The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 346 Waste of natural resources
The white-haired giant ape seemed to know that the contract had been established, and no longer concealed it:
"You can conjure up a lot of wine, and only you can feed Zizi."

Unlike other monkeys, it needs alcohol to survive.

If you don't want it, it won't grow any bigger.

And I know that you witches are very good to your magical creatures!
Several little monkeys in the tribe once made a pact with the witch, and golden birds would often deliver little paintings with monkey hair attached! They were all doing very well.

The chieftain's sister left with the witch, but sometimes she comes back to the tribe to play and tell the old chieftain about things outside!
In short, it was all my fault for telling Zhizhi to do it this way, so blame me!

Moran: "..."

No wonder! That explains why it was so easy to acquire this magical pet!
It turns out they were outsmarted by that white-haired giant ape!
She really underestimated it; its wisdom probably surpasses even that of the old monkey king.

Looking down at the white-haired monkey sleeping soundly in her arms, digesting the power of the contract, Moran's heart softened again.

Oh well, she has plenty of alcohol. It's no big deal to support a little monkey who loves to drink.

But which witch or headmaster contracted a golden-armed ape and was able to return to the academy?

No wonder this old monkey king can speak the common language!

Wait, the old Monkey King? Why is he suddenly so quiet?
Moran looked over and saw that the old monkey king, who had just been driven crazy by the little monkeys, was secretly watching them.

The little monkeys were nowhere near their previous chattering and mischievous selves. They were all looking at Zizi in Moran's arms with a mixture of curiosity and worry!
Moran couldn't help but glare at the white-haired giant ape again: "Zhizhi, all white fur? Unlike the other little monkeys?"

The white-haired giant ape chuckled and scratched the back of its head: "Ahem, Squeak does look different!"

Moran: "..."

Is the idea that Zhizhi is ostracized in the clan because of her appearance just something she's overthinking?

Hmph! It was clearly the white-haired giant ape who, together with the old monkey king and the little monkeys, put on a grand show for her.

Don't be too outrageous!

She was indignant at the monkeys' feigned ignorance and decided to give them a taste of their own medicine:
"I see you're all exceptionally intelligent, so why don't you sign an alliance pact with me! Otherwise..."

The golden-haired monkeys looked completely bewildered, while the white-haired giant ape and the golden-armed ape were dumbfounded.

They know about the witch's summoned creatures, and naturally they also know about the witch's allies.

Pets are like your own monkeys, while allies are like other people's monkeys; it's a business where you have to fight tooth and nail to improve your strength.

Seeing that Moran didn't seem to be joking, the white-haired giant ape pleaded, "I'll do it! I'm the smartest, and the chieftain has to protect the little monkeys!"

"Alright!" Moran used an ally summoning spell: "Sign it! If I'm in trouble, I'll summon you, so don't refuse!"

The white-haired giant ape, with an expression of resignation to its fate, closed its eyes and allowed the power of the contract to enter its body.

After realizing that it had to answer the call, it became even more desperate.

Moran admired its dejected expression for a while before slowly saying:
"With your strength, don't you think it's better for me to use magic to call you to fight than to just use a spell directly?"

Even though the White-haired Giant Ape is a dominant force in the inner region, it's no match for the Valen Continent.

The white-haired giant ape was taken aback and looked at her in confusion.

Seeing it like this, Moran finally felt completely relieved:
"If we don't sign an alliance agreement, how will Zizi summon you to its side when it misses you? Once I leave here, it will be very difficult for me to come back!"

The surprise came so quickly that even the white-haired giant ape was still a little taken aback. Moran, relieved, ignored it and went to urge the old monkey king: "Are we going to change the wine again? You're not kidding me with this too, are you?"

If even monsters are this cunning, won't her mind-reading ability continue even after she leaves the wilderness?
"Change, change, change!" The old monkey king hurriedly pulled the little monkeys off his body one by one and stuffed them into the hole under the wooden stake: "Quick! Move everything out of there!"

So many little monkeys, they all disappeared under the wooden stake.

It seems there's a huge treasure trove down here!
Moran was somewhat looking forward to it.

After a while, the little monkeys came out with something and piled it up on the ground.

"So? Which one do you like? Just pick it!" the old monkey king said generously. "As for the wine, just give me what you think is best! I know the witch won't mistreat her friends!"

Moran looked at the old monkey king, then at the pile of stuff: "You're planning to trade all this for wine?"

Look what's on the ground!
There were wilted tiger grass, dried-out borage, cracked broom amber, a severed leg of a ferocious spider, and fur of a leaping rabbit covered in scabs...

There were quite a few magical materials of all kinds, but unfortunately none of them were properly processed and preserved. The magical energy of many materials had been lost, and they were no longer usable.

Using it as material for her card book would only result in some low-quality cards.

Its only use right now is probably for throwing things in the trash.

What a waste of natural resources!

It was only then that Moran realized that while the Golden-Armed Apes were indeed intelligent, they were only considered intelligent relative to magical beasts, and there was a reason why they weren't counted as intelligent beings.

They're good at making fruit wine, but they're not good at processing other ingredients.

"If you have any fresh magical materials like these, I can exchange one piece for at least a case of Cat-Carrying Wine!"

Moran said, "But these things in front of us have gone bad and are no longer usable."

The old monkey king was shocked: "It can't be used anymore?"

Upon closer inspection, it seems to be different from when it was first thrown in.

It really couldn't bear to part with the taste of that white wine: "Could you stay in the tribe for a few more days? I'll have the monkeys go and collect some more things, and then we can exchange them?"

“Okay!” Moran said.

Squeak is still digesting the power of the contract and shows no signs of waking up. If Moran takes her away from the Golden-Armed Ape's territory like this, it could be quite troublesome if they encounter some formidable opponent.

Moreover, her magic power is already at its peak, and she has several advanced gold-type attack spells. With the addition of cards, survival is not a problem for her at all during the survival trial.

Her most important task on this trip was to collect different magical materials to use as card-making materials.

Now, all you need to do is spend a little bit of alcohol, and the golden-armed apes will do the work for you—it couldn't be better.

She still has some time to read books.

The Book of Witches contains copies of nearly a million books, and there are still many that I haven't had time to read!

Moran took out the {Space Tent Card} and placed the tent in the golden-armed ape's territory:
"I'll stay here for now. Feel free to bring me any fresh materials you find!"

The golden-armed ape was relieved. It let out two "oohs" at the white-haired giant ape, telling it to stay there as Moran's guide, and went to gather the monkeys in its tribe to collect materials.