Chapter Summaries

After repaying Angelite, Jiang Han spent the day with Jiang Miao discussing family funds, exam results, and their plans for Gaia Space. The chapter ended with Jiang Han receiving her A2 Alchemical Industry Certificate, marking the close of Volume Two before the upcoming Folded Space exploration.

• Jiang Han repaid Angelite 200,000 yuan as the first installment of her debt and woke the next day to find the heated home tiringly warm.
• Jiang Miao told Jiang Han she hoped to qualify for a scholarship from the family fund and explained that she and Jiang Luanxin were simply incompatible.
• Jiang Miao estimated she had scored 125 on A1 and said she might take A2 in Minerals because of her interest in mineral geology.
• Jiang Han showed Jiang Miao the Sky Island development map Lilith had assigned her, and they planned to build a portal in the garden.
• Jiang Han received her A2 Alchemical Industry Certificate on December 1st.

Jiang Han, Qin Shunying, and Lin Qiang investigated Whiterun Island, killed a giant deer, and began assessing its ecology and resources. After Dinesha arrived at their camp, she handed Jiang Han an ornate sealed letter.

• Jiang Han used her shield while Qin Shunying and Lin Qiang helped kill a giant deer covered in corpses and vines.
• Qin Shunying sampled the deer meat and planned to sell it as a tavern snack, while Lin Qiang examined the carcass and found no magical parts.
• Jiang Han explained that she had named the Sky Island Whiterun and that her family planned to develop it and possibly establish a base there.
• Qin Shunying and Lin Qiang hid when Dinesha suddenly appeared, then emerged after Jiang Han told them she was a friend.
• Dinesha gave Jiang Han an ornate wax-sealed letter.

Jiang Han received an invitation from Dinesha of Ghost Castle, an undead witch association, and heard its offers of staffing, management, and exploration services for Whiterun Island. She left the pricing undecided, and after Dinesha departed, Jiang Han sensed a sea-blue trail revealing the ghost mages’ presence.

• Dinesha delivered Jiang Han an invitation to Ghost Castle’s product fair and special goods market, and invited her to visit at any time with Qin Shunying and Lin Qiang.
• Dinesha described how ghost witches stored their burned hearts in ghost chests and offered Jiang Han the chance to become one, but Jiang Han declined for the time being.
• Dinesha offered servants and professional managers for Jiang Han’s island, proposing to cover early costs in exchange for a 25% after-tax dividend once it generated revenue.
• Qin Shunying challenged the proposed management price, and Jiang Han said she would contact Dinesha within the next few days about the services.
• Dinesha left through a spring of seawater, and Jiang Han sensed the ghost mages’ traces as a sea-blue trail.

Jiang Han and her companions explored Whiterun Island’s connecting layer, studying how to deal with magic-resistant Corpse-Bearing Deer and receiving a sponsorship for a Level 5 spell. Near a sun volcano, they encountered a fire dragon, and Jiang Han began casting Rain of Omniscience as the fight started.

• Jiang Han identified the tracks’ spell fragment as Ghostly Roaming, an unknown time spell, then agreed to clear the nearby deer herds.
• Lin Qiang explained that Corpse-Bearing Deer resisted magic and physical spell damage, and Qin Shunying offered to sponsor Jiang Han’s Charged Sonic Boom Spell.
• Jiang Han, Qin Shunying, and Lin Qiang explored the connecting layer by tracked carriage but found no magical species among the monsters they encountered.
• At a sun volcano, a fire dragon attacked, and Jiang Han shielded Qin Shunying and Lin Qiang before striking it with her Eternal Ice Eyes.
• When the dragon’s flame caused no damage, Jiang Han raised her staff and began casting Rain of Omniscience in Sunshower Form.

Jiang Han fought a fire dragon on the volcano, transforming into a nine-tailed fox to overcome its defenses and kill it. After Qin Shunying and Lin Qiang appraised the valuable dragon, Jiang Han asked for a more destructive spell, and Qin Shunying agreed to give her Charged Sonic Boom Spell when they returned.

• The fire dragon resisted Jiang Han's tentacle attacks and shattered her shield, then struck her into a rock wall and buried her in magma.
• Jiang Han drank Angelite's concentrated Fox Transformation Potion, grew nine tails, and used her new strength to tear the fire dragon apart.
• Qin Shunying and Lin Qiang appraised the dragon as worth around 70,000 yuan and explained how its materials and dragon hunting could earn the squad money.
• Jiang Han reflected that her damage output and spells did not suit her abilities, then asked Qin Shunying for Charged Sonic Boom Spell.
• Qin Shunying agreed to give Jiang Han the spell after they returned.

