Miss Witch, even if we're poor, we can't sell ourselves!

Bie Chenye placed the dried-out copper pot in the corner, casually wiped his hands on his robe, and turned to walk towards the wooden shelf at the other end of the room, which was filled with bottles and jars.

Her fingers moved among various herb jars, mineral specimens, and organs of unidentified creatures, finally pulling out a roll of parchment bound with hemp rope from a corner, blowing off the dust, and unfolding it in front of Miya.

"The most basic type of flesh magic."

She pointed to the human anatomy diagram drawn on the parchment with her finger, which was marked with a dense array of magical loop nodes.

"Your situation is different from that of ordinary students. Generally speaking, witches first choose the main direction of magic, and then trigger flashes of light through learning and accumulation, allowing branches to grow on the main trunk."

"The main trunk determines the direction, and the flashes determine the altitude; this is a saying found in all textbooks."

She turned the parchment to the next page, revealing a tree diagram.

Starting from the origin, it branches into seven main branches: Elements, Alchemy, Summoning, Machinery, Spirituality, Law of Reason, and Flesh and Blood. Each main branch extends into countless branches.

The branches under the Flesh and Blood Magic branch are pitifully few, mostly blank, with only a few lonely skill names marked at the very end.

"But you didn't take that path."

Bie Chenye tapped his fingers on the blank area of ​​the tree diagram.

"You haven't even chosen a main branch yet, and you've already triggered two flashes of light. Do you know what that means?"

Miya thought for a moment, secretly delighted, thinking, "It means I'm a genius, right?"

"This means that all the flesh magic you learn afterward will be automatically modified by the Flash."

Bie Chenye patted Mi Ye's soft head.

"Others learn skills first and then upgrade, but you get the highest level template first and then fill in the basic skills."

"Every basic skill you learn will be rewoven by the templates of [Macrophagus] and [Blood Fairy] to become a version suitable for you. No one knows what it will turn out to be in the end."

She closed the parchment, rolled it up again, and put it back on the shelf. Then she took out a small potted plant from another drawer.

"So let's do an experiment first. Let's practice the most basic flesh and blood magic perception exercise again, and do the skill of sensing life force that you already know."

"But this time, don't just feel it. Try to push your flesh and blood magic toward this plant, like this."

She stretched out her hand, her fingertips hovering a few centimeters above the plant.

Mi Ye closed her eyes and used the method she had previously used to sense the pulse of the eight-hundred-year-old oak to feel the magical fluctuations released from Bie Chenye's fingertips.

She tried to imitate the movement, focusing her attention on her fingertips and activating the life force within her that had been neglected for so long.

Half an hour later, a voice rang in Mi Ye's mind.

[Basic skill learned: Restoration (Chaos)]

Mi Ye blinked and began to examine the skill descriptions in her mind's sea of ​​consciousness.

She had seen the ordinary flesh and blood restoration technique in the textbook before. It continuously restores a small amount of life force through breathing, which is equivalent to a slow passive health regeneration aura.

But the skill description in front of her said something else entirely.

【Effect】:

[When consuming a living being, you can restore an equal amount of health and slightly increase your maximum health.]

The higher the total vitality of the target being devoured, the stronger the recovery effect.

[The effect is not limited by the mana circuit capacity, but only by the user's maximum lifespan.]

Simply put, you get the same amount of nutrition as you eat.

"Teacher, I think I've learned it, but it's not quite the same as what's written in the book."

Mi Ye explained her newly awakened skill to Bie Chen Ye.

Bie Chenye thought for a moment, then let out an "oh," his expression like someone who had just opened a blind box and discovered it contained a hidden item.

"It's different, that's for sure. I told you, this is the version modified by Flash."

She plucked a leaf from the potted plant and held it to Miya's lips.

"Try it."

Miya stared at the leaf for a moment, then opened her mouth and put the leaf in her mouth.

It doesn't have any strange taste; it's a bit bitter and astringent, but after chewing it, a faint herbal sweetness lingers on the back of the tongue.

She swallowed, and almost at the same moment, a faint warmth spread from her stomach, like drinking a sip of hot cocoa in winter.

[Vitality Recovery: +2]

Maximum HP increased by +1

"Huh?"

Even the darkness of night felt it.

She raised her eyebrows, reached out and picked another leaf, turning it over and over in her palm.

"I guessed that it would restore an equal amount of health, but I didn't expect it to permanently increase the maximum health. It seems that it not only restores health, but also has a slight plundering effect."

"A small portion of the life force you absorbed has remained permanently in your body and become a part of you."

"The logic behind the Macrophage's one-tenth attribute plunder has been transplanted into the basic healing spell."

