Millennium Witch

“Indeed.” Dugrabi also showed a disdainful expression.

"So what?" Abella didn't care at all. "Why should I, a divine heir, be bound by such formalities? I'm not human." After saying that, she turned to Yvette and said sincerely, "My heart is only filled with loyalty to my master! Nothing else matters!"

“…Understood.” Yvette.

After completing her mission, Yvette thought to herself that if Miss Bellflower had any other letters waiting to be delivered, she certainly wouldn't have.

Although it wouldn't matter if we went back, the journey is long and we'll have a chance to meet again in the future, I feel that letting Copper know about this unpleasant fact would only add to Copper's pain.

It's better to let it go with the wind and forget about it in the vast world.

After the matter was settled, Ed warmly invited everyone to stay in the Water Tower Kingdom for a while, intending to express his gratitude on behalf of the late Miss Bellflower.

Yvette readily agreed, partly out of curiosity that as a border city of the Rustbone Free State, she might be able to obtain any information related to the Holy Spirit Cult and necromancy, and partly because she felt that the area around the Water Tower Kingdom might have a powerful aberration nest, which would also be a good hunting spot.

Moreover, she was in the final stages of compiling "The Gale Codex," and needed to concentrate on the conception, so long-distance travel was not suitable for her.

……

Yvette stayed in the Water Tower Kingdom for two years.

During this period, she completed the compilation of "The Gale Codex" and the third book, "The Pure Blue Codex". The former needs no further explanation, while the latter focuses on water magic and includes ice magic as a sub-branch.

During this long compilation process, she introduced some understanding of magic circuit etching and began to try to make the grimoire itself into a special kind of magical equipment.

If completed successfully, the "Flame Magic Grimoire," "Wind Magic Grimoire," and the future "Pure Blue Magic Grimoire" will no longer be just simple books of knowledge.

It can also become a powerful magic terminal with strong combat attributes. By simply connecting the book itself with mental power and magic power, one can cast the spells that have been recorded on it, greatly improving convenience.

Even in critical moments, it can fly in the sky like a floating cannon and fight automatically, achieving fully automatic fire coverage.

Of course, to achieve this military robot-like effect, other means are needed, such as chips.

Coincidentally, due to some foresight in the past, Yvette had already purchased a large number of elemental chips when Agash entered her dream, which would have been perfectly adequate as the central core of a spellbook.

She also recovered a intact mental core—an AI chip—from the wreckage of a mechanical puppet she discovered during her travels. It comes with a small cache, which can save her a lot of trouble.

Thus, combined with other small components such as elemental capacitors, after traversing more than five hundred years, the first magical equipment incorporating all the essence of her magical engineering knowledge was finally about to be born in this desolate yet vibrant submerged city.

Chapter 94 will be released tomorrow

Thank you for reading this far!

Unlike my previous fast-paced novels, this book is undoubtedly quite slow-paced. Before I started writing, I thought 20 words would be enough to lay the groundwork for the slow-paced part, but now it seems like I'm only at the very beginning.

In the past, I wrote the kind of books where you could read the first 10 or 20 chapters and see the whole thing at a glance. You could completely guess what would happen next because they were all very formulaic.

While it helps to get the audience excited early on, this type of book also has a serious problem: it usually gets stuck at around 20 or 30 words and then enters a state of serious "lack of activity," getting stuck in a quagmire of repeated self-contradiction. It feels like you're screwing in screws in an electronics factory, and if you're not happy, how can the story be enjoyable?

Because I didn't want to get bogged down in those endless, repetitive, and mindless wish-fulfillment novels, I did a lot of preparation before starting this book, and wrote a fairly complete world-building. Therefore, the outline of this book is quite clear; the ending, the middle, and even the foreshadowing and setups laid out earlier are all clearly explained. There are no unresolved plot holes, so you can rest assured.

There's been a lot of setup in the beginning, so it might not be until around 40 or 50 words before the stage is really set and the real story can begin. It should be much more interesting then, and it certainly won't be as bland as it is now.

—If it starts low, it has to go up later.

I will not abandon this book under any pretext. Regardless of the results, I will definitely finish it. And conservatively speaking, it will be at least 200 million words. My personal expectation is 300 million words, which is the longest book I have ever written.

It will be available tomorrow. I hope everyone will support it by placing an initial order if they are able.

Of course, what I hope for most is that, regardless of whether you choose to nurture the book or abandon it and wait and see, I hope to see everyone again in the comments section on the day the story concludes.