After the exploration team returned from Whiterun with dragon materials, Jiang Han kept the valuable horns and accepted Qin Shunying’s Charged Sonic Boom Spell to study. Back home, she brewed Fox Transformation Potions and paid the spell’s patent fees, leaving her dreading Angelite’s roll call fee the next day.

• The team returned to the Entrance Island, named the wingless magma terrestrial dragon, and sold their harvested materials, while Jiang Han and Lin Qiang kept dragon parts at their own expense.
• Qin Shunying showed Jiang Han her fifth-level spell reserves and gave her the Charged Sonic Boom Spell, recommending that Jiang Han learn it.
• Lin Qiang said she planned to contact Ghost Castle about building a giant deer ranch on Whiterun, and Jiang Han prepared to replenish her potions.
• Jiang Han went home, entered her laboratory, and brewed two Fox Transformation Potions using dragon horn powder among the ingredients.
• Jiang Han paid the Patent Spell’s two-thousand-yuan fee for each potion and realized Angelite’s roll call the next day would cost another fifteen hundred yuan.

Jiang Han joined Angelite’s experimental troupe of stage Witches under an affiliation contract and took the role of vice-captain for their first performance. The troupe completed its opening dance to an unexpectedly warm reception, and the show was about to begin.

• Jiang Han met the other eight short Witches, introduced herself as Nasha Nasha, and learned they had gathered for Angelite’s new stage-Witch project.
• Jiang Han considered the project’s limitations and signed on for its pay, sponsorships, and patent fees before changing into her stage gown.
• Lia Lia named Jiang Han vice-captain and asked her to help Taha and Rook keep up with the dance steps.
• Lia led the troupe onto the stage, where the nervous Witches took their places and began the opening waltz.
• The audience compared the dance favorably with previous programs, helping the troupe steady themselves and finish to thunderous applause.

Jiang Han and the other witches endured a grueling debut performance that earned thunderous applause before Angelite turned their hunted materials into pricey merchandise bundled with personal keepsakes. The chapter left Jiang Han watching the witches eagerly buy the overpriced goods, while the hostess began presenting items falsely attributed to her.

• Jiang Han helped Taha and Rook find the dance rhythm during the exhausting performance.
• Jiang Han and the other witches performed choreographed spell duels and dances that captivated the audience but drained their stamina.
• Angelite introduced the 303 Girls as Archwitch-level hunters and displayed materials they had brought back from folded space.
• The hostess sold Mary Sue's venom sacs for 18,000 yuan each by adding an autographed photo and a solo backstage picture, and the witches rushed to buy them.
• The hostess announced winged magnetic wyrm brains as Nasha's trophies and offered them with private photos and a handwritten greeting card, though Jiang Han had never hunted that wyrm or written the cards.

After the performance, Jiang Han visited Angelite to discuss her struggles with a fox transformation and her unsuitable staff. Angelite agreed to customize it, lent Jiang Han the Sovereign Scepter while she worked, and left Jiang Han wondering why it was her favorite.

• Jiang Han declined Rook's invitation to play indoor golf and joined the Final Witch faction's contact group before heading to find Angelite.
• Jiang Han told Angelite that she had killed a wingless magma land dragon as a nine-tailed fox, and Angelite warned that the transformation had awakened her beastliness.
• Angelite examined Jiang Han's standard water staff, explained why it poorly suited her fighting style, and agreed to modify it into an exotic staff for her to collect in five days.
• When Jiang Han said she planned to go to Gaia the next day, Angelite lent her the Sovereign Scepter as a temporary replacement.
• Jiang Han asked whether the Sovereign Scepter was Angelite's favorite wand, and Angelite answered that it was a secret.

Jiang Han and Angelite joined the witches for a night of games and dancing, where Angelite used scent to distinguish the women despite being blindfolded. The chapter ended after Jiang Han and Angelite danced tango together and the group continued celebrating until dawn.

• Leah invited Jiang Han and Angelite to play with the witches, then proposed a blindfolded dancing game as punishment for Angelite.
• Jiang Han tied up Angelite’s hair, and Angelite explained that she recognized people by their distinct scents.
• Leah challenged Angelite to find Jiang Han among the witches, and Angelite playfully rejected Taha and Clara before choosing Jiang Han.
• Angelite guided Jiang Han through a tango, and the two danced together until the music ended.
• Leah called for the next dance, and the witches continued playing through the night before bathing and sleeping at dawn.

