[{"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-37":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},1374182,1818,"Chapter 37: Volcanic Worm","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-37",37,"\u003Cp>Setting aside her \"eulogy\" for Li Huai, Lan Qingyou picked up her herb bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The healing potion situation had given her an idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If healing potions worked both internally and externally — just with different effects — could the same be true for mana potions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the herb bag and the Moonbright Stone Dagger could both be repaired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They just needed mana for maintenance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, using her own pitiful few dozen mana points to maintain two potentially high-level magic items was like throwing a cup of water on a bonfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what about mana potions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd brewed 600 today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting aside the 200 +50 potions earmarked for Li Huai, couldn't she try soaking the items in some of the +30 potions instead of just selling them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd use these two batches as a test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined, these two batches represented potions worth a total of 12,000 mana points of recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using them for the experiment made the most sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Lan Qingyou began filtering the two batches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once filtered, she poured everything into the now-empty crucible, then dropped the Moonbright Stone Dagger in to soak and see what happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she picked up the medicine pounding mortar, loaded in some dried centipedes, grabbed the hammer, and started pounding away — thunk, thunk, thunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All while reading the book propped open on the desk. Work and study, simultaneously. Peak efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a good night's rest, Lan Qingyou's morning routine began with checking the regional channel. Nothing notable beyond some people complaining about strong winds overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she went to check on the dagger in the crucible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The potion, which should have been a pale blue, had turned white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without being sealed, potions couldn't possibly evaporate to this extent overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Could soaking items in potions actually do something?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou quickly fished out the dagger, dried it with a towel, and placed it on the Small Screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moonbright Stone Dagger (C)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Effect: Damage +50, Strength +31.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Description: A dagger forged from moonbright stone. Crafted by a master smith, making it exceptionally sharp. However, prolonged mana depletion has significantly reduced its damage and stat bonuses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Description 2: Slowly recovering due to absorption of a small amount of mana.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha ha ha ha! It worked! It actually worked!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the +1 increase in Strength and the new second description, Lan Qingyou couldn't help but throw her head back and laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to restore the dagger this way was fantastic, but the real prize was the herb bag!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spatial storage! She couldn't even imagine how much capacity it would gain after upgrading!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although — 12,000 mana points and the dagger's appraisal still called it a \"small amount.\" The item's original level must have been astronomical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd suspected she'd picked up a treasure, but Lan Qingyou still couldn't resist lifting the dagger and kissing it twice, then breathing on it and wiping it with a towel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she knew how to restore both pieces of equipment, there was no time to waste. She immediately began brewing potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She emptied the herb bag, then tossed it and the dagger into a wooden bucket before starting the brew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden bucket was filled with the +50 mana potions originally set aside for Li Huai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was dead anyway — keeping them around served no purpose beyond resale. Might as well invest in her precious gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep! Beep! Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little after two in the afternoon, the desk pinged with a friend notification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou set down the stone stirring rod and floated out of the Alchemy Workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She checked her friends list. It was from Li Huai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huai: \"Do you have any antidotes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou: \"You're alive?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou was genuinely surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huai: \"Dead people get removed from the Magic Desk's friends list. The day you can't find my name — that's when I'm really gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou: \"Heh. Nice joke. Got a chuckle out of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no idea what he'd been up to yesterday, but since he wasn't dead, the deal was still on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His condition, however, looked rough — evident even from his real-time avatar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pale face. Bloodless lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou: \"What type of antidote do you need, specifically?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huai: \"Fire-type antidote.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou: \"Don't have one ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huai: \"Can you make one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou: \"Eight hours. Overtime pay is up to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huai: \"Deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already past two in the afternoon. Eight hours meant ten at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Li Huai didn't haggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately traded over everything he currently had on hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou looked it over: besides the Obsidian she needed, there were some herbs and a supply box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huai: \"There's something in the supply box I think you'll find useful. Consider it the overtime pay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou read his message, then opened the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside was a plump, fleshy lump wedged into the container.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached in, pulled it out, and examined it closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Good lord!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a lump of meat at all — it was some kind of... worm, probably?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature looked like a fleshy tumor, completely boneless, roughly twenty-odd centimeters long and weighing just over half a kilogram. Short, stubby legs lined both sides of its belly, supporting its body and enabling locomotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou frowned, then ran an appraisal on the Small Screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Volcanic Worm\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Racial Talent: ■■■■\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Skills: ■■■■, ■■■\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Description: A worm mutated by prolonged exposure to extreme heat. Its carcass is an alchemist's dream. Don't be fooled by its lack of mouth and eyes — its mental attacks are formidable. Not recommended for survivors below Level 10.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A Spirit-type monster? First time seeing one.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But what does \"an alchemist's dream\" mean?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou: \"Is this what poisoned you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After stuffing the Volcanic Worm back into the box, she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huai: \"No. Something higher-level than this one. If I hadn't blasted it into the lava and vaporized it, I probably wouldn't have made it back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou: \"That complicates things a bit. Without the toxin source, the best I can do is brew an apprentice-level antidote and see if it works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With so many types of poison, Lan Qingyou couldn't make any guarantees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The antidote she was referring to was essentially a universal antidote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It either worked or it didn't — a true coin flip when it came to detoxification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she needed to manage Li Huai's expectations upfront.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huai: \"Just do what you can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was \"treating a dead horse as a living one\" or just giving up entirely, it was hard to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way, Li Huai agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Lan Qingyou stood up, set the supply box containing the worm aside, and headed to the Alchemy Workshop. The batch that was nearly finished — she killed the fire and dumped it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she'd already acquired a Level 10+ monster carcass, sacrificing one batch was a small price to pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the \"alchemist's dream\" business — that would have to wait until she had time to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>",1174,"2026-06-05T21:58:31.676Z",1,"novelbin.me","e47fe11bfee9d832a74c11974ff151644dbfc3f97c4aa26c28f66cca062317f5","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-38","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-36",965,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-cover.jpg"]