?"

The Chariot: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

The Empress: "Exactly. The arrangement principle exists identically to allow the entire magic shield to attain uniformity. This is exactly the reason why the core section utilizes reversed drawing techniques. If the sequential arrangement principle wasn't utilized, wouldn't it be an utter mess?"

Seeing this sentence from Lan Qingyou, those fellows covertly peeking at the screen popped out one by one.

The Tower: "If it were an ordinary area, chaos would definitively erupt; it could even result in the magic shield being utterly impossible to activate."

The Tower: "But the opening is different. This area fundamentally belongs to being open-ended. Therefore, utilizing sequential arrangement once more will uniquely result in an inability to activate it, or the phenomenon of excessive energy consumption following activation."

The Hierophant: "Then how was it resolved within your research?"

The Tower: "By arranging the originally orderly symbols inside the shelter in a misaligned manner, or arranging the originally misaligned symbols in an orderly manner."

The Tower: "I call it Cross Arrangement."

The Hierophant: "Cross Arrangement, huh. So that's how it is. I'm going to test it out."

The High Priestess: "That's not right. If that's the case, wouldn't the mana still end up congested, thereby diminishing the shield's functions?"

The Tower: "This is exactly the counter-intuitive part. To speak truthfully, I wasn't certain when I first thought about it either. However, after attempting to draw it myself, I discovered the likelihood is massive; it's just that I haven't conducted an experiment yet."

The Tower: "Furthermore, the arrangement format of the magic shield belonging to the abandoned shelter I ran into previously was exactly reversed from my own shelter's arrangement format, which also verified this point."

The Magician: "So that's how it is. It's indeed a fascinating conclusion. I'm going to test it out as well."

Wheel of Fortune: "I feel it's rather fascinating. It can't be said that the possibility is utterly nonexistent."

The Empress: "I'll go test it out as well. I should be able to utilize it when expanding the farm sometime down the road."

The High Priestess: "Then I'm going too."

After listening to Lan Qingyou's rough explanation, everyone decided to test it out.

In a split second, the originally bustling chat room instantly fell silent.

Just then, Judgement began speaking, picking up a previous topic.

Judgement: "@The Tower, you intend to construct a shelter using an iron block? Is it because of the material?"

The Tower: "Yes, is there a problem?"

Judgement: "No, but I feel you and The Chariot can hold up for a moment."

The Tower: "?"

The Chariot: "?"

The two of them typed out question marks in sheer bafflement.

Judgement: "Currently, The Fool's side is inviting a person. You guys will understand once that person enters the villa. Of course, they might not join either; no one can say for sure."

The Chariot: "Oh, oh, oh! Is a newcomer finally arriving again? Then I'll wait a bit first."

The Tower: "Is that so? Then I'll wait and see too."

Hearing the other party say so, Lan Qingyou replied with a sentence.

Since Judgement brought up the material issue just now, could it be that the person potentially entering momentarily was related to materials?

Feeling uncertain, Lan Qingyou prepared to wait and see.

After all, Judgement could be considered Tarot Villa's newcomer receptionist. He, along with Wheel of Fortune and The Fool, undoubtedly possessed a far clearer understanding of exactly who would be arriving compared to an ordinary member like her.

The Star: "Hello everyone, I'm a newcomer~"

The Star: "Eh, why is no one here? Didn't you say it was very lively? Or do you hate me? Sob, sob, sob..."

...

This person appeared even more carefree and wildly erratic compared to The High Priestess...

The corner of Lan Qingyou's mouth twitched slightly.

Subsequently, she tapped into the other party's personal information to verify.

[The Star, Ruan Qingyi, Female, 28 years old, Title: 'Magnificent Fairy'.]

Tsk, tsk, the title inherently carried the 'Fairy' moniker.

It seemed this fake-crying monster wasn't a fuel-efficient lamp either.

Wait!

Ruan Qingyi?

Wasn't this one of the 13 S-ranks from the grading.

By the looks of it, the other party's first grading had probably been S-rank as well, which was exactly why she caught Judgement's eye.

Hm, that absolutely had to be the case.

The Fool: "Tower just proposed an exceptionally fascinating theory earlier. Everyone has gone to the research area right now."

The Star: "What theory?"

Seeing The Star intrigued, The Fool briefly narrated Lan Qingyou's 'Cross Arrangement' to The Star.

The Star: "Hahahahaha, truly living up to being the Tower Witch, your theory is correct."

The Chariot: "Hm? How do you know it's correct?"

The Star: "Because I'm utilizing this very theory right now! Although I didn't name it, the principles are practically identical to the Witch's Cross Arrangement theory. Therefore, starting from now on, let's utilize this nomenclature devised by the Witch."