The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Valenworld, one year later.

Inside Moran's personal tent in a corner of the Explorers' Camp.

Squeak, crack, and moss, which had shrunk in size and taken root in the spatial planting pot, the three little guys sat in a row, watching Moran's every move with burning eyes, their eyes full of curiosity and anticipation.

Over the past year, Moran has used the ability of the mirror space to adjust the flow of time, and has completely transformed and upgraded the mirror space of the Witch's House. All the key devices required for space travel have been installed and everything is ready. Only the last step is needed: to integrate these independent components into one and connect them to the main control room.

Originally, to complete this step, it would have been necessary to undertake extensive construction and lay energy lines within the mirror space, but her mirror space is also a card.

What other method could achieve a more natural and seamless connection than incorporating them all into the {Mirror Space Card}?

With a slight thought, Moran summoned the Book of Cards and solemnly placed the {Mirror Space Card - Moran's Witch House} into the cover card slot, preparing to reshape it.

With the injection of one-time magic, the card slot shone brightly, and the card outlines gradually blurred, as if melting and reforming in the light.

A few minutes later, the light faded, and lying quietly in the card slot was a brand new card.

The design on the card seamlessly switches between a mirrored card and a streamlined, silver, shuttle-shaped boat.

{Moran's Witch House (Dual Form)}
[Function: The Witch Moran's House contains a small mirror space with two forms: card and vehicle. In card form, the mirror space is static, with its core transforming into a mirror card that can be stored in the mind's eye and entered and exited at any time within a certain spatial distance. This form consumes no energy. In vehicle form, the mirror space unfolds into a "Starry Ark," allowing for continuous spatial jumps when energy is sufficient, resisting void erosion and energy storms, and freely traversing the universe.]

It worked!
From then on, this card became both her haven and her ark for conquering the stars.

Moran picked up the brand-new card and looked at his companions: "Ready? Our new journey is about to begin!"

Squeak, clack, and moss all nodded in agreement.

They had already arranged the work at the Mozikasen Pet Cuddling House, and were just waiting for Moran to build the Starry Ark so they could travel together in the universe.

Moran opened the tent door and led Zizi, Kaba, and Sentai back to the renovated Mirror Space, heading straight to the Starry Ark control room of the Witch's House.

She retained the traditional driving method of the Starry Ark—the central control room—while also adding a more convenient mental control method based on the characteristics of the Mirror Space.

It can be manually driven from the control room, or its movement can be controlled by mental power from anywhere in the mirror space.

Standing in the control room, she activated the vehicle form of the mirror space with a thought.

A deep hum resounded from the depths of space, and powerful energy fluctuations swept through every corner like a tide.

Inside the main control room, the screens of all the controllers lit up one after another, shimmering with a blend of deep blue and silver light.

On the screen of the Ark Defense System controller, the Mirror Space Membrane, which combines Star Steel and Void Whale Agar, is clearly displayed. It has turned silver-gray and its defensive power is several times stronger than before.

As the invisibility function was activated, an invisible layer of energy spread across the boundary membrane like ripples on water. The mirror space, which was originally based in the Valen world, quietly disappeared without a trace, as if it had merged into the void.

On the light screen of the driving system controller, a vast star map slowly unfolds, and the preset navigation route, like a glowing purple ribbon, meanders among the stars towards the distance.

Moran raised his hand and pressed the start button for the Ark. The entire mirror space, transformed into a silver Ark, then rapidly moved forward along the pre-set route.

The panoramic image was projected in real time onto the largest light screen in front of the control room. Through the projection from the stern of the Ark, the world of Valen, which originally occupied the entire field of vision, had been transformed into a star the size of an egg, emitting a gentle halo, and quietly suspended in the depths of the boundless darkness in the time it takes to breathe.

The Ark is sailing steadily along the star map left by the witches of the Starry Sky Temple.

Every plane and every planet they passed through had already been explored by the high-level explorers of the Valen world.

This star system has also seen Level 0 worlds and endangered worlds.

However, some of them have had their original power completely drained and refined into crystals of original magic, turning into lifeless dead stars; others have successfully advanced to the world level, or their intelligent races have survived the crisis of survival.

Those dead stars might be able to draw energy from the void again and give birth to intelligent life once more, but it would take an incredibly long time.

Whether it's a global advancement or the resolution of a crisis, it signifies that the world's consciousness has either become stronger or recovered.

Without its permission, external forces can hardly forcefully intervene.

We must venture out of this already explored star system and into those unknown star systems to possibly gain anything.

Moran had estimated the journey. Even at the current maximum speed of her Starry Ark, if she went all out without considering energy loss, it would take at least three years to reach the edge of this star field.

Knowing how time-consuming travel would take on a cosmic scale, she had previously prioritized the transformation of the Mirror Space.

As for other books, materials, and research projects, they will become the best pastime to pass the time during this long journey.

After confirming that the Starry Ark was operating stably and no further operations were needed for the time being, Moran went straight to the rest area specially reserved in the main control room.

The rest area and the main control room are in the same room without any partitions. However, the rest area has comfortable tables and chairs for reading and studying, and the time flow of this small area can be set separately.

Moran sat down at his desk in the rest area, took out a copy of "The Three-Dimensional Theory of the Universe," and eagerly began to read.

Like its master, Moran went to read a book, while Zizi, Kaba, and Sentai gathered together and began studying a large book.

That was the "Starry Ark Pilot's Manual" that Moran had specially written for the three of them at their request.

From the moment she learned that she was going to transform the Mirror Space into the Starry Ark, Zizi decided to learn how to drive it.

However, it sees itself as a driving instructor. Kaba and Sentai are an undead creature and a plant-type mirror beast, respectively. They don't get hungry, sleepy, or tired, so they were chosen by Zhizhi as driving students and future drivers.

Now, Zizi is learning from Moran's driving manual while teaching Kaba and Sentai.

Moran was very pleased with this outcome. (End of Chapter)