Chapter 95 Saving the country through curves

Yvette's residence in the Water Tower Kingdom was a hotel suite on the top floor of a ruined building. Although hundreds of years had left it dilapidated and indistinguishable from an unfinished house, it was still habitable thanks to the hard work of Yvette and especially her maid Abella in cleaning and repairing it.

In the third year, one summer afternoon, after waking up in bed, Yvette glanced at the seamless blend of water and sky outside the presidential suite window. She raised her hand and beckoned, and three steel-bound magic books on the table immediately flew up automatically, circling around Yvette and saying in unison, "Good morning, great witch Yvette, may I ask what you need?"

"Go see if Abella is awake. If not, wake her up and ask her to make me fish soup. Also, just send one more person."

"Yes, Your Excellency, great witch Yvette," the three magic books replied, and then flew together toward the door.

In the end, because the Gale Spellbook flew the fastest, the Flame Spellbook and the Pure Blue Spellbook had to stop early and return to their original positions on the table, standing upright like two ordinary spellbooks.

After observing the performance of the three spellbooks, Yvette was somewhat satisfied. Unlike the mechanical puppets, these three spellbooks did not have spirits; they were purely controlled by AI.

In order to make the AI ​​compatible with the spells she had inscribed, she also wrote a separate drive system for the magician. In these three years, the software development was the most time-consuming part, compared to the hardware.

Fortunately, she had read a book called "Technical Architecture Engine Explained" many years ago, which helped her simplify many processes; otherwise, she might not have been able to complete it even next year.

Disturbed by the "Grimoire of Gale," Abella, who was sleeping in the next room, quickly got up and went downstairs to cook.

She has now recovered to a level very close to stage three, and there is no need for her to eat three meals a day anymore. However, she spent a lot of time studying cooking skills in order to please her master, which resulted in her master becoming addicted to the food. As a result, even if it is not a necessity, she must cook for her master when conditions permit, while her own portion is dispensable.

She couldn't help but feel regretful, thinking that if one day she succeeded in her revenge and her master fell into her hands, she would make him experience the miserable life of a servant...

Imagining a cool, silver-haired girl in a maid outfit, biting her lip, her face full of resentment and reluctance, yet forced to lower her head and try her best to serve her, Abella's mood instantly brightened, and she became even more energetic in making the fish soup.

……

After breakfast, Yvette activated the three magic books' follow mode and then went to the top floor of the building.

This place was originally an indoor botanical garden covered by a glass dome, serving the hotel's VIP guests. After the apocalypse, the dome has long since disappeared, but the plants have become rampant, growing wildly everywhere. The overwhelming moss and green vines have even flowed down the steel bars, gradually enveloping the entire building. If you don't look outside, just being inside would feel like walking into a primeval forest.

Dugrabi was taking a nap here. It loved the lush greenery, as if it had returned to the island forest of the Dragon Kingdom. Hearing the noise, it opened its eyes slightly and saw its teacher standing in a flowerbed. Blue and purple butterflies were fluttering around her, making her look like a fairy in the flowers.

"Uh... Teacher, what brings you here... Shouldn't it be a holiday today?" Dugrabi said somewhat nervously.

“These three are for you.” Yvette said, and the three magic books beside her immediately received the command through mental control and flew to Dugrabi’s front. “Enter your information and I will grant you access.”

"Huh? For me?" Dugrabi was very surprised. It had long coveted the "original texts" of its teacher's elemental magic books. They could automatically cast spells without even using its brain, so why did it need to work so hard to memorize them?

But unexpectedly, they actually gave it to me?

“This was all prepared for you from the start,” Yvette said.

This is actually the truth. For her, what is useful is the knowledge compiled on it. Upgrading the magic book into a kind of magical equipment is more about practicing and testing her knowledge of magical engineering than actually being able to use it.

And what if Dugrabi accidentally damages the handwritten paper grimoire after returning to the other world? Giving it a grimoire with a steel cover, AI capabilities, and the ability to fight automatically would at least make it more durable.

"Teacher..." Dugrabi called out with emotion. As a dragon prince, it had seen too many dragon servants or dragon descendants who wanted to flatter it, but its teacher was different. It was not qualified to receive any special care from its teacher, and that was why its teacher's kindness to it was so special.

If the teacher gets old one day, I'll take care of him/her in his/her old age!

It made a silent decision, but then felt it was unlikely to happen. After all, its teacher and father were quite different. Although the Flame Dragon King was a top-tier powerhouse in the human realm, he too would age and weaken, hence his need for such things. Its teacher, however, was likely a member of the divine race. On the Radiant Continent, the divine race, a legendary race that gave birth to true gods and demon gods, was suspected of possessing infinite lifespans and being eternally indestructible. Could it really outlive its teacher to the day when it could care for him in his old age?

