The Witch's Imaginary Land: Redemption Comes After Sticking Together

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However, Jiang Kehan ​​only imitated some of the properties. Although magic is omnipotent and can even create something out of nothing while ignoring the principles of reality, her knowledge and control over magic still limited her. These special fire rains were essentially transformed by magic and did not produce white phosphorus.

But enough!

She achieved the effect she wanted, and even exceeded her expectations.

The process of adding more water to the flour and more flour to the water caused the flames to exceed the temperature of a real white phosphorus incendiary bomb, while retaining the adhesion properties. This caught the Frost Vine Dragon off guard, and it was hit hard. Ignoring the giant claws still inside its flesh, it began to roll around on the ground, and its originally white scales turned charred and yellow.

Li Hui sensed the movement behind him and paused slightly, looking at Jiang Kehan ​​with some surprise. The power of this spell was probably more than a level 1 spell.

"I didn't realize you were so talented, Kehan." She stopped and offered encouragement and a smile to Jiang Kehan ​​for her quick thinking, but then changed the subject and reminded her, "However, this won't solve the problem of level 2 dragons, especially Frost Vine Dragons that are good at ice."

Jiang Kehan ​​first showed a shy smile, but before she could be smug, Li Hui's warning made her subconsciously tighten her grip on the giant claw and look at the Frost Vine Dragon warily.

The Frostdragon turned its fully charged level 2 frost spell around and unleashed it directly at itself. The sharp ice spikes made it let out a scream as if it were being slowly sliced ​​to death. This was the drawback of not being able to control the spell, but for the Frostdragon at this moment, these ice spikes stuck in its flesh were just enough to extinguish the fire.

It looks terrible, but its built-in frost resistance means that the actual damage is much less than it appears.

Feeling the biting cold air and her gradually stiffening joints, Jiang Kehan's eyes widened.

Is this for real? How can a level 2 spell be so much stronger than a level 1 spell? The spreading chill alone is comparable to the Frost Shield from a standard mana cast.

"Tsk, it looks like we can't lure it to the rendezvous point. Kehan, prepare for battle. Ariel is already on her way to provide support."

Li Hui patted the corner of his clothes, shielded Jiang Kehan ​​behind him, raised his magic wand and revealed a smile.

"You've done a great job. Continue to assist me according to the original plan."

Jiang Kehan ​​looked at Li Hui, who was blocking her way, and nodded heavily. At the same time, the level of trouble of hunting was refreshed again, making her somewhat glad that she had not chosen to become a hunting witch.

"Okay! I'll keep it under control. Just tell me what you need me to do, even if it means being a human shield!"

Jiang Kehan ​​had her own pride and was unwilling to be a bystander. Moreover, for a witch, taking a few hits with her own body was actually more effective than the Frost Shield she knew.

Li Hui didn't turn around. He paused slightly in his steps forward and replied with a confident smile, "Of course I don't need you to be my physical shield. But thank you for your kindness. Ke Han, continue to make noise with your rain-making spell and harass it."

In one minute, Li Hui dismembered the Frost Dragon as skillfully as a butcher dissecting an ox, dismembering its forelimbs.

Three minutes later, Ariel was blown in from mid-air by the hurricane, shouting with a dashing smile, "I'm here!"

Five minutes later, under the influence of the noise deliberately created by Jiang Kehan, the already teetering Frost Dragon revealed a fatal flaw, which Ai Li'er seized to kill it.

Is this hunting?

Jiang Kehan ​​gasped for breath, feeling her whole body burning up. A strange sense of intoxication and accomplishment called out to her, "I want to do it again, I want to do it again, I want to hunt alone!"

She barely suppressed the feeling, straightened up and came to Ai Li'er and Li Hui's side, raised her hand and spoke with a smile.

"Won't you give me a high five?"

Ai Li'er and Li Hui were both taken aback when they saw Jiang Kehan ​​raising her hand, but they then laughed and raised their hands to give each other a high five.

