Chapter Summaries

Jiang Han and Priscilla agreed to limited intelligence cooperation and exchanged information about Eileen’s weapons stockpiling. The chapter revealed that Eileen was using her holdings and development companies to prepare for a campaign against the Anse Elves on Anse II Plane.

• Jiang Han proposed limited cooperation, and Priscilla agreed, saying trust would need time to build.
• Jiang Han gave Priscilla a confidentiality contract, and both signed it.
• Jiang Han told Priscilla that a vast new Anse Elves plane had been discovered and that Eileen planned to invade it.
• Priscilla explained that Eileen had traded away her right to stockpile arms on Earth in exchange for extraterritorial rights approved by Angelite and the Witch Agency.
• Priscilla revealed that Eileen had routed weapons through companies where she held shares to prepare for the campaign, while using much of her magic to open shipping routes.

Jiang Han and Xiya discussed building materials and the wonder Jiang Han planned to create. Jiang Han realized she wanted rune abilities like Lin Zhaojun's, though Xiya pointed out that this was a personal ability rather than an architectural one.

• Jiang Han checked her lighter schedule and spent time with Xiya, who browsed online for building materials and an Inspiration Coffee Machine.
• Jiang Han exposed the seller's misleading use of Angelite's name, then urged Xiya to focus on materials for expanding her house.
• Xiya asked Jiang Han what kind of wonder she planned to build, and Jiang Han explained that Giant Cat Island needed distinctive architecture that represented Witches.
• Jiang Han reflected on what she genuinely wanted and admitted she envied Lin Zhaojun's rune abilities and quick spellcasting.
• Xiya told Jiang Han that those were personal abilities, not an effect that could be achieved through architecture.

Jiang Han invited Histeria and her friends to vacation in Cat Lower Netherworld, where she also planned to obtain Flamewood for powerful fire-based weapons. She prepared a portal and gave the group travel advice before their trip.

• Jiang Han asked Histeria whether she was free, and Histeria happily agreed to join her trip to Cat Lower Netherworld.
• Jiang Han explained that she wanted to visit the sunny beaches and gather Flamewood to make explosive tools.
• Jiang Han invited her friends in a group chat, and Qiao Rou accepted while Jiang Miao declined because of music tutoring.
• Jiang Han created a vacation group and planned to open a portal in her garden, keeping it available for three days.
• Jiang Han borrowed cat-lamp minecarts from Cat Yeta and advised the travelers to exchange Cat Coins for safety and protection.

On Anse II Plane, Adele Stormsong and Leslie welcomed the approaching Witches as a chance for destruction, death, and devouring, reflecting the Anse Elves’ brutal customs. Adele planned to prepare more victims and treasures for the Witches, leaving the elves eager for their arrival.

• Adele Stormsong saw a golden-yellow sign of calamity in the sky and recalled the disasters that had ruined Anse.
• Leslie asked Adele whether the Witches would come and whether the elves would die or be annihilated, and Adele confirmed they would.
• Leslie and Adele delighted in the prospect of being eaten or eating the Witches, drawing on the Anse Elves’ custom of consuming their dead and their gladiatorial rituals.
• Leslie drank Adele’s blood, and Adele kissed her forehead and suggested they kill more short-lived species and prepare treasures for the Witches.

Jiang Han and Xiya harvested Flamewood to make powerful powder kegs while discussing the Anse Elves’ likely attack and their reliance on vast auxiliary armies. Xiya warned Jiang Han that a few demon squads would not be enough and recommended recruiting troops from Ghost Castle.

• Jiang Han mined Flamewood with Xiya and asked why she had recommended turning it into powder kegs.
• Xiya explained that the Anse Elves favored frontal assaults and were driven by a severe self-destructive tendency.
• Xiya said the Anse Elves controlled coordinates to thousands of worlds and could field huge numbers of auxiliary troops.
• Jiang Han considered hiring demon squads, but Xiya urged her to recruit auxiliary troops from Ghost Castle instead.

