The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 282 Return to the Core Area
After getting a general understanding of the noteworthy situations in the vicinity from senior student Renee, they set off back to the core area of ​​the academy.

Renee wanted to learn their method of digging shelters during thunderstorms, so she joined them on their journey.

They didn't emerge from the hedge until Sunday evening.

Outside the hedge, the sky was dark, the wind was biting, and the faint sound of thunder could be heard; another stormy night was about to begin.

Inside the hedge wall, the sky was ablaze with rosy clouds, warm and inviting.

The inside and outside are like two completely different worlds.

“Before I went outside the walls, I was full of curiosity about the outside world. But after I actually went, I realized that the inside of the walls is the best!” Vasita exclaimed.

"Unfortunately, by the time we realized it, we didn't have much time left inside the walls," Sylph said.

On Sunday night, Senior Renee spent the night digging tunnels in the grass with them. After learning how, she returned to her cabin on the island in the middle of the lake because she couldn't stay overnight at the academy castle at this time.

Sleeping outdoors in other parts of the core area and being seen by the younger female students would damage the image of the senior students.

The core area of ​​the college is indeed the most comfortable, convenient, and safest place.

"I used to think the conditions in the college dormitories were very poor, but now that I'm back, I feel especially at ease."

No wonder witches are so determined to build their own witch's house; the sense of security that comes from a safe dwelling is unparalleled.

Fortunately, we gained a lot from this trip, so we're not in a hurry to go to the inner area.

Moran originally thought that such a vast inner area would not yield any exploration results in the short term.

Unexpectedly, the inner area consists of four dangerous sites plus a ring of mountains and forests.

There's no need to explore the isolated peaks, grasslands, green marshes, and yellow sand in detail; all that's needed is one or two safe flight routes that facilitate travel to and from the core area of ​​the academy.

All that's left is to find a satisfactory place in the inner area to build a residence, and then explore the surrounding environment step by step.

“Moran, Vasita, I won’t be going with you anymore,” Sylph said. “I was unsure about exploring the inner area for the first time. It was okay to travel with you to reduce the risks, but now that I have a better understanding of the inner area, it’s time to face the dangers and challenges on my own and train myself.”

“Yes, yes, yes!” Vasita wholeheartedly agreed, “This time it went too smoothly. Moran knows everything. When I encountered something I didn’t understand, I subconsciously asked Moran. Always relying on your partner’s help isn’t a good thing for a witch!”

“Alright! Let’s all work hard to build our homes, and then invite other people over for a housewarming party!” Moran said.

"Alright! We'll see whose house is prettier and more comfortable!" Vasita said. "The loser will have to drink a big glass of unsweetened bread and juice as punishment!"

“One large cup is too little, at least three large cups! And you can’t use your swallowing stomach to drink it, Vasita!” Sylph added.

“Now that you put it that way, I have to take this seriously,” Moran said. “I originally only planned to use the terrain to find a simple and safe place to live, and I was only going to stay for a year. But now it seems that won’t be possible!”

"Simple accommodations are a great way to experience life after graduation when you have nothing and no fixed abode.

This is a great opportunity for us to understand our preferences and needs for living alone, and to prepare for building a witch's house in the future!

"If we have the capability to build it better, that would be even better!"

“Yes! Even if we only live here for a year, it’s the first home we’ve built with our own hands! We can’t be too casual about it!” Vasita and Sylph both had high expectations for this residence.

Moran couldn't understand, but in order to win against her friends and avoid the punishment of eating unsweetened bread and juice, she changed her mind and decided to take better care of the place.

Back in her dorm, Moran went over the details of the academic year's schedule.

While exploring the inner perimeter is important, it's also essential to make good use of the convenience of traveling to different parts of the core area during your final year living in the dormitory.

Time needs to be reallocated; time for exploration and learning should be separated.

During the exploration, you can only practice some magic incidentally, and most of them are offensive and defensive magic.

But now, she still has apprentice and beginner spellbooks in the fields of prophecy, mind magic, blessing magic, curse magic, summoning magic, and necromancy to read.

In the third-year library, there are also magic books from intermediate to advanced levels of various magic systems; those should also be read.

There are also a lot of miscellaneous books, which, although not magic books, are sometimes more useful than magic books.

There are also picture books in the library that must be read before the end of the third year, otherwise it will be very inconvenient to travel between the core area and the inner area of ​​the college in the fourth year.

When exploring outdoors, one must always be vigilant about the dangers in the environment, as there is not much time for reading and studying.

I decided to split my time, and from then on, I would only explore the inner area on odd-numbered weeks, and stay in the core area of ​​the academy to read books and study magic on even-numbered weeks.

Leave all the questions you encounter during your studies and explorations for Friday mornings every other week and ask them in the Magic Q&A session.

Staying in the core area of ​​the academy, she wouldn't miss Shana's mother's letters even on every other Sunday.

Potion making, fine processing and sewing of animal hides, tending to crops, and alchemy practice can all be done bi-weekly.

You can also go to the magic training ground to learn. In the early stages of learning magic, some mechanical spellcasting practice is still necessary.

After completing the wilderness survival course on Wednesday of every other week, you can explore the inner area and return before the next Wednesday's wilderness survival course. You can stay outside for seven consecutive days and explore a larger area.

On Tuesday, the second day, Moran had no classes. She spent her time in her dormitory processing the plant and animal materials she had brought back from her trip, and then began reading the magic book as planned.

I've read quite a few books on divination. Witches have a lot of divination spells, and each prophecy and divination direction is a spell.

Divination of the location and direction of things is called the art of asking directions; divination of the development trend of things is called the art of good and bad fortune; divination of the weather and celestial phenomena is called the art of weather forecasting; divination of the past of things is called the art of tracing origins; divination of the future of things is called the art of foresight...

There are many types of prophecy magic, but they all follow the same pattern: convert your magic power into prophetic power, imagine what you want to divine, and the prophetic power will give you a visual or auditory response, which is the result of the prophecy.

Different predictive abilities result in different levels of clarity.

However, see what you see, and don't try to see more.

The divination results returned by the power of prophecy are only those within the prophet's ability. Trying to see more will result in a backlash from fate.

The most important thing in learning divination magic is to control your thirst for knowledge.

Magic itself protects the caster, but if the caster insists on breaking through the magic's safe zone, there's nothing that can be done.