They looked at each other and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Haha, I didn't expect you to be so amazing, Kehan. Your timing was perfect. I really couldn't have killed the Frost Dragon without you." Ailier put her arm around Jiang Kehan's shoulder, acknowledging her as her teammate.

Jiang Kehan ​​shook her head soberly and sighed, "I still know too few spells. Even with a versatile spell like Rain Prayer, I can only use it very little."

At this point, she couldn't help but look at the corpse of the Frostdragon and weakly asked them a question.

"How much is that Frost Vine Dragon worth? Can I learn a few more spells?"

Li Hui and Ai Li'er exchanged a glance, both amused by Jiang Kehan's straightforwardness, but not disgusted. Such a witch who speaks her mind is more likely to win the favor of other witches.

Doesn't that mean the other party acknowledges you?

Jiang Kehan ​​stuck out her tongue, her mind racing. Yes, she did it on purpose.

Chapter 20 Harvest

As the prey carefully selected by Lü Xiangtong for them, the Frost Vine Dragon was not only difficult to hunt, but also required close cooperation between Ariel and Jiang Kehan ​​to increase their teamwork. Its value was also outstanding, and the materials were usable for Ariel, who was not short of money; she could even offer a high price to buy back Jiang Kehan's spoils.

It has to be said that although Lü Xiangtong left very gracefully and seemed to be just giving up, she had thought everything through before she even started.

Li Hui took over her position, responsible for protecting the two of them and teaching Jiang Kehan. She didn't have a high need for spoils, but she gave the two a better option for processing the materials.

After a moment's thought, she walked around the Frostdragon's corpse and then told the other two.

"The corpse is in pretty good condition. The scales on its abdomen can be used to make a soft armor. The bones of the Frost Vine Dragon are basically intact. The quality looks like it could make several staves. In addition, the dragon brain can be used to make medicine, and the blood is a good solvent. It can be said that the whole body is a treasure."

Li Hui made the final judgment: "If you trust me, you can give me the scales and bones from the abdomen to forge and then sell. The value should double, and the total profit will be over 300 witch gold. If you're not in a hurry, I can sell them for 400 to 500 witch gold. I might even be able to make some accessories for you."

Jiang Kehan ​​swallowed hard. This was equivalent to getting one or two extra spells for no reason, which was fantastic.

"Of course I believe you, right, Kehan?" Ailier made no attempt to hide her trust in Li Hui, patting Jiang Kehan ​​on the shoulder with a very generous air.

"Yes, yes." Jiang Kehan ​​nodded vigorously, she couldn't be happier to earn more money.

However, she looked at Li Hui curiously and asked, "So Li Hui knows runes?"

Runes do not refer to runes with special meanings that are inscribed with magic to achieve different effects. Like alchemy, it is a very broad system.

Its meaning is to arrange and combine things that exist in reality and things that do not exist, just like words, based on their original properties or the properties given by concepts, to achieve an effect where one plus one is greater than two.

For example, forging and enchanting are achieved based on the characteristics and compatibility of different materials.

Before Li Hui could answer, Ai Li'er jumped out and proudly raised her head as if describing herself: "Of course! As my top pick, Li Hui is proficient in everything. Not to mention runes, I think she could even lead troops into battle without any problem!"

Ah, that familiar feeling is back. Jiang Kehan ​​looked at Li Hui, whose face was full of black lines, and remembered that when it came to Li Hui, the other party would act like a completely different person, directly degenerating from a skilled civil servant to a fanatical fan.

"Ahaha, I see." She didn't dare to respond to Ariel's words and just laughed it off.

Li Hui looked helplessly at this clown and couldn't help but ask Ai Li'er to leave: "If you don't have anything to do, continue to explore other valuable prey. We've paid for our time here. Instead of teasing me, you should hunt more."