Jiang Han followed Histeria through a secret route to Ghost Castle to inspect a batch of death knights, while Histeria planned to persuade Dinesha to fund them as advertising. Their arrival ended in a collision with another Ghost Witch, leaving all three tangled on the floor.

• Jiang Han questioned whether undead servant armies could withstand the Anse Elves, and Histeria offered to show her one in person.
• Xiya used strange powder to open a ghostly portal in the sea and led Jiang Han through it to the bathroom in her room at Ghost Castle.
• Histeria explained that Dinesha had recently acquired death knights and hoped to persuade her to invest in a cute cat witch and ghost cat witch as advertising.
• Jiang Han followed Histeria through her messy bedroom, and the pair rushed out the door to find Dinesha.
• Xiya crashed into a passing Ghost Witch, and Jiang Han then struck the witch's chin, sending the three of them tumbling into a heap.

Jiang Han and Histeria accidentally collided with the Great Ghost Witch Cassandra in Ghost Castle’s dormitory district and were reprimanded for their behavior and attire. Cassandra helped Jiang Han find castle clothing and learned that she had come to recruit an undead servant army, which Cassandra enthusiastically praised.

• Jiang Han and Histeria crashed into Cassandra while running through the dormitory district.
• Cassandra scolded Histeria for being unladylike and unreliable, then told Jiang Han that her behavior as a guest was discourteous.
• Cassandra asked Jiang Han to change into Ghost Castle attire, and Histeria hurried back to the dormitory to change as well.
• Cassandra asked what business had brought Jiang Han to Ghost Castle, and Jiang Han said she wanted to recruit a servant army through advertisements.
• Cassandra defended undead servant armies and boasted about their strengths as Jiang Han went to change into the dress she offered.

Jiang Han changed into the Ghost Castle’s lavish uniform and joined Cassandra and Histeria to meet Dinesha. Cassandra led them to the game room, where Dinesha was waiting to settle their business.

• Jiang Han dressed in the Ghost Witches’ tailored Cat Witch outfit and adjusted to its high-heeled sandals.
• Cassandra praised Jiang Han’s appearance, briefly mistook her glowing tail for a hallucination, and complained about a newspaper report.
• Cassandra chatted with Jiang Han about her magazine cover as they walked through the castle.
• Jiang Han and Cassandra met Histeria, who suggested that they find Dinesha and settle their business.
• Cassandra led Jiang Han and Histeria to the game room to see Dinesha.

Xiya sought Dinesha’s help securing high-quality servant troops for herself and Jiang Han, and Dinesha agreed to invest in Jiang Han through an advertising campaign. The chapter left Jiang Han set to film an advertisement promoting undead-type servant troops.

• Jiang Han saw Eve defeat Dinesha in Witch Cards with her expensive Cat Lamp deck, then watched Dinesha consider spending more on Longsleep Meow cards.
• Cassandra collected Dinesha’s contribution to the Ghost School scholarship fund and went back to the card table.
• Xiya asked Dinesha to support her and Jiang Han with a large group of high-quality servant troops, suggesting that Jiang Han was worth advertising.
• Dinesha tested Jiang Han’s expressions and agreed to have her film an advertisement for undead-type servant troops the afternoon after tomorrow.

Jiang Han toured the Ghost Castle’s sealed cavern warehouse, where Dinesha demonstrated how the Ghost Witches stored and protected their necromantic armies. Dinesha showed her an array of elaborate skeleton designs, leaving Jiang Han wondering why the collection consisted entirely of skeletons.

• Jiang Han tested the cavern with a Fire Arrow, which went out because the sealed warehouse lacked oxygen, and teased Dinesha about trying to turn her into a Ghost Witch.
• Dinesha used high-level spells to create a livable ecosystem in the cavern, and ordered Xiya to teach Jiang Han Omitted Casting and Silent Casting.
• Dinesha led Jiang Han past glass-walled tunnels filled with necromantic servant armies and explained the qualifications needed to study necromancy.
• Dinesha described the Ghost Witches’ varied, customized skeletons and their combat abilities, including a skeleton that could sing.
• Jiang Han noticed that every displayed necromantic creation was a skeleton and asked why.

