Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva!.

Chapter 712: Breeze Blows Through the Purple Sophora Trees
Jade skirt, North District 4.

On the clean and tidy land, several tall buildings rise from the ground, which are particularly eye-catching when viewed from a high altitude.

These buildings are arranged in an 'Ω' shape in the center, and six rows of slanted high-rise buildings on the outside, resembling unfolded hexagonal wings. The buildings are covered with silver-blue mirrored glass, and the overall style is simple and sci-fi. The environment where they are located is surrounded by a sea of ​​deep purple trees all over the plain. Many leaves show different layers of purple under the bright sunshine, which is particularly beautiful.

If someone compares the environment here with that of ten years ago, they will probably be very surprised, because ten years ago, this place was still a chalk desert, with gray rocks and gray soil everywhere, dry and without any vegetation. But if you push the time back 400 years, the environment here is very similar. At that time, this place was also a beautiful scenic spot, known as the "Purple Locust Tree Sea".

Now, large tracts of land here have been acquired by the "Gray Dust Crystal", and a large number of improved "Purple Sophora" trees have been planted on them. The trees are tall and densely covered with branches and leaves. Even on land that was rich in lime and salt in the past, they can still grow healthily, and they are highly resistant to various industrial pollution and extraordinary toxins. (The Sophora trees in reality are also tolerant to salt, lime, and smoke)
As these locust trees grow, their flowers are collected every year by special autonomous units and used to produce medicines, perfumes, spices, etc. The wood of the trees is also an excellent furniture material. It is expected that in a few years they will be cut down and replaced in a planned manner and exported as a local specialty.

Out of concern for the environment, when Gray Dust Crystal acquired this place, it agreed with the local government that 70% of the land area would be covered with natural tree vegetation in the next 96 years. Today, the Purple Locust Tree Sea is worthy of its name, with % of the land covered with trees.

Currently, this area is not used for industrial production, but is specifically used as employee retirement residence, school, convalescence, training, and vacation area. The area in the center of the forest was allocated to Tilan for her team to use as an office.

The top floor of the central building is like a dust-free dark silver mirror, spacious and clean. Several pillars support the huge space here. In the center of the floor is a crystal image of Heshia that is five times magnified. The singer in the crystal is wearing a black feather dress. She has moving elegance and beauty, like an angel descending to the earth.

"Although I know this is to promote the atmosphere, I still feel a little uncomfortable coming here by myself."

Standing under this huge prismatic crystal, Tilan pressed her forehead lightly, not daring to look too closely, especially at herself in the crystal. Her exposed legs were faintly visible between the hems of her skirt, and her toes, light pink like pomegranate seeds, were portrayed so clearly that she wondered if the designer of this three-dimensional image had deliberately highlighted them, because her toes were not actually that pink in color, but more normal pale white.

"It's more beautiful than dignified. It's better to replace it." She made the decision mercilessly, and the accompanying person recorded it with a wry smile.

"What should we do with this crystal afterwards, Your Highness?" the accompanying director asked cautiously.

"It's a pity to smash it, but it's definitely not suitable for formal occasions. Let's put it away first and ask them to adjust the color to normal for me. Then I'll send it to Arpeggio City. They said they want to build a small museum of mine, so you can send it as a gift." Tilan thought for a while.

"Okay, okay." Hearing that there was no need to smash it, the accompanying personnel finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way, don't put my crystal statue here anymore. Just put an enlarged Qi Yehua logo. It will look a little more normal."

"We understand." Despite their agreement, everyone present couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Lady Heshia was so beautiful and lovely, but she didn't like seeing her portrait and image being displayed in public places.

Perhaps not being able to get it is the best thing. Heshia's mysterious style of hiding things does attract a lot of people. Whenever she attends certain events, there is always a large group of people running over to watch and take pictures, and a good snapshot can be sold at a very high price on the black market.

Afterwards, Tilan walked around the place again, pointed out several areas that needed improvement, and asked the accompanying staff to write them down.

"That's basically it. Try to keep it simple and tidy, and don't add too many irrelevant decorations." She doesn't like the style that is too complicated and has a mixture of various colors.

"The lighting can be brighter, but I'd still try to use soft light so it's not glaring. Although my title is often related to black, I still prefer a bright and warm environment."