Hey, Ai Li'er gave Li Hui a cute look. She wasn't a newbie like Jiang Kehan ​​who was visiting the hunting grounds for the first time. She could hunt alone. But before leaving, she turned her back to Li Hui, winked mysteriously at Jiang Kehan, and mouthed something.

"Go for it, little sister!"

Jiang Kehan's face suddenly turned crimson. She was at a loss for words and wanted to explain, but Ai Li'er had already strode away, leaving her with only her back view, which made her both laugh and cry.

As a single-sex race, witches often start couples from being just friends, so they tend to be the most gossipy and concerned about their close female friends.

"I really didn't mean that," Jiang Kehan ​​shook her head helplessly.

"Kehan, don't just stand there, come over and learn how to dissect prey." Li Hui turned around and looked at Jiang Kehan, who was in a daze, raising his eyebrows slightly. What were these two doing? They both looked strange.

Sighing, Jiang Kehan, who had stopped giggling, obediently walked over. She admitted that she had just been fantasizing, but that was definitely due to her witch-like nature, and there was no other reason... right?

Stealing a glance at Li Hui's exquisite profile, Jiang Kehan's heart suddenly skipped a beat. She suddenly understood why some people like to be patiently taught, especially when they are only patient with them. It's like a gentle trap; by the time you realize it, it's already too late.

However, she gently placed her hand on her face, carefully controlling her magic to release the Frost Shield, using the cold air to clear her mind.

No, Kehan, at least you need to be completely free before you think about these things. She put away these little thoughts, but couldn't suppress her excitement.

There has to be something to look forward to, right? Besides, it's normal for girls to stick their fingers together; there's absolutely no other meaning behind it, she convinced herself.

Dissecting prey is a highly specialized skill, and somewhat complex.

Not only do different parts require careful cutting with different shaped knives, but the outer skin and scales alone require three or four tools. Especially the scales on the abdomen, in order to make soft armor, each scale must be intact, and the boundaries between these smaller scales and normal scales must be distinguished before cutting.

Jiang Kehan's movements were inevitably a bit clumsy, but she seemed very focused, which reassured Li Hui quite a bit. Little did he know what Jiang Kehan ​​was thinking about.

Although the Frost Vine Dragon was over ten meters tall, the witch moved quickly, and the two of them finished processing the corpse in no time. Jiang Kehan ​​handed over the processed materials to Li Hui, and then asked as if she had thought of something.

"By the way, could Li Hui make battle suits suitable for witch duels, or do you know anyone who can recommend one?"

Witch duels usually require custom-made battle suits. However, if you are familiar with a blacksmith, you can save a lot of money by collecting materials yourself, and even customize some special abilities. After hearing that Li Hui knew runes, Jiang Kehan ​​naturally thought of asking him for help. After all, the battle suit determines more than half of the witch's integrity in a duel, and acquaintances are often more reliable.

Some of the integrity points are because witches sometimes do abstract things, such as using pink magic to influence their opponents during duels.

"I'll pay the processing fee at market price. Hmm, I don't mind if there's a referral fee too!" Jiang Kehan ​​quickly offered compensation, afraid that Li Hui would misunderstand that she was trying to get something for free. She had no intention of saving any money that needed to be spent.

To be honest, Li Hui is a bit lazy. Creating soft armor doesn't take her long, but creating a suitable combat suit requires starting from the design stage, and the effort required is completely different.

However, looking at the other person's sincere expression, she couldn't bring herself to say the words of refusal, as if something was blocking her mouth. In the end, she could only swallow her words with a sigh and then open her mouth with a smile.

"Of course, we're friends, aren't we?"

"Mmm!" Jiang Kehan ​​nodded vigorously, looking very happy.

Chapter 21 Strolling and Unexpected Events

After a brief chat, the two did not rest but chose to continue their hunting trip. However, having completed their assigned task, they seemed more relaxed.

Jiang Kehan ​​walked ahead, still remaining vigilant, but her gaze became much more casual as she looked around and discovered many peculiar little things.

