Chapter 189: Left With No Choice

Inside that same Shelter that resembled a library.

A young girl wearing a long orange velvet dress looked up at the Shelter's ceiling.

"Kalim, what you are doing is wrong. You are forcing their growth, and it brings no benefit to us Blue Star Earthlings."

After staring at the ceiling for a long time, the young girl roared.

"..."

"I know, I know all of that. But to elevate the Evolution Items they crafted on such a massive scale is completely irresponsible to the entire Blue Star Earthling race."

"..."

"Hah? Only five? Out of those five, only the Witch successfully developed hers on her own. The other four were entirely due to your interference! How do you have the nerve to use the word 'only'?"

"Because of your unauthorized meddling, my original plans have been completely ruined!"

"Do you have any idea how many people will die because of this little stunt of yours?!"

As her anger peaked, the young girl violently slapped her hands against her Magic Desk.

"..."

"Survival of the fittest? Even survival of the fittest requires giving them time to develop! You even forcibly turned five individuals into Indestructible existences. Are you really in that much of a rush?"

"..."

"You only want the top-tier personnel? I swear... I finally understand why a guy like you has lost time and time again. You are like a prodigal son squandering his ancestors' estate—you do not feel a single ounce of heartache, do you?"

"..."

"I... Fine, I understand. But I do not want something like this to happen ever again."

Sigh...

The young girl, having seemingly reached an agreement with the Kalim she was speaking to, let out a heavy sigh.

Yes, just as the girl had said, other than Lan Qingyou, the other four Evolution Items had been forcibly nurtured and pulled up by the world's will.

Originally, she had not been this furious when she heard that Gu Xiaobei and Vivian had crafted Evolution Items.

No, she was not even angry when she heard about the two other Evolution Items appearing afterward.

After all, an occasional forced boost was not necessarily a bad thing; it could even spur the Blue Star Earthlings to strive harder.

However, she simply could not stomach the follow-up events announced by the world's will.

Form an army to go searching after reaching level 10?

Had she not already known exactly what kind of guardian monsters were lurking there, she might have actually believed it.

But what could be done?

Now that everyone in the world knew about this, she was better off replanning their next steps rather than throwing a tantrum here.

They always said plans could never keep up with changes, and this was the perfect example of that.

She never expected Lan Qingyou to be such a troublemaker. But thinking about it carefully, it had already been a full three months. If the remaining ten billion or so people did not have a few tricks up their sleeves, they would not have survived until now.

Especially the Tower Witch, who was the absolute cream of the crop among them.

Whether the change in plans was good or bad remained to be seen, but there was no doubt that the speed at which these top-tier players pulled off their stunts had far exceeded her expectations.

Otherwise, she would not have kept the level cap suppressed for so long.

Whatever, lifting the level restriction early might actually be a good thing. At the very least, it would allow those capable of stirring things up to advance much faster.

Finding a sliver of comfort in that thought, the young girl began to draft a new plan.

...

Meanwhile, as the young girl strategized and Lan Qingyou read her books, another major event unfolded on the World Channel.

Truth be told, it was not exactly earth-shattering.

It was simply the addition of a new channel on the world interface.

The origin of this matter had to be traced back to Tarot Manor.

While Lan Qingyou had put down her Card to devote herself entirely to comprehending magic formations, the group chat had indeed become incredibly lively.

The Star: "Wait, why is there suddenly a Tarot Manor channel in the interface?"

The Empress: "It is not like we even need this kind of thing, right?"

That was right, the newly added channel belonged exclusively to Tarot Manor.

One could not blame everyone for their confusion.

After all, they already had their Cards to practice communication with. Having another channel was completely redundant.

Judgement: "We might not need it, but it is still necessary."

The Magician: "Did something happen?"

Judgement: "You all saw the World Channel, right? Time waits for no one."

The Emperor: "Sorry, I have not looked at it in a long time."

The High Priestess: "No time for that."

The Sun: "What kind of respectable person even looks at that stuff?"

Judgement: "..."

Fair enough. It was not just them; truthfully, every surviving person treated their time as precious.

It was merely that everyone's direction of struggle differed. Some fought to survive, some to research, and some to learn.

Therefore, the ones who genuinely had the time to spam messages in the World Channel were basically those left behind on standby.

Or, they only checked it during the morning and evening intervals.

Judgement: "The main issue is that there are simply too many people recruiting right now. We are not the only organization on the Kalim Continent anymore. It is foreseeable that all the various groups are about to enter a fierce war for manpower—especially for talents like you all."

The Hierophant: "Haha, 'talents.' Judgement, you are becoming quite the smooth talker."

The High Priestess: "The Manor's management has always leaned toward freedom anyway. It is not like they ever explicitly forbade us from joining other organizations."

The Fool: "Of course we do not forbid it."

Judgement: "Since you guys are already in, and there are countless more talents out there, that is why I called it a war for manpower."

The High Priestess: "Sigh... Before we joined, we were your sweethearts, but now that we are in, we are yesterday's news."

Justice: "You cannot really say that. A while back, an organization called Rose Garden actually reached out to me."

The Sun: "Oh, that organization? They approached me too. But seeing them boast so extravagantly made them feel completely unreliable, so I did not join. The Fool's words felt much more grounded."

Justice: "Besides, the Witch is here too, right?"

The Sun: "Haha, exactly. Although I did not know who the Witch was at the time, the fact that the Manor could recruit the first person to obtain a World Title meant they definitely had something going for them."

Justice: "Yeah, they really do. I coasted to an easy win of ten portions of evolution blood."

The Sun: "Haha, for real! To get my hands on such good stuff only a few days after joining was literally like picking up free money, and I did not even have to bend over."

Although Justice, Riesling, and The Sun, Ingrid, spoke casually, both of them were essentially catering to her every need now.

Whether Lan Qingyou wanted fruit juice, fine wine, or...

Riesling did not even want the exchange materials for the Flame Strong Liquor from before.

What a joke! He, Riesling, might love money, but that did not mean he would take advantage of others, especially when it came to such massive windfall profits.

It was safe to say that he would not mind covering all of Lan Qingyou's alcohol expenses for the rest of her life.

The same went for Ingrid; she was likely going to spend the rest of her life working for Lan Qingyou.

However, simply meeting the demands of one person was not exactly difficult for her.

In fact, it was not just the two of them.

Even though Lan Qingyou claimed this was just to repay them for helping her clear the stage earlier, everyone knew in their hearts that the Witch's favor was something they could never fully repay.