979: Witch Rose: Today is the Day I Change the Tianjiang Coast!
The moment Locke held this fire elemental Authority Gem, he instantly felt as if he had transformed into a fire spirit, possessing boundless energy.
A flame erupted from his hand, a fiery serpent dancing wildly, leaping in the air, but Locke precisely controlled it, restraining the fire stored within the gem.
"The fire elemental power contained within this gem is very strong."
Locke judged.
"Indeed, if a mortal holds it and, by a very rare chance, resonates with the power inside the gem, they might gain the ability to invoke its power. But this requires an incredible coincidence; otherwise, they would simply be burned to death by the energy contained within. This gem possesses ten thousand points of Magic Pressure."
A faint look of shock appeared in Witch Zoe's pupils.
She knew the information about this gem, but only from reading the records.
She looked incredulously at the gem in Locke's hand. It wasn't a magic artifact, had no enchantments, it was purely a natural material. Such a small ruby, seemingly only the size of a baby's fist, yet possessing Magic Pressure comparable to a minor world, at the level of a Second-Ring Wizard. The one who obtained it could even mobilize the hidden flame power within. It was truly... unbelievable.
Locke gave the gem a strange glance.
"Generally speaking, even if Magic Pressure gathers together, forming a high-energy density object, it shouldn't be possible to control the energy within so perfectly just by gaining control. Normally, it would just be in a state similar to a bomb or a battery." 'But it wouldn't allow an individual to perfectly invoke the power within.'
"This characteristic...
"It doesn't seem to be born from a natural state.'
Although Locke had no concrete evidence and wasn't a wizard specializing in gemology, looking at this gem, a sudden intuition arose within him: perhaps this gem was related to the divine power path. The Authority series gems likely weren't naturally occurring things in nature, but some kind of re-creation. Locke signed a contract with Witch Zoe and promptly paid her three hundred Magic Crystal Cards within this library, leaving him with roughly seven million magic stones.
However, doing things this way was safer.
This way, it was equivalent to him purchasing it legally from Zoe through proper procedures, creating a kind of legal safety wall. Even if Witch Zoe was later discovered to have stolen this Authority Gem, the original owner would find it difficult to breach this safety wall to demand it from him. After all, he was a White Wizard; he had to be thorough in his actions to prevent being sued in the Holy Master Court, especially during this critical moment of the academic lineage war, where everyone was scrambling for each other's markets.
Locke raised the gem, shook it towards Witch Zoe, and smiled, "This meeting, the item you traded me is indeed excellent. If you have more good items next time, you can still come to me for a transaction."
The expression on Witch Zoe's face softened a bit.
Because Locke hadn't pushed things to the extreme. Although he took her target this time—the Authority Gem—making her efforts benefit him instead.
But in a way, Locke was also a quality customer. He knew her background but had no intention of reporting or threatening her, and he could settle the payment immediately without dragging out debts. Such a straightforward customer was very welcome in the black market.
Witch Zoe thought it over carefully. Anyway, if she took the Authority Gem back, she would definitely have to sell it. So, where she sold it didn't really matter.
Although Locke's offer was somewhat low, with a hint of taking advantage of the situation, the good part was that he actually conducted the transaction right at her crime scene and skillfully used a commercial contract to create a legal isolation wall for himself, preventing the original owner from troubling him.
Witch Zoe smiled at Locke, "Alright. Great Wizard Augustine, there are five types of Authority Gems in total. I've heard that gathering all five types together can produce a special phenomenon. This is just one of them. It's just a pity that Authority Gems are rare and hard to come by. Their total number in the Endless Void is probably only around two hundred, and that's counting all varieties combined."
"Therefore, it's extremely difficult to collect a full set."
A flicker passed through Locke's eyes.
"Oh? This is the first I'm hearing of it."
The price increase of Authority Gems in the Yunze Wetlands... he wondered if it was related to the rumor Witch Zoe mentioned. If someone was already close to collecting a full set of Authority Gems, then surely, to get the last piece, they would offer a high price to gather it from the market. That was probably the reason for the sudden price hike of this gem in the Yunze Wetlands.
Witch Zoe said, "This is a rumor from the Western Realm. You might not have heard of it. It's just that my range of activities isn't limited to the Eastern Realm. You are wizards living within the Wizard Lands, while I am a wizard living on the Wizard Airship routes. I've been away from the Eastern Realm for some time. This was my first job upon returning to the Eastern Realm, and I didn't expect to run into you again."
