Witch Redemption

Wake up! I've read a lot of your wife's doujinshi!

Li Lan glanced at him, then asked with some puzzlement, "I'm the kind of person who easily accepts reality. Right now, I'm still thinking about what to do tomorrow. What do you think we should do?"

"Yeah, what should we do? I don't know either, I've never traveled through time."

Think about other people's transmigration stories; they either have an extremely illustrious background or a terrifying cheat code that makes them impossible to keep alive. They're nothing like the miserable people they're living in now.

"I always feel that this witch's outfit is very unlucky. Today, seeing Senior Number 47 come all the way here, I feel very frustrated, extremely frustrated."

"What can we do? She must have her reasons for doing this." Lana was an elite rich second-generation in the real world, and she was very good at dealing with people. Naturally, she could see that the actions of number 47 today were not pretentious.

Such timid and cowardly behavior in the face of normal human beings is more like an instinctive means of self-defense.

Lana was silent for a moment, then added firmly, "No matter what, we must never easily harm ordinary people, or there will be extremely terrible consequences."

"Well, as for what specific guidelines we need, I think we can observe them gradually or consult with these seniors."

Li Lan thought about it and felt relieved. There's a saying that things will work themselves out when the boat reaches the bridge. For someone like him who has lost his dreams and just drifts along, it's natural to have an optimistic attitude of accepting things as they are.

"I'm so tired, I'm going back to sleep now. I hope it was just a dream when I wake up."

Lana got up and went out, leaving Li Lan alone in the small room, sitting on the single wooden bed.

The howling wind could be heard from outside the tightly closed, old window, and the dim magic crystal lamp on the gray desk beside the bed looked as if it might go out at any moment.

Li Lan took a few big bites of the "teething stick," but a strange pang of sadness welled up inside her.

"I want to go home..."

Chapter 6 Heading to the Moli Border Forest Area

Li Lan didn't sleep well all night, for one reason only: his long, pointed ears made his sleeping posture unsightly and caused him great distress.

Every time he lay on his side, his ear would be pressed, causing him to wake up in pain.

This was the first time he realized that all those alluring elf girls lying on their sides in anime were fake!

Under normal circumstances, an elf can only lie stiffly, like a zombie.

"Ah, so it wasn't a dream after all..."

With a bitter sigh, Li Lan put on the gray-white bodysuit, then silently slipped on the cloak and put on the hood.

At that moment, six loud chimes rang out from the tallest clock tower in the city of Mori, and the sky outside began to lighten.

Speaking of which, after the introduction by number 47, he and Lana learned yesterday that this world also has four seasons and a 24-hour day, which is not much different from the original Earth.

It should be March 13th, 10003 in the Gregorian calendar, early spring in the Eastern Dawn Continent, and the weather is quite cold.

"Boom boom boom——"

There were three knocks on the door.

"Come in."

"Hey! Karen, you couldn't sleep last night? You look so listless."

Li Lan looked at the energetic Lana with a sense of helplessness, but was too embarrassed to talk about the embarrassing things that happened last night.

"Alright, let's go down first. Senior No. 47 is waiting for us."

I have a feeling that no one in this world is trustworthy, and the only people I can truly trust are the other time travelers.

They fastened the grimoire with leaf engravings on its cover to their waists, then laboriously lifted the Libra Cross Greatsword leaning against the bedside, and began to leave the small and simple room.

The stone steps leading down to the living room were very sturdy, but Li Lan always doubted whether they could support the weight of him, Lana, and the two greatswords, and he was always worried.

"Why don't you sleep longer?"

Number 47 looked up with some surprise. Of course, half of her face was still hidden in the hood, and only a smile could be seen at the corner of her mouth.

"A new day, I'm a little excited and thrilled," Li Lan smiled awkwardly. "Is Senior reading a book?"

Number 47 was sitting on a gray down chair in the living room, his magic book, which belonged only to him, on his lap. To Li Lan and the others, the magic book was completely blank, and only Number 47 himself could see the words on it.

