Hyperdimensional Warlock

Chapter 4002 Lira's Ambition

The Iron Box Tavern has four floors. The first floor is for drunk people who don't want to socialize and just want to have a drink. The second floor is the social circle for new and old people. The third floor is the main venue for the welcome banquet and is currently being arranged.

The fourth floor is a revolving bar, but because the place is reserved, there are only two people in it at the moment.

One was a little black-haired girl wearing a penguin jacket, her chin resting on the transparent bar, her cheeks puffed up as if she was sulking.

The other was a lady with short brown curly hair, wearing red-rimmed glasses and a slim gauze skirt, who was mixing drinks opposite the little girl.

The two of them are sisters who are not related by blood, and they are also the real controllers of the Hermit Order.

Little Witch and Leela.

"It's been so many days, and you're still angry? Your face is so round?" Lila poured ice cubes into the wine glass, and then poured in the base wine. While shaking it gently, he said to the sulking little witch: "The welcome party will start soon, and you will show up in front of the new people for the first time. Do you hope that they will see a little chipmunk?"

The little witch pouted: "I don't want to either... I just feel weird. I was in the challenge space, soaking myself in the mud, making myself ugly and dirty, so that the eldest sister of the Adams family would be less jealous, and I could talk to her. In the end, I was kicked out of the challenge space before I even started the strategy. They said I failed the challenge?"

"Why!"

"There's clearly a countdown, and the strategy progress has already begun, but they say I failed? What on earth happened?" The little witch became more and more sad. "Is Modern City not clean?"

Lila actually also found it strange. Under normal circumstances, it was impossible for the mission to fail inexplicably. She also believed that the little witch did not lie, so perhaps something unknown happened here?

Lila didn't know whether this matter was related to Modern City, but she knew that if she continued this topic now, the little witch would definitely fall into a depressed mood again, and the welcome party would be over soon.

So, the best option now is to change the subject.

"We should move soon."

"Ah?" The sudden hot topic made the little witch's originally sad mood pause instantly. She raised her head and looked at Lila in a daze.

Lila wanted this kind of explosive effect, and repeated: "I say, we should move. The headquarters of the Hermit Order should be moved."

The little witch wondered: "Why?"

Wouldn't it be nice for the hermits to be here? They also occupy a nice underground cave.

"The Deep Underground Black Market is not a place to stay for long." Lila poured the prepared liquor into the cup and prepared a cup of banana milk for the little witch. After watching her drink it, he continued, "The Deep Underground Black Market seems to be operating independently, but you also know that 99% of the entrances here are controlled by the consortium. The remaining few free entrances and exits seem to be accessible to ordinary people by paying money, but in fact, the Dark Round Table is behind them."

Little Witch: "Is there anything wrong with this?"

Lila also knew that it was too early to analyze the behind-the-scenes conflict with the little witch, so she said briefly:
"To put it simply, the deep black market is not free at all. It is operated by the consortium and the Dark Round Table."

"We are here, dancing right under their noses."

Lila took a sip of wine and looked at the layers of wasteland-style markets outside the window: "When the Hermit Society was still small, those financial groups and organizations would not care even if they knew about it, just like how an elephant would care about the little ants around it."

“But if the ant gets bigger and bigger, and even has armed claws, do you think the elephant will still not care?”

The little witch seemed to understand a little: "Sister, what you mean is that if we continue to develop, we will definitely be targeted by the elephants?"

Lila nodded, "Yes."

“But we didn’t do anything.”

"If we really didn't do anything, that would be another problem. But... we are actually doing everything." In the puzzled eyes of the little witch, Lila explained: "We are purchasing resources and recruiting talents. Fashion monsters are also attracted by our growing size..."

"There is only one piece of Modern City's pie. Our arrival will definitely grab this piece of pie. So, we are not innocent."

The little witch seemed to understand but not quite.

Lila didn't ask the little witch to understand right away, but just touched her drooping head across the bar: "You don't have to worry about other things now. In short, you just need to know that we must find a way out for ourselves. We must not stay in the deep black market for a long time. This is a way to death."

Little Witch: "Where are we going to move to then?"

Lila lifted the hair by her ears and said, "My previous idea was to go to the suburbs of Modern City."

