It felt so good to be close to the witch!

Chapter 136 Magic-Powered Armored Girl, wait, isn't this just a ship girl?

The mechanical witch Toni's abilities greatly surprised Roy.

After seeing it with his own eyes, he realized that Toni's greatest strength lay not in her individual combat power, but in her support for the weaponry and equipment of an entire territory.

Even at the fastest pace, it takes several days to produce a qualified weapon, from mining to final form.

And what about Tonière?

She only needs to raise her hand and manipulate magic to condense a high-quality weapon in just a few seconds.

And this is just ordinary material.

If there are rare metallic elements nearby, or if her talent and abilities are further enhanced in the future, allowing her to synthesize super-strong alloys with her own power, the effect she can play will be immeasurable.

No, Tonigne's role goes beyond that.

A thought suddenly struck Roy, and he asked curiously, "Miss Tonnie, can your ability cause drastic changes to yourself?"

"A significant change? What do you mean?" Tonnie was a little confused.

"Well, um... how should I put it..." Roy organized his thoughts, "Could you transform yourself into a suit of armor or a weapon?"

Toni's abilities reminded Roy of the mechs in his previous life's science fiction works.

Those high-tech, cold, hard lines, that steel and metal that embodies passion...

Mecha, that's a man's romance!

Moreover, the girl transformed into a mecha, and the two merged into one to fight together—what a sight that would be!

Roy has even thought of a name for the mecha: Magic Armor Toni!

Ship girls, hehe!

Although she didn't understand why the man in front of her had suddenly become so excited, Tonnie still told the truth: "I can't do it."

"My body is only 60% mechanized right now, and I can't make any major changes in order to maintain the existence of my body and consciousness."

"I might try to completely transform my body into armor or a weapon when I reach 100% mechanization."

"I see..." The cruel shattering of his mecha dream left Roy somewhat disappointed, but he quickly composed himself.

Just because you can't do it now doesn't mean you can't do it in the future.

According to the modification technology of the Kolei Empire, ordinary witches can only undergo a maximum of 40% body mechanization modification, while Toni, due to her special talent for metal control, can achieve a leapfrog modification, reaching 60%.

In other words, when Tonière reaches the "Grand Witch" level, she can undergo 80% mechanization of her body, a feat only legendary knights can achieve. Once she advances to the "Great Witch" level, she can even attempt 100% mechanization of her body, a feat never before accomplished!

At that time, piloting a mecha will no longer be a dream!

The future is promising, the future is promising indeed.

Imagining the beautiful future ahead, Roy's gaze toward Tonnie grew increasingly kind.

“Very good, Miss Tonigne.”

"I already know about your abilities."

"How about we make a deal?"

"You will remain in Blackrock Territory to serve me, and I will provide you with shelter and help you cleanse your body of impurities, how about it?"

Faced with Roy's "deal," Tonnie didn't hesitate for long. After a few seconds of thought, she nodded and said, "Okay."

Even without Roy's "deal," she would have found a way to stay here on her own.

Although she was captured by the knights of the "Witch Research Department" at the beginning of her awakening, Tonine was not completely unaware of what was happening in the outside world.

In the past few days, she has learned a lot by reading the data from the control chip inside her body.

Among them is the story of the witch.

Whether it's the Radiant Empire or the Colei Empire, the witch's fate can only be described as "tragic".

In the Radiant Empire, witches are either enslaved or forced to wander for life, hunted down by knights of divine punishment. In the Kolei Empire, the situation is even worse. Once captured, those who are successfully brainwashed are mechanically modified and turned into "suicide squads," while those who cannot be brainwashed are directly used as experimental materials for "waste utilization."

Given Toni's current situation, if she returns to the Corle Empire and is found to have awakened her primary personality, she will face even more cruel and inhumane torment.

So going back is impossible, but if she stays in the Radiant Empire without protection, her fate won't be much better.

Both the temple and the noble council are undoubtedly extremely interested in a mechanized witch from the Kolei Empire.

If I fall into their hands, being dismembered will be the best outcome...

After observing for the past few days, Toni discovered that the five witches living in the manor—whether it was the ice witch whose strength was beyond her comprehension, or the two "weaker" little witches—had a very harmonious relationship with the manor's master, Lord Roy.

Yes, harmony.

She had never heard of such a relationship between a normal person and a witch before, and there was no example of it even in the vast amount of data stored in the memory chip.

Moreover, Roy's methods for removing the pollution were something she had never heard of before.

So Tonigne decided to take a gamble.

As for whether this bet will end in victory or defeat, we'll only know in the future...

Upon hearing Toni's reply, Roy broke into a wide smile and extended his hand: "Welcome to the team, Miss Toni."

