Arc 23Begalo and New Beginnings

Jiang Han helped the witches transform Testnango and destroy Begalo Fortress, while Vera escaped with strange new powers. Back home, Jiang Han took on a mechanical-chicken repair, helped Tang Wen move into her home, and ended the stretch exploring her nest.

  • Jiang Han joined Big Eileen in restoring Testnango’s Age of Mystery, while the witches’ attack broke through Begalo Fortress and forced Julius to order a retreat.
  • Jiang Han and the witches destroyed Begalo Fortress and turned its mountain into a Sky Island, while Vera escaped the pursuing Silver Knights through an underground passage.
  • Vera discovered that her right eye, strength, and healing had changed, and Jiang Han learned that the Blue-Clad Union wanted her to teach Vera magic.
  • Jiang Han found a message in Annabella Coleman’s book directing her to Guregs Royal City, then agreed to help Du Lingxuan repair her mechanical fighting chicken by supplying magic power.
  • Jiang Han and Lilian improvised a replacement heart for Du Lingxuan’s chicken, and Jiang Han learned about the Sea Shepherds’ prospective roster and summer transfers.
  • Jiang Han agreed to rent Tang Wen a room, helped her move into a new mountain home, and watched her set up a Cat Lamp mine and streaming room.
  • Tang Wen and Jiang Han relaxed together, then went to the hot spring, where Jiang Han explored her glowing pools, sea life, and treasure vault.
Chapters 551–575 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 551Advance Payment

Jiang Han bought a premium Liquid Sapphire and went to Caroline’s home for dinner after leaving Snow Phoebe Lake in heavy rain. Caroline asked about Jiang Han’s suitcase, and Jiang Han said it was an advance payment of her reward.

  • Jiang Han bought a premium Liquid Sapphire to prepare to store gem liquid and runes.
  • Jiang Han left Snow Phoebe Lake in the rain after Eileen explained she would not introduce her to high society until she was ready.
  • Jiang Han lit a working Witch’s cigarette before Caroline arrived to pick her up in a Griffin Carriage.
  • Caroline described the rebels at Testnango fighting undead skeletons as they rode to her home.
  • Jiang Han suggested dinner dishes, and Caroline went to cook before asking what was in Jiang Han’s suitcase.
  • Jiang Han told Caroline that the suitcase contained an advance payment of her reward.

Ch. 552Golden Land Series

Jiang Han accompanied Greater Eileen to the Blue-Clad Union Company, where Andrea showed them a miniature, block-shaped universe of Testnango. Andrea asked Greater Eileen to remodel it so that Level 5 spells could be used inside, paving the way for the company to conquer the otherworld.

  • Jiang Han and Greater Eileen arrived at the Blue-Clad Union headquarters, and Greater Eileen explained the powerful spells and upgrade options of their Golden Land equipment.
  • Andrea welcomed them and gave Jiang Han two boxes of ice cream before leading them to the central garden district.
  • Andrea revealed that the sphere in the garden was a copied miniature universe of Testnango, whose inhabitants could not fly beyond its spherical surface.
  • Greater Eileen asked whether the company wanted her to destroy or remodel the planet and explained that her favor could enable Level 5 spells while causing a mana resurgence.
  • Andrea said the company wanted the planet remodeled because it believed access to Level 5 spells would make conquering the otherworld easy.

Ch. 553Charging

Big Eileen used Jiang Han’s immense magic to reshape Testnango’s magical environment, turning its Age of Dharma’s End back into the Age of Mystery. She was left preparing one final lock to detect creatures too powerful for the world to tolerate.

