Chapter 550 ·Law of Love and Beauty

No ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍matter what choice Janna-Roland ultimately made, her starting point remained the same—she wanted to survive.

Only ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍by surviving could she have more opportunities to explore the unknown mysteries of this world.

And ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍only by surviving could she once again behold the world she had once dreamed of day and night—

“Since ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍you have already made your choice, I won’t stop you anymore. However, I must remind you, the 【Law of Nature and Life】, being one of the highest-ranked 【Primary Laws】 in the universe, is far more difficult to master than the 【Law of Love and Beauty】—of course, figuring out how to survive under the watchful eyes of those Outer Gods and Shadow Creatures will be one of the greatest challenges you’ll face during this time.”

Upon ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍hearing Yoya–Bauhinia’s final reminder, Janna nodded solemnly. At the same time, she began to ponder once more about her own “safety.”

Just ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍as she had thought before, during her period of study in the White Tower—or, more precisely, before she advanced to a full-fledged witch—her safety was guaranteed.

No matter how powerful the Outer Gods were, it was impossible for them to silently infiltrate a Second-Rank Wizard Congregation guarded by Third-Rank Wizards and attack an apprentice without notice.

Otherwise, with the means of the 【Lord of Wisdom and Knowledge】, those Outer Gods who could only descend into the 【Material Plane】 through Apostle Avatars would not meet a good end.

Even the 【Bloodred Archduke】 of the 【Shadow World】—a being with strength equal to that of a Third-Rank Wizard—could not easily breach the protective barrier around Dordogne and act recklessly.

However, once Janna advanced to a full-fledged witch, her days of hiding under the wings of others for protection would come to an end.

Unless her 【Falling Star】 remained forever within the 【Lower Star Domain】, the moment she ascended and upgraded her 【Falling Star】 into a 【Plane World】, it would inevitably “rise.”

After this “ascension,” her 【Plane World】 would enter the resource-rich region of the 【Star Domain Zone】—the 【Upper Star Domain】—which was also where most full-fledged witches of the 【Material Plane】 were “rooted,” known as the 【Leap Zone】.

In theory, the 【Leap Zone】—still within the 【Star Domain Zone】 of the Material Plane—was relatively safe for most witches.

After all, the ones who truly faced the Outer Gods directly were those who had already led their 【Plane Worlds】 into the true Cosmic Star Domain, the so-called 【Divine Region】, and had advanced to Second Rank or higher.

Of course, the so-called “safety” of the 【Leap Zone】 only applied to those witches whose 【Laws】 were relatively ordinary and not of particular interest to the Outer Gods.

But for those who possessed rarer or exceptionally precious 【Laws】, even the 【Leap Zone】 could not guarantee safety.

For instance, if Janna continued to focus on the 【Sub-Laws】 under the 【Law of Nature and Life】 as her main path, her situation would become exceedingly dangerous.

Even disregarding the Outer Gods, the creatures of the 【Shadow World】 might take the risk to infiltrate Janna’s 【Plane World】 to cause destruction.

In the worst case, the Outer Gods could ally with the 【Shadow World】, breaking through the defenses of the 【Material Plane】 and launching a joint assault upon her 【Plane World】.

If that happened, Janna’s 【Plane World】 would almost certainly be breached.

At that point, not only would the 【Source Power】 of 【Zoe Star】 be stolen, but the 【Plane Will】 dominated by Janna within 【Zoe Star】 would also be completely annihilated—causing her to lose the chance of further ascension.

“呼—” Letting out a long exhale, Janna, who had already made her decision, resolved to continue along the path of the 【Law of Nature and Life】 while also committing to study the path of the 【Law of Love and Beauty】.

After all, based on her experience as a Wizard Apprentice, the combat support provided by the 【Fragment of the Law of Beauty】 was far more unpredictable than that of the 【Fragment of the Law of Growth】.

If used properly, perhaps the indiscriminate “Mental Charm” effect of the 【Law of Beauty】 could even help her escape death in a crisis.

As for the 【Law of Love】—

Since Janna had little prior exposure to information related to it, even though she now possessed the 【Authority of Emotion】—a power closely tied to the 【Law of Love】—she still had no clue how to comprehend it.

In truth, before the 【Dream Demon Witch】 mentioned that Janna possessed a natural affinity with the 【Authority of Love】, she had never even considered developing the 【Law of Love】.

Even the 【Law of Beauty】, Janna had regarded merely as an auxiliary means—never once intending to take it as her primary focus.

“Ding—”

As Janna’s thoughts grew clearer, the familiar system notification tone rang within her mind.

【Daily Quest: Follow Your Heart’s Choice】

Quest Content: “Listen earnestly to the advice of the 【Dream Demon Witch】, follow your heart, and make your final decision.” (Completed)

Quest Reward: +100 Talent EXP, +500 Skill EXP, +0.1 Charisma

“Again with Charisma, huh…”

Looking at the quest rewards displayed on the panel, Janna couldn’t help but feel a quiet sense of surprise—it was already the third time she had been rewarded with 【Charisma】 points.

If her future quests continued granting Charisma, it wouldn’t be long before her 【Extraordinary Charm】 talent evolved into a terrifying domain of mental control—the 【Charm Domain】.

“Midnight has passed, and the dream will soon fade. Three days from now, at the same time, I shall invite you into the dream again. By then, I will also teach you the proper method to enter the 【Land of Desire】.”

Just as Janna was distracted by the quest rewards on her system panel, Yoya–Bauhinia—who had already spoken at length tonight—gave her the “guest dismissal order.”

“Thank you again for your guidance tonight. Once I return, I will carefully reflect on everything you’ve said.”

As the surrounding mist grew denser, Janna, knowing it was already late, stood up and gave Yoya–Bauhinia a formal wizard’s salute—

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