Chapter 311 - The Witch Who Has Glimpsed Truth
【Suna (Transcendent)】
Transcendent Path: Witch Who Has Glimpsed Truth
Witch Who Has Glimpsed Truth
Maximum Mana +20.
When consuming an original potion, its positive effects are doubled, but the Sanity cost is also doubled.
When Sanity falls below 50, Witch Form is activated.
After accumulating enough knowledge, the Path of Truth will undergo a further transformation.
You are advancing toward Truth.
Status: Healthy [a green human-shaped diagram with limbs spread wide]
Height: 165 cmWeight: 56 kg
Strength: 7 (1172/8000)
Spirit: 12 (1570/8000) [Witch's Blood bonus, Witch Set bonus, Potion bonus]
Agility: 7 (7197/8000)
Constitution: 7 (64/8000)
Perception: 10 (4229/32000)
Sanity: 80/80
Stamina: 100/100
Vitality: 100/100
Mana: 32/32
Talents: Witch's Blood, Forbidden Scholar
Spells: Curled Touch, Summon Stitch Monster, Energy Sphere, Limb-Grafting Surgery
Ability: Witch Form
【Witch Form】
Activates when Sanity drops below 50. Physical appearance and bodily traits undergo changes.
Perception +4, Spirit -4.
Grants the ability to float and allows additional Mana to be obtained by lowering Sanity. One point of Sanity can be converted into one point of Mana.
When casting original magic, the amount of Mana invested can be doubled, further increasing its power.
In addition, Witch Form greatly enhances research efficiency and enables the discovery of hidden secrets.
Yang Yi read through the information carefully, examining every word and sentence at a deliberate pace.
However, Suna, standing beside him, could no longer suppress her emotions. The calm expression on her face gradually gave way to excitement.
“Well?” Yang Yi asked.
“Just like you said before, I've advanced into the Transcendent realm through my own strength!”
Suna could not help but speak up.
And the truth was exactly as she had said. Whether it was magic or potions, nearly all of them had been created by her own hands. After enough accumulation, today's transformation had finally taken place.
Yang Yi deserved some credit, but most of it was the result of Suna's own efforts.
“Very... very impressive.”
Yang Yi wanted to shower her with praise, but his vocabulary was limited, and he only knew a handful of compliments.
Judging from the description, Witch Form possessed tremendous potential. A vast reserve of mana combined with magic essentially turned its user into a humanoid artillery platform.
However, the price was equally steep. It could only be activated when Sanity fell below 50. To obtain even more mana, additional Sanity had to be consumed, making it dangerously easy to lose control.
Just like last night, when Suna had nearly blown up the Nightmare Star.
And if her Sanity continued to decline and dropped below 10...
“Suna, this Witch Form.”
Before Yang Yi could finish speaking, Suna suddenly stepped forward and leaned close to him. She remained there for several seconds before retreating.
“That's me paying you back!”
She spoke excitedly, her cheeks faintly flushed, leaving Yang Yi standing motionless in place.
“I already know what you're trying to say. This Witch Form is easy to lose control of, so it has to be used carefully. But I'll find a solution. Besides, last night I solved many problems that have troubled me for a long time. I might even have discovered a way to reduce your contamination level.”
Seeing Suna so confident, Yang Yi decided not to pursue the matter further. Instead, he brought up another issue: the Witch’s Laboratory was currently in complete disarray.
“This was all caused by your magic. There was freezing, burning, things being smashed around, and in the end, a huge hole was blown open. The hole has already been repaired, but you'll have to inspect the exact extent of the damage yourself. I'm not familiar with the place.”
Suna nodded, a hint of regret appearing on her face.
“At the time, I just couldn't resist showing it off... I'll go check the laboratory first.”
She quickly headed toward the cabin while Yang Yi watched her leave.
“Something feels a little strange...”
Yang Yi muttered to himself. He felt that Suna was behaving somewhat oddly because she hadn't asked him for money to repair and maintain the Witch’s Laboratory.
Inside the Witch’s Laboratory.
As soon as Suna entered, she closed the door behind her. Then she cracked it open slightly and peeked outside. Only after confirming that Yang Yi had not followed her did she shut it again.
Afterward, she removed the rat-fur glove from her right hand and examined it carefully, flexing her fingers as she sensed something unusual. She then pressed both hands together for comparison.
The difference was obvious.
The middle finger on her right hand had grown by half a centimeter and now possessed four knuckles, one more joint than an ordinary finger, located near its base.
Moreover, the finger was extraordinarily flexible. It could bend outward and even fold back in the opposite direction as though it had no bones at all.
Silently, Suna put her glove back on.
As long as she did not use the extra joint or bend it outward, there was little visible abnormality in her right hand.
Next, she took out a mirror and examined her appearance.
Her skin had become slightly paler, perhaps from spending less time in the sunlight, and the ends of her hair had also turned white.
Earlier, while Yang Yi had been checking his private messages, the excited Suna had suddenly noticed that something was wrong with her right hand; it could bend outward. Thinking quickly, she had come up with a way to divert Yang Yi's attention, only now finding an opportunity to properly inspect herself.
It seemed that the physical changes brought about by Witch Form were not limited to her hair; they also affected her body.
She was undergoing some kind of transformation.
Two hours later.
Yang Yi finished taking inventory of today's spoils. He estimated that with one more day, everything would be completely sorted out.
By then, all the robots would be able to focus entirely on repairs, and he himself would have more free time.
Yang Yi had already planned the next steps. Once he accumulated twenty million Shell Coins, he intended to make a trip to the Golden Chamber of Commerce and try to purchase all the Crystal Diamonds needed to upgrade the Nightmare Star.
He entered the Witch’s Laboratory. Everything inside appeared normal, and Suna was busy inspecting the damage and taking stock of the remaining items.
“By the way, I forgot to give these to you earlier. These are two low-grade Abyss Soul Stones. One can be used to strengthen the Bone Token, and you can see whether the other has any research value.”
Yang Yi placed the enhancement stones on the table.
“Also, regarding our future plans, this is what I'm thinking. I'm going to save up twenty million...”
Yang Yi explained his plan to Suna.
However, the amount of money they currently possessed was even farther from the twenty-million target, leaving them short by a full two million Seashell Coins.
Still, once the remaining supplies and spoils were sold, reaching twenty million would be effortless.
At the same time, Yang Yi upgraded the Bone Token, transforming it into a Bone Demon Token.
【Name: Bone Demon Token】
【Type: Relic】【Quality: Rare Treasure】
【Description: Can summon one Bone Demon and twenty skeletons, allowing you to command them in battle for fifteen minutes.
Once the duration ends, they will lose control and begin attacking the summoner instead.】
【Their corpses disappear upon death.】
【Cooldown Time: 24 hours】
【It is best to use this only if you are confident that you can defeat the Bone Demon.】
Its effect was not as powerful as Yang Yi had imagined. Its upper limit was inferior to the Homestead Rat Banner, but it had fewer restrictions since summoning did not require corpses.
Yang Yi stayed in the Witch Laboratory for a while, returned the Vitality Sardine Tree to its original place, and then headed back to the deck.
He glanced at the time. It was already close to ten o'clock.
So he updated his forum post, adding the newly acquired weapons: twenty-two beam rifles, thirteen beam pistols, five assault rifles, along with the magazines that had been excavated and were still usable. At the same time, he adjusted the listed inventory to reflect the remaining stock.