  • Big Eileen cleared the other witches from Central Park and explained that interference spells would keep them from divining the process.
  • Big Eileen asked Jiang Han to provide magic, and Jiang Han released her power while Big Eileen drew it into a ring.
  • Big Eileen described the historical ranking of witches’ initial magic capacities and talent growth as she gathered Jiang Han’s magic.
  • Big Eileen used Sun’s Protection and channeled a scorching breath into Testnango, weaving runes throughout the planet without damaging it.
  • Big Eileen created locks that sealed magical power and raised Testnango’s power level, restoring its Age of Mystery.
  • Big Eileen said she would add a final lock to detect any creature exceeding the world’s tolerance level.

Ch. 554They Reported Us—The Other Side Turned On Cheats

After the witches stopped their artillery barrage, the rebel leaders at Begalo Mountain Fortress braced for another attack, but a series of supernatural explosions tore open the fortress walls. Amos and Julius saw the witches massacre the defenders, and Julius ordered a retreat as Begalo fell.

  • Archie reported that the witches' artillery barrage had stopped, warning Julius and Amos that the enemy might be preparing something.
  • Julius and Amos discussed sending mounted scouts to investigate as the heat and strange supernatural conditions worsened.
  • A sequence of blasts shook Begalo Mountain Fortress, killing and injuring soldiers and leaving Amos temporarily unable to hear.
  • Amos and Julius emerged from headquarters and saw that the fortress wall had been shattered and demons and witches were pouring through the breach.
  • The witches used magic to slaughter the defenders and render their old countermeasures useless, while Archie lay dead beneath a table.
  • Julius ordered a retreat as Begalo fell.

Ch. 555Heatwave Breath

Jiang Han used Eileen’s Heatwave Breath to destroy the rebels’ inner fortress, leaving Vera and a few soldiers alive as the witches and demons stormed inside. Big Eileen sent Silver Knight Witches to pursue Vera and explained that the Way of Balance meant eliminating their enemies.

  • Jiang Han froze much of the inner keep’s wall with the Eternal Ice Eye, then unleashed Eileen’s Heatwave Breath and melted through the fortress.
  • Vera survived the blast behind an Eternal Ice Eye shield, while the witches and demons charged into the ruined stronghold to slaughter the remaining defenders.
  • Big Eileen arrived in her Golden Land equipment and fired a controlled blast at the battlefield, drawing on Jiang Han’s mana.
  • Big Eileen opened ten Anywhere Doors and sent Silver Knight Witches riding hovering vehicles to hunt down Vera.
  • When Jiang Han asked what the Way of Balance meant, Big Eileen said it meant there was them and no one else.

Ch. 556Hunting

Wounded and weakened by Guregs' Gift, Vera was pursued by a force of silver-armored mad witches wielding sunlight swords. She fought her way into the underground passage and collapsed it behind her, escaping while her pursuers tried to dig through.

  • Vera struggled with the pain and emotional numbness caused by Guregs' Gift, then fled the city wall as demons attacked.
  • Two gold-shining mad witches summoned ten silver-armored witches, who charged after Vera.
  • Vera blocked a sunlight blade and knocked its wielder away, then faced the others as they drew sunlight swords.
  • Vera overcame her fear, used precise swordsmanship to fend off the surrounding witches, and hurled her cloak and daggers to force them back.
  • Vera entered the underground passage, collapsed a support pillar, and escaped as the silver witches began excavating the blocked tunnel.

Ch. 557Recovering Costs

After the failed attempt to capture the Saintess, Jiang Han questioned Big Eileen’s part in the battle and learned the company planned to recoup its losses by turning the resource-rich mountain into a Sky Island. The witches cleared Begalo Fortress and transformed the mountain into their first large-scale Sky Island in this world, establishing a base there.

  • The Silver Knights reported their defeat to Big Eileen, who explained the Saintess’s strength and sent them to rest and eat.
  • Jiang Han suspected Big Eileen had deliberately held back, but Big Eileen brushed off her questions and invited her to dinner.
  • Tan Yue told Jiang Han that the company had found magic marrow ore and an underground river in the mountain and planned to turn it into a Sky Island.
  • Jiang Han and the witches processed the fortress’s dead, supplies, weapons, books, metals, and walls into useful materials, leaving Begalo Fortress erased.
  • The witches used thousands of spells to cut apart the mountain, flip it into a Sky Island, and reshape it into a base with camps, a hot-spring lake, and a spell core.

