[{"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-28":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},1374173,1818,"Chapter 28: \"Basic Magic Circuitry\"","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>Shang Chuan: \"I can do it, but I'll need partial payment upfront. Also, want me to throw in anything else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou: \"Go on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Chuan: \"You've got potions that restore mana. Any that restore Health Points?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou: \"Yes. That would be the Healing Potion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Chuan: \"Specifics?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou: \"Not sure yet. Haven't brewed one before. You could wait until I make a batch this afternoon and we'll talk then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Chuan: \"Works for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou: \"For now, I'll send you ten of the +50 mana potions as a down payment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Chuan: \"[OK]\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the trade was complete and he had the ten potions in hand, he glanced at his friends list, then fired off a message to another big client.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Chuan: \"Ten +50 mana potions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending, he waited. He knew the other party's routine — at this hour, they probably hadn't left yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huai: \"Send them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the reply came back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou's potions were in constant demand — supply never met demand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single +50 mana potion fetched 70 base units on the black market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the 700 extra base units now sitting in his inventory, Shang Chuan's lips curved into a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already looking forward to the profits he'd rake in once Lan Qingyou delivered the rest of the potions that afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the Healing Potion she'd never brewed before — that was where the real money lay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the effect was good, he could easily clear a 100% margin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he knew his place. Even if he got first access, he wouldn't set the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pricing rights belonged to Lan Qingyou. He would never step on those toes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he needed to do was follow behind and scoop up the leftovers. That alone was more than enough to keep him well-fed at this stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding! Congratulations to the individual named 'Lan Qingyou' in the Abandoned Forest of District 666 for being the first to upgrade to a Level 3 Shelter. You have been awarded one customizable reward. Keep up the excellent work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as his mind was wandering, the World's Will announcement rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'See? I told you — Level 3 Shelter upgrade.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Chuan's lips curved again, and he turned back to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the regional channel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was about to head out when Lan Qingyou pulled this absolute power move and forced me to sit down and type this message. Catch you all tonight, folks — Level 2 Shelter coming right up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh. We're all still grinding for Level 2, and she's already at Level 3.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't compare. Simply cannot compare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you already know you can't compare, why are you still running your mouth? Go collect materials already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're running your mouth too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've been Level 2 for a while now. Planning to take the day off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You're the boss, man. Respect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since most people headed out at daybreak, the regional channel was actually pretty quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after upgrading to Level 3, Lan Qingyou began picking her upgrade reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She skipped the first three options and chose Knowledge outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Basic Potioneering\" tome from last time had been an enormous help, so this time she doubled down — sticking firmly with knowledge that would advance her alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, having a new book to read meant the long hours of brewing wouldn't be boring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The challenge now was deciding which piece of knowledge was the most useful from such a vast selection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when so many subjects were at least tangentially related to alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take \"Basic Mineralogy,\" for instance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the name, it sounded like a branch of Mechanics, Forging, or Materials Science — and it was, technically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But alchemy used minerals too, so studying it certainly wouldn't be a waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, that kind of knowledge wouldn't be of much immediate use to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to weigh not only what helped now but what would pay dividends down the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much deliberation, Lan Qingyou gritted her teeth, stomped her foot, and chose \"Basic Magic Circuitry\" as her reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This book served as a critical bridge between her past and future studies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A magic circuit was essentially a structured pathway drawn with one's own mana — a series of regulated lines connecting points to create functional systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't as complex as Symbology, but it was far from simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The circles and triangles connecting each symbol on an alchemy array were, in fact, magic circuits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master those, and her circle-drawing ability would improve, which in turn would significantly strengthen her alchemy arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was another crucial reason for this choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The field of Golem Studies also required magic circuits for golem construction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd actually considered selecting \"Golem Studies\" just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, with a few golems running around, her alchemy workflow would become infinitely more efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the prerequisite knowledge for Golem Studies was staggering — far beyond what Lan Qingyou could tackle at her current level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she settled for the next best thing: \"Basic Magic Circuitry,\" which was immediately useful and would lay the groundwork for the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reward claimed, Lan Qingyou threw herself into the day's work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Working and reading at the same time — now that was bliss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd promised Shang Chuan a Healing Potion, but the Sluggishness Potion she'd decided on yesterday was equally non-negotiable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the Healing Potion would have to be brewed in the soup pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After flying back and forth several times to fill both the bathroom water tank and the larger one beside it, she began her preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Novice Protection Period was about to end, and who knew what would follow — a beast horde, or something worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Novels always went like this, so she needed to get her hands on some means of self-defense, fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Sluggishness Potion\" was her best option at this stage. No alternative — the materials she had on hand were exactly enough for one crucible batch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which brought up an important distinction: the difference between \"potions\" and \"magic potions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were brewed in a crucible, but they were fundamentally different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The core difference was that a potion was meant to be drunk — or at least used on yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A magic potion, on the other hand, was thrown at enemies, attacking through volatilization or adhesion on impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the simplest method of distinguishing between the two on the Kalim Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someday an enemy hurled a vial at you, don't question it — nine times out of ten, it was a magic potion attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the remaining one or two times? Probably a rookie who grabbed the wrong bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that was the layperson's classification. Alchemists had their own, much more straightforward criteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the water in the crucible reached a rolling boil, Lan Qingyou set down the stone stirring rod, pulled out a bottle of nutrient solution, unscrewed the cap, and tipped twenty similarly sized yellow objects into the bubbling liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yellow, worm-like things tumbled and writhed in the scalding potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were a species of insect native to the Kalim Continent. Because their bodies bore numerous yellow ring-shaped markings, alchemists called them Yellow-Ringed Legless Bugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, you could also call them by their Blue Star name — earthworms.\u003C\u002Fp>",1221,"2026-06-05T21:58:31.676Z",1,"novelbin.me","8e2e1337ce61eb9acd12519db552ff2f346381f0ede481cb3969a4f3eaae4cbe","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-29","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-27",965,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-cover.jpg"]