"Well, you all looked at your magic books yesterday, right? What are your respective classes?"

Li Lan awkwardly touched the enormous magic book behind her backside. "Profession, priest..."

“Priest, an extremely rare profession, it is said…” Number 47 paused, ultimately not saying “it is said to be not a powerful profession.” Although a hint of disappointment and reluctance flashed in his eyes at that moment, Li Lan still couldn’t see his thoughts through the hood.

"It's said that every batch of witches has one or two of them. I've never dealt with a witch who is a priest, but I've heard that due to the fall of the gods, the skills of priests aren't very effective now. But fortunately, class skills aren't the most important thing; the most important thing is the experience gained from killing monsters!"

Number 47 responded calmly.

"I see. Doesn't this country also have a papacy or something? Perhaps their gods can..."

"All the gods perished ten thousand years ago. The gods that people worship now are all false gods, no matter which country they are in. As a witch, I am a heretic, and praying to these false gods will have no effect."

Number 47 smiled and said, "There's no need to worry too much about that. Today, I'll take you to the Moli Border Forest Area to broaden your horizons."

He closed the spellbook, stretched, and then suddenly remembered something important. "Oh right, I almost forgot, you guys come here for a second."

He slowly walked to an old bookshelf in the living room, which was piled with a large number of books, including "World Map", "Monster Distribution Record", "Basic Pharmacology", "Forging Record", "Mining", "Legend of the Seventy-Two Demon Gods" and a whole bunch of other materials related to this world.

"As I mentioned before, most information about this world can be obtained from magic books, but there are prerequisites."

Number 47 held the magic book with the circular engraving in one hand, face up, and then picked up one of the books, the "Encyclopedia of Medicine," and gently placed it on top of the magic book. The next moment, Li Lan and the other person only saw a faint light flash at the joint of the two books.

"See that? Our natal magic book can store knowledge from any book except other people's magic books. We can store as much as we want. Once we store a book, we can open the magic book and find the corresponding table of contents, then find the knowledge in the table of contents and browse through it."

"I see!"

Li Lan's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly took Lana to deal with it, which took about ten minutes.

………………

The early spring wind on the border is biting cold, and the long street is sparsely populated even as the sky is just beginning to lighten. Every so often, a shop is up early to prepare, and the hardworking locals stand in stark contrast to the other shops.

"Remember these families who get up early to work. Hardworking people are often practical and easy to talk to, even when dealing with us witches."

Number 47 whispered to Li Lan and Lana, then quietly walked into a bakery.

The bakery owner was an elderly man, and there were two teenagers helping out in the shop. When the two teenagers saw the clothes of the three people with serial number 47, their eyes showed a hint of fear.

After all, witches' costumes are clearly recorded in textbooks; they are symbols of disaster, beings banished by the gods to atone for their sins.

However, this elderly man was in stark contrast to the two teenagers. He was already quite old; what storms hadn't he weathered?

Although he didn't show any smile, his attitude was still quite respectful. "Miss Witch, what would you like to buy today?"

"Six white loaves of bread."

"That's really unusual. Miss Witch is rarely this generous."

"These days are a bit special. I brought two younger colleagues along, so we're having some good food."

“I see, Six Brown,” the old man said, wrapping the hot bread in a paper bag and handing it to number 47.

"Yes, thank you."

Number 47 pulled out six Brown bills.

For the British Empire, there were two main types of currency used for settlement: Brown's banknotes, issued in memory of the late Emperor Brown I, and William's banknotes, also issued in memory of William I, the restorer of the British Empire.

In terms of face value, one hundred Brown bills could be exchanged for one William bill.

The three of them set off again for the Mori Protectorate Forest. Along the way, number 47 pointed to several shops and said, "That shop sells ironware. You can buy all kinds of knives or small tools there. The prices are relatively cheap, usually between twenty browns and one William."