Ch. 558Changes (Part 1)

After surviving a brutal battle with ten witches, Vera discovered that her right eye had gained extraordinary vision and her injuries had healed with alarming speed. Her hair and eye had turned a strange starry black, and her growing miraculous power left her wondering whether she was still human.

  • Vera woke in the jungle after the fight and found that her right eye could see with extraordinary clarity, though using it quickly made her dizzy.
  • She treated her severe wounds with supplies from her intact pouch and continued through the jungle in search of water.
  • At a pool, Vera saw that her right eye and formerly black hair had turned a strange, starry black.
  • Vera discovered that her waist wound had healed in little more than an hour and that her miraculous power had grown stronger again.

Ch. 559Changes (Part 2)

After testing her enhanced powers, Vera accepted that she was still human and fell asleep in the forest, intending to question the succubus later. At the temporary camp, Jiang Han learned she was to teach the Saintess magic power so the company could secure her guardianship rights after her transformation, then sensed the Saintess entering the dream realm.

  • Vera found her strength, speed, strange power, and healing had greatly increased, and she froze a nearby forest with her breath attack.
  • Vera decided to rest in a forest shelter before returning to the rebel camp and seeking answers from the succubus.
  • Andrea and Big Eileen told Jiang Han that Angelite had sponsored the Blue-Clad Union to acquire research rights to the Saintess.
  • Andrea explained that Jiang Han should teach the Saintess magic power so she would be less likely to become a degraded witch, allowing the company to transfer her guardianship rights to the Head of the Great Witches.
  • Jiang Han sensed that the Saintess had entered the dream realm and hurried to sleep so she could meet her there.

Ch. 560An Abnormality of the Heart

Jiang Han entered Vera’s dream during a deadly rainstorm and made her way to the Hamster Hole, where she spoke with Vera over ham. Vera revealed that her right eye had changed after the Witches attacked her, leaving Jiang Han unsure whether the Witches were responsible.

  • Jiang Han entered Vera’s dream, found herself in freezing rain as a succubus, and dressed warmly before setting out.
  • Jiang Han crossed the rain-soaked wilderness toward the Hamster Hole, following the aroma of tea.
  • Jiang Han knocked at the Hamster Hole, and Vera let her inside.
  • Jiang Han ate Vera’s cured ham and corrected her, saying the group should be called Witches rather than mad witches.
  • Vera told Jiang Han that her right eye had changed after the Witches attacked her, and Jiang Han said the cause might or might not be connected to them.

Ch. 561The Ordering of the Stars

Jiang Han woke after teaching Vera in a dream and received an old book titled Secret of the Starry Sky from a mysterious witch. A note inside told her to watch for a particular stellar arrangement and then go to Guregs Royal City to inject Allison with the essence.

  • Jiang Han woke and discussed Vera's extraordinary learning talent with Kang Xuezhen over lemon tea.
  • Kang Xuezhen gave Jiang Han a package delivered by a ribbon-covered witch in an enormous hat.
  • Jiang Han identified the book as Secret of the Starry Sky, an old work by Annabella Coleman about the stars and the origins of worlds.
  • Jiang Han found a bookmark instructing her to watch for the arrangement shown in the second diagram on page 23, then go to Guregs Royal City and inject Allison with the essence.

Ch. 562Preparations for Changing Classes (Part One)

Jiang Han spent time fishing and learning from Histeria, who explained her fishermaiden class strategy. Histeria felt prepared for the Eileen Cup, where she expected to face Teacher Ji Haijun, a matchup she considered favorable.

