Witch Special

For Lin Zhenxi, discovering Saitama's identity as a time traveler was definitely a pleasant surprise, like winning the first prize in the lottery, because it meant that her mission was very close to completion. According to the normal process, she only needed to contact the world will of this world to bring Saitama back to the main world and complete this special dispatch commission assigned to her by the White Princess.

Unfortunately, this world isn't normal; its will has fallen silent. It's like Lin Zhenxi delivering a package to someone, needing a signature and stamp to confirm delivery, so she can return home and report back. But now, even though Lin Zhenxi has delivered the package, the owner is sleeping like a dead pig in his own home. No matter how many times she knocks, no one answers. Without the owner's stamp of approval, Lin Zhenxi's mission isn't complete, and she can't leave.

So, the already smooth process was forcibly added with an extra step: awakening the dormant world will. More importantly, that was the world will... Hayashi Maki was just a staff wielder, so how could she know how to awaken the world will of a whole world? With no one to teach her, she had no idea how to do such advanced things. She had to figure it out on her own, which was bound to be a daunting task. So, even after stumbling upon the mission target, Saitama, Hayashi Maki was only briefly pleased before calming down again. While the mission had indeed entered a new phase, she still had much to do.

The task of explaining what the time travelers were and Lin Maki's identity was completely left to Yanyan. Anyway, Black Cat and Saitama were so familiar with each other that they could eat snacks from the same bag, and they had more common language than Lin Maki and Saitama. Letting Yanyan explain would be more efficient than Lin Maki explaining it herself.

Lin Zhenxi herself simply ran away. Awakening the dormant will of the world was an unprecedented task and a tremendous challenge. But wanting to return home, to her familiar world, to see her family once again—this was the difficulty Lin Zhenxi had to overcome, and so she was now full of energy.

After Hayashi Maki left, Yanyan started making meow-meow punches and explaining to Saitama about the other world, the main world, and Hayashi Maki's true identity. Of course, Saitama didn't believe it at first; it was too unrealistic. Hayashi Maki was a visitor from another world...but he himself seemed to be one too? That was fine.

Not only was Hayashi Maki a legitimate witch who wielded magic, but the black cat, who could only speak and whose gaming skills were far superior to his own, was actually a magic book? All of this profoundly disrupted Saitama's already established perspectives, causing him to question whether the world he knew was the right one.

"Even a time traveler has appeared. No matter how miraculous the things are, it's possible that something will happen." The black cat floated in the air and spread out its paws.

After much persuasion, Yanyan finally managed to make Saitama half-believe and half-doubt accept these two overly bizarre realities: that he was a time traveler, and that the mission of the "company" special envoy, Lin Zhenxi, was to take him home.

A general idea was enough. Yanyan didn't expect Saitama to believe her words all of a sudden. Besides, what difference did it make whether they believed her or not? As long as Hayashi Maki didn't awaken the World Will, they couldn't leave, and their lives wouldn't need to change. Saitama would continue to be a C-rank hero, and Hayashi Maki would continue to be a billionaire. It was foreseeable that this situation would continue for a long time to come.

Don't worry, time will give all the answers.

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The more confident you are in your words, the more miserable you will be when you get humiliated. This is probably what happened to Lin Zhenxi.

Although the only step left to return to the main world is to awaken the world's will, this most critical step seems like a bottomless ravine, and both sides of the ravine are bare cliffs, with no place to gain leverage.

The way home is clearly on the other side of the ditch, but you can't cross it no matter what you do. How can you be anxious?

Anyway, Lin Zhenxi tried all the methods he could think of. He performed the ritual to communicate with the source, drew the magic circle to steal the original power of the world, and inserted the magical equipment to draw the power of the earth veins, but there was no reaction at all.

If this world were likened to a person in a coma, then Lin Zhenxi was awakening them through brain stimulation, cardiac massage, and skin shocks. According to the norm in other worlds, they would have been furious by now. After all, these were methods that could fundamentally destroy this world. If the world itself didn't want to die, it would naturally resist.

Then the world will of this world really has no feedback at all, as if it doesn’t matter if Lin Zhenxi really kills it. It’s simply outrageous and a mess.

Those measures were truly taking effect. In other words, if they continued, Lin Zhenxi might actually destroy the world. Of course, before the world was destroyed, Lin Zhenxi himself might die first, because he had drawn too much power that was too great for him to control.

