Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

"We are now bringing you an emergency broadcast from the Northern TV Station of Jade Skirt," at night on July 20th, a malicious conflict occurred in the Wisteria Forest area of North Fourth District. After receiving the alarm, the North Fourth District Command Center dispatched an emergency team to deal with the situation at the site, but they were ambushed and intercepted by unknown organization members on the way, resulting in three team members going missing... In light of the severe consequences of this incident, the North Fourth District military police commander, Belos, issued a public apology and stated that they would do their utmost to investigate the organization behind this action..."

From the old radio player came the voice of the newscaster and the sounds of interviews, while in the living room, a young girl with black hair was kneeling on a mat, assisting a little girl with her homework. In the adjacent kitchen, an elderly woman with silvery-white hair was turning on the faucet to rinse fruits, then slicing them and placing them on a plate.

"Hexia, Lisha, come have some melon and strawberries I've washed," the elder walked slowly into the living room and placed the fruit plate on the coffee table.

"Grandma, be careful," the little girl stood up to help her put the plate down properly.

"Mom said you shouldn't be doing these things, it's easy to fall," she said, hands on her hips like a little adult, while the old lady just smiled and patted her head before sitting down.

Hexia put down her pen, looked up, stretched her legs a bit, then took a slice of melon handed to her by Lisha and began to eat it slowly.

"Things have been quite unsettled lately, Hexia," the elderly woman also slowly sat on the sofa, watching the small radio on the side of the living room, which projected a small screen showing the midday news.

"Yeah, Grandma He, it's best if you don't go out these days," she was naturally aware of the current situation in Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain, so she advised.

"I'll be careful, but I'm worried about He Cheng, not knowing how he's doing out there," the old woman still couldn't let go of her worry for this grandson, after all, both he and his sister were brought up by her alone.

"I've already spoken to the people at the company about this, they will also reduce the operations in dangerous areas recently, and try to stick together in groups," the girl finished her slice of melon, as Lisha handed her a strawberry.

Petting Lisha's head and taking the strawberry, Hexia didn't rush to eat it but continued to talk about the situation.

"This year is different from the past, it could be a bit more difficult."

"Even Hexia says so, then the situation must certainly not be simple," the old woman didn't ask why Hexia said that, but she knew that the young girl in front of her was now a very important person whose information would definitely be more extensive than that of an old woman confined at home.

"Actually, Payin City should not be too badly affected," Hexia peeled off the leaf on the strawberry, popped it into her mouth, and the crisp sweetness spread through her palate, featuring a subtle fresh tartness.

Most companies in Payin City have been producing industrial base materials and components, nothing too sophisticated or top-of-the-line, with large demand but not high profits, so it's hardly worth it for anyone to compete for such business.

Currently, the most affected are those high-precision industries within Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain, especially products with strong coupling. Such products often involve thousands of component manufacturers and a complicated supply chain. If just one link breaks or gets stuck, it can trigger a chain reaction.

In the past, it was manageable, but now within the Crystal Star Domain, with two large groups in conflict, all the subsidiary companies under various groups, even if they are operating at a loss, must cut off cooperation with the opposing group's companies, otherwise, the alliance will punish their top executives and responsible parties.

Saint Yingo and Edith Academies' influence on businesses and companies doesn't add up to 100%, but under the aggressive policies of both parties, other groups and businesses can't escape the fallout. It's like two storm eyes stirring the internal market of the Crystal Star Domain, forcing other groups and companies to choose sides.

Only a very few businesses that can continue to remain neutral and avoid criticism from either party are extreme rarities; probably only certain colossal enterprises with branches within the Crystal Star Domain can emerge unscathed, given that they themselves represent formidable forces.

After finishing the strawberry, Hexia picked up another slice of green melon. At that moment, a large spider dropped from the ceiling and approached the fruit plate, carefully grabbing a strawberry with its front legs before stuffing it into its mouth and chewing rapidly.

"Eat less, there's not much to begin with," seeing the spider gobbling one after another, Hexia couldn't help but tap it to stop; she hadn't eaten many herself, and yet the creature showed no signs of pausing.

Having been restrained by Hexia, the big spider seemed a bit aggrieved, hissing twice, then rubbing its front legs together before crawling onto a cabinet on the side of the living room to lie down, still preferring high places, where it could easily observe the whole room.

After taking back the fruit plate, Hexia gave Lisha the remaining few strawberries, and then Lisha passed some to Grandma He, but the old woman declined, saying her teeth weren't good.

Concluding this afternoon interlude, Hexia continued tutoring Lisha for a while before leaving around 3 PM.

Walking through the underground tunnels of Payin City, the dark red metallic floors were almost unchanged, while a row of lights along the ceiling extended like a river into the distance, at least compared to the past, the lighting was now much brighter.