The Witch's Imaginary Land: Redemption Comes After Sticking Together

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The cat, in a very human-like manner, shook its fur and stammered, not daring to speak again.

What a cowardly little brat! Li Hui felt a bit helpless.

Jiang Kehan ​​had already removed the test strip from the bottle stopper. Somewhat nervously, she gathered her magic power at her fingertips. The test strip was made of a special material that could not bear the "weight" of magic power; it relied on the fluctuations emitted by the magic power to detect it.

Fortunately, the test strip is turning slightly blue, which indicates good compatibility. If the compatibility is poor, the test strip will turn pitch black and have a putrid and sulfurous smell, which is a warning sign.

After confirming that the compatibility was suitable, Jiang Kehan ​​drank the potion without hesitation. Instantly, the potion slid directly from her mouth to various parts of her body, forcibly bringing about a surge of magical power.

Jiang Kehan ​​originally thought the potion would be mild, but at this moment her whole body felt as if it was being rammed by something, and at the same time, a bone-chilling cold kept surging from her body and spreading to her skin through her blood vessels.

Strangely, she felt increasingly excited and eager.

This is a kind of instinctive greed. For witches, suffering is the best medicine. They will crush suffering without mercy, turn it into their own nourishment, adapt, evolve, control, and transcend!

Ultimately, this surge of energy quickly coalesced, constructing a unique spell model, and then driving the brain to learn frantically through almost instinctive spellcasting.

Body: I've learned it, so you absolutely must learn it too.

Brain: More, more! I want to learn more!

And so, the two sides reached an agreement. Jiang Kehan ​​was gradually engulfed by frost, and the chill lingered, like the most loyal guard protecting his king.

At this moment, Aesop casually waved his hand, using the power covering the field to weave two puppets around Jiang Kehan. Jiang Kehan's gaze sharpened, and cold air climbed onto the puppets. Crackling sounds gradually appeared on the puppets' joints, until they were completely covered by frost and remained motionless.

Is this what spellcasting is?

Jiang Kehan ​​was somewhat dazed. She had become a little fascinated by the feeling and had also learned how to cast the spell. Suddenly, she wanted more.

Fortunately, a chill ran through her mind, instantly dispelling the thought.

To prevent witches from losing control of their evolutionary instincts, potion designers always ensure that the potion's effects are subdued before the witch's mind is fully awakened. After all, a witch's thirst for evolution is like a human's thirst for breath—difficult to detect normally, but once activated, it can drive her to madness.

"How are you feeling?" Li Hui saw Jiang Kehan ​​put away her cold aura and walk over with the cat ball in her arms.

"It's pretty good, but the potion doesn't taste very good. It feels like swallowing a big chunk of ice." Jiang Kehan ​​summarized, recalling her experience.

Li Hui tilted her head. As someone who could completely analyze spell models at a glance, she instinctively disliked the aura emanating from the potion. It was the first time she had ever known that drinking a potion would produce this kind of feeling.

She decided in her heart that she would rather not drink it anymore, even though she had originally wanted to try it.

"That's perfect. Shall we continue?" Li Hui handed the remaining two bottles of potions to the other person.

Jiang Kehan ​​nodded vigorously, licking her lips with a hint of lingering satisfaction. The feeling of evolution and possessing power was truly wonderful.

The compatibility between "Rain Prayer" and Jiang Kehan ​​is slightly lower than that between "Frost Shield," but it is still within the range of compatibility. After Jiang Kehan ​​drank the first bottle, this time the turbulence and coldness in her body were no longer the same as before. Instead, she felt as if she were drowning in the depths of the sea, her whole body was enveloped by pressure, and she could not breathe.

This spell was clearly more complex, and even after intense study, there were still some parts of it that I didn't understand. Although I could release it, it was obviously not as free as the "Frost Shield". However, Li Hui stopped Jiang Kehan ​​from continuing to drink.

"When learning the same spell, it's best to wait a few days before taking a potion. It may seem like you've already digested the effects of this potion, but in reality, your body will accumulate a lot of instincts after being affected, which will gradually adapt and become your own after a few days."

Although Li Hui had never drunk a potion, she had concocted one a few times and knew far more about potions than Jiang Kehan.

She put the last bottle of potion back into the metal box and handed it to Jiang Kehan: "It's best to take it a few days later. Just keep it with you for now. Drink it when you suddenly feel like you should. That's your body giving you a hint. Finally, don't forget to refine the principles of the spell. The potion only gives you the understanding prescribed by predecessors, while a spell has countless possibilities. The best spell is the one that you gradually modify to suit yourself."

Jiang Kehan ​​took the metal box and looked at Li Hui gratefully.