Witch Zoe said, "Next time before I pull a job, I'll carefully check the passenger list. We won't meet on an airship again, Lord Augustine."
Locke watched her departing figure and said, "Hmm, goodbye then."
Witch Zoe's body paused for a moment, clearly stumbling slightly. She quickened her pace and left the area.
After leaving the free library, Witch Zoe passed through several corridors and soon met up with two other witches and three male wizards. They gathered in a restroom.
One male wizard asked, "Boss, the item? Did you get it?"
Witch Zoe gave him a cold look because she knew he was asking a question he already knew the answer to. Clearly, this was a way of expressing dissatisfaction. One of the female wizards tried to persuade him, "The other party is a Star Ring Great Wizard. We're already lucky he didn't expose us this time. Don't make things difficult for the boss."
Witch Zoe said to him, "He is the Beholder Wizard. You Black Wizards have probably all heard of his reputation, haven't you?"
Instantly, a look of guilt appeared on the face of the crystalized Black Wizard male wizard who had been deliberately giving Witch Zoe a hard time. He was a Black Wizard from the Spiral Basin area and had long heard of the Beholder Wizard's fearsome reputation.
Seeing the fear, guilt, and cowardice in their eyes, Witch Zoe felt a surge of anger. These temporary Black Wizard teammates were truly a bunch of useless fools; they couldn't even provide proper cover for her.
If someone could have adapted on the spot earlier and worked with her to create a cover, there would have been at least a sliver of hope to keep the gem.
If strength isn't enough, make up for it with wisdom. If wisdom is lacking, then rely on thick skin.
But upon further reflection, Witch Zoe also felt the current situation was acceptable enough.
"If any of you want to go ask the Beholder Wizard for the gem, go ahead. Go seek death on your own; don't drag others along."
The five Black Wizards all became very uneasy. The subtle atmosphere of wanting to blame Witch Zoe that had formed among them dissipated. Witch Zoe took out one hundred Magic Crystal Cards from her astral ring.
"The Beholder Wizard exchanged one hundred Magic Crystal Cards with me just now. Let's split it equally among the six of us."
Immediately, looks of pleasant surprise appeared on the five faces.
They hadn't expected that the Beholder Wizard had actually purchased the gem from their boss, Zoe.
One million... that was still money.
"Boss, you're truly amazing."
"Heavens, the Beholder Great Wizard actually paid you. You actually have a sales channel with the Beholder Great Wizard? Does that mean we can sell our goods to him in the future?"
"If it's not a treasure like an Authority Gem, the Beholder Great Wizard probably wouldn't be interested..."
Witch Zoe He embezzled two million magic stones with a clear conscience.. (Witch Zoe He embezzled two million magic stones with a clear conscience..)
Witch Zoe swept a cold glance over them.
"Let's get out of here quickly."
"Although we don't know when that fool from the Arcane Tower Sanctuary will discover his necklace was swapped by me, it's only a matter of time. Our identities are already exposed. Staying even a second longer is a waste of time. We leave immediately."
In the free library of the airship, Locke searched for information on Authority Gems but found nothing.
Locke sat in his seat, his palm placed above the gem. As a result, golden lightning arcs appeared between his palm and the gem. "This fire elemental Authority Gem, to some extent, possesses power even greater than that represented by the Principle of Fire in the Three Caves World, and it seems capable of bringing about a deeper, more profound power than the Principle of Fire. Has no one guessed that this type of gem might be related to the divine power system?"
"Gathering all five Authority Gems will trigger something special. But that's just a legend from Witch Zoe's mouth. Let's leave it at that for now." Locke stored this gem into his own astral ring.
Half a month later.
The Wizard Airship landed at its docking point. But just as Locke disembarked from the Wizard Airship, he heard a sudden roar erupt from the group of wizards disembarking with him.
He looked back in that direction and saw that the wizard from the Arcane Tower Sanctuary seemed extremely agitated.
"No, the magic artifact I wore around my neck has been tampered with. This Tear of Alrubor was given to me by my mother. I know the gem and the enchantment arrays on it inside out. This is a counterfeit. Someone tampered with the magic artifact on my person. What would they want with that decorative gem for?" "Wait, that witch I met on the Wizard Airship... why don't I see her getting off?"
