I Became a Witch and Started an Industrial Revolution

“We ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍can’t carry out terrorist attacks，we can’t use Poison Gas Bombs，even Solidified Gasoline Bombs have to be carefully considered before we can use them，isn’t all of that precisely so we don’t give them an opportunity to smear us？”

“Look ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍at what they can even propagandize about us now？At most it’s just that the people in the regions occupied by us are living in dire misery and unbearable hardship。But these rumors will naturally collapse on their own as soon as our army arrives。”

“If ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍possible，the Allied Nations want a banner of justice far more than we do，but they can’t obtain one，nor can they justify standing beneath it。This time is nothing more than their final madness。”

“War ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍is merely a means of achieving an objective，victory and defeat are not judged by appearances。”

“The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍people of the Kingdom of Cabansia were forced to become sacrifices，this incident will completely nail them to the Pillar of Shame in world history。”

“If ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍they can betray even their allies this thoroughly，then what credibility do they have left？Wouldn’t their own citizens wonder whether this kind of weapon might be dropped on their heads next time？”

“As long as we repel them this time and complete the liberation of the Kingdom of Cabansia，the Cabansians who personally experienced the Allied Army’s brutality will unwaveringly turn around and support us，we can support them in rebuilding several countries of their own from the ruins。”

“When that time comes，an alliance of nations tightly gathered around us will have completely taken shape。”

At this point Mitia could not help but smile：“Although I didn’t expect them to play things this big and this dirty this time，actually from the very beginning I really did rather hope the Allied Nations would become even crazier。”

“The fewer limits they have，the easier our dismantling work afterward will be。”

“No one likes an alliance of nations this deranged and reckless regaining military power once again，so dismantling them will become an inevitable event supported by popular will。”

“And this time so many Cabansians have died，when we later fiercely retaliate on behalf of Cabansia，we will still remain righteous，we will forever be Friends of Justice。”

As she spoke Mitia even kicked her feet before finally concluding：“In the final analysis what war contests is the Power of Discourse and dominance over rulemaking。”

“If we want to turn our standards into the world’s standards，then we inevitably have to give the world a positive image。You can understand it as us having an idol image to maintain too~”

“We have to give them confidence，make the people of the world believe in us，believe that our standards can bring them a good life，bring them a world of order，we are an Army of Justice。”

“So we must obey the order we want to establish，only when both we and they recognize this set of rules can it be smoothly implemented。”

“Economically we created the miracle of the Kingdom of Suria’s living standards leaping to the top level of the world，when our allies were in difficulty，we provided Suria and Ernesto combined with nearly a hundred billion in free aid。”

“We have proven that walking the same path as us can bring a good life，we have proven that being our friend will earn absolute respect and assistance，now there is still one thing missing，we still need to prove what kind of ending awaits those who become our enemies。”

Anna pinched her chubby cheek：“So you had us send Special Operations Forces deep into Cabansia to search for those things that hadn’t been detonated because？”

Mitia slapped her hand away：“The stuff belongs to them so there’s nothing wrong with me taking it and throwing it back onto the heads of the Allied Army’s Main Force that we have surrounded right？Even when you find a penny on the road you’re supposed to hand it over to Uncle Policeman，I’m a good child。”

“Forget it no more joking，I just think，they should let their own people have a taste of this stuff，let’s see how these Allied Nations explain themselves to their own citizens~”

Anna smiled：“Then I understand，looks like the comrades in the Logistics Department are going to lose sleep and hair again~”

Hearing this Mitia nodded in agreement：“That’s true，after all suddenly adding meals for several million people really is making things difficult for them，but Ernesto should have caught its breath by now，it can probably support part of it。”

While resisting attacks from various Corpse Beasts the Alliance Army also spread the news on a massive scale，although Magical Images had a rank threshold that prevented them from becoming widespread，the new printing technology could already print the ugly appearances of the Corpse Beasts onto newspapers。

