Moon Witch, embark on the journey!

A humanoid puppet started to move. It barely looked human. After hearing the order, it walked to Luna's side with a somewhat stiff step and took the large package from her hand.

This is Luna's newly refined alchemical puppet. It has no magical ability and can only accept simple commands. It has several times the strength of an adult, but its sensitivity is very poor. It is basically used for hard labor.

Anessa has only one comment on this thing:

“It’s ugly.”

In fact, puppets are one of the more difficult types of alchemy, and it is already very difficult to create one that can function properly. However, when I saw Enissa's puppet maid, I found that she was indeed far inferior in all aspects.

Although Luna thought that this comment was mainly because her puppet was too ugly.

Taking her eyes off No. 2, Luna took out a blueprint and spread it out on the table in the laboratory:

"here we go."

50.Meet

The alchemical puppet blueprint in Luna's hand is a small puppet of the apprentice level.

Although it is small, it has comprehensive functions and requires many witch arrays to be engraved, so it is actually quite troublesome to manufacture.

To be honest, she herself didn't expect that it would take more than half a year before she actually started producing.

"First, the first step is to enchant the feathers of the winter bird..."

Luna turned down all her classes and stayed in Enissa's alchemy laboratory for more than a week. During this time, she only took occasional breaks and ate some simple dry food, and spent the rest of her time working on intensive alchemy.

Her condition is surprisingly good. Although Anissa has not come back, she has relied on the accumulation of more than half a year to continuously overcome many sudden difficulties in actual operations, and the progress is quite gratifying.

Finally, on the ninth day after starting the work, she completed the work she had been preparing for a long time.

Her beautiful silver hair had become somewhat dull, and she had two large dark circles under her eyes, which gave her a unique and gloomy beauty. Her wizard robe hung to one side, revealing half of her snow-white shoulders, and she had only one slipper on her feet, and the other one was nowhere to be found.

"Finally it's done..."

Looking at the discarded alchemical materials all over the ground, Luna sighed. She raised the small puppet in her hand and looked up to observe it carefully.

It was a small bird of unknown species, with light brown feathers, a sharp, realistic beak, and a chubby belly for some reason.

"go with!"

After injecting spiritual power, the bird-shaped puppet flapped its wings and flew up, hovering above Luna's head. Under her command, it quickly circled near the ceiling of the laboratory at a very fast speed.

Alchemical Puppet——Peregrine Type 1.

After Luna's improvement, its new name was the Hidden Falcon Type 1. As the name suggests, she added the new function of invisibility.

Swish!

Following Luna's command, the bird floating in the air suddenly disappeared, becoming completely invisible. As its flying speed increased, a faint sound of wind was heard, and its figure gradually emerged, turning into a blurry black shadow.

"It's still not completely invisible at high speeds. It can only be effective when stationary and at low speeds. Never mind, this is enough for the first version."

The bird landed next to Luna and then slipped into her waist bag.

The other four on the table also flapped their wings and flew into her pocket one by one.

The cost of a single puppet was more than sixty magic stones, not including the cost of the blueprint. Considering that the other apprentices had a far lower success rate than her, if such an alchemical puppet entered the market, the price of each puppet would be more than two hundred magic stones.

Such high prices certainly have corresponding effects, and Luna sincerely hopes that they can provide sufficient help in the upcoming turmoil.

"Haa ...

Anyway, the instructor was not around, so she didn't need to worry about her image. She yawned as she walked out of the laboratory, all the way to the entrance of the castle, and saw the glowing mailbox next to it.

"Ah, there's a letter, from the tutor?"

But in fact, it was for Luna. She was stunned for a moment, and opened the stack of letters in her hand one by one.

The earliest one reads:

"Little Luna, are you there? I went to your dormitory but didn't see you. I heard from the apprentice over there that you went to see your mentor. How about coming over to meet me if you are free? I'm waiting for you. - Claire Herlitt."

She shuddered, her mind cleared up a lot, and she opened the second letter:

"Is it not over yet? I really have something important to tell you. If you see the message, please reply immediately."

The third letter:

"Why haven't you come out yet? What are you doing? Come find me quickly!"

Fourth letter:

"There's not much time left. I might have to go out again in a few days. Come over as soon as you see me."

The fifth letter:

"You died in your mentor's workshop? If you don't answer me, I'll show you how I'll deal with you!"

"Well."

The words were filled with resentment, and Luna didn't dare to read the next two letters. She quickly tidied herself up and ran out in a hurry.

......

Within the headquarters of the Dark Ring, Claire does not live in the dormitory or with her mentor like most apprentices. Instead, she has her own independent workshop, which should be funded by her family.

Luna gritted her teeth and walked to the door. Before she could knock, the guardian magic formation detected her mental fluctuations and opened the door automatically.

After entering, she saw the black-haired girl waiting on the sofa in the hall. She was reading a book with her long legs covered in white stockings lifted up, turning the page with her slender fingers. She didn't even raise her head when she sensed her coming in.

"Claire, I'm here to see you—"

"..."

The black-haired girl pretended to concentrate on reading and ignored him completely.

After Luna's persuasion for a long time, she finally put down the book and revealed her charming and beautiful face. When she saw Luna for the first time, she was slightly stunned:

"Why are you like this?"

Luna stared at the dark circles under her eyes and sighed deeply:

"I told you that I was refining alchemical items. Were you listening?"

"You ignore me, why should I listen to you?"

