The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 258 Punishment Mechanism
Compared to this year's courses, this year's reading list is much longer.

There are only four required books.

These are the textbooks for the Continental Travel Guide course, "Valen Continental Travel Guide"; the textbooks for the Basic Mathematics course, "Basic Mathematics 3" and "Basic Mathematics 4"; and the textbook for the Wilderness Survival course, "Common Wilderness Terrain Survival Guide".

The selection of books is much more extensive: "The Book of Runes," "Forest Gathering," "Treasures of the Swamp," "The Book of Beasts," "The Book of Monsters," "A Guide to Finding Common Magical Plants," "Magic and Weaving," "Making a Quill Pen," "Making Tree Sap Ink," "How to Quickly Build a Simple Shelter," "The Witch's House," and so on.

From alchemy to magic, from common sense to life skills, it has everything.

Early the next morning, Moran rode his broom and went out to the castle to copy down all the books in the third-grade library, and also to copy the teaching videos of the third-grade theory classes.

If you can watch the instructional videos yourself, try to do so.

Watching videos at double speed is much more efficient than attending classes in a classroom.

Today is Sunday, and classes will officially begin in one day. She is not alone in thinking this way.

Everyone chose to leave in the morning, and they tacitly lingered for a while above the freshmen dormitory and the ancient well, warmly greeting and comforting the junior girls who were carrying water with great effort.

This year's freshmen live in the dormitory area between the second and third year students, in the same area where Lilith and her classmates just moved out.

Not only were they warmly received by Moran and her friends, but they were also watched by Bertha and Anna, enjoying double the care from their senior classmates.

"Looking at the poor female students makes me feel a little better after being hurt by the academic year plan."

Even after flying away from the dormitory, Ais was still somewhat reluctant to leave.

When it came to their plans for the new school year, none of the third-grade witches could smile.

"Before looking at the academic year plan, I felt that if we worked hard this year, we could definitely make astrological rituals disappear from our class..."

Before Cheryl could finish speaking, Alba seamlessly interjected: "After reviewing the school year plan, I think we should get a tent so we can easily transition through the square."

The two looked at each other, their faces filled with worry about what was to come.

"My school uniform is too small again. I should have taken advantage of the holiday to make a few new ones. Now I have to figure out how to find the fabric and needles myself. I don't even have a single knitting class."

"I need to review how to make parchment, otherwise I won't have any golden bird letter paper to reply to my mother's letter next week!"

"By the way... when are you planning to explore the inner area? The notice said it's already open to us!"

"Anyway, not now. I've stocked up on several hundred kilograms of flour in my dorm! It'll last me until graduation. If I rashly go in and something happens, all of this will be gone!"

"It's better to wait until the wilderness survival course is over before we explore. I think the course is being held in the inner area, so we should find out more about it first."

……

The little witches were all very reserved about exploring the inner area.

After all, they only began to study the magic of their own specialties during their holidays. Although they had all learned at least one offensive and one defensive spell, their spell levels were not high, let alone that they could use them skillfully, and the effects were mediocre.

It's too dangerous to go into the inner area now.

If there were no punishment mechanism, they would be very willing to go in and try their luck, since the headmaster is there and they won't die anyway.

However, with a penalty mechanism in place, one must be cautious.

With supplies gone, even food and clothing become problems, and the situation will only get worse.

Even Sylph and Vasita did not intend to try it rashly.

However, they all knew that Moran was different from them; her magical abilities far surpassed theirs. Seeing that she hadn't offered any opinion, Vasita couldn't help but ask, "Moran, when do you plan to explore the inner perimeter?"

"I probably won't have the time until I finish my mainland travel guidance course and review the wilderness survival course materials," Moran said.

This year she only needs to take three classes.

Only the mainland travel guide course is a theoretical course, with instructional videos that allow for quick self-study.

By the time she finishes this course on her own, she should have also taken a few wilderness survival classes. Combined with the knowledge from the wilderness survival textbook, this will give her more confidence in exploring the inner area.

“Then it’s up to you!” Vasita said.

“If we run out of supplies, I still have food in my greenhouse,” Sylph said.

Moran shook her head: "You forgot? I have cards! For me, ordinary supplies are just a matter of making a card!"

The little witches: "(★★)"

"Cards, cards, put them on the shelves quickly!"

"I want a fabric card!"

"I need a pen and ink card!"

"There's no food preparation card, but is there an ingredient card?"

……

“Ahem, the dean has issued a ban, forbidding me from selling to you,” Moran said.

The little witches' hopes were dashed: "[⊙︿⊙]"

That despicable dean!
Seeing their dejected expressions, Moran encouraged them:

"Sewing magic can also weave cloth and twist thread, or make clothes from animal hides. Quill pens are easy to make. There is a book that teaches how to make quill pens in this year's reading list. Everyone knows how to make paper. Paper and ink for classes and copying books can be obtained from the castle warehouse. The demand for the rest is not large, and it is not difficult to make them yourself."

Make a little at a time, just enough to use. Even if supplies are confiscated, it won't hurt. Just make more when needed.

As for food, there's even less to worry about. Even if the stored grain is gone, the breadfruit trees are still there!
"At worst, we can just eat bread and fruit cakes to fill our stomachs; it's not a big deal."

The little witches, after being told off, were no longer so afraid of the punishment mechanism: "Oh right! At worst, we'll just eat bread and fruit cakes!"

We've all eaten breadfruit raw so many times.

As long as you don't starve to death, it's not a big deal.

"It's just exploring the inner area. As long as we don't rush to build a new home or stockpile supplies, punishment is no big deal," Moran said. "The main point is that I'm not afraid of being punished if I don't have supplies."

Vasita suddenly had an idea: "Does farmland count as resources?"

“No.” Moran asked Ms. Amisha last night.

“Then I’ll wait until the theory class is over, and after I’ve finished reading the wilderness survival textbook, I’ll go explore ahead of time, find a fertile place, and clear out the land in advance! Anyway, land isn’t a resource, it can’t be taken away!” Vasita’s eyes lit up.

“Me too!” Sylph wanted to prepare a place in advance to house her mutated plants.

We certainly can't take all of what's in the greenhouse with us now.

However, for the mutant plants that have not yet been fully cultivated and researched, and for the mutant plants that will be needed for survival in the wild, we need to find places to house them in advance.