'Fear Magic' Potion Ingredients

Setting aside the issue of her alcohol tolerance, Jiang Han felt a surge of excitement once again.

A 3,200 yuan commission, plus a 950 yuan weekly salary, plus potentially generous tips—this was already the largest sum of money Jiang Han had ever received in her life. By relying on acting cute and charming, she could actually afford a discounted rare spellbook!

Although she would have to wait until Saturday, five days from now, to actually receive the money.

But the Witch House points were credited immediately, meaning she now had 415 points, enough to redeem some good items at the Witch House.

Jiang Han immediately asked the manager for the Witch House redemption catalog. It was a book with a petite witch on the cover, wearing a massive pointed hat and a dark red witch robe, with a pure white bodysuit underneath. This petite witch had an incredibly majestic gaze; even just a photograph was enough to make other witches feel awe in her presence.

"Lilith, the progenitor witch of the Witch House and one of the Great Witches. She consistently places in the Top 20 at the Masters' Tournament," Qin Shunying introduced, noticing her interest.

Although it was only a little past five-thirty and strictly speaking not yet time to clock out, given Qin Shunying's 'doting' on Jiang Han, this kind of slacking off during work hours was something she could fully tolerate.

Top 20? Was the Witch House actually this formidable? Jiang Han was taken aback.

The Witch Hall of Fame was called the Top, and the Top 20 referred to the twenty Hall of Fame witches with the prefix 'Great'.

The Witch Hall of Fame had a terrifying aspect: 10 of the Top 20 witches were actually ordinary witches with magic power levels of only 2,000 to 6,000. They were inducted into the Hall of Fame due to their actions and contributions, while the remaining 10 were determined by competition among the most terrifying and powerful witches in the world. Only those 10 ordinary witches remained fixed every year.

First place: Yang, the first known witch in the world, with a recorded magic power of 270.

Third place: Shang, the witch who compiled the world's first book on identifying potion ingredients, with a recorded magic power of 620.

Because of the existence of these witches, those who made the list purely through combat strength were extremely terrifying. That the big boss of the Witch House was actually on the list was something Jiang Han hadn't expected; it was just too ruthless.

Jiang Han opened the redemption catalog and flipped to the last page. As expected, she saw the redemption for legendary spells. The list contained only the most well-known legendary spell, proving the immense power of a Great Witch.

[Greater Time Stop - Research Manual and Legendary Potion Formula (Lilith Edition) Redemption Price: 514,500 points]

Without a doubt, it was an exorbitantly high price, and next to the entry was a note left by Lilith.

The handwriting of this Great Witch was elegant, but the content was overbearing: "The proof that we toy with time, shatter fate, and mock death."

Possessing such a legendary spell meant, without a doubt, that the witch had touched the true River of Time.

If she could invite her over, perhaps the problems encountered by Du Ningzhuang's research institute would be solved instantly... Jiang Han suddenly had this unrealistic thought, then sighed and flipped the catalog back.

Try not to dwell on unrealistic thoughts.

Was a legendary spell worth 500,000 points? It certainly was, and this was the first time Jiang Han had actually seen a legendary spell that was 'potentially obtainable'.

But according to the weekly salary of an ordinary barmaid at the Witch House, it would take 10,000 weeks, 2,500 months, or 208.3 years to save up 500,000 points.

Even if her position improved and she had extra monthly income, ten years might be a more plausible figure.

Then she would have to spend perhaps another ten years researching this legendary spell.

Then spend another ten years collecting the potion ingredients.

And finally, pray that the ritual conditions for drinking the potion weren't too difficult to fulfill...

Stop thinking about it! Stop thinking about it... The feasibility of a ninth-level spell was much higher than that of a legendary spell. Jiang Han shook her head vigorously. The price of a ninth-level spell started at an average of 50,000 points. According to Jiang Han's estimation, if she remained as popular with the wealthy patrons as she was today, she should be able to afford one in two to three years.

