Chapter Summaries

Jiang Han, Kraken, and Angelite competed to catch fish in the rain, and Jiang Han landed the largest haul after a long struggle with an enormous chum salmon. The seal dragged Jiang Han into the water, leaving the round’s Fishing King title to the seal.

• Jiang Han, Kraken, and Angelite prepared their gear and cast their lines as the rain eased.
• Jiang Han’s rod was pulled down by a powerful fish, and she patiently fought it for nearly twenty minutes before landing a 21.6-kilogram chum salmon.
• Jiang Han caught two salmon, three silver carp, and a rare Dragon Rock Fish, while Kraken caught silver carp and a grouper and Angelite caught octopuses and a Sea Siren.
• The seal dragged Jiang Han into the water, becoming the round’s Fishing King.

After fishing with Kraken and Angelite, Jiang Han returned home and found Jiang Miao composing music. Jiang Miao taught her to play a magical piano and invited her to learn music.

• Jiang Han released the Sea Siren after feeding her beef, then took photos with Kraken and Angelite before heading home.
• Jiang Han decided she might build her own phone using her knowledge of alchemy and practical runes.
• Jiang Han told Jiang Miao that permission to take the A1 exam would arrive soon, and Jiang Miao showed her practice scores of 71, 72, and 73.
• Jiang Miao played music from Les Misérables and Pirates of the Caribbean, explaining that she had transcribed the latter after hearing it in Germany.
• Jiang Miao showed Jiang Han how to use a piano made from magic, and Jiang Han quickly learned to play a simple melody.
• Jiang Miao caught Jiang Han's wrist after she accidentally brushed against her hand, then asked whether she had ever considered learning music.

After repaying her debts, Jiang Han joined Cen Jing in considering a costly purchase of part of Angelite’s portable space. The witches prepared to negotiate with Angelite before she and Kraken reached an agreement.

• Jiang Han withdrew her accumulated wages and repaid Kraken, her bank loan, and the money she owed her friends, leaving herself with only a few hundred in savings.
• Jiang Han went to her Reports Department job at the Sea Shepherds camp, where she found Cen Jing and learned that their reports had helped uncover witches who could sing Sea Siren tunes.
• Cen Jing told Jiang Han that Angelite was selling Kraken a portable space with laboratories, greenhouses, hot spring rooms, and other facilities, but Kraken wanted only part of the package.
• Cen Jing proposed that Jiang Han and other witches buy the pieces Kraken did not want, including a greenhouse and alchemy laboratory that Jiang Han needed.
• Jiang Han agreed to join the purchase, and Cen Jing urged them to negotiate before Angelite and Kraken settled on a deal.

Jiang Han bought Angelite’s portable laboratory set with help from Kraken and Cen Jing, taking on a debt of more than six million. Kraken and Angelite checked that she had a repayment plan, then Angelite offered her a generous loan, which Jiang Han accepted.

• Kraken agreed to split the purchase proceeds with Jiang Han, Cen Jing, and a wealthy young witch as Jiang Han arranged loans for the 6.3-million space set.
• Kraken offered to buy Cen Jing’s gems at market price so she could pay in cash, and Cen Jing explained that a witch needed a Sky Island as a bride price to marry a Great Witch.
• Kraken asked Jiang Han to stay for a private report after Cen Jing left, and Angelite teased them about their formal titles.
• Kraken admitted she was concerned that Jiang Han’s debt might make her anxious, so Jiang Han outlined how her work and future plans would let her repay it.
• Angelite predicted Jiang Han could repay the debt in about a year if her alchemy improved, then offered her a ten-year loan with nominal interest.
• Jiang Han signed Angelite’s loan contract, and Angelite thanked her for her patronage.

Angelite showed Jiang Han her luxurious laboratory and offered to help secure its certification through one of two arrangements. Jiang Han agreed to make tofu for Angelite in exchange for a chance to attend Xuelun Curie’s lecture, while Angelite planned to tease Kraken with the meal.

