Chapter 234

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Chapter 234: Let’s Create… a Magic Circle Together!

Looking at Tina, who appeared behind her, Lolth displayed a look of curiosity.

“Tina… what are you doing here?”

She couldn’t imagine any reason for Tina to be in the mountain forest of the southern new district at this time.

But Tina had a valid reason.

“I came to find you, Master Lolth… City Hall has discussed a feasible plan for establishing ‘public transportation’ to other cities,” Tina presented a thick stack of materials to Lolth, “Based on the suggestions from Mayor Old Harper, I believe we can utilize… monster-drawn carts as a temporary substitute for ‘rail transit.'”

Hearing Tina’s explanation, Lolth immediately understood that this was mostly inspired by Dadaka and Happy Number Dog Cart.

Although it might require considerable time, having sufficient magical creatures could indeed be a viable idea.

But the challenge lies in how to find magical creatures that can pull carts and be properly tamed.

Even though it is common for the Abyssal Demon and others to employ magical creatures as mounts or transport… this requires a Superoperator to control them.

Finding a Superoperator to drive magical creatures pulling carts is also a formidable task.

“This idea is sound, but where will we acquire so many magical creatures and a Superoperator to control them…”

Lolth said this as she paused her work on upgrading the magic circle and examined the stack of approximately twenty pages of information.

While feeling pleased and impressed by City Hall’s efficiency, Lolth also began to comprehend the Demon King’s struggles.

Especially since this information differed significantly from her own, which was filled with unnecessary details; it was condensed with useful facts.

It was difficult to imagine that in such a brief period, Tina and City Hall had conducted a survey on the travel preferences of all residents in Hillenbrand Town, procured a map of Vera Plain, planned the routes, and roughly determined the population and trade situation of several major cities.

This document about “the establishment and construction of public transport” indeed provided a “feasible plan” rather than merely a proposal.

It considered precisely how many lines to open, how many trips each line would run daily, what ticket sales methods would be implemented, how much they would cost, how return trips would be arranged, and how to negotiate with other cities’ demon races.

The creation of the carriages and the taming of magical beasts were no exception.

“I see… I was planning to consult Kululu about this method, but Dorothy mentioned we could use some large magical beasts for training, correct?” Lolth nodded and said, “That is one approach… But isn’t it still insufficient to rely solely on Dorothy?”

“Yes, so Master Lolth, we still need to turn to you… The laboratory should also possess suitable magical creatures, and Master Kululu has raised excellent magical beasts like ‘Dadaka’ that don’t require a driver at all,” Tina said with an expression of shame, “Not completing the task independently is our shortcoming!”

“No, utilizing the expertise of Kululu and myself can definitely be considered a plan. If you hadn’t reminded me, I would have completely overlooked it, so thank you all,” Lolth said while tapping her head, “But there’s no urgency, right? Let me first complete upgrading the magic circle… By the way, since no one is attacking, there’s really no need to rush here to report—it seems rather unusual.”

As Lolth spoke, Tina apologized again.

“I’m terribly sorry, Master Lolth, I was indeed somewhat too anxious… These matters can certainly wait until you return to the torture tower to report!”

She felt slightly confused about her own behavior.

After returning to the torture tower, I discovered that my master Lolth was not present. Naturally, I ventured out to look for her and then followed the directions from the farmers on duty in the southern new area to arrive here… I never considered that I could wait for Lolth to return to the torture tower.

Since becoming the actual leader of City Hall, Tina has rarely acted so impulsively!

But actually, Tina herself vaguely understood the reasons behind her series of actions…

I genuinely wanted to see my master Lolth, I desired her praise immensely.

Because of this, I disturbed my master Lolth, and indeed, as a mere maid and servant of Lolth, I did not consider things thoroughly enough.

How could I allow my feelings to disrupt my master Lolth’s plans… Although this time I only interrupted her briefly, it remains an issue of my attitude, a flaw in my thinking.

Tina reflected on her regret but simultaneously felt a small measure of joy for experiencing these emotions.

It seems I am truly a hopeless individual who loses rationality whenever matters concern “Master Lolth”…

Lolth would certainly not be genuinely angry with Tina or reproach her for such a minor issue.

“No… it’s fine, it’s actually an opportune moment for you to arrive—come over and assist; you know how to establish a simple magic circle, correct?”

She looked at the guilt-ridden Tina, waved her hand, and addressed her.

When Tina heard Lolth’s words, she naturally emerged from her emotional state and regained her composure.

“I know a little, Mistress Lolth.”

She responded modestly.

Although not a mage by profession, since learning that Lolth excelled at magic circles, Tina had studied extensively to acquire this knowledge.

Spellcasters share certain common traits; even an epic elf priest learning some magic circle knowledge is not beginning entirely from zero.

Hearing Tina’s response, Lolth exhibited a relaxed expression, “That’s excellent! Please assist me by using your magic to maintain the structure of these common runes; it would be ideal to help stabilize the structure—while I connect the two components, you can also aid by channeling your magic to complete the link.”

Although Tina couldn’t directly help construct the magic circle, due to the special properties of the ancient runes, it was necessary to maintain a high concentration of magic in the environment during construction. So, if Lolth had to divide her attention to stabilize the common rune structure and inject magic when connecting the new structure with the existing magic circle, it would be quite challenging.

There was a high-level priest who continuously employed magic to maintain the structures. It was a straightforward task, but considering there were hundreds of these magic circles, it was indeed very beneficial.

Tina, naturally, would not decline; she even felt excitement and honor to be able to assist Master Lolth with the magic circles, and she commenced her task.

She stood before Lolth, clasped her hands together, and released her magic, feeling her power gently guided and merged with Lolth’s, gathering in the magic circle, and her cheeks even grew slightly warm.

“This is… what it feels like to create a magic circle with Master Lolth…”

She whispered excitedly, unable to prevent her body from trembling.

Meanwhile, inside the torture tower, Isabella, who had completed the Superoperator training at the police station, returned to the torture tower, searching everywhere but could not locate Tina and Lolth.

“Lolthlinda—Tina—where have you gone?”

The knight, who had been famished all day and had only managed to consume three boxed meals in the cafeteria, displayed a puzzled expression.

Then, recalling the recent half-plane channel incident, this puzzlement transformed into concern.

Could there be some trouble again?