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Li Hui couldn't hold back any longer. She gently patted Jiang Kehan's back, trying to get her to get down.
"Uh, be normal, someone's coming from outside."
Jiang Kehan looked at Li Hui suspiciously: "Don't try to trick me into letting go, or you'll bite the bag!"
As she spoke, she bit down harder, but the knocking on the door made her freeze, and she fell off Li Hui.
When Wu Yuhan pushed open the door, he saw two people sitting upright, but for some reason Li Hui covered her neck.
What were you doing just now?
A rare hint of confusion appeared on her usually calm face.
"It's nothing," Jiang Kehan coughed lightly. "We were just exchanging pleasantries."
Seeing Jiang Kehan glaring at him, Li Hui nodded helplessly and agreed, "That's right."
"Oh?" Wu Yuhan looked at the two of them suspiciously, then led Qiao Wen to a seat and explained his purpose.
"I've come to find you, Kehan. Do you remember our promise?"
Jiang Kehan nodded: "Of course, I will join the Witch Organization's reserve team."
Wu Yuhan looked at Jiang Kehan with satisfaction, forcing a slightly awkward smile.
"That's good, but that's not what I mainly wanted to talk about. I'd like to join your school team as a temporary member."
Jiang Kehan and Li Hui looked at each other, both of them with question marks appearing above their heads.
Chapter 176 Are you ready for the storm?
Ah, Jiang Kehan looked at the crystal-clear wine in her glass and suddenly wondered what kind of base it was made of that could make her so drunk.
Wu Yuhan, the current boss of the Witch Organization in Pingjiang City, is a middle-level witch who already has no shortage of wealth and fame. Why would she want to participate in the Little Witch Preliminary Competition?
This is probably counterfeit alcohol!
Brother Ga Zi, why aren't you chasing your dog? What are you doing here?
Jiang Kehan looked at Wu Yuhan with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. The other woman was still as beautiful and elegant as ever, and she was short.
Today she was wearing a light gray Lolita dress, with her gentleman's cane resting diagonally on her crossed thighs, and her small face still had that distorted look, as if every muscle had its own thoughts.
More like an exquisite doll than a person.
But there was no hint of a joke in Wu Yuhan's eyes. She raised her head slightly, glanced at Li Hui and Jiang Kehan, and spoke in a calm and unhurried tone.
"I've already asked, and it's quite common for the Middle Witch to be a temporary member of a team in a preliminary tournament."
You can understand it as parents who take care of children.
In an instant, Wu Yuhan's words made Li Hui and Jiang Kehan's eyes twitch violently.
Are you just here to take advantage of us?
As if sensing their thoughts, Wu Yuhan found it somewhat amusing and offered a few more explanations, which was unusual for him.
“Normally, this position would be filled by your principal, but she’s always missing and we don’t know where she’s off to.”
"And as you know, I've been giving the academy a lot of support lately, so it's best for me to take her place."
"You can interpret this as me proving my political achievements."
As Wu Yuhan spoke, he actually clicked his tongue slightly and looked at Jiang Kehan with a meaningful gaze.
"Adult witches don't have the same conditions as you do to play house all the time, and you need to learn to adapt."
"As Li Hui said in his speech, the college has been shielding you from many chilling storms, but you are about to graduate."
Wu Yuhan didn't continue speaking. Instead, he asked Qiao Wen to pour him a glass of wine, gently brought it to his lips, and looked at the two of them who were deep in thought.
Jiang Kehan had actually anticipated these things, and the experience after graduating from the Witch Academy was even more brutal than in her previous life.
Apart from the school team selection, the academy basically does not carry out other similar campus recruitment activities. After the little witch obtains A1, she must find a suitable job on her own.
Even a middleman like Bo Yuxue couldn't offer much help.
After all, witches don't care where you graduated from or whether you have powerful connections; they simply look at your abilities.
If you're not capable enough, then sorry, all you'll have to do is keep grabbing easy commissions and improving yourself like picking up trash, until you can compete with others.
You won't starve to death, but if you want to live comfortably, the only way is to continuously improve yourself.
And this is just the first step into society.
The most serious problem the little witches encountered was the social principle of non-interference among them.
It's alright at the college; both teachers and classmates will patiently listen to you until you finish speaking. No matter if they refuse later, at least they've taken it in.
Outside, though the other person is smiling and nodding, they've actually been lost in thought for a long time!
Take Gu Qingci, for example. You can call her "teacher" at the academy, but outside, you can hardly even see her.
"A class that is not a class," Jiang Kehan commented.
But Jiang Kehan was already prepared. After all, compared to her previous life, there was no deliberate difficulty or fraud here, and hard work really paid off!
The production and trading processes of witches are very different from those in the previous life.
The magical items commonly used by witches are all made as a single piece; they are not made by different factories producing different parts and then assembling them together.
In mysticism, the concept of completeness itself has additional value.
Therefore, the value of the items produced by witches is clearly visible. After deducting the cost of materials, they can usually get 3% to 4% of the selling price, and some can even get up to 6%.
This is very uncapitalistic, but very witchy.