• Angelite explained that the laboratory’s six mana furnaces each needed a witch with 3,000 mana to power them.
• Angelite told Jiang Han that the laboratory required certification and offered either to arrange credentials through England or to establish a separate patent laboratory with Jiang Han, Kraken, and another member.
• Angelite proposed inviting Xuelun Curie, Jiang Han’s alchemy idol, who would visit China for book signings and a month of lectures.
• Angelite offered Jiang Han a saved album and a chance to attend Xuelun’s lecture if Jiang Han made tofu for her to eat in front of Kraken.
• Jiang Han accepted Angelite’s offer and agreed to make the tofu.

Jiang Han handcrafted a powerful, waterproof phone in the alchemy workshop, using herself as its battery and adding a small spatial-storage function. Pleased with the result, she began making lighter versions for Zhen Ling and Jiang Miao.

• After tuning her equipment, Jiang Han planned a phone with a crystal display, waterproofing, teleportation, and spatial storage.
• Jiang Han melted gray crystal into slabs, filled them with magic mist, and assembled the screen, operating system, runes, and extra memory.
• Jiang Han used conductor runes to power the phone with her own magic and fused spatial sensors from scented sachets into a storage component.
• Jiang Han transplanted her old phone’s SIM card and camera, added instant-photo equipment, then sealed the slabs together with slime glue.
• Jiang Han finished a roughly 3,000-gram phone and decided to make lighter versions for Zhen Ling and Jiang Miao.

Angelite took Jiang Han to City Hall to establish a commercial workshop and sign a contract granting Jiang Han favorable terms for her inventions. After the workshop was officially registered, Angelite promised to treat Jiang Han to barbecue and invite her when Xuelun arrived next month.

• Angelite explained that Jiang Han would be an independent researcher in the workshop, surrendering 30% of net profits from commercially valuable inventions while gaining Angelite as her mentor after the A2 exam.
• Jiang Han learned that other researchers might surrender 80% of their profits and face far stricter requirements, and she agreed to the deal.
• Angelite led Jiang Han to the High-End Spell Patent Management Department, where they signed and filed the workshop contract and received its license and plaque.
• Jiang Han saw Angelite's childhood identification photo, then Angelite offered to treat her to barbecue and call her when Xuelun came next month.

Jiang Han researched magical herb sales at the Witch Bazaar as she considered growing plants to raise capital for her alchemy work. After Jiang Miao spotted a possible bestseller, Jiang Han planned to investigate further, while Jiang Miao revealed that she was a traveler.

• Jiang Han woke from a doze when Jiang Miao arrived with cream corn, and the cousins set off to record herb-market sales.
• Jiang Han concluded that alchemy would not provide the starting capital she needed and considered growing magical herbs instead.
• Jiang Han found that plants used in pink spells were in high demand, but the shops she visited had sold out of Redroot Grass while some Dragon-Tongue Lavender remained.
• Jiang Miao explained that shops stocked far more Dragon-Tongue Lavender than Redroot Grass and suggested returning over the next few days to see whether demand persisted.
• Jiang Miao agreed to accompany Jiang Han to more markets and said she wanted to visit them because she was a traveler.

Jiang Han weighed magical herb cultivation as a way to earn startup money before her alchemy developed, then went with Jiang Miao to a Griffin Carriage shop near Wine Mist Mountain. Jiang Miao revealed her collection of questionable documents and recounted a near-fatal trip into the Spirit Sea.

• Jiang Han compared Redroot Grass and Dragon-Tongue Lavender, considering their prices, demand, and cultivation difficulty while ruling out delicate, slow-growing plants such as mandrake and Nineteen-Leaf Lucky Grass.
• Jiang Han calculated that growing magical herbs in a greenhouse could bring in about 50,000 yuan a month, though it would take around sixty months to recoup the greenhouse cost.
• Jiang Han followed Jiang Miao around Wine Mist Mountain to a mobile Griffin Carriage shop selling plum drinks and desserts.
• Jiang Miao paid for their order and showed Jiang Han a notebook filled with certificates and identity documents, including an immigrant ID under another name.
• Jiang Miao explained that she used different identities to find work and travel, then described sneaking into the Spirit Sea and nearly dying before escaping with a homemade rocket pack.
• The shopkeepers served Jiang Han and Jiang Miao their drinks and desserts.

