Chapter Summaries

The witches planned to attract smaller groups to the auction and quietly negotiate with them, while Diana assigned patrol and Dungeon duties. The meeting ended with Ursula agreeing to lead the Herb Garden’s planting witches into battle alongside Nangong Lengyue’s squad.

• Bei Adoris proposed drawing people to the auction and targeting members of smaller groups for negotiations.
• Diana approved the plan and asked Nangong Lengyue to take people out more often, while Lengyue raised concerns about space in Typhon City.
• Diana said the Patriarch was designing a magic array to expand Typhon City, and Bei Adoris suggested using limited space to screen auction guests and invite group leaders.
• Diana decided to invite leaders from groups of all sizes so they could send representatives and avoid needless complaints.
• Diana asked Ursula Clementine to take her planting witches into the Dungeons to support Nangong Lengyue’s Patrol Squad, and Ursula agreed.

Lan Qingyou designed a vast magic array that incorporated Astronomy and would enclose the entire Land of Abandonment, then led the Witch Corps in building its many connected sections. With the deadline approaching, she stood at the shelter’s center to link the circuits and activate the array.

• Lan Qingyou decided to use her A-Rank Astronomy knowledge to expand the existing Five Dragon Reincarnation Magic Array and designed a system based on celestial orbits.
• After testing and refining her design, Lan Qingyou began construction with eighty-eight members of the former 101 Witch Group and gathered additional materials from Diana and Shang Chuan.
• Lan Qingyou planned an outer ring enclosing the Abandoned Mountains, Sea of Abandonment, towering cliffs, and Abandoned Valley, with twenty-eight large arrays and eighty-eight smaller support arrays inside it.
• Lan Qingyou and the Witch Corps extended their deadline by ten days and worked across the Land of Abandonment, while members maintained the smaller arrays and food deliveries kept them on schedule.
• As the final deadline approached, Lan Qingyou stood at the shelter’s center, preparing to connect the Magic Circuits linking every array into one defensive barrier.

Lan Qingyou activated the Inlaid Starry Sky Mana Summoning Technique to supply the large Protective Magic Array with power. The ritual succeeded, drawing torrents of pure Magic Power from the sky, while its effects astonished witnesses across distant regions.

• Lan Qingyou returned alone to activate the magic array after the auction preparations were complete.
• At midnight, Lan Qingyou began chanting ancient summoning syllables as the 88 witches stationed throughout the Land of Abandonment prepared to assist.
• A vast vortex formed around the moon, and streams of milky-white Magic Power poured into the array's channels.
• The witches recognized the falling droplets as materialized, exceptionally pure Magic Power, while people across distant regions witnessed the phenomenon.
• The chapter revealed that Lan Qingyou had embedded the Inlaid Starry Sky Mana Summoning Technique into the Protective Magic Array to continuously borrow energy from the stars.

Lan Qingyou activated a vast Protective Magic Array across the Land of Abandonment, drawing Mana Power from the sky through an altered summoning incantation. The array worked, and she confirmed its distant nodes were operating normally.

• Witches stationed at the snowy mountains and the seabed completed their roles at two vulnerable nodes of the Magic Array.
• Lan Qingyou activated the array, lighting the Land of Abandonment and shaking the ground as its phantom image rose into the sky.
• Lan Qingyou recovered some Magic Power and contacted Witch Corps members, who confirmed that the array was running normally.
• Diana asked Lan Qingyou whether the project had succeeded, and Lan Qingyou confirmed it had.
• Lan Qingyou explained that she had altered a summoning incantation to draw ambient Magic Power, making the spell closer to extraction than summoning.

After Lan Qingyou completed a continent-spanning magic array that drew Magic Power from outer space, she and Diana prepared to begin the next stage. The World Channel reacted to the enormous celestial phenomenon, then filled with announcements for the City of Witches’ first Magic Item Auction.

• Lan Qingyou told Diana that Albert had inspired the magic array and that she had completed his concept.
• Lan Qingyou and Diana began preparing for the next stage of their work.
• People across distant regions saw a vast Milky Way-like spectacle in the night sky and felt intense tremors.
• World Channel users linked the phenomenon to Lan Qingyou and the witches in the Land of Abandonment.
• The City of Witches announced an auction of 11,813 Magic Items, including one S-Rank item, for after the next Mana Turbulence Day.