"It's her! It must be her!"
For a moment, this young wizard felt deceived. His life had always been smooth sailing; people always fawned over him, and almost no one had ever spoken harshly to him. Naturally, he now fell into extreme anger.
"I must find her!"
"How dare she offend me..."
"She must have the courage of a bear and a leopard..."
He immediately recalled that Locke seemed to know Witch Zoe and appeared to be on good terms with her. However, this young wizard quickly dismissed this connection.
No other reason.
He couldn't afford to offend a Star Ring Wizard. Even if his father found out about this, the one who would get scolded would be him.
Second-Ring Wizards possessed long lifespans and vast worlds. They had plenty of time and means to produce offspring. He was just the child of two Second-Ring Wizards in the Wizard World, but that didn't mean his parents didn't have other children in various colonial worlds.
Although his status was noble, he wasn't irreplaceable.
His parents would absolutely not offend a Star Ring Great Wizard for his sake.
So, he could only completely avoid thinking about whether this matter had any connection to Locke. He could only focus all his hatred on Witch Zoe. After all, he couldn't even be sure if Locke knew the witch's true face. It just occurred to him that Witch Zoe had likely given him a false name. However, he quickly calmed down because, in the end, it was just a decorative gem on a necklace magic artifact.
Locke turned his head. Beside him was Shanchuan Ke. Shanchuan Ke looked back at the young man and said to Locke, "You see, the human heart is truly complex. People simply cannot be trusted. Another young person paying the price for trusting others too easily."
"If your heart isn't ruthless enough, you'll be deceived and hurt by others."
Shanchuan Ke asked, "What, do you know him?"
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Locke didn't want to have too much interaction with Mountain Traveler, to prevent Mountain Traveler from seeing him as a friend. So he just nodded, then led him to find a magic carriage to take them to the Root-Crown Court.
Mountain Traveler followed closely behind Locke.
He looked up at Locke, his small eyes secretly observing Locke's reaction.
He was satisfied to see that Locke was indifferent to him, which made the slight suspicion Mountain Traveler had just developed towards Locke disappear.
Because if they were friends, there was a possibility of ill intent.
Mountain Traveler followed behind Locke, whispering, "Young man, the people most likely to hurt you in this world are definitely not strangers or those you've just met, because they know nothing about your background and wouldn't dare to lay a hand on you. The people most likely to hurt you in this world are those you can entrust your back to, those so-called friends, the ones you believe would never harm you."
Locke was looking for a reliable magic carriage. At this moment, he glanced at Mountain Traveler and said, "Mr. Mountain Traveler?"
Seeing that Locke finally acknowledged him, Mountain Traveler immediately raised his eyebrows, extremely enthusiastic.
"Hmm?"
Locke said, "Please be quiet for a while. Can you stop talking nonsense to me all day?"
Mountain Traveler, instead, felt relieved and stopped talking, just following closely behind Locke.
Locke glanced at him, almost speechless. Although he had long guessed that only by being cold, business-like, or even slightly rude to him could he dispel Mountain Traveler's paranoia, seeing the expression of relief on Mountain Traveler's face still left him quite speechless. This meant that for Mountain Traveler, showing kindness to him would instead make him wary.
If he was treated poorly, he could feel at ease.
Locke pondered the matters along the Tianjiang Coast. He needed to find a way to send the Authority Gem in his hand for research. Since the Forest Sanctuary found it difficult to transfer non-Magic Plant magic items, he would have to hire Wizard logistics personnel or have someone he trusted deliver it.
Who would be suitable?
Witch Mason and the others were too weak, Daniel had his own affairs, and Antoine was even less likely to do such a thing for him. Of his three native Wizard World students, one had already graduated, and the remaining two were not yet established, with one still unable to leave the White Cardamom Farm.
It's difficult.
Locke remembered Douglas. Now that his teacher had allowed Douglas to be treated normally, having him carry the Authority Gem should ensure its safe delivery to the Tianjiang Coast.
"Along the Tianjiang Coast, Olaye should be releasing some super single products recently, completely challenging the position of my Silver-clad Peach Garden there." Locke looked at Mountain Traveler behind him. Mountain Traveler, who had been following him silently, his massive white body, like a ginseng, was gradually disappearing under the sunlight.