Lin Zhenxi arranged those things just to awaken the world's will from its slumber, not to really destroy the world and kill herself at the same time. However, people didn't buy her tricks at all, which made Lin Zhenxi's extremely expensive and gorgeous special effects arrangements seem very silly.

Although Lin Zhenxi's work to awaken Sleeping Beauty had reached a complete impasse, with all avenues blocked and no hope of a breakthrough in sight, she had made considerable progress in other areas that she considered unimportant.

The first to bring the good news came from senior toolman Kinos. Lin Zhenxi's Baizhi had seen unprecedented cash flow after launching its memory crystal product. Furthermore, since her company wasn't publicly listed, all the influential executives had been brainwashed into becoming her most loyal servants, naturally unconcerned with how she spent the company's funds. So, with a single stroke of the pen, several small amounts of funds were directly transferred to Kinos's research institute account.

In this world of high-tech, while money isn't everything... those who rely on it often don't live long... it can solve many problems. With a small amount of cash, everything from high-end laboratories to high-tech testing equipment can be quickly completed. With ample funding, Kinos wasted no time and quickly moved his Evolution House, originally built in the mountains and forests, to the abandoned urban area of ​​City Z, next to the Baizhi Industrial Park.

After the research institute was completed, Kinos, in accordance with the original agreement with Lin Zhenxi, compiled the original research data on the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle and sent it to her. Although the issue of mass production still needed to be solved, which was also Kinos's next research goal, for Lin Zhenxi, receiving this data was actually worth her investment in Kinos.

If Kinos could develop the technology to mass-produce the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle, that would be a bonus. Even if it couldn't, that wouldn't matter. Lin Zhenxi could use her magic to find other solutions. She enjoyed the process of solving a problem herself, as long as there wasn't no solution at all. As for the subsequent large investment required from Kinos, Lin Zhenxi honestly didn't care much.

After all, Lin Zhenxi had no intention of remaining in this world forever. Since she would eventually leave, the money in this world was nothing more than useless paper and numbers to her, far less valuable than spending it on things she needed. To prevent this expiring resource, money, from going to waste, Lin Zhenxi had to find more opportunities to spend it on things that would enhance her strength. After all, for someone like her who needed to travel to various worlds, nothing was more substantial than her own strength.

Precious metals might improve her quality of life upon returning to the main world, but if Lin Zhenxi valued such comforts, she would have long since moved into a luxurious apartment in the heart of the city. Regarding wealth, Lin Zhenxi has always adhered to the philosophy of just having enough for what she needs; she doesn't need or expect to be lavishly wealthy. Furthermore, the spatial cube that Lin Zhenxi used to carry items from this world couldn't hold many items of the same kind. It was only a one-cubic-meter cube. Even if it were filled with 24-karat gold ingots, how much would it cost her?

Lin Zhenxi's accumulated wealth in this world was already astronomical. There was no need to be stingy anymore. The only thing Lin Zhenxi needed to consider was how to spend it in a way that was worthwhile. His investment in Kinos was a surefire way to avoid losses.

In addition to receiving good feedback from Kinos, Lin Zhenxi also made a breakthrough in his own great magic.

Only when you master your own great magic can you be qualified to become a great witch... Although this sounds a bit childish, this is indeed the situation that Lin Zhenxi is facing now.

Lin Zhenxi didn't have any career templates or required levels to advance to a new class. That RPG-like leveling system had little relevance to her. The company's weapons for special agents simply gave them the key to mastering extraordinary powers; they were essentially equipment, not a career framework that limited their personal development. At the very least, Lin Zhenxi's choice of wand merely granted her the ability to cast magic. As for her subsequent mastery of magic and becoming a witch, it was all her own choice, not the wand's. Therefore, there wasn't a hierarchy of minor magicians, great magicians, or legendary magicians. The introduction of the great witch at this point simply served to emphasize the importance of great magic to Lin Zhenxi. Mastering her own great magic would transform Lin Zhenxi's witch side, a stark difference from her previous self.

Anyway, according to Lin Zhenxi's prediction, if her grand magic could be transformed from an idea into reality, she would become a cannon fodder, easily destroyed. And now, this grand magic that meant so much to her seemed to be almost complete.

Obviously, we have invested so much energy in the past but the progress was slow. Now, our biggest worry is how to awaken the will of the world. However, the research on great magic has suddenly become smooth. Is this an unexpected success?