Chapter Summaries

Jiang Han and Jiang Xuan shared food and drinks while watching the Masters Tournament, where Ji Qiwei faced rookie Wei Sinan. Wei Sinan defeated Ji Qiwei with a precisely predicted Skyfire, leaving Jiang Xuan lamenting her lost allowance.

• Jiang Han and Jiang Xuan ate wolf steak and pineapple fried rice, and Jiang Xuan asked Jiang Han to fetch iced red wine.
• Jiang Han found strange food and witch eggs in the refrigerator, along with a note saying inferior vodka was for her bear.
• Jiang Xuan explained that Ji Qiwei had finished runner-up in at least ten major tournaments after repeatedly facing powerful opponents.
• Ji Qiwei blanketed the arena in mist, but Wei Sinan struck her with a Solar Flame Ray and followed with precise spells.
• Ji Qiwei dispelled Wei Sinan's Cone of Cold and used Anywhere Door, but Wei Sinan predicted her landing point and defeated her with Skyfire.
• Jiang Xuan wailed over her lost allowance after Ji Qiwei's upset defeat.

Jiang Han watched Witch Masters Tournament upsets, studied spells, and worried about the cost of her research. At Witch House, she found the staff celebrating their betting wins and learned that the tavern would close for a major expansion and renovation.

• Jiang Han watched a string of tournament upsets, including Fow Minotaur Team's reverse-sweep loss to Cip Hunters Team, while Jiang Xuan mistook the coach's satisfied smile for heartbreak.
• Jiang Han attended cram school with Cheng Yu, gathered spell research materials, and realized that books, potion ingredients, and other expenses had left her poor again.
• Jiang Han arrived at Witch House and found Chai Ying and the other staff distraught or excited over Fow's tournament defeat and their bets.
• Qin Shunying showed the staff plans to expand Witch House into a cozy library-style tavern and announced it would close on Saturday for renovations.
• Jiang Han changed into her work qipao and joined Du Ningzhuang at the bar to welcome customers.

Jiang Han worked an easy night shift at Witch House, serving Lin Qiang and a red-dressed witch while chatting with them. After her shift, she stepped outside into the newly arrived summer and decided to buy cold drinks on her way home.

• Jiang Han served customers at Witch House and greeted Lin Qiang and the red-dressed witch when they arrived.
• Lin Qiang and the red-dressed witch ordered Green Fungus Grass drinks and lava dragon meat pasta, then adjusted equipment in a suitcase upstairs.
• Jiang Han chatted with the two witches about work, time off, and the A3 exam while bringing them drinks.
• Jiang Han finished her shift and left Witch House as the Pale Sea pear blossoms heralded summer.
• Jiang Han felt an urge to travel, then decided to buy cold drinks to take home.

Jiang Han attended class at the Dream Garden training center, where Cheng Yu celebrated her paper’s acceptance and gave Jiang Han and Li Li a thrilling dragon ride. The chapter ended as Cheng Yu brought them to the floating islands west of South City for their practical class.

• Jiang Han arrived early at the training center and found Cheng Yu reading an interview with Rosa Rosa.
• Cheng Yu told Jiang Han that her paper on the ancient runes of Solarflare Blast had passed review and would lead the next issue of Magic Web magazine.
• After theory class, Cheng Yu transformed into a Stasis Dragon and let Jiang Han and Li Li ride on her back.
• Li Li explained her knowledge of Stasis Dragons and demonstrated her family’s spell for speaking with dragons.
• Cheng Yu took the two students on a high-speed flight and dive before arriving at the floating islands west of South City.

Cheng Yu brought Jiang Han and Li Li to Dream Garden, where her former deskmate Wu Xiao managed a recreational hunting ground. After an explosive reunion, Cheng Yu registered them for a safe hunt and explained that the monsters inside were weak.

• Cheng Yu transformed back from dragon form and explained that her modified spell let her stay transformed longer but left some dragon nature in her brain.
• Wu Xiao introduced herself to Jiang Han and Li Li, then teased Cheng Yu about once wearing a pink dress as her supposed younger sister.
• Cheng Yu blasted Wu Xiao off the Sky Island with a weakened Sunflare Blast, then explained their old argument to Jiang Han and Li Li.
• Cheng Yu registered herself, Jiang Han, and Li Li at Dream Garden's front desk for a recreational hunt.
• Cheng Yu told Jiang Han that the hunting ground held relatively weak monsters and was sometimes used to introduce children to hunting.

