Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

Chapter 128: Chapter 79: The 'Polaris District' of Rusty Iron

As an employee of 'Dream of Glazed Glass,' the usual dining spot is on the 38th floor upstairs, which not only has a lounge and changing rooms, but also a kitchen and dining area.

There are about 70 maids in the shop, and everyone takes turns coming here for lunch, which is the busiest time around noon.

"Dantalion~"

From a distance, Belfeng greeted Hexia, accompanied by a maid Hexia didn't know well.

"This is 'Furfa.'" When the girl approached, she introduced her companion to Hexia.

Furfa: Ranked 34th among the 72 Demon Gods of King Solomon, his image is that of a stag with a flaming tail, his voice hoarse, and never speaks the truth unless forced. He can control love between men and women, manipulate storms, and provide his Magician with true knowledge.

The 'Furfa' here was a maid with fiery red deer antlers, which seemed to be of a rarely seen beastman subspecies.

Upon seeing Hexia, she nodded slightly, without saying much, which seemed to match her rather solemn nature, no wonder Hexia rarely saw her.

"'Furfa' is like this, she doesn't talk much, mainly working behind the scenes," Belfeng knew her companion very well, pulling 'Furfa' to sit down with them.

"Today, the kitchen has cut some watermelons, bought from the Northern Second District, and they're delicious~" Although lunch hadn't been served yet, Belfeng already seemed to know, making it hard not to wonder if she sneaked some beforehand.

"T5 grade Yellow-flesh Jade Watermelon, it tastes really sweet," 'Furfa's somewhat hoarse voice added.

"By the way, I forgot to tell Dantalion, 'Furfa' is from the Northern Second District. She's an excellent shot, and when you're free, Hexia, you can learn some self-defense techniques from her. I can also lend you my beloved little water gun for practice~" Belfeng's ears waggled on top of her head as she spoke with a buoyant tone.

"So Belfeng senior often plays with that little water gun to practice shooting?" Hexia was shocked; she had never heard of anyone using a water gun to practice shooting.

"Um, well, the little water gun is quite handy..." Belfeng looked around for an excuse; after all, she was a bunny, and the loud noise of real guns could really scare a bunny.

The three of them sat for a short while before lunch was ready, carried over from the window sill, just as they were about to start eating, something moved in the sleeve next to Hexia, and a small white snake popped its head out.

"There's a snake!" Belfeng jumped up at a dizzying speed and hid behind 'Furfa,' her bunny ears standing straight in high alert.

Seconds later, she cautiously peeked out from behind 'Furfa,' looking toward the small snake poking its head out of Hexia's sleeve.

"Well, it's a long story..." Hexia said, picking up the snake by the head with her left hand so it would stay still, and began to explain to the two of them.

"So that's how it is..."

Belfeng settled down a bit and slowly returned to her seat, but she was obviously still somewhat afraid of the little snake.

"Of all the counters, the one I'm most afraid of going to is 'Botis's jungle. There are so many spiders, scorpions, and snakes; they drop on your head unexpectedly when you walk in, just the thought of it is frightening," Belfeng confessed her weakness.

"Yeah, I was quite scared the first time I went there too, but lately, I've been getting used to it." Hexia picked up a small piece of meat with her chopsticks and fed it to the little snake, letting it swallow it down slowly.

"Alright, stay quiet inside for now, don't come out and scare people," the girl pushed the little snake back into her sleeve and then continued with her lunch.

"Primordial Sequence 2's Tree Viper, a very famous ornamental snake." Furfa's voice was still husky and steady. Your adventure continues at M V L

"Do other places also have such snakes?" the girl asked curiously.

"Yes, but there aren't many in Jade Skirt. It is cultivated by 'courtyards' in other Star Domains. Some people like to keep these little snakes as pets; transcendent creatures have higher intelligence than ordinary animals, are easier to tame, and can even be safer." Furfa evaluated and then abruptly stopped speaking, continuing no further.

"Furfa used to work for a security agency, undertook missions in many places, and after retiring due to injury, came to work in our store," Belfeng introduced like this.

So that's how it was, no wonder Belfeng had previously mentioned that I should learn marksmanship from her, probably concerned about my safety.

Afterwards, the three chatted for a while, and then it was time for the watermelon after lunch. As a T5-level Yellow Jade watermelon, its production process requires a certain number of Natural Sequence personnel for maintenance, which is much more troublesome than the fully automated production of T6-level standard sweet watermelons, but the advantage is also its excellent taste, and the price and profit are much higher.

The three slowly talked about the watermelons that are a specialty of Northern Second District. That was when Hexia remembered the vast ruins she saw passing through Northern Second District on the train during her retest; among them were abandoned factories, a jungle of rusting steel, and buildings.

"That's because Northern Second District was once the capital of Jade Skirt." Furfa started to speak but quickly fell silent again. She was born in Northern Second District and naturally understood its history.

"Before 'Jade Skirt' was corroded by the poison rain, the northern region had a larger land area, and the population was also mostly concentrated in the various northern districts; Northern Second District, located in the plains with developed traffic, thus became the center."

"Four hundred years ago, Northern Second District had a vast number of buildings on the surface and was home to nearly one hundred million people. At that time, it was also known as 'Northern Star District,'" Furfa narrated slowly.

"Later, due to the erosion of the poison rain, a large number of buildings on the ground were corroded and destroyed; vast grain-producing land and botanical gardens were also destroyed. Residents living in 'Northern Star District' scattered and relocated, and later the regions established among the mountains and canyons took in a large number, which is today's 'Northern First District'."

"Even so, today's 'Northern First District' only has a population of 50 million, which is a significant decline."

"Are there still people living in 'Northern Second District' now?" Hexia thought since they could produce watermelons, some industries must still be retained.

"There are people living there, but it actually has the smallest population among the northern districts, less than eight million." Furfa shook her head.

"Rather than developing cities on land full of ruins and scars, it's better to establish new cities in unobstructed environments."

"The economic and population center of Jade Skirt gradually shifted southwards, and over time, the southern districts surpassed the northern ones. The capital has also been moved to South First District."

"Now, 'Northern Second District' only has three larger cities; they are quite special and not entirely buried deep underground like Payin City, but are built in the shallower surface layer."

"It's like the people who lived in surface cities had no choice but to expand underground. The surface and underground structures are not completely separated."

"Walking in the underground plaza, you can clearly see the rainwater flowing down from the dome, pouring like small waterfalls into the drainage below, while the streets and the passersby nearby continue to do business, visit temple fairs, burn incense, worship gods, and such."

"It sounds like those are all quite retro activities?" Belfeng asked curiously.

"Yeah, there you can find all kinds of churches and gangs, a mix of the good and the bad..." Furfa shook her head, seemingly without a solution to the situation.

"To persist in not leaving such an environment surely indicates a certain kind of fixation. With the mainstream of the population dispersed like the tide receding, the remaining reefs each have their own stubbornness and fixations."