"The owner of this bookstore is easy to talk to. I used to come here occasionally when I had free time, but the prices are a bit high."

"I recommend this pharmacy. Their recovery potions are very effective, but the only downside is that they're too expensive. However, it's significantly cheaper than other pharmacies; a bottle of recovery potion costs about fifty browns..."

Despite saying that, number 47 quietly bought two bottles and gave one to Li Lan and the other to Lana, which deeply moved the two women.

Ultimately, this was the first time Li Lan had ever seen this so-called recovery potion, and it was completely different from what she remembered.

Well, first of all, this thumb-sized bottle is a bit ugly. It doesn't look like the flasks or test tubes in various games; it looks more like a miniature beverage bottle.

Moreover, the color of the medicine was a bit strange. It wasn't green or blue, but rather a dark brown color more like the color of Chinese medicine that had been boiled, with a strange, foul smell. It was so damn realistic!

"Is this for internal use?"

"No, just apply it wherever you are injured. It can be used multiple times and will not leave a scar after healing."

After pondering for a while, number 47 said, "There are also those brightly colored oral medicines that are almost life-saving, but the price is beyond our reach. As witches, we probably couldn't afford them even if we earned for ten years."

"Wow, that's so true!"

Lana was also curious, "How do we make money?"

"Among the nearby monster areas, the relatively easy ones to deal with are the Mimicry Chaos. For a witch, the magic core of a Mimicry Chaos can usually be sold for one to two Browns. Further away are the Shadow Monsters in the ruins of Mo City. Their magic cores can be sold for around ten Browns each, but they are not easy to deal with."

Number 47 smiled and said, "A little further back are the mid-level monsters. The better the quality, the more money you make, but the requirements for strength are extremely strict, and you could even risk your life. In addition, the Witch Order occasionally issues missions for witches to fight over, and the rewards are even higher."

As they talked, the three of them entered a huge city gate heavily guarded by soldiers, and in no time they crossed the city wall, which was more than twenty meters high, and arrived at the outskirts of Mori City.

"Do you see those neatly arranged giant rocks?"

Following the clues in number 47, Li Lan saw a large number of giant rocks, each two meters tall, arranged in a regular pattern on both sides. These rocks were carved with a large number of strange and mysterious incantations, the meaning of which she could not understand.

"These megalithic formations form the first protective barrier of Mori City, which can isolate most low-level monsters. Mid-level and above are a bit troublesome. Of course, on ordinary days, those monsters will not attack this barrier, except on special nights like the full moon."

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After crossing the first protective barrier of Mori City and walking on the man-made avenue, the scenery on both sides began to change.

From here, there are trees on both sides that are over three meters tall, with each tree about two meters apart. Since it is early spring, the bare branches of these trees are showing more or less green.

As for the ground covered with decaying leaves, there were many tenacious little plants.

"There are many varieties of plants here. If you can identify the general species, you can consider collecting them and selling them to the pharmacies in Mori City. However, most of them don't fetch high prices. It's a pity that you can't sell more than a few browns after a whole day of collecting them."

"Is the merchant deliberately trying to rip us off?"

Li Lan was very puzzled.

No response was given for number 47, so it will be taken as a default.

The surrounding environment was deathly silent, and there were no animals to be seen anywhere.

"In the areas where monsters reside, there are no living animals. Wild boars and rabbits are basically only found around the temples. On this continent, the area where monsters are distributed is extremely vast, but fortunately, there are a large number of temples in the area that serve as safe zones."

"The temples left behind by those fallen gods?"

"Yes, these temples have existed for ten thousand years. No matter how dilapidated they are, their protective barriers are still effective. If you go out to hunt monsters in the future and don't have time to return to your residence, the best way is to find the nearest temple to spend the night."

After pondering for a while, number 47 added, "In addition, there are certain restrictions on the distance one can travel. Without an order from the Witch Cult, the Holy See, or the Imperial Royal Family, no witch may leave the actual borders controlled by the Empire."