The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 46 Library

"Wait!" Moran called out to Vasita and Sylph: "I need to get something done."

She cut a large sheet of parchment.

Then, using colored ink, he wrote a large-character poster.

Vasita read aloud curiously: "Want to know how much magic you have left? Want to know how far you are from advancing to the next level? Little Witch Moran's {Character Card} will satisfy all your needs! It only costs 50 Mana for a one-time use, and you won't have to worry about magic power until you reach the peak level?"

"Not enough magic? Pay in installments? 1 mana interest, dirt cheap?" Sylph was also very surprised: "Moran, is this how you sell cards to other little witches?"

Moran nodded: "Of course! I guarantee that every little witch can afford it! Everyone can clearly see their magical progress! Wait, let me draw a simple card illustration, and oh right, my dorm number!"

A colorful card advertisement with eye-catching lettering and accompanying pictures was created under her hands.

She went directly to Warehouse No. 3, got some ready-made glue, and pasted the advertisement on the wall outside Warehouse No. 1.

After applying it, Moran waited quietly for a while.

I was relieved that no strange noises came out to stop her.

"Alright! Now every little witch who comes to Warehouse 1 to collect her items can see it!"

It was here that I ran into senior student Trish, and she gave her a reminder.

This place is open to all little witches, so all the little witches will come here to collect their school supplies.

Otherwise, she really wouldn't know where to find older students in the fourth or fifth grade.

Vasita and Sylph were utterly astonished: "Senior Lilith will be so moved if she sees this. The price you gave us is truly a great deal!"

"Right! Senior sister really wronged me by calling me a goblin." Moran felt incredibly kind-hearted!

If she were to sell this card to anyone other than witches and sorceresses, she would have to charge at least two or three times the price!
After putting up the card advertisements, Moran returned to the alchemy classroom with his friends, completely satisfied.

The other little witches had already cut the paper and were now dyeing it one by one.

"Won't it be too slow to dye each sheet one by one?" Moran thought about how he had dyed the animal hide book from the outside in, gradually going deeper, so he simply dyed the whole roll of paper directly.

I tried it, and it seems to actually work!
Compared to a single sheet of paper, a whole roll of paper has a larger area and volume, requiring a longer time to absorb the dye, and the dyeing intensity also needs to be slightly increased.

However, this is not a problem. She can work from the outside in, staining the outer layer of paper first and the inner layer later.

That way, when the time comes, we can cut only the amount needed.

After all, the size of the blank paper inside the cover needs to match the size of the cover.

She won't use this little animal skin book in her hand forever.

Soak a roll of paper in advance, and when you get a new book, you can just cut it out and use it.

Moreover, the permeation and penetration effects of magic are much stronger than those of magical power.

Magic has an advantage when it comes to penetrating objects with a thick layer of substance.

Vasita and Sylph saw this and followed her example.

Ten minutes before afternoon class, the three of them had already soaked half a roll of parchment.

The other little witches couldn't dye an entire roll at once like they could, but they were inspired by them and laid several sheets of paper flat on the table, dyeing several sheets at once.

Moran cut out thirty pieces of the animal hide book based on its size and added them to the Book of Witches.

The thin animal hide booklet finally looked somewhat like a book.

"You all always manage to surprise me!" Amisha looked at the rolls of paper piled on the little witches' tables, knowing they hadn't been idle that afternoon. "Headmistress! Quickly tell us how to include the book in the Book of Witches!" Ais said anxiously.

The little witches were already impatient.

"Alright! You'll find out soon enough. Take the Book of Witches and follow me!" Amisha gestured for them to follow.

They left the west tower and went to the library in the main castle building.

The little witches were overjoyed: "Dean, the library is finally going to open up to us, right?"

Amisha shook her head without saying a word, leading them through the library entrance and into another corridor.

"There's another corridor here?" Many of the little witches hadn't noticed.

I passed two small doors with signs that read "Third Grade Library" and "Second Grade Library".

The little witches looked at the door at the very end of the corridor, thinking, "No way!"

Ms. Amisha indeed stopped in front of the door, and the sign on the door really did read "First Grade Library".

Just by looking at this door, you can tell that this place can't compare to a luxurious library.

"You still lack understanding of the magical world, and one wrong move could put you in danger. There are many books you shouldn't be reading yet."

The books here have been specially selected for first-grade witches; they are relatively basic and safe.

Two additional libraries will be open to students in grades two and three.

These three years are a time for laying the foundation.

After fourth grade, once you have a solid foundation and begin to specialize in your areas of expertise, library access will be fully granted to you.

However, if any of you little witches manage to learn all the required magic for this school year ahead of schedule, you can also contact me to obtain a pass to the next stage of the library.

Amisha briefly explained the reasons for the library restrictions, then pushed open the first-year library door and went inside.

The little witches followed her in single file.

It was much bigger than they had imagined, about the size of the auditorium where the entrance banquet was held.

The library is brightly lit by magic lamps, and there are some comfortable tables and chairs, making it a great place to read.

The bookshelves inside are not tall, only about 1.6 meters high.

Even Vasita, the shortest of the first-year little witches, can easily reach the top shelf of books by standing on her tiptoes.

“The academy’s books have all undergone special treatment.” Ms. Amisha took a book from the first bookshelf near the entrance, pointing to the runes on its spine. “See this?”

The little witches nodded, and Amisha continued her explanation:

"These are magical runes solidified from the witch Tracy's transcription technique. They can be used in conjunction with the Witch's Book."

Simply place the spine of the desired book against a blank page of the Book of Witches, and you can quickly complete the transcription.

If the runes are dim, it means that the book has just been copied by someone else and cannot be copied at the moment.

There is a charging array on the bookshelf. A book can be fully charged in less than a minute. Once the runes light up, it can be copied again.

I suggest you learn the transcription spell once you have extra magic power. You'll need it after graduation, since only the books in the academy library come with transcription runes.

The book *The Magic of Books* contains learning methods.

(End of this chapter)