The meeting hall fell silent again. Previously, everyone was angrily preparing to collectively "condemn" the overconfident young lady, but now they turned their heads; they wanted to see who dared to speak up at such a moment.

Thus, they saw Sitle, respectfully holding the puppet dragon marionette in her hands.

Suddenly, some people fell silent, not daring to say more.

After all, the name and reputation of Elder Radiant Dragon still held significant status; not anyone could criticize her.

They had dared to denounce the young lady not because they had too many people, but because they occupied the "truth". The young lady might be skilled in combat, but shipbuilding is unrelated to martial ability; this is about craftsmanship and knowledge.

And this is their professional field, their familiar territory. People always feel exceptionally secure once in a familiar domain, naturally becoming bolder than outside.

They acknowledged the young lady was formidable, but didn’t believe she possessed the strength to directly alter the academic landscape. After all, she is not the Third King.

If the young lady lacked such power to bend the world to her will, she must follow industry rules to enter the shipbuilding field, otherwise, she would find it impossible to move forward in this domain. No one would cooperate with a rule-breaking rogue.

Mmm, this is the might of the collective.

Relying solely on combat skills is useless when out in the world; you must have connections, background, and understand rules.

In short, backed by collective rules, everyone present felt inexplicably remarkable, with their academic status and reputation giving them the courage to denounce the disreputable young lady.

In this circle, young lady, you are the challenger.

This was their thought.

Of course, the main reason was Lord Arthur sitting at the table. As long as they upheld the "truth", the young lady couldn’t possibly be audacious enough to strike at the conference table, could she?

However, the courage granted by collective status is essentially false; it may work against a young lady like an "outsider", but it’s ineffective against targets within the collective ranked higher than oneself.

Sitle is such a person.

Although Elder Radiant Dragon’s business tactics could make people laugh, her status in the Alchemy School is unquestionable, as she was the head of the Golden Country Mint.

Don’t underestimate the craftsmanship of minting Witch Gold Yuan; the raw materials alone, the smelting of Witch Gold, are among the highest skill points in the Alchemy School. Furthermore, stably and efficiently minting Gold Yuan, impossible to counterfeit, is unique to the Golden Country, validating their alchemical mastery.

When discussing status, Elder Sitle, head of the Golden Country Mint, is actually on par with the chief shipbuilders of the Four Great Workshops in the Alchemy School.

Though it’s bizarre for a mint manager to be considered a leader in the shipbuilding industry, everyone belongs to the Alchemy School, roughly the same circle, so outsider tactics don’t work.

Thus, more than half of the people at the table fell into silence, shifting their gaze to representatives of the other Four Great Workshops.

Hmm, only those from the Four Great Workshops have the status to oppose Elder Radiant Dragon due to her inner-circle standing.

But, at that moment, they discovered the heads of the Four Workshops were also looking at Elder Sitle, but not focusing on her suddenly youthful and beautiful visage, instead drawn to the puppet dragon marionette in her hands.

Wait a minute, the puppet dragon marionette? It seems the voice speaking just now wasn’t Elder Sitle, but the somewhat cute puppet doll in her hands.

Hiss...

Everyone collectively took a sharp breath in.

If the recent hottest news about puppet dolls needed mentioning, undoubtedly, it’s the news that not long ago, the great Lady Witch of the Forest descended upon Dragon Roar Colosseum Square through a puppet and customized exclusive spells for ten Lucky Ones.

In this news, the puppet through which Lady Witch of the Forest descended was...

Ah, it was indeed a puppet dragon doll.

Realizing this, everyone present suddenly felt an inexplicable tension, the kind of nervousness a fervent fan experiences before meeting their most admired idol.

Nervous due to care, nervous due to anticipation.

The surprise of an idol suddenly coming close to us was so overwhelming, they feared it was wishful thinking leading to empty joy.

Thus, they unconsciously expected more from the Four Workshops.

Among the Lucky Ones who previously received customized services from Lady Witch, there were people from the Four Workshops.

And this extreme tension, as if the air in the whole meeting hall were solidifying, was swiftly broken by the thunderous voice.

"Respected Lady Witch, if it’s you, then we at Roaring God have no objections."

It was Thunder Dragon Witch, Miss Ostana, who first voiced, standing up, removing her hat to show respect, and then shouted loudly.