Chapter 67: Great Sage: The Enchantress Takes My Staff!

Titanium ore is very expensive — a level six alchemy material — definitely not something Jiang Cha can afford right now.

This stuff costs hundreds of thousands per kilogram.

But fortunately, Estelle was just joking and didn’t really expect Jiang Cha to give her one — although giving her one would definitely boost her favorability. Still, Jiang Cha thinks that raising favor should come from genuine effort.

Paying real money is cheating!

He Qin’s return also meant the start of a new semester, and the beginning of the new semester…

“Cha Bao, Cha Bao, have you heard? Two sages have come to the battle club! Interested in going to check it out?”

Lina was already full of energy early in the morning.

Actually, she wasn’t lacking sage guidance — her mother is a Red Dragon Sage, and there is even a Grand Sage in her family.

But different sages have different battle strategies, so even for a resource-rich little princess like her, getting guidance from sage-level witches is still a precious resource.

“Ugh…” Jiang Cha’s body stiffened for a moment.

She really didn’t want to go, but last night, Mizuki specifically messaged her, urging her to visit the battle club today, so she had no choice.

“What’s wrong?”

Lina tilted her head curiously.

Being taught by sage-level witches — with Jiang Cha’s obsessive personality, shouldn’t she be happy and say yes right away?

After all, although her path leaned more academic, she still took battles seriously.

“Forget it, can’t avoid it. Let’s go, shall we, He Qin?”

“Yeah, let’s go together.”

He Qin noticed Jiang Cha’s oddness but didn’t say anything.

She just nodded and agreed.

Actually, she cared the least about sage-level battle instruction, since she’s a puppeteer — better to spend time upgrading puppets than battling.

Most witches with secondary professions are like this.

He Qin was an exception, often accompanying Lina and Jiang Cha to the battle club.

…

“Yo~ Little Jiang Cha, you’re here!”

As soon as Jiang Cha entered the battle club, Mizuki waved happily at her, full of smiles, looking very familiar.

But actually, this person was just very friendly; Jiang Cha had met her fewer than five times total.

Beside her…

The blonde, stern-looking witch with a faint but intense fighting aura was…

“The Great Sage, the little one you want to see is here! Aren’t you going to give her a warm welcome?”

“Cha Bao, you…”

Lina’s expression was shocked, her eyes almost popping out.

She never expected Jiang Cha to have hooked up with two sages in such a short time, and one seemed to have some connection with her.

“Just as expected of Jiang Cha…”

He Qin was also shocked but quickly regained composure and sighed slightly.

“No, this is purely… forget it.”

Jiang Cha tried to explain, but looking at Lina’s face, it was useless.

The girl took two steps forward and approached Mizuki, about to say something.

But Mizuki suddenly dodged away.

She even winked at Jiang Cha, as if saying “I’m rooting for you,” leaving only the nervous Jiang Cha and the cold Great Sage staring at each other awkwardly.

“Um…”

Jiang Cha tried to break the awkwardness.

“Wanna fight?”

The Great Sage raised an eyebrow.

Though she phrased it as a question, her tone was more like a command.

But noticing the girl was startled, she reluctantly explained,

“I’m here to offer battle guidance.”

“…”

nobody believes her

Carol was the most skeptical among the silent crowd.

Since the Great Sage arrived this morning, she hadn’t said a word — let alone given any guidance.

“Phew~”

Jiang Cha breathed a sigh of relief.

She gave her signature mischievous smile from the fragment world and waved her small paw.

“Long time no see, or is this our first meeting?”

She really didn’t know how to deal with the Great Sage.

In theory, she only received some memories and magic power from Sun Taotao.

But the Great Sage’s attitude toward her was complicated.

Still, they were essentially the same individual with similar personalities.

The Great Sage was clearly a social recluse who couldn’t hold a conversation.

Jiang Cha was the one who had to fix this.

But the Great Sage’s next move completely surprised Jiang Cha.

Jiang Cha thought even if the Great Sage wouldn’t smile at her familiar greeting, she would at least relax a little.

But…

“First meeting, enchantress! Take this from Old Sun!”

The Great Sage charged at her swinging her staff.

This was not the iron rod Sun Taotao made with alchemy in the fragment world — this was the real Ruyi Jingu Bang, a genuine top-tier ninth-level witch’s staff enhanced by multiple spells.

One strike from it was not just powerful — the sheer weight alone was more than Jiang Cha could endure.

The Great Sage’s physical strength far exceeded that of ordinary sage witches.

But Jiang Cha had her own countermeasures.

Fifth-level magic: [Teleportation]

Her figure instantly vanished and reappeared in the sky not far away.

Amidst the dust stirred by the staff’s blow, the cool little witch with hair flying looked very stylish.

“Oh?”

The Great Sage raised an eyebrow.

“I told you little Jiang Cha was strong. Watch out, Great Sage~”

Mizuki stood nearby, gloating.

They hadn’t had a fight of this level for a long time; the magic and spell lists they could use were vastly different from usual scraps, and their tactical systems weren’t complete.

One careless move might cause an upset.

Mizuki was fine — she had been around since then and could use her experience to bully Cha Bao a little.

But the Great Sage was a converted witch.

She had never fought such “low-end” battles since birth.

With her power suppressed, she might actually be overturned by Cha Bao.

After all, this little monster even made the delayed casting [Teleportation] feel instantaneous.

“Shut up.”

The Great Sage’s expression remained stern, glaring at Mizuki who looked guilty and wronged, then she looked at Jiang Cha.

“Continue.”

“Mm.”

The girl didn’t like to waste words when at full power.

Waving her staff, several spells were quickly prepared.

[Spellcasting Enhancement] + [Cognitive Overlap]

[Elemental Fusion] + [Spatial Shield] + [Arcane Trap]

She buffed herself first.

But buffing didn’t pause time, so the scene of the Great Sage chasing Jiang Cha with her staff continued.

Jiang Cha could only occasionally weave in spells to block the Great Sage’s steps during the casting cycle.

The Cognitive Overlap spell wasn’t fully developed yet, only about 80% effective, and didn’t last long.

But it was enough.

The sudden addition of dozens of parallel circuits made Jiang Cha’s spellcasting much more fluid.

Although she hadn’t reached the limit of intermediate magic, with so many temporary circuits, each spell’s casting cycle was arranged exceptionally precisely.

Fireball, speed curse, spatial shift, mechanical construct, demon summon, and more.

One by one, spells from six major categories flowed from the girl’s hands.

Her casting cycle could only be described as smooth as silk.

She fiercely resisted the Great Sage’s assault.