The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 414 Uli's Bubbles

Uri's tortoise shell was much larger than it appeared.

As soon as it got close, before it even landed, the tortoise shell suddenly appeared much larger in its field of vision.

What used to be a cramped space that could barely fit their few tents suddenly became very spacious, like a small island.

Celia's cottage was transformed into a mansion.

The change in their field of vision happened in an instant, startling Moran and the others so much that they stopped sweeping and looked around.

The surrounding lake shore and grassland seemed to have grown larger.

“No, we’ve shrunk!” Lilith said.

Moran looked at the tortoise shell below: "I sense the presence of spatial elemental power. Is Uli a spatial-type magical beast?"

"It should be considered a magical beast with both water and space elements. The space on its turtle shell can seamlessly connect with the surrounding environment, so when you first enter it, you will feel that the turtle shell and the surrounding environment suddenly become larger. After it enters the water, you can see the boundaries of the space more clearly."

After Celia finished speaking, Uri sank into the water.

Moran and the others quickly landed.

The lake water broke open, but it did not rush onto the tortoise shell.

On the tortoise shell, there appears to be an inverted bowl-shaped protective cover, separating it from the lake water.

That must be the boundary of the turtle-back space that Celia mentioned.

As Uli sank to the bottom of the lake, the surrounding light gradually dimmed.

At this moment, the patterns on the tortoise shell gradually emitted a warm yellow fluorescence, making the entire tortoise shell as bright as day.

However, Moran and the others did not pay attention to the changes in the tortoise shell; their eyes were all on the large and small bubbles scattered on the bottom of the lake.

The largest was about the size of Uri's head, while the smallest was only the size of a basketball.

Each bubble, like the protective shield on the turtle's back, contains water and spatial elemental power, and small fish swim inside.

Moran even saw corals and marine monsters found only on the seabed in some of the bubbles.

Considering the space on the turtle's back, these bubbles and the aquatic plants and fish inside are probably not as big as they appear.

"Ms. Celia, are these the fish you keep?" Moran asked curiously.

"That's right! There are some from the sea, some from rivers and lakes, and some from the dark waters underground. They are not adapted to the water environment of Cuixi Plain, so they are all kept in Wuli's bubbles."

The internal spaces of the bubbles vary in size, each representing a different aquatic environment.

Celia said, "Uli, float the bubbles over for Moran to choose from!"

Uli took a deep breath, and the bubbles obediently gathered together.

Moran glanced at them and found that most of them were underwater creatures she had seen in books, while the rest were probably not Valen's species.

They can almost be described as underwater ecospheres.

Moran didn't stand on ceremony and asked for one sample of each type to use as card-making materials for the Book of Cards.

She even took the underwater plants.

These underwater creatures were so complete that they were very useful to her, saving her the trouble of collecting them one by one.

Although only one sample was used, the sheer number of bubbles, fish, shrimp, and aquatic plants adds up to a considerable amount.

Moran also secretly slipped Uli a large food card – a can of herring – as a thank you.

There's no need to worry about safety when riding on Uli's back.

They could simply place the tent on the turtle's back; no magic circles or burrowing mushrooms were needed. It was already late, and Celia, thinking that the young witches needed plenty of sleep to maintain their energy, didn't disturb them further.

After Moran and the others returned to their tents, they all rolled up the tent windows without prior arrangement.

Pale blue bubbles floated on the dark lake bottom, creating an exceptionally dreamlike scene.

With the scenery at the bottom of the lake as their backdrop, some read books, some studied magic, and when they got tired, they meditated for a while before continuing.

Celia no longer needs to sleep every day; for her, nighttime is the same as daytime.

Especially since she lives at the bottom of the lake, she practically doesn't distinguish between day and night.

She spent a while sorting out what she had learned from her last trip to the Sky Well, but soon felt bored and restless. She ran to Uri's head and said, "Uri, gather the bubbles together, I'll feed the fish!"

Uli's head stiffened, and she didn't move.

"???" Celia poked Uri's head curiously: "What's wrong with you? Are you asleep?"

Uli barely moved her cheeks, accidentally blowing out a small bubble. The bubble exploded in the space on the turtle's back, and Celia immediately smelled a familiar stench.

"..." Celia immediately covered her nose: "Ugh! Celia! Why are you eating canned herring again!"

Fortunately, compared to the space on the turtle's back, this little bubble was too small, so the smell dissipated and wasn't so unpleasant.

Now she didn't dare ask Uli to gather the bubbles over so she could feed the fish.

To make bubbles, you need to inhale and exhale.

If she keeps talking like that, she might pollute an entire lake and have to move away.

"Next time you want to eat, go eat on the lake! Don't exhale onto my back again."

After saying that, Celia didn't stay near Uri's head anymore; she felt there was a strange smell there.

He walked into the house with a look of disgust, but as he walked, he suddenly caught a glimpse of light coming from inside the tent.

"Huh? Moran and the others aren't asleep yet?"

Celia tiptoed over and, through the tent window, saw Moran and Lilith reading books, and Sylph and Vasida crafting magical items.

She did some calculations, a little doubtful about her life: "I just graduated this year, just turned eighteen, right? Even if my magic level is already at the peak, it shouldn't be enough to stay up all night, right?"

Suddenly, I felt that it was a bit unreasonable for an old senior like myself to be wandering around aimlessly here.

I quickly went back inside to continue sorting through the haul from last time.

Early in the morning, Celia used her cooking magic to prepare her best breakfast, and then went to call Moran and the others.

Seeing how energetic they all looked, Celia couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you sleep a wink last night? Do even little witches need less sleep than witches?"

Lilith looked at Vasita and Sylph: "You two aren't asleep either?"

"You didn't sleep either?" Vasida asked in return.

Moran was very pleased to see how hard her friends were working and explained to Celia:
"We learned the meditation method of human mages and replaced sleep with meditation."

Are you interested in learning it? We have a "Sky Meditation Method" that's quite suitable for witches!

Celia shook her head repeatedly: "You have no idea how much fun I've missed since I only need to sleep once every ten days or two weeks!"

The reason she could stay at the bottom of the lake for so many years without going out was not because she was a homebody, but because she went to the Sky Well so frequently.

Every time I go to explore another world, I'm full of passion, but when I come back and digest what I've learned, I start to dawdle.

It's been like this since I was a child.

But since witches have a long initial lifespan anyway, it doesn't matter if it's a little slower.