Chapter 2346 - 1168: Junior Mentor Loki Arrives (2)

Chapter 2346: Chapter 1168: Junior Mentor Loki Arrives (2)

It seems that this Mechanical Wilderness refers to these giant mechas as Titans.

And under the Titans’ feet, there are soldiers hurrying about. Although these soldiers are highly cyberized, they are still insignificantly small compared to the Titan Mecha and Ironclad Warships.

Anyway, this Patrol Army is really well-trained.

"Tsk, it’s truly worthy of being the Nine-star World, quite a tough nut to crack."

Dorothy withdrew her gaze and couldn’t help but reflect inwardly.

This is just the military strength of a random military base, and the fact that it’s numbered 666 suggests that there are at least a few hundred more of this type of base within the Alliance. Truly terrifying.

"Miss Lucy, are you a hacker?"

The Homebody Witch turned her gaze back to the lady soldier driving ahead and curiously asked.

"Uh-huh, my heavenly duty is being a military hacker."

Miss Lucy nodded and admitted.

"So, are there many hackers in the military?"

Dorothy casually asked again.

In response, Miss Hacker turned her head and gave her a slightly strange look.

"What kind of question is that? Of course, there are. Every ten-person squad in the Patrol Army must be equipped with at least one hacker. Going into battle without a military hacker these days is practically equivalent to going in naked. You wouldn’t even know how you died."

Dorothy: "..."

Alright, it seems like I asked a dumb question.

The Homebody Witch quietly closed her mouth. She hadn’t completely understood this world yet, so it was better not to speak, as saying more might lead to more mistakes.

However, just as she closed her mouth, the hacker lady ahead spoke up instead.

"Are you two civil engineers? You must be very outstanding. That’s a high-status heavenly duty."

Lucy said with some envy.

Dorothy: "..."

She truly wasn’t used to the high status of civil engineers in this world.

Look, someone who taps on a keyboard is actually envious of us bricklayers. Sir, the times have changed.

Although she wasn’t sure if civil engineers in this world still handled concrete.

"Miss Lucy, your statement is quite dangerous. Heavenly duties are all equal, you know."

Elsa advised.

Though she was the leader of a rebel group, she was an advocate for equality in her daily life.

"Heh, Miss Elsa, it’s fine to say that outside the military base, but not inside. Everyone here is working with their lives. Whoever is stronger or has more military merit has higher status. We support whoever can bring us back alive. To hell with equality."

Lucy sneered with disdain and cursed.

And half an hour later, the military vehicle stopped in a secluded corner of the base, and Miss Lucy gestured toward a vast area.

"Alright, we’re here. This is your territory for civil engineering. You two can head out on your own."

"Okay, thank you."

After thanking the hacker lady once more, Dorothy turned to look at her future workplace and truly felt the high-status aura Lucy had mentioned.

After all, unlike the Witch World, where Space Extension Spells are everywhere, expanding spaces in every household, the interior space of this War Fortress is genuinely precious. Yet, the civil engineering area still covers tens of thousands of square feet.

However, upon closer inspection, they discovered that this space seemed to be mainly hangars, housing various engineering machines. The actual living spaces for people were not large, just a small house in the innermost part.

"Is anyone there? We are newcomers reporting in."

The two pushed open the office door and called inside.

"Newcomers? At last, newcomers have arrived."

A response quickly came, and then a head peeked out from behind the door.

It was a messy little girl with oil stains on her face. Despite the dirt, she was still a pretty girl, thanks to genetic adjustments in the New Humans.

However, Elsa and Dorothy frowned slightly at the sight of this little girl.

A child? What’s a child doing in the military base?

To them, this little girl looked about eleven or twelve years old. She should be in school at that age, not here.

However, the two didn’t say anything, as being newcomers, they knew they should hold their tongues.

Soon, the little girl hopped out and jumped to their side, then puffed out her chest, which was disproportionate to her height and age. With her large bosom jiggling, she looked up at them.

"Hello, new sister engineers. I’m Loki, the apprentice engineer here. I’ve been eagerly waiting for you since my grandpa retired."

The self-proclaimed Loki expressed with a joyful, tearful face.

Elsa and Dorothy both exhaled a sigh of relief at her words. So, she was the granddaughter of the retired former engineer—no wonder she’s here.

"Little sister, where’s your grandpa?"

Dorothy crouched down to meet the little girl’s eyes and asked gently.

Yes, since they were still newcomers, they needed a mentor for better orientation. She wanted to ask the old veteran for some work experience.

But her question made the little girl teary-eyed instantly.

"Grandpa is seriously injured and still in the hospital. The doctor said he needs to recuperate and can’t worry about work anymore."

Dorothy: "....."

Uh-oh, isn’t that too severe? Is civil engineering that dangerous?

The Homebody Witch had a bad feeling, but she still gently comforted the crying little girl.

"It’s okay, don’t cry, your grandpa will get better."

She hugged the little girl, not minding her messiness, and tenderly patted her back.

Of course, she didn’t see the cunning smile that appeared on the on the girl’s tearful face as she lay in her arms.

"Yeah, grandpa will get better, but he’s still worried about things here, so he asked me to fill in. I’m also here to guide you newcomers. Don’t look down on me because I’m young; I’ve been working with grandpa since I was little. I’m really good at civil engineering. If you don’t understand anything, feel free to ask me."

Loki patted her chest again, causing her two soft "slimes" to wobble, and said proudly.

"I see, then thank you, Teacher Loki, for your guidance."

Dorothy didn’t look down on her because of her age and gently patted the little girl’s head with a smile.

Meanwhile, Elsa was still frowning.

She couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something off about this little girl.

Even though the girl behaved very well and didn’t show any misbehavior, the Angel Girl had a nagging suspicion that she was a mischievous kid pretending to be a good child.

"Am I overthinking this?"

The Angel Girl had some self-doubt.

Plus, she saw how much Dorothy seemed to like the little girl and worried that showing any coldness towards her might make her come off as uncaring to her crush, thereby losing favor.

She decided to observe more before jumping to conclusions.

And so, Loki led the two around for a tour of the surroundings.

"Sisters, our work as civil engineers is quite easy. Usually, we just operate these engineering machines to help the troops build bridges and roads or occasionally construct some military buildings. After all, the machines do all the work, we just supervise. For the construction blueprints, there are universal templates in the system, which we can apply directly."

As they toured, the little girl took on a senior role and imparted work experience to the newcomers.

However, she soon shifted the topic.

"Of course, that’s just the usual. Our real work as civil engineers is to develop Spirit Ruins. Do you know what Spirit Ruins are, sisters?"

At this, the two nodded.

Dorothy had encountered the concept of Spirit Ruins in Zero’s materials before. It’s essentially a special space similar to a Barrier Realm caused when the Spirit World overlaps with reality.

To put it simply, it’s akin to the ghost realm or other-worldly settings.

But she hadn’t expected that civil engineering involved dealing with that kind of place, no wonder the old veteran was so seriously injured.

...The Homebody Witch had a moment of realization....