Otaku Witch

Let’s be honest, she thought her daughter wasn’t on the right path.

The Yemengade Family has always excelled in the Transformation and Combat Magic Schools. Since you’re already a Martial God, why not continue to deepen your studies? Why bother with weak and ineffective artillery when we have iron fists forged through Thousand Hammering and Hundred Refining?

And even if you really want to try something new, our family’s Dragon Transformation Technique is actually quite good.

However, after these thoughts circled in her mind, Euphilia ultimately didn’t say much to persuade her. After all, her daughter is grown up and capable; she has her own path to follow, so it’s best not to meddle too much as a mom.

"You really like making things difficult for yourself, huh? Our family isn’t known for Artillery Magic."

Euphilia complained with these words but quickly opened the ancestral template in her hands and rapidly selected a page to display.

The sisters around her unconsciously wanted to stand up to avoid intruding.

After all, they weren’t part of the Yemengade Family, so it wasn’t appropriate for them to see these secret techniques.

"Sit down, it’s not some crucial secret technique, your own families have similar things."

Euphilia spoke to stop them.

Firstly, the pages she was showing weren’t exactly core secrets; secondly, these girls would soon be part of the Yemengade Family.

Mother Dragon smiled with an expression reminiscent of an aunt.

The sisters blushed, being smart enough to understand what Mother Dragon meant but none explained, and none truly left.

Only Dorothy wasn’t paying attention to these matters, she was focused on her specialty.

[Dazzling Eyes (SSR): Legend says a serpent’s eyes can petrify prey; Yemengade’s Dragon and Snake’s Eye absorbs the power of the Snake Demon and enhances it. Your influence is greatly strengthened, your Dragon’s Might can be cast through your eyes with concentrated enhancing effects, wherever your gaze lands, the Dragon’s Might will instantly follow, providing a potent dual threat of spiritual and physical intimidation to enemies.]

The homebody witch looked at this specialty, then puzzledly glanced at her own Mother Superior.

Wasn’t the specialty she wanted artillery? This specialty appeared to be a pupil skill, and primarily focused on control—hardly artillery!

"What do you think is the most important thing for an Artillery Witch?"

Seeing her daughter’s confused expression, Mother Dragon smiled and asked in return.

"Of course, it’s significant power, wide range, long range, ideally capable of rapid shooting."

Dorothy responded without hesitation.

And for her answer, Mother Dragon smiled without saying anything, instead she turned her gaze to Mia.

Among the sisters, the Golden Princess was the professional Artillery Witch.

Under the gaze of her former instructor, Senior Mia immediately sat up straight and replied with the standard answer.

"An Artillery Witch’s most crucial ability is precision; any missed shot in the battlefield is unforgivable."

Dorothy: "....."

The homebody witch paused for a moment, then pondered, and subsequently realized.

Indeed, every artillery shot requires consuming a large amount of Magic Power and casting time, each shot being an all-out effort. Some extreme Artillery Witches even only have the power for one shot, meaning one artillery shot could drain them entirely.

Thus, the accuracy of such high-cost artillery shots becomes crucial.

Gamers know it’s frustrating when missing a major move, and for real battlefield artillery witches, their artillery shots are major moves that can potentially shift the battlefield; a miss then becomes fatal.

Admittedly, general battlefield artillery uses wide area magic for massive coverage, making a complete miss actually quite difficult; but for those executing assassination tactics with ultra-long-range sniper artillery witches, precision becomes extremely critical, they typically won’t have the chance to shoot a second time.

Hmm, then it’s quite reasonable for Mother Dragon to recommend Dazzling Eyes to her; she’s concerned her aim is not accurate enough.

Feeling questioned, the homebody witch immediately blushed.

"Actually, I’m pretty accurate, my Precision Attribute is quite high....."

She tried to defend herself.

But the more she spoke, the softer her voice became, presumably because she honestly hadn’t tried ultra-long-range sniping much before, given that her previous amount of Magic Power didn’t qualify her for such high-end operations.

Yet that didn’t stop the homebody witch from feeling she could easily handle it; it’s just the confidence of a genius.....

Forget it, let’s not be stubborn, alright, she admitted she’s a novice in the artillery domain, best to listen and eat well.

Moreover, pupil skills are super cool, she’s always admired others with Magic Eyes, so now she too would have Magic Eyes.

Hmm, acquired Demon Eye is still a Magic Eye.

Seeing her daughter’s stubborn demeanor, Euphilia also laughed.

It was the first time she saw her daughter as childlike; quite amusing.

Though she was a reclassified Assault Witch, as the Battle Group Commander, she saw plenty of artillery witches over the years, especially the young ones just entering the battlefield who had ideas like her daughter, always wanting longer range, bigger power, only ending up randomly hitting when in combat.

Of course, she believed in her daughter’s talent, determining accuracy quickly should come naturally, but the real battlefield couldn’t rely too much on uncertain elements; true warriors strive to turn uncertainties into certainties.

Why hit moving targets when stationary targets are there? Just for showing off? Such bravado costs comrades’ lives.

"Alright, knowing you just received that treasure bow, itching to shoot something, then let’s go hunting."

Mother Dragon clapped her hands, then stood up, suggesting this.

"Uh, hunting?"

Dorothy was puzzled, not anticipating the topic to jump to hunting suddenly.

Though she admitted she’s indeed been itching to use it recently.

"Yes, how else would you blend specialty magic potions? I didn’t expect you’d need artillery specialties, so the previously prepared magic potion materials can’t be used and we’ll need fresh supplies."

Mother Dragon explained.

Homebody Witch: "....."

Freshly caught, how luxurious is this?

She thought to herself.

However, upon reflection, previously she’d just ordered materials online, never actually experiencing hunting herself.

Hunting, come to think of it, was quite novel, likely interesting.

Dorothy started to look forward to it.

"Mother Superior, where are we going hunting? Do we need any preparation?"

She sounded like a child eagerly anticipating a field trip.

In response, Mother Dragon rolled her eyes.

"Of course, we’re hunting at home. Really, don’t you know the family’s main business is ranching and hunting now?"

She covered her face in exasperation.

This daughter truly doesn’t care about the family business she’ll eventually inherit.

Dorothy: "..."

Wait, isn’t the main business of the Yemengade Family shipbuilding and warfare?

The homebody witch awkwardly scratched her head and looked innocently at Sophia beside her.

Pure White Witch: "..."

Sophia could only sigh, then waved her hand and tossed the oblivious lady a history of the Yemengade Family.

Thus, a group of them donned hunting gear and set off for the hunting ground.

Meanwhile, Dorothy, bowing out her belly, finished reading the family history along the way, gaining a bit of understanding of the old family.

Hmm, shipbuilding and warfare were later main businesses.

Shipyards were sold during a previous decline, and the battle group only expanded after Mother Dragon’s rise.

So what did the Yemengade Family rely on before that?

Naturally, their ancestral profession.

To put it bluntly, breeding mounts.

As for elegantly trendy versions of the story....

"Oh my, Dragon Knight?"

...homebody witch exclaimed....