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Chapter 460 : Growth-Potential Witch Tool
Thinking of this, Janna could not help but cast a strange, unfathomable glance at the Radiant Dream Butterfly.If these harp strings were truly refined from the souls of creatures from the 【Dream Realm】, then for the 【Radiant Dream Butterfly】, also a Dream Realm creature, it would be nothing less than a “nightmare.”
“Alright, I have nothing else for now. You may return.”
“Yes, Master. I look forward to your next summoning.”
Accompanied by a flash of prismatic light, the Radiant Dream Butterfly, hurriedly summoned by Janna, was sent back into the 【Dream Realm】.
“There’s nothing else inside the box except this harp. Not even a single note of explanation… does that mean I have to appraise it myself?”
Thinking this, Janna took out from the 【Thorn Bracelet】 a witch tool shaped like a lotus, entirely pitch-black.
【Hidden Nook: Can create a secret space that cannot be sensed or detected, lasting for seventy-two hours.】
When Janna had first obtained this witch tool, she only vaguely knew its general purpose, but not the details. It was not until she had an appraiser examine the 【Hidden Nook】 that she learned its concealment effect lasted seventy-two hours.
“Wizard Clororo-Kim is really something… at the very least, he should have told me the name of this harp—”
Saying so, Janna lifted the twenty-three-string harp from the box. It was not particularly heavy. Yet the moment she picked it up, an abrupt surge of magic pulsed from the bottom of the box.
“So the mechanism was here.”
Sensing the magical imprint at the bottom, and having at least some basic knowledge of 【Alchemy】, Janna immediately cast the 【Mental Perception】 witchcraft, pouring her Spirit Power into the imprint.
【Strings of Frotenas:
① The performer must wield the power of the “Law of Beauty” or the “Law of Love,” and possess the talent of “Extraordinary Charm.”
② While playing, a field of enchantment emerges; all affected by it will have their emotions and consciousness manipulated by the performer’s mind, until their souls are utterly enthralled.
③ When played with Soul Power, a “Dream Seal” can be formed, sealing the listener’s soul within a dream.
④ Amplifies all sound-based magic by 200%.
⑤ In addition to the powers of the “Law of Beauty” and “Law of Love,” the performer may, through the form of a “Symphony,” wield the abilities of other “Laws.”
⑥ Once the Strings of Frotenas absorb enough emotional energy, it will acquire a living quality—】
As Janna poured her Spirit Power into the magical imprint left behind by Clororo-Kim, all information regarding the 【Strings of Frotenas】 flooded into her mind.
Reading its description, Janna’s expression shifted from joy to disbelief.
“Enchantment field… Dream Seal… magic amplification… adaptability to other 【Laws】… and a living quality…”
Had this not been a gift from the renowned “Puppet Master” Clororo-Kim, Janna would have immediately suspected this harp to be some kind of elaborate scam.
After all, how could a weapon of merely apprentice grade possibly have so many—and such inconceivable—properties?
“He actually made it just as I requested…”
Back when Janna had taken first place in the 【Andrew-Gamp Transfiguration Trial】, Clororo-Kim, one of the examiners, had summoned her into a private room and asked her to write down every idea she had for a “custom witch tool.”
Determined not to waste the opportunity, Janna had poured out every desire she had for a “custom weapon”: compatibility with the various 【Law Fragments】 she possessed, durability, dual function for offense and defense, mind-control capabilities, aesthetic beauty—
And most of all, she had hoped her “custom witch tool” would possess the infinite growth potential of a “Mythical Witch Tool”—a living quality that would allow it to “grow alongside its master.”
At the time, she had not expected much—especially the last point, which she had written only half-jokingly.
Yet, to her astonishment, Clororo-Kim, the “contractor,” had fulfilled nearly all her requests!
Especially upon seeing the sixth clause of the 【Strings of Frotenas】, Janna had felt as though she were dreaming.
“The next time I see Wizard Clororo, I must thank him in person!”
As her fingers lightly caressed the lustrous body of the 【Strings of Frotenas】, Janna’s gratitude toward Clororo-Kim reached its peak.
Just as the sixth clause had said, if the 【Strings of Frotenas】 truly possessed a living quality, then it would evolve from a mere “Apprentice Witch Tool” into a true “Mythical Witch Tool.”
At that point, even when Janna advanced into a full-fledged wizard, she would still be able to wield it.
“It’s just a pity… the 【Strings of Frotenas】 lean more toward the power of the 【Law of Beauty Fragment】, which doesn’t truly align with the wizard path I intend to follow.”
Janna’s destined wizard path was one of the 【Law of Nature and Life】.
As for the 【Law of Beauty】 and the 【Law of Purification】, powers outside the “Authority of Nature and Life,” they could only serve as supplementary 【Laws】, not her primary path—
“Right… besides requiring mastery of certain 【Laws】 and the talent of 【Extraordinary Charm】, the performer must also truly know how to play the harp…”
And this condition, for Janna, who had only dabbled with a few instruments during her brief time with the Nightingale Opera Troupe, meant she would need to devote serious effort to learning.
“I wonder if the White Tower’s resource exchange has any tutorials on harp performance—”
Crackle—
Just as Janna was about to inscribe her soul mark upon the 【Strings of Frotenas】, a sudden crackling spark leapt from the fireplace.
“It’s a letter from Vivian!”
Following the spark, a white envelope carrying the scent of frost and snow drifted forth.
And when Janna saw the rose emblem in the lower-right corner, her already good mood grew even brighter, like the sunshine pouring through her dormitory window—