The mere thought of being able to torture those invaders and the scum who trifled with the bodies of her kin made Diana feel significantly better.
She quickly transitioned into a professional state of mind and began to think deeply about Lan Qingyou's proposal.
After all, as the leader of the Research Group, Lan Qingyou rarely participated in administrative matters.
However, she had always maintained control over the Clan's general direction.
There had been many such high-level proposals like today's in the past.
For the most part, it was Diana who implemented them.
Therefore, Diana needed to have at least a conceptual understanding of the specific details.
This was especially true for something that required every witch to participate.
She remembered that the last time the entire Clan was required to learn something was back when they first studied magic circles.
“The construction and materials for the magic books are actually quite simple. It’s essentially linking together pages of prepared magic scrolls. In terms of materials, enchanted monster hide is the best, followed by enchanted paper, and finally, non-enchanted monster hide.”
“However, when I say 'simple,' I'm referring to crafting low-level magic books, like E-grade or D-grade ones. Even this book here is only C-grade.”
“The key issue lies with the materials. Until we find materials with sufficient strength, I don't think we can exceed C-grade.”
As she spoke, Lan Qingyou handed the basic theoretical knowledge she had written to Diana.
She wasn't lying about this.
In fact, the Book of Curses before them was made from the skin of a Beast Emperor.
Yet, even with such S-grade materials, her craftsmanship could only produce a C-grade item. One could imagine how difficult it truly was.
This 'difficulty' didn't refer to the crafting process itself.
It was more about the nature of the 'magic book' as a magical tool.
After all, even as its inventor, Lan Qingyou had to admit that this was essentially a shortcut—a way to cheat.
It was something that ran completely contrary to the 'gu raising' events orchestrated by the world consciousness so far.
Therefore, it was only natural that it would be subject to extreme limitations.
Indeed.
In Lan Qingyou's view, even the Abandoned War that had occurred was merely part of the world consciousness's grand design.
The term 'gu raising' first appeared back when Lan Qingyou was first transported to this world, after someone in the region discovered that District 666 was a prison zone.
In reality, before the first district merger, the entire region had functioned like a venomous insect ritual, eventually leaving only about a hundred people alive.
To Lan Qingyou, everything that followed—whether it was the district mergers, the launch of the Race Era version, or her own accidental imprisonment—was all part of this ritual of gu raising.
...
Diana was stunned when she heard that a magic book was simply a series of magic scrolls linked together.
Could something that had existed for so long actually be used in this way?
No... if you thought about it, magic scrolls were already individual pages. If you linked them together using another method and made them permanent, wouldn't that exactly be a book?
Tsk.
She really hadn't considered it from that angle.
No, it was because it was so obvious that she had never even thought of it.
“Won't this be a bit too high-profile?”
While torturing those people would indeed be satisfying, if every witch learned a curse and they all tortured people together, it wouldn't just be a matter of satisfaction anymore—it would absolutely expose them.
Lan Qingyou had said she wanted all Transmigrators to know the power of the Witch race and the consequences of offending them.
But this was no different from returning to their old path.
Once people became jealous, there was no telling what those envious individuals might do.
“Hmph, what does it matter if it's high-profile or not? Things have already reached this point. Instead of hiding like a turtle in its shell, we might as well be even bolder.”
Lan Qingyou snorted coldly, a chilling smile spreading across her face.
“If we are only a head taller than them, they will remain defiant and find every possible way to pull us down to make a name for themselves.”
“But if we are an entire league above them, I believe no one will care whether witches are powerful or not.”
This was a strategy Lan Qingyou had thought of after she first appeared on television.
In practice, it had been incredibly effective.
Ever since she launched the Race Era with the Witch potions, the number of people attacking her on the world channel had decreased.
This had also made Lan Qingyou's subsequent activities much easier.
Looking at it from this perspective, her previous plans for the Witch race had been too conservative.
That was what had led those fools, instigated by people with ulterior motives, to come looking for trouble with the Witch race.
Diana nodded after hearing this.
The strength of the Witch race was an indisputable fact.
Under these circumstances, trying to hide it was impossible.
Instead of making things difficult for themselves by attempting the impossible, why not let go and choose the easier path?
Compared to hiding, elevating their own strength and image naturally required a more high-profile approach.
Thus, Diana began to discuss the finer details with Lan Qingyou.
“By the way, regarding the incantations... if other members want to develop their own curse magic, will they also need to write an incantation to accompany it?”
Once they finished discussing the details, Diana touched the Book of Curses on the desk and asked Lan Qingyou.
As one of the most furious members, she currently wanted nothing more than to collect some unfamiliar mana residue and give those bastards a piece of her mind.
However, that was obviously impossible right now.
So, as a way to satisfy her curiosity, she wanted to ask every question on her mind.
“Certainly. Incantations are actually used to strengthen mental focus. Didn't we learn a meditation method? Using it in conjunction with that can reduce the backlash effect.”
“However, everyone must be careful of backlash when developing curses. After all, in a sense, cursing someone else is also cursing yourself.”
Knowing that everyone's curiosity regarding magic and new knowledge was intense, Lan Qingyou thoughtfully gave Diana a warning.
She also wanted Diana to spread this information.
This was to prevent the other girls from running into trouble while attempting to research new curses.
In fact, she herself had been frequently cursed while researching the spells recorded in this Book of Curses.
Truly.
Speaking from personal experience, even though the curse magic was only E-grade, that feeling of pain that seeped into the bones—pain that couldn't be treated or even physically touched—was truly agonizing.
To describe these low-level curses as 'scratching an itch through a boot' would probably be the most fitting.
While the effects might seem like a bit of a joke on the surface, if they were triggered during combat, they could be lethal.
Even outside of combat, experiencing such things in daily life was incredibly distressing.
Furthermore, not everyone was capable of enduring such things, especially when endurance was required every single moment.
It was for this reason that Lan Qingyou had hurried to develop Curse Reflection, a spell that could fundamentally resolve the issue of curses.
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