Because during the New Year holiday period, only Hibiscus, Nan Zhiyi, and Jin Ruochu were responsible for the material sorting work.
However, all the Seedling Stage magical girls did work quickly indeed, and in no ti they transported the materials to Hermit Island's teleportation array. When only lightweight residue remained, a wave of telekinesis lifted them all into the array where they disappeared.
This works too?
Hibiscus's action drew sidelong glances from her two companions.
She pointed to the hourglass-shaped accessory above her head and explained: "The Regalia accessory part corresponds to ntal power. If you can develop it to a high level, you can manipulate telekinesis. So talented magical girls even use telekinesis directly as an attack thod, wielding it like their own limbs. In later stages, its power is no less than powerful magic. But I have no talent in this area and can't develop it to the level of being used for attacks. After all, specialization has its focus."
To be honest, without Regalia advancent stones and system attribute points, Hibiscus couldn't have taken this third route at all. Taking from many sources is more difficult than specializing in one.
Her explanation was t with teasing looks from the two—if you call this having no talent, what does that make us, academic failures?
Jin Ruochu asked: "Speaking of which, why the rush to transport materials?"
"I think the current three fixed teleportation points aren't enough. Since spatial relics themselves have grown stronger in the Magic Power Revival Era, why not enhance them further? For example, one teleportation point each on Arica's east and west coasts. The more the better anyway—it's more convenient than flying over and allows for surprise attacks," Hibiscus answered.
"True, we could even smuggle luxury goods or more inconvenient items to bypass customs. There's definitely business opportunities—many big shots would be willing to pay big money for this."
The entrepreneurial prodigy, as always, thought of wild and crazy money-making sches.
Nan Zhiyi dusted off her clothes and said: "If there's nothing else, I'll head to Edo."
"See you later."
Hibiscus's upcoming work wasn't simple either. After all, the large amount of materials transported to Hermit Island needed proper storage, especially stocking more fuel for the spatial relic—the more teleportation points the better, as she had planned. If this operation had Edo's spatial coordinates, it would be much more convenient. Therefore, the girl instructed Nan Zhiyi to rember to set up an array there so she could provide support at any ti.
So far, Disaster Beast attacks around Okinawa Island still hadn't been completely eradicated. What's worse, the infectious disease they carried was quite troubleso, showing signs of evolving into a chronic illness that required vigilance.
"...Doctor Mu, I heard you t with my dad a while ago?" Even Jin Ruochu looked sowhat bashful, which was rare.
"Yes, your father is an open-minded and reasonable person."
Hibiscus honestly expressed her feelings. After all, Jin Changfeng had remained calm and friendly throughout, and the two had even exchanged intelligence and cooperated.
"Do you know he's often sharp-tongued in front of , his daughter? He's the sa with subordinates—alternating between carrots and sticks. Giving a good attitude to soone he's eting for the first ti is just ridiculous."
"Indeed, from much news and reputation, your father is quite controversial. I was sowhat prejudiced and wary, but after eting him I understood he's definitely a remarkable person. I'm very pleased to be appreciated by him."
"You don't need to speak for him. Once you get familiar, my dad won't be polite in his words."
"I look forward to it."
Jin Ruochu moved closer, making a solemn expression that bore so resemblance to her father's bearing, then the girl said: "Do you know how he evaluated things when he returned? He said sothing like 'heroes erge young since ancient tis,' that you're the most outstanding person born in the 70s that he's ever seen—no, probably in the whole world—and told not to hold back the boss under any circumstances."
The pink-haired girl spread her hands and sighed deeply. As she said, her father's high praise was also a warning to herself.
In Jin Changfeng's eyes, his daughter who acted strangely and was overly energetic was probably troubleso, likely to cause a fuss at other people's companies. A father knows his daughter best.
Hibiscus smiled upon hearing this.
She hadn't expected such high praise from a boss who had built his fortune from scratch and experienced various underworld situations. Admittedly, there was an elent of teasing his own daughter, but the admiration in Jin Changfeng's eyes during their eting was undisguised. There wasn't a trace of condescension, but rather the direct gaze toward a powerful ally, even a patron.
