Witch Special

When Lin Zhenxi walked out of her room, more than half a month had passed since she started her retreat.

For the past half month... how should I put it? She'd been eating the food reserves for over ten days straight. That wasn't a big deal, after all, time stood still in the Space Cube. Whatever you put in there would remain the same when you took it out. There was no risk of spoilage, so Lin Zhenxi could eat fresh food every day. But after not even leaving the house for over ten days straight, Lin Zhenxi felt like she was going insane from being bored out of her mind.

Even Patchouli would occasionally go to the Scarlet Devil Mansion's garden to get some fresh air. Lin Zhenxi was far less of a homebody than Patchouli, but she had been stuck in her room for so many days, and it was getting to be a chore.

The moment she opened the door, she took a deep breath. A stream of cool air instantly flowed into her lungs, and she felt refreshed.

At Lin Zhenxi's feet, a black shadow swooped out like a big black rat and disappeared at the end of the corridor in the blink of an eye.

For the past ten days, Lin Zhenxi had been feeling suffocated, not to mention Black Cat. Black Cat was always restless, not to mention that Lin Zhenxi had to use her to help with many of his tests. After being mercilessly exploited for so long, now that she was finally free, Black Cat didn't want to stay in this room for even a second longer.

Before, she had been following Becky everywhere, but now she was more familiar with the various places in Silent City than Lin Zhenxi, so Lin Zhenxi didn't have to worry about her getting lost. She must have gone to find Becky, and the two mischievous little guys unexpectedly got along well.

Lin Zhenxi didn't care where Black Cat went, but went to find Rossello first, at least to inform his boss that his retreat was over.

To put it in a way that workers can understand, she had just finished her home leave and now had to go back to her boss to cancel her leave.

Rossello's room is at the innermost part of the Sanctuary of Birth, and it is quite far to walk there. However, if Lin Zhenxi flies, she can ignore the places in the middle that require a detour, and the distance will be greatly shortened.

"Flight" is a magical effect heavily influenced by the quality of Lin Zhenxi's magic. Previously, Lin Zhenxi's magic was only of lower-level elements, and her flying speed was barely slower than running, making it only suitable for indoor movement and completely unsuitable for traveling. Now, however, influenced by the high-level magic within her, her "flight" speed has increased significantly.

If the previous "flying" was running, then the upgraded "flying" now has the speed of a normal car driving on a highway.

At full speed, it was about thirty meters per second. While still not as fast as a magic broom, it was far more agile than the broom's incredibly wide turning radius. Thanks to the upgrade to its "flight" ability, Lin Zhenxi had completely shed the awkwardness of being a grounded chicken and proudly joined the ranks of aerial combat players.

If you can fight in the air, who would want to stand on the ground and move around?

With this improved method of movement, Lin Zhenxi immediately fell in love with the feeling of being able to fly however she wanted. Furthermore, with her previous experience flying like a slow cow, Lin Zhenxi could now control her flight speed very skillfully, switching between fast and slow gears at will without having to worry about going too fast and being difficult to control.

Using "Fly", the distance that would have taken several minutes to walk was reached in the blink of an eye. Lin Zhenxi landed on the ground and knocked on Rossello's door.

"Teacher Rossello, it's me, Lin Zhenxi." She said from behind the door.

But this was actually meaningless, because the doors of the Silent City were very well sealed. As long as the door was closed tightly, not only could no sound get in, but even water could not seep in. So when Lin Zhenxi stood at the door and spoke, Rossello inside the door would have no way of hearing her. This was just her habit.

Fortunately, the knocking sound could still be heard, so not long after, the door in front of Lin Zhenxi was unlocked, revealing a gap.

Lin Zhenxi pushed open the door and walked in, and saw Rossello with his back to her looking up at the sky.

Above Rousselot's head was a huge star map disk, dotted with stars.

Rossello's astrology can only be used in this world and has too many limitations. So even though this magic can clearly see the future destiny, Lin Zhenxi has no interest in learning it. She is only interested in prophecy.

Rossello did not have high expectations for Lin Zhenxi. She just told Lin Zhenxi the dangers of mastering the art of prediction without a foundation in astrology, and then taught her own art of prediction to Lin Zhenxi. If Lin Zhenxi used the art of prediction to do something to change things and then suffered backlash, it only meant that she did not understand her position clearly, and she could not blame Rossello for not reminding her in advance.