  • Jiang Han followed Histeria around her luxurious Sky Island's fishing village and reflected on the talents she had learned from her master.
  • Histeria described the magical fish she had brought from Snow Phoebe Lake and prepared to fish with Jiang Han.
  • Histeria explained how fishermaidens used field-spreading and terrain spells to defend themselves before counterattacking.
  • Jiang Han asked Histeria about her preparations for the Eileen Cup, and Histeria said she was ready.
  • Jiang Han noted that Histeria would face Teacher Ji Haijun in the winners' bracket, and Histeria expected the match to be an easy win.

Ch. 563Preparations for Changing Class (Part Two)

Jiang Han consulted Du Lingxuan about changing into the powerful Fisher Maiden class and ordered the vast variety of fish needed for its ritual. After Du offered her a steep discount, Jiang Han began browsing an enormous enchanted catalog of extraterrestrial fish.

  • Jiang Han considered the risks of class changes and the powerful, costly Fisher Maiden class.
  • Jiang Han met Du Lingxuan at the Bone Tea Pavilion to order fish for her class-change ritual.
  • Du Lingxuan offered Jiang Han a one-percent service fee instead of the usual twenty percent, and Jiang Han accepted.
  • Du Lingxuan gave Jiang Han a parchment catalog enchanted to hold roughly 3.14 million pages.
  • Jiang Han browsed Du Lingxuan's extensive stock of unfamiliar extraterrestrial fish.

Ch. 564Master Chicken Cultivator (Part 1)

Jiang Han learned that changing jobs to become a Fisherwoman would cost far more than she could afford, so Du Lingxuan offered her a well-paid job providing magic power during an operation. The job involved helping repair Du Lingxuan’s mechanical fighting chicken, with Lilian handling the surgery.

  • Du Lingxuan explained that Jiang Han’s basic Fisherwoman job change would cost millions of yuan, and Jiang Han realized she could not afford it.
  • Du Lingxuan offered Jiang Han 100,000 yuan to provide magic power for a job, and Jiang Han agreed to hear the details.
  • Du Lingxuan explained that her beloved mechanical fighting chicken needed a new mechanical heart and that its delicate magic-flow blood vessels required a skilled magic-power supplier.
  • Jiang Han said she did not know how to perform the needed coronary bypass surgery, but Du Lingxuan assured her that Lilian, a Chicken Repair Academy graduate, would operate on the chicken.

Ch. 565Master Chicken Repairer (Part 2)

Jiang Han learned that Lilian and Lin Zhaojun had attended the Chicken Repair Academy before Du Lingxuan explained the technical work needed to repair her mechanical chicken. Jiang Han agreed to consider helping, but learned that time-stopping would not work because top-tier fighting chickens were immune to it.

  • Jiang Han looked up the Chicken Repair Academy and discovered that Lilian and Lin Zhaojun were both alumni, though Lin had studied postpartum hen care.
  • Du Lingxuan demonstrated the rune circuits for her mechanical chicken, and Jiang Han suspected the design was poor despite Elrora Syndra having made it.
  • Du Lingxuan explained that she wanted Jiang Han to supply magic power as an external heart while Lilian replaced the chicken's heart.
  • Jiang Han suggested stopping time during the operation, but Du Lingxuan said top-tier fighting chickens were immune to time stops.

Ch. 566Master Chicken Repairer (Part 2)

Jiang Han went with Du Lingxuan to repair her damaged electronic fighting chicken, while Lilian discovered she had brought no replacement mechanical heart. The repair stalled with the chicken dismantled and its spare-parts case holding only a sleeping dragon plush doll.

  • Du Lingxuan took Jiang Han to her sky-island home after Jiang Han agreed to take the repair job.
  • Jiang Han met Lilian and saw Du Lingxuan's enormous rune-armored electronic chicken, which had been damaged by Du Lingxuan's modifications.
  • Lilian explained that Du Lingxuan's electronic chicken had been badly damaged after losing a fight against Dinesha's chicken.
  • Jiang Han supplied magic power while Lilian dismantled the chicken and removed its mechanical heart.
  • Lilian realized she had forgotten the replacement mechanical heart, and Jiang Han saw that her spare-parts case contained only a sleeping dragon plush doll.

