Chapter 296 The Lost Right Arm <TOC> Chapter 298 Housewarming Banquet
Translator: SumTLMan
With that thought in mind, Angel’s spirits immediately perked up.
Creating a mechanical prosthetic could not only serve as a temporary replacement, but it could also be enchanted. With this approach, the mechanical prosthetic could be used as an alchemical weapon.
However, it wouldn’t be difficult to create an alchemical weapon in the form of a prosthetic limb for Nausica. The challenge lies in enabling Nausica to control it freely and effortlessly.
Construct a magic channel? Artificially build a bridge of meridians? Or control it through mental power, muscle signals, brainwaves, or soundwaves?
This is a research topic that requires Nausica’s active cooperation to determine the most effective method.
Angel pondered and shared his idea, “Actually, you don’t necessarily need to rush to transplant an organ right now. How about creating an artificial mechanical arm?”
“An artificial mechanical arm?” Not only was Nausica stunned, but so was Shalem. They didn’t understand what Angel was talking about—arms and machinery made sense separately, but they were lost when combined.
Realizing that explaining directly might not be clear enough, Angel took out his usual sketchbook for designing blueprints. With a few strokes, Nausica’s graceful curves were drawn on the white paper as they both watched.
Nausica raised an eyebrow, “You could draw me quite accurately without even looking.”
Angel thought Nausica was praising his drawing skills and was prepared to humbly show off, but the next second, Nausica asked, “So, Angel, are you secretly crushing on me?”
Upon hearing this question, Angel’s pen paused abruptly, leaving a black line across the drawing and ruining its overall aesthetics.
“You don’t have to be shy. Back when I was riding through the Blackberries, countless people had a crush on me. One more wouldn’t make a difference,” Nausica said, patting Angel’s shoulder, “It’s just a pity that you’re a bit too young. You’re as skinny as a bean sprout and not appealing at all.”
Nausica is right, Angel, you’ve lost a lot of weight recently. We’re having a housewarming banquet tonight, so come and nourish yourself,” David interjected.
Angel rolled his eyes irritably, “Stop digressing. Can’t you see I’m seriously considering this for you?” It seemed like the eunuch was more worried than the emperor.
Nausica smiled, exhaled her final smoke ring, and extinguished her pipe, placing it aside.
Two minutes later, Nausica’s silhouette was outlined by Angel, but he didn’t draw anything for her right arm, leaving it blank, “What I mean by a mechanical arm is actually a type of mechanical alchemy. In Sky Machinery City, using machinery to replace human organs is not uncommon, which is why I brought up the concept of mechanical prosthetics.”
As he spoke, Angel began to draw the “mechanical prosthetic.” However, the mechanical arm Angel sketched was only a rough concept. If they were to actually create it, more detailed discussions and refinements would be necessary.
After a while, Angel drew a blue and white, awe-inspiring mecha arm.
“The general concept is like this, using machinery as a temporary replacement until you find a suitable organ for transplantation, then you can remove it,” Angel said, “What do you think? If you agree, we can discuss finer details later, such as appearance, enchantments, and so on.”
Angel took this matter upon himself in the conversation, which surprised and touched Nausica.
Angel didn’t notice this. Nausica had saved him and was his close friend; considering these two factors, Angel never thought of being formal about it.
“If we were to make it according to this blueprint, it would require… a lot of magic crystals, right?” Nausica hesitated, unsure if she should accept Angel’s kindness.
“This blueprint is just something I drew casually. The actual refinement depends on your choice. As for how many magic crystals it would cost, you don’t need to worry about that. Not to mention that your tolerance is only within the range of low-level materials, I can’t even refine intermediate or high-level materials myself, so it won’t take too many magic crystals. Even so, you’ll have to cover the material cost yourself, and I can help you refine it for free,” Angel said with a hearty laugh.
Upon hearing this, Nausica still hesitated. She was well aware that while the materials might not be expensive, the cost of alchemical items was mainly due to the alchemists themselves.
Seeing Nausica still hesitating, Angel continued to talk about the mechanical arm.
“I’ve been studying alchemy for less than half a year. With my current alchemy level, it’s obviously not very likely that I could refine a highly advanced mechanical limb. Moreover, it’s just a sudden idea, and I’ve never made one before, so the mechanical limb I refine can only be used temporarily until you find a more suitable organ for replacement.”
“I was thinking, installing this mechanical arm first could be beneficial for you, whether it’s doing tasks or climbing the Sky Tower.”
Mentioning the Sky Tower, Nausica secretly clenched her fist. She wanted to go further, to achieve eternity and immortality, and she needed a solid foundation. The Purification Garden of Sky Mechanical City was one of the most useful magic gardens for strengthening her foundation, a point even her mentor, Fanteser, didn’t deny.