Clearly, if he didn't receive treatment soon, this deity from the Sea King World would vanish.
On the Tianjiang Coast, the Rose Building was a massive skyscraper, built next to the White Ice Tower academy.
And in a Wizard town within the living area of the White Ice Tower academy, several Wizards wearing bird-beak Wizard hats appeared inside a house that looked like an ordinary civilian dwelling from the outside, but whose interior had been enchanted with the School of Conjuration's space expansion spell and was decorated as lavishly as a palace.
Inside this house were beautiful women and pools filled with the finest wizard wine.
Several male and female Wizards were frolicking in the water there.
These Wizards, wearing white feathered bird-beak Wizard hats and White Wizard robes, were conversing here.
"Olaye and Silver-clad Peach Garden have both escaped our control. The Wizards from the upper Wizard territories are still so arrogant. They want to make money from our land without entering our circle."
"They have greatly underestimated our scale, underestimated our numbers. Circles are very important. Those who do not enter our circle cannot make money here."
"Is it safe here?"
"Safe? For you and me, we shouldn't use the word safe. Because safety can be bought with money. As long as the money is in place, where wouldn't be safe? This place, top to bottom, has been bought by us."
"Hehe, that's good. Many of those Black Wizards have started to doubt the Black Wizard Alliance and believe that the White Wizard Society is not what they imagined. But they are indeed too naive. Their lives and fortunes can also be bought. Everything they have is ours." Two White Wizards clinked their glass wine cups together.
"It should be said that as long as they become Black Wizards, their lives and fortunes can truly be bought with money. This is a means to circumvent the wizard law protecting the human race."
"To make everything purchasable with money, that is your and my, and our, and even more of our responsibility."
"My friend, the Black Wizard Alliance on the Tianjiang Coast has been cleared. Those Black Wizards who were kept have been mostly sold off. You should raise the rent prices again, raise the prices of critical magic materials, and I will provide more loans. We need to create bankruptcies, create hunger, we need to make them accustomed to overspending, we need to create resentment and dissatisfaction towards the White Wizard Association, and then more people will become Black Wizards."
The glass cups in their hands clinked together again, and they let out triumphant laughter.
Their faces were concealed beneath the bird-beak Wizard hats, as these hats were a hood-like style. This meant that neither of them knew the other, nor who the other was. Only these investment bankers knew that they were the invisible emperors of this Wizard territory, and even more Wizard territories.
Although emperors and kings had disappeared in the Wizard World, they themselves had never vanished.
"What about Silver-clad Peach Garden and Olaye?"
"Don't worry. We will always find a way to make them join our circle and offer us their allegiance. Didn't Silver-clad Peach Garden always send us magic stones before? Unfortunately, I thought their previous administrative director was an excellent Wizard, but he was still sent to Wizard Prison."
"Once they enter the Wizard Prison there, there's nothing to be done. We can't enter the Cloud Marsh. The competition there is too fierce, actually not suitable for long-term investment. There were even five major wars deliberately set up to artificially break class monopolies, such worthless things. Even if we operated there, we would lose everything due to some inexplicable event."
"But conversely, wars manipulated by us can earn us a lot of money, can't they?!"
"Hmm, it's a double-edged sword. We'd best make Rose Tacitus and Locke Augustine surrender to us quickly. Or they can leave the Tianjiang Coast."
On the Tianjiang Coast, Locke, along with Terence and Witch Biki, and a dozen First-Class Wizard Apprentice employees from Silver-clad Peach Garden, arrived at the Rose Building.
Locke stood in front of the building, raising his eyebrows, because he had seen this style of building in the Dragonfall Land.
Locke followed the other Wizards into the building. Inside, at the very center, was a floating staircase similar to a Wizard Airship, with sections of stairs suspended in the middle. The interior seemed to have a space expansion spell applied, making the building, which outwardly appeared to be only ten stories tall, actually have a full hundred stories inside.
The first floor was bustling with many shops and stalls.
These were mostly Magic Plant shops, but there were also a few other shops, such as those selling magic umbrellas, Wizard robes, magic tools, and so on...
Locke saw a Wizard wearing a monocle and holding a civility staff, who seemed to have a livid face. This person was Wizard Elaboom, whom he had met once before.