And eighth, seventh, and sixth-level spells were relatively 'cheaper', the kind of 'goals' she could truly start working toward with a six or seven-month timeline.

However, Jiang Han had no use for them yet; she still struggled even reading third-level spells.

For example, the basic description of the model design for Dispel Magic was:

'Use Justice in reverse as the first node, place the Moon on Justice connected to the second node of the rising tide, back-to-back with the third node of the New Moon, and use the half-moon hook method as the mysterious four-element base points for the model.'

It was like someone with no foundation trying to read finance.

You know what words make up a pile of terminology, but you have no idea what they actually express.

For instance, what were the four elements of occultism?

Fire, Air, Water, Earth.

Fire generally referred to a candle.

Air represented a dagger or a sharp object.

Water was essential oil or liquid in a goblet.

And Earth often referred to salt imbued with spirituality.

Then there were the four elements of witches... Time, Space, Fate, and Symbols.

In short, it was just incredibly abstract! Abysmally abstract!

Mages, witches, warlocks, and occult masters had an immense love for the number four. Almost every spell contained a dozen or twenty descriptions of 'four elements', and what was even more terrifying was that some of these descriptions conflicted with each other, while others just looked unreliable.

There were even more abstract symbols; for example, witches liked to use 'cats' to encrypt their research on spells.

It was possible that a black cat represented 'the sun' to one witch (heaven knows how that worked).

And to another witch, it represented 'the moon' (honestly, that made more sense).

...In short, Jiang Han was practically crying while trying to learn spells, wishing she could destroy this damn world.

Speaking of destroying the world, perhaps Miss Du Ningzhuang's plan to blow up the River of Time would be a good opportunity... Jiang Han pouted.

415 points were enough for the amount of knowledge she currently possessed. The only hesitation was that she didn't know what she should strengthen first.

...Exchange for a spell? But she hadn't fully grasped those four spells yet.

...Switch to a different magic item? The magic items inside weren't practical for someone with her level of mana, which was already at the Archwitch standard... For example, a staff that triggered a single Fireball spell—what use was that to a witch who could throw Level 3 Fireballs almost infinitely?

...Exchange for some materials instead, that was reliable...

Having set her goal, she flipped to the materials catalog. The very first items were the "Adamantine" and "Mithril" she had been muttering about earlier. Setting aside the complex mineral variations and the different properties of the same minerals that had evolved over time, the prices of these two meant that even if she exchanged for them, she could only get a tiny piece.

Just as she was agonizing over the decision, the shopkeeper Qin Shunying offered a bit of advice:

"Why not exchange for some materials you can use right away? The warehouse of the Witch House is quite rich. Thanks to Lilith, we possess a massive expanded space and three otherworlds, from which we've found things that don't exist on the surface of Earth... there are even some that require Lilith to take them to Mars to cultivate."

Jiang Han's attention was captured. She blinked, tilted her head, and looked at Qin Shunying.

Then, she blossomed into a bright smile:

"Okay."

She then noticed that Qin Shunying's expression was a bit strange. She gave a hesitant hum and lowered her head to flip through the catalog.

After searching and calculating her points, she arrived at the best conclusion:

"I want to exchange for the potion materials for the spell 'Fear Magic'."

Fear Magic, which weakens magic resistance, was an essential spell for any witch looking to deal significant direct damage.

The level was 3.

The materials were: 200 milliliters of distilled water, 100 milliliters of pure ale, 100 milliliters of rum, 10 milliliters of Blue-Blood Henna solution, 15 grams of Dragon-Tongue Lavender powder, 10 grams of sliced Salt-Flower Root, 5 grams of pure silver, and 6 grams of Snow-Sprout Dragon Blood Gem.

As for the consumption conditions...

Jiang Han looked at the consumption conditions noted in her notebook, and her expression stiffened.

Written in elegant handwriting were the words:

The potion ritual for 'Fear Magic' is [Run for 30 minutes, then perform 50 consecutive squats before consuming].

Isn't this going to be the death of this homebody?