Returning home with Lillian, Xia Ye habitually looked at the crystal ball screen again.
Still haven't heard from Luka.
Five days have passed since the day the two separated. Luka once said that he would tell her if there was any news, but so far no information has been received.
It seems that finding "volunteers" is not going well?
Let’s send a message and ask.
Just when she was planning this, Luka's message happened to be sent over:
[We have recruited someone. Are you free to meet in the morning? 】
Xia Ye looked at the time. It was now 9:30 in the morning. She originally planned to meet Tang Li to discuss the communication and positioning of Strike Witches this morning, but since Luka offered to meet, there must be something that needs to be discussed in person, so she asked Tang Li to discuss it in person. Li's arrangements can only be postponed.
[Let’s meet at 10 o’clock at the "Ocean Boat Rental", right? ] She replied.
A moment later, Luca sent a message: [I guess it’s too late at 10 o’clock, 10:30? 】
【good. 】
"Lillian, I have to go out again soon, and I may not be back at noon."
"Oh, okay~" Lilian nodded obediently and asked, "What about this afternoon?"
Xia Ye thought for a while: "I should be back in the afternoon."
As soon as she finished speaking, the crystal ball sounded a "ding dong" message prompt. She picked it up and saw that it was a message from Tang Li:
[Sister Xia Ye, can we get together next to you and discuss important matters? 】
Well……
If something doesn't come, it won't come. Once it comes, everything will come together.
"Lillian, it seems I won't be able to come back this afternoon." Xia Ye said apologetically.
"Eh?"
"Tang Li came to me and said that there was something important to discuss. It just so happened that I was also going to see her to discuss how to contact the Strike Witches."
Lilian puffed up her cheeks angrily, but finally said, "Well, it's okay. Sister Xia Ye, go and do your work."
…
At 10:30 in the morning, Xia Ye arrived at the "Ocean Boat Rental" on time. Before he landed, he saw a large number of people gathered in the square in front of the building.
"?"
How is this going? It can't be that "Ocean Ship Charter" is holding a promotional sale, right?
She turned twice in the air and finally found Luca, who was standing in an inconspicuous corner. She lowered the broom and dropped it towards where the other person was standing.
"Luka."
Luka turned around when he heard the sound and saw that it was Xia Ye. He nodded to her: "Are you here? The people here haven't arrived yet. It will probably take a while."
Xia Ye looked confused: "What hasn't arrived yet? Why are so many people gathered here?"
Luka tilted her head in confusion as well: "You asked me to find them, right?"
"Eh?"
"They are all people who have come to apply to become cat witches."
"??"
Hearing these words, the doubts in Xia Ye's heart suddenly turned into surprise. She turned around, looked at the dark crowd, and then turned back to look at Luka: "How many people have you recruited?"
"238 people." Luka answered accurately. "Because we were notified at short notice, there are only about a hundred people here now, and the rest are still coming one after another."
While she was speaking, several more people flew from a distance and landed on the square.
"2, 238... I originally thought I could only find twenty or thirty at most, and I even thought it would be good to find two or three." Xia Ye exclaimed, "Luca, you are really amazing!"
Luka thought for a while: "It's just basic operations. After all, I have been a debt collector for so long, so I still have some connections. However, in the end, so many people came, which was a bit beyond my expectation. I originally thought that I would only We can find about a hundred of them.”
Xia Ye: "..."
Damn it, it felt like she was faking it.
"...So, how did you do it?"
"After I said goodbye to you that day, I immediately went to complete a debt collection commission. After subduing the other party, I told her that if she didn't want to be a pet and couldn't pay off the debt, she could consider becoming a cat witch... and then I explained to her by the way. Find out what the Cat Witch is.
"The other party didn't believe it at first, saying that this must be another trap in Shangcheng District. I heard that the big witch there likes to do human experiments... She was right. I had to tell her that this was a commission from Lord Xia Ye. They Last time we went to sea, someone successfully became a cat witch. Don’t you believe it too?
