Chapter 504: Why Wouldn’t They Do This?

Chapter 504: Why Wouldn’t They Do This?

In the single room, Zheng Yichen looked at Dan Marina outside and couldn’t help but smile. The female knight beside her, just from the back, looked like a tough guy. You could only tell by looking at her from the front. So, this woman was truly a pure man. Dan Marina came here to talk with Zheng Yichen. The special nature of Zheng Yichen’s ability required a very close distance for mental-type communication methods. They had to be close enough to work.

After thinking about it, Zheng Yichen took out two earpieces from his Personal Space… magically modified walkie-talkie earpieces. He didn’t know how to mess around with radio signals, but by studying the fixed frequency fluctuations of the free energy in the air as a basis for research, plus the magic-related knowledge he learned from Irene, he managed to make these magically modified walkie-talkie earpieces.

However, there were many variables with free energy, so the communication range was limited. One kilometer was the maximum, and it had to be used in a stable environment. If someone within this range cast a mid-level or even higher-level Magic, it would cause interference with the communication.

With the existence of many Communication Magic spells, the cost-effectiveness and applicability of this thing were not high. But one point couldn’t be ignored: This was not Magic! It was just communication based on the floating ‘frequencies’ of free energy! Besides the corresponding method of capturing the fluctuations, it was almost hard to detect. It was a product of technology and magic, and in this world, the possibility of it being targeted was very low, unless this thing was exposed and someone deliberately disrupted the Elemental Power within the communication range to interfere with the communication.

As for research on anti-interference, Zheng Yichen hadn’t done it for now. Currently, this thing was just for small-scale use. Making it was enough. Large-scale information transmission and anti-interference problems? Forget it… that would take way too much time.

In short, as long as it worked, it was fine.

Zheng Yichen thought for a moment and put away the walkie-talkie earpieces he had taken out. He withdrew his attention from his Alchemical Avatar and returned to his main body. He first went to Loris’s bedroom to check, and then couldn’t help but curl his lips. Well, she had only been out for a few days. Given the lifespan of Witches, being out for a few months was probably just like a few days to them.

A few days? More like a few hours…

Closing the door to her bedroom, Zheng Yichen came to the Laboratory shared by Irene and Annie. In front of Annie floated a large number of light points. There were Mana Threads connecting these light points. This was a three-dimensional Magic Rune Array! Zheng Yichen felt a wave of dizziness just from looking at it. This feeling was very common for those in the Warrior profession.

For it to happen to him was a rare thing. “Is Transformation Magic really this difficult…” Zheng Yichen couldn’t help but whisper upon seeing this.

From this three-dimensional Magic Rune Array, Zheng Yichen even saw structures similar to those in the knowledge of Spatial Manipulation, like the distribution of Nodes.

“Difficult? This can’t even be described as simply difficult.” Irene looked at Zheng Yichen calmly. Her attitude towards this Magic Rune Array, which could make other Spellcasters’ brains fry, was consistent with her style—unmoved.

Studying magic, as she said, even if one’s heart was full of joy, one shouldn’t lose their cool from the stimulation of joy. Excessive loss would only make one indulge in existing achievements. “Also, where did you get the confidence to still think Transformation Magic is a simple spell?”

“Uh…” Was this sarcasm? Irene actually took the initiative to sarcastically mock someone? This was really rare. Come to think of it, her sarcasm wasn’t without reason. Who told him to be so… hands-off…

“Ahem, that’s not what I meant. It’s just that even looking at this thing makes me dizzy…”

“Oh, that’s not important. What you see is just the initial framework. Everything is at its most complex. The remaining research is to simplify, refine, and fill it in.”

“There are already results!?” Zheng Yichen was shocked. He had only been out for a few days. Irene had already managed to research substantial results? Don’t be this amazing, okay?

Irene looked at Zheng Yichen with some sympathy, thinking that this usually quite smart dragon now seemed especially silly and cute. She didn’t speak, letting the facts talk. With a light snap of her fingers, over a dozen three-dimensional Magic Rune Arrays appeared before Zheng Yichen.

In that instant, Zheng Yichen felt like he had suffered mental pollution. His mind was full of curses—his eyes were blinded. He shook his head, forcing himself to stay clear-headed. “It seems the road to revolution is still very long.”

Zheng Yichen said with a headache. Just modifying and perfecting one three-dimensional Magic Rune Array would take who knows how long. Now there were over a dozen. Zheng Yichen already understood the meaning behind Irene creating so many Magic Rune Arrays. These three-dimensional Magic Rune Arrays probably all needed to be corrected, and each one represented a possibility. Whether they could actually be used still required further refinement.

“Good work!” Zheng Yichen said sincerely. Such brain-burning work… if he had to do it himself, he probably, maybe, would die… right?