"Okay!" This time she didn't "confess" her feelings again, but instead planned to give him a suitable gift next time.

But before she could subtly inquire about the other person's preferences, Li Hui looked at her apologetically.

"I'm sorry, but I need to go to Ariel's place, so I can't show you around the academy for a while. Um, can I contact you via the terminal if needed?"

Jiang Kehan ​​then realized that the other person did indeed have something to deal with and could not continue to stay with her, and she suddenly felt a little sweaty.

Did I fail to tell Miss Chi where I went?

Oh no, I can't keep Miss Chi waiting until now!

Feeling a little guilty, Jiang Kehan ​​said goodbye to Li Hui.

"Okay! I also have some things to take care of. See you later!"

The two said their goodbyes, and Jiang Kehan ​​carried the metal box and ran towards the principal's office.

Chapter 7 Accommodation

Chi Chenxi had been waiting at the principal's office door for a long time. She was carrying Jiang Kehan's witch broom in one hand and browsing the virtual terminal with the other, her brows furrowed as she pondered.

Before her were the locations and times Li Hui had recently appeared at the school. He had come to the academy three times in the past month, staying for less than two and a half hours each time on average. While not exactly rare, he was certainly elusive.

Unfortunately, the other person had perfect grades, a better understanding of magic than the teacher, and knowledge that far exceeded the curriculum of a normal witch academy. In addition, the other person came from a well-off family and basically learned by purchasing online materials. The academy did not force her to attend.

In other words, the little witch is stuck in her growth period, so graduating early wouldn't make much sense, otherwise Li Hui would have already graduated long ago.

He's socially inactive, prefers staying home, and doesn't bring friends when he goes shopping. Hmm, how can I get Jiang Kehan ​​to meet him?

Chi Chenxi straightened her witch's hat with some distress, feeling an indescribable bitterness in her heart.

The higher-ups want me to cooperate with Jiang Kehan, but tell me, how am I supposed to cooperate?

However, Jiang Kehan's arrival made her put these thoughts aside for the time being, and she watched with a hint of curiosity as the other person ran over, panting.

"I'm sorry to have kept Miss Chi waiting. I just went to stroll around the academy with Li Hui and didn't keep track of the time."

Jiang Kehan ​​held her waist, her smooth hair falling to her waist, highlighting the firmness of her ample breasts, making Chi Chenxi almost blurt out something she couldn't hold back.

Miss Jiang, are you really not a succubus or witch?

I didn't even know Li Hui would be coming today. How could you say something like that, as if you two are already on good terms, with such a matter-of-fact tone?!

Who's actually working for the Witch Organization?!

Chi Chenxi recalled her earlier deep contemplation and suddenly realized that she was the clown.

"Well, that's good. I was just worried about how to arrange for you to get close to the other party." She breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Jiang Kehan ​​with bright eyes. "I'm becoming more and more confident that Miss Jiang will complete the mission. The higher-ups have really assigned me a good partner."

"Oh, is that so? I thought I was monitoring the other party alone." Jiang Kehan ​​laughed. She was unusually sensitive to her companions at this moment. It was better to have someone accompany her to complete the mission than to monitor the other party alone.

“Strictly speaking, I will only come to check after you report any abnormalities. At other times, Miss Jiang will still need to make her own efforts.” Sensing that Jiang Kehan ​​was cautiously probing her, Chi Chenxi did not hide anything. “The more trouble you cause, the easier it is for the other party to find out, isn’t it?”

“However, Miss Jiang has already made contact with the mission target, so my duty ends here. Next, we need Miss Jiang to maintain this position. We will provide all support beyond actual support, since your identity is currently confidential and only a very small number of internal personnel know about it. This is the maximum protection we can give you.”

Chi Chenxi handed the broom to Jiang Kehan, her tone somewhat solemn: "Miss Jiang, you are a normal witch now, so there's no need to worry too much."

Jiang Kehan ​​understood. Because her origins were kept secret, those in the Witch Organization who knew about her mission could not contact her openly or provide further assistance.

For her, this was unexpectedly a good thing.

At least the other party genuinely gave Jiang Kehan ​​a chance to atone for her sins, rather than acting as a tool to be used and then disposed of under some pretext.

So Jiang Kehan ​​stopped hoping that the other party would take pity on her and give her some money. She now understood that even in the extraordinary world, you can't do anything without money.

"Okay, may I ask how I can contact you?" Jiang Kehan ​​swallowed her words of thanks, pondering what gift to give next time. Then she realized that given her current financial situation, where she relied entirely on social subsidies to survive, she still owed two gifts that she should repay. Finding a job had to be put on the agenda immediately!