Jiang Han persuaded the Ghost Witches to design more attractive undead for advertisements aimed at little witches. Jialadiya created a zombie girl legion, though its high cost meant Jiang Han obtained only two hundred, with skeletons filling the rest of the army.

• Jiang Han learned that the Ghost Witches considered skeletons the most cost-effective undead, and that their other units were largely skeletons with added abilities or equipment.
• Dinesha defended skeletons, but Jiang Han argued that little witches would prefer attractive servant armies and might choose angels over ugly undead.
• Dinesha sent Jiang Han to meet Jialadiya, a talented designer living on Weapon Cavern's highest floor.
• Jialadiya agreed to create attractive undead and produced a zombie girl legion, but Jiang Han obtained only two hundred because they were expensive and slow to produce.

Jiang Han struggled to repair her lightsaber, so Olivia took over its maintenance before a visitor arrived. Dinesha brought the completed armed zombies to Jiang Han’s home.

• Jiang Han tried to dismantle and repair her malfunctioning lightsaber but could not figure out how to take it apart.
• Jiang Han persuaded Olivia to inspect the lightsaber, and Olivia suspected Anjie had damaged it during their last Eileen Cup match.
• A bell rang, and Jiang Han left Olivia to work on the lightsaber while she went downstairs to meet her guest.
• Cleya had already brought Dinesha inside, and Dinesha told Jiang Han that the armed zombies were ready and she had brought them all.

Dinesha visited Jiang Han’s home and brought her belongings, where she and Jiang Han shared drinks and talked about Dinesha’s habits. After meeting Olivia, Dinesha was accused of using a delivery as an excuse to play during work hours.

• Jiang Han welcomed Dinesha and ordered two bottles of Dumpling Territory Special Reserve Green Fungus Grass.
• Dinesha carefully put away her boots, parasol, and hat, then told Jiang Han that her parasol was made by Adelaide and promised to bring her an extra one.
• Dinesha admitted Ghost Witches rarely visited other people’s homes as children, and Jiang Han led her upstairs.
• Dinesha’s attention was drawn to the slide Olivia had installed over the indoor hot-spring waterfall.
• Olivia greeted Dinesha, then accused her of pretending to deliver something so she could sneak away from work and play.

Olivia teased Dinesha until she fell into Jiang Han’s hot spring, where the water washed away her makeup and revealed her softer nature. Dinesha asked for a full dragon banquet, and Jiang Han arranged for Olivia to fetch a giant cat chef and desserts from the Drowned Corpse Singing bar.

• Olivia repeatedly teased Dinesha and pushed her into the hot spring.
• Jiang Han asked Dinesha what she wanted to eat, and Dinesha requested a full dragon banquet.
• Jiang Han told Olivia to find a giant cat chef because Olivia had pushed Dinesha into the water.
• Jiang Han promised desserts from the Drowned Corpse Singing bar and accepted that she would have to go out again.
• Dinesha rose from the spring and asked Olivia for a swimsuit and bathrobe.

Jiang Han met Shana, a vampire Witch who approached her with a request. Shana turned out to be Jiang Han’s devoted fan and asked her for an autograph.

• Jiang Han waited outside a specialty shop on the border of the Five Great Lakes district and bought a large dessert.
• A vampire Witch named Shana approached Jiang Han and asked whether she was Miss Jiang Han.
• Jiang Han cautiously invited Shana to explain what help she needed.
• Shana took out a notebook and asked Jiang Han to autograph it, revealing that she followed Jiang Han’s matches and channel.
• Shana showed Jiang Han a Cat Cup featuring a chibi portrait of her, which she had bought at five and a half times the usual price.

Jiang Han returned from shopping and found Jiang Xuan using her paid hunting leave to chase Cat Lamps with a net gun. Back in her room, she found Dinesha and Sha'er Lamp competing on the hot-spring waterslide while Ovi judged them, and Carla used Vera as a pillow.