Through the newspapers’ detailed explanation of the entire sequence of events，combined with photographic evidence of the Corpse Beasts and the ruins of several Cities of the Dead in Cabansia，it was already enough to stir up tremendous waves among the people in the continental regions controlled by the Alliance and its allies。

Without exaggeration，even the starving Ordinary People within Ernesto which was still waiting to be rebuilt were grateful to the Ernesto United Government authorities when they saw the photographs，at least even when Ernesto’s troop strength became desperately strained toward the end of the fighting they had never thought of turning them into these things。

Compared with becoming walking corpses with that ghastly appearance，going hungry was certainly painful，but at least they could still survive，once they endured this painful transitional period of rebuilding from ruins，there was still hope for their future lives。

And almost all the people within Alliance-controlled territory had heard of this matter，so the information blockade on the Allied Nations side naturally collapsed on its own，after all no matter how tightly they blocked things they could not stop the Alliance agents’ little maneuvers。

After adding a little embellishment and a few conspiracy-theory viewpoints，the speed at which it spread among the public became so fast that it exceeded even the agents’ expectations，even Allied Nations soldiers surrounded in the snowy wilderness received all kinds of rumors。

And the conspiracy theory added by the Alliance was that Corpse Beasts infected by this kind of weapon could possess decent combat power without needing guns、ammunition or food。

So in the future it might be used on ordinary people like them，at the necessary moment directly transforming them into soldiers to loyally serve the nation，every inch of mountains and rivers paid for with an inch of blood，blocking the advance of the invading Alliance Army。

Once this news came out who the hell could keep calm，I won’t even be human anymore and you still want me to fucking serve you loyally。

Moreover this argument was extremely difficult to refute，it actually made sense。

After all when it came to Corpse Beasts，given the Allied Nations Army’s usual behavior they might genuinely dare to transform civilians into these things，after all the cost really was terrifyingly low，there was no need to pay wages，no need for guns and ammunition，and no need for logistics either。

In any case the citizens of the Allied Nations all believed their Kings and nobles absolutely dared to do something like that

Ordinary People naturally distrusted the privileged class，they already treated them like beasts of burden in normal times，so at the critical moment selling away the final shred of their existence as human beings would hardly be surprising。

Two weeks later，the largest branch of the Allied Army Main Force surrounded in the Trelenta region suddenly suffered an outbreak of Red Mist Plague，tens of thousands of people were infected on the spot and transformed into Corpse Beasts before indiscriminately attacking the living around them。

Nearly two hundred thousand people slaughtered one another within their own positions，and after the Allied Nations soldiers who were already starving to the point of near collapse barely managed to eliminate this batch of Corpse Beasts，the remaining tens of thousands of soldiers walked out of their shelters and surrendered toward the Alliance Army positions。

Newspapers issued by the Alliance were scattered like raindrops across every surrounded Allied Army position，inside were both pictures and evidence explaining that the Allied Nations had already abandoned their lives and wanted to transform them into Corpse Beasts to launch suicidal attacks against Alliance Army positions，squeezing out their final remaining value。

This was the classic case of yellow mud falling into your trousers，the entire world knew that the Allied Nations Army had been the first to use this kind of weapon，and currently they were the only ones known to know how to use it，so naturally the mastermind behind it was most likely them。

Like dominoes，organized Allied Army units began walking out of their shelters and surrendering to the Alliance，they had completely lost the psychological pillar that allowed them to continue holding on。

Because people knew how to calculate for themselves，and they also felt that compared with continuously attacking the Alliance Army to open a breach and transport them food and ammunition，it was clearly more economical to reward them with two Red Mist Bombs to eat...

And when news emerged that a Red Mist Plague had suddenly broken out in Panos State within the Britian Empire，rapidly infecting the entire city before expanding out of control and surging toward the surrounding states and the border of the Kingdom of Suria，when connected with the examples appearing among the Allied Army on the frontline，it completely snapped the already taut and sensitive nerves of the Empire’s citizens。