The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 273 First Steps into the Green Grassland

After finishing their pot of chicken and mushroom stew, Moran, Sylph, and Vasita officially set off towards the hedge wall.

Vasita, entering the inner area for the first time after class, volunteered to go first.

"I'm the toughest, I'll clear the way! If any blind wild beasts come along, we'll slaughter them together and cook them!"

"Steamed or braised?" Moran teased her, amused.

"I want them all!" Vasita said greedily. "But please let them come a little later! I just stuffed myself with a huge pile of breadfruit and ate several large bowls of rice. I really can't eat anymore right now."

"Pfft~" Sylph burst out laughing, and Moran laughed even more unrestrainedly: "Hahaha!"

Just as they were about to leave the hedge, Vasita turned back with a serious expression to remind Moran and Sylph:

"We're going out now, everyone put on your protective magic! It's a bit chilly outside, so stick on a couple of firethorn leaves!"

As she spoke, she cast a Stone Skin spell on herself. Besides cooking magic, planting magic, and plant magic, earth magic was her best skill.

Sylph also cast a Tree Skin spell on herself.

Moran, as always, applied three layers of protective magic, and even added Tree Skin and Golden Armor to Vasida's spells, and Stone Skin and Golden Armor to Sylph's spells.

Vasita rubbed her arm, assessing her defensive capabilities:
"No wonder Ms. Amisa strongly recommended that we learn this multi-layered protective magic method from you; the effect is truly remarkable!"

“Of course! Different types of magic, as long as the effects don’t conflict, can have their effects stacked when cast repeatedly. If other types of magic didn’t lack such continuous protective magic, I could stack even more layers!” Moran said.

"It seems we need to work on learning more other types of magic."

Sylph is no longer the same as before, who thought that it was enough to specialize in wood magic, planting, plant magic, and alchemy magic that matched her talent.

It's only when you're truly in a dangerous environment that you realize how many detours you could avoid by learning more magic.

"Wow! Is this the meadow you mentioned, Moran?"

Having prepared her magic and affixed firethorn leaves, Vasita was the first to step out of the hedge wall. Upon seeing the magnificent grassland before her, she exclaimed in amazement.

“Hmm!” Moran pointed to the left: “Do you see those rocky mountains in the distance? That’s the Lone Peak Forest.”

“My goodness! It looks so strange. I’ve never seen so many steep rocks standing upright together! Is this really real terrain?” Sylph asked in surprise.

"Yes. This kind of stone forest terrain also exists on the continent of Valen, mostly in the northwest of the continent, near the Dwarf Kingdom."

Moran said, "This kind of stone forest terrain is rich in underground minerals. I only walked around the edge yesterday and found a lot of white crystal mines, but the better quality ones have all been mined."

"Really? Then we can come here to find materials for alchemy later?" Vasita's eyes gradually burned with excitement as she looked at the stone forest.

To live comfortably in the wild, alchemical magic is indispensable.

Unfortunately, if you want to decorate your wilderness dwelling with magical items, you have to find the materials and craft them yourself. The items in the warehouse can only be used for practice; the finished products cannot be taken away.

Moran nodded: "However, it may be difficult to enter the depths of the Stone Forest, as many large flying beasts live there."

"Is it poisonous?" Vasida asked.

After her body became stiff and immobile from the giant ant swarm's poison, she became extremely cautious around all poisonous creatures.

“No. It’s mainly giant eagles, known for their flying ability,” Moran said.

“I’m not afraid. As long as I bring enough food and carefully protect my eyes, I won’t be afraid of them attacking me! When I get tired of fighting, I’ll just cast an earth wall spell and hide inside,” Vasita said confidently.

As long as there's no poison, she won't be afraid. It's not certain who will fight whom then!

“Then you can try it yourself later,” Moran said. “As for Sylph and me, we’ll need to raise our magic level a bit more before we dare to force our way in.”

After all, not every little witch has Vasita's strong regenerative abilities.

Even if they keep using nutritional supplements to strengthen their bodies, their physical condition is still far from that of real wild animals.

When facing multiple opponents, being approached at close range is dangerous for them.

The three of them walked together into the depths of the green meadow.

When she reached a relatively high grassy slope, Sylph looked ahead:

"Molan, where are the snow-capped mountains and pine forests you mentioned deep in the grasslands?"

“The weather isn’t as clear as it was yesterday, so we can’t see that far,” Moran said. “Let’s go further in. Judging from the distance yesterday, it shouldn’t be that far.”

“I don’t see any flying beasts around here, why don’t we fly for a while?” Vasita suggested.

The three exchanged a glance, reached into their satchels, and took out their flying brooms.

"Everyone, don't fly too high. Keep flying low and don't go too fast. Hold your wands so we can deal with any emergencies!" Moran said.

Vasita was in the center, with Moran and Sylph on either side and slightly behind, each controlling the direction of their flying brooms with one hand and holding their wands with the other.

The three of them maintained this formation and flew deeper into the grassland.

After flying for half an hour, all I saw were rolling grasslands and herbivores like sheep, cattle, or rabbits, which were otherwise quite ordinary, except for being fast, alert, and good at dodging, making them a bit harder to catch.

Even giant beasts posed no threat to Moran and her companions, who were flying in the sky, even if some of them had formed groups.

"This is too comfortable," Vasita said with some regret. "I was all prepared for a big battle, and this is it?"

Sylph even speculated: "Could the grassy area be a safe passage that the academy deliberately left for us to quickly penetrate into the inner area of ​​the academy?"

"If that's the case, that's good," Moran said. "Look, the mooing cattle are running away; there must be predators around!"

“Let’s fly higher!” Vasita said.

They climbed higher together, observing the hunt from above.

“It’s a pride of lions!” Sylph said.

“The tigon has the size, bite force, and attack power of a tiger, as well as the pack fighting ability of a lion. Its fur is soft, making it a high-quality sewing material,” Moran added.

"Is the meat tasty? How about we hunt one to try?" Vasida asked, turning around.

"The meat is just so-so, not as good as the Moo Moo cattle they hunt," Moran said.

“Never mind then, let’s get going. MooMoo Beef is available at the ingredient distribution point; I’ve had it many times before,” Vasida said.

Such conversations have occurred many times along the way.

Unbeknownst to them, this grassland had gradually transformed in their eyes from an unfamiliar place full of unknown dangers into a pasture full of prey to be slaughtered at will.

I drew my wand more often than I commented on the food.