Chapter 52 is the most important
Chapter 52 is the most important
“.·′ˉ`(>?<)′ˉ`·.Buaaaaah! (No! How could it not be enough! There was just a little bit left! All my treasures are gone!!) Yi Yi cried, tears streaming down her face.
Today is the last day of the fifteen-day mission, and Qi Hao and his team have completed the final step for this mecha: the energy core.
But problems followed one after another. After the largest spherical core was poured in and solidified, it did not become transparent and glow blue like the previous smaller core spheres. Instead, it turned into a white, ordinary alloy sphere.
After demolding, Xiao Tie picked up the alloy ball and weighed it in his hand. "(σ`?д?)σ Gold! (This thing feels much denser than the previous ones.)"
At first, Ibu thought something was wrong and kept flipping through the design drawings, but he couldn't see what the problem was. It wasn't until Xiao Tie finished speaking that the scene at the beginning happened. The density was much higher than before. The others all contained plastic models, but the one without plastic models had a higher density and sank to the bottom.
Qi Hao stroked Yi Yi's fur and comforted her, "Cheer up! There's always a way!"
“( *ˊ?ˋ)???? Blade. (It’s okay, we’ll melt it first. It’s just material, we’ll get it.)” Blade also stroked Yi Yi. Who doesn’t like fluffy things? Then she threw the metal ball into the furnace to melt it back into molten iron.
“。゜゜(′□`?)°゜Bubu! (Ahhh! It's all gone! All gone! The missing materials are the most important things, and I've used up all my treasures! I was so close to finishing! Waaaaah.)” Yi Yi cried even louder. From losing everything to regaining hope, and then to all her efforts going down the drain, she couldn't bear the ups and downs.
"(〃 ̄︶ ̄) Blade. (Here, this should work.)" Upon seeing this, A-Ren took out a purple fragment.
Eevee took the fragment, paused for a moment, and asked, "(???︿???) Eevee? (What is this?)"
"(????)? Blade. (This is a fragment of my armor. Don't you need what's most important to you?)"
"o(*?▽?*)o Eevee! (Is this your most important thing? Can you really give it to me?)" Eevee immediately wiped away her tears, looking at A-Ren with excitement, but A-Ren shook his head. For a moment, Eevee was a little confused. "?(?–?)? Eevee? (Huh? Then why are you giving it to me...)"
Before Yi Yi could finish speaking, Qi Hao took the purple armor fragment. "(?_>?) I understand. This isn't her most important thing, but it's the most important thing to me."
Xiao Tie understood instantly. He pressed the Poké Ball in Qi Hao's hand, and when it reappeared, it held a white metal piece. "????????? Gold! (I collected this when I was injured last time. I was planning to keep it as a souvenir. You can use it if you want.)"
Eevee stared at the one person and two Pokémon before him, slightly stunned, a hint of disbelief in his eyes: "(°ー°〃) Eevee (Are you really that sure he values you most?)"
As Eevee watched Qi Hao take the metal block, the expression on his face was hard to describe—confident, cheerful, gentle, determined. Eevee couldn't be sure which one it was, or perhaps a combination of all of them.
Then Qi Hao's optimistic voice rang out, "(^?^*Then) let's use this to test our bond."
Without hesitation, Qi Hao threw the armor fragments and white metal blocks into the furnace, then poured his energy into it. For a moment, blue light even overflowed from the molten alloy.
Eevee was stunned. It worked! This unconventional white-haired trainer actually regarded his Pokémon as the most important thing.
Seeing that the time was right, Qihao placed the empty Poké Ball in his palm, turned around, and handed it over. "(?_>?) Yiyi, can you be the most important thing to me?"
Blue light radiated from behind Qi Hao, complementing his blue eyes and gentle expression. For a moment, Yi Yi was caught off guard. She hadn't expected this trainer to be so knowledgeable. He really made her cry.
Yi Yi covered her face shyly and nodded slightly. "(′つヮ??) Bubu. (You're so mean! How can I possibly refuse you like this?)"
Then, as if afraid that Qihao would change his mind, he pressed the button on the Poké Ball, symbolically put it back in, and it popped out again. Thus, Qihao's team gained another member.
Eevee leaped up and wrapped his arms around Qihao's neck: "Eevee! (You can't back out now!)"
Xiao Tie glanced at the Azure Flame Blade Demon to the side. "(???;) Gold? (Big sister, are you just going to watch?)"
"(^?^*) Blade. (It's okay, after all, Yi Yi is very cute.)" This is the confidence of the main heroine (not really).
"Come on! Let's take the final step!" Qi Hao called to A Ren and Xiao Tie, and the four little guys worked together to pour the molten core into the mold.
The massive core generated a huge reaction within the mold, causing the temperature to rise continuously. The red sphere solidified, directly melting the mold and the workbench, and even the ground itself, which gradually melted away.
Seeing the temperature only rising and not decreasing, Yi Yi panicked: "Wait a minute! This isn't like the previous ones! The previous ones just cooled down a little slower! How come this one is rising?! It's going to explode if it rises any higher!"
Just then! Qi Hao acted entirely on instinct! His hands glowed blue as he pressed them upwards! Steam continuously rose from his hands! Qi Hao was capable! He would really step up if something happened!
However, Qi Hao's ice acted like a catalyst, causing the temperature of the red sphere to rise even faster!
Qi Hao's hands were bright red, and finally, unable to withstand the rapidly rising temperature, they were visibly burned. But he couldn't let go; he figured if he did, they would really explode. "(? ? 皿 ?) This is damn tough!!!"
The gloves that cost a gatekeeper several months' salary: You think you can kill me?! (Sword Demon's voice (?w?))
[(╬??皿??) Why are you just watching! Have you really betrayed me!]
"(?д??; )? I can't add skill points if you didn't save any!"
"Let go! I'll handle this!" Kyurem's voice came from the Poké Ball on Qi Hao's chest. With things having come to this, Qi Hao immediately released his grip, stepping back to protect the three of them. Kyurem leaped out, its breath already gathering chilling power: "(▼皿▼) Frozen Kingdom!!!"
Well, that's overkill. The once surging energy core was instantly frozen solid, and half the room turned into an ice house.
"(? _? ? ?)? Be careful next time, you burned your hand." Kyurem blew on Qi Hao's hand. Applying ice can be used as an emergency treatment for burns. Then he went back into the ball to watch the show.
"(●???● |||) Eevee? (Did I wake up too fast today? Did I see a legendary Pokémon?)" Eevee rubbed its eyes. What's wrong? Did it sleep too late and hallucinate? But the core, which has stabilized into a blue color, and the ice shards on it don't look fake!
“o( O?O )o Jin. (Impressive, right? He's our godfather, Kyurem.)” Xiao Tie tried to stroke Yi Yi's head. Hmm, no wonder Big Brother likes to touch it, it feels really nice.
"(???) Blade. (Don't let his fierce appearance fool you, he's actually a very nice person.)" She paused for a moment, then added, "╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭ Blade. (At least he's good to his own people.)"
Seeing that they all said so, Yi Yi had no choice but to pick up the core with a half-understanding, walk under the red cloth and install the last part. Thus, the mecha, which had taken fourteen days and consumed all the energy of one person and three elves, was completely completed!
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