• Jiang Han thanked Shana for her support, and Shana left with her signed notebook to return to work.
• Jiang Han returned to Snow Cedar Lake Sky Island and met Jiang Xuan, who was on paid hunting leave and trying to catch Cat Lamps with a net gun.
• Jiang Han went through her garden, checked that the Giant Cat Lamps were caring for the plants and cat slimes, and headed upstairs as Cleya told her to keep quiet.
• Jiang Han entered her room and saw Dinesha and Sha'er Lamp take turns diving down the hot-spring waterslide while Ovi applauded and scored them.
• Jiang Han watched Dinesha frolic and saw Carla using Vera as a pillow.

Jiang Han opened the case Dinesha had brought and found Jialadiya’s collection of miniature zombie girls, outfits, talismans, and an instruction manual. Carla’s account of Jialadiya’s far greater music sales left Dinesha arguing, then retreating to play Fox Fox Soul.

• Jiang Han reminded Dinesha that she had come to deliver something, and Dinesha pointed her to the wooden suitcase from Jialadiya.
• Jiang Han opened the five-tier case and discovered hundreds of miniature zombie girls, outfits, talismans, and Jialadiya’s instruction manual.
• Jiang Han admired the collection and thanked Jialadiya for its craftsmanship and creativity.
• Carla praised Jialadiya’s instrumental music, and Sha’er teased Dinesha about her comparatively poor sales.
• Carla compared the witches’ 1995 record sales and described Jialadiya’s prolific work, prompting Dinesha to shut herself off and play Fox Fox Soul.

Jiang Han learned that she would represent her company in a historical idol project, which would combine the Stage Witches with Lady Eleanor's history forum program. Filia hinted that the project would involve Anse Elves culture and history, leaving Jiang Han uncertain about Eileen's plans.

• Jiang Han shared her reassurance about stockpiled armaments with Cat Xiumei, then sent her away before she could spread rumors.
• Jiang Han ate lunch in the company break room and lost her lunchbox contest with Filia, whose meal had been prepared by her mother.
• Filia told Jiang Han that the Stage Witches would collaborate with Lady Eleanor's history forum on a historical idol project airing during prime time in Asia and Europe.
• Filia said the company would send Jiang Han to participate in the project as a valuable opportunity.
• Filia revealed that the program would involve Anse Elves culture and history, leaving Jiang Han puzzled about Eileen's plans.

Jiang Han discussed her unusually lucrative upcoming show with Priscilla, who explained that Jiang Han’s popularity had brought her opportunities despite the low status of idol Witches. Priscilla also revealed that Eileen planned to use Jiang Han’s Anse Elves program for an unprecedented purpose, but the details remained unclear.

• Jiang Han asked Priscilla about the show, and Priscilla admitted she knew about the confidential project.
• Jiang Han described the show’s pay and benefits, then questioned why it paid far more than similar idol work.
• Priscilla explained that Jiang Han’s Eileen Cup results and merchandise popularity had made her more successful than other idol Witches.
• Jiang Han learned that many witches she had thought were idols, including Lin Zhaojun and Xiya, belonged to other professional classifications.
• Priscilla told Jiang Han that Eileen intended to use her Anse Elves program to pursue an unprecedented goal, but said they would learn more later.

Jiang Han prepared for a documentary about the Anse Elves and researched their history at Eileen’s Grand Library. She met Nyx, the gentle but formidable Witch of Winter, who agreed to fetch the books she needed.

• Jiang Han learned that the documentary crew would travel to Sea Spring Fort Sky Island to study the Anse Elves’ invasion and the witches’ victory there.
• The production crew and local Witch Association arranged security for Jiang Han, hiring Lin Zhaojun’s Blue Tulip mercenary team and sharing the cost.
• Jiang Han researched the Anse Elves at Eileen’s Grand Library and met Nyx, the Witch of Winter, at the library’s entrance.
• Jiang Han brought Nyx chicken soup, and Nyx happily recalled getting Giant Cat Lamps to cook for her.
• Jiang Han asked Nyx to retrieve The Anse Era: Anse Stories of Eileen and Olivia and two eighth-level spell theory books, and Nyx agreed.