The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 84~~~
At six o'clock on Sunday morning, before dawn, Moran left her dormitory carrying a basket.

Time to prepare the bread, fruit cakes, and juice for next week.

At this time of day, she could only reach the breadfruit grove by the light of the streetlights.

After entering the breadfruit grove, it takes a while to adjust before you can barely see in the moonlight.

But today, she has the power of light.

The orb of light on the wand illuminated the area around her as bright as day.

The only inconvenience is that it's a bit inconvenient to hold the wand when picking breadfruit.

She could only temporarily stick the wand into the ground under the tree.

At this point, the advantage of the light-emitting technique—that it provides illumination without dazzling the eyes—becomes apparent.

The light shining from under the tree didn't affect her climbing the tree to pick breadfruit at all.

With such good lighting conditions, Moran was able to pick breadfruit much faster.

By daybreak, she was already carrying the last basket of breadfruit back to her dormitory.

As Vasita yawned and headed out to have breakfast in the breadfruit grove, she bumped into her outside the grove: "Good morning! Moran..."

Seeing the ball of light she had stuck in the basket, I rubbed my eyes:
"No, Moran, don't tell me you've learned the Light spell again?"

“Yes! I just learned it,” Moran said.

"Weren't you busy organizing your reading and math books?" Vasita asked, puzzled.

"I finished organizing it yesterday morning and handed it over to the dean," Moran said.

"Didn't you say there were seventeen or eighteen books? How come they're all organized so quickly?"

“Copying is very convenient.”

Vasita was once again amazed by Moran's speed of action.

She has worked very hard this week.

After reading the section on the Clear Spring spell in "Ignition, Lighting, and Water Making," I tried it for the first time last night, though I didn't succeed.

I plan to rewatch "The Clear Spring" next week to see where the problems lie.

I've set aside the whole day to work on the four papers I wrote last week.

These are all problem summary papers. I recorded the lecture, so they're easy to write. If I put in a little effort today, I'm sure I can finish them.

I was initially feeling smug about my success this week, finally relieved that I wouldn't have to stay up all night to finish my homework anymore.

And what about Moran? He's already written seventeen or eighteen books and even learned the art of light.

Suddenly, she realized she hadn't written four papers, hadn't even learned the Clear Spring Technique, and was still smugly pleased with herself—she was a bit silly.

Putting everything else aside: "Moran, you learn magic way too fast! You mastered Clear Spring in one go, and you didn't succeed with Light in one go either, did you?"

Moran nodded: "Why don't we just follow the steps in the book?"

“I followed the steps in the book, but I failed,” Vasita said.

"How exactly did you fail?" Moran asked quickly.

In fact, she also felt that she cast spells too easily, succeeding every time in one go.

But upon closer reflection, there was nothing wrong with it; she was simply following the instructions in the book.

“The wand is wet, but there’s no spring!” Vasita said.

Moran frowned as she analyzed:
"It looks like a complete failure."

The three factors that influence the casting of the Clear Spring spell are: water magic talent, willpower and command, and emotions and outbursts.

We are witches, so our talent for water magic is definitely not a problem. Emotions and outbursts will only affect the casting effect of the Clear Spring spell; whether it succeeds or fails has little to do with it.

Therefore, the only possibility is that there is a problem with will and commands.

What kind of spring water did you imagine when you cast the spell?

“It’s a spring!” Vasita said.

No matter how Moran asked, she couldn't give a clear answer, only knowing that it was spring water, moist, released from a water tower.

“No wonder! Your understanding and perception of the spring water are still insufficient, which has led to your instructions not being clear enough.” Moran understood where the problem lay.

“Feelings? Understanding? Isn’t all water the same?” Vasida still didn’t understand.

She has used and drunk so much water, how could she not understand what water is?

"Water is not all the same."

Water from streams and rivers, water from the sea, well water, rainwater, and mountain spring water—these are all water, but none of them are the same as the water from the Clear Spring Technique.

The water from the Clear Spring Technique is completely pure, without any impurities; it is water formed solely from the condensation of water elemental power.

"The water is not only moist, but also flowing, transparent, and drinkable..."

Moran described a whole host of properties of water to her, and then told her:
"You must first understand the effect that the magic is meant to produce in order to release it correctly. If you don't even know what kind of spring water you want to create, your magic will be like a headless fly, not knowing what to do."

Vasita seemed to understand, but not quite: "Water can be so different?"

“Of course!” Moran said.

She also realized that her ability to cast the spell successfully on the first try was not because the magic was so simple, but because the memories of Earth in her mind gave her a sufficient understanding of light and water.

Therefore, it is easy to convey clear spellcasting commands to magic.

A witch's magic is driven by willpower. Her talent is unquestionable, and her willpower is clear. There is no reason for her to fail.

For the other little witches, it is not easy to present clear spellcasting instructions, because they do not yet understand things well enough and need to observe more.

No wonder there were so many descriptions of the characteristics of the spring water in "Clear Spring Tinkling" that she considered somewhat superfluous!
Moran sighed, realizing he still hadn't read enough books: "You haven't read 'The Clear Spring' yet, have you? After reading it, observe the water more; it should be very helpful in learning the Clear Spring Technique."

"Hmm!" Vasita really wanted to go back to her book and try again to see if she could succeed, but unfortunately she had to finish her thesis today.

At times like this, I can't help but envy Moran, who no longer needs to write mediocre papers because of her super memory:
"Moran, is your memory really not a witch's talent? I wish this could be developed into witch magic too!"

"Probably not."

Moran was powerless to help.

Her memory doesn't consume any magic power, so it's definitely not a witch's talent and couldn't possibly be developed into shareable witch magic.

The witch Tracy, who possesses the Book of Omniscience, may have similar witch talents, but unfortunately, her shorthand technique consumes permanent magic power, so she dares not use it casually.

Even if Vasita can restore magic power by eating, she can only restore magic power once.

So Moran didn't mention it either.

"Ugh! I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to go eat some breadfruit and then I have to get back to work on my thesis!"

Vasida waved to her and prepared to head into the breadfruit grove.

Moran continued carrying the breadfruit towards the dormitory.

I had only taken three and a half steps when I heard a scream of "Ah!"

The sound went straight into the eardrums, making one's head spin.

Moran instinctively turned to look at Vasita and asked her, "What—" the sound?
Before she could finish speaking, two little witches collapsed to the ground outside the breadfruit grove.

(End of this chapter)