The Witch Race prepared to auction more than ten thousand Magic Items gathered through a month of Dungeon runs. Lan Qingyou learned that Diana had publicly given her the title Witch Queen, leaving her embarrassed after the name had already spread.

• The Witch Race’s large auction collection included A-Rank and S-Rank Magic Items, drawing attention as the Mana Turbulence neared its end.
• Nangong Lengyue organized Patrol Squad members, Supreme Council veterans, and Ursula’s planting witches to clear more than a hundred Dungeons and gather Magic Items.
• Lan Qingyou gained more than twenty spells by exchanging skills with witches, including several in the Destruction and Soul Elements.
• Lan Qingyou contacted Diana after seeing that she had been called the Witch Queen, and Diana defended the grand title as a way to impress outsiders.
• Diana rejected Lan Qingyou’s suggestions of Demon King and Hell Monarch, but the Witch Queen title had already spread among onlookers and the Troublemaker Faction.

Lan Qingyou refused to explain the purpose of her massive auction in Typhon City, leaving the Tarot Villa members increasingly suspicious. Their intelligence suggested the Witch Race had been running Dungeons at an extraordinary pace to gather the auction goods, and the conversation ended with a question about when an ordered Magic Puppet would arrive.

• The Tarot Villa members teased Lan Qingyou about being called the Witch Queen and pressed her to explain the auction.
• Lan Qingyou said she would keep them in suspense until after the auction and joked that she might tell them if their races joined the Witch Race.
• The group shared reports that witches had been running Dungeons nonstop for a month, with at least a hundred teams gathering goods.
• The Chariot asked Lan Qingyou when the Magic Puppet he had ordered would arrive.

As the auction approached, the Tarot Villa members discussed collecting their Magic Puppets and preparing money to buy Magic Items. Meanwhile, the Little People Race's Patriarch received an invitation from the witches, leaving him eager to learn why they had contacted his small race.

• The Tower said the first batch of commercial Magic Puppets would be ready around the end of the auction and told buyers to make space in their Cards.
• The Tarot Villa members discussed how the auction could help them prepare for the end of the Mana Turbulence, while they searched for goods to sell.
• A Little People Race subordinate returned from the Adventurer Guild with an invitation delivered by a witch.
• The Patriarch heard the subordinate's account, asked him to rest, and eagerly opened the witches' invitation.

The Little People's Patriarch received an invitation to Typhon City's Magic Night auction and decided to sell the Little People's ancient blood there. During the Mana Turbulence, he set out wearing a Bubble Cloak to retrieve it, while the chapter also explained how the Supreme Council's rules had forced the Little People to rent a city base.

• The Little People's Patriarch read Golden Witch Bei Adoris's invitation to Typhon City's Magic Night auction, which offered to sell registered items without fees.
• The Patriarch remembered the Mana Turbulence and chose to retrieve the Little People's ancient blood himself so he could sell it at the auction.
• The Patriarch put on a Bubble Cloak and left the Little People's rented base near the Adventurer Guild.
• The chapter explained that the Supreme Council's Adventurer Group Administrative Order required adventurer groups to have a two-story base before registering for quests.

Typhon City’s population surged ahead of the auction, and Diana, Bei Adoris, and the others prepared housing, tourist roads, and public order for the visitors. At a reception, Diana and her companions met representatives from across the Land of Abandonment and worked to recruit people to climb the mountain.

• Visitors flooded Typhon City after the Mana Turbulence ended, and its population grew to more than two million.
• Diana and the others accommodated the newcomers with expanded housing, while Bei Adoris organized Apprentice Witches to improve parts of a popular tourist route.
• Nangong Lengyue used her Magic Eye to execute several troublemakers, restoring order and making her reputation as the White-Haired Witch widely known.
• Justice Riesling and Freyja admired the busy streets and anticipated the auction as vendors opened snack stalls for the crowds.
• At a reception attended by Evolutionists and representatives from many groups, Diana and the others set out to recruit people to climb the mountain.

Diana and the others identified dissatisfied small races as potential allies while the Witch Race prepared its first auction. The auction began under tight security and mysterious staging, leaving attendees to wonder what other plans the Witch Race had.