Some time ago, when Lira was not in the club, he went to the suburbs, recruiting people while looking for a secluded place to stay.

"However, I received some information yesterday, and my mind has changed now."

Little Witch: "What information?"

Lila: "A member named Angel provided information. He said that there is a special space in the underground city..."

The little witch also remembered that Xiaolu had told her about this yesterday.

They also valued Angel, the "newcomer" magician. After all, he possessed the extremely rare "Golden Scissors", an ability that could become a special feature of the Hermit Order.

They held a welcome party today, which was actually intended to win over Ingres and make him feel more of a part of the Hermit Club.

Little Witch: "Are you saying that we should use that special space as our base?"

Lila smiled and nodded: "Yes, a special space that can be hidden for many years without being discovered is definitely an excellent place, and it also conforms to our principles of 'hermits'."

"Having said that, I remember that Angel said there was black fog in that space that could corrode the human body. From his description, it is very likely ether energy..." The little witch's lips trembled when she mentioned ether energy. As a descendant of the Dark Corner Witch, she was very clear about the horror of ether energy.

"I know this too. If the black fog in that space is really ether energy, its magnitude is definitely not large." Lila: "Because ether energy can corrode dead objects and change space."

If there is a lot of ether energy in that special space, the entire space will be corroded and turned into a mutant monster.

And now, the fact that that space has been able to remain undiscovered for many years means that the space is extremely stable.

A stable space means that there is not much ether energy in it.

Lila still has ways to deal with small amounts of ether energy, such as... sealing the ether energy into the body of a living being.

And the one who is most suitable to seal the etheric energy must be the fashion monster from the same source as the etheric energy - the dark corner!

Although Lila didn't know about the existence of the oil painting space, her thoughts were the same as the fashion monster in the painting...

The little witch seemed to react: "You want to use... the Terror to absorb the etheric energy?"

Lila nodded: "The Terror Demon is murderous by nature and can also affect people's minds. Although I have temporarily subdued it, this guy has always been rebellious. Therefore, it is best to seal it while I can still control it."

In this way, not only can the problem of ether energy be solved, but they can also have an additional hidden base, which is a complete win-win situation.

Little Witch: "But this information may not be exclusive to us. Others may also know it... When I asked Bambu to check the information today, I found that there seemed to be some rumors about the Dark Round Table..."

Lila: "It's okay. I never thought I would have exclusive access to the information. I guess Angel heard the information from others, so it's normal for other people to know it."

“The point is not who knows, but who can solve the etheric energy.”

Lila is very confident in the Hermit Society. Although they are an imported organization, they are indeed connected with the Dark Corner and know many of the Dark Corner's secrets.

This point is definitely better than that of the local organizations in Modern City.

Lila didn't think the magicians here knew the method of sealing ether energy.

Sealing does not just mean letting the monsters devour the etheric energy, but also requires finding the nodes in the etheric energy. Lira has a way to find the nodes, and this is the advantage of the Hermit Society.

"As long as we solve the etheric energy first and master the rules of entering and exiting that special space, we will have an absolute advantage." Lila: "Moreover, after the etheric energy is sealed by us, it can also become a weapon in our hands. With it, even if others know that it is the territory of our Hermit Society, no one dares to covet it."

By then, the Hermits will no longer be controlled by other organizations and will have truly established a firm foothold in the Modern City.

Only then will you truly be qualified to share the cake.

Lila’s plan was perfect, but the little witch felt a little uneasy. Would this really go as smoothly as her sister said?
Lila saw the little witch frowning and gently rubbed her hair: "I just told you this in advance to avoid you not understanding it at that time. You, don't think too much, and don't worry, just leave this matter to me, and you just enjoy the present."

Little Witch: “Oh…”

"Go change your clothes, you're going to attend the orientation party later."

"No, I love my penguin costume!"

"Be good, let's change into a dress..."

……

The second floor of the Iron Box Tavern.

"Girls, your hairdresser is back. Whether you want to unlock a fishbone braided mohawk or dye your bangs with rainbow highlights, there's nothing I, Edward, can't do!"

Edward returned to the group of girls.