"The other party was a little shaken after hearing this, so I simply took her to the 'Ocean Boat Charter'. Nana happened to be doing a test. She watched for a while and immediately agreed. I said to her, if you have any other knowledge The person is also broke and can tell the other party what he saw today. Sir Xia Ye needs a lot of cat witches.
"The other party agreed. In the next two days of commissioning, every time we subdue someone, we will repeat the same process. By the third day, a bankrupt has taken the initiative to find us and said that he is willing to become a cat witch. Again. Later, there were more and more people, so I simply held a round-table tea party in the crystal ball and invited everyone who was willing to turn into a cat witch to come to the tea party."
tea party? Oh yes……
Xia Ye was stunned for two seconds before realizing that the crystal ball did have this function, which was similar to the chat group in the past world.
"Look, this is it." To prove what he said, Luka handed the crystal ball screen to Xia Ye.
"Cat Witch's Round Table Tea Party" was clearly written at the top of the screen, followed by the number "238" in parentheses, which should be the number of people in the tea party.
There was a pinned announcement from Luka in the chat box, telling everyone to gather at the "Ocean Boat Rental" at 10:30 am.
"..." Xia Ye didn't know how to evaluate it.
At this moment, a new message popped up in the tea party: [The one standing next to Luka, seems to be Sir Xia Ye? 】
[Hey, where where? 】
[Looking at the hair color, it looks like it’s true]
[Is anyone going to confirm? 】
…
In an instant, the chat in the tea party became lively. The corner of Xia Ye's mouth twitched, and then, an expected voice came from behind: "Please, please, are you..."
Xia Ye quickly adjusted herself to "public mode", turned around, and showed a beautiful and calm smile:
"I am Xia Ye."
…
After a few cordial exchanges and an impromptu speech, the girl took complete control of the situation. She stood in the center of the square, surrounded by a circle with a radius of about 2 meters. Outside the circle, everyone crowded together, looking at Xia Ye as if looking at the savior.
"...I am not your savior." Xia Ye opened his arms and said to everyone.
"The only one who can save you is you. And I just provide you with another way to save yourself."
"But unfortunately, not everyone is qualified to embark on this path. Before eating eye pupils, you first need to go through the most stringent screening to determine whether your body meets the most basic conditions required to become a cat witch. .For those who failed the screening, we will report the failure of the commissioned task to the debt collection client, and out of admiration for your courage, each person will be compensated 10 moles. Next, your debt collector may The debt collection commission will be reissued, and I hope you can find other ways to complete your redemption."
"And for those who have passed the screening, congratulations. As long as you eat the pupils, no matter what the final result is, we will negotiate with your creditors and let them forgive your debts. You are the ones who are lucky enough to embark on this path. , but at the same time, I have to tell you honestly - not everyone can complete this road, some people will die in the middle, and only the winners can join us on the journey to the etheric sea..."
Because things developed far beyond expectations, Xia Ye had to adjust today's itinerary. The arrangement to go to Tang Li's house in the afternoon was cancelled, and instead Tang Li was called by her to go to the "ship rental".
Around noon, all 238 "cat-changing volunteers" finally arrived. In order to prevent accidents, Curran personally led a group of employees to the scene to maintain order.
"It's time to start, sister Tang Li." Xia Ye whispered to Tang Li who came to the scene.
"Um."
The girl responded, taking off the blindfold and removing the golden pupils from her eye sockets. With a few quick low-pitched chants, the pupils disappeared from the palm of his hand.
A few seconds later, the crowd screamed, and a giant golden eye with a diameter of nearly a hundred meters appeared in mid-air, looking down with a sense of oppression.
A few days ago, Tang Li used the "Eye of Truth" to record Nana's physical condition during the process of transforming into a cat. Through comparison, the "Eye of Truth" was able to screen out people suitable for becoming a cat witch.
The screening was completed quickly. Golden rays of light shoot out from the giant eyes, leaving marks on those who meet the conditions.
——A total of 149 people were eliminated, and only 89 people passed the screening and were qualified to eat the pupils of Shoggoths.
(End of chapter)
