The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

"You need to understand that the flow of time around you has accelerated, and the time you experience yourself is also passing by at an accelerated pace! This is consuming your real life time!"
Once you have lived longer than your natural lifespan limit, even your magic will begin to deplete. If you don't have enough magic to replenish it, you will age rapidly and eventually die when the depletion reaches a certain level!

Is it really worth it?

Cecilia emphasized her point, highlighting what she would have to pay in the process, and urged Moran to reconsider.

“Yes,” Priscilla said gently, her face showing concern, “We strive to learn magic and improve our strength so that we can better explore the world, enjoy a longer life, and live a more carefree life. To exchange one’s life for extra learning time is too high a price to pay… Even if you are a witch, your lifespan is not infinite. It’s not worth squandering your life capital like this!”

A witch's natural lifespan is only five hundred years, and apart from a few newly joined witches, most of the witches present were already over that age.

Although their magical power has been completely converted into magic power, it will no longer increase naturally, and in fact, it is decreasing every day.

If they don't find other ways to increase their natural lifespan, they will basically have to rely on constantly acquiring more magic power to sustain their lives.

Once their magic power is reduced to zero, their lives will come to an end.

"I know the cost of time acceleration... Adjusting the flow of time to learn and research this function is a very risky and time-consuming process. Everyone's lifespan is limited, so it really needs to be used with extreme caution. I don't recommend that you try it lightly."

Moran responded calmly, while lightly tapping her finger to clearly display the cards she had recently compiled, including {Knowledge Card - Eighth-Tier Witch Magic}, {Knowledge Card - Seventh-Tier Witch Magic}, {Knowledge Card - Eighth-Tier Mage Magic}, and {Knowledge Card - Seventh-Tier Mage Magic}, to everyone.

"These cards contain relatively mature and systematic magical knowledge that I compiled after studying the memories of Dao Ancestor cultivators and combining it with my own understanding and verification."

You can directly learn from these pre-organized contents, which will save you a lot of time on self-exploration and deduction.

The price isn't cheap, but I do accept barter. If anyone has an invitation to a world of level 13 or higher, you can exchange it for a complete set of knowledge cards!

These are the key cards she plans to trade this time, and she took advantage of the large crowd to promote them.

Seeing that everyone still looked worried, Moran said in a relaxed tone:

"Don't worry about me, everyone. For me, the process of learning magic, exploring the unknown, and constantly becoming stronger is itself very joyful and fulfilling. This is never a waste of life, but rather the best use of life... Let me personally test just how long the natural lifespan of us witches really is!"

The witch, as a special entity, has not appeared for a very long time in the history of Valen.

To this day, the first witch born in Valen—the Book Witch Tracy—has lived for over a thousand years, yet her magic continues to grow naturally without any sign of diminishing.

How long is a witch's natural lifespan?

The answer to this question remains unknown to this day.

Seeing that Moran was genuinely immersed in the ocean of knowledge and deriving pure joy from it, rather than being driven by any external pressure, the witches were finally relieved.

They were initially worried that this young man, who had shouldered too many responsibilities for his juniors, might have developed an overly eager mentality to become stronger because of the crises and burdens that the witch clan had faced in the past, to the point that he was exploiting himself at any cost.

If one can truly find joy in it, then this time hasn't been wasted. However… looking at Moran's eyes, which sparkled when he talked about studying, many witches couldn't help but feel a sense of confusion and disbelief—could someone really find such immense pleasure in those dry and difficult magical knowledge?

At least for the vast majority of them, studying magic was merely a necessary means to become stronger and pursue freedom and independence, with the hardships far outweighing the pleasures.

"As expected of the Queen of Scrolls, the Witch!"

The exclamation rang out again from the crowd, but this time, the tone was less teasing and more sincere admiration.

"Perhaps... only those who truly love knowledge itself from the bottom of their hearts can do this."

Another witch echoed softly, a hint of envy in her eyes that she herself did not realize.

They may not fully understand Moran's choice, but at this moment, they respect and admire this almost stubborn focus and persistence that stems from her inner passion.

Seeing that the topic had gone off-topic once again, Moran couldn't help but enlarge the interface of the card shop to make the light shine even brighter.

She lightly tapped the magic screen with her fingertips, her tone tinged with eagerness:

"Are you all really not considering buying a couple of {Knowledge Cards}? The content is super detailed, the methods are clear and easy to understand, and I guarantee you can get started right away after reading them!"

She specifically unfolded the introduction pages of several advanced knowledge cards to make it easier for everyone to view them.

"Purchase now and enjoy a Starry Sky Gathering special offer: buy one get one free! Buy one Tier 8 Knowledge Card and get one Tier 7 Knowledge Card free; buy one Tier 7 Knowledge Card and get one Tier 6 Knowledge Card free. Don't miss out!"

Moran blinked and gave a playful smile. "This is magical knowledge that I spent hundreds of years compiling. It's definitely worth it!"

Her sudden sales pitch startled the witches, who were initially lost in their reflections on the "King of Scrolls," before they all smiled knowingly.

Some people have already started browsing the product details carefully, while others joked, "Looks like you're not only super generous, but also very good at business!"

This once-in-a-century event is an extremely important platform for communication and trade among high-ranking witches.

Everyone has accumulated a lot of rare materials, unique magical artifacts, or valuable knowledge, and they are preparing to trade them during this period.

With her extensive knowledge and magical reserves, Moran successfully traded for many items that interested her.

The majority of the magical knowledge came from various other worlds. This magical knowledge, which was different from the Valen magic system, had certain reference value for her subsequent magical learning and research.

Unfortunately, the invitation she most desired—an invitation that would grant direct access to high-level worlds of level thirteen or even fourteen and above—remained elusive.

She inquired with several experienced and well-traveled witches, but none of them had any in stock. (End of Chapter)