“Just don’t cut off the resources.” Irene said calmly. Each Witch had a rich family background, but that didn’t mean they worked for free. Since Zheng Yichen had commissioned their help now, if they still had to pay out of their own pockets, the relationship would basically be over.

It wasn’t about maintaining relationships with benefits, but a code of conduct in behavior. After all, she and Zheng Yichen weren’t relatives. Having a good relationship was one thing, but the priorities still had to be clear. This was good for both sides. Because Witches lived a long time, they were very straightforward in how they did things, not wishy-washy. Once they made a decision, they acted immediately. Just like when Dan Marina gathered them together before, she explained the reasons.

The Witches who participated all acted without holding back. They all saw the priorities clearly and had enough rationality. The situation at that time wasn’t an opportunity to hold back either. Success would benefit everyone. Since they could see this clearly, why would they hold back at a critical moment?

So for Witches, as long as it wasn’t a matter of life and death separation, if there was a decision to be made, if it was over, it was over… Of course, in most cases, as long as this code of conduct and the priorities were clarified and straightened out, such a situation basically wouldn’t happen.

As for Zheng Yichen… well, under the planning of that woman Dan Marina, his relationship with them was above just ordinary good.

“Don’t worry, I have several big projects I’m preparing to work on recently. The money will come fast!” Zheng Yichen patted his chest and promised. “You guys can just use those resources freely.”

Irene nodded. In terms of resource supply, Zheng Yichen had always done very well; there was never a shortage. This was mainly because he held enough ‘patents,’ plus he was always out ‘running business’ and had many ways to make money. So, as a dragon, he was also quite a talent.

“When will those big projects you mentioned yield substantial profits?” Annie suddenly said. Compared to the various high-end-looking three-dimensional Magic Rune Arrays on Irene’s side, Annie’s side was more like a mad scientist. Around her, some containers held many large and small pieces of meat. Those pieces of meat squirmed irregularly, making Zheng Yichen’s eyes twitch.

A researcher in the Life Domain… if he studied it to a proficient level in the future, wouldn’t he also become like this?

“Uh… if the situation inside the Containment Zone can be resolved quickly, then there will be soon. Currently, the Potion Masters Association is settled. As for the Sanctuary Church, as long as one problem is solved, we can use their resource acquisition channels to a certain extent. As for whether we’ll be caught by them because of this, that depends on your skills.” Zheng Yichen said.

Resource acquisition, well, personally, his demand for special resources wasn’t that exaggerated. After all, his foundation was here. For things that were too special, there was no place to use them. Those who could use them were the Witches. The Witches’ foundations were deep enough. Even if using the Sanctuary Church’s channels, they could probably find some ways to work around, right?

As for being tough and not using them at all?

The result would be—delicious!

Why not use them? The Witches and the Sanctuary Church didn’t have a good relationship anyway. If they could screw them over, why not? Even the most kind-hearted Witch harbored resentment towards the Sanctuary Church’s actions against Witches. Clearly, they didn’t want to do anything dangerous, yet they were labeled with false charges!?

There were so many bad people among Humans. Just because some exceptions appeared among Witches, their entire group got targeted. Although Witch Awakening often brought harm, this was just a random possibility. It wasn’t something they could guarantee wouldn’t happen.

Many Witches were just ordinary girls before they became Witches… Among the Witches Zheng Yichen knew, many names didn’t have surnames, and they were very simple. This was probably the situation for children from commoner families… If the family conditions were slightly better, they could have surnames. After all, the grade of a surname also required spending money, and it wasn’t money an ordinary commoner family could afford to spend.

For them, spending that money was like spending tens or even millions to get a ‘Good Citizen’ banner. Wasting money to get a surname? Might as well use that money to improve family conditions!

Among the Witches Zheng Yichen had met so far, the only one with a surname was Annie. The rest, even including Qin, didn’t have surnames… Before their Awakening, they were just girls from ordinary families. After the harm caused by the post-Awakening rampage ended, the most painful ones were probably them.

Clearly, they were just ordinary people before. If nothing unexpected happened, they could have lived worry-free lives. Instead, a sudden event would not only destroy their families but also bring catastrophic disaster to their hometowns. Most Witches at that time bore everything with the mindset of ordinary people. Could the stimulation they received be light?

Many people could imagine this situation, but the reputation of Witches… tsk. With the Sanctuary Church suppressing from above, plus Humanity’s understanding of the ‘danger’ of Witches, sympathy was impossible. Even if there was sympathy, it would eventually be overwhelmed by the dangerous power they possessed. Although there were reasons related to Witch Awakening, the Sanctuary Church also had its share of reasons. So when they could safely use the Church, why wouldn’t they do this?