[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t":3,"chapter-global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-185":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Global Survival: The Tower Witch with an E-Rank Talent",{"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},1374280,1818,"Chapter 186: Brilliant Crystal Pen and Chain Lightning","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-185",185,"\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Lan Qingyou opened her personal profile to take a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She discovered that not only had her Alchemy reached S-rank, but even Herbology and Potioneering had hit A-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is this system trying to make me go further and further down the path of brewing potions?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Everything else needs to keep up too.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Especially Magic Array Drawing Study. That thing is only at E-rank right now, while most of the others are at least C-rank. I really need to step up my studying.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about how she had been fooling around outside these past few days without studying properly, Lan Qingyou could not help but feel a surge of self-disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Dammit, I actually went so many days without studying.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I have become lazy.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I need to study! I want to study! I love studying!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, in the small fifth-floor Bedroom where the temperature was gradually rising, Lan Qingyou took off her outer Witch robe and picked up the book on Magic Array Drawing Study, ready to begin her lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one-month period has arrived. Now commencing the third Monthly Grading.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This ranking will take three aspects as reference: Shelter level, individual level, and contribution to the Karim World. Additionally, those without rewards will not be included in the ranking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Grading concluded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"E-rank, 508,540,519 people. Reward: 1,000 Magic Crystals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"D-rank, 125,943,284 people. Reward: 100 C-rank Monster Crystal Cores.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"C-rank, 25,865,432 people. Reward: 100 Lapis Lazuli.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"B-rank, 83,218 people. Reward: 1 C-rank tool of choice, 1 book of choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A-rank, 8,681 people. Reward: 1 C-rank magic of choice, 1 C-rank tool of choice, 1 book of choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"S-rank, 5 people. Reward: 1 B-rank magic of choice, 1 B-rank tool of choice, 1 book of choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rewards have been distributed. Please choose carefully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lan Qingyou was preparing to give herself a proper tutoring session, the voice of the world's will rang out, interrupting her studies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, the number of people remaining on the grading leaderboard was growing smaller and smaller. It could even be considered a massive shrinkage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this did not mean the overall population had decreased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, although the total number of people had indeed dropped quite a bit—with the world channel now showing just over sixteen billion—compared to before, the casualties over this past month were relatively low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Or perhaps it has stabilized because people are grouping up?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, humanity had at least somewhat adapted to life in this magic-filled world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou opened the leaderboard and scrolled straight to the S-rank section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, her own name was among the five people listed at the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This outcome was entirely predictable. From the moment she created the Witch Potion, her S-rank status had essentially been guaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, out of the five people, Gu Xiaobei and Vivian were also included alongside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It went without saying that they too had obtained their S-rank evaluation by contributing items capable of evolving new races.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the other two names, they were also quite familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was Elisa von Orioles, and the other was Aridode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them had appeared during the second Monthly Grading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just had no idea what those two had done to fight their way through millions of people and secure an S-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Forget it, I should just pick my rewards first.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Free stuff is always wonderful no matter how you look at it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no debate when it came to tools. If she wanted to draw a flawless Magic Circuit, a high-quality pen was absolutely essential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, Lan Qingyou selected the B-rank Brilliant Crystal Pen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked very similar to her previous crystal pen, but the inside of the barrel was dotted with starlight, resembling a flowing galaxy. It was truly beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brilliant Crystal Pen (B)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Effect: Increases symbol and Magic Circuit drawing success rate by 50%.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Description: Traces of time flow within the galaxy, and the pen's tip traces your growth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Not bad. A 50% success rate is 20% higher than the previous one. Drawing won't be so exhausting or time-consuming anymore.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her tool selected, Lan Qingyou turned her attention to the skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the previous battles against the dryads and the ancient trees, Lan Qingyou had gained a very clear understanding of her role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she needed to do was assist her magical puppets in holding the front line and then control her Funnels to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In gaming terms, she was essentially a \"controller.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, when choosing her magic, it was best to select a skill that could stabilize the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having made up her mind, Lan Qingyou rummaged through the options and soon found a suitable one tucked away in the corner of the B-rank magic section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chain Lightning (B)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Effect: Consumes 200 Mana Points to fire a bolt of lightning that chains between five enemies, paralyzing them for 3 seconds and dealing up to 3,000 points of damage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Description: This is a fantastic spell that offers damage, steady output, crowd control, and area-of-effect capabilities. You deserve to have it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the image on her Card of lightning striking the High Tower, and then looking at the benefits listed in the description, Lan Qingyou felt that hesitating for even a single second would be a sign of disrespect to this skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So far, both my destruction-type and spirit-type skills are purely supportive, even though the attack power of Chain Lightning is quite strong.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, whenever she thought of the ancient tree's unfathomable Health Points, which her appraisal could not even read—likely in the massive four digits—Lan Qingyou felt that a total of 3,000 damage was still far too little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No, this is also a support skill.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It just consumes a bit too much mana. Given my current condition, I can only cast it a dozen or so times.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Lan Qingyou selected the skill without a moment's hesitation and then turned her gaze toward the books without a second glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be completely honest, she was already far ahead of the curve when it came to alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was especially true after she had obtained the world-class artifact, the Emerald Tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did that mean she did not have many options left to choose from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying went: one is never too old to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given that Lan Qingyou wouldn't even age now, shouldn't she study like her life depended on it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought resonated even more deeply when she remembered Glass, who had contributed the most during their recent battle against those world-class ancient trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If the magical puppets in my hands were just a bit stronger, our combat power would truly skyrocket.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she stared at the dense list of book titles on the interface, eager to give her magical puppets an epic upgrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, she already had a target in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a book she had seen before but hadn't paid much attention to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But things were different now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having taken a trip to that Utopia, Lan Qingyou was fully aware of the incredible treasures she had previously overlooked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scanning down the list line by line, Lan Qingyou finally found the exact book she wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Magic Item Production Essay — by Feng\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Feng's Essay, the very same Feng who created the Fire-Seeking Crucible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An essay penned by a magic item master capable of crafting world-class artifacts would undoubtedly be comparable to Grandmaster Albert's personal notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I already took off and left everyone else far behind just by relying on one set of notes. If I get Master Feng's Essay too, I'll practically spiral into the heavens!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harboring such high expectations, Lan Qingyou selected the book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After flipping through it and giving it a rough scan, she realized she absolutely had not made a mistake in her choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it didn't contain a single production method or material recipe for the world-class artifacts he had crafted, his personal insights and material processing techniques were recorded in painstaking detail.\u003C\u002Fp>",1326,"2026-06-05T21:58:31.955Z",1,"novelbin.me","5ac2d2868655f01490b834029d6eb4c8bb24c1a41b757eea95d5f4d87782b6c5","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-186","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-184",965,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-cover.jpg"]