Jiang Han, Li Li, and Cheng Yu visited Dream Garden’s Hunter Club, where Jiang Han learned about its hunting grounds and rescue services. After registering, they filled out forms for free hunting gear, and Jiang Han’s measurements drew everyone’s attention as they waited for the outfits to arrive.

• Wu Xiao explained to Jiang Han that hunters could fire signal flares for rescue and receive treatment from priest witches.
• Cheng Yu warned Wu Xiao not to mislead Jiang Han, then handed Jiang Han and Li Li forms to fill out for hunting gear.
• Li Li claimed she was 173 centimeters tall, excluding her ears, while Jiang Han recorded her own height, weight, and measurements.
• Li Li, the receptionist, and Cheng Yu noticed Jiang Han’s measurements, embarrassing her before Cheng Yu commented on how the outfit’s waist belt should fit.
• Cheng Yu explained that hunting outfits were heavier and more protective than combat uniforms, and said the gear would arrive later.

Jiang Han, Li Li, and Cheng Yu prepared for their first hunt, choosing weapons and learning about the hunting grounds. After Jiang Han selected a powerful Gun Axe, the group rode a cable car to a fortress on Hunting Island.

• Jiang Han and Li Li changed into heavy hunting gear, where Li Li laughed at Jiang Han's pose.
• Xu Yaqin explained the hunting tax and fee before leading the group to the equipment room.
• Cheng Yu chose a two-handed sword, while Li Li picked up a lance and heard Cheng Yu's advice about using spells safely.
• Jiang Han chose a Gun Axe and reinforced herself with magic power so she could wield it easily.
• Xu Yaqin described Dream Garden's custom weapons and machine-stamping process, then Cheng Yu led Jiang Han and Li Li to a cable car.
• Jiang Han, Li Li, and Cheng Yu rode to a small fortress on Hunting Island.

Cheng Yu taught Jiang Han and Li Li wilderness hunting rules as they searched Hunting Island for prey. They found signs of one or two Pure Skeleton Dragons, and Cheng Yu gave Jiang Han a flower made from a dragon scale before continuing the hunt.

• Cheng Yu warned Jiang Han to prioritize safety and never fly in the jungle, while Li Li described digging in as a safer tactic.
• Jiang Han questioned whether their noisy, scented approach could find prey, and Cheng Yu explained that supernatural creatures gathered at feeding grounds and watering holes.
• Li Li spotted chewed Winefruit Flower petals, and Cheng Yu identified the nearby creature as one or two Pure Skeleton Dragons.
• Cheng Yu collected four pale gold and white scales, shaped one into a flower, and pinned it in Jiang Han's hair.
• Cheng Yu said they still had a Pure Skeleton Dragon to hunt and would try to get Jiang Han more scales.

Jiang Han, Cheng Yu, and Li Li encountered a Pure Skeleton Dragon by a lake, where Li Li and Jiang Han fought it with magic while Cheng Yu watched. After Li Li restrained the beast and strengthened Jiang Han, Jiang Han raised her gunaxe to strike it.

• Jiang Han followed Cheng Yu and Li Li through the woods, drawing courage from Cheng Yu as they approached the beast.
• The group reached a lake, where Cheng Yu identified a Pure Skeleton Dragon and said she would help if danger arose.
• Li Li attacked the dragon with Magic Missiles, and Jiang Han dodged its launched scales while protecting herself with Mage Armor.
• Jiang Han weakened the dragon with Fear Spells, and Li Li followed with a Magic Missile that injured it.
• Jiang Han shot the dragon with her gunaxe as it lunged at her, and Li Li stopped it with a web and strengthened Jiang Han.
• Jiang Han raised her gunaxe and brought it down toward the struggling Pure Skeleton Dragon.

Jiang Han and Li Li hunted a Pure Skeleton Dragon, and Cheng Yu performed the witches’ ritual over its remains. After explaining how the hunting club collected and sold prey, Cheng Yu revealed that the hunt would earn Jiang Han and Li Li only a little over five dollars each.

