Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

When Hexia fell to the ground, her form not yet steady, she was immediately beset by a barrage of long knives and halberds swinging down. Even if she managed to forcibly cut through a few, new blades and halberds would come chopping down, suffocating her.

In the piercing light of the long knives, the sword shattered, Hexia stumbled back several steps, and then was compelled by the long halberds thrusting from behind to flip her body to evade. In an instant, another long knife came slashing down vertically, suppressing any chance she had to escape.

These 'Godly Generals' were the elite of the elite from Jielou City, not only were they powerful, but they also worked together seamlessly, gradually cornering the young girl into a dead end.

After once again blocking a swinging long knife, just when Tilan prepared to dodge the long halberd attacking from the side, another long knife came slashing at a tricky angle, opening a long gash on the girl, instantly staining her snow-white skirt red with blood.

Finally, dodging this cross attack, Tilan stood again, swinging her blood-drenched arm and sleeve, while the dark red blood slowly dripped from the sword tip.

Seeing this, the black-clad Godly Generals also temporarily ceased their actions, simply surrounding Tilan. After all, Gu Qianlou's order was to capture her, not to truly kill the young girl.

Executing orders also depended on who the subject was; after all, no matter what, she was Gu Qianlou's own niece and Gu Yongrong's daughter, the one that the current 'Sword Guardians' supported, and recklessly slaughtering her was not proper.

At this, Gu Qianlou snorted coldly, but did not say anything, instead stepping into the array, finally stopping ten meters away from Tilan.

"You came back here just to have so many people die with you?" he asked coldly.

"No," Tilan shook her head, looking behind at the Sword Guardians, where the battle was still ongoing.

"You all back off, there's no need to follow me," seeing that these people did not listen, she spoke again.

"This is an order."

The Sword Guardians had no choice but to slowly regroup and retreat. Seeing this, Gu Qianlou also raised his hand, signaling the Godly Generals to temporarily stand down.

"Very good, you still have some sense."

Tilan sighed lightly, in truth, she had never intended to involve these 'Sword Guardians'; it would have been better for her to seek out Gu Qianlou alone. Whether she succeeded or failed, she could easily extricate herself, yet Ge Lianfeng misunderstood her intention, using the Sword Command to summon everyone, resulting in the current situation.

"I came back here not for revenge, nor to split Jielou City…" Tilan started to explain.

"Even my mother never told me anything about Jielou City before she died." She shook her head.

"Oh? Then why are you standing here today?" Gu Qianlou's gaze pierced through the mask, fixing on the young girl.

Shaking off the blood from the sword edge, she slowly sheathed it back into the scabbard at her waist, Tilan harbored many emotions, a mix of trepidation, resolve, and nostalgia.

"I know that you and everyone from Jielou City have your convictions, and if we let everyone scatter in different directions rashly, it may not be the best idea; it would be handing the future over to an uncertain fate," she spoke, her words resonating with many present.

"However, to continue staying here is just to relive old dreams over and over, never able to move forward. Such a future, I believe you know it too."

"Hmph," Gu Qianlou did not speak to oppose.

"Even the grandiose Thousand-Floored City was built step by step by our ancestors. If under such difficult circumstances back then, the ancestors could still flee here and gradually build up Jielou City, then why can't we also establish a new Thousand-Floored-like City elsewhere?"

"You speak as if it's so simple, just a few words," a tall Godly General standing behind Gu Qianlou stepped out.

"Nowadays, in every Star Domain within the Federation, which place isn't already occupied by powerful factions, be they Transcendent Factions, giant corporations, or national organizations? They've long since divvied up everything there, how could we easily step in?"

"Moreover, migration across Star Domains is so difficult. If it were a small population, that's still manageable, but what about the thousands upon thousands of people in this city? Do you also plan to abandon them?"

"What if we don't go to other planets, but stay right here in the Jade Skirt, or even just move to other districts in the North?" Hexia spoke again.

"On my way here, although barren everywhere, there were many vacant lands, especially since the economy of the Jade Skirt had migrated southward, leaving quite a bit of space empty in the northern districts."

"What good is that? How is it any different from this Jielou City? Moreover, many things would need to be rebuilt from scratch." This General shook his head, finding it rather laughable.

"Besides, the Federal Government of the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain has also declared that they will no longer provide management AIs to the cities within the Northern Second District," he added.

"If it's within the Northern Second District, indeed there is no way, but if we move to other districts, I think we can still apply for management AIs from the Federation," Hexia spoke again, slowly.

"Ha, you think you can just apply? Do you know how much a T2-level management AI is worth on the black market?"

"At least 3 billion Federation Coins, and that's for the outdated models that were phased out."

With such relentless questioning, everyone thought Hexia would be left without a rebuttal, perhaps even ashamed enough to leave and abandon her previous naïve statements.

However, after a few seconds of silence at the scene, she spoke slowly again.

"What if I say that I can do it?"

Actually, before in the pavilion, she had sent an email to Edith Academy to inquire, and received an affirmative response.

[Receiving a message from student Hexia all of a sudden is quite surprising, but since you've asked this question, then we can also respond affirmatively to student Hexia.]