Chapter 245: I Want to Move in with the Witch!

No matter how they analyzed the newcomer's words, they just couldn't make sense of them.

A magic circle could repel the Mana Tide?

If that was true, didn't that mean it could repel Mana Turbulence too?

Then wouldn't they be able to use those ten days of mandatory rest every month to do other things?

Although there was still a range limit, and threats like the Mana Tide still existed once you stepped outside that range, at least they could go outside!

If nothing else, just taking a stroll nearby would be nice.

"It should be. At the very least, it feels like the exact same shade as the purple magic circle that appeared in the sky before."

After all, not everyone had studied magic circles.

Most people didn't even possess the most basic knowledge of Symbology. Under these circumstances, simply remembering the exact hue was, in some ways, already an impressive feat.

"Not anymore. The protective shields are actually recovering their energy values right now."

"Hahahahaha, the feeling of being able to continue working during the Mana Tide is simply fantastic!"

Some natural-born workaholic showed off after returning from a stroll outside.

There was no helping it.

A five-kilometer radius was neither too big nor too small; it was roughly the size of the main downtown area of a small city.

Under these circumstances, it was simply impossible not to have any neighbors encompassed within it.

"Since you guys are all inside the magic circle, doesn't that mean you can just go find the Witch directly?"

"What! Doesn't that mean there's a chance to get a Witch's Potion?"

"I want to move over there. Do any of you know where the Witch's Shelter is?"

"Brave warrior! The Witch lives right by those five towering giant trees in the southern part of the Abandoned Forest."

"Alright, take me to crusade against this Witch!"

"Go on, go on. Your bravery means I'll be more than happy to collect your corpse later."

"Damn it! Can't you say something nice?"

"That Tower Witch occasionally hands out Witch's Potions in the World Channel. If you go directly to her door and ask, she might just give you one."

"Go block the Witch's front door? Do you take me for a fool?"

"Stop talking, the Witch is handing out Witch's Potions on the World Channel again right now! Hurry up and go lower the winning odds!"

"Whoa! I am on my way!"

It was true.

While the Regional Channel was busy discussing her, she unexpectedly started hosting a random lottery event in the World Channel.

Nowadays, Lan Qingyou's irregular lottery events had practically become a rare and beautiful spectacle on the World Channel.

Whenever she appeared, the message frequency in the World Channel would fall into a rhythm resembling an electrocardiogram.

One moment, a massive crowd would be spamming messages, and the next moment, everyone would suddenly stop entirely.

In the words of these guys, they were trying to drag down everyone else's chances of winning.

After all, if they couldn't get it themselves, they at least wanted to make sure nobody else did either.

Lan Qingyou thought this was completely unnecessary.

Because this wasn't a matter of probability at all; it was purely based on her mood. In other words, it was actually an exercise in psychology.

Today, there were once again five spots.

However, the items she handed out this time were slightly different.

When trading the Witch's Potion to the winners, Lan Qingyou also included a piece of monster skin inscribed with a Contract Magic Circle, along with an instruction manual.

This could be considered a welcoming gift to the new Witches under her lineage.

After all, having an extra Familiar always meant an extra boost in combat power.

Lan Qingyou even retroactively sent a copy to the earlier Witches who had not received a Contract Magic Circle, focusing on keeping things perfectly fair and balanced.

Initially, Lan Qingyou had only treated this matter as a fun pastime.

But after learning that the High Priestess had already mass-produced over ten thousand vampires on a large scale, she suddenly felt like she couldn't continue like this.

She couldn't quite put her finger on what this feeling was.

Calling it a sense of crisis would be an exaggeration.

Calling it a desire to win wouldn't be entirely accurate either.

In fact, it wasn't just Lan Qingyou; the other Clan Heads in the manor felt the same way.

Whether it was for self-protection, amusement, or simply wanting to expand their population, everyone was taking action.

It was just that since Lan Qingyou possessed the bloodline herself, it seemed like she had no need to be as anxious as the others.

But it was exactly the opposite.

Lan Qingyou was more anxious than anyone.

Turning one drop of blood into two was someone else's trick; she certainly couldn't do it, nor did she plan to try.

After all, a Potion was something that required incredibly precise measurements.

Furthermore, as an Alchemist, she simply couldn't accept the mindset of a little less won't hurt.

'Since I am already giving them away, why not just turn it into a business?'

Lan Qingyou mused as she looked at the pile of monster skins engraved with the Contract Magic Circle on her table.

Since it increases combat power anyway, I believe many people would be willing to buy them, especially those lone wolves who like keeping pets.

Although Lan Qingyou wasn't short on money, nor was she particularly interested in it.

But who would ever complain about having too much money?

Tower: "@Judgment, I have a batch of Contract Magic Circles here that can be used to sign Familiars. Do you want them?"

Judgment: "I'll take them. Send them over. I'll send the payment along with this week's materials. Do you want currency or materials?"

Tower: "Currency. Although I'm not overly interested in it, I should probably save up a little."

Judgment: "Done."

Right now, the Supreme Council had basically finalized the matters regarding currency. However, out of concern that they hadn't prepared enough, they were still rushing to mint more.

Moreover, the Teleportation Array on the Magician's end wasn't fully set up yet.

Because of this, they still hadn't officially announced it.

After all, this was a massive undertaking.

Therefore, the Supreme Council hoped to announce it only after making absolutely perfect preparations, ensuring that delivering the news back-to-back would achieve maximum impact.

To put it bluntly, they hoped to further expand the Supreme Council's influence.

This was despite the fact that the Supreme Council was merely a seemingly massive organization cobbled together by individual council members.

However, because the barrier had vanished, there were no longer any restrictions on cross-regional teleportation or communication.

This genuinely allowed the Supreme Council to extend its tentacles into even more areas.

But because of this, Lan Qingyou ended up suffering terribly.

Previously, only people in her region could private message her, but now, people from all over the world could flood her inbox.

So she simply turned on "Do Not Disturb" mode, preventing anyone but her friends from sending her private messages.

However, she only had a handful of friends, and they all just happened to be in Tarot Manor. Since everything could basically be handled with a single Card, her life wasn't much different from before.

Judgment: "@Tower, do you have any more of those Contract Magic Circles you gave me?"

Tower: "Hmm?"

Judgment: "There is something bizarre about this Contract Magic Circle. When a Witch uses it, they succeed on the first try. But for other races, the success rate is only about one in ten."