Jiang Han and Jiang Miao enjoyed desserts together before visiting Liang Cuoyu at the convenience store where she worked. They planned to meet Liang Cuoyu for barbecue after her shift, while Jiang Han and Jiang Miao went to browse the neighboring grocery shop.

• Jiang Han ate lychee-longan ice pudding, ice cake, and other desserts with Jiang Miao, then said she wanted a proper meal too.
• Jiang Miao suggested a barbecue restaurant beside Liang Cuoyu's workplace, and Jiang Han ordered more desserts while they waited.
• Jiang Han and Jiang Miao visited Sea Forest Convenience Store and surprised Liang Cuoyu at the counter.
• Liang Cuoyu said her shift would end in a little over an hour, so Jiang Han and Jiang Miao went to browse the neighboring witch grocery shop before returning to take her to barbecue.

Jiang Han and Jiang Miao visited a Naughty Bear general store, where Jiang Han offered to enchant her cousin’s tent for a desert trip. Jiang Miao prepared to seek musical inspiration at Greenfield Oasis, saying she had never met an angel of music in the north.

• Jiang Han explained the differences between Black Cat and Naughty Bear general stores as she and Jiang Miao entered the shop.
• Jiang Han offered to enchant Jiang Miao’s tent with a Cactus Flower spell, and Jiang Miao thanked her while buying backup spells.
• Jiang Han explained that enchanting the tent would take five or six days.
• Jiang Miao said she had booked a two-day trip to Greenfield Oasis with a musical theater club and planned to find inspiration in the wilderness.
• Jiang Han asked how composing music in the south compared with the north, and Jiang Miao said she had never met an angel of music there.

Jiang Han spent the first week of October studying magic and copying an alchemical formula, then sorted through the household’s mail. She found a warning letter addressed to her from the Squirrel Committee, O.G.

• Jiang Han learned the touch spells Vampire's Touch and Healer's Touch and considered how necromantic tentacles could extend their range.
• On October 3rd, Jiang Han copied an activating-oil formula borrowed from Wu Xian while the other household members were away.
• Jiang Han received a stack of letters and sorted them by color, noting the many love letters addressed to Jiang Miao and the others.
• Jiang Han found one black warning letter addressed to her and signed by the Squirrel Committee, O.G.

Jiang Han received a warning from the Squirrel Committee that she needed to accept a commission or risk losing access to borrowed books. She decided to visit the Committee and find work before the deadline.

• Jiang Han read Shu Xiaowei's letter demanding proof of recent commissions or an explanation within two days.
• Jiang Han recalled that the Squirrel Committee had lent her several alchemy books on unusually generous terms.
• Jiang Han considered how the Committee oversaw witches in the arts and maintained strict standards for its reviewers and library.
• Jiang Han decided to visit the Squirrel Committee to find a commission and earn pinecone coins rather than submit a late application.

Jiang Han auditioned for two musical commissions at the Squirrel Society, but the first troupe rejected her because she did not fit its idea of a character. The second troupe began questioning her background, and the chapter ended before the audition proceeded.

• Jiang Han arrived at the Squirrel Society and was called to audition for a commission in Room 2102.
• The first troupe debated whether Jiang Han suited the role of young Miliya and rejected her as too well-nourished for the part.
• Jiang Han returned to the lounge, drank white chocolate cocoa, and watched the musical [Landing Battle].
• A staff member led Jiang Han to a second audition in Room 2008.
• The second troupe asked Jiang Han whether she was a Sea Siren witch.

Jiang Han auditioned for a Sea Siren role and was hired by a newly established troupe to work for two days. Ke Qin took her to the lounge, where Jiang Han unexpectedly met her old friend Qiao Rou.

• The production team discussed struggling to find a short, flat-chested Sea Siren Witch for a brief role and duet.
• Jiang Han asked Ke Qin about new spells available at the Squirrel Society, and Ke Qin described several unusual ones.
• The production team hired Jiang Han for the next two days and asked Ke Qin to arrange her paperwork and vocal recording.
• Ke Qin led Jiang Han to the lounge and called over Qiao Rou, who ran up to greet them.

