Chapter 265 : Breath of Life
Chapter 265: Breath of Life
Janna hesitated for a moment before accepting the Earth-elemental Magic Stone that Hugh-Stone handed over.
In fact, Janna could also sense that Hugh-Stone’s current financial situation wasn’t optimistic.
However, seeing the conflicted look on Hugh-Stone’s face, as if he would suffer greatly if she didn’t take it, she no longer refused and calmly accepted the Magic Stone.
“Thank you, Senior Hugh.”
“You’re welcome.”
Seeing Hugh-Stone breathe a deep sigh of relief, Janna smiled and stored the Magic Stone into the Thorn Bracelet.
“Then I’ll be off now. If you need me, just call anytime.”
“No problem. I won’t be shy about it.”
After saying their goodbyes, Janna watched him leave from the gate of the Magic Tower. She then turned around and headed alone toward the Magic Crystal Wall.
The Magic Stone Hugh-Stone gave her had only been used a few times, and actually still contained a fair amount of mana.
However, since the quality of the Magic Stone wasn’t high, Janna estimated it would only last for another two or three uses before becoming unusable.
And the current Main Quest Janna had received required her to revive five hundred dying trees. For such a large quantity, it would undoubtedly take several months to complete.
Therefore, in preparation for a prolonged campaign, Janna needed to stock up on sufficient Magic Stones in advance. At the same time, she also had to purchase Blast Runes, Random Teleportation Scrolls, and other escape tools ahead of time to avoid unexpected situations during the quest.
At that moment, seeing the black cat Bell dozing off on the Magic Crystal Wall, Janna didn’t disturb her right away and instead waited quietly at the side.
“It’s you, little apprentice.”
Sensing someone nearby, the black cat Bell lazily lifted her head.
However, upon realizing it was Janna, the tail that had been twitching irritably slowly came to a stop.
“Did you come this time to exchange for new witchcraft or apprentice lessons?”
After more than a year of intermittent contact with Janna, the black cat Bell had more or less figured out Janna’s preferences when it came to exchanges.
Aside from occasionally redeeming ritual materials used for summoning, Janna usually exchanged for things related to witchcraft or apprentice lessons.
“This time I came to exchange for things used during fieldwork, like Blast Runes, Random Teleportation Scrolls, Magic Stones, and so on.”
“Oh? You’ve started doing quests too?”
Upon hearing what Janna wanted to exchange for, the black cat Bell blinked her round cat eyes in mild surprise.
Though she spent most of her time holed up in the Magic Tower, the black cat Bell was well informed about Janna.
From her identity as a famous opera actress in Duling to the various free benefits promised by Anthony-Blackcrow, Bell knew everything clearly.
With all these advantages, Janna didn’t really need to do quests to earn rewards.
“It’s not exactly a quest, just a short trip out.”
Upon hearing this, the black cat Bell nodded and looked toward Janna’s chest.
“Remember to wear the White Bone Medal that Headmaster Anthony gave you. Also, if you’re heading to a Secret Realm, be sure to inform Headmaster Anthony in advance.”
Sensing Bell’s concern, Janna nodded earnestly.
“The total for what you want comes to seven hundred fifty-two credits—will you be paying in credits or Gold Surels?”
“I’ll pay with Gold Surels.”
“Alright, then add two more Gold Surels as a handling fee.”
“Okay.”
After hearing the price, Janna channeled mana into the Thorn Bracelet on her wrist and neatly placed seven hundred fifty-four Gold Surels onto the Magic Crystal Wall.
“Wait!”
Before Janna could make another move, the black cat Bell, who had been half-lying on the Magic Crystal Wall, suddenly shouted at her and leaped down from the wall.
“Cast some mana toward me.”
Cast mana?
Upon hearing the request, Janna instantly guessed the reason behind Bell’s sudden change in behavior.
Seeing the urgency in Bell’s eyes, Janna raised her hand cooperatively and gathered mana in her palm.
A green glow swiftly surged from Janna’s palm. Seeing this, the black cat Bell, who had jumped down, began circling Janna and sniffed her furiously with her pink nose.
“How strange—why does your mana carry the breath of life?”
Bell’s feline face scrunched tightly, clearly unable to comprehend why a Second-Tier Witch Apprentice carried the aura of the Authority of Life.
Hearing this, Janna couldn’t help but feel a jolt inside. But she quickly used her Muscle Control talent to stabilize her facial expression.
Just now, when Bell had asked her to cast mana, Janna had already suspected that the highly perceptive cat had sensed something when she channeled mana into the Thorn Bracelet.
Janna initially thought Bell might have noticed the difference in the purity of her plant-type mana.
After all, her recently upgraded A-rank Nature Affinity talent not only granted her various abilities but also raised the purity of her plant-type magical particles to an unprecedented level.
Even the pureblood green elves from the Forest of Nature might not possess mana of such high purity.
However, from Bell’s muttering, Janna realized that what the cat sensed went far deeper than she had expected—
“Miss Bell, may I withdraw my mana now?”
Seeing that Bell still showed no intention of stopping, and not wanting to waste more time, Janna asked softly but patiently.
“Ahem—of course you may.”
Realizing her old habit had resurfaced, Bell forcibly suppressed her curiosity and jumped back onto the Magic Crystal Wall.
With a flick of her black tail, she swiftly counted the Gold Surels while retrieving the items Janna had exchanged for from her dimensional storage pouch and stacking them neatly in front of her.
“These are the things you just requested. Check them.”
“Alright.”
As her mental energy swept through the items, Janna quickly noticed that there seemed to be ten extra Blast Runes.
“Miss Bell, these ten Blast Runes—”
“Keep them. Consider it a gift from me.”
Seeing the slight confusion in Janna’s eyes, the black cat Bell turned her head away awkwardly—