• Jiang Han and Li Li weakened the fleeing Pure Skeleton Dragon with gunfire, magic missiles, and a web before Jiang Han unleashed a storm of missiles that killed it.
• Jiang Han and Li Li inspected the Pure Skeleton Dragon’s corpse, and Cheng Yu cut off its head and placed it in an invisible pocket after reciting a ritual.
• Cheng Yu explained how witches marked hunted prey with badges so the hunting club could collect and process it.
• Li Li estimated that the damaged dragon would sell for only sixty-something dollars, leaving Jiang Han and Li Li a little over five dollars each after expenses.
• Cheng Yu told Jiang Han and Li Li that small dragons mostly covered household expenses, while hunting parties aimed to profit from medium dragons.

Jiang Han returned from her first hunt with dragon scales she treasured despite their low value, then showed them to her sister and considered having them made into a glittering cloak. She left the scales safely in her room while planning how to have them processed.

• Jiang Han, Li Li, and Cheng Yu returned to the fortress after hunting three Pure Skeleton Dragons, a Sharp-Horned Gray Dragon, and three Thick-Horned Long-Bearded Deer.
• Jiang Han met Qiao An, her younger sister Jiang Zhenling’s homeroom teacher, outside their home and told her about the hunt.
• Jiang Han washed the Pure Skeleton Dragon scales she had brought back and collected the diluted dragon blood for later use.
• Jiang Zhenling suggested turning the scales into an inner cuirass or cloak, and Jiang Han decided to ask around about having them made.

Jiang Han accepted a commission to accompany an Archwitch to a witches' banquet in exchange for a formal gown and two rare spells. She was due to meet the client on Saturday, ahead of the Sunday-night banquet.

• Jiang Han watched Jiang Zhenling clean the dishes with conjured tentacles and asked about the spell, prompting her sister to tease her.
• Jiang Han arrived at the Witch House and saw Chu Yujun looking deathly pale after serving as the day's battery for Tang Wen.
• Qin Shunying offered Jiang Han the use of her portable dressing room while the lounge was being renovated.
• Qin Shunying told Jiang Han an Archwitch needed a female companion for Sunday's banquet and offered a gown, a rare Level 5 spell, and a rare Level 4 spell.
• Jiang Han accepted after Qin Shunying assured her the job involved only accompanying the client, and arranged for them to meet on Saturday.

Jiang Han met the Archwitch Lin Zhaojun at Peach Blossom Tea House before their dinner party and discovered that Lin was charming, mysterious, and unsettlingly candid. Their conversation ended with Lin describing how she took dragon liver from Lilith for pâté.

• Jiang Han nervously waited at Peach Blossom Tea House to meet Lin Zhaojun.
• Lin Zhaojun recognized Jiang Han without a photograph or asking how she was dressed, and charmed her with a flower metaphor.
• Jiang Han and Lin Zhaojun shared snow peach slice cake and discussed endangered species and Archwitches recreating dinosaurs.
• Lin Zhaojun said Archwitches shared secrets among themselves and admitted she had taken dragon liver from Lilith for pâté.
• Lin Zhaojun met Jiang Han's gaze with a probing look.

Lin Zhaojun took Jiang Han to meet fashion designer Yue Yating and forced her to make Jiang Han an evening gown. The chapter left Jiang Han uneasy after witnessing how Lin treated her so-called good sisters.

• Lin Zhaojun took Jiang Han out for food and entertainment while asking how she had met Qin Shunying.
• Lin Zhaojun brought Jiang Han to Yue Yating's villa, where Yue shouted at her to leave.
• Lin Zhaojun dissolved the villa's front door and went inside despite Yue's protests.
• Lin Zhaojun introduced Yue Yating as her classmate and recounted how she had once made Yue tap-dance for twenty hours.
• Lin Zhaojun threatened to write the Marx Manifesto on Yue's body unless she designed an evening gown for Jiang Han, and Yue agreed.

Jiang Han accompanied Lin Zhaojun to Yue Yating’s studio, where the designer measured her and made sketches for an evening gown. Lin chose a layered, knee-length dress for the next day’s banquet, and Yue began making it.

• Yue Yating measured Jiang Han while trading barbs with Lin Zhaojun about hiring her as a female companion.
• Lin Zhaojun secretly used wine to mark tally-like characters on Yue Yating’s stockings.
• Yue Yating offered to hire Jiang Han as her own companion, and Jiang Han directed her to negotiate with Qin Shunying.
• Yue Yating sketched several gown designs, and Lin Zhaojun selected an off-the-shoulder, knee-length dress with layered ruffles and a large bow.
• Lin Zhaojun told Jiang Han to use her Eternal Ice Eye before the banquet, and Yue Yating went to make the gown, demanding that Lin prepare her credit card.

