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She had pushed herself to become omnipotent.

"emmmm.... So, you’re saying you studied so hard just to play games, sister?"

After listening to the story of the homebody witch, Senior Mia fell silent, while the Little Fox beside her, with a face full of awe and confusion, controlled her puppet doll and asked this.

"Yeah, what else could it be? If it wasn’t for clearing games, why would I bother learning all these things? At least I didn’t plan to learn so much at first, but later on, I really got addicted to it. I kept learning even after I abandoned the games."

Dorothy nodded her head and then threw a disapproving glance at her junior sister.

"And Audrey, you’re one to talk. Didn’t you also go learn Puppetry Technique because of your passion for art? A hobby is the best teacher."

The homebody witch said so.

"Hmm, it does seem to be the case."

Audrey, on being rebutted by her senior sister, couldn’t find a response. She thought about it and felt that it was indeed true.

If it weren’t for her pursuit of art, why would a witch, who had almost all her talent in the realm of the mental, bother to dive into a field like automated civil engineering to study Puppetry Technique?

"Audrey, don’t listen to the nonsense of Little Fairy. What she’s saying is totally abnormal."

Senior Mia also came back to her senses and, seeing the naive Little Fox almost being led astray by Little Fairy, she quickly corrected her.

A normal witch would never start with the idea of building warships on her own. Little Fairy succeeded because she herself is a monster. If others try to follow her path, they’re doomed to fail.

"Little Fairy, I think you should be more pragmatic. After all, a game is just a game. You might be able to build warships in the game, but real-life shipbuilding is not that easy."

The Golden Princess persuasively advised her beloved.

In the game, everything is oversimplified and idealized. The reality is very different from the game, and she hoped that Little Fairy would remain down to earth and not be so deluded as to actually try shipbuilding.

"Senior, who do you think I am? I examine myself thrice daily. It’s impossible for me to be arrogant—impossible in this lifetime."

Dorothy looked at Senior Mia speechlessly. The difference between the game and reality was something she knew all too well, otherwise, she wouldn’t have quit Magic Web Duel.

"Warship Collection" was the same. The shipbuilding in the game, no matter how realistic, could never completely match reality, not to mention that many designs in the game blurred out key technological nodes. Those blurred parts are the essence of true warship technology, like the manufacturing tech of the Mana Furnace, the critical aspects of the World-Exterminating Main Cannon, and so on.

Those essential components are readily provided in the game as finished products, so there is no need for players to build them, but in reality, these items are military-controlled resources. Where could she possibly obtain them?

So, even though she could successfully create a Legendary Spirit Battleship in the game, if you asked her to build one in reality, she would struggle even with the most basic, beginner warship. However, if she were to work at a Warship Workshop, serving as the overall workshop commander wouldn’t be too difficult, considering her expertise in shipbuilding. The experiences and knowledge she had acquired weren’t entirely useless—they did have some value.

"Don’t worry, Senior. I’m not going to aim too high. Actual shipbuilding is a long way off for me. I still need to learn a lot; I’m far from ready. I need to study hard these coming years, make up for what I lack in knowledge. And besides, I’m too poor to afford the resources for shipbuilding anyway," said the homebody witch modestly.

Right now, she had only passed the beginner examination of the Nine Major Factions. There were still middle and high level examinations to take. To really build a Legendary Spirit Battleship in reality, at least she had to wait until she passed the high-level exams.

"Mm-hmm, Little Fairy, as long as you’re aware. But I believe you’ll be able to do it in the future. When the time comes, I’ll provide the resources you need for shipbuilding, and then you can practice all you want," said Senior Mia with a sigh of relief. She straightened up and patted her ample chest, making that promise.

She had great confidence in Little Fairy’s future. Given Little Fairy’s rate of progress, she might really be able to build warships on her own one day. In this matter, Senior Mia would offer her full support.

Even though the Astoros Family was fabulously wealthy, it didn’t have its own Shipbuilding Workshop. After all, those Alchemy Workshops capable of producing Witch Warships were the treasures of Witch World, directly managed by the Council of Sages. Each one was a critical military location not easily approached by outsiders.

Moreover, the profits from arms dealing weren’t much less than those from running a bank. Those colossal war fortresses genuinely weren’t short on cash—her family’s financial abilities had really met their match.

Now, Senior Mia’s family has dozens of Witch Fleets that they’ve bought with money instead of being self-sufficient. If the Little Fairy can become a Shipbuilding Master in the future, the Astoros Family would be more than happy to provide all the resources she needs for her growth.

The friendship of a future Shipbuilding Master is worth any amount of money. Besides, spending money on the Little Fairy makes her happy, and that joy is worth it, whether she succeeds or not. As long as the Little Fairy is happy, that’s all that matters.

"Okay, I will study hard, and then we can all make money together,"

Dorothy nodded in agreement.

In the past, she might have felt embarrassed to accept such gifts from Senior Mia, worrying about owing favors, but now that they’ve gotten to know each other better, she didn’t feel so fussy. Moreover, this pattern of patrons investing in tech talents is quite common in the Witch World and is mutually beneficial for both parties, so it doesn’t really count as owing anyone anything.

But the more she thought about it, the more interesting it became. Considering the size of a Witch Battleship, couldn’t it be considered a gigantic building?

Hmm, this isn’t really stepping out of line, is it? A tin house is still a house; it just happens to fly and has some armaments, which doesn’t seem too excessive.

Moreover, the War Fortress Architecture that Spider Teacher taught her could be considered a special way of shipbuilding, in a sense.

A gigantic War Fortress is, in essence, a type of Warship, isn’t it?

Dorothy’s imagination began to soar.

Thinking about it made her even more eager to do something herself. She felt that although she couldn’t build a real Warship right now, making a miniature model of one didn’t seem like a big problem.

The homebody witch looked at the leftover building materials and the basic Alchemy equipment she had finished making, feeling tempted to give it a try.

At that moment, she suddenly looked up at Senior Mia and Audrey who were in front of her and said,

"Hey, I was actually planning to make a means of transportation, and I hadn’t decided what to make. How about we make a miniaturized Warship instead?"

Senior Mia: "....."

Audrey: "....."

The two were silent and exchanged a glance, both spotting speechlessness in the other’s eyes.

Little Fairy (Senior), is this really what you call self-awareness?

But Dorothy quickly gave them irresistible reasons.

"Senior Mia, you study Alchemy too, don’t you want to try shipbuilding?"

"My dear Junior, think bigger. Who says a Warship can’t be a Puppet, have you ever seen a Transforming Warship?"

....

"Alright, stop talking and get started,"

Dorothy was about to say more, but the two, having their itchy spots scratched, directly asked her to keep quiet and work as they said.

Thus, the three witches who originally planned to calmly make furniture today suddenly veered off course.

Dorothy quickly crafted the necessary shipbuilding equipment with her quick hands, and then Senior Mia brought out a bunch of materials, while Little Fox started helping with making some precision components using her Puppetry Technique knowledge.

The smallest Warship Workshop with one person in charge and two assistants haphazardly took shape.

....Witch shipbuilding in progress....