"Yes."

After visiting the top floor, everyone dispersed, leaving Tilan alone here for a while.

In a large floor covering thousands of square meters, Tilan stood in front of a huge dark floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the scenery outside. She pressed her finger on an angled handle and opened a small window. Suddenly, colorful wind came in from the small window, passing through the empty floor, lifting the hair under her ears and flying gently in the air. The tender white and delicate earlobes appeared from the hair from time to time, and the touch of the hair brushing against her made the girl feel slightly itchy.

Lifting the hair beside her ear, Tilan took a few steps forward, leaned lightly against the window, and glanced at the square below, where a shuttle slowly descended and a familiar figure walked out of it.

She came too. The girl felt a little excited, then her eyes turned to the forest in the distance, and she thought of the painting she had drawn a long time ago, when she was in high school, and she and a group of friends traveled through various districts in the north to gain experience.

Just as she was reminiscing, the elevator to the floor opened and familiar footsteps approached, causing Tilan to turn her head.

"Long time no see, Dolores." The woman walking towards her had long black wavy hair and was wearing a long dress with black rose lace. She was none other than Dolores, the eldest daughter of the Incense Workshop who had not been seen for several years.

Compared with the past, Dolores is now fully grown and has a somewhat mature temperament. In addition, her plumper figure is different from Tilan's. When the two stand together, the contrast is particularly obvious. Fortunately, the two are of similar height, so when they stand together they will just be regarded as sisters, not mother and daughter.

"You're back, Tilan." Dolores walked closer, gently held Tilan's wrist with both hands, and looked at her carefully, as if she wanted to find something different in this girl.

"It's still the same as before." She gently hugged Tilan and they leaned against each other.

"Ah."

He hugged Dolores for a while, then separated, and then the two stood together by the window.

"The reason I invited Dolores here this time is actually to ask for your help." Tilan said softly as she looked at the leaves floating outside.

"I want Dolores to help deal with some affairs in the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Domain." Dolores was born into a wealthy family in the upper class of the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Domain. She has been familiar with many dignitaries since childhood. With her around, Tilan can handle many problems more flexibly and easily, and she doesn't have to visit and meet with them for everything. Moreover, Dolores' status is high enough, so when she represents Tilan to receive and negotiate, people won't feel neglected.

"Then leave it to me." Dolores agreed without hesitation. "Now that my father is managing the family company, it's not a big deal for me to leave for a while. Besides, since Tilan asked me for help, I certainly can't refuse you." She remembered that when they first met in Edes, they agreed that she would help Tilan realize her dream.

"Thank you." Tilan didn't expect Dolores to remember what happened so clearly.

The two then went on to talk about a lot of things that happened in recent years. In the years that Tilan was away, Dolores managed the business of the "Incense Workshop" in the central star field and made many breakthroughs. She also learned and accumulated a lot of experience.

"Most of my high school classmates have graduated and left school now. If Tilan needs it, we can recruit a lot of them. Many of them are extremely talented and strong."

"I will." Tilan nodded. It was time to expand the members of her team. Now, just to control the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region, there was a big gap in professional members in various fields. In addition, she would have to manage the vast southern star region in the future, and she would need trustworthy and capable members.

As for loyalty, with her talent as a singer, she can easily screen out those who are loyal. This is also the biggest advantage of the singer compared to other politicians. In a complex political environment, finding loyal people requires a great trust cost, and the singer has a huge advantage in this regard.

First of all, there is a large group of fans and followers for the singer to select talents. Then the singer can easily screen out the more loyal members and quickly expand her team members without worrying about various speculators and traitors. Although there have been betrayers in the singer's team in history, such situations are extremely rare and often only happen when people's hearts change in the later period.

The two chatted and reminisced for a long time, the familiarity of the past returned, and the atmosphere of the conversation became more and more relaxed.

"Come to think of it, Tilan really hasn't changed at all." Dolores moved closer to Tilan, leaning against her, comparing their shoulders. Although they were similar in width, Dolores's was obviously fuller.

There was a faint floral scent at the tip of my nose. Although I didn't know what kind it was, it smelled very comfortable. This was probably the perfume that Dolores had mixed herself. She had given a lot of it to Tilan before.

