It was Kuchiha's turn.
This Witch, with pigtails that seemed a bit childish, and black-rimmed round glasses perched on her nose, looked exactly like a middle school student. Perhaps it was her personality, or perhaps she hadn't reached the age for romance, but she seemed uninterested in such matters.
Pushed forward by Billie, she merely adjusted her glasses and glanced languidly at Beauty Rose.
Flower mist rose, outlining a Japanese girl in a delicate school uniform with a sweet and brilliant smile before her.
The school uniform style looked somewhat familiar; perhaps it was an upperclassman whom Kuchiha had a crush on before?
She didn't even know if it was real.
She was indeed beautiful, but compared to a Witch... she was just so-so.
Kuchiha, however, had no memory of her.
She was the Witch who retained the most memories from before her rebirth, but not to the extent of remembering such vague adolescent crushes.
If it were the ordinary middle school girl Kuchiha, her heart might have raced, and her cheeks might have flushed.
But at this moment, through those round lenses, the Witch Kuchiha's gaze was indifferent.
She even pursed her lips slightly, with a weariness and detachment unsuited for her age, and shifted her gaze away disinterestedly, as if the flower mist illusion was just a meaningless light spot projected by a projector, without even a desire for a single comment.
Finally, it was Zoya's turn. She seemed to instinctively resist this game of prying into one's heart.
"Oh, Ya Ya! Please! Just play along! I'm really super curious!" Billie begged, shaking her arm.
Under Billie's persistent coquettish offensive, Zoya finally sighed helplessly and stood before Beauty Rose.
The flower mist spread, and a figure quickly and clearly condensed into form—
It was a girl younger than Zoya, wearing a faded, even somewhat worn, old-fashioned military uniform. Her brown short hair was messy and clung to her sweaty forehead, and her face was smudged with dust and gunpowder, making her look like a little calico cat.
It was her again?
Zoya's pupils contracted.
But she still couldn't remember anything.
It was clearly very important... but she had no impression whatsoever.
Perhaps sensing Zoya's obsession, a new Task was suddenly issued—
[Witch Task: The Unforgettable Person]
[Goal: Ascertain the girl's identity]
[Reward: Attribute Point * 1, Ability Point * 1, Wildfire Witch's evolution clue, and a memory you should not have forgotten.]
Zoya fell into contemplation. This Task was quite important. If she could ascertain the girl's identity, it might resolve the long-standing emotional distress that plagued her, preventing Zoya from easily falling into stress, and there were also very generous rewards.
One Attribute Point and one Ability Point, and even a clue to Wildfire Witch's evolution!
But how was this Task to be completed?
To ascertain the identity of a girl Soldier from a hundred years ago, whose life and death were a mystery?
How was that different from finding a needle in a haystack?
Zoya was somewhat worried.
Just then, a warm hand patted her tense shoulder.
Billie leaned in, a reassuring curve on her lips: "Don't worry, Ya Ya! Leave it to us, we'll definitely find her!"
"Mm..." Zoya showed a faint smile upon hearing this. She was right... they were Witches after all.
What if it was like finding a needle in a haystack? Witches had their own methods.
The strange flower mist swirling around Beauty Rose completely dissipated, and she reverted to her quiet and enchanting anthropomorphic plant form, as if the mind-stirring illusion had never happened.
Saint Martan had sunk into the night, while the sky over the abandoned factory in Australia was just beginning to lighten.
In the flowerpot, Ye Ningfu had fallen into a deep, restorative slumber.
A row of Rabbit Spirits still stood by the pot, staring at her—most likely, Kuchiha had plucked all the edible grass nearby, and the hoeing Rabbit Spirits' planting plan hadn't fully begun, leaving this group of Rabbit Spirits starving.
But Beauty Rose, guarding Ye Ningfu's side, sensed the hungry gazes of the Rabbit Spirits. With just a look, she didn't even need to move. From beneath the warm woody layer of her elbow, several sharp thorny barbs instantly shot out, gleaming with a dark red cold light!
Frightened, the Rabbit Spirits shivered and scrambled back to Kuchiha's room.
Without the disturbance, Ye Ningfu slept even more soundly and sweetly in the pot.
A few hours later, her energy gradually filled. Ye Ningfu stretched her branches and leaves languidly, and her stamina and precious Sage Pollen reserves were rapidly recovering.
Time to get to work!
After Assimilation Infection of Beauty Rose, one Ability Point had already been credited.
Ye Ningfu then turned her attention to her three second-tier abilities—
"Sage Pollen": Slightly increases Spirit, releasing a stream of olive-green pollen. Creatures that inhale the pollen will feel extremely satisfied for a short period, becoming desireless, like a Sage who has seen through the mortal world. Whatever demands you make of the target, he will happily agree.
The intensity and duration of the effect depend on the difference in Spirit attributes between you and the target.
A mind control ability, very good!
Ye Ningfu exclaimed joyfully.
The key was that this was not simply controlling the target's actions, but making the target completely obedient to her.
What's the difference?
For example, if Ye Ningfu had an electronic lock in front of her for which she didn't know the password, if she only controlled the guard, she still wouldn't know the password and couldn't unlock it. But if it was the latter, she could command the guard to voluntarily enter the password.
"Jade Countenance and Flower Beauty": Greatly increases Charm. Your control over your own plant structure reaches a microscopic level, allowing for significant morphological adjustments, free deformation, unrestrained growth, becoming larger and taller, and even simulating the growth of plant structures similar to flesh and blood.
Wow, I can turn into a human?!
Ye Ningfu's spirits lifted.
While a flower's body was novel and interesting, it was too fragile and inconvenient.
She felt like a gust of wind could blow her away, and any stray dog on the roadside could flatten her.
If she could stably mimic a human form, it would definitely be much more convenient.
At least she wouldn't have to feel uneasy because of the Rabbit Spirits' gaze.
Serie's incredibly attractive "Witch Girl Group," was it really going to add another beautiful member?
Other Witches might not know, but Billie would definitely be very excited.
"Dong Shi's Imitation": Slightly increases Spirit. The Rose Huarou you infect will not only resemble you in appearance but will also imitate all your abilities. The effect depends on the Flower Doll's own attribute strength, not exceeding your ability level.
This ability is also very good.
It allows all Rose Huarou to also use Ye Ningfu's abilities.
Without saying anything else, just having all other Rose Huarou master "Assimilation Infection," even if the effect is discounted, means an exponential increase in infection efficiency. At that point, it would truly be like zombies.
Like a spreading virus, one infecting ten, ten infecting a hundred.
At that time, she would no longer have to do everything herself, squeezing herself into that pitiful, wilted state from last night.
So, which of these three second-tier abilities... should she choose?
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