Wizard Elaboom looked at Locke, his eyes filled with dissatisfaction.
Locke just smiled, then took the floating staircase directly to the hundredth floor, which was the venue for the grand opening event. Wizard Terence marveled, looking around.
"Oh my, where did she get such a massive building? It's an enormous undertaking. How come we didn't hear a single rumor about it before?" Witch Biki's voice was even trembling a little.
"Look, almost every floor has shops open. Oh, after the thirtieth floor, most shops are scattered and many are empty, but it's still amazing that even after the thirtieth floor, almost every floor has a few shops. This place is simply the Tianjiang Coast's... Coast's..."
Witch Biki's face was grim.
Because she was an Official Wizard mentor of the Tide Great Wizard Tower, and currently the Tide Great Wizard Tower and the White Ice Tower were at war. The cause was that a First-Class Wizard Apprentice from the Tide Great Wizard Tower discovered a Wizard ruin on the Tianjiang Coast, only a first-ring level, which wasn't particularly valuable. But coincidentally, some students from the White Ice Tower, by tracking the footsteps of that Tide Great Wizard Tower student, also discovered the Wizard Secret Realm. The two sides fought to contend for the Wizard Secret Realm, and later that First-Class Wizard Apprentice from the Tide Great Wizard Tower was severely wounded and desperately fled back to the Tide Great Wizard Tower, only to die in front of his Wizard mentor.
Logically, in this situation, if his Wizard mentor reported it to the White Wizard Court, those Wizard Apprentices from the White Ice Tower who initiated the attack could be judged. But there was a problem here.
Because that First-Class Wizard Apprentice dared not return directly, he hid in the mortal world, walking back on foot. He used some means to delay his injuries, but these actions were also not entirely legal. As a result, he delayed for a full three years and six months before returning to the Tide Great Wizard Tower. According to wizard law, if a Wizard dies more than three years after being injured, it cannot be confirmed whether his death has a direct causal link to that injury.
Therefore, this led to the inability to judge those White Ice Tower Wizard Apprentices through wizard law.
This was probably the main reason they vigorously pursued and killed that First-Class Wizard Apprentice from the Tide Great Wizard Tower, delaying his return to the academy. After all, once he returned and contacted the Holy Master Court, all participants could be thrown into Wizard Prison for compulsory labor, producing magic items and processing magic resources for the White Wizard Association.
And because there was no explanation for this apprentice's death, his Wizard mentor took a risk and retaliated against the White Ice Tower Wizards, and the White Ice Tower Wizards in turn retaliated against the Tide Great Wizard Tower Wizards.
Thus, the two Wizard academies directly started fighting, even though it was a private feud.
Because according to regulations, the two Wizard academies were prohibited from launching wars other than academic wars, but both sides disguised themselves as Black Wizards and attacked each other stealthily.
Anyway, both sides had already violated countless laws.
This is like the broken window effect; the wizard law is strongest when a person hasn't broken the law yet, but once they do, it changes.
And now, a large number of Holy Masters are paying attention to this private feud. Both academies have also suffered numerous penalties from the White Wizard Association, but the two sides have accumulated too much hatred, far exceeding the initial small conflict, so they continue to fight privately despite various penalties, even beginning to collectively attack each other's student groups.
AI Model: deepseek-chat
At this moment, Witch Biki naturally looked displeased, because Olaye and the Silver-clad Peach Garden were originally just a Shop Alliance along the Tianjiang Coast, and would not side with any Wizard Academy.
But now, things have changed.
Clearly, to gain support, build this building, and obtain corresponding resources, Witch Rose's Olaye has actually entered into a deep collaboration with the White Ice Tower. She has constructed a building here at the White Ice Tower that could almost be called the commercial center of the Tianjiang Coast. Her purpose is unknown, but it is certainly not good news for their Tide Great Wizard Tower.
Witch Biki was so angry that her body trembled slightly.
"Bastards."
"Those bastards from Olaye, they've completely sided with those bastards from the White Ice Tower."
"Disgusting, detestable. The White Ice Tower has yet to apologize for the deaths of our students."
Witch Biki's remarks immediately drew the attention of many wizards on the floating staircase. Wizards wearing the White Ice Tower emblem all cast cold glances at her, their eyes filled with menace.
