"Your weapon looks even better than mine," Witch hoisted her weapon case and walked towards the professional testing ground.
Little Fool was utterly enchanted by her own weapon, following alongside with a pitter-patter while hugging her gift. She now had her own dagger, like some rite of passage signifying that she was no longer the child lying on the ground drinking milk. With time, she too would step onto the battlefield, just like all the Witch predecessors.
The Nestor Corporation’s weapons testing department had built hundreds of fully equipped rooms at headquarters for employees to test weapons or for target shooting recreation. Shooting was an effective way to relieve stress, and hitting the target every time could cultivate a man’s confidence; the feel of smart weapons was even more unforgettable and much more stable than a girlfriend.
Witch also liked shooting, and there was a great sense of accomplishment in training with an unfamiliar weapon until it became an extension of her arm.
At the entrance, Witch applied for a confidential-level testing ground at the terminal. After gaining authorization, they passed through the corridor and boarded the dedicated transport vehicle to the large distant testing field. Heavy armored blast doors separated the inside from the outside of the site. Little Fool looked around curiously, not yet realizing why this site was so much more magnificent than the other rooms.
"Alright, this here is our little world," Witch led her through the blast doors. The vast and open testing ground unfolded before them, and Little Fool felt as if they were enclosed in a colossal, unprecedented pale box.
"Let’s first take a look at mine," Little Fool placed the gift box on the ground and carefully took out her Night Silver Dagger.
This dagger was too small for an adult man, but it was perfect for Little Fool.
Her slender fingers gripped the handle, swinging the dagger to one side. Her Ninjutsu Scroll had taught her how to use short swords, daggers, kunai, and shuriken—the techniques were partially interchangeable.
As she became more familiar with it, Little Fool realized it wasn’t a true sword but a single-edged blade with no decorations on the guard, achieving the ultimate in simplicity and practicality, exceptionally slender and elegant. It had a symmetry and power that charmed her, like a protective needle or the sting of a venomous bee.
She hung the scabbard on her waist, silently swearing to keep it as close as her baby bottle for life.
"What do you plan to call it?" Witch looked over the weapon Little Fool had received. It was her first weapon and would accompany Xu Cheng to defeat many enemies.
"Mini Black Blade," Little Fool placed it back into her scabbard.
"Now, take a look at mine," Witch placed her large weapon case on the ground, pressing her hand on the verifier. Once her identity was confirmed, the case automatically dismantled to reveal the intricately detailed Demigod weapon.
Little Fool was absolutely astounded by Witch’s new weapon, which was a thousand times more splendid than her Mini Black Blade.
As the highest reward for Witch’s merits and bravery, the Short Spear had undergone comprehensive modifications and upgrades.
Witch was also completely spellbound; the Short Spear she knew had been utterly transformed. The entire weapon lay flat in a titanium alloy box, with replaceable components organized evenly around it. With over 50 such components, Witch could freely mix and match them according to the situation to customize her new weapon.
Just like Little Fool’s Mini Black Blade, the new Short Spear’s blade had also been recast with "Night Silver," the future metal once used by the ancient civilization to arm their Interstellar Army.
The black blade, 1.1 meters in length, was more slender than before but more powerful, reducing the hindrance to Gunlance shooting as well.
The original Short Spear could switch between cannon fire, magic power shooting, and flamethrowers. After the upgrade, the upgraded Short Spear became even more potent, with regular shooting drawing on Witch’s endless supply of magic power to transform the metal projectiles into devastating magic power shells, effortlessly tearing through the physical framework of composite metals.
Whether facing conventional giant defense structures, permanent fortifications, bunkers, Shuttle Machines, tanks, or Synthetic Humans, it could inflict extremely high damage.
Witch read through the tactical summary included in the box and discovered it could also switch ammunition types to fire 14mm caliber composite material machine gun bullets, anti-aircraft and anti-armor guided rockets, or incendiary rounds, and in extreme cases, even tactical nuclear weapons.
The destructive power of an entire firepower regiment was now concentrated in Witch.
"Put these on and don’t take them off!" Witch tossed earplugs to Little Fool, then supervised her as she firmly stuffed her ears with the earplugs.
"Quaack!" Little Fool put on the earplugs and could hear nothing else. Witch then helped Little Fool into a dust suit and erected a Blast Shield weighing over 100kg in front of her, directing her to the safety of the observation area.
Then Witch leaped forward.
The testing imagery of the city appeared in the middle of the field, streets, and vehicles realistically materializing before Witch’s eyes; they were actually unmanned drone holographic projections. High-precision firepower monitoring devices embedded in the room’s walls assessed Witch’s damage effects, creating corresponding battle damage on the target images.
"Let’s try the new gun..." Witch looked around, her mind filled with destructive thoughts.
Because she had become a young girl again, there was no Witch Armor fitting her physique; she was simply using her magic power to move her body, firing at the continuously refreshing buildings and enemies around her.
The tremendous training field was completely shocked!
Little Fool was so shaken that she bounced off the ground, her body jumping up and down repeatedly.