• Diana and the others recorded which races were unhappy with the status quo after hearing their grievances.
• Bei Adoris announced the auction, and staff guided the Patriarchs into private rooms in the Grand Lecture Hall.
• Bei Adoris released nearly a hundred thousand tickets on the World Channel, and they sold out almost immediately.
• A witch used the word "Serenity" to silence the hall as veiled witches and strange creatures appeared among the audience.
• Bei Adoris opened the first Magic Night auction as attendees speculated about the Witch Race's undisclosed plans.

Bei Adoris explained the auction’s bidding system and opened it with an inexpensive set of ten D-Rank Magic Items, prompting the crowd to bid eagerly while the private-room guests grew suspicious of the witches’ generosity. Diana entered a private room with Aina to discuss how the gathered races could develop.

• Bei Adoris explained that attendees would bid by raising numbered paddles, while magical creatures recorded the venue for screens and broadcasts.
• Bei Adoris announced that the Magic Items would be auctioned in sets of ten and introduced a set of D-Rank Water and Ice equipment with a starting bid of 1 Gold Coin.
• The crowd and private-room guests raised their paddles after hearing the low starting price, though many prominent guests suspected the witches had a hidden scheme.
• Diana entered a private room with Aina and began discussing the future development of the races whose Patriarchs she had invited.

Tarot Villa's members tried to make Lan Qingyou reveal the Witch Race's plans for the auction, but she stayed silent. As the auction continued to turn a profit, Esmeralda suspected Lan Qingyou’s secret plan involved everyone.

• Vivian, Gu Xiaobei, and Ingrid tied Lan Qingyou to a chair and questioned her about the Witch Race’s plans, while Ruan Qingyi cheered them on.
• Vivian and Gu Xiaobei tried to make Lan Qingyou talk by tickling her, but she endured their antics without revealing anything.
• Esmeralda challenged Lan Qingyou over the Magic Items’ unusually low prices, and Lan Qingyou admitted she was not giving up her rightful profits.
• Freyja and Shang Chuan noted that the auction sets were selling above market price, while Shang Chuan explained how he had helped organize the event.
• Orff questioned Shang Chuan about his involvement, and Esmeralda concluded that Lan Qingyou’s secret plan likely concerned everyone.

Lan Qingyou hinted that she would reveal why she had changed her attitude, while the auction sold its only S-Rank Abyss Blade and announced a mysterious grand finale. The chapter ended with several organization representatives wondering what the witches would offer next.

• Lan Qingyou agreed to let the others in on a little of what was going on, and Vivian and Gu Xiaobei suspected she had waited until the auction was nearly over.
• Bei Adoris announced that bidder 10086 had bought the only S-Rank Abyss Blade for 4.86 million gold and 80 silver.
• Bei Adoris introduced a mysterious item as the auction’s grand finale, surprising the crowd and the representatives in the private boxes.
• Nicholas asked Katie Meseta what the grand finale might be, but Katie told him to leave her alone while she read.
• Nicholas turned to look at the other man and woman in the private box, including a veiled woman and a pink-haired man holding scissors.

At the auction, Tony Doni styled Pansy Jin’s hair while Nicholas lamented that the star item was beyond his means. The chapter explained how organization cadres shared private rooms to avoid dangerous clashes, leaving the auction’s star item unaddressed.

• Tony Doni noticed Pansy Jin’s hair had become stiffer after her evolution and restyled it into a high ponytail.
• Pansy Jin praised the new style and offered to send people from her organization to Tony Doni’s salon.
• Nicholas complained that no one seemed interested in the star item and that he could not afford it.
• Nicholas reflected that Tony Doni had bought about a third of the auction’s Ancient Blood, while Pansy Jin’s Dangerous Party had bought many weapons, poisons, and antidotes.
• The chapter explained that cadres from different organizations often shared private rooms with acquaintances to avoid sitting near rivals and risking deadly conflict.

Bei Adoris put a Regional Large-scale Protective Magic Array up for auction, revealing that the witches were willing to sell the finished array but not its knowledge. Lan Qingyou explained that building one had cost her nearly all her savings and borrowed funds, leaving the buyers to weigh whether they could afford it.