"Dolores has grown a lot in the past few years." A slight hum could be heard in the girl's voice.

"Hehehe~" Then the two of them laughed.

After staying at the window for a while, the two of them stepped into the elevator and went to the restaurant downstairs for dinner. Because the facilities here had not yet been officially put into use and opened, there were only two of them in the restaurant.

Looking up and looking around at this amber crystal world, Dolores said, "Gray Dust Crystal really likes crystals. Even the restaurant is in this style."

"Because they are very good at making high-quality extraordinary crystals, and they also want to show off their own strength, so many facilities and decorations in the building adopt the crystal style." Tilan picked up small pieces of shellfish meat with chopsticks. The light white meat was soaked in the shell of the sauce. The meat tasted sweet and with the help of the sauce, it was not monotonous and was particularly delicious.

"These shells were produced in the former 'Dead Tree Garden', which should now be called the 'Water Tree Garden'." Tilan introduced to Dolores.

"Now there are many lakes of different sizes there, with a beautiful environment. The trees on the water are connected into pavilions and houses. It is a scenic spot that many people love to visit. There are also many local fish and shellfish." Tilan talked about the scene he saw during a cruise in the north some time ago.

Over the years, the environmental recovery of the Emerald Skirt has attracted a large number of people to invest, and various industries have been quickly arranged and built. It can be said that it is thriving. In addition, this planet is the birthplace of Heshia. In order to establish a relationship with this singer, many chaebol groups have also contacted her under the pretext of discussing investment projects. There were many such situations before Tilan disappeared, and now she has seen many more in the year since she returned.

"There..." Dolores recalled that it was when they settled in the Dead Tree Garden that they slept in the same bed for the first time, and Tilan looked particularly peaceful when she was sleeping.

"I remember now." The two talked about the experience again.

"What is the current situation of the 'Jielou City Ruins'?" Dolores knew that Tilan's mother was the eldest lady of Jielou City back then.

"Over there?" Tilan tangled her hair in front of her with her fingers.

"It is now the residence of the Qinglian Sword Sect. Many old buildings have been restored, but they are not in use as before. Instead, they are used as training sites for the sword sect. It is said that they regularly let members of the same level fight swords in the tall buildings. On the one hand, it is for training, and on the other hand, it is also a tourist attraction. Many people like to watch this kind of elegant battle in the ancient oriental style."

In a sense, graceful sword duels are similar to dancing and are extremely entertaining. As a result, the related ancient swords and costumes are selling very well, which is also a major source of income for the 'Qinglian Sword Sect' today.

Times have changed. People nowadays do not pursue extremely strong individual combat effectiveness. The stunning swordsmanship of the past now appears more in movies and television programs. Although it has deviated somewhat from the original intention, it has at least been preserved. With a large number of people practicing swordsmanship, there is a personnel base to choose from to truly inherit the essence of swordsmanship.

"Now the 'Green Lotus Sword Sect' is divided into the inner and outer sects. The outer sect focuses on physical fitness and practicing sword techniques that are excellent for viewing, while the inner sect is the true inheritance, with various sword techniques and secrets, as well as related moral education, and a lot of cultural courses." Tilan recalled the rules that were set in the sword sect some time ago. Now she is the nominal head of the 'Green Lotus Sword Sect', but the actual business is mainly managed by her uncle.

"That's great. By the way, I also want to see Tilan's sword dance performance." Dolores believed that Tilan would be particularly stunning when dancing with a sword in an ancient long dress.

"I haven't had the energy to prepare for things like that in recent years." Tilan shook her head, her long hair swaying slightly behind her, looking a little coquettish and cute.

"There are still many things to do. Not only you, I will probably also capture Avni, Allen and others to help me."

"After the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region is taken care of, I will also visit various star regions in the south to meet with representatives of giant companies and powerful figures in various places to discuss future alliance issues."

The Federation is about to split and move towards autonomy, and various forces are forming alliances to seek stability and security. If she doesn't do it now, someone else will do it. But it will definitely be too late to do it at that time. It is better to take the initiative to contact now to gain more initiative.

"Hehe, Tilan has suddenly become much more mature, but her appearance is still the same as before." In short, she looks a bit like a little adult, which is particularly cute. Dolores kept this sentence in her heart and did not say it.

(End of this chapter)