A witch is a creature that relies on magic power to survive. Even if she does nothing, the witch will consume 1 mol of magic power every day - this is the knowledge about the witch recorded in the cup, and it is also the common sense that Lillian has just confirmed. .
But magic is not like air, which can be obtained easily. It's like humans make a living from food, but food doesn't grow by itself. Someone has to cultivate it.
The main source of magic power of Debso Tower is the drilling - an extremely huge device driven by the witch's contract. It starts from the center of the city, penetrates the thick ether sea, drills into the seabed, and continuously flows from the bottom of the seabed. The magic power is extracted from the ground and supplied to every corner of the city.
There are seven such drills, all owned by the same Uptown company, Ether Exploration.
Therefore, ether exploration holds the lifeblood of this city and actually rules this city.
According to Lilian, about 20% of witches in Debsotta work directly for ether exploration, and more than 50% of witches work for ether exploration, ether exploration subsidiaries in various industries, or other companies related to ether exploration. Relevant companies with close business dealings.
Ether Exploration has laid magic power pipelines throughout the city. As long as any witch registers her information at the company's registration point, she can withdraw the magic power she needs anytime and anywhere through the magic pipeline.
Of course, any amount of magic power withdrawn through the magic power channel must be limited to the personal credit limit owned by the witch in ether exploration, and the corresponding amount will be deducted while obtaining the magic power.
If the withdrawr is an employee of Ether Exploration, an Ether Exploration Subsidiary or a related enterprise, then the magic power she withdraws will be automatically deducted from her salary every month and the corresponding credit limit will be released.
If the drawee is not the above-mentioned employee, he must repay Ether Exploration by himself before the deadline of each month. If he fails to repay after the due date, it will be deemed as a breach of contract, and the defaulter will be targeted by Ether Exploration’s most professional debt collector—— At least so far, no living person has successfully escaped from these debt collectors.
The existence of ether exploration also directly led to the division of the city into three districts:
Uptown, mid-rise, and downtown.
The city of "Debusota", as its name suggests, is like a three-tiered cake tower. In the center of the city and at the highest point is the Uptown area, which is mainly populated by shareholders and senior managers of Ether Exploration, Ether Exploration subsidiaries or related enterprises.
In the middle-level area surrounding Shangcheng District, most of the residents are middle-level managers and employees of the above-mentioned companies. The rest are witches who are not directly related to ether exploration, but also have a good source of income - such as Lilian, she has several properties on the edge of the lower city and the middle district, and can only make a good income every month by collecting rent. .
Some of the people living in Xiacheng District work in various low-end service industries, some are low-level employees of certain small businesses, and some are engaged in some gray industries; and finally, there are some people who are engaged in industries that have only emerged in the past two years. Industry—Whaling.
Whaling, as the name suggests, is the industry of hunting whales.
According to Lillian, the whale is a huge and dangerous creature that lives in the depths of the etheric sea. In the past, people in Debsota did not know the existence of whales. Until a few years ago, a traveling witch passing by this city accidentally mentioned information about whales during a conversation:
"You asked me how I replenished my magic power while crossing the etheric sea? Oh, this is about a creature called a whale. They live in the depths of the ether, and their huge bodies store a large amount of whale oil. And whale oil contains extremely dense magic power.
"What? You want to hunt whales? I advise you not to do this. Whales are extremely dangerous creatures. The torrent of magic emitted from its back cavity can wipe you out in an instant - of course, for strength and For this witch who has already reached the pinnacle of beauty, it is just a troublesome idiot. With a little help, you can kill it and replenish the magic power needed for travel from the whale oil..."
In this way, the desperadoes in the lower city began to organize under the temptation of magic. They entered the etheric sea in a simple fishing boat, trying to find the whale in the mouth of the traveling witch.
After countless failures, a lucky boat finally discovered traces of the whale. They returned to Debsota and told the people in the lower city the news.
So more people entered the etheric sea and tried to hunt whales. And this also brought more failures, disappearances, and deaths.
Finally, about two years ago, a few powerful and lucky witches, driving a ship specially modified for hunting whales, finally succeeded in hunting a small whale. When they dragged the whale back to the port, they pulled it from the whale. When the whale oil was cut out of his body and the magic power was extracted from the whale oil, the words of the traveling witch were finally confirmed.
And these witches also became rich overnight. They squandered the magic power and had fun for a while. Then they spent huge sums of money to build a more advanced ship and entered the etheric sea again, ambitiously preparing to hunt again. whale.
Then they never came back.
It wasn't until a few months later that another ship discovered the wreckage of that ship.
But this tragedy cannot change people's desires. In the past two years, more and more people in Xiacheng District have entered the Aether Sea in an attempt to hunt whales.
Although most people failed and many even left their bodies dead, only a handful succeeded.
But so what? Whaling means getting rich overnight, changing the status quo, and hope; but what people living in the lower city lack most is hope.
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Gu——
A sound came, interrupting Xia Ye's contemplation.
She looked in the direction of the sound and found Lillian holding her stomach with a blushing face.
It seems that this is the source of the "goo" just now.
"Witches are also hungry and need to eat." This is also one of the little common sense I just learned from Lilian.
Although witches can survive solely on magic power, they still have the desire to eat, just like they still retain the desire to sleep.
In addition, the price of food is very cheap, so as long as the witch is not too strapped for money, she will eat three meals a day normally.
As for where the food in his stomach went... Xia Ye didn't have the nerve to ask, since she was a witch anyway, so she would naturally know in two days.
"No, I'm sorry..." Lillian said with a blush.
"It's nothing. I was just lost in thought. Is it already time to eat?"
Xia Ye said while looking out the window. The sky outside the window was indeed a lot darker - the sun cannot be seen in this world, but there are still day and night - this is also one of the common sense Lillian told her.
"Well, it's already 6 p.m." Lilian took out the crystal ball, and a number was displayed on the surface of the palm-sized rectangular crystal:
6
"so……?"
"So I'm getting ready to cook. Sister Xia Ye, you can look forward to my cooking skills!" When it came to cooking, Lillian's whole body seemed to glow all of a sudden.