"Also, I hope you'll sign and accept these share transfer contracts."
After taking the docunts Jin Ruochu handed over, Hibiscus glanced through them roughly and found they mainly focused on small and dium-sized companies in the military industry.
"Why?"
"My dad thinks that since the successful bottom-fishing during the catastrophe war was guided by you, you should rightfully receive part of the compensation." The pink-haired girl then changed her tone: "I think he just wants to strengthen ties for future allegiance. Who's whose parent company now is uncertain."
"Then I won't be polite. Please convey my thanks to him."
With that, Hibiscus took out a pen and signed each docunt. From now on, Five-Color Narcissus Company and Changfeng Group would respectively hold shares controlling these enterprises. Actually, when she first planned this matter, she only thought of making a quick profit since business managent was never a priority. But Jin Changfeng was indeed more serious, handling things steadily and making them profitable. In the foreseeable future, military industry would only grow stronger.
Witnessing the casual transfer of shares worth 500 million in her hands gave her an unreal feeling. When money reaches a certain amount, it becos just numbers—this level had beco part of her daily work routine.
"By the way, you don't seem in a hurry to cash in the reward from Senator Miller," Jin Ruochu asked curiously. "Not having her help us gain market access?"
"It's fine, let's take it slowly."
"I'm just asking as the proposer who suggested establishing contact with officials, but you seem to rarely ask questions yet handle things in perfect order."
Looking at the pink-haired protagonist's eyes shining with admiration, Hibiscus remained silent. Actually, she was the one with the most questions, often acting like soone who just takes without giving back. Fortunately, the netizens were tireless, which led to today's situation. It's just that she usually chatted enough, so she was too lazy to ask others about trivial matters.
"Rest assured, I'll listen to everyone's opinions when necessary."
"What I an is for you to chat with us more, don't accumulate pressure, especially don't let another situation happen where you bear the knowledge poison alone."
Jin Ruochu pouted and poked Hibiscus's shoulder. Obviously, the forr still held a grudge about this, or rather, the entire Church had been frightened by that prophecy incident against the Catastrophic Disaster Beasts, unable to imagine the consequences if sothing happened to Hyacinth.
"Mm, I'll rember."
"Then I won't delay any more ti. I'll go back to process these docunts and also urge the North Arican market sales."
"Leave it to you." Hibiscus waved as she watched Jin Ruochu disappear on Fireworks Island's beach.
Beep!
Just as she was about to rest for a while, the system notification sounded: [Completed suggestion "Investigate Senator Miller" Reward: Lottery Chances ×5]. This also ant Jin Yulu had completed one stage.
Actually, Hibiscus had originally thought she should personally investigate, but the result was easier to complete than expected. In other words, her pushing sothing forward also counted.
So far, from the system's perspective, the first stage of value excavation regarding Miller was complete.
Sure enough, Hibiscus received the next prompt:
[New suggestion "Ensure Miller's Schedule Activities Are Not Subject To Violent Interference" Reward: Lottery chances ×10, Small Health Recovery Potion]
[Beep! Received follow-up suggestion "Ensure Senator Miller's Daughter Is Free From Rampage Crisis" Reward: Free Attribute Points 30, Small Magic Advancent Stone Fragnt, Small Origin Advancent Stone Fragnt]
So the real guard mission was just beginning? And opening two fronts simultaneously, yet she had no idea about the specific situation of that senator's daughter.
Magical Girl Chrysanthemum?
Hibiscus was certain it referred to this person. Fortunately, system prompts were never mandatory. After all, "listening to advice" wasn't an order—the chanism was more like an early warning. Therefore, she should try approaching from two directions, which was indeed quite challenging for the Salvation Church's current scale.
Note that the system's wording wasn't a crisis like exposure, assassination, or kidnapping, subtly indicating that Chrysanthemum was powerful enough not to worry about such things. The real trouble lay in psychological issues, no wonder the reward was substantial.
However, Hibiscus wasn't in any hurry to act. Even relying solely on Chrysanthemum's individual strength would be sufficient.
As a user of Sands of Ti, ranked first among T0-level ti magic, she trusted magical girls of the sa tier.
