The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

"Look! You can buy an invitation to the Jiguang Academy with an initial Heart Light Power detection function for just one gem coin in the shop! We... we can also spread magic like the Jiguang Fairy and get more of our fellow countrymen to join us!"

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For a time, the White Crystal Man, who originally intended to hide in this valley forever and never face the desperate society outside, found himself with an uncontrollable strong desire to leave and explore the outside world in order to obtain those magical cards and to improve his authority to learn more powerful magic.

After spending time together and learning from each other, the twelve White Crystal People, who were originally strangers, have developed a deep camaraderie.

They sat around the makeshift altar, using the faint light from each other's spells to carefully study the various cards in the "Drawing Light Society" shop in their minds, while enthusiastically discussing their plans to go out and spread magic.

"The access requirements for these {magic cards} are indeed not high, and they even allow us to purchase one card from a different access level every now and then."

Xinhen pointed to several cards in the list used for attack and defense and analyzed, "We can bide our time for a while and accumulate a few cards that can ensure our safety before going out. Those Radiant Nobles who control emotional energy weapons will never sit idly by and watch the spread of magic. We must be prepared."

"We also need to collect some {Jiguang Academy Invitations} in advance," Yingyu added, carefully reading the instructions on the invitations. "According to the description, opening the invitation allows for a free test of initial Heart Light Power and viewing a projection of Jiguang Fairy's Heart Light Power transformation tutorial. We don't actually need to make a big fuss about it from the start; we can just quietly deliver it to those who need it most, like sowing seeds. That would be much safer."

“The best target would be the Dust-Light People.” Thinking of the outside world, Crystal Dust’s voice carried a hint of bitterness. “Those nobles live extravagant lives, are full of emotions, and never lack the Liquid of Light. Why would they need magic? Only we Dust-Light People, whose emotions have been drained and who can barely keep our bodies intact, would see magic as our only lifeline!”

"How about we go to the outskirts of various cities and look for our compatriots who, like us, are preparing to commit suicide?"

Yaotong's whispered suggestion resonated with everyone. They were the ones who had been rescued by Fairy Jiguang in the final moments of their lives, and they knew best how wonderful it felt to have hope at that time. Moreover, starting from the edge of the city would be much safer.

“Before we leave, we can save up gem coins to buy a {communication card}. This card will allow us to communicate via text over long distances. If there are any problems, we can communicate even if we are not together,” Xinhen said, pointing to the {communication card} in the shop.

This proposal was immediately agreed by everyone.

In a perilous world, being able to maintain contact undoubtedly greatly increases the chances of survival and success.

They began to browse the online store more carefully, planning how to optimize the configuration of these cards that could ensure their safety and communication with their limited initial resources.

The practice of the Light spell has also been temporarily suspended, as they need to save their Light Power and recharge it into Gem Coins to buy cards.

Several months later, the twelve White Crystal People were ready and went out of the valley for the first time.

The valley that they couldn't get out of before was now easily crossed.

They followed the farm's original transport route toward the nearest city, and then dispersed to the outskirts of the cities they knew well.

In the suburbs of Crystal City, at a garbage dump, Firefly walks among mountains of discarded crystals and the wreckage of broken emotion collectors.

Before its desperate suicide, it spent a long time scavenging in the junkyard, picking up things that nobles had thrown away, but which were still somewhat useful to the people of Dust and Light, as they could exchange them for some meager emotional energy, knowing that there were many scavengers here just like it had been.

She quickly found her target—a young white crystal person sitting against a discarded crystal cluster, whose faint light was almost completely extinguished.

She didn't approach rashly, but gently placed an invitation to the Jiguang Society within the other person's reach before disappearing into the shadows. The young, white-haired man glanced blankly at the suddenly appearing card, which shimmered with a faint light, a flicker of emotion crossing his lifeless eyes.

It touched it instinctively.

The next moment, it sat up straight, its eyes flashing with disbelief.

It "saw" the projection of the Light-Drawing Fairy. Through the projection's explanation, it learned that there was something called magic in the world, and that it, with an initial Heart Light Power of 32 Mana, could possess this magical power. It also truly transformed its "Heart Light Power" into light elemental power through the projection's teaching.

Most importantly, this naturally restorable power of light can be exchanged for just 1 mana for a single drop of low-quality liquid light, the undiluted kind!
With nothing left to lose and new hope at hand, there was nothing to be afraid to try. Without hesitation, they signed the contract and joined the Jiguang Society.

At the bottom of the abandoned irrigation canal in Falling Crystal City, Yao Tong discovered a white crystal person hiding in the dried-up canal, whose body had developed multiple cracks.

It silently stepped forward and, in front of the other party, condensed a small but stable and warm ball of light in its palm.

The dying white crystal man's eyes widened, and the huge butterfly-wing collector trembled slightly in shock.

Yao Tong dispersed the ball of light, then placed the invitation in the other person's hand and patted him on the shoulder: "Make good use of it, you can too."

Sometimes, the miracles we witness are more powerful than any words.

In the village of Dust and Light outside Crystal City, Xinhen quietly gathered the villagers and, under the watchful eyes of many indifferent or curious people, cast a spell of light and activated a fairy projection from an invitation to the {Jiguang Academy}.

"Aren't you all curious about why I'm back? My survival isn't due to the charity of nobles, but rather the grace of the Fairy of Light!"

His voice was clear and firm, “The magic the fairy taught me allows me to cast orbs of light. Join the ‘Jiguang Society,’ we can survive on our own!”

At first there was skepticism, but when the first villager dared to try using the invitation, the excitement and commotion spread like ripples.

Hope spread through this desperate village along with the "Jiguang Society".

Every weekend, the twelve scattered White Crystal people would exchange information through {communication cards}.

"All the Dust and Light Citizens of the East District Landfill in Crystal City have joined the Jiguang Society!"

"The Dust and Light People at the bottom of the abandoned canal in Falling Crystal City have all joined the Jiguang Society. They have moved to a nearby abandoned White Crystal Tree plantation and are temporarily lying low."

“Everyone in my hometown has also joined the Jiguang Association and is currently working hard to develop their downline.”

...(End of chapter)