[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-armed-witch":3,"chapter-armed-witch-armed-witch-chapter-7":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Armed Witch",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2353547,4604,"Chapter 7: Wand","armed-witch-chapter-7",7,"\u003Cp>For a spellcaster, the importance of a wand is self-evident; a suitable wand enhances an excellent spellcaster more dramatically than a sword saint finding his dream sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly, a spellcaster without a wand is like a marksman without a gun—half his abilities are instantly nullified, unless he masters high-tier wandless casting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the ultimate race atop the spellcaster hierarchy, witches rely far less on wands than other races whose fireballs collapse without one, since they are born with wandless casting ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some gifted young witches even utter their first cry at birth infused with magical power—a natural talent requiring no wand whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more terrifying are witch toddlers who haven’t yet learned to control their innate magic; other races’ mischievous children might only damage furniture, but witch toddlers might casually hurl fireballs and frost at their parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s said some of today’s peak witches, as children, could instinctively cast high-tier spells—accidentally sending unprepared parents to the hospital was routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, though witches appear human, viewing them as inherently magical beasts isn’t inaccurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this doesn’t mean witches don’t need wands; it’s like walking versus driving—high-quality wands still significantly enhance a witch’s magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After centuries of development and refinement by countless spellcasters, the wand system today is highly mature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the witch world, wands are now classified by length into three types: short wands, long wands, and standard wands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Short wands are typically under 40 cm, never exceeding a human forearm’s length; their advantages are swift casting, high magical precision, and easy concealment, making them ideal for assassins or fast-attack spellcasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their drawbacks are insufficient material, low magical conversion efficiency, excessive wasteful mana loss, and weak magical enhancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long wands are usually over 1.5 meters, often taller than the caster; their advantages are high mana conversion efficiency and strong magical amplification, suited for artillery-style spellcasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But long wands are cumbersome to conceal, easily expose the caster’s position, are hard to control due to massive mana load, and demand high precision in mana manipulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standard wands, as their name suggests, are the most conventional type—between short and long wands, roughly one meter long, balancing the strengths of both: decent in all aspects, unremarkable in none, and lacking serious flaws—a universally reliable middle ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Dorothy and Alice entered the shop, their first sight was glass display cases; the store had three zones: left wall lined with short wands, right wall with long wands, and central glass cabinets displaying standard wands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome, two lovely witch ladies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An aged voice greeted them—a white-haired old man with gold-rimmed glasses, his spirit bright despite his age, dressed with refined elegance, exuding the air of a gentleman elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy studied his appearance and recognized him as an ordinary human mage—this made her respect his craftsmanship even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though humans are close kin to witches, they are not a high race in this magical world, far inferior in magical talent to extraordinary races like elves or dwarves; their only advantages are vast population and the protection witches afford them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entry standards for witch-exclusive shops are extremely high; even elves and dwarves struggle to meet them, let alone ordinary humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet any human shopkeeper granted official residency must possess genuine skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grandpa Alder, I’m back to keep your business alive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice walked up to the old man with familiar ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, welcome, little Alice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man smiled warmly, delighted to see his regular customer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here again for wand maintenance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, thank you again for your trouble. And this is my sister Dorothy—I brought her to buy a new wand. Could you help find one suitable for her? Preferably the latest smart wand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Alice spoke, she pulled two pistols from her magical coat pocket and handed them to the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy’s gaze, however, lingered on the pistols, her expression slightly odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were a pair of sleek, stylish pistols—one black, one white—covered in crimson veins like blood vessels, with twin sharp blades extending beneath each barrel, suggesting close-combat capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These pistols were Alice’s wand—classified as a short wand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk. Wands shaped like this? Times really have changed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy mentally grumbled. As a transmigrator, she felt no informational advantage—only constant disorientation, as if she were an outdated relic left behind by the magical world’s evolution, a strangely disheartening feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in the witch world, wands are like this: beyond length, there are no restrictions—shapes range from swords and guns to staffs and cannons, nothing like her old-world image of a simple wooden rod with a gem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking deeper, it makes sense: though witches are top-tier spellcasters, they aren’t as frail as true spellcasters; their superior physicality lets them fearlessly brawl with enemies, even beating seasoned warriors into existential doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, a wand unsuited for melee—like a simple wooden stick—is inadequate. A witch’s wand must be capable of both long-range bombardment and close-quarters blade combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Dorothy tried to convince herself to adapt, the shopkeeper turned his gaze to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Witch, may I see your previous wand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man asked gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy quickly pulled out her longtime wand from her pocket and handed it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a short wand, resembling the ones she’d seen in that magical academy movie from her past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been her companion for over a decade—she’d chosen it as a beginner’s wand purely out of cinematic nostalgia when she first learned magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But lately, it had fallen behind her growth; each spell now required careful control to prevent it from exploding mid-cast. It was truly time to retire the old friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at the short wand with reluctance, then looked expectantly at the old man, wondering what new wand he’d recommend.\u003C\u002Fp>",947,"2026-06-21T03:49:44.850Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8f15f952c65ead5ac7f1cd256a2a99c3660adff2f98caa8670c129cb04513fa9","armed-witch-chapter-8","armed-witch-chapter-6",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farmed-witch-cover.jpg"]