So I Became a Witch and Started Doing Daily Quests

Chapter 194: New Mission

After bidding on the top-quality Plant Essence, Janna Roland made no further attempts to compete for other items.

Even though she was tempted, in the face of the high prices, Janna—whose savings had already dropped below five figures—restrained her impulse to splurge.

Her purpose in purchasing the top-quality Plant Essence this time wasn't for her own use, but for the Thornflower Sprite.

As the second Contract Summoned Creature Janna had bonded with, after the Celestial Finch, the Thornflower Sprite's current rate of growth in strength had already fallen far behind that of the Celestial Finch.

Even later-bonded creatures such as the Hundred-Eyed Specter, Flame Guardian, and Lightning Cloud had surpassed the Thornflower Sprite in combat prowess, overtaking this "senior."

Therefore, Janna's current strategy for boosting her strength was to continue enriching her own witchcraft knowledge while also reasonably distributing her resources to support the advancement of her Contract Summoned Creatures.

And as a plant-elemental sprite, the Thornflower Sprite was best supported by a Plant Essence infused with pure energy.

Aside from that, the few Source Energy Fragments Janna had left were, after careful consideration, all allocated to the Hundred-Eyed Specter.

After all, these fragments had been acquired within the Mirror Layer Domain, and the law energy contained within them was very suitable for supplementing the illusion-construction abilities of the Hundred-Eyed Specter.

For her other Contract Summoned Creatures, the Source Energy Fragments from the Mirror Layer Domain were nothing more than pure energy crystals. Though useful, their efficiency did not compare to when used on the Hundred-Eyed Specter.

"Silver Mirror hasn't even formed a 'single eye' so far. Who knows how much energy it will take when it finally evolves into a 'hundred eyes'—" Thıs content belongs to n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net

If worst came to worst, Janna even considered borrowing the 【Guardian’s Veil】 from Richard Eva, and physically entering the Mirror Layer Domain through the Hundred-Eyed Specter’s mirror entrance to hunt mirror creatures and gather more Source Energy Fragments.

However, if Janna were to encounter magical beasts as strong as the Howling Moon Alpha from last time, she still wouldn't be able to win in a one-on-one battle.

Even if she brought external support, suddenly bringing in too many people would place a huge burden on the Hundred-Eyed Specter.

Aside from constantly expending its own Magic Power to maintain the mirror entrance's stability, the Hundred-Eyed Specter also had to overcome its own psychological barriers.

After all, cooperating with outsiders to hunt native plane creatures was tantamount to treason for the Hundred-Eyed Specter. Small-scale activities might be overlooked, but if the Hundred-Eyed Specter significantly weakened the domain's source power, it might be expelled from the Mirror Layer Domain by the domain’s will.

"Forget it, better to think it through carefully."

The final item up for auction was a top-tier apprentice-level Witch Tool named “Substitute Doll.” Its function was to transfer three instances of fatal damage from the wearer.

The starting price was 10,000 Gold Surrel, with a minimum bid increment of 1,000 Gold Surrel.

Just hearing the price made Janna give up.

"Miss Janna, this is the item you successfully bid on. Please inspect it."

"Alright."

With the auction concluded, Janna exchanged farewells with Sophina-Silvermoon and followed the attendant into the second-floor trade hall for product inspection.

"There’s no issue with the item."

Receiving the sealed box from the female attendant, Janna merely placed her palm on top, and the surging plant-element energy within made the Magic Power in her body stir, as if ready to burst forth.

After opening the box and verifying the contents, Janna stored the item inside the Thorn Bracelet for safekeeping.

"This is your invoice. Please check it as well."

【Transaction Amount: 2050 Gold Surrel;

Handling Fee: 50 Gold Surrel (waived)

Total: 2000 Gold Surrel】

In normal auction transactions, Janna would have had to pay a 2.5% handling fee on top of the bid price.

However, since Sophina-Silvermoon had promised her a discount beforehand, the handling fee was waived and removed from the price.

Additionally, to thank Janna for the successful promotion of the Bauhinia Auction House today, Sophina-Silvermoon personally set all of Janna's future transaction fees at the Bauhinia Auction House to 0.1%, effectively waiving them.

In return, Janna—who understood the value of reciprocation—also promised Sophina-Silvermoon that she would attend future events at the Bauhinia Auction House and provide free publicity.

"There’s no issue with the invoice amount either."

"Very well, this way please."

After the transaction, Janna followed the female attendant downstairs. Julie Anne, who had been waiting in the hall for a while, immediately draped a pre-prepared warm cloak over her shoulders.

"Director David and the others had to leave early due to a last-minute matter with the troupe."

Seeing the crowd in the auction hall gradually disperse, Janna nodded.

"Then let’s head back too."

"Alright. But there are still many reporters waiting outside, so I had Winnie move the carriage to the side hall’s rear entrance for an easier exit."

"Julie, you’re really thoughtful."

Hearing Julie Anne’s considerate arrangement, the exhausted Janna couldn’t help but sigh in relief.

"This is what I should do—"

Because the rear entrance of the side hall was rather discreet, Janna and her group encountered almost no reporters and smoothly returned to the troupe.

Next came makeup removal, skincare, and changing clothes. By the time these were done, it was nearly 10 p.m.

Finally done with her day's work, Janna gave a quick goodbye to Julie Anne, then donned her large Wizard Hood and retraced her steps quickly toward White Coral Academy.

"Hmm?"

Just as Janna activated the 【Featherlight Spell】 and hurried back, a pungent odor suddenly made her stop in her tracks.

"This... is the scent of Darksun Contamination?"

Though faint, it was glaringly obvious to Janna, who had already mastered the Fragment of the Law of Purification—like a flame in the dark.

"Ding—"

Just as Janna hesitated, a familiar system chime echoed in her ears.

【Today's Mission: Complete the purification of Darksun Contamination;

Mission Rewards: 500 Talent EXP, 2000 Skill EXP, and two random rewards.】

Gazing at the blue text on the Quest Panel, Janna quickly began chanting the Messenger Summoning spell.