"Complete the ritual."
"Drink Dragon Maiden's Golden Wine within the ritual circle."
"After that, there will be a one-minute margin of error before you can make the interstellar crossing."
"The one-minute margin is for group crossings. As long as, after the first person drinks the Golden Wine, no matter how many people drink together in between, the last person drinks within that minute, no one will be left behind. The ritual's flaw has instead become a very convenient design. Clever, isn't it?"
Those were the exact words of the Witch who had sold this ritual to Jiang Han.
After bathing and changing clothes, she added a little cool mint to her steam-spray perfume. Though she had already washed up, the ritual still left a faint moist heat clinging to her body. The cool mint neutralized that damp heat and jolted her groggy mind awake.
Walking out of the temporary bathhouse made from four enchanted wooden panels and a hot-spring blanket, Jiang Han casually waved a hand. Magic gathered it up, compressing it into a tiny cube that dropped into her large tail.
The Witches and witches seemed to be ready as well.
Even the Cat Lamps each held two small bottles of Dragon Maiden's Golden Wine in their paws.
Some had four small bottles hanging from them. (Each Cat Spider and Dragon Turtle also needed two bottles.)
"Ready. We can depart at any time."
Li Li said as she fiddled with a loudhailer.
Jiang Han looked over. The moment their eyes met, Miss Fox impatiently raised the loudhailer.
"Set off!"
Meow-ow! Wasn't she being way too hasty?
Jiang Han rolled her eyes at her, swaying her hips and flicking her tail as she walked over. She held out her freshly washed, soft little paw—she wore a bodysuit with the palms