She put down the leaf and poked Miya's forehead with her fingertip.

"It seems to have unlimited growth potential."

Miya felt a little pain from being poked and clutched her head, asking.

"So, if I eat, I'll become stronger?"

"certainly."

Bie Chenye's tone was half amazed and half puzzled.

"I was just thinking about how to quickly increase your total vitality, and you just happen to have this function built in. But it's not surprising."

"Those who study elemental magic value magic power the most, while we who study flesh magic value life force the most."

"The more health you have, the stronger your skills will be. That's why increasing your health is the most important thing in the early game."

She pushed the potted plant aside, changed her posture, and sat cross-legged on the chair, like a storyteller in a teahouse preparing to launch into a long sermon.

"Alright, put the skills aside for now. What you need to learn now is how to assess your own health, otherwise you won't even know how you died."

"We're not game characters, so the panel won't display the specific numbers for HP and MP bars. Precise quantification requires professional equipment, but there's a more intuitive way to perceive them in daily life, which is the Sun and Moon System in the sea of ​​consciousness."

"Now close your eyes and enter your own sea of ​​consciousness."

Do as instructed during the night.

Since being pulled into her own sea of ​​consciousness last time, she has found a way to freely enter it.

With bluestone slabs underfoot and the dark blue night sky overhead, red lanterns sway gently on both sides of the street.

The little girl wasn't playing with the cat today; instead, she was sitting on the stone steps at the street corner, holding a paper windmill. When she saw her coming, she waved to her.

"Look at the sky, the sun represents vitality, and the moon represents magic."

The voice of Bie Chenye came from outside the sea of ​​consciousness, like a gentle breeze passing through alleys.

Miya walked to the wishing well and looked up.

Above her sea of ​​consciousness hung a moon and a sun.

The moon was a crescent, its light dim, as if it could be blown out by the wind at any moment.

Miya squinted as the sun shone brightly on her.

It's like the blazing sun hanging directly overhead at noon, its light so dazzling that you instinctively want to raise your hand to shield your eyes.

Golden light poured down, illuminating the entire bluestone slab of the sea of ​​consciousness. The little girl's windmill on the street corner spun rapidly in the light, and the colors on the paper leaves almost melted away.

Was the sky like this when she last came to the Sea of ​​Consciousness?

Last time, I think I only noticed the black surface of the wishing well and didn't look up.

But that doesn't matter; the comparison is too obvious.

The moon represents the remaining amount of magic, and the sun represents the amount of life; she seems to be able to vaguely sense the specific values ​​as well.

[Limit life limit: 1579]

[Magic Capacity: 23]

Miya opened her eyes and described what she had seen.

After listening, Bie Chenye remained silent for a moment, then covered his mouth with his hand, amused by the absurd difference.

"Your mana capacity is probably only enough to cast a basic fireball spell, and might even be a little short, but your health is already top-tier."

Miya looked down at her hands.

The black star on the back of her hand sat quietly under the fluorescent light, but the pulse coming from her palm told her that the tiny tentacle behind her was also listening.

"alright."

Bie Chenye jumped off the chair and clapped his hands.

"Now try eating another leaf. After you finish eating, go back into your sea of ​​consciousness and see if the sun has changed."

So Miya picked another leaf and put it in her mouth.

This time, she carefully sensed the path of the warm current spreading from her stomach, following a channel she had never noticed before, directly merging into her sea of ​​consciousness.

Maximum HP increased by +1

She closed her eyes and re-entered her sea of ​​consciousness, then looked up at the sky.

The sun didn't get any bigger, but it seemed a little more dazzling than before.

"The sun has become a little brighter."

She opened her eyes.

Bie Chenye nodded, his expression returning to the serious mode of a teacher.

"We are not like other witches. They have strong senses and can immediately feel when their magic power is low, so they can make decisions based on the situation."

"Our senses can only give a rough assessment, so we need to use the sun in our sea of ​​consciousness to accurately assess the remaining life force."

She picked up a notebook from the worktable, opened it to a blank page, scribbled a few lines on it, then tore the page out and handed it to Miya.

"Today's homework."

"First, finish eating this pot of grass before participating in the martial arts test. I want to see how much your vitality will increase."

"Second, practice perceiving the sun and moon; the error should ideally not exceed two digits."

"Third, the tentacles should be released and active at least once a day to maintain their sensory sensitivity."

"I have something to take care of, so I'll be going now. Good luck, Miya~"

As Bie Chenye spoke, Mi Ye blinked blankly, only to see the other person disappear in a flash.

So all she could do was thank that hurried figure from behind.

"Thank you, teacher. I'll be waiting for you to come back!"