Otaku Witch

Miss, you're not really planning to build a warship following the game's process, are you? But the key structures of those warships in the game are given to you as completed products, where are you going to get those parts in reality? Sophia wondered to herself. "Of course, the Legendary Battleship is far too ambitious for us, so I made some minor adjustments to the blueprint based on that, and this is the warship we are going to construct, I call it the White Night Dragon." With a snap of her fingers, Dorothy switched the original mighty and domineering Black Dragon Warship into an elegant and noble White Dragon Warship. Sophia frowned slightly, this did not seem to be a warship from the "Warship Collection" game, there was no such model in the game. When she looked at the design of the White Dragon Warship again, her eyes narrowed. This time it was not the incomplete blueprints from the game, but a complete warship design. Although one could tell from the overall design concept that this was a censored youth version of the Black Day Dragon, this time the designs for the key components such as the Magic Energy Furnace, Kinetic Sails, Positional Shields, etc., were clearly detailed. "These are all designs I came up with in my spare time. Since they haven't been tested, I don't know if they'll work, so just follow this blueprint and try it out for now. Let me know if there are any problems, and I'll make some adjustments." That's what Dorothy said before she began to distribute the tasks. The armor and dragon bone parts of the warship had already been assigned to Senior Mia, the Golden Princess, who excelled at metal alchemy. After all, the creation of Witch Gold involves quite sophisticated material science, so it was foolproof to entrust this to her. Compared to Senior Mia, Audrey's alchemy skills were rather mediocre. However, the Little Fox was attentive and skilled with the Mental Faction. She had a foundation in Puppetry, so the delicate components and the construction of the psyche manipulation system were handed over to her, which matched her expertise. Now, Sophia's arrival was just opportune. The Pure White Witch's forte was the Prophecy Faction, so she could be in charge of the warship's scouting radar and the anti-surveillance cloaking system. Plus, the Angels were a race adept at flying, so she needed to contribute to the power sails as well. As for Senior Fanny, the former Club President of the Eye of True Sight Society, and a bigshot who had completed the eight exams before going mad, was just a tick behind Dorothy in knowledge. A talent like hers must not be wasted, so Dorothy let her take charge of the heart of the warship, the Mana Furnace. The rest of the work was taken on by Dorothy herself. She was responsible for building the magic power transport system akin to the warship's circulatory system, the operations command system on top of Audrey's psyche system as the warship's brain, the Mana Shield on top of the physical armor crafted by Senior Mia, and not forgetting the weapons; she had to personally forge the main cannon and the supplementary weapon systems. Her tasks were indeed heavy, but it was no big deal. Doing something you love and are interested in always pumps you with excitement, and you never feel tired. "Alright, that's about it. Let's work hard and aim to finish before dinner." After distributing the tasks, Dorothy immediately got to work on her own part in a flurry. Left behind, Sophia and Senior Fanny exchanged glances. "Good luck, junior." The Fourth Dynasty, once more with her long black hair, winked at the Pure White Witch and then began her alchemy with interest. Indeed, no one understood the energy known as mana better than her who was sure to be omnipotent. It was rare for her to do things herself, but watch her create a treasure for Dorothy. Sophia watched the mysterious and always dangerous-feeling senior with a bit of wariness, then turned to look at her own lady who was already forming the magic energy particle main cannon. emmmm.... Miss, are you sure this thing is just a model? Why do I feel that except for being a bit smaller in size, everything else doesn't resemble a model at all? Never mind... The Angel Witch shook her head, not thinking any further; as long as the lady was happy, that's all that mattered. On the other side, Dorothy hummed a tune, bustling with energy as she worked. The reason she chose the vehicle of the Dragon King for inspiration was because it was a Giant Dragon Warship, the type most suitable for the Dragon Witch to command. The core structures of the Giant Dragon Warship were also based on the Dragon Witch's core talent — Dragon's Breath — as if the circulation of magic power within the warship breathed like a giant dragon. Furthermore, the warship's main cannon was modeled after the Dragon Witch's and Great Dragon's signature skill — Dragon Breath. These were all innate skills for Dorothy, so trying to recreate them was fairly straightforward. Other warship components had originally given her a headache, but ever since she learned the Dragon Transformation Technique from the Judgment Court, Dorothy was flooded with inspiration like a dam bursting. This Forbidden Curse-level magic gave her a new understanding of the Great Dragon's body structure, and it was with this new understanding that she quickly completed the biomimetic designs of the warship components. Hence, the White Night Dragon warship, just like its name suggests, was indeed a mechanical biomimetic version of the White Night Dragon. Learning is always about reviewing the old and knowing the new; the two complement each other. From the inspiration for the White Night Dragon's transforming art, Dorothy developed this set of warship designs. Through the process of designing the warship, she gained a deeper understanding of that Forbidden Curse level Dragon Transformation Technique, which was really comforting. The joy of learning is probably just like that. Time swiftly passed, and the setting sun finally dipped below the horizon. The incarnation of the Mother of the World's will appeared as the bright moon in the sky, casting its tender, loving moonlight gently upon every witch. And within the Five-Person Workshop, the construction of the warship had also reached its final stage. "Yay, it's finally done." With the final placement of the main cannon into the white dragon head shaped bow, Dorothy let out a sigh of relief and an involuntary cheer. She then took a few steps back, looking at the brand-new warship as if waiting for something. Unfortunately, she waited for a good while but did not see the flicker of necromantic light from the games, indicating that this was a rigid warship, unable to nurture a ship spirit. This couldn't help but disappoint the homebody witch; after all, she lost a wife. However, this was normal; in the game, if you successfully create a Legendary Warship, it will surely awaken a ship spirit, but reality is not as simple as a game. Even those Legendary Warships do not directly become sentient upon launching; they need to endure hardships on the battlefield and go through the tribulations of war before awakening a soul from a pure witch creation and becoming part of the Spirit race. Legendary Warships are not legendary because of their ability to commune with a spirit; they commune with a spirit because they are legendary. "Oh well, no big deal. If I don't have a wife, I'll just make one myself. Zero, get on it." Dorothy was only down for a few seconds before she gave an order to the robot maid who had been observing them all this time. "Family Head, please don't have any illusions about me. My body is just a bunch of metal materials, and there is no future for you and me." The emotionless mechanical maid thus corrected her master's hasty wifely recognition, but soon after, she did project a thought program into the brand-new Witch Warship. Magic Machinery was machinery and so-called warships were just large machines. Under Zero's Mechanical Sovereignty talent, the White Night Dragon was swiftly brought under Zero's control. [Warship self-check in progress...] [Operating system being loaded...] [Radar system activation in progress...] [Power system being equipped...] ... [Self-check complete, the White Night Dragon activated...] As Zero took full control of the warship's helm, suddenly, the previously silent pure white warship's Magic Furnace began to roar, and a tremendous wave of magic power burst forth. Then, the warship's armor, like dragon scales, began to rise one by one. Various components started to twist and transform, eventually forming a pure white mechanical Great Dragon, standing firm where it was. "Roar..." The white steel Great Dragon let out a skyward roar, proclaiming the successful completion of the Five-Person Workshop's first shipbuilding endeavor. Ah, it actually worked. Originally just for fun, the five were now staring wide-mouthed at the now-animate warship. ...The five were unexpectedly taken aback... ps: About the... monthly pass, does anyone still have one? Please, I'm begging you.