Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

Chapter 6: 4: The Extinguished Fluorescence (Thanks to the Alliance Hierarch, Bi Mo Zhu Xian)

Raindrops clinked and clanked against the steel partitions and slanted stairs, and with the occasional passerby under an umbrella, one could hear the pitter-patter of rain bouncing off the canopy.

Hexia placed the document bag on her head, held onto the rough, corroded railing with one hand, and then hurried down the stairs.

Her black shoes splashed through puddles, making a clomping noise, and the black over-the-knee socks were partly dampened by the rain, darkening in color.

After a while, she hastily entered the structure of the Skylight, finally escaping the rain.

Setting down the document bag and shaking off the water droplets, the gray-haired girl slowed her pace and leisurely looked around.

Compared to the massive Skylight, this was just a small structure within its inner walls, with numerous similar entrances and exits visible in the distance, forming a web-like network leading to the complex Underworld.

Pacing through the long steel corridor, Hexia and a few other scattered passersby arrived in front of the vertical elevator to wait.

Click-click-click—

Amidst the sound of heavy gears turning and the slight tremor of the floor, the large industrial elevator slowly ascended from the depths, its edges and rust marks visible through the wire mesh.

But these were all minor details. The elevator, like a rugged beast, held a unique industrial beauty—sturdy, strong, and solid. Its main structure conveyed a reassuring presence.

Inside, it measured approximately 16 meters in length, 12 meters in width, and 8 meters in height, potentially larger than many people's homes, and it felt quite spacious as one walked in.

[Underground Level 42, destination reached.]

The old display screen inside the elevator flashed with these words, and the thick door slid open slowly.

After stepping out of the elevator, she was greeted by familiar staircases and streets. She had walked this path for over ten years, and with such familiarity, Hexia's footsteps became brisker.

Beneath Payin City, levels 1 to 30 were the crust layer, featuring only a few buildings; levels 30 to 40 were the armor layer, uninhabitable; levels 40 to 45 were the public layers, housing numerous supermarkets, shops, restaurants, public institutions, plazas, and so on.

Levels 45 to 50 were the office layers, mainly used by companies and enterprises; levels 50 to 70 were divided into sections, some for residential layers, others for industrial layers; below level 70 lay the unknown regions.

What should I eat tonight?

Walking along the street, the girl eyed the brightly-lit supermarket in the distance, mentally tallying how much money and budget she had left. Setting aside her emergency funds and savings for the next two months' expenses, she only had 525 Federation Coins at her disposal. No, it should be 405 Federation Coins, since she had just spent 120 on the hover car ride.

It pained her heart, those 120 Federation Coins. Thinking of this, Hexia's mood sank, and she gestured absent-mindedly in front of herself.

It was time to start earning money.

Having just graduated from junior high and with several months until high school, she needed to think about how to make some living expenses.

Various ideas floated through her mind as Hexia walked into the familiar supermarket.