A Second-Ring Wizard said gruffly, "What did you say? You scum. This is our territory. Be careful you don't leave here." Locke merely glanced at them sideways.
Instantly, they all felt as if their eyes had been stabbed, and they quickly averted their gazes.
"Thud~'
The floating staircase reached the hundredth floor.
Witch Rose stood in the hall of the hundredth floor, smiling. "Welcome, friends, to my first Rose Building."
Locke was the first to step out of the floating staircase, his feet landing on the marble floor of the hundredth floor.
Witch Rose looked at Locke, seemingly surprised that he had come.
"Locke, I thought you wouldn't come."
Locke said, "Rose..."
Witch Rose said, "Hmm?"
Locke said, "Control your dogs. I don't like listening to them bark and howl."
Witch Rose was momentarily stunned, then looked behind Locke at a flushed-faced, fist-clenched Official Wizard mentor from the White Ice Tower—an ordinary Second-Ring Wizard—who seemed on the verge of losing his temper but was holding back his rage with reason.
Witch Rose then curled the corner of her mouth.
"Alright. However, there are no dogs I keep here, only my esteemed guests and my trusted, respected employees." "Locke, you seem full of killing intent. Wasn't killing two Star Ring creatures in a row a few days ago enough to vent your anger?"
"Who has angered you again?"
Her casual mention of Locke's brutality instantly restored the Second-Ring Wizard's reason, who had been struggling to contain his anger, calming him down completely. For him, a single Star Ring creature was already an invincible, ferocious entity, let alone two. It suddenly made him realize that provoking a Star Ring Wizard here was unwise.
Moreover, it would also cause his academy to incur unnecessary enemies.
Although their Dean was a Moon Ring Wizard, their entire academy only had one Moon Ring, and that Dean was already old, with few years of life left. Every time he acted, it would rapidly shorten his lifespan; he was not a Moon Ring in normal condition.
Furthermore, he realized that his earlier words were not directed at any individual but used vague terms targeting a group, which meant he had inadvertently insulted Locke as well.
This was his mistake.
He had been impolite.
Even if this matter were brought up for public judgment, everyone would condemn his rashness.
Therefore, this wizard hurriedly bowed to Locke and said, "Lord Augustine, I was in the wrong just now. I absolutely did not mean to offend you." Locke nodded to him. "I understand."
This Official Wizard mentor from the White Ice Tower immediately breathed a sigh of relief. That was enough; clearing up the misunderstanding was good.
He was now calm and realized that the war between the White Ice Tower and the Tide Great Wizard Tower had nothing to do with the Silver-clad Peach Garden. Locke was here representing the Silver-clad Peach Garden, so his earlier insult to Witch Biki was equivalent to insulting the Silver-clad Peach Garden.
Offending other wizard forces might be one thing.
But the Silver-clad Peach Garden was, after all, an ancient and famous Magic Plant Shop Alliance.
Offending them now was meaningless.
Witch Rose nodded to everyone, then clapped her hands once, drawing everyone's attention.
"Everyone, today is the first day the Rose Building opens. The so-called Rose Building is about gathering all the shops along the Tianjiang Coast in one place, allowing all wizards to purchase any service they desire in this single location."
"This is a new commercial concept I've introduced, appearing for the first time in the Tianjiang Coast and nearby wizard lands." Witch Rose led everyone to look at the shops on the hundredth floor.
Only then did the crowd notice with surprise that what was being sold on this hundredth floor was extraordinary—it was entry opportunities to first-ring Wizard Secret Realms. Everyone whispered in low voices, shocked by Witch Rose's lavish methods.
Witch Rose smiled and said, "All of you present are prominent wizards from the Tianjiang Coast."
"I'll be brief and get straight to the point. In the past, a wizard wanting to enter a Wizard Secret Realm could only do so through an academy. But for the first time, through commercial cooperation, I have negotiated with major Wizard Academies and established Wizard Secret Realms on the hundredth floor of my Rose Building. From now on, you can all take the floating staircase to this floor and purchase entry opportunities to Wizard Secret Realms."
Locke saw a strand of spider silk fall in front of the sales window of a Wizard Secret Realm shop.
"Be careful."
Witch Rose walked over and, before Locke could touch the spider silk, picked it up with two fingers. She shook her head at Locke. "This is a special spider silk from the first-ring Wizard Secret Realm I set up. It's very dangerous."
