Chapter 445: Coating the Drone
Chucky closed his eyes as a pair of mirrored magic circles appeared beneath the two drops of liquids floating in front of him.
Suddenly, Michael’s drop of blood exploded into a fine mist, with Chucky’s magic containing it in a single space. The small, microscopical droplets of blood then began to quiver and vibrate as some kind of magic took command of their very existence.
Chucky waved his hands around, with air gathering at his fingertips. The wind that he summoned moved the red blood cells to connect from end to end, creating a red string that revolved around the drop of Soo.
This image reminded Michael of a visual representation of an atom, with the Soo as its nucleus and the blood droplets as the electrons that surrounded it.
"Chucky is trying to bond your blood with the Spirit of Old," explained Dicky. "This is a fine technique that can only be performed through a specific innate skill inherited in the Hepheasteus bloodline."
Michael watched as the blood started to bombard the Soo drop as it tried to forcefully integrate itself into the other.
While he appreciated the show, ChatJK4 worked in the background to analyze the spell Chucky used to achieve this kind of effect.
[Magic Theory acquired]
With each crash between the Spirit of Old and Michael’s blood, a strange phenomenon started to occur.
The very structure of the Soo itself began to change, taking on the helix structure of Michael’s DNA!
What surprised Michael most about this was that the process was not made through Chucky’s magic, but through the natural properties of the Soo itself!
He didn’t even sense any sort of magic from it when it did so. He only felt the same surge of power from the GodForge pieces in his heart.
Soo contains the same power as the GodForge pieces? Michael wondered. It was no wonder why this specific type of liquid was used to enhance the Aubilities of a Maugnetic. It basically contained the same power as a GodForge piece!
"The process is done," Dicky whispered to Michael. He didn’t want to disturb Chucky while he was concentrating.
"Now, all he needs to do is to evenly spread the new mixture of Soo into your Mithril Artifact. This is absolutely crucial. He can’t use too much or too little. He needs to cover the entire surface area of the weapon with Soo."
But as Chucky was about to coat Soo into the Drone, he stopped.
Usually, this was a trivial matter for someone like him. However, that was for normal weapons that he was already familiar with.
The Drone, on the other hand, was completely different from what he was used to. He didn’t know its exact specifications, he didn’t know where the handle began and where the blades started.
If he were to coat Soo into this weapon, he would essentially be going in blind.
"I can’t do this," he said. "Michael, maybe you can do it yourself."
Seeing the seriousness of the situation, Michael nodded and stepped up for the task. Since this was his weapon anyway, then it was only right that it was his responsibility to do it.
Just then, he felt Dicky’s hand on his shoulder. "I just want you to be careful," he warned. "Failure means that you will waste the drop of Soo you used as well as the weapon itself."
Michael nodded, turning ever more serious as he walked up the circular stage.
He then sat face to face with Chucky, with his Drone floating in the air and the mixture of Soo slowly revolving around it.
"What do I need to do?" he asked.
"I assume you know how to do a simple telekinesis spell. Just take control of the Soo and gently rub it across the surface of your weapon.
Make sure that the point of contact between the two is minimal."
As Chucky relinquished his control over to MIchael, he was surprised to see that the boy showed no signs of nervousness despite how crucial they described this process to be. It was as if his nerves were made out of steel!
Of course, if Michael was doing it by himself, he would be nervous as heck. But thankfully, he had a partner in his mind who prided themselves in precision.
[Taking control of the Soo mixture...]
The droplet of Soo floated over to his Drone at a normal speed, just like rain. But for Chucky, this speed was way too fast!
He wanted to warn Michael to slow down. However, he knew that he could break his concentration and make the situation even worse.
So, Dicky and Chucky could only watch as the drop of Soo shot towards the Drone.
Just when it looked like it would crash, the drop suddenly stopped at the very last moment, keeping only a small point of contact with the Drone.
And then, the drop suddenly raced across the surface of the Drone, leaving behind a shiny texture in its wake.
The drop started to paint the Drone like a lawnmower boosted 10x in speed. Its movement was meticulous, never crossing an area where it had already crossed over.
Dicky and Chucky watched as the drop sped through the Drone from the bottom to the top without stopping, completing the entire coating process in even less time than a pin could drop from a roof!
And judging by the complete shiny texture of the Drone that the coating was done successfully, with no errors whatsoever.
Of course, this was because ChatJK4 designed the Drone itself, so it knew its measurements down to the micrometer.
"It’s coated? Just like that?" Dicky doubted.
"Even our ancestors can’t do it that fast. And it’s on a weapon that is extremely complex and unorthodox!"
Dicky had the urge to ask Michael to simply become part of the Quench company as one of their officers. But he stopped himself, knowing that it was an insult to Michael’s own company.
"What do I do next? Is it done?"
Chucky composed himself and answered. "You have to touch your weapon and make contact with it," said Chucky.
"You will feel a connection with it. It’s a weird sensation, but you have to get used to it," Dicky explained.
Michael looked at the floating Drone in the air. Upon first inspection, he didn’t feel much difference from the Drone aside from its glossy texture due to the coating.
However, as he raised his hand and got closer to it, he felt a weird tingling sensation in his skin.
It felt the same way when he got in contact with the GodForge piece for the first time.
And just like the GodForge piece, the Drone seemed to be attracted to his skin as it suddenly shot towards his palms like a bullet.
And upon the moment of contact, Michael felt a jolting sensation that woke up his entire body.
He had to close his eyes, as the sensation transcended the physical and reached the mental.
[An unknown software is trying to make contact with your soul.] ChatJK4’s voice rang out.
[Intercepting the software to determine its origin and its purpose...]
[Connection established. Software determined not to be hostile.]
[Integrating software into your mind.]
[Initiating Emergency Shutdown of all physical and mental faculties for the Integration of the software.]
Upon contact with the Drone, Michael’s body suddenly slumped down into the ground, unconscious.