The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 404 Departure! Heading North

Seeing Moran's expression, Vasita and Sylph understood.

Needless to say, this guy must have been up all night!
Moran, unable to withstand the accusing gazes of her friends any longer, changed the subject:

"Ahem! What would you all like to eat for breakfast? We're about to leave, so I'll prepare breakfast!"

"No need!" Vasita took out a coffin from her spatial card and patted the coffin lid: "Fried rice! Come out and make breakfast!"

"Bang~"

The coffin lid was lifted, and the zombie chef crawled out, clutching a pot.

Vasita took out the ingredients and emphasized to the zombie chef, "This is for four people!"

The zombie chef immediately threw the pot back into the coffin and replaced it with a super-sized pot.

Vasita nodded in satisfaction and said to Moran and the others, especially Moran, "You won't be sad to see the fried rice, will you? You have to eat it all!"

Sylph and Lilith glared at Moran; they were just innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire!

Moran: "..."

Miscalculated.

In order to have a normal breakfast, Moran walked over to the zombie chef and unleashed a large ball of fire: "Let me help control the heat!"

Lilith and Sylph also realized what was happening.

“I’ll help prepare the food!” Sylph said.

Lilith walked to the pot: "I... I'll just watch the fried rice cook from the side."

Today, the zombie chef is making his signature dish again – fried rice.

The zombie chef actually follows the steps of making fried rice quite well, but his control over the heat and the timing of taking it out of the pan is a bit rigid.

It never cares about the heat level; it only focuses on the pot and cooks rice for the same amount of time, no matter how much rice is being fried.

To ensure it's fully cooked, they'll even stir-fry it for a little longer.

This results in the product being charred black eight out of ten times.

With Moran and the others watching over them, they finally managed to make a normal pot of fried rice.

Vasita still had a big bowl, and Moran and the others each had a bowl.

However, this time they may have prepared in advance, as each of them received a huge, overflowing bowl.

Breakfast finally ended without any major incidents.

The tent and planters were put away as cards, and then it was time to set off.

Moran and Lilith transformed their flying brooms into flying carpets and said at the same time, "Ride on mine!"

They have both completed the modification and upgrade of the flying broom. Although the modification directions are slightly different, they have both added the function of transforming the broom into a flying carpet.

Vasita and Sylph's flying brooms are still the original versions.

Vasita, in particular, had her flying broom burned once, and she had to use spare broom grass branches to repair it.

For long-haul flights on fixed routes, riding a flying carpet is definitely more comfortable than riding a flying broom.

“You two should take turns!” Vasita said. “Once we upgrade the brooms, the four of us can take turns so that everyone can stay in good shape.”

The flying broom itself does not consume magic power, but after modification and upgrade, using the functional runes attached to the flying broom will consume magic power.

"Then take my seat!" Lilith said. "My magic is the most abundant!"

"Alright!" Moran didn't mention that he still had energy storage cards and mental energy. Everyone climbed onto Lilith's flying carpet and chose a comfortable position to sit down.

"Destination: the capital of the Duchy of Lance, let's go!" Lilith set the destination and selected the fastest and safest route to the capital of the Duchy of Lance from the route planning rune combination.

The flying carpet quickly rose into the air and flew at a steady speed along the planned route.

Spring View Lake and the Witch Town slowly shrank and gradually disappeared into the distance.

Vasita opened the "Safe Flight Route Map of the Continent of Valen" copied from the witch's book and looked at it together with Sylph:

"Shouldn't we head north, from Emerald Creek Plains out of the Witch's Wilderness?"

"It should be. I remember that the Complete Book of Wilderness describes the details of Cuixi Plain."

Sylph retrieved the "Complete Book of the Wilderness" from her witch's book: "Here it is!"

Vasita read the text aloud: "The Emerald Plains are crisscrossed by rivers, dotted with numerous lakes, and covered with vast meadows, rich in water and wood elemental energy... To the south lies the heart of the Witch's Wilderness, to the east the Elf Forest, to the west the Black Forest and the Poisonous Mist Swamp, and to the north the Duchy of Lance, a subordinate duchy of the Magic Empire... Only the southern part of the Emerald Plains is within the Witch's Wilderness; the northern part is both an uninhabited area and the border with the Magic Empire. There are many flying magical beasts in the north; be careful when flying over them."

"It's all Cuixi Plain, so why are there flying magical beasts only in the north?" Sylph asked curiously.

Upon hearing this, Moran, who was still reading the Book of Witches while seated on the flying carpet, said:
"Because of the Wilderness Protection Magic Array! This magic array can not only protect the wilderness, but also drive away flying magical beasts."

Flying monsters are arguably the biggest threat to witches when they go out on broomsticks.

The Wilderness Protection Magic Array directly solves this problem, allowing witches living in various parts of the wilderness to travel safely using flying brooms.

The entire sky over the wilderness was a safe zone for the witch.

The magical beasts on land posed no threat to them as they flew through the sky.

“You don’t need to worry about the flying monsters in the northern part of Cuixi Plain,” Lilith said. “My broom has been equipped with a combination of invisibility runes. When the time comes, I can pause automatic flight and actively control it to avoid the areas where flying monsters are active. As long as we don’t get close, we’ll be perfectly safe!”

"The upgraded broom is amazing!" Vasita and Sylph exclaimed with envy.

“You can also prepare the materials, and Lilith and I will help you with the modifications!” Moran looked at Lilith: “Right!”

“Yes, yes, yes! We won’t charge you for the modifications!” Lilith said.

Anyway, they need to prepare materials to practice alchemy.

Modifying brooms for Vasita and Sylph is a perfect opportunity for them to practice their skills, isn't it?

Vasita and Sylph were tempted for a second, but ultimately declined.

"I'm going to master alchemy so I can modify my own brooms!" Vasita said.

Sylph: "Me too."

Alchemy was also very important to them.

Fourth and fifth graders couldn't buy materials from the card shop, and they didn't have the energy to collect them themselves, so their progress stalled.

Now they can buy materials in the card shop, and even if they are expensive, they can afford them. Materials are no longer a problem for them.

They'd rather have an upgraded broom later than not use this opportunity to motivate themselves and improve their alchemical magic.

"Alright! Then, could we stay in the southern part of Cuixi Plain for a while?"

Moran said, "I want to collect the fish, wild animals, and magical creatures of Emerald Creek Plains. I ate those fish when I lived there with my mother when I was little, and they were really delicious!"

"of course can!"

Lilith, Vasita, and Sylph said in unison.

(End of this chapter)