The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 174 There's a reason why people are poor.

A week before Independence Day, Moran finally found out about the fifth-year students' whereabouts from Dean 69 and invited Sylph, Vasita, and Lilith to his home for hot pot.

Moran told them the news at the dinner table.

"The fifth-graders will be taking their graduation exams at the academy tomorrow?"

Lilith, whose chopstick skills were already lacking, gave up and broke the duck blood in one swift motion.
"I've never heard of graduation exams before!"

This witch academy felt unfamiliar to her.

“We have monthly exams in grades one, two, and three, and quarterly exams in grade four, so it’s not surprising that there’s a graduation exam in grade five!” Vasita put a fried dough stick into the pot.

"Molan, do you even know what the graduation exam is like? Isn't fifth grade all about survival training? How can we have time to study theory and take exams?"

Sylph took a sip of juice to relieve the spiciness in her mouth, cast a cleansing spell on herself, and then continued her "battle" with the food in the pot.

“I actually know that,” Moran said.

After all, the concept of exams originated with her. Even if she didn't come up with this graduation exam, she did see the dean's plan in the end.
"The graduation exam will test all theoretical knowledge, including but not limited to what you learned in theoretical courses during your college years, and there will only be one exam paper."

That exam paper... was extremely, extremely, extremely long; it would take at least three days! It was basically a final review of everyone's theoretical knowledge.

"Three days?" The three little witches, whose exams were only two hours long at most, shuddered.

"Is there any punishment? We're about to graduate, who would do all the exercises if punished by having to write a workbook? Or is there some other punishment?"

"It's still a workbook. Whether you do it or not is up to you! But I think if you suffer losses after graduation, you'll definitely regret not finishing that workbook," Moran said.

"So this is the important thing you called us here to talk about today?" Vasita asked, puzzled. "The fifth-grade exams are still a long way off! And we can't attend the older students' graduation ceremony..."

Moran: "We can't attend the graduation ceremony, but that doesn't mean we won't see our seniors!"

Think about it, what would you do after the exam in three days?

“I will go to the breadfruit orchard and pack lots of breadfruit!” Vasita said.

“They should be packing their bags and saying goodbye to the academy!” Sylph said.

"Are you all stupid? All we can take with us after graduation are the things we made and the books we copied! Of course we should take this opportunity to copy down everything we can use!"

After graduation, if you want to copy the inherited books again, you can only go to the clan council. The books in the clan council library are not like those in the academy, which take care of little witches. They are all engraved with copying runes.

"Then I'll have to copy it page by page myself!" Lilith said.

Moran nodded in agreement: "The books in the library are the most useful things for us in the future!"
After the senior students finish their trials, they'll begin their graduation exams. They'll only have free time after the exams, and they'll definitely all go to the library then.

Vasita understood: "You want to go to the library to say goodbye to the upperclassmen?"

“Although we only met the fifth-year students once at the entrance ceremony, they should be very happy. Let’s go say goodbye to them!” Sylph said uncertainly.

Moran looked at her innocent friends and closed her eyes. It was clear these two hadn't properly studied her book, "The Blue Star Business Handbook."

She placed her hopes on Lilith, thinking that after another year of trials and tribulations, she should have a different perspective... right?

Lilith finally found the last small piece of duck blood broken in the pot, and looked up to meet Moran's gaze: "??? What are you doing? If you want duck blood, cook it yourself!"

This piece is hers!

"..." Moran resignedly put down her chopsticks, tapped the table, and drew the attention of her three friends who had been captivated by the hot pot:
"Are the 28 senior students' lists no longer important to you?"

I've already put up flyers for Card Magic at the library entrance and in various popular spots around the castle, so the upperclassmen will definitely see them.

"And you guys? Your witch magic is almost fully developed by now! If this batch of senior students leaves the academy, we won't be able to keep up with them for a while! Don't you have any thoughts about that?"

"Huh? Weren't we supposed to be promoting witch magic, or saying goodbye to our senior?" Vasita and Sylph were stunned.

Lilith suddenly realized, looking at the perceptive Moran, and then at the rest of them, that there was indeed a reason why Moran was rich while they were poor!

Since Moran had already reminded her, she certainly wouldn't let this opportunity pass her by.

"I have an idea! I have an idea!"

I'll also prepare some promotional posters. Moran, where are your promotional posters going to be put up? I'll put mine up next to yours.

"Only by buying your card magic can I easily buy processed blood cards to fuse blood!"

Her vampire fusion magic is already fully available for sale, but she hasn't figured out the gacha pool yet, so she hasn't announced it.

A number of potential customers are about to graduate. We can wait for the card pool to be released, but we can sell the magic and put the cards on the card shop first!
Moran smiled with satisfaction: "Great! Prepare some more flyers. I plan to hand out some flyers at the library a few days after the seniors finish their exams, so that each senior can have one."

After all, graduation is just around the corner. The upperclassmen might not be reluctant to spend permanent magic power to buy spells now. They can just take the flyer and buy spells whenever they want, using the contract template on the flyer.

Moran called them here today to remind them of this matter.

Vasita and Sylph finally realized that this might be a good opportunity to earn magic.

“My witch magic is almost ready!” Vasita said first. “When you go handing out flyers, call me!”

After Moran gave her a pointer that time, she suddenly understood and her research on witch magic progressed by leaps and bounds. Now all that's left is to create a contract template and set a price for magic.

"I also have a mutated crop cultivation magic that I can sell. I've already researched most of the corresponding mutated plants, including most common grains, fruits, and vegetables. I might add some more in the future."

This magic should be very useful for the graduating seniors!

However, the effects of mutated plants are difficult to describe clearly in words!

Sylph pondered and said, "Perhaps I could also invite the senior students to come to my greenhouse to see those mutant crops before graduation?"
But some plants in the greenhouse are quite dangerous. With so many people, I might not be able to keep an eye on them. It wouldn't be good if the senior students had to go into the infirmary again before graduation..."

(End of this chapter)