The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 207 Passion Tree

"This is the passion tree?" Moran looked at the strangely shaped tree with disbelief in her eyes.

Look what's on this tree?
Sichuan peppercorns, red Sichuan peppercorns, garlic, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, star anise, bay leaves, pepper, cardamom, thyme... whether they originally grew on trees or on the ground, they all grew on trees here.

Each branch that splits off from the main trunk presents a different state, with different leaves and different spices.

With hundreds of branches and hundreds of spices, the name "Fragrance Tree" is not an exaggeration at all.

Even in a world of magic, no tree can grow so many different things.

It's as if different spice plants have been crudely grafted onto this one tree, creating a strange yet harmonious effect.

It’s too shocking!

Moran: "Sylph, how was this tree cultivated? The mutation is way too exaggerated!"

"Hmm... I put magic into the Box of Myriad Seeds, and then one day, a seed of the passion tree appeared, and it grew into this."

Sylph stroked her chin as she recalled:

"If I had to pinpoint the exact opportunity, it would probably be that before this, I had planted a lot of spices in my fields to make seasonings."

The timing and variety of new mutated plants appearing in my Myriad Seeds Box are always unpredictable, and only one seed appears each time.

Only mutated plants that have already appeared and have undergone a complete cultivation cycle can be directly condensed with magic power.

However, most of the mutated plants that appear are mutations based on plants whose cultivation methods I have already mastered..."

As she was speaking, she suddenly saw Moran summon the golden pen: "What are you doing...?"

“Buy your mutant crop planting magic!” Moran said.

Ordinary fruits and vegetables are fine; they're enough for practicing planting magic and plant magic, or for my own consumption.

But spices won't work.

Her culinary range is so wide, encompassing cuisines from various countries and regions on Earth, requiring a great many spices.

Even if she wanted to take advantage of the difficult environment of the academy to train herself as much as possible, there were simply not enough vegetable gardens and farmland to grow.

Often, she also has to rely on the Book of Cards to create spice cards to meet her cooking needs.

This passion tree may look a bit strange, but every witch skilled in cooking can't resist it.

After signing the witch's contract, Moran bought two passion fruit tree seeds: "I'm going to plant two in the backyard to collect more spices!"

Sylph laughed and said, "That's really something! It was the passion tree that moved you!"

Her magic for growing mutated crops was invincible among the young witches in the second grade and above, except for Moran, who never bought any.

Now even she bought it.

The two picked some spices for roasting the lamb, and Sylph pressed on, promoting her other newly cultivated mutant crops:

"Let's go check out the fruit lettuce! It tastes much better than regular lettuce. Oh, and there's also a mushroom tree. I remember you really like mushrooms, right?"

Since Moran had purchased the magic for planting mutated crops, he naturally wouldn't mind planting some other mutated crops to improve his life.

Fruit lettuce grows larger and more tender than regular lettuce, with each leaf vibrant green. Mo Lan ate half a leaf of fruit lettuce and found that it was indeed more tender and refreshing than regular lettuce.

However, she didn't taste anything that Sylph claimed could break down animal fat.

As for the shiitake mushroom tree, Moran opened the card shop and bought one the moment she saw it. Cultivating shiitake mushrooms growing on dead wood is not as easy as cultivating ordinary crops.

Moran loves to eat shiitake mushrooms, but due to insufficient conditions, she is unable to cultivate them.

When I was in first grade, I could get food from the food distribution point, but I can't anymore.

She only uses the Book of Cards to make a few mushroom cards to eat when she really wants to.

But the mushroom tree in front of us is different.

Although there are no leaves on the tree, it is still a living tree.

The tree has thick branches and many holes of different sizes on its sides, and each hole is filled with round shiitake mushrooms.

In particular, Sylph said that unlike shiitake mushrooms, shiitake trees do not have high requirements for temperature, humidity and light. The shiitake tree itself creates a suitable tree cavity environment for shiitake mushrooms.

Simply put, it's easy to grow and highly productive, much to the delight of Mo Lan, a shiitake mushroom enthusiast.

Not only did she buy mushroom tree seeds, but Moran also picked some to take with her: "Roasted green plums and lamb is a bit monotonous, I'll make a big plate of grilled mushrooms too!"

Moran visited Sylph's greenhouse and used up some of her extra magic today, even adding an extra dish to the barbecue.

When the two of them flew to the soft grass lawn with the herbs, lettuce and mushrooms they had picked, a small patch in the middle of the lawn had already been covered with mud bricks and a fire had been lit on it.

The green lamb had already been propped open by a stick, and Lilith, on the grass not far away, had the tip of her stick pointing at the lamb floating in the air.

It was obvious that she used levitation to float the lamb while it was being roasted.

Vasita arrived as well, sitting next to Lilith and directing the large pot and spatula by the fire to stir-fry the food.

"You've finally arrived!" Lilith quickly floated the lamb in front of Moran. "I've rendered out a little bit of fat. Now, what do you think we should do?"

Moran looked at it, took out a small knife, and made a few more delicate cuts on the lamb: "Let's roast it like this for now! I'll prepare the sauce and spices later!"

She took out the {mobile kitchen card}, placed her small kitchen on the grass, and then directed the kitchen utensils to get to work.

The other little witches weren't idle either.

Lilith continued roasting lamb, Vasita continued frying rice, and Sylph took the lettuce and mushrooms to wash.

After preparing the spices and sauces, Moran transferred the whole roasted lamb to his own grill and took over all the grilling work.

However, she was merely maintaining her magic output, letting the grill flip and cook the food on its own.

The sauce and spice bowls are placed next to the grill, and a small brush will occasionally remove the sauce and spice powder.

On the other side, the iron plate was also busy grilling shiitake mushrooms.

Moran even transferred Vasida's fried rice to his side, using the Book of Cards to create several sausage cards, upgrading the fried rice to egg and ham fried rice.

The kitchen utensils were busy at work, while Moran, holding his magic wand, lay on the grass watching the stars with his friends.

"Commanding so many kitchen utensils at the same time, has your cooking magic... leveled up again?" Even Lilith couldn't do what she did.

"I reached the advanced level near the end of the holiday," Moran said.

Cooking magic is the spell she's leveled up the fastest right now; she's reached her current level with almost no effort.

As long as she uses the same set of kitchen utensils from her portable kitchen, cooking is basically just a matter of waving her wand; it doesn't affect her doing anything else at all.

Those kitchen utensils are more than enough for a meal with three or five friends.