“Thank you very much, then.” In the end, Nausica braced herself and accepted Angel’s kindness.
Shalem hadn’t been paying attention to Angel and Nausica’s interaction. His eyes were fixed on the mecha arm in the book, continuously uttering praises like “cool” and “awesome.” It wasn’t until Nausica agreed to install the mechanical arm that he snapped back to reality, staring at her enviously, “This arm is just too cool! I’m so jealous that Miss Nausica will have it with her all the time!”
Angel joked, “If you want one too, I can make one for you and personally help you chop off your hand or foot.”
Upon hearing about having his hand or foot chopped off, Shalem immediately chickened out and quietly retreated.
Since Nausica agreed, Angel began to arrange a meeting time: “I have some urgent matters to attend to in the next half month, so I might not be able to focus on your mechanical arm. Come to my house in half a month, and we can discuss the details, such as appearance, data, materials, enchantments, and so on. Since this is my first time creating a prosthetic limb, I need more reference data and some input from the user about their thoughts and feelings.”
During this half month, Angel planned to settle Twilight’s 100,000 debt first, and postpone other matters. As for Sanders’ 150,000 debt, Angel decided to stall; if stalling was impossible, he would be unscrupulous in doing so.
Having settled on the mechanical limb, the conversation among the three was no longer as heavy as before. As the atmosphere warmed up, they chatted about everything from their peers’ gossip to the Frost Moon Passage, and from the Abyssal Plane to the Twilight Deep Well.
“By the way, what were you going to buy at the Twilight Auction? Did you participate in the bidding?” Angel casually asked.
“No.” Shalem answered and then fell silent for a moment, looking at Nausica with a hint of pleading in his eyes.
Nausica lowered her head, not exposing Shalem’s lie. Shalem had acquired the Deep Blue bloodline, a bloodline with great risk. He didn’t want Angel to know, nor did he want Angel to worry. She understood this as well.
Angel, having only asked casually, didn’t pay particular attention to Shalem’s expression and failed to notice the tension in the atmosphere.
Not wanting Angel to linger on this topic, Shalem forcibly changed the subject: “Angel, did you notice that auction item in the inner venue? A music box called something like ‘On Cloud 6.’ The music box created such a beautiful combination of illusion and music even when I only saw it through a screen in the outer venue.”
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They chatted until the sun began to rise before bidding farewell and leaving.
As they left, Shalem kept waving his hand, “Remember to come over for dinner tonight, to celebrate Nausica and me moving into our new home!”
Only after confirming that Angel nodded did Shalem feel relieved and return home.
Today, Tree Spirit seemed to be in a good mood, with most of the large leaves gathered up, allowing the brilliant sunlight to shine directly on the ground. Shalem and Nausica’s silhouettes under the sun were filled with youth and passion. The infectious joy seemed to possess a magical power that tore through the gloom that had enveloped Angel’s world in recent days, casting a tender warmth upon him.
Angel stretched languidly, taking advantage of his good spirits, and headed to the basement.
Sitting at the lab table, Angel took out paper and pen, listing the items he needed to concoct in the near future, in the order of priority.
The task at hand was, of course, repaying the debt. However, Angel still needed to verify how to repay the debt. At the very least, he had to know the value of the “Prelude of Death” rune enchantment. Nevertheless, based on the estimation of the magic rune enchantment, the price of alchemical tools with the rune enchantment would not be too low.
To complete the “Prelude of Death,” it was necessary to create an energy stabilizer; otherwise, the magic power would be insufficient to complete the rune enchantment.
With this in mind, Angel wrote down the first line of text, arranging the “energy stabilizer” at the top according to its priority.
Next was the alchemical weapon engraved with the “Prelude of Death.” This was promised to Master Promi, and Angel also planned to make money by engraving this type of rune.
Then came the “spatial tools.” He had collected many microorganisms from the planar crystal walls, and the price of spatial tools was quite expensive, making them suitable for debt repayment considerations. However, since “spatial tools” required some research time, their priority ranking was third.
Fourth was the mechanical prosthetic for Nausica, which could be started in half a month.
Lastly, there were the music box, the transport vehicle, and the robe capable of resisting prying eyes for Mirror Princess.
After some thought, Angel added a “music box” below the energy stabilizer, intended for Toby. Due to the debt issue, he didn’t have time to find the “traitorous companion” of Toby’s and could only wait until the debt was settled. In the meantime, he would concoct a music box for Toby.
Chapter 296 The Lost Right Arm <TOC> Chapter 298 Housewarming Banquet