The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

"!!!"

As soon as Moran finished speaking, three gasps of shock rang out in the room.

“Eighth tier?” Lilith’s voice rose involuntarily, filled with disbelief.

“Only… seventh rank?” Vasita’s eyes widened as she repeated Morana’s seemingly unbelievable words.

While the witch magic of Lilith, Vasita, and Sylph also yields stable returns, its audience and spread speed are ultimately inferior to Moran's card magic, which is extremely adaptable and all-encompassing. Naturally, the speed at which magic power is accumulated is not as exaggerated as Moran's.

Although their magic level has not yet officially broken through to the sixth rank, they are not far from it.

After returning to Valen, they met with Senior Tracy and heard her mention that once a Witch Explorer reaches the sixth rank, they are qualified to join the higher-level Witch Explorer organization, "Starry Sky Hall." They also learned that Moran was already at the sixth rank when she last returned.

Even so, Moran's words still shocked them greatly.

"Eighth rank... the total magic power must be in the hundreds of billions of manas!"

Even though Vasida wasn't very good at arithmetic, she could still figure out the tenfold difference between each major rank, which was practically an insurmountable chasm.

She counted on her fingers, growing increasingly alarmed. "We're still a little short of reaching the sixth rank, but you're already at the eighth... Doesn't that mean our current total magic power is less than one percent of yours?"

Lilith nodded in deep agreement, her face also filled with complex emotions:

"The gap in magic power levels is widening, which is understandable. After all, you are quite adept at promoting and popularizing witch magic, and we, and even the entire witch race, have benefited greatly from it. Now, in the eyes of other races, almost every witch is a rich woman. But you have also surpassed us by so much in terms of magic level advancement, which is too exaggerated! How did you do it? Even studying magic every day wouldn't be enough, would it?"

"It's been so long since I've felt like I've been caught up in your drama again..." Sylph sighed softly, a nostalgic smile flashing in her eyes.

She spends most of her time with flowers and plants, immersed in quiet research, and hasn't experienced this complex feeling of helplessness yet undeniable joy at being far surpassed by Moran in terms of ability for many years.

Moran's existence seemed to be a constant reminder to them that even a witch with exceptional talent could be far surpassed by those who strive for progress if she remained complacent.

"Don't forget, my mirror space has the ability to alter the flow of time in certain areas!" Moran gestured with his chin toward the magic clock by the door. "During long cosmic journeys, most of the time is actually spent on the voyage itself. Wouldn't it be a waste not to use that time to learn and research magic?"

Her tone became slightly more serious: "Moreover, you haven't seen with your own eyes how passive and vulnerable those Dao Ancestors, who possess immense immortal power but are only proficient in one type of ninth-order magic and whose primordial spirit cultivation is insufficient, are in actual combat. I don't want to become like them in the future, possessing high rank but being easily defeated by those weaker than myself who exploit their weaknesses!"

Lilith nodded thoughtfully: "It seems that once I get my hands on the Mirror Space, I'll also need to go into seclusion for a while."

She didn't want to fall too far behind Moran!
Although Vasita and Sylph did not speak, a determined look flashed in their eyes.

They also realized that their current magic level was indeed lagging behind their magic power level, and it was time to calm down and improve it properly. Seeing Moran's amazing progress, they were happy for her and were also inspired with even stronger fighting spirit.

A mirror space that can adjust the flow of time becomes even more attractive to them, and their desire to possess it as soon as possible becomes even more urgent.

The three immediately channeled their enthusiasm into the actual card design.

They carefully considered the different cultural backgrounds, power systems, and characteristics of intelligent races in the sixteen otherworldly realms, including White Crystal Star, Heavenly Mystic Realm, Azure Nether Realm, and Azure Wave Realm, as recorded in Moran's "Cosmic Travel Log," and discussed with Moran in depth how to effectively localize the series of cards corresponding to their respective witch magic.

Moran also took this opportunity to carefully study some of the new cards that Lilith, Vasida, and Sylph had added to the card shop in recent years.

After leaving Valencia, the new card shop updates were delayed, and news about returning to Valencia only started to surface.

By browsing the descriptions of these cards, Moran also gained a general understanding of the experiences of several friends over the years.

Judging from the {blood cards} and corresponding {blood fusion magic} of those powerful magical races familiar from across the universe, Lilith's research and development of her own witch magic and blood magic has become even more profound.

Vasita's Witch Magic Cards haven't changed much; they're still the same old set of {Nutritional Supplement Cards}, {Nutritional Supplement Recovery Cards}, and various {Trash Can Cards}.

However, she provided a large amount of card-making materials through the {Management Card}, and made a lot of {Ingredient Cards} and {Food Cards} from the Gulu Gulu Food World. There is also a set of {Knowledge Card - Food Magic} that is only available in the Witch Edition Card Shop, which should also be a specialty of the Gulu Gulu Food World.

It seems she has gained a lot from the world of Gulu Gulu food over the years.

Sylph's shop has a lot of {Alien Magic Cards} and corresponding {Mutant Seed Cards}, including {Mutant Hollow Tree}.

Moran saw many cards that interested him and bought them on the spot, planning to study them carefully when he had time.

"By the way, what about what you guys wrote?"

When they made contact across worlds before, Moran not only combined the centennial gathering time of the Starry Sky Palace to arrange a day for them to return to Valen together, but also got inspiration from the Starry Sky Palace witches' habit of sharing "Cosmic Travel Logs" and suggested that everyone write their experiences of exploring other worlds into travelogues or logs, whether to share them with each other or to consign them to the other world archives.

"Here, these are mine." Lilith first handed over several beautifully bound, thick leather notebooks with dark red patterns on the covers.

She compiled her experiences in searching for magical bloodlines over the years into a book, "The Journey of Magical Bloodlines," which currently has five volumes.

"This is mine!" Vasita excitedly pulled out a thick, heavy book: "This is the deluxe edition of 'Gourmet Adventure Notes' that I made. It not only records my experiences in the Gurgling Gurgling Food World, but also includes beautiful illustrations and aroma recreations for the food-related parts. It's definitely a book that will make your mouth water. I only made four copies in total, and this one is yours!" (End of Chapter)