New Plan

(Ceruno)

Can you show me a drone?

I don't understand Hephaestus's meaning at all.

"What is this? Uh, I know it's a drone, I mean... what's so special about it?"

It resembles a single rotor of a helicopter, but has an eight-legged structure resembling Spider beneath its fuselage.

A dual-purpose land and air drone?

Metal explained, "This is a miniature intelligent drone, a cutting-edge device specially developed for reconnaissance missions. It is hidden inside a large drone and autonomously detaches and starts up after the large drone crashes. During this time, it remains silent, requires no human control, and automatically and covertly gathers more intelligence about 'the Other Side'."

It is indeed very small.

This one is barely bigger than the palm of your hand.

But it's also very large.

Unless the people on the "The Other Side" are blind, there's no way they wouldn't see this palm-sized drone. If they find even one, the other side will definitely intensify their search efforts.

Most importantly...

Even if smaller drones without cables are easier to conceal, how do you plan to recover them?

"No need for retrieval. This is a game of hide-and-seek. We deploy a new batch of drones every now and then, while the previous batch of drones sends back the images they captured through a receiver. This process is repeated, which helps us observe 'the Other Side' more clearly and lays the foundation for subsequent reconnaissance work."

It sounds like there might actually be something that can be done.

"What do you need me to do?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than her eyes were covered by a pair of slightly cool hands.

"Ceruno ~ Guess who I am?"

"... mom."

"Oh? You guessed it so easily?"

I smelled my mother's scent on her hands, and heard her familiar voice. As a child, how could I not guess?

He took her hand and turned around.

I asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Lin Xi asked me to come and help."

My mother laughed and squeezed into the Golden's seat, wrapping her arms around my waist from behind.

It seems everyone likes to have physical contact with me, whether it's rubbing my face, patting my head, or even hugging me like my mother does... I'm not some doll, so what's with this treatment?

Unaware of my distress, my mother continued, "But I belong neither to the teacher nor the student; I'm only here to make use of my magic. I'll go back when I'm done."

"Invisibility?"

She pointed to the drone on the table.

"Hmm, what do you think of a stealthy miniature drone?"

My mother's magic is not just visual invisibility; it can even neutralize positioning methods like infrared and ultrasound, making it a true invisibility magic.

"But your magic can't be cast over long distances, can it?"

Aunt Hephaestus offered an explanation.

"Encapsulation technology... Remember the magical ammunition carried by the Magic Titan?"

If the technology can seal magic into special ammunition, can it also seal invisibility magic that cannot be cast remotely?

"Using that technology, the drone can detach and then become invisible, thus improving its stealth. Then, using your magic to eliminate the noise, the drone will be completely invisible in a real sense."

In response, I raised my hand.

"I have another question! Can the drone's camera still function after it becomes stealthy?"

It is, after all, an optical device, and the transparency of its components will definitely have an impact.

The mother explained, "No, my magic is like a camouflage coating; it doesn't make the inside transparent."

"What are your requirements for my bubbles? Just that they must be silent?"

"Your bubble must be strong enough. The premise of this plan is that the large drones are shot down, but it makes no sense if the micro drones are destroyed at the same time."

Durability is the bare minimum requirement for me; it's not a difficult problem.

"No problem."

"Then I'll start mass production of the drones. You guys go outside and wait. Metal it's finished."

Aunt Hephaestus took off her coat, revealing surprisingly well-developed upper body muscles despite being a young girl...

So strong!

Theoretically, magical girls shouldn't be able to build muscles, right?

Before being ushered out of the workroom, I couldn't help but ask, "Are we going to start the operation today?"

"Of course, we don't have that much time to just wait around, but the cost of trial and error is immeasurable! Haha, we're not short of money!"

They're incredibly wealthy; just how rich is the Association?

I don't know the specifics, but Hephaestus's magic seems to be auxiliary magic related to creation, and the process is a trade secret, which is why my mother and I were kicked out of her workshop.

Using teleportation magic, I left the Engine Room directly. Squeezed between my Doggy and dog while trying to squeeze through the Teleportation Halo, I complained, "Mom, you should have told me you were coming!"

"I arrived last night, and I even met with... Miluno."

Have you seen Miluno?

"You went to see Miss Sirius first?"

"Um."

The mother nodded.

"I also want to do something I can do, I don't want to just sit at home waiting, and... I want to bring your dad back myself!"

Even a support-type magic like Mother's Magic wouldn't be effective in combat, would it?

"But since you're here too, Yezi is all alone at home now. I should have left Goldie there..."

"Hehe~"

The mother simply smiled at this.

I sensed something was off, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

The Skyborne City School is a floating city that is always in motion, and I don't know its current City School.

However, because the time zone is constantly changing, meal times are also irregular, making it impossible to pinpoint a specific time for meals; one can only rely on physiological responses to determine meal times...

In other words, I'm hungry.

We were going to the Materials Distribution Center for a meal, but there were some obvious changes there.

"Huh? A new stall?"

In addition to the maid cafeteria run by Miss Melissa, several new food trucks have been set up nearby, using ingredients from the supply center to provide free meals.

"Wow! Although there's not much of a learning atmosphere yet, the feeling of daily life is already there!"

The mother's eyes lit up at the idea.

"It's kind of like a festival."

"Hurry up and let's go!"

She pulled me and Golden quickly toward the nearest stall; the Doggy couldn't wait to try the food either.

The magical girls gathered here come from all over the world. Although they don't speak the same language, they are all beautiful girls, and even without communication, they can still make people feel happy.

Buzz--

A red halo unfolded on the smooth road...

It's a bit small, only about the size of a ventilation window in the bathroom.

Because of the commotion Miluno caused last night, most of the magical girls already understand this kind of magic that needs to be learned, so now everyone is just watching, wondering who will run out from inside.

I could guess that...

"Ha! This magic is so convenient!"

The tiny Decomposer crawled out of the small wormhole.

"Little Xiaoling, help me... I'm stuck!"

But the timid Miss Extinction only poked her upper body out.

Her proud breasts were overshadowed by the halo.