"[Witch's Cursed Land] authority only encompasses places used for witch rituals. Nearly every place where witches have performed ritual spells can be called a cursed land. An incarnation holding this authority can glean information through those places, trace things back to their source, and possesses lists and techniques for ritual spells. When other witches attempt to cast powerful ritual spells, they can also summon your incarnation to help complete them, and you can collect a certain payment."
Angelite took good care of Jiang Han, even revealing secrets known among top-tier witches.
"A large portion of many top-tier witches' legitimate income, aside from commercial activities, comes from earning money through their incarnations and their own knowledge. For instance, if creatures in another world want cataclysm-level rain, their local false gods are unwilling to do it."
She gave a derisive snort. "Probably because they see themselves as shepherds and are unwilling to strike their lambs with such a heavy hand."
"But we're different. When our incarnations hear a request and are summoned over, we don't see ourselves as [witches], but complete their prayers with an identity close to that of a false god, in exchange for income."
"Witches don't just fight externally. There are also economic dialogues and exchanges like these."
Xu Fangying stroked her chin, her mouse ears twitching alertly. "I suppose we don't particularly mind being called 'gods' when dealing with outsiders either, even though we aren't omniscient and omnipotent? Just as lambs call shepherds omniscient and omnipotent, when shepherds are merely smarter and in a higher position relative to the sheep they tend."
"Exactly so."
Angelite swept Xu Fangying with a peculiar look, then looked at Jiang Han and frowned, seemingly comparing [the intelligence gap between the main body and incarnation].
That made Jiang Han's puffed-up sulking comparison last