Chapter 297 : The Witch's Banquet
Chapter 297: The Witch's Banquet
This week, Janna had once again spent her days buried in her demanding curriculum. Perhaps it was because all the witches of White Coral Academy who had been out had now returned—every class this week proceeded on schedule without any more delays.
Janna, who had taken extra elective courses like "Protection Studies" and "Medical Studies," also learned new witchcraft techniques in the latest lessons.
These were the "Protection Studies" spell, Warning Barrier, and the inert witchcraft from "Medical Studies", Pain Paralysis.
The principle behind Warning Barrier was similar to that of Soundproof Barrier. Both were relatively commonly used spells in the protection category. Janna managed to pick it up quickly after a few practice rounds and pushed it to the current upgrade limit.
However, she encountered some difficulty while learning Pain Paralysis, the inert witchcraft.
Medical spells were generally categorized into Activation Witchcraft and Inert Witchcraft. Unlike Activation Witchcraft, which required magic particles to possess vitality and activation traits, Inert Witchcraft demanded extremely high stability in magic particles.
Therefore, Activation Witchcraft was often used for treating serious external and internal injuries and detoxification, relying primarily on plant-type, light-type particles, and secondarily on water-type particles.
Inert Witchcraft, on the other hand, was frequently applied in grafting and surgical stitching procedures. This category of spells was best suited for necromantic magic, known for its extremely passive and inert nature. Plant-type spells with healing properties followed, with water-type spells also proving effective due to their gentle particle attributes.
Idris, a classmate specializing in necromancy, handled Inert Witchcraft like a fish in water.
For example, when casting Pain Paralysis, Idris could effortlessly manipulate necromantic magic to adhere to the pain nerves, achieving sensory disconnection. Janna, however, did not find the process so easy.
Though plant-type particles were not as active as light-type ones, Janna still sensed their unstable traits while attempting to bind a single particle to a pain nerve.
Only by using her Precise Control talent to forcibly cluster the plant particles onto the pain nerves did she manage to complete the Pain Paralysis spell at an entry level and reach the threshold where she could start enhancing it.
“Phew—”
Sitting beside her dormitory’s lab table, Janna exhaled deeply at the high-resolution microscope in front of her.
“Finally done.”
As she observed the magically modified plant cells under the microscope, Janna took notes with her quill, recording detailed observations in her journal.
“Just like ordinary plants, magical plants also have nuclei. However, their nuclei contain relatively simple elemental pathways—”
These days, after class, Janna spent time not only in the library and continuing her Mainline Quests in the Misty Forest, but also waking up early during her most alert hours in the morning to practice Gene Chain Analysis experiments.
Today, before heading to her weekend job at the theater, she had again risen early to conduct an analysis experiment on the wisteria tree she had been cultivating in her dormitory.
After several failed attempts, Janna finally succeeded today in peeling back the wisteria’s plant cell membrane using Mana Threads and recorded the elemental structure within the nucleus using the microscope.
“This elemental pattern... it shares a similar distribution to the one in my blood cells—”
After closing her notebook, Janna rotated her slightly stiff shoulders and dumped the leftover experimental waste into the disposal bin beside the lab table.
“Time to get ready for work.”
Glancing at the mechanical wall clock pointing to eight o’clock, Janna stood up, took out a piece of honey bread from the fridge, ate a bite, and then walked into the washroom to freshen up.
“I’ll wear these earrings today.”
After washing up, Janna gazed into the mirror at her fair, dewy face and put on the Lily-of-the-Valley Earrings that Vivian had gifted her.
“Before the banquet starts, I’ll ask Julie to help with some light makeup.”
Tonight, besides her regular performance at the Nightingale Opera House, Janna was also invited to a private banquet at seven in the Floral Rendezvous, second floor of Emerald String.
The host of this private banquet was Sophina-Silvermoon, someone Janna had interacted with a few times. As for the other attendees, Janna had no idea.
However, judging by the signature on the invitation, Janna assumed the others must be members of the Witch Cult.
Witches, after all, were a group that placed great importance on “beauty,” and as an invited guest, Janna naturally had to present herself as appropriately as possible.
“As for the outfit... it can’t be too plain, but it also shouldn’t steal the spotlight—”
Though she hadn’t spent much time with Sophina-Silvermoon, Janna knew the woman was quite particular about fashion.
“This one will do.”
After careful selection, Janna picked out a moon-white satin off-shoulder gown embroidered with shell patterns from the wardrobe, pairing it with an elegant yet understated pearl necklace.
“This dress and jewelry were from the last Necromancy Jewelry event, gifted by the sponsor.”
Since becoming a brand ambassador for the Necromancy Group's “Witch Robes” and “Necromancy Jewelry,” Janna received many dresses and accessories before each business event.
Though most were taken back afterward by the Necromancy Group, some were left in Janna’s possession as promotional gifts for their ambassador.
As a result, Janna had accumulated quite a few dresses and non-magical accessories. She rarely wore them, but kept them neatly stored in her wardrobe for occasions like this.
“That should be enough.”
With the Lily-of-the-Valley Earrings already on, Janna stored the rest of her items into her Thorn Bracelet. After one final check, she donned her witch robe and briskly left the dormitory.
“Hopefully this banquet won’t run too late. Otherwise, I won’t be able to finish my quests until very late again—”
Lately, Janna’s schedule had become so packed that she had already missed two consecutive meetings of the White Ballet Shoes Club.
To better manage her time, Janna even began considering skipping a few classes.
For instance, she had long since memorized every word of the Ancient Magic History textbook—