The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 296 Searching for a Habitable Land

When they arrived at the mountain forest outside the boundary between the grassland and the isolated peak forest, it was already evening. Moran used the old method to induce the growth of tree cocoons to get through the night.

The next morning, they began a thorough search for a suitable place to live in the mountains and forests.

The first habitable place they encountered was a huge oak tree, at least five hundred years old.

Even without the witch frequently casting tree-friend spells on it, it had developed a considerable level of spirituality over the long years.

This oak tree has a canopy that blocks out the sun, and a thick trunk that could easily support a treehouse.

Living in a tree that is believed to be spiritually significant would certainly provide a high level of safety.

The soil under the tree is also very fertile; there's definitely no problem growing crops for our own consumption.

Moreover, it's very close to the green meadow, making it convenient to access the core area of ​​the academy.

Moran didn't rush to make a decision, but simply made a mark on his map.

While the other little witches were still struggling with wilderness survival lessons, she had plenty of time and planned to wait and see before making a decision.

On the third day after entering the mountains, Moran discovered another habitable location.

On a hillside by a big river.

This great river also flows past the lake where Senior Sister Renee lives.

However, it's located further downstream.

The side of this hillside facing the river is a steep cliff, while the other side is a hillside.

It's somewhat similar to the mountain where we tested cave dwellings in the wilderness survival class, but this mountain is a bit higher.

What's so great about this place is that the forest only goes up to the mountainside. From there, the slope becomes steeper, and the ground is covered with lush wildflowers and grasses.

If you're willing to put in the effort, you can build a wall on the mountainside, and then cultivate the vast hillside above it – perfect for farming and building houses.

The view here is also excellent; watching the sunrise in the morning and the sunset in the evening would surely be very pleasant.

After spending the night on the mountaintop, Moran marked the place on the map.

She felt this place was better and more livable than the old oak tree.

However, this area is closer to the hedge wall on the outskirts, and is a bit more remote than the old oak tree.

After flying to the outer area of ​​the hedge wall and exploring the forest to the end, Moran explored further to the east before turning back towards the Lone Peak Forest.

We saw a few more places that were reasonably livable, but none of them were as nice as the old oak tree and the riverside hillside.

Moran only marked it, but it didn't rank very high in her heart.

It wasn't until Moran flew to the woods bordering the Lone Peak Forest that he finally found another satisfactory place to live.

It was the valley full of black-haired wild boars that she encountered during her first wilderness survival class.

I didn't notice it during the previous wilderness survival class, but when I flew over on a broomstick this time, I realized that behind the mountain where the waterfall is located is the Lone Peak Forest!
On the map, flying west from here to the green meadow is only a little farther than flying south from the old oak tree to the green meadow.

At medium speeds, it would take about two to three hours.

This distance is also quite suitable.

Although Moran hadn't decided to live here yet, that didn't stop her from dealing with the black-haired wild boars in the valley first.

This time, she arrived riding a flying broomstick, so why would she be afraid of a black-haired wild boar that could only charge on the ground?
The magic spells were cast one after another on their vital points, and in no time a large number of them died.

After dealing with the wild boars in the valley, Moran landed in the valley and carefully examined it.

The valley entrance is narrow; it would be easy to build a wall to block it, leaving only an opening for the stream to flow out.

The valley is lush with water and grass, and the soil is fertile, with large tracts of land suitable for cultivation. It's more than enough to grow enough food for your own consumption. You can even catch wild animals like the dodo bird and raise them in the valley, ensuring you'll have no shortage of meat and eggs.

The valley is filled with towering cliffs and solid rocks, making it convenient to live in caves dug into the walls.

Huh? What's that?
When Moran walked to the side of the waterfall, he could vaguely see a narrow strip of water through the gaps in the water flow that was a different color from the cliff.

She took a broom, activated the rain shield, and stepped into the waterfall.

"!!!" It's a natural cave!
Although the hole is too small for a person to walk through, looking into it from the entrance, you can see that it goes very deep after passing through this narrow section.

This is like a real-life version of a waterfall cave!
Moran used a stone-shattering spell to widen the narrow opening and crawled inside.

In the narrow section, it was only about two meters deep. Further in, there was a cave that was at least fifteen square meters in size.

And that's not all; deep inside the cave, there's another entrance that slowly extends downwards.

Moran continued to explore deeper and deeper, the cave seemingly bottomless.

Suddenly, the sound of flowing water came from ahead.

She walked over quickly: "(°°)!"

Below is a spacious underground space with a wide river flowing through it, and several caves on the stone walls on both sides of the river.

She was in one of the higher-lying caves.

"Did I accidentally wander into the underground river beneath the solitary peaks and forests?!"

She also watched the commentary video recorded during the previous wilderness survival class on finding minerals.

All the little witches were initially teleported to a place above a cave in Lone Peak Forest.

After those caves descend to the bottom, there are interconnected underground caves, many of which lead to underground rivers.

The underground river in front of her was not much different from what she had seen in the video.

Although they are not exactly the same, there is a high probability that they are the same river.

Moran summoned the Book of Witches, flipped to the page with the academy map to check her location: "It really is!"

She actually made it to the foot of the Lone Peak Forest!

"Then wouldn't the surrounding stone walls be..."

Moran recalled what she had seen in the video: the little witches could easily find minerals and dig so much that they couldn't even carry it all. She immediately used her gold-finding spell!

"My God! So many!"

Having studied gold prospecting for so long, I have never before encountered so many ores in a place that my magic has detected during a single spell!

Moreover, this small area is all gemstone mines!
Moran immediately began collecting the materials using his mining skills.

As the yellow gems fell into her hands, she was filled with excitement.

With so many, how many Space Stones could be made!
They even unearthed a low-level magic gem, which was only the size of a little fingernail, but the earth elemental power flowing through it was genuine.

At that moment, she called out to Ms. Amisha without hesitation: "Dean! I've chosen this valley as my residence! Please inform the other guardian deans!"

After selecting a place to live and notifying the Dean of Guardians, the place is temporarily occupied by her.

Even if she hasn't finished building her residence yet, and leaves for a while, other little witches who come to see the place and take a liking to it will be reminded by their guardian dean that the place already has an owner.

"Are you sure?" asked Amisha, number 69.

"Of course I'm sure!" Moran said without hesitation.