So I Became a Witch and Started Doing Daily Quests

Chapter 231: Feeding the Essence

"Flash—"

Already mentally prepared, Janna pulled out her wand and swiftly cast the 【Flash Spell】.

With a bright light illuminating the tip of her wand, a narrow passageway appeared in Janna’s field of vision.

"There it is—Closed Cultivation Chamber No. 1027, and it's unoccupied."

After searching along the corridor for a while, Janna finally saw the word "Vacant" on the door of the twenty-seventh chamber on the left.

"One hour for two credits—it really is a bit pricey."

The academy benefits promised by the Headmaster did not include free rental of the Closed Cultivation Chamber, so Janna had to pay the tuition herself if she wanted to use one.

"Whatever, I can afford it now anyway."

Compared to the past, when she had to scrape by on the academy’s monthly stipend and earn credits by taking on Purification tasks for senior apprentices, Janna was now financially well-off.

Beep— As Janna placed her index finger on the fingerprint scanner of the doorknob, a light flowed over it. Once the scan was complete, Janna pushed open the door and entered the chamber.

"This place feels kind of like a prison cell, in a way."

Unlike the darkness outside, the interior of the Closed Cultivation Chamber was relatively bright. Though the basic facilities such as a washroom, lab bench, and bed were all present, the space was even more cramped than a dormitory, making Janna feel quite stifled.

"Still, the mana concentration here is far denser than anywhere else in the academy."

In fact, it was quite common for apprentice witches to visit Closed Cultivation Chambers. However, at White Coral Academy, apprentices needed the Tower Spirit's approval before entering due to the location of the chambers.

Located on the ninth floor of the Magic Tower, the chambers shared the same level as the mana energy pool that powered the tower. Hence, the Tower Spirit had to verify every apprentice entering the ninth floor to ensure nothing threatened the tower’s operations.

"By my will, I command you—Summon Flame Guardian."

"By my will, I command you—Summon Thundercloud."

As scorching flames and heavy moisture filled the air, the two opposing elemental forces clashed the moment Janna summoned them from the Spirit Realm.

"You both did well today. Here’s your reward."

With that, Janna took out the "Supreme Fire Element Essence" and "Supreme Water Element Essence" from her Thorn Bracelet—the high-quality elemental essences that Jarvis-Roland had gifted her in Water Marsh City before they parted ways.

"Take it."

Seeing the elemental essences thrown toward them, Flame Guardian and Thundercloud pounced like starving wolves spotting food.

They leapt up and "snatched" the essence meant for each of them.

"Don’t waste it—try to absorb all the energy. Eat up."

Perhaps it was because of Janna's usual discipline blended with rewards, the two elemental spirits, who had once been unruly before being subdued, didn’t dare act rashly. Even though they were eager, they waited until Janna gave her "permission" before swallowing the essences whole and began silently digesting them.

"At this rate, it’ll probably take some time for them to finish digesting—"

Just as Janna had anticipated, once Flame Guardian and Thundercloud finished consuming the essences, they each curled up in a corner of the chamber to quietly digest the energy.

Seeing this, Janna didn’t disturb them. She pushed open the door again and left the chamber on her own.

Unlike the case with the Thorn Flower Fairy, Janna wasn’t comfortable letting Flame Guardian and Thundercloud return to the Spirit Realm to digest the essences.

In the 【Thorn Plane】 where the Thorn Flower Fairy resided, most of the native creatures were rather reclusive and rarely left their territory unless under special circumstances.

Moreover, the Thorn Flower Fairy often disguised itself as an ordinary plant, so Janna wasn’t worried about it facing danger due to its evolution within the 【Thorn Plane】.

However, the situations in the 【Flame Plane】 and the 【Calamity Plane】—home to Flame Guardian and Thundercloud respectively—were entirely different.

For example, if Janna let Flame Guardian evolve alone in a magma lake within the 【Flame Plane】, there was a high chance that other nearby fire-elemental creatures would swarm to hunt it down.

Of course, such a survival-of-the-fittest environment was a natural law of the 【Flame Plane】. But as Flame Guardian’s contract holder, Janna couldn’t tolerate the idea of her Contracted Creature being "eaten" by native creatures.

Likewise, the harsh environment of the 【Calamity Plane】, while not plagued by cannibalism, was riddled with sudden storms and tsunamis. Janna was equally uneasy letting Thundercloud evolve there.

Ding—

As the elevator doors opened again and Janna returned to the first floor of the Magic Tower, she glanced up at the mechanical clock hanging in the hall.

"It’s almost one o’clock already—"

Janna was scheduled to renegotiate contract details with the Nightingale Opera Troupe at 1:30 PM. Skipping lunch, she recited a spell and unfurled her butterfly wings to fly swiftly out of the academy.

Due to the time crunch, Janna cast both 【Psychology Invisibility】 and 【Light Feather Spell】 after leaving the Misty Forest, taking the shortest route to reach the Nightingale Opera House.

"Why isn’t Janna here yet—did she get mobbed by fans again—?"

Outside the opera house, Julie-Anne anxiously peered into the distance, scanning for that familiar green silhouette.

"Julie, I’m here."

"Ah!"

Startled by the familiar voice from behind, Julie-Anne—who hadn’t noticed anyone enter—gave a small jump. For more chapters visıt novel-fire.net

"Janna, when did you get here? I didn’t even see you!"

Seeing that it was Janna, Julie-Anne’s furrowed brows instantly relaxed.

"Just arrived."

Pulling down the hood of her witch cloak and smoothing her hair behind her head out of habit, Janna answered Julie-Anne’s question.

"Come on, Director Roman is waiting for you in the lounge—he absolutely hates tardiness."

"Alright, let’s go."

Glancing at her watch and noting that there were less than five minutes until 1:30, Janna adjusted her robe and followed Julie-Anne quickly toward the lounge.

Knock knock knock—

Upon reaching the lounge door, Julie-Anne took a deep breath and gently knocked.

"Director, Miss Janna has arrived—"