"I believe that when you look back on this decision in the future, you will not regret it."

She raised her hand and lightly shook Roy's hand with her silver-white mechanical hand, then nodded slightly: "I'm looking forward to it."

……

Although I really want to ask Tonnie to forge weapons and armor for myself and the members of the Black Stone Knights right now, what's more important right now is Shanika and Lilia's breakthrough.

The Blackrock Knights are merely the foundation of the Blackrock Territory; the witches are its true strength.

The strength of a Grand Witch far surpasses that of a Witch; even among Gold-ranked individuals, she is an absolute powerhouse.

Thinking about the three champions in Blackrock Territory afterward, no, with Roy himself, it should be said that there are four gold medalists in one place. With such a luxurious lineup, even if a legend himself were to win, he wouldn't dare to say that victory is guaranteed.

Ais (Main DPS + Control)

Lilia (Sub-DPS + Assassin)

Shanika (Nurse + Control)

Roy himself (sub-carry)

With this lineup, you can even treat a legendary one-star knight as a boss to defeat!

Moreover, as time goes by, the witches and Roy are growing stronger rapidly. Once this winter is over, ordinary legendary one-star warriors will be no threat.

After tossing the book containing "Basic Meditation Methods" to Tonnie, Roy and Shanika, ignoring her astonished expression, headed to Blackrock Prison to begin adjusting their state.

The task of explaining was left to Elena.

Compared to Ais, Elena's strength can only be described as weak, but even as the relatively weakest of the five witches, she still posed a great threat to Tonnie.

The opponent's magic power was not only far superior to hers, but their abilities also seemed to be mysterious and unpredictable spiritual ones.

Toni, a mechanical specialist, possesses far greater destructive power than Elena, even though Elena's magic is stronger. However, as a mechanical specialist, her most feared opponent is one with mental abilities.

Well... or rather, even against the five witches in the courtyard, including the seemingly weaker fox-eared witch Elena and the light witch Vivian, Tonine had no chance of winning; in fact, the possibility of losing was greater.

……

Regardless of what Tonigne thinks.

Roy and Shanika arrived together in the alternate dimension at the bottom of Blackrock Prison.

Lilia and Shanica broke through at very close times, so they each went to a different location.

Shanica was naturally in her own room, while Lilia was in a secluded place.

Returning to the "room" that had imprisoned her for over a decade, Shanika, who should have felt disgusted, instead skipped lightly to the flower bed with her hands behind her back, her mood light and cheerful.

The girl's swaying figure was like a butterfly fluttering among flowers, graceful and captivating. In particular, the mountains that undulated with the girl's movements were especially mesmerizing.

Looking at Shanika sitting by the flower bed, smiling and looking at him, Roy swallowed hard, but then shook his head vigorously.

No!

With a breakthrough imminent, how can we let desire cloud our judgment!

Seeing Roy's hesitant expression, Shanica smiled faintly.

Whether it was when they first met or now, what she likes to see most is Roy's "forced" expression.

It's so tempting to tease her!

Of course, Shanika herself was well aware that in a few hours she would be making a crucial "Grand Breakthrough," and at this time it was not appropriate to do anything "inappropriate."

But knowing it is one thing, whenever Shanika is alone in a room with Roy, some "inappropriate" images will involuntarily float into her mind, and subconsciously, she will put her legs together and gently rub them together.

Roy quickly looked away, not daring to look any longer.

Men who have tasted pleasure for the first time are always addicted and can hardly resist the temptation. He is afraid that if he keeps looking, he will not be able to resist pouncing on her.

That wretched ram-horned girl!

Just wait and see how I "toughen up" you later!

Roy thought viciously to himself.

Seeing Roy sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed on the floor cushion beside her, Shanika also sat up on the bed and began to meditate again and again.

Although she had already imprinted all nine runes of the first stage of the basic meditation method, further meditation at this moment would not improve her condition much. However, the process of meditation could quickly calm her mind and help her adjust her state.

Time flies.

Before we knew it, the time for day and night to change was approaching.

Roy opened his eyes precisely on time, and at that same moment, Shanika, who was on the bed next to him, also ended her meditation.

After several hours of adjustment, Shanica reached an unprecedented peak in her condition. Coupled with the special timing, the magic power within her body was extremely gentle, making this the perfect time to break through.

Roy stood up and walked to Shanika: "Let's begin, Shanika. Don't worry, I'm right here with you. Nothing will go wrong."

Shanica gazed at Roy with her warm, watery eyes, holding a high-purity magic crystal in one hand, and nodded vigorously.

Close your eyes.