• Bei Adoris displayed a model of the Land of Abandonment and announced a Regional Large-scale Protective Magic Array as the final lot.
• The auction hall erupted as attendees realized the array could protect an entire region from Mana Turbulence and the Mana Tide.
• Lan Qingyou told the people around her that interested buyers could bid on the array.
• Ruan Qingyi, Vivian, and Gu Xiaobei untied Lan Qingyou after she asked them to.
• Lan Qingyou revealed that she had spent her savings, borrowed from Shang Chuan, and used the Magic Puppets down payment to gather the array's materials.
• Attendees debated whether they could afford the array as Bei Adoris picked up the microphone again.

The auction for the enormous magic circle began with a starting price of 100 million Gold Coins, and bids from wealthy organizations quickly pushed it into the hundreds of millions. Chu Yuan was surprised by how many groups could compete with the Supreme Council, while Vivian mocked the Council’s intelligence network.

• Bei Adoris announced that bids would start at 100 million Gold Coins and that buyers could pay with materials, Magic Items, and other goods.
• After a period of silence, a bidder in Box 51 offered 110 million Gold Coins, and the private boxes began competing.
• Several organizations raised the price through 200 million to 300 million Gold Coins while the people in the hall watched in stunned silence.
• Chu Yuan asked Lan Qingyou who was occupying the private boxes, but she said she did not know the exact seating arrangements.
• Vivian teased Chu Yuan that the Supreme Council’s intelligence network seemed unimpressive.

At the auction, Vivian identified four major bidders and explained the differences between Vampire clans, while Lan Qingyou learned that Victoria Salek was selling addictive drugs. Lan Qingyou challenged Chu Yuan’s claim that the drugs were harmless, leaving him confronted with the possibility that the Supreme Council had ignored their risks.

• Vivian named Victoria Salek, Lester Giovanni, Morikawa Shigeki, and Lancelot as bidders and explained she had recognized their voices at the reception.
• Vivian explained that Soul-Eating Vampires specialized in necromancy, while Phantom Mist Vampires focused on illusions, and suggested their abilities reflected their origins and inclinations.
• When Lan Qingyou asked about Victoria, Vivian indicated that Victoria made addictive drugs, and clarified that she was a Demon from Blue Star.
• Lan Qingyou questioned Chu Yuan about the Supreme Council’s failure to act against Victoria, and Chu Yuan said the drugs were considered physically harmless to people with Magic Power.
• Lan Qingyou told Chu Yuan that even Mana Potions and Life Potions had side effects, challenging his belief that Victoria’s drugs could be harmless.

After Lan Qingyou explained the potions’ side effects, Vivian decided to join the bidding for the regional Protective Magic Array. The price climbed to 380 million Gold Coins before an unknown voice announced that it would end the auction.

• Lan Qingyou reassured everyone that alchemists worked to reduce or eliminate potion side effects, and Vivian pressed her about the auction’s purpose.
• Lan Qingyou said Bei Adoris would explain after the final item was sold, so Vivian picked up a bidding microphone.
• Morikawa Shigeki bid 280 million Gold Coins for the Supreme Council, and Lancelot, Victoria, and Lester Giovanni drove the price higher.
• Bei Adoris claimed the Protective Magic Array was a one-of-a-kind item, and the bidding rose to 380 million Gold Coins.
• An unfamiliar voice announced that it would put an end to the auction.

Vivian won the auction’s Regional Large-scale Protective Magic Array by offering Ancient Bloodline, resources, and promises from seven Vampire families, then securing Giovanni’s agreement to add the Soul-Eating Vampires. The Witch Race’s invitation to qualified Transmigrators ended the auction’s announcement, while the wider settlement offer remained open.

• Vivian offered a vast collection of resources, one thousand milliliters of Ancient Bloodline, and promises from seven Vampire families for the Magic Array.
• Lester Giovanni asked whether the other families had truly joined Vivian’s alliance, and Vivian confirmed that they had.
• Giovanni agreed to join the alliance and promise the support of the Soul-Eating Vampire race, leaving Morikawa Shigeki, Victoria, and Lancelot unable to match Vivian’s offer.
• Vivian asked Lan Qingyou to announce the result, and Bei Adoris confirmed the clan leader’s approval before awarding the Magic Array to bidder 9527.
• Bei Adoris announced that the Witch Race welcomed Transmigrators above level ten to apply for settlement in the Land of Abandonment and receive free housing.