Locke asked curiously, "The Wizard Secret Realm you established?"
Witch Rose said, "Yes, this is the first-ring Wizard Secret Realm I established—Spider Paradise. It has already passed the evaluation of the White Wizard Association, meeting the standards of a Wizard Secret Realm. In the future, my Spider Paradise Wizard Secret Realm will definitely be stably open to the public, and entry opportunities can certainly be purchased with magic stones. This can be considered my contribution to our magic stone economy and the economy of the Tianjiang Coast."
Many wizards began applauding behind her, whispering to each other, evaluating the epoch-making Rose Building that Witch Rose had brought them.
Witch Rose said to the crowd, "This single building can accommodate most of the shops along the Tianjiang Coast. This will bring a massive flow of customers, and through the rational internal logistics lines I've set up, all goods in this building will be about 10% to 20% cheaper than those outside."
"President Fura has praised this highly."
Witch Fula in the crowd nodded and said, "Of course. I am very optimistic about the ingenious ideas Witch Rose has shown me with this building." "She has already negotiated with most merchants. For example, shops selling potion materials can directly provide a fixed quantity of materials to potion shops within this building; golems from golem shops can all find orders... In other words, by moving into this building, one can directly receive a large number of orders from other shops. Moreover, due to the perfect logistics chain, costs are significantly reduced, making the goods here very competitive." "Witch Rose told me she wants to build Olaye here into the first native Shop Alliance of our Tianjiang Coast and expand to other wizard lands. The headquarters of this Shop Alliance will always remain in the Tianjiang Coast. The annual funding our White Wizard Association will receive... is unimaginable." "Witch Rose has directly signed a corresponding support agreement with our White Wizard Association, as 10% of Olaye's annual income will directly become the membership fee for our local White Wizard Association."
Witch Fula said, "Therefore, our White Wizard Association has formulated a series of preferential policies for the Rose Building and officially designated this building as the future commercial center of our Tianjiang Coast."
Many wizards were shocked by this news, each falling into a state of mental stagnation, trying hard to digest the information.
Many wizards were secretly communicating, amazed that Witch Rose had conducted so many resource exchanges during her time at the Tianjiang Coast. Her methods made them feel both fear and awe.
Witch Rose said, "Concentration brings advantages. Because industrial concentration lowers many costs, sometimes concentration alone provides an advantage." "Moreover, concentrating here will give us the largest customer flow along the Tianjiang Coast and the most comprehensive gathering place."
Witch Rose said, "With the support of the White Wizard Association and the inflow of funds from major shops, the resource shortage problem of this Rose Building has been solved. That's why I could construct this Rose Building in such a short time."
The visiting team members discussed animatedly, marveling at Witch Rose's grand undertaking and admiring Olaye's current strength. Some wizards were even whispering that Olaye had already become the largest Magic Plant Shop Alliance in the Tianjiang Coast wizard lands, and it seemed only a matter of time before it became the sole strongest Shop Alliance in the future.
As long as this vision succeeds, it might even be possible to expand beyond the Tianjiang Coast wizard lands in the future.
At the very least, Witch Fula was already captivated by the grand future Witch Rose painted. She was all smiles, seemingly already envisioning the large sums of tax revenue the White Wizard Association would receive annually in the future. She would no longer have to beg for support or borrow money everywhere for such small amounts.
At this moment, the most displeased was Wizard Abram, the wizard from the Tianhan River Investment Bank. Because Witch Rose's building posed a major threat to the investment bank. Firstly, it directly collected scattered magic stone funds from small Shop Alliances, effectively nullifying the investment bank's plan to wait for Olaye's capital chain to run short. But what made him most unhappy was that Olaye had actually signed a contract with the White Wizard Association to provide corresponding taxes annually. If those paupers in the White Wizard Association had money, how could they ensure their obedience?
Wizard Abram set his gaze on Locke.
"The current plan is still to gain control of the Silver-clad Peach Garden as soon as possible. Only then will there be a chance to take down Olaye.'
Witch Rose looked at Locke provocatively.
"In addition, our Olaye is preparing to launch our trump card Magic Plant—the Tri-colored Rose Dart Branch."
"Everyone, please follow me."
"Today is the day I change the Tianjiang Coast."
"Just as someone once did to our Solas Lightfoot and Melechi Magic Step."