The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Although the attack on the Witch Wilderness and the declaration of war against the witch clan have turned into issuing challenges to individual witches one-on-one, isn't that another form of venting?

They had amassed considerable resources for war preparations, assembled their mages, and marched south with great momentum. Yet, they had to slink back in disgrace simply because of a "Notice of the Launch of the Friendship Reward and Punishment System 1.0" from the Dawn Society. It was such a waste and such a loss of face.

What are witches? They're just a group of women who luckily obtained magical bloodlines.

If it weren't for the sudden appearance of witches, the witches would still be living in the shadow of human sorcerers!

After some discussion, the noble mages of both countries unanimously issued a new order to their subordinates, instructing them to find the witch and challenge her.

The mages, who were already struggling with their precarious friendship ratings, had never been so willing to carry out orders from their superiors.

The saints and paladin legions along the River of Origin, the mage corps stationed in the five villages on the southern border of the Magic Empire, and the mages on their way to provide support, split into smaller groups and began searching for witches to issue challenges.

There weren't many witches in the Yara Empire, so the saints and paladins went to the outside of the Black Forest to shout and call out to the undead witches in the forest to come out and accept the challenge.

The mages of the border mage corps of the Magic Empire either flocked to the Duchy of Lance or stared at the sky over Emerald Plains, searching for the witch's whereabouts.

What's most surprising is that the grandmasters of the Magic Academy of the Magic Empire, who are devoted to magical research and mage education, actually stepped forward and issued a new regulation, adding a new extracurricular practical assessment for all mage students in the school—to challenge and defeat a witch.

The main reason was that the academy's instructors discovered that more than a decade ago, the Magic Empire had also produced a genius elite mage named Moran who caused a sensation throughout the entire school. This Moran read through all the books in the entire library of the school's mage tower in just a few years. Then, when an instructor noticed her and wanted to take her as a disciple, she left the academy and never returned.

Shortly after that, the Dawn Society put up all sorts of {knowledge cards} about mage magic, covering everything from theory to spell structure, almost as if they had moved the entire library of the Magic Empire to the Dawn Society.

The master of the Dawn Society, the card witch named Moran, and the missing student from the Imperial Magic Academy also named Moran—what else don't they understand?
More than ten years ago, her entire inheritance was stolen, which was bad enough. But a witch who became a sorceress halfway through her life managed to learn all the magical knowledge, which was protected by multiple layers of defense and could only be learned one at a time, in such a short period of time.

They simply couldn't imagine the mental strength required to memorize all the magical knowledge in the entire library of the academy's mage tower in such a short time.

Even if she's a witch, this is just too outrageous.

They held a grudge about this matter, but with many rare magical materials only available through the card shop, and the growing power of commoner mages who support the Dawn Society, they had no choice but to swallow their anger.

The mentor was unhappy, so he naturally vented his frustration on his student.

A witch can learn all the magic in the entire academy in just a few years, while the regular students of the academy haven't even mastered a single school of magic. It seems they've been working in isolation for too long.

Thus, the students of the Imperial Magic Academy were delighted to have an extracurricular practice that they had to do every year.

Intermediate and advanced mages are manageable; with a little effort, you can still find intermediate and advanced witches to challenge.

It's more difficult for apprentice wizards and novice wizards, because novice witches and novice witches never leave the Witch Wilderness.

While other races, unlike the established noble mage factions of the two major human empires, were not in a hurry to salvage their already dangerously low friendship levels, they also recognized the importance of friendship.

If it's user-friendly, it really saves money and is a great deal!

Making a fortune simply by reselling cards at a profit is possible. Reaching maximum friendship level grants the same benefits as the Witch, and unlocking the Witch-exclusive card shop is like a carrot dangling in front of everyone.

The "Friendship Rewards and Punishments Rules and Examples" clearly state that harming the life or personal freedom of members of the Dawn Society or witches will result in a deduction of friendship points. However, only by challenging witches fairly and justly without endangering their lives can friendship points be rewarded.

With the belief that friendly sparring is the source of strength and progress, they eagerly contacted their witch friends who were of similar magical skill level and tried to have friendly sparring sessions with them.

If you don't have any witch friends, you can choose to find a witch nearby.

In an instant, witches throughout Valen who had not yet returned to the wilderness were harassed to varying degrees by foreign races.

Sacred Mountains, Holy City, Holy Song Lily of the Valley Tea Restaurant.

Garona, who hadn't yet set off back to the wilderness, was happily putting her luggage back while excitedly celebrating with the witches who had just arrived.

"The wilderness should be safe now, so we don't need to rush back."

"Molan's friendship system is simply amazing. When I first arrived, I felt that the hermits' attitudes towards me had changed."

"Hahaha! I noticed that too. They can't stand us wanting to lecture them, but they're afraid of being judged as unfriendly to witches. It's so funny how they're trying to hold it in!"

"It's because they were only fixated on the light and didn't read the accompanying 'Friendliness Reward and Punishment Rules and Examples' carefully at all, otherwise they wouldn't have dared to lecture us."

……

As they were talking, the voice of Holy Song Lily of the Valley suddenly came from downstairs: "Welcome... uh, hermits and angels are not allowed to enter!"

The witches' discussion stopped abruptly as they all peered downstairs.

Lu Wenchong waved to them from the doorway, accompanied by a female angel: "I'd like to ask which of you is a top-level witch? The angel lady would like to spar with you. Also, I'd like to spar with an apprentice witch."

"Hello, I am Lily, a low-ranking angel. My magical energy level is roughly equivalent to that of a peak witch." The angel introduced herself to them with a smile.

The witches who knew the inside story were at a loss for words.

What Lil? Isn't she just Millie?
Is this person here to gain favor with them?

Among the witches, the only peak-level Garona stepped forward: "I am peak-level, I accept your challenge! As for the apprentice-level witches, they are still studying at the witch academy, so you have no chance of encountering them in the wilderness."

Meanwhile, the dragons, who coveted the Witch Edition card shop, also began to make their move.

Led by Knottak, the gluttonous dragons began using various treasures to lure the witches in their {communication cards}, getting them to introduce them to top-tier, and even super-top-tier, witches. (End of Chapter)