The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Moran placed his order only after Old Groot reluctantly adjusted the price back to normal levels.

She practically emptied old Groot's inventory of skill books—from "Canary Metamorphosis" to "Adiantum Metamorphosis," and even "Forest Keeper Job Invitation," completely disregarding how many of them were similar transformation magic skill books.

Old Groot muttered under his breath as he counted his Dream Coins: "Tiger Transformation and Canary Transformation, Ghost Cat Transformation and White Cat Transformation, they're all pretty much the same. Mastering just one is enough... Why waste money learning so many?"

Moran glanced at him with surprise; he actually felt sorry for her wasting money!
But she had her own plans.

What she truly sought was never a few specific transformation skills, but rather the "natural transformation magic" hidden behind countless transformation skills.

In her view, each transformation skill is like a puzzle piece; only by collecting enough pieces can a complete magical picture be pieced together.

There are too many kinds of plants and animals, and the ecology of each world is different. Moran can't possibly learn every transformation. But as long as she grasps the essential laws of natural transformation magic, she can quickly learn the transformation of local plants and animals no matter what world she goes to. That's what she really wants.

Top-level transformation art is not simply about imitating forms, but about understanding and resonating with the essence of life.

On her way back to the hotel, Moran had already begun planning her upcoming studies.

Based on real-world time, since one cannot enter the dream world during the day, it's a good time to learn the skill books one has bought. One can use all the time spent in the dream world each night to attend the transformation classes taught by the various mentors in the village.

She prioritized skill books related to animal transformation in her learning list. Moran planned to use the "Forest Keeper's Job Invitation" book to change her job to Forest Keeper and systematically learn the plant transformation system after mastering most animal transformations.

Animal transformation and plant transformation combined constitute complete natural transformation magic. Moran's magic can be transformed into either animal or plant transformation power, without being restricted by profession.

As for the main quest "Hunting the Dream Eater" released by Dream World, she temporarily put it aside.

It wasn't until one morning two weeks later, when Moran was looking through the Greenwood Village timetable and discovered that the next three days were all holidays with no transformation classes available, that she began to seriously consider the mission.

During this period, she also did a lot of things during her breaks between classes.

First, we need to address the real-world financial issues.

Every day, she would go to the Federation contact point in Emerald Wood Village to exchange a small amount of Dream Copper Coins. The amount was just enough for her expenses in the real world and not enough to attract attention. She looked like a new adventurer who had just entered the dream world and was eager to make money.

These federal coins quietly flowed into "Xina's" account, maintaining a semblance of a normal life.

In addition, Moran can transform into different animal forms to visit the stalls of dreamers and adventurers in the village, and purchase materials from the dream world or other specialties as card-making materials.

Even the most skilled shapeshifters among the Dreamers probably didn't possess her mastery of so many different animal forms. This effectively concealed her identity, preventing people from associating all the "tycoons" with her alone.

Among the materials collected was *Mengfangmu*.

Back in her apartment in the real world, she immediately began preparations.

First, a {Material Card - Dreamwood} materialized from the Book of Cards, and a bundle of wooden strips with a light purple luster appeared neatly on the floor.

Each wooden strip was only as thick as a baby's forearm, and its surface was covered with spiral patterns. "Squeak, come here," Moran called to the little guy who was patrolling by the bed. "Put these into your space, just keep one in your hand."

She rubbed Zhizhi's fluffy head. "We're going out to hunt Dream Eaters later. Follow my lead!"

As soon as Zizi heard that a fight was about to break out, it immediately perked up.

It deftly stored the Dreamwood into its spatial pouch at its waist, leaving only one piece in its paw, watching her excitedly, awaiting her next command.

Moran took out the flying broom and straddled it.

"Come on up!" Moran patted the broom handle in front of her, where she had added a small, invisible cushion for Zizi.

After Zizi jumped up, she activated the broom's full stealth function and flew silently off the balcony.

When they reached a height of about 100 meters above the Yuanmeng residential area, Mo Lan said to Zhizhi, "Light the Mengfang wood, and replace it with another piece when it burns out."

Zizi immediately patted the fire element gem on her belt, and a cluster of orange-red flames shot out, instantly igniting the top of the Dreamwood.

The Mengfang wood was burning red-hot and was shrinking at a slow but even rate, without producing any ash or smoke.

Moran leaned closer and sniffed, but there was no smell: "I really don't know how the Baku's nose is shaped..."

She muttered to herself as she manipulated the wind element, pushing the invisible aura generated by the burning towards the buildings below.

According to the knowledge provided by the World Consciousness, although the Dream Eater cannot fly, it has amazing jumping ability, with a vertical jump height of up to fifty meters. It can also climb freely on the surface of buildings and even briefly pass through walls.

Moran deliberately maintained this safe height to ensure that even the most powerful Dream Eaters couldn't reach them.

The Dream Eater is invisible to the naked eye, but the Dream Keys of all explorers will flash slightly as a warning when a Dream Eater appears within ten meters.

Within this distance, the energy fluctuations emitted by the dream-eating tapirs are quite noticeable. Even if they are invisible to the naked eye, their precise location can be determined through these energy fluctuations, allowing for their capture and killing.

However, witches with energy vision don't need to go through all that trouble. The Otherworld Archives already contains information that clearly states witch explorers can see the energy-state Baku.

The wind elemental power swirling around Moran's fingertips precisely directed the unique fragrance produced by burning Dreamwood to every corner of the Dream Community.

This scent, detectable only by the Baku (a mythical creature that eats dreams), meanders through the buildings of the residential complex like an invisible ribbon, carried by the wind element.

As expected, in less than ten minutes, a distorted mass of gray-black energy emerged from the wall of the small building in the middle.

Its translucent body wriggled like viscous asphalt, with bubble-like protrusions occasionally rising on its surface. A straw-like mouthpart, half a meter long, nervously extended and retracted, greedily capturing the "fragrance" in the air.

The dream-eating tapir seemed completely captivated by the scent of the Dreamwood. It swiftly climbed up the outer wall to the rooftop, its flat body looking particularly eerie in the pink moonlight. (End of Chapter)