The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch

“Do you want to help those people?” Ciel looked at the somewhat naive Adele before her and asked.

“Mm...”

Adele nodded and said, “I’ve always known about the situation there, but I didn’t expect it to have developed so seriously recently.”

“Before, I was too weak and unable to help the people there. But now I am Tier 2. I think I should be able to do what I can to help.”

“How do you plan to help?” Avena spoke directly, cutting in front of Ciel, her tone slightly harsher.

“Research vaccines or antidotes for the disease, and treat the people there.” Adele said. Her thinking was indeed very clear.

“How much do you know about plant diseases? Are there only people from the ‘Ascetic’ and ‘Physician’ paths accompanying? Are there any ‘Gardener’s joining?” Avena continued to press, not giving Adele a moment to think.

Adele, hearing Avena’s words, replied with some hesitation:

“Seems... no. This is just a volunteer medical team from the Church of the Savior Goddess and the Redemption Society...”

The initiative in the conversation had instantly shifted to Avena’s hands.

“Do you know how many people have died there?” Avena said, “According to incomplete statistics, close to a million dead.”

“Order there is close to collapsing. How many people from the ‘Instigator,’ ‘Butcher,’ ‘Assassin’ paths will take the opportunity to digest potions? And how many from the ‘Poison Master’ path will take the opportunity to create new plagues?”

“Such a massive number of corpses there, how many ‘Coroners’ like vultures will it attract? And ‘Adventurers’ who smell danger and go there...”

Saying this, Avena paused for a moment, then continued:

“I believe the Church of the Savior Goddess and the Redemption Society’s action this time definitely didn’t get the approval of Ansu’s high-ups, right? Will there be high-tier individuals from the ‘Detective’ path going to assist in the investigation? Will the local officials cooperate with your actions?”

A barrage of questions hit her. Adele was already feeling a bit dizzy. She lowered her head, pursing her lips. She really wanted to argue back, but didn’t know what to say, only feeling a surge of grievance.

Avena herself was already expressionless. Combined with her slightly harsher tone, her oppressive presence was extremely strong.

She had completely overwhelmed Adele in terms of presence. Adele had no room to resist before her.

Seeing that Avena had almost finished playing the bad cop, Ciel took a few steps forward, reached out and gently patted Adele’s shoulder, saying softly, comforting her:

“We are not against you helping the people of North Ansu. We also feel deeply saddened by the current situation of the poor in North Ansu...”

“But I think, with your talent, Adele, you shouldn’t go to the front lines to provide medical aid, but stay in the rear, and research antidotes for plant diseases with like-minded transcendents.”

“Isn’t Amy going to drink the ‘Gardener’ potion? During this time, let Avena speed up the search for the ‘Gardener’ potion. Also, have her find someone to bring some affected crops and seeds from North Ansu. You and Amy can research together. This is where your abilities can be best utilized.”

“If you don’t believe me, you can go ask Professor Ashford. He is a high-ranking member of the Redemption Society. He wouldn’t recommend you go to North Ansu either. You are a research type talent, not a ‘Battlefield Doctor’.”

Ciel’s words were filled with praise, utilizing the art of language.

Adele, who had been somewhat rebellious after being interrogated by Avena head-on, now hearing Ciel’s gentle words, that hint of rebelliousness in her heart disappeared. She began to feel that what Ciel said made a lot of sense.

Moreover, Ciel also brought up Professor Ashford, a high-ranking member of the Redemption Society. Adele was very respectful of knowledge and medical professors. If Ashford truly didn’t recommend her going to North Ansu, she would indeed reconsider more carefully.

It was like coaxing a child.

This combination of stick and carrot would fool most children.

Adele had bowed her head, lost in thought. She seemed somewhat tempted by the plan Ciel proposed. Ciel turned back, met Avena’s gaze, and both of them slightly curled their lips, smiling at each other.

Even without rehearsing beforehand, their cooperation was still perfectly coordinated.

Seeing that Adele was close to changing her mind, Ciel added fuel to the fire.

“If you have time, you can learn how to do business from Avena. If you really can’t do business, you can offer medical consultation services, or make some special potions to sell to nobles, collecting a large sum of money from those wealthy merchants and nobles, and exchange it for grain to donate to North Ansu.”

Ciel continued.

“For North Ansu right now, clean food and drinking water are equally important.”

Ciel’s final words seemed to be the straw that broke the camel’s back. Adele finally gave up the idea in her mind and obediently said, “Alright...”

However, very quickly, Adele looked up at Ciel and asked, “Selling potions to nobles and wealthy merchants? There are quite a few potions that ordinary people can use, but others also sell them...”

Making money from wealthy merchants was something other transcendents also did. Moreover, Adele had a higher moral standard. She wouldn’t deliberately add strong ingredients to affect ordinary people’s health. In the eyes of ordinary people, her potions’ efficacy would be less than others’, so sales would naturally not be high.

Hearing Adele’s question, Ciel was also taken aback. She turned to look at Avena, her eyes filled with a plea for help.

After all, making potions was something Ciel just made up. She didn’t expect Adele to directly pick up on this question and ask about it.

“Uh...”

Seeing Ciel’s imploring gaze, Avena’s mind raced.

This was one of the few questions that could stump Ciel. She had to provide a perfect answer here. After all, in the realm of the upper class, Avena was relatively familiar. Even with things she didn’t fully understand, she had heard the general idea.

Soon, something she had heard a noble girl say rushed into Avena’s mind. She barely hesitated and blurted out, “‘X Health Potion’.”

Adele: “X Health...”

Ciel: “Potion?”

Seeing Ciel’s gradually suspicious gaze, Avena also realized what an incredible thing she had just said. After looking at Ciel for a few seconds, she finally backed down. A faint blush appeared on her face, and she averted her gaze.

“I just heard about it... Nowadays, among nobles and wealthy merchants, a potion called ‘X Health Potion’ is popular. But it seems to contain many ingredients found in drugs. I heard someone say that someone died from overexcitement after drinking it...”

The more Avena spoke, the lower her head dropped, and her voice became softer.

“So I was thinking, the market for this kind of thing is so big. If we could develop a medicine with no significant side effects, it would definitely sell well... After all, those nobles one by one, their private lives are not very proper...”

Ciel looked at Avena, her eyes slightly narrowed.

This Avena, what kind of chaotic things are going through her mind? Isn’t this setting a bad example for a child?

At this moment, Adele’s head was slightly tilted. She seemed to still be confused about what this “X Health Potion” was.

“You bought it?” Ciel asked with a half-smile, her words seemingly carrying a hidden meaning.

“I didn’t. I didn’t buy it. I just heard about it.” Avena immediately denied it three times. Afterwards, she added, “I only bought transcendent materials with no side effects and similar efficacy. They are just materials to aid in hypnosis...”