Angel stood outside the container, watching Edward's exaggerated movements, and couldn't help but sigh and shake his head.

Just recently, he had a chat with Edward.

The main question is why he is here?

Edward's answer was: "Laplace asked me to come..."

According to Edward,

In order to complete the side quest "Johnny Who Dares Not to Go Out", Laplace went offline to Yinsen Space to find Edward, wanting Edward to help make a wig for Johnny.

At that time, Laplace used illusion to simulate Johnny's appearance and asked Edward to design it.

Laplace took Edward's design blueprint to find a wig craftsman in Modern City, but although Johnny liked the wig that was finally made, he felt that it was not suitable for him.

So Laplace went to find Edward again.

Edward shrugged. "I can't help it. When I customize wigs for clients, I first get to know their personality, preferences, and inclinations. I also need to sense their energy field, or aura... I choose materials that match their energy field, and then make the wig."

"You just gave me an illusion. I can only design based on the aesthetics of the human body..."

In other words, if Edward wants to create a hairstyle that perfectly suits Johnny, he needs to see Johnny in person and get to know him in depth.

Seeing that the mission countdown was about to end, Laplace had no choice but to ask Naples for a login device from the warehouse and gave it to Edward.

So Edward entered the city of Modern.

In fact, when Angel saw Edward, he wondered in his heart whether it was related to Johnny's mission, and it turned out to be true.

Since it was Laplace who let Edward enter the dungeon, then everything will be fine.

What he didn't expect was that Johnny's mission was so difficult that even using illusions to design it didn't work, and Edward had to come and see it with his own eyes...

"Is Johnny satisfied with the final hairstyle?"

Edward gave a thumbs up, looking proud and complacent. "With me here, there won't be any problems. Although I don't have any talent bonus in this instance, it's still easy to make a wig for Johnny to restore his confidence. It's said that Johnny has already contacted his original agent, so maybe we'll see him make a comeback on the holographic screen in a while."

Angel nodded.

Now that Johnny's mission is complete, Laplace probably has the complete Hairmon puzzle piece, right?

Unfortunately, Laplace was not online, so Angel had no way to ask.

However, at this moment, Edward said something extra: "After Laplace completed Johnny's mission, she asked me to help design a hairstyle for her."

"It is said that this is to attract people's attention and gain more energy points."

Ingres realized.

Also, the way Hair Beast obtains energy points is through the attention of other people.

Although Laplace's hairstyle was already eye-catching enough, now with Edward's help, it is estimated that energy points will be obtained faster.

From this point of view, it is not a bad thing for Edward to stay in Modern City. He can not only help Laplace, but also design her hairstyle.

"Then why are you here? Have you joined the Hermit Order?"

Angel continued to ask.

Facing Angel's question, Edward seemed very obedient, because Laplace had said before that whether he could stay in Dream Crystal Plain in the future depended on Angel's decision.

Edward originally had no interest in the Dream Crystal. In such an imaginary world, could hairdressing be important?
Moreover, he had been in the Yi World for long enough. In his opinion, there was no difference between the Dream Crystal Origin and the Yi World. They were both illusions. Wasn't reality good enough? Why did he have to stay in the virtual world?

But after arriving at the Modern City dungeon, he found that he had opened the door to a new world. It was like a fish entering the water, a bee entering the flowers, an artist entering the art palace, and the whole person felt alive.

Even though he didn't have the special talents he had in reality, it didn't matter.

The fashion magic of the modern city and the pursuit of fashion here have completely addicted him.

Art!

Hair art!

This is his paradise!

He doesn't want to leave here in the short term...

So, facing Angle, he can tease him when he is outside, but here he has to lower his head.

Whether or not you can stay depends entirely on Ingres's opinion.

"I joined the Hermit Order because yesterday, in order to complete Johnny's mission, I went everywhere looking for materials to make wigs. Later, with Gleipnir's introduction, I came to the Deep Underworld Black Market..."

Then, he met Xiaolu.

Xiaolu said that the hermits would have all kinds of rare materials, and you could buy them at a discount if you joined as a member. You could also exchange your hairdressing skills for membership points, and then you could just use the membership points to buy the materials.

So, he joined the hermit order.