It seems like the probability of being worn out by the teacher is even greater.

……

In the afternoon, having acquired the "Grimoire of Fire," "Grimoire of Gale," and "Grimoire of Pure Blue," Dugrabi, like a happy little dog who had just received a new toy, excitedly went to spar with Abella.

On one hand, he wanted to experience the effects of these three magic books, and on the other hand, he wanted Abella to realize just how big the gap in status was between a lowly servant and a proper disciple in the teacher's eyes.

That's absolutely an insurmountable barrier!

Then, during the battle, Dugrabi was even more shocked to discover that these three magic books actually had built-in one-click combos!

As long as he continuously injects magic and spiritual power, the spells inside can automatically connect and combine to create a whole bunch of changes that it has never seen before. After layering them, the effect is so incredible that it is unheard of. In just a few moments, it stunned Abella!

It should be noted that Abella had already reached a level close to the third stage at this time. Combined with the magic formulas she had stolen, her combat power was probably no less than that of a fourth-stage leader. She should have been able to easily suppress Dugrabi.

But now, they can easily pull off a bunch of combo moves, and the synergy between them is comparable to forbidden spells. How terrifying is that?

To use an auto chess analogy, previously, players had to use their brains, carefully study the pieces and synergy effects, and think about possible team compositions. Now, the formulas are readily available; just press a button and apply the formula, without even needing to worry about proficiency!

This is no ordinary magical equipment. Even if it were placed in the dragon clan's treasure vault, it would be a genuine divine artifact.

……

While Dugrabi and Abella were fiercely battling, or rather, one-sidedly dominating each other, on a relatively shallowly submerged stone platform, Yvette was also watching the battle with her head down, nodding secretly from time to time, feeling that her ideas had been put into practice very well.

Yes, although she had already confirmed this possibility through brain tests, she was only relieved when she actually saw it in real combat, where it worked as expected and there were no bugs such as the technique collapsing or the integration not being smooth.

Indeed, by using excellent architectural skills to connect smaller spells together with reserved interfaces, it is possible to gradually increase their power, linking them one after another, until they finally achieve a damage level comparable to larger spells.

This is something no one in the original civilization would delve into, because it has no commercial prospects and is at most used for personal amusement. Even if someone had a flash of inspiration and came up with this roundabout way to achieve their goal, it would be too time-consuming, laborious, and expensive, with an absurdly high learning threshold, making it far more convenient to buy it ready-made on the black market.

But for her at present, it is a very good way to resolve many potential problems in the future.

Chapter 96 The End

After completing the three grimoires, Yvette felt that she had worked too hard and diligently, so she decided to take a two-year vacation to rest. The compilation of the fourth book, "The Grimoire of Earth," with its rather corny name, was temporarily put aside.

But it wouldn't be right to say she's just on vacation, because theoretically, she's leveling up at all times right now. Not only is she automatically increasing her total magic power when she's awake, but she's also cultivating her mental power while she's asleep.

With this kind of hands-off training method, even slacking off seems to be justifiable.

Moreover, in this post-apocalyptic world, she didn't have much pressure to survive, which led to a lack of motivation. If she weren't a teacher and felt embarrassed to delay important teaching materials for too long, she could have spent five or six years writing just one magic book.

……

that's it!

After Yvette decided to take a vacation, Dugraby's life suddenly became much more comfortable.

Because the teacher will no longer be checking the students' memorization and mastery of the spell runes every month as before.

With the addition of the three great magic books, its combat power soared instantly. Now, it goes to the nearby mountains every few days to harass the elite mutants and nest masters of the third stage and above, enjoying the pleasure of coming and going like the wind, being hated by the high-level evil demons, yet being helpless against it.

However, this kind of life only lasted for a month before I got tired of it. It was like playing a game with a cheat code; the fun only lasted for a short while, and the rest was just dullness and emptiness.

Moreover, the power brought by the magic book is ultimately an external thing. Only by truly mastering those spells and various combos can Dugrabi truly live up to his teacher's expectations.

So, although the teacher didn't say anything, it decided to set a routine, dedicating four days a week to studying, and the remaining three days to leisure and entertainment.

However, it plans to implement this plan in the fall because the summer is too hot. Every day, you are hit by sticky hot winds, and there is no air conditioning. It would be hard to be interested in studying.

……

In late August, Dugrabi began studying fishing with his teacher.

