Otaku Witch
Chapter 862 - 862: 550. Looking Forward to Forging_2

"Good heavens, so you can use machinery for poisoning too. My perspective was too narrow before."

The Poison Master instantly had an epiphany.

On the throne, the restraints that bound Dorothy loosened one by one. The tentacle-like cables also withdrew from the brain-machine interface at the back of her head, and the homebody witch opened her eyes again.

"Excellent, that shot really cleared my mind."

She thought to herself.

Although she was never enthusiastic about being an Armed Witch, faced with the opportunity to fire such a satisfying shot, she couldn't refuse. Humans, sometimes, are inherently contradictory.

After a brief reflection, she turned her gaze to Vivian in the hall, nodded at her, and praised.

"Vivian, it's been tough for you all these years. This Dragon Mountain-class is truly remarkable, no, it's perfect—so perfect that even I myself couldn't replicate it. I give you full marks on this project. You truly deserve this pride."

This Dragon Mountain-class was indeed a masterpiece beyond her expectations. Even as the designer, she hadn't anticipated the final product of this War Fortress to be so outstanding. Over the past five hundred years, the persistent efforts of the most excellent mechanical monks across tens of generations infused this supposed cold war machine with a soul, transforming it from a mere mass-produced weapon into a unique marvel belonging solely to humanity.

It was a miracle even Dorothy herself could hardly reproduce.

Even though the homebody witch could easily create several Dragon Mountain No. 1, Dragon Mountain No. 2 now, and elevate these War Fortresses to the level of a marvel through special means, those would only count as witch marvels. The true human marvel, the unified city of human wisdom, would always be this singular piece.

This War Fortress is the crystallization of human wisdom itself. It represents intelligence, and it is not yet complete—it still has great room for growth. As long as human mechanical monks continue their relentless efforts to modify and enhance it, this marvelous architecture can evolve. It will grow more formidable with the advancement of human intelligence.

If the capital Pandora was forcibly established by Dorothy using witch wisdom, then Dragon Mountain City is the true Holy City built by mortals through their own wisdom and effort.

Although Dorothy had always avoided repeating the paths of the past God King, where everything relied solely on oneself while others merely stood by, she had to admit the premise of this Witch's Night brought unprecedented changes. The increased game difficulty far surpassed that of the true God King's era.

Even though the homebody witch had intentionally fostered mortals, aiming to give them more opportunities for growth and training, these efforts had yielded minimal success.

Mortals were too weak. Even though their magic tech levels were commendable, they paled in comparison to the witch students undergoing trials.

Ultimately, the outcome still revolved around witches carrying humanity forward, with weak humans merely lying in wait.

Even the emergence of Noah had only sparked a glimmer of hope for Dorothy, believing this perfect leader could guide humanity to a potential comeback. Nevertheless, whether this possibility could become reality remained uncertain. Yet the miracle of Dragon Mountain-class now infused her with confidence and visible hope.

The future she envisioned was not one to be fashioned by a few saviors. It should be a future created by all of humanity with their own hands.

Only a future build like that could bring happiness to all, rather than exclusively to the saviors themselves.

This world should not be one that couldn't function without a certain individual. Humanity shouldn't be a race that survived only through the reluctant and sorrowful prayers for the mercy and assistance from others.

The heavens move robustly, a noble man should strive for self-improvement.

"Keep up the effort. Although my Dragon Mountain-class has succeeded, I hope that, the next time I come, I will see your very own Dragon Mountain-class."

Dorothy looked at Vivian and said.

The eyes of the Magic Matron reddened slightly, her emotions wavering.

Five hundred years—for high-level magic girls, it was bearable; but for ordinary mechanical monks unfit for magical modification, it was far too long a journey.

Vivian was among the first batch of members to join the Dragon Mountain-class project. Over the years, colleagues and fellow workers had changed one after another. She couldn't count the times she heard a friend say in their dying moments, "I regret not being able to witness the day of our project's success or hear the great mentor's evaluation of our work with my own ears."

In fact, Dragon Mountain City had been completed fifty years ago, and the project team had since disbanded. Only Vivian remained to guard and maintain this culmination of centuries of wisdom, awaiting the unknown day of inspection.

She had waited far too long for this evaluation, but fortunately, it was all worth it.

Moreover, she thought her mission had nearly ended, but Dorothy's words just now gave her new hope.