The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

“Of course! You can choose any place in the village, senior!” Annie said happily.

Moran knew they wouldn't refuse, but she still needed to explain the true purpose of the cabin to them.

"The cottage will be connected to my real witch's house, and I can come here from home anytime in the future."

I will leave you a key and set up a secret teleportation array inside the cabin that leads to a safe area outside the Black Forest.

If the village is attacked by a powerful enemy in the future, or in other emergencies, you can immediately lead everyone into my hut and use that secret teleportation array to safely and quickly transfer the girls out.

Of course, in peacetime, this passage can also be used as a secret exit route for you.

Moran plans to use the unused space in her small house to add an extra layer of security to Hope Village.

"Senior...this...this is too precious!" Anna said somewhat embarrassedly.

They told their senior about Hope Village simply to let her know that they had found a new cause they were willing to dedicate their lives to, not to trouble their senior or ask her to help them.

"Not precious at all!" Moran waved his hand casually. "The house was going to be empty anyway, it's just adding another teleportation array. The other world I recently visited had plenty of space magic materials, so there was no shortage of these!"

In her opinion, compared to the time and effort Anna and Anne put in, the materials she produced were nothing.

"Senior, that little house leads to your witch's house. If we need to take refuge in an emergency, won't it bother you if we go in?" Annie, being thoughtful, still had some concerns.

"Of course not!" Moran explained with a smile, dispelling her doubts.

"My witch's house is in a separate mirror space. If I am not in the Valen world, not at home, or even if I am at home but not actively connected, then the hut is just an ordinary little wooden house."

The cabin door will only temporarily become a portal to my home when I am home and have the necessary permissions.

So you don't need to worry at all about accidentally trespassing into my private space.

Having said all that, Anna and Anne had no more worries and were filled with gratitude.

They stood up and thanked Moran very solemnly.

“Really, there’s no need to be so polite,” Moran said. “So, shall we go pick a place now? How about that vacant lot behind your house?”

“There?” Anna was a little surprised. “Isn’t it a bit too small?” She remembered that the open space was less than half the size of their house.

“I’m not really going to live in the house,” Moran explained. “There are no other villagers’ houses around, it’s in the center of the village, it’s convenient and quiet, and it’s close to your house, so you can find out immediately if anything happens. I think it’s quite suitable.”

Seeing that Moran was persistent and thoughtful, Anna and Anne said no more and gladly allocated the land to her.

Once the location was determined, the “construction” of the cabin was surprisingly simple.

Moran simply took out a {Little Cabin Card} from the Book of Cards, and after it materialized, a sturdy and elegant log cabin with a small porch appeared out of thin air on the open ground.

She used earth magic to slightly reinforce the foundation, then went inside and began to focus on setting up the secret teleportation array. It only took a little longer than necessary to determine the location of the array's exit.

It was completed in just over an hour.

Moran filled in the address on the invitation and handed it to Anna and Anne:

"Remember to come for the full moon next month!"

“We will definitely be there on time!” Anna and Anne nodded vigorously.

*
After resting at home for a night, Moran set off on her journey again, full of energy, to invite the next friend on the list.

She went to the Gourmet Island in the Dragon Clan Islands, found Ais who was engrossed in developing new dishes, and brought her Kaba's praise for "Rotten Stomach Stew"; she went to the Holy City at the foot of Paradise Mountain, visited Alba who had also joined the Eight Times Speed ​​Gossip Alliance, and other witch friends who were still in the Holy City; she went to Lance City to visit her grandmother Della, whom she had never had the chance to meet in person...

While briefly meeting with friends and delivering invitations, Moran also conveniently completed her home purchase.

On the food island, she used cards to materialize a unique restaurant that opened irregularly and had no fixed menu on a vacant lot in the west district.
Back in the Holy City, she returned to the house where she had once run a magic candy shop, renovated it, and added passageways.

In Lance, she bought a house with a small yard in Apprentice Lane, where she had briefly stayed before.

After inviting all his friends, Moran devoted himself to "purchasing properties" throughout the continent of Valen.

In Moon Harbor, there are sea-view rooms overlooking the entire bay; in the city of Aetherans, there are quiet apartments outside the magic academy; inconspicuous detached houses in the neighborhood near the Temple of Light; exquisite treehouses in the elven capital; rugged earthen houses in the orc royal court; colorful coral houses in the deep-sea mermaid capital; sturdy stone houses in the underground city of Obsidian…

Wherever she went, she would choose a suitable property and then quietly open a portal connecting to her witch's house.

On the magic clock at the entrance of the witch's house, more and more icons representing different locations appeared: small houses, anchors, wings, big trees, animal claws, seashells... densely packed like stars surrounding the clock face.

Just before the full moon night arrived, Moran returned to the Mirror Space of the Witch's House and began preparing for the banquet.

She arranged for the banquet to be held on the thick, soft green moss-covered grass by the pond.

Here, the view is expansive, offering the most beautiful night view within the mirror space. A gentle breeze ripples across the pond, bringing moist air and the fragrance of plants, creating an exceptional atmosphere.

To entertain her witch friends from all over the world, Moran put a lot of effort into the selection of ingredients.

She prepared a lot of Mirror Beast meat, which was extremely nutritious and tasted excellent, as well as magical plants with unique flavors, brought back from the Three Thousand Mirror Ruins World.

Fully utilizing his culinary skills, he skillfully combined the exquisite plating of Blue Star, the magical seasoning of Valen, the nutritional processing of Three Thousand Mirror Ruins, and the cooking techniques of the three worlds to meticulously design a long list of recipes, and prepared each dish into a corresponding {food card} in advance.

A long dining table was set up on the soft green moss by the pond, covered with a clean white tablecloth and set with uniform crystal tableware.

Beside each plate is a beautifully designed food card, ready to conjure up the steaming, fragrant dishes upon the guests' arrival. (End of Chapter)