The netizens' universally acknowledged "T0-level causal magic" definitely encompassed various ecological niche chanisms, such as damage immunity, strong control, large-scale effects, simple triggers, single-target focus, abnormal status, and other elents occupying at least more than half. After all, their evaluation standard was "optimal solution capable of handling the vast majority of situations with unlimited potential." Thanks to the combat enthusiasts' rigorous research, ratings could directly be viewed as a major standard of strength.
So she was quite at ease.
System prompts often provided advance warnings, so there was still ti.
With this thought, Hibiscus first called Jin Yulu to remind her to be extra careful. The latter responded with a resounding "Roger" that sounded fine.
She also greeted Church mbers vacationing in North Arica—local companions would provide help when necessary.
Including but not limited to Kelly, Beatrice, and other magical girls with combat capability who could be deployed to the battlefield at any ti. The words were put out there—at this mont, Hibiscus gave authorization: if rcenaries dared to take large-scale action, the Church wouldn't mind making it a big deal.
Jin Yulu was stunned for a mont, then agreed again. As a soldier, she just needed to follow orders.
After hanging up, the silver-haired girl gazed toward the other side of the Pacific and took a deep breath. As ti passed, Senator Miller, who was repeatedly active, beca more valuable—worth assassinating and worth protecting. Setting aside those grand gas, taking a step back, she just hoped a magical girl wouldn't beco an orphan.
To be safe, Hibiscus decided to ask first.
Although Jin Ruochu saw her as bearing everything silently alone, she didn't know how lovely the communication with netizens was. Since having the optical expert think tank, she had bid farewell to depression.
"I've currently blocked the first assassination attempt against Senator Miller. Should it be ti to focus on monitoring the Edo region?"
While asking, Hibiscus provided detailed context about dispatching Jin Yulu on the mission, along with several news photos showing street chase scenes, burning bulletproof cars, and Miller's speech...
【Sigh, such good material, it's a sha not to make a video segnt】
【Movie-like feeling】
【I'm certain that with the Imperial Flower's magnificent magic scale, she definitely stunned Miller. He's actually quite cunning—Jin Yulu, this type of cautious veteran, was the right choice to send】
【Be careful, don't be careless. From the original work, Miller actually had good luck surviving the first few assassination attempts, but enemies will escalate】
【When you put it that way, when will this end?】
【There's a key node: the International rcenary Alliance's fiscal year settlent. You can think of it as a company annual eting. Without going into complexity, the main significance is redistributing territories. After that, small and dium rcenary companies won't dare act up, and giants should also restrain themselves since they're too lazy to target one senator with relentless pursuit. The current madness is just grasshoppers after autumn—they won't jump around for long】
Hibiscus judged the sa way, their thoughts coinciding. After all, assassins couldn't keep refreshing like wild monsters.
She would protect key points, but whether to escalate the situation depended on others.
The Salvation Church indeed lacked the ability to create hotspots, but when releasing power, no one dared act rashly. Moreover, Senator Miller's current prestige was definitely better than his performance in the original work.
However, just in case, Hibiscus still asked about the original developnt. As expected:
Senator Miller died in the fourth attack. The death of a senior official holding many political resources, more importantly in a jurisdiction clustered with rcenary groups and economically developed, imdiately triggered earthquake-like effects. Many wavering centrists leaned toward the rcenaries...
Naturally.
Soone in the comnts suddenly reminded:
【Also, the military's mistake in transporting Disaster Beast materials in the Edo region led to large-scale virulent infectious disease, which is also very important. It severely damaged prestige and lost crucial reputation at the most critical mont. No wonder they couldn't stop rcenary encroachnt—given the opportunity but failing to use it】
【I think it has so relation to Director Chrysanthemum. After all, she planned to make things public and prevent them, but the situation escalated】
【At most a catalyst. The powder keg was always there—when it was ti to explode, there was no escape】
【Right, the forr was the fuse, but who lit it didn't matter. Like World War I—even if the cause wasn't assassination, another event would have erged】
【Now Hermit Island should be around the Philippine Sea. From ocean currents, the infectious disease might blow over there. Be very careful, and many infected marine organisms will be produced then, about 20,000 in number. Their combat power can't compare to Disaster Beasts but they're definitely disgusting. If not cleaned up quickly, it's comparable to nuclear-contaminated land】
【Guard your ho】
【Boss Hibiscus's seaside mansion is in danger】
【The magical girls' headquarters is about to be severely contaminated】
【Back to the point, since Imperial Flower is responsible for protecting Senator Miller's safety, there's definitely no problem. Just watch over ho base】
Hibiscus humbly replied, but a question kept lingering in her mind. Perhaps the ti had co, so she asked: "Is it because of her parents' misfortune that caused Chrysanthemum to make a fuss?"
