The lodging site was on a jutting grassy platform halfway up the mountain, with a crystal cave behind it.
—Real crystal.
Crystal veins worth roughly five hundred thousand to eight hundred thousand spilled throughout the glittering cave. It housed a species of ghost-like wild Cat Lamp. These ghost Cat Lamps were harmless to witches, but far livelier than ordinary Cat Lamps, because their tails spun nonstop like propellers, forming the rare sight of a single-bladed propeller.
According to Kraken, some witches had tried studying these Cat Lamps' tails to create single-bladed propellers, and they had already made some progress.
But Angelite had already preemptively registered the trademark and patent...
The cave would serve as a hot spring bathhouse. A hole had been opened in the rock wall opposite the cave entrance, from which a trickling warm stream sprayed out steaming water, flowing into a pool that faced the sea. Beside the pool were a flowerbed and a maple tree.
Kraken's taste was as refined as ever.
After they had pitched their tents, a woman with long white hair and a short black skirt suddenly appeared before them. Her white hair looked messy yet fluffy; white stockings paired perfectly with black knee-high boots. On her left hand, she wore five rings made from different crystals.
With Kraken here, the witches were not especially wary. Jiang Miao even flashed the woman a sweet smile and made a Parisian greeting gesture.
"Bonjour."
Little Miao, aren't you getting friendly a little too fast? Jiang Han grumbled inwardly, then looked toward Kraken.
The Great Witch showed no hostility as she greeted the woman naturally.
"Good morning, Gaia. I brought a few friends over. Let's get acquainted—this is a 'god' of this world."
When she said the word "god," Kraken's voice carried a trace of witch-like