Chapter 271 : Mission Progress
Chapter 271: Mission Progress
The moonlight was like water, and the night was deep.
Seeing that the pocket watch showed it was eleven o'clock at night, Janna, who had been purifying trees with mana threads for several hours, let out a long sigh.
"Finally, the purification is complete."
A buzzing green light appeared, full of vitality.
This time, Janna did not suppress the power of the 【Growth Law Fragment】. The dense vitality, like flowing green water, was injected unreservedly into the shattered roots of the tree, completing the final baptism.
"Bang—" The vines tied to the tree were gradually withdrawn by Janna, and with a loud noise, the tree trunk, which should have broken apart, still could not escape the fate of collapsing.
However, this time, the main trunk and roots of the tree were preserved intact. Under the power of the law, they gradually healed and continued to radiate new vitality. "This should be good enough."
After prolonged healing with the law, the dying sapling was finally brought back to life by Janna.
Unlike the lifeless trees around it, this once withered little tree now stood full of life.
Its branches and leaves were lush and green, and it had grown visibly thicker than before.
"Though it looks a bit out of place, it's fine."
In the middle of winter, amid a group of bare and sickly trees, such a flourishing tree indeed looked strange.
However, this tree’s condition was rather special. Even though Janna had saved it, its internal foundation was still weak.
It still needed a period of care, during which Janna would continue to reinforce it several more times with the power of the 【Growth Law Fragment】 to ensure full recovery.
But for today, the tree could no longer bear the infusion of law energy. Even the leaves couldn’t withstand a single thread more.
"The mission progress finally moved forward."
Janna summoned the mission panel again and looked at the progress displayed on it—(1/500). She couldn't help but show a solemn face at the long road ahead.
It was only the first day, and Janna had exerted herself to the limit just to save one tree.
If she continued at this pace, she might not finish the mission until next year.
"I need to think of a way to improve healing efficiency and aim to complete this mission within half a year—"
After all, according to Janna’s plan, she would attempt to break through to a Third-Level Witch Apprentice before the end of this year.
Then, at the beginning of next year, she would join the other Third-Level Witch Apprentices to participate in the Dordogne-White Tower Trial.
So, Janna absolutely could not afford any delay in this 【Main Mission】—
"It's about time to head back."
Although casting the power of laws didn’t consume mana, maintaining intense concentration for a prolonged period while continuously converting the Light of Purification into mana threads to remove corruption was a mentally exhausting task.
"Shifting Forms."
Chanting the spell, her body shrank.
With a flash of earthen-yellow light, Janna transformed into a small green serpent and entered the hole of the 【Well of Vortex】, crawling along the narrow spiral tunnel until she reached the No. 8 coordinate gate.
Afterward, Janna immediately initiated a second teleportation, arriving at the White Coral Academy's designated coordinate.
"So the location of Coordinate No. 3 is the entrance to the Tree Path?"
After putting away the 【Well of Vortex】 witch tool, Janna took out the Mist Branch from her robe. Accompanied by the sound of stirring vines, she quickly stepped into the Tree Path and returned to the dormitory building.
"Miss Janna, you're finally back!"
Seeing Janna’s weary face, the door spirit immediately greeted her with concern from within the door frame.
"This is a letter delivered by Miss Vivian's messenger."
Without waiting for Janna to ask, the door spirit handed her a white envelope.
"Alright."
Seeing Vivian’s name on the envelope, Janna’s exhausted face brightened a little.
"After such a long time, Vivian finally sent word."
Once inside her dorm, Janna didn’t even bother taking off her witch robe. She tore open the envelope in advance and looked at the letter.
The letter was simple. Aside from some warm greetings to Janna, it was an invitation to a small family gathering hosted by Vivian.
However, it didn’t mention a specific date for the gathering, only that Vivian would personally invite Janna after coming out of seclusion.
"After all that talking, she didn’t even say when."
The last time Janna saw Vivian was during the Black Magic Defense class.
Back then, after their duel left Vivian exhausted, Janna had to temporarily place her in her dorm room.
That day, because Janna had to rush off to negotiate the final contract with the Nightingale Opera Troupe, she didn’t see Vivian again even after returning at night.
There was only a solitary sandwich left on the table—
After storing the envelope in her Thorn Bracelet, Janna took off her robe, rinsed off with a showerhead, changed into pajamas, and took a bottle of milk from the refrigerator.
"A cup of cold milk after a bath really is the best."
After tossing the empty milk bottle into the trash, Janna walked to the window and stood next to the large pink flower bud, carefully observing the Thorn Flower Fairy for a while.
Seeing no change from before, Janna turned to sit cross-legged on her bed.
"If the bud still doesn’t change after a few more days, it might be better to send Lora back to the 【Thorn Plane】—"
Although Janna wanted to observe the Thorn Flower Fairy’s entire evolution, for safety’s sake, she decided to return it to the 【Thorn Plane】.
After all, the plant-based mana there was surely more abundant than in her dormitory and more suitable for the Thorn Flower Fairy's growth.
"Sigh—"
Turning off the bedside lamp and looking out at the tranquil night, Janna sighed again.
She had lost count of how many times she had sighed that day.
But every time she recalled the process of healing the tree in the Misty Forest, a wave of sorrow, as if mourning a fallen comrade, surged in her heart.
"Enough, no more thinking— Instead of wallowing in pity, I should focus on getting stronger."
Although only one-five-hundredth of the mission was completed today, Janna had made significant progress in her mastery of the 【Nature Affinity】 talent and the 【Growth Law】.
"It's a pity. After all that effort tonight, apart from 'Natural Communication', I still have no clue about the other aspect of 'Nature Inheritance'."
An important part of the 【Nature Affinity】 talent was the acquisition of "Nature Inheritance".
However, no matter how Janna tried so far, she had yet to grasp that inheritance from nature.