Of course.
Choosing a red robe was entirely Esmeralda's personal preference.
Though her avatar looked more like it preferred orange-yellow.
"I see..."
After glancing at Esmeralda,
Lan Qingyou withdrew her gaze.
"How much for the crafting method? I'll buy it."
Although the Magic Eye could see things like crafting methods and material formulas,
they were still someone else's "intellectual property."
Even if Lan Qingyou saw them, she would pretend not to and ask first.
Though it might have seemed a little pretentious,
to Lan Qingyou—
or, more seriously, to all Black Witches—
matters involving "intellectual property" would never be brushed aside so casually.
Nor would they muddle through just to save themselves the trouble.
After all, Black Witches were the most research-obsessed of the three Witch Races.
No matter what it was,
if something did not sit right with them, they would study it.
Over time, each of them had more or less accumulated some original creations.
Thus, this culture of valuing intellectual property gradually took shape.
Though these half-biological, half-mechanical butterfly wings were useless to Lan Qingyou,
they were simply too pretty!
There were definitely Black Witches who wanted this kind of "skin."
She would consider it a benefit she, as Patriarch, secured for them.
"Forget the money. You have something I'm interested in too. How about an exchange?"
As a former workhorse for the World Will,
Esmeralda naturally knew about Lan Qingyou's Magic Eye.
So she did not mind that part.
Besides, there were indeed some things she wanted to know.
So an exchange would be perfect.
That was what you called a win-win.
"All right, now that the exchange is settled, let's see how we can find the Sallek Family."
After chatting for a while,
Lan Qingyou turned her gaze toward the Sorrowful Swamp below.
It had