It found this to be a very fun activity. The only downside was that the teacher could at least catch ghouls, while it couldn't catch any. Every time it thought there was prey on its fishing rod, it would stick its head underwater to take a look, only to find some strange little pieces of trash from the Origin Civilization.

Most of the time they are scrap metal materials, but there are occasional exceptions, such as silicone dolls that look like human corpses. I heard that they are made of high-tech organic materials from a company called Lintui Biotechnology, which can remain soft and tender for thousands of years without decaying. I don't know if it's true or not.

Dugrabi was disappointed with the silicone doll, thinking it was useless, but the teacher surprisingly admired it, praising it as a true genius. Dugrabi guessed that "genius" was a compliment in the eyes of a deity, so he was very happy, feeling that he had gained the teacher's approval in some way.

Later, in order to keep receiving praise from the teacher, it would actively present any strange or unusual things it caught or found as gifts to the teacher. After a while, the teacher stopped accepting them and warned that if it kept giving them to the teacher, it would beat it up, which made it sad for a long time.

Then, in September, the temperature gradually dropped, and it began its regular study life as planned.

Of course, it wasn't a very persistent dragon; on the contrary, it was quite playful. It was only when the teacher told the story of the senior sister that it learned that the senior sister was actually a hardworking academic genius with an extraordinary passion for Buddhist practice. She could study for days and nights without getting distracted or slacking off, which even the teacher deeply admired.

This gave it a considerable spur. As the future legendary dragon king and the current second disciple of the Silver Witch, it felt that even if it was not as good as its senior sister, it couldn't be too far behind, right? Otherwise, wouldn't it make its teacher and senior sister lose face all at once?

Driven by this motivation, it can occasionally overcome its playfulness and laziness and enter a state of diligence and hard work, but after persisting for a few days, it will quickly burn out and fall into depravity, until a few days later, it will awaken a second time and start to work hard again... thus forming a cycle that is almost continuous.

……

It was June or July again. On a clear afternoon, the sky was cloudless.

Soaking in a certain "bath," Dugrabi leisurely slapped the water's surface with its tail and blew bubbles in the water.

This is a shallow body of water in the submerged city, located on a street with higher elevation. The old decorative statues on both sides stand like reefs covered with barnacles. Vines with small yellow flowers sprout from the holes in the brick walls of the shops. Petals blown by the wind fall onto the river surface, attracting a few small fish to chase and peck at them.

This place is not safe. The closer you get to the bottom of the "water tower" structure, the higher the probability of being attacked by the aberrations in the water. So whenever people cool off in these "cold water baths," their three magic books are surrounded by light and float stably at street corners and other locations. They will launch an attack in advance and destroy any aberrations that get close.

The sweltering summer heat is a good excuse to not study properly, and at this time of year, it would envy Abella, who could hide in the teacher's car and turn on the air conditioning to escape the heat.

Although dragons are not without the opportunity to transform into humans, they must first become a dragon king and unlock specific dragon language magic. To become a dragon king, one must first return to the Dragon Kingdom and participate in the Dragon King Trial... Therefore, during its time in the Land of the End, it was impossible for its teacher to see its human form.

But it doesn't matter, it thought, it will definitely become the Dragon King in the future, and it will definitely be able to create a legend, and then show off its achievements to its teacher.

By then, it will probably become the new strongest being in the human realm, just like that senior sister who I've never met.

It let its mind wander for a while, then noticed the sky suddenly darken, but it didn't pay much attention until it heard the exclamations of the people of the Water Tower Kingdom not far away. Only then did it lazily raise its head and glance at the sky.

Then it saw a magnificent aurora, something it had been waiting for for countless years, suddenly stretch across the sky, obscuring even the blazing summer sun, as if entering a mysterious and dark night.

……

At the highest point of the Water Tower Country, on the top floor of an abandoned hotel building, Yvette stood there, staring expressionlessly at the aurora borealis in the sky, her sense of unease growing stronger.

She had only seen the aurora twice, both times at night, which almost gave her a fixed idea that the aurora only appears at night.

Of course, this is not surprising. With the sun so strong during the day and it being summer, how could one possibly see the aurora?

But it did appear, so suddenly, and what's even more bizarre is that this aurora even overshadowed the sun, like a semi-transparent black curtain that enveloped everything in the world.

Immediately afterward, before she could recover from the sudden aurora, she noticed various strange noises coming from the submerged city. Looking down, she saw countless aquatic aberrations rushing restlessly towards the mountains, like a writhing tide, and those directions were precisely where some of the surrounding Mother Nest forces were located.

Is this... the call of the broodstock?