Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

"So they definitely won't invest the money they've earned in this place with no future; they'll surely look for better business opportunities in the Central Star Domain."

"Doesn't the local government care? After all, a lot of profit was generated, but the money's gone." Blanchi questioned.

"It's difficult; the company's headquarters aren't here. If they forcibly impose high taxes, it would cause them to leave, and besides, tax rates are not something the local government can easily change."

"The situation, simply put, is like a river's source. It relies entirely on workers fetching water and pouring it in to have it flow downstream and nourish various animals."

"But as of now, the workers fetching the water are getting more exhausted, yet earning less money. The amount of water fetched by the workers hasn't changed, but more and more people in the middle are taking water, while many animals downstream are dying of thirst."

"If the workers can't earn money, they naturally won't continue fetching water, and there will be less and less water in this river, making everyone's life harder."

"Can't we just pay the workers more?" Blanchi inquired.

"No one will pay." Moxun looked at the silent workers on the street and answered softly.

"Many, many people take water in the middle, each believing it's not their responsibility to pay the workers."

"Everyone thinks, 'Why should I pay more if everyone else is doing it?'

"Even if one or two individuals act out of compassion, they can't change the bigger picture."

"You might ask if this means that even those taking water won't have water to drink. They won't worry about that because they don't live by this river." The young man pushed up his glasses and revealed the truth.

After hearing this, Blanchi remained silent for a long time. Honestly, she wasn't good at analyzing such complex economic issues, but she could see that there was definitely a problem.

"I'm not in a good mood right now, so let me be quiet for a while." With that, Blanchi turned and left.

In the following months, she began to slowly delve into various economic data and local living conditions in the Northwest Star Domain, and more and more real data and images left her increasingly silent and distressed.

"Why is this?" Even though she had only been a songstress for three to four years, her life was relatively simple. Her experiences studying in the Central Star Domain in the past few years also made her somewhat fond of and expectant of the Federal Official, but the reality now presented to her was so brutal.

To escape this oppressive environment, Blanchi returned to the Central Star Domain. She wanted to chat with other friends individually, but unfortunately, among the songstresses of similar age, only Ores was there, besides the newly enrolled 'Weilan Bubble' Merulu.

Facing Ores, a representative of the power behind the current Northwest Star Domain environment, possibly from the Elf Families, Blanchi found it difficult to voice her thoughts. To confront Ores? She felt she might not have the courage, after all, Ores was a famous and confident songstress with a strong presence.

After spending a few aimless days in Academy City, she found Rin, the bodyguard who had once protected her.

The two met in a private restaurant. Blanchi communicated directly through consciousness, sharing her recent frustrations.

'Rin, you also came from the Hemu Star Domain. You've been in the Central Star Domain for so long. Can you tell me, has the truth always been like this?'

The cold and stern woman opposite her didn't reply but instead glanced around the environment before shaking her head and looking out the window.

Afterwards, Rin led Blanchi to an underground shooting range to practice shooting.

"Adjust your grip on the gun like this, then align the sights, and press the trigger." Rin handed Blanchi a heavy rifle.

Afterwards, Blanchi only felt a jolt on her shoulder, causing her to ache especially, and the distant target was missed.

"Such firearms are very powerful and only sufficient to rip through the increasingly numerous defense methods of the enemy. I started training with them at 16, and after my first training session, it felt like my entire arm wasn't mine."

"But that's nothing painful. During a subsequent mission, I was hit by the enemy, my whole body flew out, one side lost sensation, my vision went black, and my consciousness was hard to maintain. At that moment, I thought I was going to die, and I was especially scared."

"Afterwards, I was dragged to the safe zone by my teammate and then sent to the hospital, saving my life. I was very grateful to my teammate, telling him he let me live."

"But that teammate told me that when he saw half my body gone, he was severely shocked, the bloody scene preventing him from sleeping for a long time. So, from then on, he quit this field and took up other ordinary work."

"You see, I was the one supposed to die, but it scared someone else."

"Everyone faces different situations, whether to accept or refuse, there's no right or wrong. The only difference is, do you want to do it, do you wish to do it, rather than rely on various external reasons to persuade or hypnotize yourself."

"I still do dangerous work, and my friend lives a reassuring life. We don't regret that choice." After finishing, Rin extended her hand to Blanchi.

"Miss Blanchi, do you want to continue employing me?" This gesture stirred emotions within Blanchi.

"Of course." This answer brought a slight smile to Rin under her sunglasses.

"What a pure and easygoing child, it's probably because of this that she dared to risk saying those words just now."