She quickly received confirmation:【Correct, but there's also the reason that causal types are prone to rampage】
This matched the system prompt.
As for causal magic causing trouble, that was completely unsurprising. When a miraculous power operates continuously without its master's restraint, it's definitely not a good thing. Taking Jin Ruochu as an example, Fortune and Misfortune seed convenient but actually troubled her daily life with various trivial matters. According to her, flower pots falling from the sky, mad dogs chasing, running out of food just when it was her turn in line... such things were everywhere.
【Still the sa saying: the original work gave two types of magic special status—ti types are rarest, causal types are difficult to develop】
【Now we can probably reveal the director's abilities】
【No, Chrysanthemum has a team. Start by understanding those around her to dilute the curse judgnt】
A team?
Hibiscus had previously guessed that in the original work, the Magical Girl Chrysanthemum who could rule one side and navigate between various forces had her own team. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain how one person could handle high-difficulty work without experience, even with family influence from childhood requiring practical application.
There wasn't only the Salvation Church as a magical girl organization in the world. Although Nan Zhiyi tried to unify all parties, Hibiscus thought they should proceed step by step.
This should be good news—after all, a small team was better than having no help at all.
Just as she was pondering, a line of text appeared:
【Maho, Magical Girl Magnolia, elental type, military band. Large-scale influence type, relatively insufficient in direct combat. User developnt direction is providing buffs through singing, including but not limited to erasing pain, improving reaction ti, enhancing self-healing, etc. Very useful support universal card. As everyone knows, Magnolia is a brick—move it wherever needed, giving team composition freedom】
【...Manga readers have to step back a bit. Ga introductions are simpler and easier to understand】
【Miyuki, Magical Girl Orchid, technique type, boxer. Rare type in this magic series that directly emphasizes combat, with few variations. Belongs to the "whether you know the magic chanism or not doesn't affect strength" positioning. Top-tier close-range physical output, especially useful in early stages when there aren't many fancy techniques. Her Regalia is quite strong】
【Fuuka, Magical Girl Violet, mythology type, Behemoth. Refer to legends. Unfortunately, she's contracted a certain infectious disease and temporarily can't undergo dual transformation】
【That's enough for now】
【Chrysanthemum's blessing for companions is very strong. Investigating too much at once easily triggers counter-tracking curses】
Hibiscus was already very satisfied. At least she wasn't completely in the dark. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you'll never lose. Otherwise, it was hard to determine victory between magical girls eting for the first ti in battle.
The original work, for the sake of viewing pleasure and logic, highlighted the intelligence warfare aspect between magical girls, with mutual probing abilities advancing step by step, willing to sacrifice so reasonableness—"obviously the abilities of so famous magical girls should be well-known yet still require probing and reconnaissance." In reality, it was different. Intelligence warfare didn't have such imdiate effects, and the whole world understood that Hyacinth possessed at least three abilities: ti pause, ti acceleration/deceleration, and ti slicing.
That said, no one knew the specifics like how many seconds she could pause, the acceleration/deceleration multiplier and range, the cutting power limit, etc.
This was one of Hibiscus's greatest secrets.
Moreover, comprehensive combat power was far more than just magic. For example, in Hibiscus's life-and-death battle with Black Tide, ti magic was activated only a few tis, no more than one hand's worth—using good steel on the blade's edge.
Magic intelligence couldn't asure a magical girl's full strength, but not knowing was unacceptable.
