While waiting for the Ground Effect Vehicle to be tested, Miyel presented her portable cooler to Master Fuli.
She pulled out a bottle of peculiar cola from inside, charmingly offered it to the Fox Fairy Lord, and then turned the cooler into a chair under his butt.
"Huh?"
Master Fuli was taken aback upon seeing the cola; the entire packaging was covered in leopard print, and the bottom and neck were much thicker than other colas, combined with the leopard print, it gave a strange feeling.
"Your cola, why does it have both breasts and buttocks, making me vaguely hallucinate staring at Leopard Head's backside, I managed to see the word 'colorful' on a bottle of cola."
"How peculiar..." The cola was familiar, and the breasts and buttocks were also barely familiar, but the combination of the two made Master Fuli feel the uncanny valley effect.
"That's right, Master Fuli, you're not wrong." Miyel explained, like presenting a treasure: "This bottle of cola is a limited edition co-branded with an Italian artist, who took inspiration from leopard skirts and enchantment to create this limited edition. There are very few in the market."
Miyel actually didn't know much about Master Fuli's preferences, after all, she was sent to prison.
But in the temporary camp and ruins, Miyel clearly remembered Master Fuli demanding cola, and the Security Bureau actually set up a refrigerator connected to a generator in the wilderness to freeze cola for him.
Understanding this, Miyel immediately went all out to gather rare cola from around the world.
"Isn't that a bit far-fetched?"
Listening to Miyel talk about co-branded and limited edition colas, Master Fuli muttered, taking the iced cola handed to him, unscrewing the cap to take a sip.
But at that moment, Miyel's face turned anxious, she quickly reached out to grab the bottle:
"Master Fuli, don't drink..."
"Huh?"
"It's an artwork produced in 2008, meant for home decoration."
"......" Ansheng looked at the cola in his hand, then at Miyel squatting in front supporting the bottle, a black line appeared on his forehead.
2008, it might be older than my great-grandfather.
Master Fuli retightened the cap, holding the neck of the cola bottle, and tapped Miyel's head three times.
"From now on, foods placed in front of me must not have a production date greater than or equal to my age!"
"Okay!"
Miyel held her head, quickly exchanging the old cola for a fresh one for Master Fuli.
"Da da da..."
While Master Fuli was drinking cola, a silver sphere with short legged limbs at the base, carrying the Gravity Hammer on the left shoulder and the New Energy Warhammer on the right shoulder, ran out from the abandoned warehouse at the dock towards Master Fuli.
"Gululu..."
The silver sphere gazed at Master Fuli, its round body emitted a buzzing sound, resonating a certain intent.
"Oh? Old Li completed the testing; let us head over to the Ground Effect Vehicle for assembly?"
Upon hearing this, Master Fuli nodded slightly, raising his arm to beckon Miyel, who sensibly picked up the cooler and the seated Master Fuli.
"Lin Ying, I'm heading out with your great-grandfather, so don't prepare any midnight snacks for me; make sure breakfast is hearty." Master Fuli informed Lin Ying and Lin Bingyun, directing Miyel to start the journey.
"Safe travels."
Lin Ying smiled and waved goodbye, her gaze peculiarly fixed on the silver sphere carrying weapons.
This thing... Lin Ying recalled, it was a delivery from the Security Bureau to her villa, and later, the villa's surveillance caught it sneaking out the window while everyone was soaking in the hot spring, taking a taxi away.
The second time she saw it was in the Tea Capital hotel's ceiling, the silver metallic sphere hung as a chandelier with a cable inserted.
"Master Fuli, is this... my brother?" Miyel holding the cooler curiously asked Master Fuli regarding the silver sphere.
This silver sphere, which landlord brother had offended Master Fuli to be reduced to its original form?
Miyel's true form was also round and plump, so she had a general affinity for circular objects.
"From a certain perspective, you should call the Triangular Hammer 'Grandma'."
After pondering a moment, Master Fuli used a term usually referring to an elderly woman to introduce Miyel to the Triangular Hammer.
"Grandma?"
Miyel's knowledge of Xia Country's language was limited, so the word 'Grandma' was unfamiliar to her.
But if Master Fuli says it's Grandma, then this dude in front must be Grandma indeed.
Entering the black Steel Giant Beast, Master Fuli glanced around, seeing only Li Wenkang, Old Lin, Treasure Tree, and three pilots in the cabin.
"Here, this blueprint is for you. Go strengthen the engine's cylinder sleeves and connecting rods."
Li Wenkang, seeing Master Fuli board the ship, tossed the blueprint to the Triangular Hammer.
The Triangular Hammer extended two liquid tendrils, catching the blueprints thrown by Li Wenkang, spreading them on the metallic floor for examination.
"?"
Seeing this, Master Fuli looked at Li Wenkang with a big question mark.
"The thing is a bit old, not very fast, so we need to overclock the engine room to revitalize the old prototype..." Li Wenkang cheerfully explained as he looked towards Master Fuli.
"Old model, does it work? Don't let us end up pushing it back to shore."
Master Fuli displayed a look of skepticism, suspecting Old Li of skimming the travel expenses.
"One word, steady."
Old Li sat in a chair, tightened his six-point harness, pulling the seat arms close, slightly raising his head to fit the headrest.
The carefree Lin Qi was stunned by the sight and quickly followed suit by securing his own seatbelt.
The entirely black Ground Effect Vehicle top exuded a silver coating under the moonlight, the entire vehicle emitting a faint glow while large quantities of Spiritual Particles flowed from the silver metal into the engine room.
The Ground Effect Vehicle started, instantly reaching a hundred, straight towards the open sea, leaving behind the port and civilian boats, the speed further increased, hovering over the water at low altitude, reaching nine hundred speed.
The Ground Effect Vehicle was driven at high subsonic speed, galloping towards Peace Island.
The "boom-boom" thunderous sound of explosions reverberated both outside and inside the vehicle.
"Damn... old model?"
"Yeah! I stuffed a decommissioned rocket engine directly into this military prototype. A rocket engine needs overhauling after few uses, but... with your Triangular Hammer reinforcing it, couldn't we enhance durability?"
Li Wenkang sunk into the seat, the pilots' souls were already soaring skyward, the entire vehicle now under Triangular Hammer's autonomous driving mode.
"Incredible, I shouldn't have doubted you skimming; I feel if I pull the steering more, it might take us to the sky."
Master Fuli's face was full of black lines, raising a thumbs-up straight at Old Li.
Old Li didn't bring an old model; he clearly wanted to test the limits of the 'new metal'.
Yet, Master Fuli seemed to have discovered a new use for the Triangular Hammer; simply hand over the blueprints, and it could dramatically enhance mechanical performance via coating, even... to a mind-blowing extent.
The silver Ground Effect Vehicle resembled an alien spaceship, sailing silently, only the quick silver glow gliding by, followed by thunderous clangs and towering waves.
During the flight.
The vehicle occasionally extended tendrils snagging Spirit Beasts encountered along the way, feeding them into the engine room.
The Triangular Hammer emitted a joyful "woo," indicating it as a carnivorous being.
Just... the per-kilometer fuel cost seemed a bit too steep.