Otaku Witch

"What's the matter, Little Fairy, are you planning to recruit some servants?"

Senior Mia, whose attention had always been focused on her beloved, keenly noticed Dorothy's curiosity about the neighboring market.

"Indeed, once you've repaired the sky island and started the club, such a large place would indeed need some servants to manage it. Since we're here anyway, why not go and take a look."

As an understanding big sister, Senior Mia easily pierced through Dorothy's curiosity, and she suggested with a smile.

Dorothy hesitated for a moment before nodding her head. It wasn't just her—Alice and Audrey by her side also nodded, curiosity evident on all three of their faces.

After all, this so-called "Talent Market" was a forbidden area for underage little witches, a place they weren't allowed to wander without the accompaniment of an adult.

It's just unavoidable; such places easily overwhelmed the little witches in more ways than one.

As a warlike race, when the witches went out to wage wars, it wasn't just themselves involved—even though they could indeed conquer worlds on their own, it really wasn't necessary.

Therefore, within the witch army, apart from the main combat Witch Battle Group, there were various formations of Servant Armies.

And the so-called Servant Armies naturally consisted of those otherworldly races conquered and recruited by the witches, primarily serving as cannon fodder or for harassment and menial tasks on the battlefield.

In the past, during the era governed by the Divine King, the newly risen witches were far from being "peaceful and civilized" like they are now. Back then, the Servant Army could more accurately be described as a Slave Army. The defeated world's armies and populace were forcibly recruited by the witches and then thrown into new battlefields, to be used to their utmost.

Today, a large part of the reason the otherworldly races in the Witch World fear the witches so much is due to the shadows cast by those dark ages.

However, after the Dragon King's Era, the witches, who had barely managed to establish a foothold in this cruel, survival of the fittest world, started to treat the otherworldly races a bit more gently.

Compared to the cold, ruthless Divine King who prioritized efficiency, the Dragon King's personality was exactly like a Brave in traditional novels—always sunny and enthusiastic, treating everyone kindly and equitably.

When she created the Combat Magic System, she wasn't too proud to ask questions and paid respects to several otherworldly races' Martial Arts masters as her teachers.

She handled her Battle Groups the same way: she didn't just consider one's origins, but rather one's talent. As long as you were capable, even if you weren't a witch, you could be given important responsibilities. Many of the veterans in the Battle Groups of the Dragon Kingdom were otherworldly heroes.

Thus, during the Dragon King's Era, the witches' servant army finally shook off the reality of being a slave army and genuinely received the treatment due to servants.

They were no longer slaves serving without compensation, where survival was their only reward. Instead, they received proper military treatment and salaries, and were trained and taught by witch instructors.

Although this was still far from what the witches themselves had, for the historically oppressed servant armies, this was practically divine mercy.

From that time onward, being conscripted by the witches turned for the otherworldly races from a visit from the Grim Reaper to an opportunity fraught with danger but promising bright prospects.

Even towards the later stages of the Dragon King's Era, as the Witch World grew and population increased, with no shortage of troops, each witch conscription became a coveted opportunity that the otherworldly races needed to strive for.

We are now in the Era of the Demon Lord, and the character of the current Witch King, differing from the two former kings, aligns with her Evolution Template thoroughly—cunning and sly, utterly insidious, full of scheming and decidedly demon-like.

In the eyes of the Devil King, every existence in the Witch World was merely her pawn. She always used the right pawn in the most appropriate place and utilized each pawn to its fullest, completely squeezing out all their value.

So, don't worry if you think you're useless or worthless. Once the Devil King sets her eyes on you, you'll always find that you have some utility.

The so-called talent market was a stroke of genius by Lord Demon King.

If you observe the legends of the otherworldly races closely, you'll realize that ever since the Demon Lord came into power, stories of these races encountering witches and gaining fortunate experiences leading to the peak of their lives have skyrocketed. As for the reason, well, those who know, know.

While those from other races were itching from all those fairy tale-like encounters, Lord Demon King, with a wave of her mighty pen, decided to establish a talent market besides the Servant Army to provide more opportunities for them to interact with witches, supposedly to promote harmony among the races.

Then, the Servant Army saw an influx of various medals and certificates, and even a military supply store was established, while the talent market began its annual selection of outstanding talents and such.

Well, that completed the picture.

Anyway, every time Lord Demon King came out with a new edict, Dorothy saw only four words no matter how she looked at it: a promising future. And when she couldn't sleep at night and took a closer look, she found that between the lines were written two words: cannibalizing... Explore more at empire

Ah, no, eating pies.

So, it's crystal clear what this so-called talent market really is—it's simply an institution established to better serve the witches, but at its core, it's nothing more than a disguised slave market.

This institution has been snatching talents from all the major otherworldly races; under the overwhelming propaganda on the Magic Network, the young ones of these races are now consumed with dreams of the celestial Witch World. Who even remembers the home down on the ground anymore?

This is true racial exploitation, sucking away the futures of these other races.

And those talents from various races, gathered at this talent market, are full of dreams about their bright futures post-encounters unaware that they're merely goods awaiting selection by witch masters, epitomizing the concept of 'good quality, low price.'

In short, this talent market is a very "evil" place.

Of course, as a beneficiary, Dorothy, though fully aware, wasn't about to play the saint and start spouting nonsense about defeating the Devil King and clamoring for freedom.

After all, in this world, what true freedom exists? Freedom only lies at the fists' tips, and dignity only above magic. The only original sin of the otherworldly races is that they are not strong enough.

The Homebody Witch felt that if she herself were to sit on the throne of the Witch King, she might act even more ruthlessly than the Devil King; it can't be helped, after all, she would be the Witch King, not the King of the World, right?

Your perspective determines your thoughts; this phrase holds true everywhere.

So, all those lofty nonsensical ideals had already been thrown away by the Homebody Witch, who now just wanted to create her own self-satisfying domain across all nations.

Hehehe... otherworldly race ladies, let me have a look at you, Grandfather Duo has arrived, and your good days are here.

...The Little Witch rubbing her hands in anticipation....