The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 391 Shana's Background

Moran first combined the methods used by cults and pyramid schemes to grow and expand on Blue Star into a book that combines strategy and case studies.

Because witch magic is not a fake thing like cults and pyramid schemes, but can bring real benefits to the contractor, she named the book "Promotional Strategies and Cases".

It's just for concealment, security, and efficiency; it's not about deceiving people!

I gave each of Lilith, Vasita, and Sylph a copy of the book and told them, "Read it carefully! We can use the methods in this book later!"

Lilith and her two companions were overjoyed.

While they were engrossed in reading, Moran pondered how to integrate their four witch magics into the contractor organization's promotion system.

This promotion system is crucial, as it determines whether the Contractors organization can function properly.

Before she could figure it out, Moran received a reply from Shana's mother.

The contents of the letter surprised her slightly.

It is true that Della, the current leader of the ruling mage group of the Duchy of Lance, is Della's maternal grandmother.

Clara Lance resides in the Mage Tower, leaving almost all the affairs of the duchy to her grandmother, Della.

It could almost be considered a duchy ruled by witches.

However, Moran never expected that Shana's mother had spent her early witch years, before the age of 13, in the Duchy of Lance.

At that time, the previous Grand Duke was still alive.

Della's maternal grandmother and the three Grand Dukes of the Lance family were all like teachers, mothers, and friends to her.

Under the rule of Grandmother Della and Grand Duke Lance, the Duchy of Lance finally overcame its early hardships and became peaceful and prosperous.

At that time, in the Grand Duke of Lance's Tower of Mages, there was a junior mage named Carlo Sanchez.

When being promoted to intermediate mage and granted the title of viscount, during the investiture ceremony

He publicly expressed his love for his grandmother, Della.

With the country back on track, Della's grandmother, who had nothing better to do, accepted him on a whim.

Their relationship blossomed rapidly during their courtship, and they got married in less than a year.

With a prosperous nation, a loving partner, and supportive friends, it was under these circumstances that Grandma Della conceived Shana's mother.

The environment was so wonderful, and she couldn't bear to leave, that she made the decision to give birth to the little witch in the capital of the Duchy of Lance.

Shana's mother was indeed born safely.

She grew up almost entirely pampered by the Lance and Sanchez families, and was the jewel of the entire duchy.

Once her magic rank is up, she will be granted a noble title.

Shana's mother originally planned to return to the Duchy of Lance after graduating from the Witch Academy, where she had loving relatives and friends.

But when she finally graduates and returns to the Duchy of Lance...

But she accidentally overheard through mind-reading that the father who used to call her "sweetheart" and "the little princess of the Sanchez family" was thinking about his lover and son in the count's estate.

It's a lie that Dad loves Mom.

His initial courtship was simply because he knew that with his talent, becoming an intermediate mage was his limit, and it was impossible for him to advance to an advanced mage before the age of fifty.

Her father's love for her was also a lie.

His son was less talented in magic than him, so he planned to have his son follow in his footsteps, pursue a witch, and gain access to the witch's resources.

That witch, it was her. Shana's mother was disgusted and told Della's grandmother about it.

Della's grandmother and Carlo Sánchez divorced.

Shana's mother used her mind-reading ability to observe all sorts of people around her from childhood to adulthood.

Surprisingly, apart from Della's grandmother and Clara Lance, who had not yet inherited the Grand Duke's title, no one else was as she had imagined.

Some of those who were kind to her were forced by power, some were after their own interests, and some had ulterior motives.

Shana's mother once longed to return to her loving "hometown," but in reality, it was full of reality and calculation.

She identified these people, but ultimately lost the will to stay in the Duchy of Lance and, like any other witch, embarked on a journey into an unknown future.

It wasn't until last year, when Carlo Sanchez passed away and the title of Earl of Sanchez was revoked, that Shana's mother made a trip to the Duchy of Lance to see Grandma Della while she was out in the wilderness.

However, they didn't linger and are now near the capital of the Magic Empire.

In her letter, Shana's mother instructed her that if she wanted to go to the Duchy of Lance and someone from the Sanchez family came looking for her, she should ignore them.

The Sanchez family now consists only of that illegitimate child and his descendants.

That illegitimate son is still just an ordinary baron, without even a fief.

Grandma Della didn't kill them directly to take revenge, but she simply distanced herself from them. People who wanted to curry favor with Grandma Della took turns greeting them, which made things worse for the Sanchez family.

Now might be the perfect time for her to run into a corner, and Shana's mother is worried that she might be deceived if she goes there unaware of the truth.

After all, although she knows mind magic, she is not like Shana's mother, who has been tricked by people so many times that she uses her mind-reading ability to deal with people every day.

Moran now understands why Shana's mother has never mentioned her grandfather.

I thought that Della's grandmother and Shana's mother were in similar situations.

They're the type who live life like a game, only wanting children and not partners.

I never imagined I'd been tricked by a human man.

Thankfully, Shana's mother was a mind witch, and thankfully, Della's grandmother was able to let go and withdraw decisively, otherwise this matter would have been truly distressing.

Even though they were going to the capital of the Duchy of Lance, Della's grandmother Moran still wanted to visit her.

But after deciding to go down the chain of recruiting new members, she decided not to ask her grandmother, Della, for help anymore.

It seems best to contact them discreetly and visit them secretly.

If the matter of the Contractors Organization is traced back to the Duchy of Lance, and Della's grandmother gets involved, it will be bad for her.

Grandma Della's bond with the Duchy of Lance ran too deep; the entire country was her life's work, unlike them who could easily withdraw.

After making the decision, Moran also wrote a letter to Grandma Della, saying that she and her friends would soon be going to the Duchy of Lance, hiding their identities, and asked her about the precautions for disguising themselves as mages.

As expected, Grandma Della immediately understood what she meant. Not only did she not mention going to the capital to find her, she also sent a golden bird package.

The package was full of the mage's meditation techniques and magic notes.

"Did Ms. Della send these to us so we could learn from them?" Lilith asked.

Moran nodded: "Grandma Della said that the magical fluctuations on mages are not quite the same as the energy aura on us."

Although they are not witches and cannot see our energy aura, we still need to disguise ourselves as a mage's magical fluctuations.

We are witches, and our limitless magical talent applies not only to witches but also to all other forms of magic involving energy.

We can learn all of these.