The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 190 Flying Lessons

"Has everyone previewed 'Broom Flight'?"

First, dig up your broom grass, roots and all. Then clean the soil off the roots and remove any remaining leaves from the branches.

To dig up broom grass, you need the largest shovel. Start digging from the edge of the broom grass patch, dig it out completely first, and then clean up the soil.

The same applies to cleaning leaves; avoid using cleaning techniques and pick them by hand for safety.

Try not to damage the roots and branches, as these are useful materials for making a flying broom!

In the broom grass field outside the red house in Greenhouse No. 1, Ms. Amisha, dressed in a blue robe, is giving a flying lesson to a second-grade witch.

On Friday night, after the class schedule was updated, they picked up "Broom Flight" and watched it.

The entire week was dedicated to flight lessons.

The second-grade witch was already eager to fly.

Over the weekend, everyone read the book over and over again. When Ms. Amisha spoke up, everyone got to work.

As for how flight lessons started with digging up grass and picking dead leaves, they weren't surprised at all.

As mentioned in "Broom Flight," flying begins with owning a sturdy and durable broom, so it's perfectly normal for flying lessons to start with digging up broom grass to make brooms.

The little witches strictly followed the instructions in the book and as Ms. Amisha had told them, carefully digging down the edge of the low fence with the largest shovel in their {witch tool cards}.

Moran touched the low fence at the edge of her broom grass field. Who would have thought that this inconspicuous low fence was actually made of wood?

The *Quemu* is a rare tree; in its habitat, the roots of other plants will automatically move away and grow away from it.

Although it is not magical wood, it is more precious than many magical woods.

If it weren't for reading in the first chapter of "Flying Brooms" that the witches discovered a four-square-meter plot of land, fenced with a wooden fence, that would have allowed the broom grass's root system to maintain its optimal shape.

It matched exactly the appearance of their broom grass-growing fields, and she had no idea that there was a reason behind the seemingly dilapidated low fence and the square plots of land.

Yesterday, she came and dug a little further down along the outer edge of the fence to confirm that the fence was indeed the same as the wooden fence in the book, and that a large section of it was still buried underground.

Other fences protect the crops on the ground, with the essence concentrated above ground. Only the wooden fence is used to restrain the root system, with more material used in the underground part.

Digging down along the fence was indeed unobstructed, with no root system blocking the way.

After digging a deep circle around the fence with the large shovel, Moran told the shovel to wait a moment. She rubbed her hands together, stepped forward, grasped the main stem of the broom grass, and lifted it outwards.

As most of the soil fell away, the entire broom grass was carried away from the pit with incredible ease.

Upon feeling the texture and weight, Moran knew he had succeeded.

According to the description in "Broom Flight", mature broom grass is very light.

A wooden fence can restrain the root system, preventing it from becoming too scattered or too thin and fragile.

In addition, broom grass does not require much water during its growth process, and the soil is relatively loose and dry, so it can be easily pulled out as long as the roots and stems are not stuck together.

Moran examined the roots of the broom grass and found them to be remarkably well-preserved, as slender and flexible as its branches, perfect for making broom heads.

She pulled out a large brush and began scrubbing away the remaining soil on the roots. The other little witches did the same, some using brushes, some wiping with cloths, and some even digging with their hands.

After roughly cleaning the soil off the roots, they switched to more delicate tools to remove dust and mud from the roots, stems, and leaves.

After all that is done, you still need to carefully pick off the leaves that haven't completely fallen off from the broom grass branches, one branch at a time.

I do everything myself, preferring to be more troublesome and slower rather than damage any roots or branches.

These will all be used to make broom heads later.

In fact, the dense branches of the broom grass alone are enough to make more than one broom head.

The reason for being so careful is that the handle and head of a flying broom can only be made from materials from a single broom grass.

These extra materials are kept for future use.

It's hard to explain why, but without this method, the broom loses its magic of carrying its owner into the air.

The broom handle made from the main stem is sturdy and thick, and not easily damaged. In comparison, the broom head made from slender branches and roots is not as durable.

Especially for flying brooms without any alchemical runes, the broom head is really just held in place by a strip of cloth or rope. Over time, the broom head may become increasingly sparse.

The fullness of the broom head determines its flight speed and stability.

At this point, the spare materials can come in handy.

The book says that as long as broom grass is planted well, has many branches, and is properly maintained, even the most ordinary broom can accompany a witch for a lifetime.

Even if there are plans to add wear-resistant and anti-fall-off runes to the flying broom in the future, these spare branches can be processed with alchemical magic and added to the broom head to take the flying broom's performance to the next level.

Moran and the others are being so careful right now because they are gathering materials for their flying brooms. No one wants their future trusted companion to be forced to retire early because the broom head is not full enough and there are no branches to replace and repair it.

On the human side, replacing old things with new ones brings a fresh start.

But for the witches, the new is never as good as the old.

A witch's magic has an infecting property, allowing her to imbue old objects she has used for a long time with her magical aura, making them more and more in line with her wishes and more and more spiritual.

Even if they were originally just an ordinary twig or an inconspicuous weed, after being exposed to the witch's magic for a long time, they can become more suitable for their owner than ordinary magical items.

Some can even acquire extraordinary abilities.

Two hours passed in a flash, and the first flight lesson was over. Ms. Amisha in the blue robe was not as decisive as the one in the black robe, but she also did not have the habit of going overtime.

Almost as soon as the time was up, she said, "get out of class dismissed! Everyone can leave the broom grass here and go back to the dormitory for a nap. We'll continue cleaning it during the afternoon class. Don't worry, we have plenty of time this week to teach every little witch how to fly with a broom!"

This week's class schedule remains the same: one class in the morning and one class in the afternoon, each class lasting two hours.

The afternoon was still flight class.

Although Ms. Amisha said so, and the little witches agreed, none of them got up to leave; they continued to tidy up the broom grass.

Amisha, in her blue robe, took a few steps, then a few more, and seeing that the little witches still showed no sign of ending get out of class, she couldn't help but turn back.