Ch. 567Commentary (Part 1)

Jiang Han and Lilian secretly repaired Du Lingxuan’s electronic chicken with a makeshift mechanical heart, then joined Du Lingxuan’s professional livestream setup to watch the Eileen Cup. The chapter ended with Lilian learning that Jiang Han’s teacher was Histeria, the Turtle Dynasty’s eldest princess, and warning that the match could get them killed.

  • Lilian crushed gears into a temporary mechanical heart and installed it in the electronic chicken while Jiang Han supplied magic power.
  • Jiang Han and Lilian coaxed the chicken into keeping the repair secret before Du Lingxuan returned.
  • Du Lingxuan revealed that she planned to livestream commentary on the Eileen Cup matches.
  • When Lilian asked who Jiang Han’s teacher was, Jiang Han named Histeria, prompting Du Lingxuan to panic.
  • Lilian praised Du Lingxuan’s commentator setup, and Du Lingxuan silenced her with a sarcastic reply.

Ch. 568Commentary (Part 2)

Du Lingxuan had Jiang Han gather research for her paid match commentary, while the group discussed Ji Haijun’s lack of a club and the Sea Shepherds Club’s plans for next season. The chapter left the lineup nearly settled, with the club considering whether it could afford an eighth player during the upcoming transfer window.

  • Du Lingxuan gave Jiang Han a large stack of pages and explained that commentary required research on contestants, anecdotes, spells, and clubs.
  • Lilian found that Ji Haijun was absent from the club roster, and Du Lingxuan joked that no team wanted her.
  • Lilian and Du Lingxuan explained that Ji Haijun’s inconsistent performance and high salary made her an unattractive signing.
  • Lilian outlined the Sea Shepherds Club’s likely next-season lineup, including Jiang Han, Lin Bao, Lin Zhaojun, Lilian, and herself.
  • Lilian noted that the upcoming summer transfer window could let the club add an eighth player, while Du Lingxuan asked whether they might buy Teacher Yu.

Ch. 569Witch House's New Dish

Jiang Han visited the Witch House for her seasonal checkup and sampled its new grilled beef dish while catching up with Li Yun. The visit ended with Chu Yujun confronting Jiang Han over losing points to her in Marite Racing.

  • Jiang Han went to the Witch House for her seasonal checkup and ate its new grilled beef dish while waiting.
  • Li Yun explained that a skilled witch chef had recently joined the Witch House.
  • Jiang Han praised the beef and asked Li Yun about the growing number of places hiring witch chefs.
  • Li Yun greeted Chu Yujun, who had become an assistant branch manager after being promoted.
  • Chu Yujun pinched Jiang Han's cheeks and scolded her for taking the points she lost in Marite Racing.

Ch. 570Renting a Room

Jiang Han rescued Tang Wen from a disastrous mahjong game and negotiated payment for boosting her accounts. Tang Wen then asked to rent a room at Jiang Han’s home, and Jiang Han agreed after explaining the rent, the unfinished snowy environment, and the excellent internet.

  • Jiang Han found Tang Wen losing badly to Store Manager Qin and Chai Ying at mahjong and pulled her away from the table.
  • Tang Wen asked Jiang Han to boost two accounts to A+, and Jiang Han offered to do it in exchange for two construction vehicles.
  • Jiang Han learned that Tang Wen had been looking for her and heard that Tang Wen wanted to rent a room at her home.
  • Jiang Han agreed to charge Tang Wen five hundred a week and explained that the home’s ecosystem was still developing and the nearest exit could take a few minutes to reach.
  • Jiang Han assured Tang Wen that the home had exceptionally fast non-magic Magic Web internet and said she would build Tang Wen a room if Tang Wen bought the blueprints.

