"Couplings and bearings, pressure test passed!"
"Horizontal suspension rack, pressure test passed!"
"Enchanted outer deck, pressure test... meowraow! Hanhan, get down from there!"
...Jiang Han pursed her lips and used her force field to lighten herself again.
Lilia hopped anxiously onto the outer deck, stroked the dent in the floor, and raised a finger in stern warning.
"This is wood. It can bear the weight of a medium tank, but it can't withstand the pressure of a Maus heavy tank. And your feet..."
She gestured.
"...are so small! The fact that you didn't stomp a hole straight through it means Anjie is already blessing you!"
Witches occasionally had strange believers in Anjie among them—though the overwhelming majority believed in nothing. Lilia was the sort of shallow believer who kept an Anjie statue at home, offered a prayer whenever it proved useful, and would not donate even a single gold coin if it did not. Her faith was exceedingly shallow, but she occasionally mentioned it aloud.
Left utterly speechless by the scolding, Jiang Han thought for a moment, then gathered her cloak around herself, lifted her chin, and turned her face to the side.
Lester, wearing glasses, stood nearby and tapped the vehicle's hull along the inner edge of the deck, making a series of dull thunks.
"I've seen that pose on Eileen gold coins! It just looks a little stupid when you do it. Mm, a little silly? Meow, or maybe a little dopey?"
Good sister, there was no need to show off your grasp of Chinese! Jiang Han shot her an annoyed glare, then hopped off the deck with a flutter and floated above the yellow sands toward the front of the vehicle.
The two giant Cat Lamps responsible for providing power were chatting—and somehow, they were even playing