After paying for Yue Yating’s dress, Jiang Han learned how costly Lin Zhaojun’s usual banquet companions were and offered her own services through Witch House. Lin Zhaojun then let Jiang Han choose two prepaid spells, and Jiang Han selected Fireburst and Flame Shroud.

• Lin Zhaojun paid 21,533 for Yue Yating’s dress, and Jiang Han was astonished by the expense of high-end banquet companions.
• Jiang Han offered to accompany Lin Zhaojun at future events through Qin Shunying, and Yue Yating said she wanted a companion too.
• Lin Zhaojun offered Jiang Han any two Level 4 or Level 5 spells as compensation and promised three higher-level spells if she named one Lin Zhaojun had never seen.
• Jiang Han chose the Level 4 Evocation spell Fireburst and the Level 5 Flame Shroud.

Jiang Han received Lin Zhaojun’s spell research notes and an evening gown in preparation for accompanying her to a Witch League banquet. After learning that Lin and the Absolute City Team would enter the tournament as fourth-tier seeds, Jiang Han eagerly anticipated seeing which groups would draw them.

• Lin Zhaojun gave Jiang Han notes on the Flame Burst Spell and Flame Shroud, along with a flower and her email address.
• Lin Zhaojun arranged to pick Jiang Han up at eight-thirty the next evening and lend her shoes, a hat, and jewelry.
• Jiang Han returned home with the evening gown, and Jiang Xuan and Jiang Zhenling questioned her about Lin Zhaojun.
• Jiang Zhenling described Lin Zhaojun’s championship record and explained the Witch League tournament formats.
• Jiang Zhenling revealed that Lin Zhaojun and the Absolute City Team would be fourth-tier seeds at the '95 Gmi, and Jiang Han became eager to see who drew them.

Jiang Han and Jiang Zhenling settled the household accounts, and Jiang Han learned how carefully her sister planned their spending. They finished with plans to cut pet expenses and invest in supplies for a simple alchemy workshop.

• Jiang Zhenling invited Jiang Han to barbecue on Monday, and they agreed to meet on Tuesday instead.
• Jiang Zhenling asked Jiang Han to fetch the account books from Ye Keshu and Jiang Xuan's room.
• Jiang Han told Jiang Zhenling that grain prices were falling because of new policies and improved transport routes.
• Jiang Zhenling recorded the week's expenses, noted that Ice Bear's costs had risen, and proposed buying a vodka Wine Stone to save money over time.
• Jiang Han spent several hours reviewing the accounts and realized Jiang Zhenling had detailed plans for improving the household.

Jiang Han boarded Lin Zhaojun’s floating city and changed into shoes and a hat Lin had prepared for her. Lin then introduced the Type-V city as the base of her Absolute City Club.

• Jiang Han watched the enormous floating city approach her home and boarded the three-masted ship that emerged from its gates.
• Lin Zhaojun welcomed Jiang Han aboard and steered the ship through the city gates while joking that Jiang reminded her of a first love, though she had never had one.
• Lin Zhaojun took Jiang Han to the captain’s cabin, where she gave her navy-blue shoes, a matching cap, and spell-powered earrings.
• Jiang Han examined the earrings, but the ship shuddered before she could ask Lin about the scenes engraved on them.
• Lin Zhaojun led Jiang Han onto the deck and introduced the Absolute City as a Type-V floating city and the base of her club.

Jiang Han met Absolute City Team coach Su Suwei and learned how the team’s star-studded roster had been assembled through lucky long-term contracts. Su Suwei credited the players, rather than her own coaching, for the team’s three consecutive championships.

• Lin Zhaojun introduced Jiang Han to the Absolute City Team witches, and Su Suwei joked that Jiang Han reminded her of her first love.
• Lin Zhaojun introduced Su Suwei as the head coach who had led Absolute City to a three-peat dynasty.
• Su Suwei and the other witches teased her coaching ability while praising her takeout choices, uniforms, and contract negotiations.
• Su Suwei introduced star players Jia Yu, Lilian, and Agnes LeBlanc and described their championships, accolades, and favorable contracts.
• When Jiang Han asked how Su Suwei had coached the team to three straight championships, Su Suwei said its four star players could have won the titles with anyone as coach.