Why Not Discuss a Grand Plan Together?

Jiang Han felt that Du Ningzhuang's research was extremely valuable, even though this world already possessed a spell called the Anywhere Door.

However, regardless of its utility, the Anywhere Door requires a fixed installation point and must be placed in a secure location.

The Space Tunnel that Du Ningzhuang envisioned was far more impressive; as long as one avoids colliding with a Spacetime Anchor, it could reach anywhere in the world. With further development, it might even lead to a series of space-creation technologies.

For instance, creating large-scale spaces for use in biosphere cultivation technology and the like.

Therefore, the most precious aspect of this idea was actually the technology to "bomb the Spacetime River."

Sitting to the side, Chu Yujun said:

"Listening to you, it seems you want to create something similar to a portal?"

"Exactly, a convenient portal, miniaturized in size, that could be installed in everyone's home just like a fireplace... that's the kind of portal I'm imagining," Du Ningzhuang said honestly.

Chu Yujun suggested: "Why are you so fixated on a portal? Your idea is essentially building a transit station within space. If you don't limit yourself to the concept of a 'door,' do you think you could make it into something similar to computer software?"

...Computer software, she's really ahead of the curve... Jiang Han almost thought Chu Yujun was a transmigrator too; this kind of thinking was quite advanced.

However, wasn't the technical difficulty too high? Jiang Han felt that if someone actually created software capable of opening portals, it might be the start of a whole new story... like a story where an ordinary shut-in from another world suddenly obtains this software and travels over.

Of course, it was more likely that the Witch world would be overjoyed and launch an expedition to another world...

"Software... I think I have a way to complete it. When the time comes, I'll trouble you all to help me test it," Du Ningzhuang said.

Unexpectedly, there were no technical issues with turning a spell into software? After a moment of slight surprise, Jiang Han stated:

"I have no problem with that."

Chu Yujun also stated: "I have no problem either."

Following that, Chen Ligu and Tang Wen also expressed their agreement.

This gave Jiang Han the feeling of "everyone planning a grand scheme together." She smiled and proposed:

"Why don't we just organize a club for this spell?"

Clubs are an important part of Witch social life. Every day, hundreds of strange clubs are formed, such as the Broom Golf Club or the Long Live Fireball Spell Club, all composed of like-minded friends.

Tang Wen laughed as she joined in the fun, egging them on:

"If we form a club, we might even be able to get funding."

What she said made some sense; giving funding to clubs had long been a way for bureaucratic Witches to take kickbacks. Furthermore, every year, a few lucky ones bet on the right people and develop some results, which then become part of their political achievements.

Moreover, what she didn't know was that if this club were formed, its strength on paper would be terrifying... Of course, as for how terrifying, Jiang Han was too embarrassed to tell her about the "four giant lightbulbs"... At the very least, in Jiang Han's perception, the magic power on the other four people, including herself, were all shining like giant lightbulbs.

Funding... Du Ningzhuang's eyes lit up immediately. Like a typical researcher, she nodded as soon as she heard those two words:

"Ladies, I also think this is a good idea. We are both comrades and colleagues; applying for a club and having a shared mailing address would be a good thing."

Clubs have public mailing addresses, so not having to expose one's home communication signal for future mail was a good thing... at least it would cut down on a lot of advertisements.

And the most important point was that a club could participate in competitions, join hunts, and rent various convenient services under the club's name.

There were many other benefits, such as applying for a "point table" like Witch House, storing mastered knowledge in a warehouse for later sale, or transforming from a club into a club-like organization like Dream Garden to gain more rights.

However, this did not mean that forming a club was without its downsides.

The downside was that it required an annual fee to maintain, and a collective activity had to be reported once a month... In short, whether it was going for a group spring outing or partying at a bar, there had to be an activity every month to prove that "your club is a positive influence and not some suspicious organization."

Moreover, Chen Ligu was only 15! A minor. Not only did the monthly activities need to be reported, but a Witch with an official background would also supervise the club to ensure there was no underage drinking or similar issues.

Although troublesome, the benefits of forming a club outweighed the disadvantages. So, Jiang Han immediately echoed:

"I agree. Forming a club with you all is definitely better than dealing with strangers."

Chen Ligu raised her hand and said:

"If you let me manage the finances, then this club will have much more meaning to me than forming some 'Dance Club' with classmates in my grade."

Chu Yujun said slowly:

"I can organize comfortable and elegant monthly activities for the club, and I can pay for the club's formation, so I am applying for the position of president."

With both the money and the effort covered... Witches truly are a race with off-the-charts initiative; they settled "everyone working together on a big project" in just a few sentences... Jiang Han muttered to herself, then stated the contribution she could make:

"I can contribute an Ice Bear as the club's group mascot..."

The other Witches looked over with strange expressions. Finally, Chu Yujun, who had successfully "seized power," made the final decision:

"Ms. Jiang Han will serve as the group mascot, Ms. Tang Wen will be responsible for our club's external communication, Ms. Du Ningzhuang will serve as vice president to handle technical development, and Ms. Chen Ligu will handle financial management, investing and managing our common assets."

In a sense, Chu Yujun's decision was actually correct... especially since she was smart enough to have Tang Wen handle external communication. After all, this club... ahem. Jiang Han looked like she had autism, Chen Ligu also looked like she had autism, she herself didn't need to be mentioned—she was definitely autistic, and Du Ningzhuang, who was into technology, was also very autistic. To some extent, this was a support group for autistic children...

If everyone wasn't autistic, why hadn't they joined a club by this age? Why did they have to form one themselves?

However, being socially withdrawn is the norm for Witches. Everyone loves to read, and people who love to read usually hate external communication. Talents as lively as Tang Wen are actually quite rare.

After it was settled, Chu Yujun asked:

"So, what should the club be named?"

Tang Wen said: "How about the Dimension Society?"

Chen Ligu shook her head: "Dimension isn't good. We are colleagues from Witch House, why not call it the Witch House Union?"

Such an eccentric name was naturally rejected by Chu Yujun.

Du Ningzhuang also came up with a name, one with a length comparable to a formal spell name... You really couldn't expect a technician to come up with anything reliable.

Jiang Han was also racking her brains, when suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed her mind. This society originated from the technology Du Ningzhuang was researching, a technique that allowed Witches to roam through space anytime and anywhere, much like Daedalus in Greek mythology who crafted feathered Wings to let people fly into the sky...

Call it Daedalus?

That didn't seem right; it was a bit ominous...

Feathers... Wings...

She tapped the table lightly to draw everyone's attention, then asked:

"Since we want to form this society because of our technology that allows us to soar freely through space, how about we call it..."

"Wings."

The spells to transform into a dragon are level 7, 8, and 9, with mana costs of 1200, 1300, and 2000 respectively.

In other words, 3600 Coulomb, 3900 Coulomb, and 6000 Coulomb of mana are required to cast dragon transformation spells. Generally speaking, it is very common for elite mentors to have 8000 Coulomb of mana; Witches are not creatures whose mana increases simply by having more knowledge.

There are ways to play with low mana, of course... but having more mana is still better, as they are naturally quite a bit stronger than Witches with less mana.

Take Jiang Han for example; although she only knows spells around level 3, she can easily handle elite Witches who know level 4 or 5 spells because of her mana pool, dragging them down until they run out of steam.