Jiang Han prepared with Qin Shunying and Lin Qiang for another expedition to Gaia while experiencing a surge in magical comprehension from the Sovereign Scepter. She accepted sponsorships from Ventrue and Ghost Castle, then set out with them for Entry Island.

• Jiang Han drank the potion Lin Qiang had prepared and used the Sovereign Scepter to deepen her understanding of the Delayed Sonic Boom Spell.
• Jiang Han and Lin Qiang discussed love poetry, and Lin Qiang impersonated Qin Shunying with a witch hat and feather quill.
• Jiang Han and Lin Qiang organized Gaia collection tasks and requests, including orders for Corpse-Bearing Deer and soil samples.
• Qin Shunying announced that Ventrue would sponsor Jiang Han and let the group use its portable castle campsite, while Ghost Castle offered servants and stamina-restoring candies in exchange for magazine photos.
• Jiang Han signed both sponsorships, shared the news with the 303 stage witches, and left with Qin Shunying and Lin Qiang for Entry Island and Gaia.

Jiang Han, Lin Qiang, and Qin Shunying returned to Whiterun Island, where Jiang Han unleashed a devastating spell while fighting a herd of giant deer. After her companions recognized the Sovereign Scepter she carried, Dinesha appeared and admitted she wanted to steal it, though she knew Angelite would take it back.

• Jiang Han, Lin Qiang, and Qin Shunying followed their markers to their former campsite and found a herd of giant deer had wrecked it.
• At Qin Shunying's urging, Jiang Han turned one deer to stone, trapped the herd with vines, and struck them with the Storm Sundering Spell.
• Jiang Han realized the spell's lightning had given her a powerful buff and warned her companions that she could unleash it again.
• Lin Qiang explained that the spell was restricted in Gaia Space and that its use could bring a fine and community service, while Jiang Han revealed her staff was the Sovereign Scepter.
• Lin Qiang and Qin Shunying recognized the staff and its Philosopher's Stones, then Dinesha appeared and said she wanted to steal it but knew Angelite would reclaim it.

Jiang Han welcomed Dinesha to the new castle camp, where Dinesha delivered servants supplied by Ghost Castle. The camp gained Ghost Dragons, two Stitched Witch maids, and the ghost Witch Priscilla as a housekeeper, while Dinesha left to attend to other matters.

• Jiang Han stored the Sovereign Scepter and welcomed Dinesha, while Qin Shunying and Lin Qiang went to work on the crater and camp.
• Dinesha confirmed she had brought the investment goods and crossed the mist bridge with Jiang Han into the castle semi-plane.
• Jiang Han showed Dinesha the new castle as Lin Qiang and Qin Shunying discussed furnishing and improving it.
• Dinesha opened her suitcase and introduced Ghost Dragons who would serve as attendants and might become variant witches within twelve months.
• Dinesha presented Priscilla as the camp's housekeeper and introduced two Stitched Witches who would work as maids.
• Dinesha offered the servants free for three months, then declined Jiang Han's invitation to dinner and left.

Jiang Han hunted with Priscilla, learned about the ghost Witch’s abilities and past, and shared coffee with her at a newly built cabin. Priscilla revealed that she had known Dinesha only at ghost Witch school and invited Jiang Han to become a ghost Witch, which Jiang Han politely declined.

• Jiang Han and Priscilla killed Corpse-Bearing Deer, and Priscilla absorbed one deer’s flesh and blood.
• Priscilla’s ghost dragons turned a deer into a moving corpse and built a cabin that linked to the castle camp.
• Priscilla revealed that her stomach pouch could store about 1,200 cubic meters and brewed coffee for Jiang Han.
• Priscilla explained that a ghost Witch was a ghost who had undergone Witchification and described her life after death.
• Priscilla said she had lived in Lordran and had studied at ghost Witch school with Dinesha, then offered to help Jiang Han become a ghost Witch.
• Jiang Han declined Priscilla’s invitation.

Priscilla accompanied Jiang Han through the rain, lending her moisturizing lotion and observing her rapid resistance to its irritant. After an awkward conversation about forms of address and Anjie, Jiang Han decided to continue exploring the mountains to find a dragon whose aura she had sensed.

• Jiang Han stopped to ask Priscilla for moisture-proof skincare lotion, and Priscilla gave her a bottle of lotion meant for Elizabeth and Isabella.
• Jiang Han's reddened skin quickly returned to normal as she developed resistance to the lotion, while Priscilla watched with interest.
• Jiang Han asked why Priscilla called her Miss but called Lin Qiang and Qin Shunying Ladies, and Priscilla explained that she called cute people Miss.
• Jiang Han compared Priscilla to Anjie, and Priscilla remembered the pain of her old injury while acknowledging Anjie's reputation.
• Jiang Han chose to keep exploring the mountains because she had sensed a trace of a dragon's aura there.

