So I Became a Witch and Started Doing Daily Quests

Chapter 205: Jarvis’s Gift

"Three hundred and fifty Gold Surrel."

Just as Jarvis Roland was about to bring down the gavel, a gentle female voice, stirring endless imagination, successfully interrupted his action.

"Three hundred and fifty Gold Surrel once, three hundred and fifty Gold Surrel twice, three hundred and fifty Gold Surrel three times—congratulations to Guest Number 67 for successfully bidding on the [Dream Realm Creature Island Coordinates]."

With the final auction item sold and wrapped up by Jarvis Roland’s closing remarks, tonight’s auction ceremony officially came to an end.

"Three hundred and fifty Gold Surrel—well, this price is just barely acceptable."

Liji Silks wasn’t particularly surprised that Janna had won the [Dream Realm Creature Island Coordinates].

Moreover, after tonight's horizon-broadening experience, a mere three hundred and fifty Gold Surrel didn’t seem like such a significant number to Liji Silks.

Of course, if Liji Silks herself had to spend three hundred and fifty Gold Surrel to bid on something, she wouldn’t have done it even if it killed her.

"But I do think it's a bit overpriced. Normally, a [Spirit Realm Coordinate] is worth about three hundred Gold Surrel."

[Spirit Realm Coordinate], unlike other auction items, was essentially a no-cost trade. Apart from Summoning Wizard Apprentices like Janna, these items usually went unsold and were hard to move.

However, as a Summoning spellcaster about to advance to Third Tier Wizard Apprentice, Janna encountering a [Spirit Realm Coordinate] not yet in her collection at this moment was certainly something she’d try every possible way to obtain.

After all, aside from the [Thorny Plane], [Flame Plane], [Calamity Plane], and [Death Realm]—these Elemental Planes—Janna only had the [Holy Realm of Heaven] and [Mirror Layer Domain] left for use in [Contract Summoning].

Thus, the appearance of a new coordinate was indeed fortunate for Janna, who wished to diversify her Contract Summoned Creatures and avoid repeatedly summoning from planes of the same attribute.

After all, [Contract Summoning] was different from [Spirit Summoning]. Compared to the low intelligence and rigid nature of elemental beings,

the creatures brought forth by [Contract Summoning] were usually Magical Creatures possessing intelligence on par with humans. They not only had diverse abilities but also immense potential.

And as one of the subsidiary planes closely linked to the Material Plane, Janna was quite eager to contract her first "Dream Realm Creature" at the [Dream Realm Creature Island].

One of the major laws of the [Dream Realm] was [Pleasant Dreams], and [Pleasant Dreams] had strong associations with the [Law of Beauty], which meant Janna was confident that her Soul Echoes in the [Dream Realm] would be well received by many Dream Realm Creatures.

Just like in the [Thorny Plane] before, where Thornflower Sprites were practically throwing themselves at her for a contract—it had hardly required any effort.

Thus, when signing the contract, Janna could pick the best of the best, aiming to find the [Dream Realm] creature most suited to her.

Yet, even as she watched people filing out of the hall, one question lingered in her mind.

Where had the Youth Necklace gone?

"Miss Janna, please come with me."

Seeing Emily walk up to her, Janna gave her a thoughtful glance, then turned to quietly whisper something to Liji Silks before following Emily into a lounge behind the Otter Opera House.

"Good evening, Miss Janna."

Just as Janna had guessed, the person Emily brought her to meet was Jarvis Roland.

"Good evening, Mr. Jarvis."

Following Emily’s lead, Janna sat down across from Jarvis Roland. Once seated, she simply looked at the man in front of her in silence, not initiating the conversation.

"Miss Janna, I believe you must know how much I personally admire you—whether it’s your performance or the charm you exude on stage, you are truly a masterpiece of the heavens. Not even the Otter Opera House, nor the whole of Watermarsh City, has an actor as outstanding as you."

Smiling as he accepted the teacup Emily handed over, Janna only nodded politely in response to Jarvis Roland’s praise, offering no direct reply.

"Emily, bring over those two items for Miss Janna."

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With that, Emily placed a pre-prepared gift box before Janna.

"Miss Janna, please open it and take a look."

Having more or less guessed Jarvis Roland’s intentions, Janna didn’t decline. She naturally opened the wooden gift box on the tea table in front of her.

As expected, besides the information on the [Dream Realm Creature Island Coordinates] she had just bid for but not yet paid, the other item was Janna’s primary objective for coming to the Watermarsh Wizard Gathering— the Youth Necklace.

Or rather, the Verdant Necklace.

"Regardless of whether our cooperation succeeds today, these two items are my personal gifts to you, Miss Janna."

What a move.

This Jarvis Roland really knew how to play the game.

Even knowing that he was trying to poach her, Janna still held an extremely favorable impression of Jarvis Roland.

"If Miss Janna joins the Otter Opera House, I can offer you ten times the fixed salary the Nightingale Opera Troupe pays, along with a 5% profit-sharing contract."

She sipped her red tea slowly. Yet, despite the enticing offer, Janna still didn’t respond.

It wasn’t until a moment later that she put down her cup and sincerely said to Jarvis Roland:

"Mr. Jarvis, thank you for your appreciation. However, the Nightingale Opera Troupe recognized my talent when no one else did. I must decline your invitation."

In truth, purely from a salary standpoint, Jarvis Roland’s offer was extremely tempting. But he overlooked one fact: Janna was a local Wizard Apprentice of Turin before she was ever an opera performer.

Turin, for Janna, was no longer just a gathering ground for Third Tier Wizards. It was home to the academy that valued her and the network she had painstakingly built.

For all of this, she had invested too much sunk cost—something that couldn’t be measured by a few Gold Surrel.

Leaving aside everything else, just the privileges Anthony-Rook had promised her at the academy, the quota for the Dordogne-White Tower trial, and the rare gifts like the Miraculous Alchemical Seed and the Ancient God Contract—were more than enough to keep Janna firmly rooted in Turin.

At least until she headed to the Dordogne-White Tower, Janna couldn’t afford to betray Anthony-Rook.

Otherwise, offending a long-lived, established Undead Faction wizard for a bit of "Gold Surrel" would be a most unwise move.

Besides, Janna was confident that she could negotiate with the Nightingale Opera Troupe this year for a reward package matching what Jarvis Roland had offered.

As for that talk about "recognizing her talent"—that was nothing more than a phrase Janna had made up on the spot.