On the contrary, Norni was regarded by Rossello as his direct disciple who would inherit his mantle, and the requirements for her were extremely strict. Seeing that Lin Zhenxi had mastered the art of prophecy, Norni also wanted to learn it, but Rossello forced her to learn astrology before she could learn prophecy. As a result, Norni's progress in prophecy was far behind Lin Zhenxi. Before Lin Zhenxi went into seclusion, Norni's prophecy could only be used to change her elemental magic form. She could not change reality directly like the authentic prophecy.

Of course, this may also be related to Lin Zhenxi's first-mover advantage in this regard. After all, Lin Zhenxi is very proficient in praying to magic. The effect of prophecy is better than praying to magic, but the process is similar, so Lin Zhenxi naturally has no obstacles in learning.

Anyway, Lin Zhenxi had no interest in Rousselot's astrology, so she naturally couldn't tell what the horoscope above Rousselot's head foreshadowed. After she entered the room, she said, "Teacher Rousselot, it's me, Lin Zhenxi."

Rossello had actually thought it was Norni's voice, as Lin Zhenxi was in seclusion and she hadn't seen her for a long time. She was quite surprised to hear Lin Zhenxi's voice, but she was mostly happy. After all, Lin Zhenxi's appearance meant that she had completed her state adjustment and her strength would definitely become stronger, which was definitely a good thing for the Silent City, which was about to become the center of a major event.

"That's great, Maki, you came out at the right time. How was the harvest?" Rossello turned around and asked Lin Maki with a smile on his face.

Lin Zhenxi answered Rossello's question with action. She raised her hands, and two magic orbs, one bright and one dim, appeared above her palms. Although their colors and magical properties were different, the energy activity of the two orbs was almost identical, and both were extremely active.

Rossello had participated in the entire process of drawing Lin Zhenxi's magic power aggregation magic circle and was naturally well aware of its effects. Now that he saw Lin Zhenxi so easily create these two highly active magic balls, it was clear that Lin Zhenxi's magic power aggregation had been completed, transforming his magic power to a higher level.

"Congratulations, Maki." Rossello lifted his feet off the ground and floated in front of Lin Maki. After carefully examining the orb in Lin Maki's hand, which was condensed from the sun and moon elements, he concluded, "Very good magic power, on par with the light and dark magic of His Royal Highness the Prince and Princess. Now I can safely leave the defense of the antechamber of the Sanctuary of Birth to you."

Lin Zhenxi exclaimed "Ah?" and looked at Rossello in surprise after she said this, not understanding what she meant at all.

Rossello sighed and signaled Lin Zhenxi to disperse the magic ball in her hand first, because what she was going to say next was a lot of content.

This story probably has to start from a thousand years ago.

Lin Zhenxi was surprised when Rousselot immediately brought the conversation back to a thousand years ago. But she quickly realized that this was a topic that could be discussed for a long time, so she swiftly pulled out her wand and cast a spell, conjuring up a table, chairs, a teapot, teacups, and snacks, suggesting that they could eat and talk at the same time.

Like Norni, Rossello had always been envious of Lin Zhenxi's comprehensive and convenient spells. Compared to Lin Zhenxi's magic that could do almost anything, their magic seemed quite limited.

Even though Lin Zhenxi's magic power is not very strong, even if she only has a magic wand in her hand, she can create a fully furnished house for herself in the blink of an eye, with food, water, electricity and other facilities. In the eyes of Rossello and Nornie, this is like a dream.

The magic in this world is mostly used as a weapon or energy source, but people like Lin Zhenxi directly integrate magic into every aspect of life, which is something the natives of this world have never thought of.

The teapot automatically filled the cup with slightly reddish hot tea. Lin Zhenxi leaned forward slightly, her hands resting on the table, her eyes gleaming as she looked at Rousselot. She hadn't yet realized the weight of reality Rousselot was about to recount, but had simply prepared to listen to it as a fascinating story.

After all, Rousselot had already said that this incident took place a thousand years ago, so how much relevance could it have to the present? Even in the demonic realm, a thousand years would exceed the lifespan of most creatures. Even the people involved were gone, so how much of the grudges from that time could be left?

Rossello didn't try to dampen the spirits of her second disciple. While the future she envisioned was heavy and difficult to accept, it wasn't something that had yet to happen. As for now, there was no point in worrying; it was better to do what could be done. She wasn't the only one battling fate, so who could say for sure that there wouldn't be a glimmer of hope?

"A thousand years ago..." Then, Rossello began to talk about the origin of the Silent City, a topic that Lin Zhenxi had always been interested in but couldn't find anyone to ask.