The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 93 Magic Coins
On the way down the mountain, Moran carried a heavy satchel, feeling both pain and joy.

The bag contained three money pouches: two large and one small.

Inside the small purse were 19 red gold coins.

Inside the two large money bags were 99 purple gold coins and 100 magic gold coins, respectively.

Looking at the sweat on her brow, Vasita asked in confusion, "Moran, why did you exchange the Crimson Gold Coins for Purple Gold Coins and Magic Gold Coins? They're inconvenient to carry, and you'd lose money."

It's easy to exchange 1 red gold coin for 100 purple gold coins, but 100 purple gold coins may not be able to exchange for 1 red gold coin.

Although the total amount of magic power restored by 1 Crimson Gold Coin and 100 Purple Gold Coins is the same, absorbing the magic power from 1 Crimson Gold Coin is much easier and more convenient than absorbing the magic power from 100 Purple Gold Coins.

Everyone received the gold coins and clutched them tightly in their hands, treating them as life-saving treasures!

Moran understood this perfectly: "Remember the energy storage card I mentioned before?"

"Didn't they say that if you don't have enough knowledge, you can't make it?" Sylph remembered this!
Ever since she used magic to force the leaves of the bellflower to grow, her magic power has been insufficient.

Like Lilith, she eagerly awaited Vasita's witch magic and Moran's energy storage card every day.

“What’s missing is the knowledge of how to absorb and utilize the stored energy within the body,” Moran said. “Red gold coins, purple gold coins, and magic gold coins all possess this function. Theoretically, sacrificing any magic coin to the Book of Cards can resolve this knowledge gap. The effect is the same, so of course, using the cheapest magic gold coin is more cost-effective.”

She would rather be tired for a while longer than lose a single gold coin.

"!!!" Sylph was overjoyed: "Does that mean you'll be able to make the energy storage card soon?"

"Probably! I'll look into it when I get back!" Moran said.

If her energy storage card could quickly replenish energy like magic coins, then it might have the same value as magic coins!
"Hurry, hurry! Go back! If you can't carry your bag, I'll carry it for you!" Sylph couldn't stand it after only one day of experiencing insufficient magic power.

"I'll do it! I'm strong!" Vasita wasn't worried about her magic regeneration being slow or insufficient, but she had been subjected to envious glances from her friends many times.

But she hasn't even mastered a simple Clear Spring spell, let alone witch magic!
Moran's energy storage card is more promising.

The other little witches were just as eager for the energy storage card as they were.

Even now that they've regained their magical powers, they're still just eating breadfruit!

Unlike witches, who can only restore a little magic power by eating a whole bunch of breadfruit.

Moran was practically urged back to her dormitory by everyone.

Even the heavy handbag was carried by Vasita so that she could walk faster.

Once they reached the dormitory area, everyone dispersed.

"We won't bother you anymore, good luck!"

Moran closed the dormitory door and summoned the Book of Cards.

I took a magic coin, put it into the card slot of the Book of Cards, and introduced a small amount of magic power stored in the purple gem. The magic coin was then decomposed.

Let's take a look at the previous design scheme for the energy storage card.

[Card Design: Energy Storage Card]

[Estimated consumption: 100000 Mana]

[Expected Appearance: Appearance Template 1]

[Expected Function: Users can convert their own energy into magic power through energy storage cards for storage, or convert the magic power in the cards into any energy source and absorb it into their bodies for use. Maximum storage capacity is 10 Mana magic power.] [Current Challenge: Card-making energy is severely insufficient. It is recommended to replenish card-making energy, reduce the expected functions of the cards, or set a limit on the card functions.]

The expected consumption is finally not unlimited mana, but Moran is still not happy.

A storage card with a capacity of 10 Mana requires 100,000 Mana magic power to manufacture.

This is way too expensive! Moran has stored up so much magic power for so long, but it's still far from enough to make just one.

Not only could she not afford to make it herself, but even if she did manage to make it, it would be pointless!

With a storage of 10 Mana, only apprentice witches with a total magical power of less than 100 Mana would consider it worthwhile.

It is clear that a witch of Xi level could not possibly afford such expensive cards.

Moran tried changing the card storage capacity to 100, 1000, or even 10000 Mana to test the crafting cost.

Then I completely gave up.

An additional 1 Mana in storage requires an additional 10000 Mana to craft.

No matter what stage a witch is at, she cannot afford the energy storage card that suits her.

Even for Moran herself, putting aside the profit and loss, making a copy for her own use wouldn't be something she could do in a short time.

Moreover, the production cost is probably higher than that of magic coins.

We already have magic coins, why would we need energy storage cards which cost even more?
Moran read the difficulty warnings on the {Book of Cards} cards several times: "Now that we don't lack knowledge reserves, it seems the only way to further reduce production costs is to weaken the function of the energy storage cards!"

But where should we begin to weaken it?
Looking at the original plan for the energy storage card, it actually only had three functions: storing energy, extracting and applying energy, and converting between other energies and magic.

An energy storage card's fundamental function is to store and extract energy for use; this function cannot be changed, otherwise it ceases to be an energy storage card.

The removal of other energy and magic conversion functions would also cause many inconveniences.

If this function is retained, the fact that magic is the endpoint of energy conversion cannot be changed.

Energy has different forms, but only magic is the most fundamental energy. Only magic can be transformed into any form of energy, and only any form of energy can be transformed into magic.

If this function is removed, then each type of energy will require a separate card; the energy storage card can only store magic power, and the magic power card can only store magic power.

Its liquidity is far inferior to that of magic coins, which can replenish any energy.

Moran doesn't want to remove this feature unless absolutely necessary.

But she also tried to estimate the cost after cutting it out.

The same energy storage card with a storage capacity of 10 Mana Magic, but without an energy conversion function, costs 99900 Mana to make.

It only reduces the consumption of 100 Mana.

It is clear that the energy conversion function is not the main reason for the high consumption of cards.

Moran, who originally didn't want to remove this feature, was even more unwilling to do so now.

Moran studied the energy storage card's intended functions over and over, but couldn't figure out how to reduce production costs. Just as he was at his wit's end, he glanced at the three bags of magic coins on the table and suddenly had a flash of insight, realizing where the problem lay:
"It's a problem of repeated access and reuse!"

Magic coins, whether gold, purple, or red gold, can only have their energy used once.