Jiang Han and Priscilla explored Snowmelt’s poisonous mist and collected specimens as they searched for dragons. After detecting a likely level 9 dragon, Jiang Han decided not to pursue it yet and continued looking for the level 6 or level 7 dragon they had originally sought.

• Jiang Han used the Sovereign Scepter’s Copy Trait spell to explore beneath a fissure with Priscilla and discovered the source of the hot poisonous mist.
• Priscilla analyzed the mist as a weak corrosive poison, collected a sample, and Jiang Han suggested Lin Qiang would be interested in it.
• Jiang Han and Priscilla gathered more specimens and continued toward the mountain range with their ghost dragons.
• After hearing a dragon roar, Priscilla used a soul compass to estimate that a roughly 200-meter dragon in the area was likely level 9.
• Jiang Han rejected the temptation to hunt the dangerous dragon immediately and asked Priscilla to mark its territory while they continued pursuing a level 6 or level 7 dragon.

Bridget returned to her hidden dragon nest and began packing after encountering two powerful Witches, prompting her and Edwina to decide to leave together. As they discussed the Witches and their civilization, Bridget suggested that the two ancient dragons join them.

• Bridget returned to her underwater-hidden nest, where she and Edwina shared the mountain with a boundary between their hoards.
• Bridget told Edwina she was moving to another dimension or world because she had seen two Witches with immense magic power.
• Edwina began packing too, and the dragons discussed the Witches’ history, timeline protections, and destructive civilization.
• Bridget proposed that she and Edwina join the Witches, and Edwina was impressed by the idea.

While Jiang Han sorted samples from her adventure, Priscilla proposed having students from the undead witches' school help in exchange for access to the research data. After Jiang Han got Qin Shunying and Lin Qiang's approval, Priscilla summoned the students, who arrived as an assortment of young ghost, ghoul, and stitched-monster witches.

• Jiang Han sorted her adventure samples while waiting for Lin Qiang and Qin Shunying to return, and she received a cryptic message from Angelite.
• Angelite's magic power erupted nearby, and Priscilla told Jiang Han that she had once faced Angelite on the European battlefield.
• Priscilla offered to bring students from the undead witches' school to help sort the samples in exchange for shared access to the data.
• Jiang Han consulted Qin Shunying and Lin Qiang, received their approval, and agreed to Priscilla's proposal.
• Priscilla opened a summoning portal, and several young ghost witches, ghoul witches, and stitched-monster witches floated through.

Jiang Han and Priscilla prepared and ate dishes made from Giant Pincer Ant eggs at their campsite. Their meal was interrupted by Angelite, who brought the ancient dragon witches Bridget and Edwina to stay with Jiang Han.

• Jiang Han and Priscilla cracked Giant Pincer Ant eggs and cooked ant meat, egg tarts, and a pan-fried yolk dish.
• Priscilla revealed that she had fitted herself with a second stomach pouch so she could digest food faster and eat more.
• Angelite arrived with Bridget and Edwina, two ancient dragon witches whose magic power exceeded seventy thousand each.
• Jiang Han welcomed Bridget and Edwina to stay at the campsite and asked Priscilla to prepare rooms for them.
• Angelite explained that the newcomers would receive identities and that forty percent of the value of their provided samples, seeds, and ores would be taken as the price of joining.

Jiang Han hosted Bridget and Edwina, two ancient dragons adjusting to life as witches, and watched the pair bicker while Bridget worked on their wands. Edwina asked Jiang Han to teach her about witches, leaving Jiang Han to answer her questions and conceal her amusement at Edwina’s sarcasm.

• Jiang Han found Bridget in the sitting room, where the dragon witch complained that her room had only one bed and worked through the night on a project.
• Bridget told Jiang Han that Edwina had not gone to sleep until after Bridget got up, then complained that she sometimes wanted to strangle her companion.
• Edwina came downstairs, traded teasing insults with Bridget, and thanked Jiang Han for taking them in.
• Edwina asked Jiang Han to help her understand witches and requested food from Priscilla.
• Edwina asked whether witches needed wands, and Jiang Han explained that staves aided spellcasting and could serve as weapons.
• Edwina questioned why Ludwig did not carry a staff, and Jiang Han claimed powerful witches kept theirs hidden or close at hand while Edwina smiled sarcastically.