Chapter 103: The Witch’s Transformation

“The newly established Witch School needs some staff, and the territory also needs some Witches; they are all rare talents.” Owen guessed some of Ai Mi Er’s thoughts, so he said.

In short, they will not be idle, and not being idle means being useful. Being useful means not being abandoned.

It is true. Although these Witches have wasted their talents due to a lack of proper guidance, they still possess magic. With a little guidance, they can do things that ordinary people cannot. They are much better than Squibs. Of course, they cannot be wasted.

Moreover, Owen also regarded them as experimental subjects, planning to use them to try new enhancements.

Ai Mi Er knew that Owen had other ideas but was powerless to stop them. Instead, she had to cooperate as much as possible because, in her heart, although these adult Witches were pitiful, the real hope lay in the underage Little Witches. So she could only pretend she didn’t know.

Ai Mi Er, feeling helpless but unable to do anything, went back. She needed to arrange for someone to take over the cheese making, cooperate with Maya to reorganize the intelligence network, and discuss how to transfer the Little Witches and their families from the farm without alarming the outside world. Compared to the ugly Witches who never left the farm, these Little Witches, who worked as milkmaids, were known and seen by outsiders. Even if people didn’t care much, their sudden disappearance would arouse suspicion. So she really didn’t have much energy to focus on this.

After Ai Mi Er left, Owen saw the Witches hiding in the house and couldn’t help but rub his brows, deciding to leave first.

Neither his identity nor his appearance was suitable for staying here any longer. Let these Witches slowly adapt to this town, and then arrange work for them after they adapt.

After Ai Mi Er and Owen left one after another, the Witches suddenly felt a little at a loss because no one told them what to do.

Working, eating, and sleeping, this was all they had in their previous lives. Suddenly, everything changed, and they were at a loss. So even though they were uneasy, they still dared to come out because they still remembered what the leader said. If they want to stay, they have to show their worth.

This is very consistent with the values of this world. People without value don’t even have the right to survive. Some places still retain the habit of abandoning the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled. Therefore, they have no objection and just want to find a job so they can stay.

After all, compared to the narrow and dim environment of the cheese workshop, Green Shade Town is simply heaven to them.

Here they have their own rooms, beautiful furniture, and a spacious and bright environment, which they rarely even dream of. How can they be willing to give it up and return to the cheese workshop on the farm, longing to see the sunlight outside the high window every day? Therefore, they decided to take the initiative to find work.

Because there are no humans in the whole town, the Witches are rarely relaxed, and they don’t even cover up their ugly faces. However, they still carefully observe the surrounding situation. If anything goes wrong, they will hide.

Fortunately, the Goblins they met on the road didn’t care about their appearance or even their identity. Instead, they greeted them curiously. When they heard that they wanted to find the lord of this place, they enthusiastically took them to the Goblin General.

“Work? The lord hasn’t given any relevant orders yet, but you still have to abide by the rules of the territory.” The Goblin General frowned as he looked at the group of dirty Witches in front of him. He called over a few female Goblins and asked them to bring toiletries, clothes, and money bags according to the number of people.

“There is a bathhouse in the town, which is free to use. You must bathe and change clothes every three days in summer and once a week in winter. You can go to wash whenever you are dirty. You must keep yourself clean and tidy on weekdays.” The Goblin General said impatiently after distributing the things because it made it look like a nanny.

Several female Goblins knew that the Goblin General didn’t like to take care of these things, so they took the initiative to take the bewildered Witches to the bathhouse.

Although they are Goblins, as fellow women, the Witches are less nervous and begin to inquire about the situation of the town in a low voice.

“Although you live in the town, you are not considered to have truly joined here, so there are some things I can’t tell you. However, the lord is merciful. As long as you are loyal enough, you will soon receive blessings. After all, that lord is merciful enough to even take in Goblins.” A female Goblin smiled and said to them, then introduced the surrounding shops.

“You don’t have farmland, so you need to buy everything you use daily from the shops. Fortunately, things are not expensive. The money in the money bag is enough for you to live for a month. The lord will arrange your work by then.”

The female Goblin’s words made the Witches relax a little and focus their attention on the surrounding shops.

The shops in Green Shade Town look smaller than those in other towns, but they are more delicate and well-organized.

Fresh fruits and vegetables are displayed on the shelves in front of the fruit and vegetable store, the bakery exudes an alluring aroma of wheat, the butcher shop is full of sausages and hams, the colorful ready-made clothes in front of the tailor shop are dazzling, the tools in the blacksmith shop and the furniture in the carpenter shop are sturdy and durable. It can be said that everything a small town needs is here, which makes the Witches, who haven’t been shopping for many years, a little eager to move.

Even though they are Witches, even though they are ugly, they still have a heart for beauty. No one likes to live in the wilderness alone, unkempt and avoiding people.

What surprised the Witches even more was that the Goblins living here were clean, tidy, civilized, and polite. They even doubted whether the Goblins they had seen before were really Goblins, or whether the Goblins in the town were really Goblins?

“The bathhouse is here.” The female Goblin said happily. After all, no one can resist a hot bath in the cold season.

As soon as the Witches looked up, they saw a building shrouded in steam and were surprised that this tall building was just a bathhouse.

To prevent moisture from damaging the building, the bathhouse is built of ashlar. It is tall and spacious, divided into left and right sides for men and women, and can accommodate hundreds of people bathing at the same time. It is the largest building in the entire town, which shows how much Owen pays attention to personal hygiene.

Because torch stumps are used to provide heat, hot water is not valuable. The diverted clear water is directly poured into the bath pool after being heated, so that the water inside is always kept clear, and the discharged water is not wasted.

On both sides of the bathhouse door are pools and ditches. The hot water flowing out of the bathhouse is poured here for the convenience of the surrounding Goblins to wash their clothes. They only need to rinse them with clean water, especially in winter, so that washing clothes is no longer torture.

Along the way, the female Goblin taught the Witches a lot of life skills in the town, including food, clothing, housing, and transportation, which made the Witches look forward to staying here even more. Besides here, they really couldn’t find another place that would allow them to live under the sun.