At this moment, Li Hui floated behind her, arms crossed, eyes slightly squinted, looking somewhat tired and languid like a cat. In his mind, however, he was comparing Jiang Kehan's figure and thinking about how to design a suitable combat suit for her.

Their conversation was intermittent and somewhat casual. Li Hui didn't continue to teach Jiang Kehan ​​how to hunt, but waited for her to discover the problem and ask questions before answering.

After all, witches have enough room for trial and error, and no amount of theoretical instruction is as good as hands-on practice. Making mistakes a few times is definitely better than rote memorization.

"Li Hui, what is this mushroom? Why does it look so beautiful?"

Jiang Kehan ​​stopped and curiously pointed to a strange mushroom on the base of a large tree. The mushroom was colorful and emitted light like an ambient light, but strangely, it would be subconsciously ignored if you didn't look closely.

As the saying goes, the more colorful the mushroom, the more poisonous it is, and the more poisonous the mushroom, the more suitable it is for alchemy. Jiang Kehan ​​looked at this colorful mushroom that even glowed on its own and unconsciously took out a small shovel from her spatial bracelet.

Li Hui yawned slightly, glanced at it, and then his lips twitched.

"This is a rainbow mushroom. Don't touch it. It reproduces by exploding in the dust produced when other organisms touch it. That dust is its spores, which will burrow into the heads of the attracted organisms and take root, developing into new plants after a few weeks."

Jiang Kehan's hand trembled slightly as she thought to herself, "Whose good person has evolved into this grotesque state?" But she was still somewhat unwilling to give up and pressed for an answer.

"That ability of itss, which I can subconsciously ignore, should be usable as an alchemical material, right?"

Li Hui floated up to Jiang Kehan, gently flicked the little money-grubber's forehead, and said helplessly.

"No, the light you see is actually reflected by special tiny droplets secreted by the other party. That stuff, uh, is excrement. You subconsciously ignore it because the light reflected by that stuff has a fatal attraction to weak creatures, but for creatures that cannot be parasitized, such as witches, it serves to conceal their own existence. Hmm."

In the end, Li Hui couldn't help but look at Jiang Kehan ​​with the eyes of someone looking at a child who doesn't know any better and wants to touch everything, making Jiang Kehan ​​feel ashamed.

"Although the Rainbow Mushroom sounds scary, its parasitic ability is negligible even for a level 1 dragon. If you really want to collect it, maybe it can serve as a weakened version of Itch Powder?"

The great Mother Li, well, in the end, Li Hui still found an excuse for Jiang Kehan's behavior with a tolerant tone.

"I'm sorry, private Marseille, wait a minute, what am I feeling guilty about?" Jiang Kehan ​​suddenly realized, looking up at Li Hui's smiling face. She knew perfectly well that he was just saying that on purpose. She puffed out her cheeks, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and turned her head away, trying to hide her smile so he wouldn't see it.

In these intermittent exchanges, Jiang Kehan ​​encountered many prey. What they had in common was that Li Hui did not help her, but watched from the sidelines as she grew little by little. From being tormented by small insects at the beginning to being able to easily defeat level 1 dragons with her agility, it only took four or five battles.

"It's a pity that we let a few escape at the beginning, otherwise we could have caught more."

Jiang Kehan ​​wiped away the blood from her nose, which had been violently struck by the rhinoceros-like beast, clapped her hands, and felt somewhat regretful.

Judging from her skillful imprinting and the several-meter-high corpse beside her, it's hard to see her initial naivety anymore. Li Hui gave her a healing spell and then spoke.

"It's normal to be tricked by your prey at first because you're not familiar with it. You'll get used to it. Next time, remember to try changing the terrain. A witch's magic isn't just about changing reality with spells. Experienced witches don't try to hide their magic. I don't know where your defensiveness comes from."

Jiang Kehan ​​felt her body refreshed and unconsciously jumped up and down, letting out a giggle.