Hibiscus silently noted the information. Actually, she already had answers in her mind—investigating these real nas would be sufficient. But it wasn't ti yet. The netizens' reminders were important:
【Calculating from the tiline, Chrysanthemum, who just advanced to the Seedling Stage, has more powerful magic effects and is prone to rampage. Don't provoke her for now】
【As long as Hyacinth acts, everything will improve】
【Causal types are more or less connected to fate. Chrysanthemum has her own trials—we don't need to worry】
【I carefully calculated the new simulation tiline situation: Jin Yulu protects the Miller couple, Nan Zhiyi heads to Edo to maintain order. That's enough. Since that's the case, Hermit Island headquarters should prepare to support either side at any ti. Spatial relics are very convenient—go wherever you want. You should be getting more skilled with them, right?】
【One Seedling Stage magical girl fighting with full strength has power no less than a division, so the Salvation Church can imdiately deploy division-level forces to any hotspot region】
【By Growth Stage, she should be able to fly at least Mach 3, plus with destructive power to annihilate a small city. Can she be used as a strategic bomber? Just casually patrolling would make opponents tremble with fear】
【Rule the world through force】
【By Growth Stage, Boss Hibiscus can pretty much co to the forefront】
【The standards you're talking about only apply to normal situations of raw power collision. Sufficiently special magic can intimidate all directions with just Seedling Stage. What is T0 tier first place? When ntioning the strongest ti magic, who in the world doesn't know you?】
Hibiscus knew the Growth Stage would bring a leap in strength, but she hadn't expected everyone's evaluation to be so high, as if conventional armies were nothing.
She currently averaged around 700 points but felt a bottleneck sensation. She estimated hitting a wall at 1,000 points, but strength growth wasn't gradual—it could even explode.
In the battle with Black Tide, stacking full buffs reached 2,000 but during the most intense combat, it should have exceeded that number. Unfortunately, there was no ti to look.
Magical girl strength growth beca exponentially explosive in later stages.
System panel values only quantified "a traceable curve" but couldn't precisely describe it. Moreover, battlefields changed rapidly—you couldn't trust a single data point. So in later stages, Hibiscus might welco rapid enhancent in units of hundreds. Think about it—how could a Seedling Stage with rely one division's combat power grow to shatter the moon? Obviously, Regalia, Origin, and magic in trinity reaching perfection would only beco more exaggerated.
Hibiscus actually envied the grand scenes described in the original work—blood-pumping excitent, anticipating that peak scenery.
She replied: "If the Growth Stage is really that strong, I can perform strategic deterrent cruising for everyone."
The onlookers cheered enthusiastically.
【A hundred protests aren't as effective as one strategic bomber spreading its wings. Support righteous deterrence. With Boss Hibiscus's flight speed plus ti magic, definitely super fast—missiles would eat dust behind】
【Don't be too arrogant. Magical girls at this stage can still be resisted or even defeated by top-tier Holy Relics. Well, if it's Hyacinth, never mind】
【Boss Hibiscus is invincible worldwide, we respect you】
【Strongest magic evaluation is strongly correlated with user combat power. The reason they're Withering Stage is because theoretically life level only reaches Withering Stage. From actual performance, the final chapter's Golden Dragon Emperor, Ti Priestess, and Calamity Witch basically crush ordinary Withering Stage】
【Setting aside the final chapter, from epilogues and mory extras, strongest magic users all show performance far exceeding Withering Stage】
【I think the new tiline Hyacinth performs much stronger than the original work's sa period. Catastrophic Disaster Beasts retreated, human infighting continues—should seize the opportunity for deterrence. Using the upcoming virulent infectious disease event as a starting point, simultaneously warn the involved rcenaries and military, giving each a slap to establish deterrence. However, specific execution requires skillful thods】
【Finally, a high-value suggestion】
【As long as their minds are clear, both rcenaries and military should realize the Church has acted. Since you've given up hiding in the shadows, why not deliver a fierce record to open the situation】
This proposal coincided with Hibiscus's thoughts. Actually, she did plan to pave the way for the Managent Bureau.
Give both rcenary and military forces a more practical deterrence, rather than making people think we're so agreeable that we only fight Disaster Beasts.
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