Chapter 196: What's So Unreasonable About Something Done by a Witch?

"Uh... exactly how big is this?"

Someone who had no concept of spatial dimensions asked.

"About the size of a hundred and ten football fields, maybe?"

"Holy crap! That's huge! What exactly does the Witch need such a massive magic array for?"

"Do you think it might be something similar to a Magic Shield?"

"You mean it can keep magical beasts out? If so, wouldn't that mean we could go out at night? Could it even block Mana Turbulence and Mana Tides?"

"Is that even reasonable?"

"After all, this is the Tower Witch we're talking about. What's unreasonable about that?"

"Now that you mention it, you're absolutely right!"

After all, the woman had a wildly imaginative mind; she could come up with absolutely anything.

Since about two weeks had passed, quite a few rumors were circulating outside regarding the birth of the new races.

The matter of the Starlight Dragon King's blood, in particular, had reached the point where practically everyone knew about it.

Logically speaking, whoever obtained that kind of blood would normally be ecstatic and immediately consume a drop to evolve into a draconic being.

But not this Witch.

She insisted on concocting some sort of potion to let people evolve into Witches instead.

Such a move, which seemed entirely superfluous to outsiders, was probably something only Lan Qingyou would do.

The catch was that these newly created races reportedly possessed racial talent awakenings and certain adjustments that the original dragon race lacked, making them at least a full tier better. Therefore, it could hardly be described as "superfluous."

It was more accurate to call it "optimization."

It was precisely this awakening of racial talents that left many people brimming with anticipation for the newly emerging races.

Aside from having a robust physique, who wouldn't want an extra skill?

Some busybodies even compared the innate skills of these new races, writing thousands of words of extensive analysis detailing the few known races.

The final conclusion they reached was that the Witch Clan's "Magic Eye Awakening" was the absolute best among all the racial talents.

This was hard for quite a few people to accept.

After all, the talents of other races—whether it was the Elemental Spirits' "Elemental Affinity" or the Titan race's "Gigantification"—were tangible abilities with visibly stronger offensive power.

But the analyst provided a reason that managed to convince the vast majority: "uncertainty."

Initially, those who saw this just laughed, assuming the person was spouting nonsense.

However, the analyst argued that the Magic Eye was the strongest precisely because of this uncertainty. Due to its unpredictable nature, the baseline power of a Magic Eye might be incredibly low, but its theoretical ceiling was astronomically high.

For instance, with those high-ceiling Magic Eyes, a single glare could potentially kill you. How could you even defend against that?

It was simply impossible to guard against.

The moment these words were posted, all the previous detractors clamped their mouths shut.

It even caused a rare, momentary pause in the flow of messages on the World Channel.

Everyone was pondering over the analyst's claim.

It was true. Weren't elemental control and gigantification only considered impressive because their effects were highly visible?

Conversely, precisely because they were visible, their actual threat level was relatively lower.

The Magic Eye was different. It could kill invisibly.

If someone with a top-tier Magic Eye took a dislike to you, they could activate their talent with a single thought. You wouldn't just be clueless about how you died; you might not even know who killed you.

It was worth noting that whether in Blue Star's legends, myths, or literature, Magic Eyes were a ubiquitous concept.

Abilities like petrification, enfeeblement, and devouring were incredibly common tropes.

And just as the World Channel grew quiet, someone else came out to add fuel to the fire.

"Remember when Lan Qingyou gave away potions on the World Channel? Someone in our district got a Witch Potion and became a Witch."

"Just like the person above guessed, it only took a single glare to drive a perfectly normal person completely insane. After that, they ran around bare-assed like an idiot until they ended up as a monster's snack."

Once the firsthand accounts began pouring in, everyone's nerves grew taut.

Good heavens! They wouldn't have known without the analysis, but were Witches really this terrifying?

If that was the case, it would be best to steer clear of them in the future.

Naturally, if one could obtain a Witch Potion for themselves, that would be an entirely different story.

Forget about skill ceilings and baselines; everyone understood the logic of taking a massive gamble for an even bigger payout.

As for the minor detail of instantly turning into a girl after consuming it? Who really cared about that?

Thus, despite their fear, the masses became even more desperate to get their hands on a Witch Potion.

Some people even started contacting the Supreme Council or directly shouted out to Lan Qingyou on the World Channel, offering to trade their entire net worth to purchase a potion.

There were no complex motives—it was simply going all-in.

After all, going all-in was an art form.

If they bet right and obtained a high-quality Magic Eye, would they ever have to worry about lacking anything else in the future?

Meanwhile, Lan Qingyou almost burst out laughing when she read that user's analysis.

It was obvious the guy was just blindly speculating based on his own fantasies about the Magic Eye, yet miraculously, he had guessed right.

However, there was one thing he didn't know: there was no actual ceiling or baseline when it came to the Magic Eye.

It all depended entirely on the user and how they utilized it.

Take her own Analysis Magic Eye, for example.

If she wasn't an Alchemist and knew nothing about Alchemy, then this Magic Eye would indeed be rather useless.

But even so, one simply needed to start studying after obtaining it.

Furthermore, the analytical scope of the Analysis Magic Eye was incredibly broad; it could appraise and analyze practically anything.

Even if someone had no interest in Alchemy, they could still reap immense benefits from this Magic Eye when learning other disciplines.

Of course, a supportive Magic Eye like this could never match the highly intuitive, flashy displays of offensive Magic Eyes.

But the convenience it provided was truly unmatched.

However, it was precisely because of that earlier analysis that the sudden appearance of the magic array was so deeply shocking.

The Magic Eye, combined with a magic array.

With these two elements in play, there was absolutely no doubt that the Witch Clan would boast the highest theoretical combat strength on the entire Kalim Continent.

This was the immediate thought that flashed through the minds of most people upon seeing the magic array.

It was also their most genuine belief.

After all, the "Magic Array Drawing Study Bonus" present in the Witch Clan's racial talent was no joke.

This meant that Witches were far more suited than anyone else to learn the drawing of magic arrays, and could do so at an accelerated pace.

They just had no idea exactly how powerful this particular magic array was.

Over in the villa, this same topic was being hotly debated.

Tower: "I simply acquired a book on the fundamental principles of magic arrays. It doesn't even contain any beginner-level magic arrays."

Tower: "Moreover, after finishing the book, I realized that magic arrays are actually just an advanced combination of Drawing, Symbology, and Magic Circuit studies."

Lan Qingyou leisurely explained the mechanics of magic arrays to the junior members in her chat group.

Priestess: "Does that mean anyone can learn it?"