Chapter 928: Her Own Statue

Whether it was the nobles in the south.

Or the barbarian tribes in the north.

The entire Karim Continent had become bustling with activity because of the summoning array that Lan Qingyou created.

Well.

Albert definitely had some credit in it too.

But because of that 'Imperial Capital Recapture Operation', Lan Qingyou's fame had soared.

Originally, the title of Double Title Holder was already resounding enough.

But who would have known that she actually possessed such strong combat power.

So compared to Albert, who had been famous for a long time, Lan Qingyou's reputation was now even more resounding.

It was just like the trending searches from her previous life.

The new ones could always catch people's eyes more.

Although many people and factions on the continent now wanted to find Lan Qingyou to learn more.

The magic barrier over Maple Leaf Territory directly shut out those guys with ulterior motives.

They couldn't get in even if they wanted to.

Of course.

The barrier only reacted to hostile and malicious thoughts.

So ordinary people who just wanted to scout around and didn't pose any danger could still enter.

Thus.

After realizing this, the only method those guys who wanted to get close to Lan Qingyou and obtain first-hand information could come up with was to 'sneak in'.

And the methods of sneaking in were generally either as travelers or merchant caravans.

In a way, the arrival of these people promoted the development of Maple Leaf Territory.

Especially during the initial period when construction was just completed.

Whether it was the merchant caravans or the travelers, they all made an indelible contribution to the development of Lakeside City.

However, even if they made contributions, no one would thank these guys anyway.

"I think it would be very nice to place it here."

"No, no, no, the central plaza is still better, no matter how you look at it."

"What do you know? This kind of thing should be placed in front of the city gates so that everyone entering the city can see it right away."

"I don't know? You're saying I don't know? Lakeside City is a city with a canal, and most of the commerce relies on water transport. Placing it in the central plaza so that those traveling merchants can see it is the main point, right?"

This day.

When Lan Qingyou took a rare break from her workshop and came out for some fresh air and to relax.

As soon as she flew over to the location of the former Lakeside Town, she heard people arguing about something down below.

She had already known about the small town expanding into a city since the beginning of the expansion.

The technical officials sent by the old Emperor had told her through the head maid of the Hot Spring Villa.

The head maid was the same one she had at the riverside villa before.

No... it should be said that the entire staff of the villa were the same group of people.

After she became a marquis, these people were all packed up and moved over by the old Emperor, families and all.

And the villa was renovated on the foundation of a mountain estate.

So Lan Qingyou didn't feel the least bit surprised that the city had expanded to a scale capable of housing a hundred thousand people.

The reason she stopped and listened to the argument below.

Was entirely because she saw something very remarkable from far away.

That was why she stopped her relaxing stroll.

This thing was about thirty meters tall, looking like a ten-story building.

And the two groups of people below were arguing precisely about where to place this thing.

One group felt it should be placed at the city gates.

The other felt it should be placed at the lakeside plaza.

She didn't know how others felt about it.

But upon hearing this, Lan Qingyou's vision went dark.

If one asked why.

She could only say that the thirty-meter-tall thing was nothing else but a statue of herself.

The entire statue depicted her wearing her witch outfit, standing on the ground and holding her magic broom.

How should she put it.

It was just a very ordinary image of a great statue.

It seemed like there was nothing much to look at.

If it were just a statue, it wouldn't be a big deal.

After all, things like erecting statues of the lord were very common on the continent and within the Empire.

So even if she didn't benefit from it, people would still spontaneously erect statues for her.

The reason her vision went dark was because the statue was standing.

That's right.

It was standing.

No matter who looked at her, she was floating all the time, but the statue was actually made like this.

It wasn't faithful to the original at all.

Negative review! Points deducted!

Thus, Lan Qingyou sat on her modified Destruction Magic Staff and descended directly.

"Who wants to tell me what's going on here?"

At a position about ten meters above the ground, she stopped.

Then she looked down at the two arguing groups and said.

Her voice was very light.

But the two arguing groups below heard it clearly.

So they stopped arguing and looked up with unfriendly gazes towards the direction the voice came from.

After that... their gazes became clear.

After all, the person flying in the sky and the statue they were moving were almost exactly the same.

The difference was that the statue was standing, while the other party was sitting on a flying prop and floating in the air.

"Your Excellency Lord."

Seeing that it was Lan Qingyou, everyone became well-behaved.

After all, as the commoners of Maple Leaf Territory, their boss was Lan Qingyou.

"Your Excellency Lord, we just finished making this statue."

The person who advocated placing the statue at the city gates answered Lan Qingyou's inquiry.

Lan Qingyou looked at the stone debris nearby that hadn't been cleaned up yet, naturally knowing that this thing was just finished not long ago.

However...

"Why didn't you guys make such a large object on-site? It must be very troublesome to sculpt it here and transport it over."

Lan Qingyou couldn't understand.

If it were her, it would be easy to say.

With gravity magic, it wouldn't matter where it was made.

But these guys actually made this thirty-meter-tall thing inside the city without any preparation.

Calculating it, it looked to be at least hundreds of tons.

How were they going to transport this?

"It's fine, we have Wave Magic."

Lan Qingyou was worried, but the others didn't care at all.

"Wave Magic?"

Hearing this for the first time, Lan Qingyou became interested.

"It's a magic that softens the ground and then transports the items that need to be moved like waves."

Oh, so it's a softening magic.

Listening to the foreman's explanation, Lan Qingyou instantly understood.

Saying softening magic was 'a' magic was more like saying it was 'a category' of magic.

Because the degree and method of softening each type of item were different.

So Lan Qingyou actually hadn't reacted to it right away.

Waves... so it can be used like this too...

Lan Qingyou nodded.

Sure enough, compared to a 'passerby' like herself, the people living in this era were the ones who knew best how to utilize magic in their lives.

"No, I was asking about the matter you were discussing just now. I think since neither side can convince the other, why not just make another one?"

Although she didn't know if this statue was decreed by the old Emperor or if the commoners did it spontaneously.

These things weren't important to Lan Qingyou.

Because only children made choices.

She felt that since they were going to erect a statue, they naturally had to erect them in all directions.

So there was no need to make any choice at all.