After registering for a role in the musical, Jiang Han met its sea siren witch lead, Mei Ying, whose overwhelming beauty and madness left Jiang Han and Qiao Rou stunned. Mei Ying’s dangerous allure drew Jiang Han close without her noticing, revealing why she was being treated by a psychologist.

• Jiang Han collected the stamped commission certificate for her role in the musical, and Qiao Rou offered to take her to meet the female lead.
• Jiang Han teased Qiao Rou about her fear of having photographs taken, then followed her to a room where the lead was resting in restraints.
• Mei Ying introduced herself to Jiang Han, and her beauty and voice left Jiang Han captivated.
• Mei Ying touched Jiang Han’s neck, and Jiang Han and Qiao Rou realized they had unknowingly approached her.
• Mei Ying spoke of being remembered for generations, while the chapter revealed that her beauty and madness were why she needed a psychologist.

Jiang Han recovered from the mental strain of meeting Mei Ying, then studied her small role in the musical about Sea Siren Cecilia. She learned she would play teenage Cecilia in a scene with real tidal magic and sing the opening of “Remember My Name.”

• Jiang Han nearly walked into a pillar after being distracted by Mei Ying’s unsettling presence, and Qiao Rou helped her recover.
• Qiao Rou explained that repeated exposure helped witches build resistance to Mei Ying’s mental influence, then introduced Jiang Han to the production team.
• Jiang Han and Qiao Rou reviewed the story and learned Jiang Han would play teenage Cecilia, help an unconscious witch, and sing the opening line of “Remember My Name.”
• Qiao Rou revealed that the script’s warnings about special effects had originally been written to reassure child actresses, leaving Jiang Han to study the script with a deadpan expression.

Jiang Han prepared for her temporary role as young Cecilia and went to the Squirrel Society for rehearsal, where she met the striking lead actress, Mei Ying. The chapter left Jiang Han and Mei Ying getting their makeup done for promotional photos before rehearsals began.

• Jiang Han tried on her custom costume, felt jealous of Mei Ying's beauty, and cooled off with a shower before leaving for the Squirrel Society.
• Jiang Han arrived at the theater, joined the child actors waiting for rehearsal, and was called by the director to take promotional photos.
• The director arranged for Jiang Han to pose with Mei Ying, who greeted her as little Cecilia.
• Jiang Han and Mei Ying entered the dressing room, where the makeup artist prepared Mei Ying for a gentler look and gave Jiang Han simple childlike makeup.

Jiang Han rehearsed the song “Remember My Name” with Mei Ying, who shared singing advice and talked about her ambition to be remembered. After learning the lyrics and singing style, Jiang Han stayed with the production crew while the younger Witches went to eat and rest.

• Mei Ying coached Jiang Han on vocal technique and suggested ways to catch her breath during the performance.
• Mei Ying told Jiang Han she loved the stage and wanted people to remember her name tens of thousands of years later.
• Jiang Han praised Mei Ying's beauty, and Mei Ying asked for her number; Jiang Han wrote it on Mei Ying's hand with lipstick.
• Mei Ying and Jiang Han rehearsed their lines, and Mei Ying demonstrated a girlish singing voice.
• The orchestra played the overture as Mei Ying sang the opening of “Remember My Name,” and Jiang Han learned the song after a few tries.
• The younger Witches went to eat and rest after rehearsal, while Jiang Han stayed with the production crew to listen.

Jiang Han rehearsed for a witch stage production and secretly used her enormous magic reserves to study the special-effects witches’ techniques. She learned Spell Range Extension and Spell Expansion, while the troupe prepared to perform the show in two days.

• The director announced that the promotional locations were set and ordered the troupe to rehearse the production again before its performance two days later.
• Jiang Han used the Eternal Ice Eye to examine the troupe’s witches and secretly studied their magic during rehearsals.
• Zhao Lin and the other special-effects witches resumed rehearsing, and the timekeeper noticed that their magic recovered faster than usual.
• Jiang Han secretly suppressed the special-effects witches’ magic and supplied her own so she could feel and copy their spellcasting methods.
• Jiang Han stole Spell Range Extension and Spell Expansion, but she could not learn more complicated techniques during the rehearsal.