The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

At the beginning of the transmigration ceremony, Moran did not find any magical bloodline in this body at all; it was just like a completely ordinary human being.

She wouldn't have discovered this if she hadn't been paying close attention to how the dream energy guided the green energy to transform her body.

After all, from the moment she entered the dream world, she truly felt that she was able to use what she possessed, and using the Book of Cards was not a problem.

The ability that perfectly matches the real world can also be used in the dream world.

But now, it's rather strange that she can use magic and the Book of Cards even though she clearly doesn't have witch blood in her body.

Furthermore, now that her body has been completely transformed into that of a Spirit Transformation Clan member, she can easily use the abilities of a witch.

I can clearly feel an energy similar to the power of nature flowing through my body.

Its origin is the green crystal that appeared in the spiritual sea during the race transformation ceremony, which Moran temporarily calls the core of the Spirit Transformation Clan.

This is so strange. Her body is that of a Spirit Transformation Clan, yet it doesn't prevent her from using the witch's abilities. Moran couldn't help but carefully sense the magic power that supported her in using the witch's abilities, wondering where it came from.

It turned out that the magic she was using actually came entirely from that dream gate.

Originating from the Gate of Dreams, and possessing the witch's exclusive magic, Moran immediately had some guesses.

Look, she's still maintaining a connection with her body!
Although this dream gate is located in her spiritual sea, it can connect her physical body in the real world with her will in the dream world.

This made Moran feel regretful again; how could the key to dreams have fallen into her mental sea!

We can't even retrieve it, and we can't even analyze it for the Book of Cards. It's definitely more precious than the magic in the dream world!

"Alright, alright, stop admiring yourself!" Groot thought she was too fond of the appearance of the Spirit-Transformed Clan because she kept checking her body, so he impatiently tapped the ground with his wooden staff, interrupting Moran's thoughts. "From today onwards, you are a member of the Spirit-Transformed Clan."

He straightened his hunched back, suddenly adopting the air of a reclusive master, and stroked his beard, saying, "I'm a level 30 Beast Speaker. There aren't many in the entire village with a higher level than me. How about it? Want to become my mentor?"

He narrowed his amber-colored vertical pupils and lowered his voice mysteriously: "I don't take on disciples easily!"

As he spoke, Groot furtively brought up a special interface that shimmered with golden light and waved it in front of Moran: "Look if you don't believe me, the Beast Speaker skill book I have here is definitely the most powerful in the whole village—but I only sell it to my apprentice!"

Moran stared at the so-called "disciple-exclusive shop," and the corner of his mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.

If she hadn't read countless strategy posts about this cunning old fox on the forum beforehand, she might have been fooled by his rhetoric.

What "exclusive to apprentices"? It's clearly just Groot giving the regular shop interface a gold makeover!

Even more outrageous is that the prices inside are five times higher than the normal prices recorded on the forum!
She already knew that Groot's skill books were priced five times higher than those of other Dreamers.

After all, other dreamers need to build up goodwill or complete tasks to buy things, but here, all you need is money. Yet this old guy dared to multiply the already inflated price by five times, making it a full twenty-five times the market price!
This method of ripping off customers is even more ruthless than how she makes money selling trading cards!

Moran deliberately feigned a deeply hurt expression, his amber vertical pupils filled with sorrow: "No wonder the adventurers secretly call you 'Black-hearted Groot'..."

Her voice trembled slightly, sounding like a deceived novice adventurer: "Being your apprentice, not only do you not get a discount on buying class skills, but you actually have to pay twenty-five times the price?"

She took a half step back: "I came here to find you as soon as possible, thinking you were at least a decent businessman who would charge a higher price than others, but with no other trouble after the money was exchanged... It seems I misjudged you."

Moran's acting was so good that old Groot was immediately flustered.

He had intended to rip off a sucker, but he didn't expect the other party to know the going rate.

Seeing Moran turn to leave, he quickly grabbed her sleeve: "Wait! I made a mistake!"

Withered fingers slid rapidly across the panel, and the prices of goods immediately plummeted. "Alright! This is the apprentice's exclusive discount. As long as you buy a job invitation letter from me to change jobs, you can buy any skill book on this screen! The previous one was for outsiders!"

Moran glanced at it; the price had indeed dropped to five times the normal price, but in the end, it was still the same price she paid to others.

She sneered inwardly, but outwardly remained aggrieved: "I saw on the forum that this 'Professional Skills Book - White Cat Transformation' only costs about one Dream Coin at other Dreamers. Even if it's more convenient to buy here and I don't need to do any extra tasks, it shouldn't cost five Dream Coins! If I buy them all, I don't know how much more money I'll have to spend..."

Upon hearing that she wanted to "buy them all," Groot's mustache bristled with anxiety. His eyes darted around, and suddenly a brilliant idea struck him. "That's because their skill books are all simplified versions! Mine are the complete inheritance!" With that, he hurriedly clicked on the skill descriptions and added a few lines of small print at the end: [Groot's Exclusive Annotated Version].

Moran suppressed a laugh. This old guy could even come up with such a clumsy excuse as "exclusive annotated edition" just to raise the price.

She pretended to be serious as she flipped through the small print descriptions that had been forcibly added to the skill book information, but she knew perfectly well that the so-called annotations were probably just as useless as Groot's junk.

After all, this is a skill book that you can learn in no time! There's no need for any "exclusive annotations"!
"Fine!" she sighed, feigning resignation. "I accept the higher price. But..."

She changed the subject: "We merchants among adventurers always give discounts to big clients. If I'm planning to buy one of every type of skill book you have, and am willing to buy the job invitations and skill books you've acquired from other dreamers in the village at similar prices, what discount can you give me?"

Although she can infinitely copy Dream Coins, each time she creates a card, she has to consume magic power.

Spending money for convenience is fine, but being a sucker and squandering it is not in line with her thrifty style.

Groot's cloudy eyes darted around a few times, his face, as dry as tree bark, filled with struggle.

His shop had indeed been closed for a long time; ever since the nickname "Black-hearted Groot" spread among adventurers, fewer and fewer people were willing to buy things from him.

Moreover, she not only wanted to buy all her own skill books, but was also willing to buy skill books from other dreamers in the village from him. The price difference would allow him to make a fortune! (End of Chapter)