However, correspondingly, witches can no longer be said to exploit other races, but rather to control them. They usually only give a pre-calculated amount, which can be tens of thousands of times less than the value of production.
But this doesn't mean that the lives of the alien races are bad. The huge difference in value is purely due to their advanced technology. The amount given by the witch is enough for the alien races to live happily while also striving to become witches themselves.
The restrictions mainly apply to the sex trade between different races. Yes, for a time, the other races were even more extravagant than the witches, and their views were far more reserved than the witches'.
During that period, the witch's organization was completely stunned after counting the number of alien races. The number had increased by at least several dozen times!
And even witches are involved! How can this be allowed? We must crack down on them severely!
This has caused some witches great distress—their catgirls, dragongirls, horsegirls, and slimegirls!
Controlling the amount of money is also a form of selection.
If you choose to wallow in self-pity, then you won't have the extra money to improve yourself and become a witch.
Jiang Kehan coughed. As a noble alchemist, she actually wanted to see these unique ethnic groups, but of course, she wanted to do so with a research attitude!
Li Hui raised an eyebrow. She knew Wu Yuhan's true nature, so she asked.
"So, you probably won't play, and you have other motives?"
Upon hearing Li Hui's words, Wu Yuhan turned to her, his eyes revealing a hint of worry, but his tone remained somewhat stiff.
"I guess so. There's no need to tell you all that. I'm only here to block the club's invitation for Jiang Kehan. We'll talk about other things when the preliminaries start."
"However, as a friend, aren't you going to tell me about your plans to become a lord in Gensokyo?"
Li Hui was not surprised that Wu Yuhan knew about this matter. The application of a lord witch must be reviewed by the witch agency in order to obtain a legally valid territory division certificate.
Yes, the witch nominally possesses Gensokyo completely, and her claims supersede everything else.
The territory demarcation document also includes a teleportation array that needs to be charged, as well as a duel declaration.
This teleportation array costs thousands of witch points to use once, but the first time is free. That's why it's not easy to come back once you've gone. However, as a lord witch, you receive a fixed amount of witch points as salary every month, so you don't have to worry about not being able to return.
Duel declarations are a unique feature of Lord Witches. Outside their initial territory, Lord Witches can freely use duel declarations to encroach on the territories of native inhabitants. If they set their sights on another witch's territory, they can initiate a duel.
If the other party agrees, a duel of uncertain form will ensue. It could be the witch herself taking the stage, or it could be a contest of technology or civilization.
It's also part of the witch organization's way of providing some amusement for these idle lord witches.
It is said that such gambling matches are held regularly in Gensokyo from time to time, and their intensity is comparable to that of witch duels.
Chapter 177 The Eliminated Barrier
Jiang Kehan also looked over at Li Hui, her hair swaying slightly, making a soft rustling sound on her dress, her delicate hands involuntarily crossing over, a hint of anticipation in them.
She was also curious about these things, but Li Hui always managed to cleverly change the subject before she could speak, saying that they could communicate anytime by letter and they could talk about it later.
Ke Wu Yuhan was clearly not as easily fooled as Jiang Kehan. Her eyes were sharp as she directly unveiled the veil that Li Hui had not yet had time to reveal.
"If you don't speak up, your application might be returned to your home along with the daily newspaper."
Many policies and news reports involve the Great Witch, so even in this witch era where virtual space is possible, newspapers still play a very important role.
The difference is that only witches can buy it, which is a blatant discrimination against other races.
Li Hui watched as Wu Yuhan put down the wine glass, the liquid level of which had barely changed. It seemed she had only intended to moisten her lips, not to actually drink it.
Sigh, it's such a blessing to be friends with you... Li Hui stretched and secretly pouted.
After receiving Jiang Kehan's promise, she seemed to become a more real person.
"I don't have any other plans. Once the Witch Organization has divided up the territory, I will set off immediately. As for when I will return..."
Li Hui placed her hand on her thigh and tapped it gently, glancing at Jiang Kehan beside her.
"About a year."
"Oh?" Wu Yuhan didn't deny it. She placed her finger on the rim of her wine glass and casually swirled it, positioning the glass at a dangerous angle, as if it would spill the wine all over the floor at any moment, but it also seemed to be just an illusion.
"You mean, you're just trying to clear your head, or perhaps you're going to search for your memories?"
Li Hui was taken aback and looked at Wu Yuhan with some confusion, wondering why she knew his purpose.
"You know it too?"
The use of the word "also" was quite clever. Wu Yuhan couldn't help but glance at Jiang Kehan, who was sitting obediently next to him, and his eyes held a hint of resentment as he looked at Li Hui.
She snorted coldly, picked up her cane, and slammed it heavily on the ground, slightly displeased.
"Your application will be approved at the end of the year. Before that, the Witch Agency will review your application. We hope you will cooperate."
"If Miss Jiang is interested, I can also get you a report."
After speaking, Wu Yuhan looked at Qiao Wen standing behind him and said calmly.
"Let's go, we've said everything we needed to say."
Qiao Wen looked at Jiang Kehan and Li Hui with a somewhat apologetic expression, stuck out her tongue, and waited until Wu Yuhan had completely turned around before mouthing the words to the two of them.