Chi Chenxi shared her terminal friends with Jiang Kehan, and then sent her a map and the college's internal channel.

"This is a map of the academy, which marks the location of your dormitory and class. Although the Witch Academy adopts a free course selection system, hunting and social practice are still divided into different groups according to the witch's level, which is your class."

Seeing Jiang Kehan's troubled expression, Chi Chenxi added, "The dormitory is free, but you need to buy your own basic living supplies. Don't worry, the academy will pay you according to your results in the social practice and hunting activities organized by the academy. Although you can't apply for the witch transformation subsidy, based on the average daily wage of Li Hui's class, it can completely support you to finish learning the spells you need to learn, and even save some money."

Ok?

I'm dreaming of getting paid while I'm in school?

Jiang Kehan, who had been punished by all sorts of messy tuition fees, was on the verge of tears, but she still noticed Huadian.

"Li Hui's class?" she asked Chi Chenxi, puzzled.

"Hmm, in order to give you a chance to get to know each other, we've arranged for you to be in Li Hui's class. Your tutor is Ms. Lü Xiangtong, who just greeted us on behalf of the principal. She knows your situation and won't make things difficult for you."

At this point, Chi Chenxi seemed a little guilty.

"But Li Hui basically never participates in group activities, so you still have to rely on yourself. Moreover, although it is called a class, there is only one other witch besides you and Li Hui."

Oh dear, Jiang Kehan ​​was caught off guard and couldn't help but look at the friend list she had just added with Li Hui. Hesitating, she didn't tell him that she already had Li Hui's contact information, but instead tentatively asked.

"Do you have any solutions? This will make it very difficult for me to keep surveillance, such as information about the other witch?"

That's right, she just wanted to get some information for free. She had realized the importance of connections in this world. If she could befriend another witch, it would probably be much easier to integrate into this world.

"The other party is named Ariel Haynes. She is a little witch who has temporarily moved here from abroad with her two mothers. Her family is in the potion business and has accumulated a lot of wealth. They are not short of money."

Chi Chenxi's lips twitched a few times as she recalled that mischievous little guy.

"However, although the whole family is very talented, they have a notoriously strange taste, especially her two mothers, who both like giant deep-sea beasts with tentacles and force them to sing and dance. I heard that in order to see the most realistic dance, they would throw the beasts into a sea of ​​fire, enjoy their struggles, and finally eat them."

Jiang Kehan ​​imagined the scene and couldn't help but shudder. She suddenly hesitated about whether to deliberately get closer to the other person.

But the other person's name sounds so familiar. Isn't that Aesop's master, the witch who openly went crazy in the comments about Li Hui?

At that moment, she vividly understood the source of Li Hui's complex expression back then.

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries, Jiang Kehan ​​and Chi Chenxi said their goodbyes.

Following the map given to her, she arrived at her dormitory.

The dormitory is located in the rear area of ​​the college, surrounded by a sparse artificial forest. You can hear birds chirping from time to time, but you can't find any birds.

There appear to be twenty or thirty dorm rooms here, but according to the information Jiang Kehan ​​just found on the college channel, she is currently the only one who will be living there.

Jiang Kehan ​​went through each one one by one, and finally looked at the "02" sign on the door and pushed open the door.

It was quite large, divided into three rooms: a bedroom, a study, and an alchemy workshop. Since witches rarely invite others to their homes, let alone places like dormitories, there was no living room.

Jiang Kehan ​​carefully inspected each room and found that, just as Chi Chenxi had said, there was only some basic furniture, but the environment was very nice and inexplicably cozy.

At this moment, she finally couldn't help but collapse onto the bed, staring at the snow-white ceiling, and had time to reminisce about the past.

Only in this completely private place, N2 Jiuqi Lu Jiuyi Sanfang, can she most clearly feel the separation between herself and the world.

The inexplicable etiquette, the powerful magic, and the rules completely different from her previous life were ruthlessly shattering her connection to the past.

Like Bu Mian, who is far from home but can never forget his hometown.

However, she suddenly stood up and began to use the time to frantically research the customs and laws of witch society.

Even if I know nothing, it cannot diminish my fighting spirit. I am just that reckless, willing to pay any price to leave my mark on this world.

Jiang Kehan ​​gritted her teeth, keeping the injustice of being unjustly accused and forced into her heart, while resentment welled up inside her.

Chapter 8 Street

By the time Jiang Kehan ​​snapped out of her studies, it was already afternoon. Her stomach was rumbling loudly, as if accusing her abusive owner of mistreating her.

She rubbed her stomach somewhat awkwardly, having made up her mind.

Let's grab something to eat on the nearby Sky Island Street first, and maybe buy some household items while we're at it.