Ch. 571Moving Day (Part 1)

Tang Wen asked to rent a room at Jiang Han’s villa so she could run her gaming channel from a better location. Jiang Han got permission and arranged discounted moving help through Qin Shunying, leaving Tang Wen ready to organize her move.

  • Tang Wen explained why she wanted to move and asked Jiang Han about renting a room in her villa.
  • Jiang Han called Jiang Xuan and received permission to build a room for Tang Wen, then told her she could move in that day.
  • Tang Wen said she needed to hire a high-speed Griffin Carriage but did not know where to find one.
  • Qin Shunying offered a referral to a comrade who could transport Tang Wen’s belongings and gave her contact information with a forty percent discount.

Ch. 572Moving House (Part 2)

Jiang Han helped Tang Wen move into her home and showed her the surrounding grounds. After Tang Wen chose a mountaintop home and began setting it up for her research, Jiang Han left her to work privately.

  • Jiang Han thanked retired witch Luo Gaojun for helping transport the moving boxes.
  • Jiang Han showed Tang Wen a map of her home and introduced its residents, pets, and facilities.
  • Tang Wen chose to live on the mountain with Jiang Han and sent her a blueprint for a home with several gardens.
  • Jiang Han had her Ice Golem build Tang Wen's residence and garden as they discussed the area's conveniences and new developments.
  • Jiang Han returned to her room while Tang Wen began setting up her research space.

Ch. 573Cat Lamp Mine

Jiang Han visited Tang Wen’s new greenhouse dome, where Tang Wen set up a charging barrel and released her Cat Lamps. Tang Wen explained her plan to run a Cat Lamp mine and gave Jiang Han one before inviting her to see the streaming room.

  • Jiang Han went down the mountain path to meet Tang Wen at the greenhouse dome.
  • Tang Wen installed a charging barrel and told Jiang Han she planned to charge her Cat Lamps there.
  • Tang Wen released more than a hundred Cat Lamps and explained her plan to run a Cat Lamp mine.
  • Tang Wen gave Jiang Han an orange Cat Lamp as thanks for helping her find the place.
  • Tang Wen invited Jiang Han to see her streaming room.

Ch. 574Tang Wen's Residence

Jiang Han visited Tang Wen's comfortable home, where the two shared bamboo-tube wine and teased each other. Their playful contest ended with Tang Wen discovering that Jiang Han's Sea Siren claws gave her an unfair advantage.

  • Jiang Han followed Tang Wen into her cave house and admired her luxurious bed and bathing box.
  • Tang Wen offered Jiang Han bamboo-tube wine and explained that she drank it to help herself sleep.
  • Jiang Han and Tang Wen sat on a sofa, where Jiang Han discovered Tang Wen had abs and poked her stomach.
  • Tang Wen retaliated by challenging Jiang Han with her claws, but Jiang Han showed off her sharp Sea Siren claws.
  • Tang Wen grabbed Jiang Han's face to retaliate, while Jiang Han enjoyed the feeling of being petted.

Ch. 575Nest

Tang Wen and Jiang Han finished a smooth gaming channel stream, relaxed together in a hot spring, and Jiang Han returned to her Sea Siren nest, where she admired its glowing pools and newly grown aquatic life. She ended the chapter determined to expand her treasure vault and recommended a book.

  • Tang Wen ended her stream and thanked Jiang Han for helping with the broadcast.
  • Tang Wen described her exhausting work and streaming routine, then said a formidable stream sniper had not appeared that night.
  • Tang Wen and Jiang Han stretched on the floor and decided to soak together in the hot spring.
  • Jiang Han returned to her nest and explored its glowing pools, fish, corals, and Sea Hamsters.
  • Jiang Han admired her treasure vault, vowed to fill it, and recommended Green Dragon Doctor.
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