To be honest.
This activation truly opened everyone's eyes.
Although they had seen those currents darting wildly through the water during their time living in Eureka,
they had never seen them move in such an orderly fashion as they did today—approaching from afar, then flowing downstream.
Besides, the currents were usually underwater rather than above the surface.
So the witches watched with great interest.
Of course.
Observation was the most important thing.
One after another, they stared red-eyed as the currents raised a thin layer of mist when passing over the water's surface.
Some witches jokingly said that the Spring of Rest now looked like it was electrolyzing water.
It was a little amusing.
But upon closer thought, that really was the case.
After all, the copper courtyard holding the Spring of Rest also contained Sunlight Stones specifically used to produce salt.
Since it was a benefit Lan Qingyou, their Patriarch, had given everyone,
Magic Puppets basically carried the salt produced each day from the Core District to the shops outside and piled it there.
Anyone who needed it could simply go to the shop and take some.
For free.
There was no such thing as payment.
Or rather, most things in Eureka did not require something like money.
Especially those experimental items the witches created in sudden bursts of inspiration.
Thus, the shops in Eureka were basically places that opened their doors but did no business, only chatted about everyday matters.
Of course.
If that comparison felt too grounded in daily life,
you could also understand them as places for academic exchange or information trading.
Or you could say that most shops opened by Eureka's witches were coffee shops, dessert houses, cold drink stores, and food shops.
So going to a shop basically meant drinking something, eating good food,