The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 260 Wilderness Survival Lesson

Moran did not have any problems.

She finished the test and handed it in before the basic math class was even over, getting the same perfect score as before.

After finishing the exam, Moran went back and started reading the textbook for her wilderness survival course, "Survival Guide for Common Wilderness Terrain".

The book describes survival techniques for different wilderness environments and is divided into three main chapters:

Chapter 1: Finding and Gathering Survival Resources
Chapter Two: Protection and Response to Dangers in the Wild
Chapter 3: Selection and Construction of Outdoor Shelter

Moran finished reading the book overnight.

The first two chapters were alright; they were basically a wilderness survival guide incorporating magic.

Chapter 1 explains how to find water and obtain food in different environments.

Chapter Two explains how to protect yourself in the wild and how to deal with different dangers.

Moran was completely bewildered after reading only the third chapter.

This chapter should clearly be about architectural magic, but what's written inside?
Section 1 Cave Dwellings – Application of Earth Turning and Rock Crushing Techniques

Section Two: Earthen Dwellings – The Application of Earth-Accumulating Techniques

Section 3: Wooden Dwellings – The Application of Wood-Plastic Composites

Section Four: Fortification of Dwellings – The Application of Stone-Iron Techniques, Metallization, and Fossilization

Section 5: Protective Measures for Residence

Moran was very familiar with these spells; they were all elemental spells she had already learned.

It was only then that she realized there was no such thing as specialized building magic; building magic was simply a collection of magic spells that could be used for construction.

Earth magic is the most prevalent, followed by wood and metal magic.

In the fifth section, many useful alchemy blueprints were mentioned, but they were at a higher level and not all little witches could learn them.

Cave dwellings involve finding natural caves or suitable locations and using techniques like digging and fossilizing to create a dwelling.

A log cabin is a dwelling built by using wood-plastic composite techniques to carve tree holes or make wooden planks.

A mud house is a dwelling built using the technique of rammed earth bricks.

These dwellings can also be reinforced with magic, such as turning earthen caves into stone caves or even iron caves.

Finally, there are some alchemical rune combinations and magic circles that can be used in dwellings.

No wonder Ms. Amisa told her not to rush when she wanted to learn architectural magic in advance. It turns out that architectural magic is not a specialized type of magic at all.

Aside from alchemical magic, other magic used in construction is indeed as simple as Ms. Amisha said.

The learning threshold is not high, and it is not difficult to learn.

However, it is not easy for beginners to use these spells to create a spacious dwelling, because the effective range of these spells is not large when the level is low.

For example, when using the Earth Gathering Technique to make earth bricks, a trainee can only gather one earth brick, slightly larger than the palm of their hand, at most.

To gather enough mud bricks to build a house, you need to collect them slowly.

This is the real reason why it's so difficult for senior students to build their own accommodations before the end of their third year.

That home was truly built bit by bit, slowly and meticulously!
If the dwelling I painstakingly built were to be confiscated or destroyed by wild beasts because I was in danger and had to be rescued by the Guardian Dean, I would be heartbroken!
Moran immediately realized that there was no need to spend too much energy on accommodation before he could truly thrive in the inner area.

All I need is a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

Prioritize natural caves and tree hollows, and then make some minor modifications; this is the most cost-effective approach.

Ultimately, the focus returned to exploring the environment.

Moran decided to start exploring the inner area after her wilderness survival class tomorrow.
At seven o'clock on Wednesday morning, Moran, Vasita, and Sylph rode brooms to class.

The meeting point for the wilderness survival class was on the grass outside the hedge wall at the southernmost edge of the breadfruit grove.

The hedge wall serves as the boundary between the core area and the inner perimeter of the college.

Looking at the college map, outside the hedge wall lies the inner perimeter of the college, shrouded in gray fog.

Outside the hedge wall south of the breadfruit grove, there is a small grassy area, about the size of two basketball courts, that is larger than the rest of the area.

As Vasita flew over the breadfruit grove, she even went down to pick some breadfruit and stuffed them into her swallowing stomach:

"Once it's in my stomach, it doesn't count as bringing food to class. Hehe~"

"This method only works for you; we'll just have to try to eat a full breakfast as much as possible," Sylph said helplessly.

The schedule states that the wilderness survival course lasts from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., a full twelve hours.

They even specifically mentioned that bringing food to class is not allowed.

The textbook also covers methods for finding food in the wild, and how to solve lunch and dinner problems, which makes it quite clear.

I'll have to find it myself outside; if I can't find it, I'll probably go hungry.

"Right now, all I want to do is go to the outer area and get some meat to eat." Moran, who had been eating vegetarian for three days in a row, could smell the aroma of meat in today's class.

The three arrived at the hedge, but Ms. Amisa had not yet arrived.

Remembering that the "Academic Year Plan" notice said the inner area was already open to them, Moran couldn't help but reach out to the hedge.

Before my hand even touched the hedge, it parted to make way for me.

"We can really go in now!" Vasita exclaimed.

They were blocked by this hedge when they reached the edge of the core area.

The hedge is tens of meters high and very dense, completely obscuring the view on the other side.

Even if you wanted to fly over on a broomstick, you couldn't.

Only from the top of the Academy Hill can one catch a glimpse of the scenery outside the core area.

However, it was too far away to see clearly at all.

Now that the hedges had cleared a path, Moran and the others weren't in a hurry to go in.

“We should be going in for class today!” Sylph said.

“It should be.” Moran withdrew her hand, and the hedge closed up again.

Before long, the other little witches arrived as well.

Everyone parted the hedges and then closed them again, playing for a while before Ms. Amisa in her purple robes arrived.

First, they were asked to put their brooms on the grass, and then their belongings were checked.

Just as the little witches were eager to try their hand at their skills, prepared to be led by Lady Amisha through the hedge wall to the inner area, Amisha said something that surprised all the little witches:
"Please welcome our guardian dean."

As soon as she finished speaking, a black hole portal appeared next to each little witch.

From each portal emerged a Ms. Amisha.

Although the little witches had heard Moran and Vasita say that there were many Amisha ladies in the academy's underground, and they had all spoken with the Amisha ladies who were their guardians, most of them had never seen them in person.

Twenty-seven little witches, twenty-eight ladies of Amissa.

It was really a bit scary when it happened so suddenly.

In particular, every Amisha woman has the same face, only their clothes are different.