....
Just like that, Dorothy led everyone on a tour of the workshop, chatting away enthusiastically.
The tour didn’t officially end until dusk, and all the personnel from various workshops who ca to visit were convinced that Stars Industry’s workshop was the ideal base for their future shipbuilding.
After all, given the choice between a sports car and a run-down tractor, who wouldn’t choose the sports car?
By the end of the tour, everyone leaving was rather reluctant, clearly eager to start working imdiately.
The Hobody Witch smiled, knowing her "Seduction" technique was already halfway successful.
For these shipbuilders, a perfect workshop was far more appealing than any form of beauty. And this was just a glimpse; once they began shipbuilding and truly experienced the joys of Stars Industry, many would undoubtedly beco addicted to the comforts it offered.
Hehehe, once I’ve molded these guys into the shape of the workshop, I’ll never be short of manpower again.
Indeed, as long as the bait is good, there’s no fish that won’t bite.
I’m just going to sit back and watch the harvest.
After bidding farewell to the visitors, Dorothy turned her gaze to her Spider Teacher, who had been hesitant to speak.
"Teacher, if you want to ask sothing, just ask. I’ve noticed you’ve been struggling with sothing this whole ti."
The Hobody Witch said helplessly.
She had deliberately left such a big clue for her teacher and couldn’t believe the Spider Teacher didn’t see the problem.
"I....."
Noelle Rose opened her mouth but swallowed her words again, looking cautiously at the others present.
"Teacher, don’t worry. Sophia and Senior Mia are trustworthy. Just ask your question."
Dorothy assured, looking at the two sisters beside her.
At this point, only the four of them remained in the workshop.
Noelle Rose: "..."
The Spider Witch fell silent.
What’s there to ask?
If she was only fifty percent sure when she saw the puppet, then after touring the workshop, she was eighty-eight percent sure.
If it were just a proxy puppet, it could be a coincidence. But too many so-called "self-developed with Miss Witch" techniques shared traces of her secret technique, which couldn’t be a coincidence.
And now Dorothy’s attitude—she might as well have written the words "reveal cards" on her face.
Although she was ninety-nine percent sure, Noelle Rose took a deep breath and asked.
"Dorothy, is there a chance that I have split personality disorder and another is actually the Witch of the Forest?"
Dorothy: "...."
Looking at her teacher with eight sinister spider eyes staring unblinkingly, the Hobody Witch, prepared to nod and admit she was the Witch of the Forest, fell silent.
She had to admit, teachers are teachers after all. Even she couldn’t follow this miraculous thought process.
"Don’t be skeptical. After all, those of us who specialize in puppetry are prone to split personality disorders, especially with my lineage’s puppetry technique that requires multitasking or parallel consciousness—it only makes it easier to develop such conditions."
"Hmm, maybe my parallel consciousness developed independent awareness—that’s the only way to explain why the Witch of the Forest knows so many of my secret techniques. She’s so similar, too similar."
Noelle Rose said earnestly and seriously.
Dorothy: "..."
The Hobody Witch fell silent again.
"Teacher, isn’t there a possibility that I taught her?"
She suggested.
But the Spider Witch imdiately shook her head.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Knowledge has strength. If my secrets were spread without my permission, I would sense both the transmitter and the learner."
Noelle Rose affird.
Dorothy blinked at this.
Oh wow, is there really such a concept? That’s sothing I genuinely didn’t know.
"Then the answer is clear. The Witch of the Forest must be either you or . It must be ; it can’t be you, a sixteen-year-old kid."
The Spider Witch said expressionlessly.
Dorothy: "....."
The genius logic; teacher, your reasoning is indeed flawless.
The Hobody Witch clapped her hands, then rcilessly interrupted her teacher’s self-deception.
"I’m sorry, teacher, but the Witch of the Forest really is ."
She stated calmly and confidently.
Then, Dorothy watched carefully for her Spider Teacher’s reaction, ready to blink at any mont, as her CG collection plan was still ongoing.
To the Hobody Witch’s surprise, her teacher showed no signs of expected rage or shock, surprisingly remaining calm, which left Dorothy feeling a bit unsettled.
"Teacher, first of all, I really didn’t do it on purpose. Before I beca your apprentice, I was unaware of your history with the Witch of the Forest—I just found out recently."
She explained cautiously.
However....
"Thump...."
There was a sound of knees hitting the ground, and Noelle Rose knelt decisively.
The Hobody Witch: "....."
Oh my, teacher, you shouldn’t be doing this.
She obviously couldn’t accept this grand gesture and quickly prepared to step aside.
But Noelle Rose anticipated her movent, lunging forward and clinging to her beloved student’s leg.
"Woo woo woo, Miss Witch, I’m your fan. Please help , I have so many projects that are stuck, and I can’t think of anything. You understand my thoughts so well; please teach ."
The Spider Witch sobbed impulsively.
Dorothy: "...."
Wow, flipping the heavens indeed.
She had to admit she overestimated her teacher’s moral integrity. Judging by her Spider Teacher’s behavior, this one had none.
I’m so silly, really, given the Spider Teacher’s fondness for talent, she would forgive anything if the person had talent. She couldn’t possibly be angry knowing her apprentice turned out to be the Witch of the Forest; she’d be ecstatic.
And right now...
The Hobody Witch looked down at her teacher clutching her leg desperately, eyes filled with "disciple, save ."
Her imagination had been too limited by moral integrity to expect this to happen.
It’s not just Dorothy who was stunned—Sophia and Senior Mia beside her were equally astonished.
And there was also Mother Dragon, who had secretly arrived after Noelle Rose’s puppet incident and had been silently observing.
"Rosie, can you act more decently? You’ve already exhausted your family, and now you’re set on exhausting your disciple?"
Euphilia couldn’t tolerate any longer and jumped out, delivering a punch that left her friend crying in pain, rolling on the floor.
"What do you an I set on exhausting my disciple? Isn’t taking on a disciple ant for future support? Otherwise, why would I take one? It’s just like raising children—isn’t it all about being supported in old age, except it’s the sa with disciples."
Noelle Rose felt sowhat intimidated by her Senior, but she mustered the courage to speak self-righteously.
This ti Dorothy was truly stunned.
Wow, teacher, did you take as your apprentice with this intent?
Oh, no wonder you love talent so much and forgive anything if the person has talent. Turns out it was all about finding a al ticket. Certainly, a talented one tastes better.
Wow, I didn’t think of this move?
Spider Teacher, you’re truly a genius.
The Hobody Witch thought, astonished by the genius logic.
Indeed, the Spider Teacher turned out to be an even bigger hobody than she was.
But wait, teacher, did you really get kicked out of your ho for exhausting your family’s resources? But isn’t it said that with your talent, you shouldn’t be allowed out until you beco a Sage?
Just how much did you exhaust your family?
....Dorothy pondered curiously.....
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