Claire was obviously still in a sullen state, but when she saw the tired look on the silver-haired girl's face, she couldn't hold on any longer and her expression softened a bit:

"I'm going out with my tutor again tomorrow. I don't think I'll be back for a long time this time."

"We're going out again... Is it about the vampires?"

Luna breathed a sigh of relief and sat down next to her.

"Well, I have some things to tell you and something to give you. If you don't come today, I don't know what to do."

Claire stretched out a pair of slender hands covered with white silk gloves and rubbed Luna's face vigorously. When her pale cheeks turned red, she let go with satisfaction.

"We are the first batch, but other ordinary wizards and apprentices will be sent out to perform tasks. I have mentioned to my instructor that I want to transfer you to a safe place..."

She showed regret on her face and whispered:

"The instructor was unwilling to make an exception and gave me a lecture. There was nothing I could do."

Luna pursed her lips, not knowing whether to laugh or be touched:

"How could the senior leaders of the organization, the advanced wizards, take a young apprentice like me seriously? Don't lose points in front of the instructor because of me."

Having a mentor who is an advanced wizard is a rare opportunity even if Claire comes from a wizard family. A peak formal wizard is enough for most family apprentices to be eager to become his disciple.

For example, in Luna's class, there has never been an advanced wizard taking in apprentices.

"I really can't change the mission assigned by the organization. I can only use other methods to ensure your safety."

Claire reached out and took a scroll placed aside and handed it to Luna:

"This is a scroll of first-level witchcraft."

51. The night before

First-level witchcraft scroll!

The so-called apprentices are not admitted to the rank, and some are not even considered as members of the wizards. Then, the first-rank witchcraft is naturally the witchcraft used by formal wizards.

Such items are very valuable even in the hands of a real wizard. They do not consume mana, can be cast instantly, and can expand the wizard's spell pool. They are important strategic materials.

"This should be quite precious, you should keep it for yourself."

Luna didn't reach out to take it, but directly refused. The things she had on her right now might not be as expensive as this scroll.

"Don't underestimate our family wizard. I still have something like this."

Claire forced the scroll into her hands and said:

"Didn't I say I would give you a few scrolls? Now there's only one left, so don't complain."

"Is that a thing..."

Suddenly, Luna recalled the time when she and the girl in front of her fought against the enemy together. Almost a year had passed without her realizing it. At that time, she knew nothing, but she dared to take the initiative to challenge the high-level apprentice together with the cursed Claire.

It took a luxurious amount of five apprentice-level witchcraft scrolls to accomplish the goal of acting as bait.

"My life cannot be replaced by a mere first-level scroll."

Her attitude was so tough that Luna didn't know what to say for a moment. She thought for a moment, frantically searched for the small bird-shaped puppets from her body.

"This is the alchemical item I was making before. Take a few."

"Hey - it looks quite similar. I didn't expect you to actually make it."

Claire stretched out a slender hand covered with white silk and gently fiddled with the bird-shaped puppets. She picked one out and looked at it carefully:

"It looks cute."

"This is not just for viewing, its function is..."

Luna explained earnestly, and Claire listened quietly, fiddling with the puppet's wings from time to time. When she finished, she said:

"You're better than I thought. You might actually be a genius at this."

Although Luna placed all five in front of her, Claire still only picked up one and carefully put it in her pocket.

"I'll keep it well."

"Please use it! It's not a valuable thing anyway. If it breaks, I can make another one!"

Then it was Claire who explained to Luna:

"This is a scroll of the first-level fireball spell. It is an upgraded version of the trick fireball spell. Although it is a relatively common witchcraft, its power is quite outstanding."

If the fireball technique is compared to a small hand grenade, which can only kill enemies within the explosion range, and its power drops sharply a few meters away from the core, then the real witchcraft fireball technique is a bomb that can easily destroy an entire house, and it is almost impossible for apprentices within the range to survive.

Generally speaking, areas controlled by wizards rarely restrict apprentices. But once you become a formal wizard, you will basically be subject to strict restrictions and cannot use witchcraft casually.

Because if they are given some time, they can really destroy a town by themselves and cause immeasurable losses.

"Your current mental strength is still a little insufficient..." Claire showed a worried look, she looked at Luna and continued:

"Even if the scroll consumption is very low, that is only for formal wizards. It is very difficult for ordinary high-level apprentices. If a mid-level apprentice uses it by force, it is likely to overdraw mental power and leave serious sequelae."

She sighed slightly:

"But life is more important. If you encounter some critical moments, take it out as a deterrent."

Luna nodded slightly. She had the control of a formal wizard, and wondered if she could slow down the consumption. But she had other cards in her hand, so she would not use this scroll easily.

"Since it's Claire's kindness, I won't waste it. But one day in the future, I will definitely repay you more... Although I am still very weak now, I am serious."

"If you don't ask for anything in return, you can be considered a friend, right?"

Claire smiled and continued to chatter away:

"This blood clan has invaded the surrounding areas from all directions and has already had a small-scale battle with our advance wizards. Among them are blood clans with titles, barons, and even several viscounts. The reason why the Dark Ring is so nervous now is because it has vaguely found signs that the earl-level blood clan is behind it..."

"We in the Dark Ring also have a high-level wizard of the third rank, but he hasn't taken action for many years. The top leaders hope to make the enemy retreat in the early stages of the confrontation. Once the war is dragged into a higher level, the consequences are really unpredictable."