The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 288 Vampire Vine

"That's great! I don't think any wild beast in this entire inner area would dare to provoke this bloodsucking vine!" Moran said. "A hundred-year-old bloodsucking vine can easily kill some low-level magical beasts! It's safest for you to stay here, senior."

The biggest threat here is the vampire vine itself, but it is bound by the allied summoning contract and cannot harm Senior Lilith.

Lilith nodded: "Now we can focus on building houses and farming. Anyway, you just arrived in the inner area?"

“Yes! I came from the Yellow Sands.” Moran said, “I heard from Senior Renee that you live here, and I also wanted to come and see the mountains and forests of the Yellow Sands and Green Swamps, so I came to find you.”

"Rennie? Isn't Rennie supposed to live in the mountains near Lone Peak Forest and Green Grassland? How long has it been, and you've already explored that far away?"

Lilith thought she had entered the mountains from the sandy area and then explored south to the grasslands, where she met Renee.

"No! I met Senior Renee when I was entering the mountains from the Green Grassland."

Moran then explained how he, Vasita Sylph, and the other two had avoided the dangerous Thunder Night.

Lilith was filled with regret after hearing this: "If I had known, I would have waited longer and found a place to stay in the meadow!"

Having said that, she no longer felt ashamed.
"As you can see, my current residence is still in the brick-making stage."

My previous dwelling was destroyed by wild animals when I was away; that dwelling was also in the nearby mountains and forests.

The reason I chose to live nearby is because it's the most convenient place to get to the core area of ​​the college.

The other witches thought the same way, so most of them chose to live in the forests and green swamps outside the yellow sand, and the forests and green swamps near the yellow sand.

Our class, including myself, consisted of twenty-five witches who lived in this mountain forest.

The remaining witches had no other choice but to move elsewhere.

In this mountain forest, more than 90% of the habitable areas have already been occupied.

If you also want to find a place to stay here, you can only prepare building materials first, and then build your dwelling after the terrain is reset..."

"Huh? There's already a place where senior students live, can we stay there too? What's this terrain reset?" Moran immediately thought of the island in the middle of the lake where senior student Renee lived.

If we can stay there, why bother looking for Wild Boar Valley!
"The college dormitories will be reset before the new students move in."

After being rescued by the dean, their wilderness shelter will be reset.

After the fourth-grade witches move away, the dwellings and fields they established in the inner area will be reset to their original state.

So if you're planning to take over a habitable location where fourth-year witches live, you'll have to wait until the older girls move out before you can slowly build your own place.

If you don't choose those habitable locations and just settle down somewhere nearby, you'll likely end up like me.

Lilith regrets it as soon as she thinks about it.

At the time, she didn't want to live in a remote area with inconvenient access, nor did she want to wait for the terrain to be reset before starting to build a residence, so she slept in the square on the night of the entrance ceremony.

After all, she had already revealed the secrets of the astrological ritual to Moran and her fellow students.

So they randomly found a mountain forest near the yellow sand and built a dwelling there.

As a result, their dwelling was destroyed because the terrain offered no advantage.

Not only did they fail to secure a suitable place for the senior students to live, they also lost their place to stay.

Finally, they had no choice but to negotiate with the greedy vampire vine, and only then did they find a safe place to live again.

"Don't follow my example. And don't bother looking for habitable spots around here that have already been taken over by witches. Wait until they leave before you start building your home."

Now that we've found a way through the meadow, let's go look in the mountains and forests near the meadow. There are plenty of habitable places where no witches live.

Unless you find a magic mine and create a protective magic circle, the safety of your residence is the most important issue you need to consider when choosing a place to live.

Locations that are difficult for wild animals to reach are preferred, as are locations that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and where walls can be easily built.

Only on this basis can other conditions such as suitable land for planting and water sources be considered.

Lilith spoke earnestly, trying her best to persuade Moran not to follow in her footsteps.

Moran, of course, wouldn't ignore the advice: "I came to the right place to find you, senior! In my first wilderness survival class, I came across a valley with a narrow entrance and waterfalls and streams running through it, which is perfect for living."

There's a group of black-haired wild boars inside; it's easy to deal with them using a broom.

Unfortunately, I don't know the exact location.

I now estimate that it must be in the mountains near the grasslands, isolated peaks, or green marshes.

"Only over there could I have avoided being chosen by you seniors to build my accommodation!"

“It’s probably true,” Lilith said. “I’ve explored all the mountains and forests around the Yellow Sands, and there’s no valley like the one you’re talking about.”

Moran further narrowed down the search area: "Then I'll head into the mountains and forests over the Green Swamp later."

"Leaving so soon?" Lilith said, "Don't let the simple conditions here fool you, we have plenty to eat and wear!"

“I won’t stay any longer,” Moran said. “I only have seven days to go out this time. I plan to explore the mountains and forests beyond the Green Swamp and then return to the core area of ​​the academy from the Grassland. Time is a bit tight.”

“Alright! If you have any more questions, remember to come to me! Once you start entering the inner perimeter, we can also share information with you,” Lilith said.

“Okay! There’s one more thing…” Moran glanced at the huge vines around them and asked Senior Lilith, “When will the Vampire Vines bloom? Can I come and pick some then?”

The flowers of the Vampire Vine are an important ingredient in crafting Blood-Replenishing Potions, which have many uses, including treating wounds, replenishing blood and energy, and increasing the body's recovery speed.

The flowers of a century-old vampire vine have even better medicinal effects.

"Forehead……"

Urged on by the vampire vine's constant poking, Lilith said with mixed feelings, "It doesn't usually bloom for people to pick unless you bring flesh and blood. A hundred pounds of flesh and blood for one flower."

Keep poking the little vines of the vampire vine.

Lilith added, "It has to be fresh flesh and blood, the kind that's been dead for no more than a day. If it's not fresh, you have to increase the quantity. It asks you when you want to replace it."

"..." Moran said, "Suddenly, I don't really want it anymore."

A hundred pounds of meat for a single flower! That's too expensive.

The vampire vines grow thick and large, but their flowers are only small, not even enough to make a single potion.

Moran doesn't have that much time to collect fresh flesh and blood for exchange.

I just thought that if I came across any materials, I would collect some, refine them, and improve my alchemy skills.

This potion was less useful to her than healing magic!