Chapter 426: The New Year is Approaching

Thinking this, Lan Qingyou took out her cards.

Silent Witch: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, you can't do this."

Moonlight Witch: "What use is this red lizard? Bring it over and let me have a look. It just so happens I still have a slot for a familiar."

Steel Witch: "I think it's fine. I also happen to have one, how about letting me try it out first?"

Flame Witch: "You guys are dreaming, roll to the side."

Witch of Thorns: "Oh, oh, as expected of a woman with a fire spirit, speaking so forcefully."

Dream Witch: "No, no, no, our Pandora needs to hurry back and do her research."

Moonlight Witch: "Doing research, huh? No wonder."

The "research" Pandora spoke of was always Schrödinger's research. When you saw her, she wasn't doing research, and when you couldn't see her, even if she was chatting in the group, she was supposedly "doing research."

What kind of proper person would keep staring at the group chat while doing research? Wasn't that just slacking off?

But compared to these things, everyone's attention was now on the photo Alice had sent of Pandora's Fire Elemental Spirit.

After all, everyone loved something that gave off a bit of a 'Dragon Knight' vibe.

Well, maybe now it should be called 'Dragon Witch.'

The group was still chatting, but Lan Qingyou didn't join in. Instead, she quickly returned to the Sanctuary Giant Tree opposite the Roosting Giant Tree.

Originally, she wanted to see what these flying magical creatures domesticated by the Roosting Giant Tree would be like as familiars, but as a result, none of them planned to make a contract.

Although it was a bit regrettable, it at least laid a solid foundation for the future opening of the Roosting Giant Tree.

After all, those management witches responsible for the Roosting Giant Tree had concretely seen how to summon them.

To be honest, the appearance of the Fire Elemental Spirit this time was simply too sudden.

Not only did it leave Lan Qingyou completely unprepared, she didn't even have any mental preparation.

Previously, she had seen the yellow-furred Griffin living in the middle layer of the Roosting Giant Tree, but originally, she had no interest in this fellow.

After all, a fellow from the middle layer was a bit mismatched with her temperament.

However, considering her physical condition, perhaps getting a larger flying familiar would be pretty good too.

Thinking of Pandora's majestic appearance standing on the fire spirit's head made her heart feel a burst of heat.

No... no...

Now is not the time to think about these things. Anyway, I still have work on hand right now. I'll wait a few more days to see if anything better flies over.

Lan Qingyou, who originally wanted to try out the Griffin, eventually suppressed this desire.

Although the yellow-furred Griffin was also very handsome, who knows, maybe there was an even more handsome one waiting for her?

She shook her head.

Lan Qingyou stopped thinking about this matter and took out her cards. Then, she found the meditation method Alice had sent her.

Although there was no thesis to support it, and she didn't know where this girl got the theory from, after reading this meditation method, Lan Qingyou had to say it was good.

This so-called meditation method was actually using a specific set of verbal guidance along with herself to enter a state akin to hypnosis, thereby achieving mental concentration.

But unlike true hypnosis, when entering this kind of meditation, the witches could all remain conscious, preventing them from being fatally sneak-attacked while in the meditation state.

How should she put it? Finding this balance point was extremely precise.

It was almost like putting someone in a state where they seemed to be dreaming but weren't, seemed to be awake but weren't.

"I see... that makes sense then."

After reading how this meditation method worked, Lan Qingyou roughly understood where this girl got this set of theories.

Then she briefly tried it out. Success on the first try, nothing more to say.

"Mm... the utilization rate of mana has increased."

Lan Qingyou looked at her personal information after breaking out of the state.

For example, if a spell previously required fifty mana value to cast, after entering this meditation state, the same spell would only consume forty mana value.

In other words, this meditation method could save twenty percent of mana value.

For the witches, this was simply fantastic news.

However, there was a downside that wasn't really a downside, or perhaps it could be called an upside.

That was, only the Witch clan could learn it.

After all, it was something researched by a witch, so naturally it was only suited for a witch's constitution.

And listening to Alice's implication, she also planned to continue this research project, striving to reach the point of saving forty percent of mana value.

She could only say that everyone's research was very interesting.

After trying it out, Lan Qingyou put down the cards in her hand and continued writing the 'Flying Magic Beast Compendium'.

Another batch of witches arrived in the afternoon, followed by two more batches in the evening.

The miserable Witch of Thorns, Cynthia, was naturally among them.

Fortunately, her actions were relatively quick; otherwise, she would probably have been urged to death by the final batch of witches.

Of course, a "beautiful accident" like Pandora's was not replicated.

This left everyone feeling a little regretful.

So they constantly mocked Pandora in the group chat.

But strangely, this fellow didn't actually appear in the group chat to bicker with everyone this time.

Abnormal, unfamiliar, but they also couldn't do anything about it.

Since the person involved didn't show up, this group of envious and jealous plastic sisters could only drop the matter.

Meanwhile, Lan Qingyou, who hadn't slept all night, went straight back to the Sanctuary to sleep before dawn.

Although for someone like Lan Qingyou, not sleeping for three to five days wouldn't cause any problems.

But who wouldn't be willing to sleep if they could?

It's not like she was part of a crowd suffering from severe insomnia.

...

A few more days passed.

On this day, after finishing the 'Flying Magic Beast Compendium', Lan Qingyou finally emerged from the Sanctuary.

After all, there were only a few days left before the magical creature park opened, so she needed to finish this book early and send it to Diana to have people carve introduction signs and set them up.

However, when she, who hadn't been out for a few days, went out again, she found that things outside seemed a bit off?

The Sanctuary, which originally appeared somewhat secluded under the effects of the Five Dragon Rebirth Magic Array, had turned red all over.

Whether it was the red lanterns hung on the branches, or the multicolored lights and ribbons, the base color of this place had been completely changed.

In other words, this place had been renovated by someone!

"Oh, Clan Leader, you've come out of seclusion!"

Upon seeing Lan Qingyou, Susie, who was wearing a green robe and directing everyone to install items, greeted Lan Qingyou.

"What are you all doing?"

Lan Qingyou was somewhat bewildered, especially after turning her head and seeing that it wasn't just here, but the entire Typhon City was like this.

"Ah?"

Susie, who was questioned, also paused for a moment before snapping back to reality.

Right, the Clan Leader hadn't stepped out of her house these past few days, so naturally she wouldn't know about these things.

So Susie explained to her.

"Oh, it's like this. Isn't tomorrow the New Year? But you hadn't come out all this time, so after finishing preparations in Typhon City, we helped you decorate the ornaments here."