The entire Beast Tamer construction team's speed was really fast. If it weren't for some meticulous parts, and areas involving aesthetics needing multiple people to discuss and consider, Asher suspected the current four-man team could be trimmed down even more.
Under Asher's urgent request, in just one day and night, the interior modification of replacing the wall with glass was completed.
Even during construction, the research staff weren't affected.
When Asher came for inspection, unexpectedly, the Heart of Machinery was nearly complete.
Immediately, a group of people leaned against the newly installed floor-to-ceiling glass, closely observing the Heart of Machinery from the other side.
"Wow!", The Beast Tamer foreman was also shocked by the Heart of Machinery before him.
"I've heard, Boss, that you've got some mechanical attribute beast thing going on here, but I didn't expect…"
'It would look this shocking.'
The other three Beast Tamers following the foreman also nodded repeatedly at his words.
Asher chuckled at that, "What you hear and what you see with your own eyes really are different."
"But this is a good chance to check your workmanship."
"If there's a problem, it can be fixed in time."
As he spoke, Asher glanced at the Heart of Machinery.
After the renovation, the workshop now allowed clear observation of the Heart of Machinery from three angles.
Though there was still some distance.
This was also to better ensure their safety, so no one complained.
The pulsing frequency of the Heart of Machinery gradually sped up.
Like how a heart's external blood circulation and breathing became rapid.
Mechanical metal pipes like blood vessels appeared once again.
Thick white smoke obscured everyone's vision.
"Ah! This won't do," Just when it got exciting, Levi, having been cut off, hurriedly turned back toward Asher.
"Professor Asher, how about we install a panoramic camera and high-def sensor?"
"That way, anything needing observation can be seen more clearly."
"We can also record the Heart of Machinery's condition at any time."
Asher looked at the 'Angel' beside him, then finally nodded.
"Alright."
"Write up a supply request form, just make sure the reasons are clear," Asher said casually.
Levi grinned with big, exposed teeth.
'Hehehe!'
He gave Eliana a smug little look.
'See, Junior! Didn't your senior say it? Professor Asher is the best boss ever.'
Eliana: "..."
Eliana looked at the overly silly grin on Levi's face and silently looked away.
She didn't feel the smile was visually painful.
'Just felt… forget it.'
That's how she thought.
'But senior did say something right. Following Professor Asher really was the wisest choice ever!'
Asher: "Achoo—"
Asher sneezed and rubbed his nose.
He didn't think much of it.
He looked up toward the Heart of Machinery inside.
The white smoke was slowly dispersing.
Though, Asher still felt a bit inexplicably nervous inside.
Mainly because…
He hoped this mechanical attribute beast's appearance wouldn't resemble the 'Angel' too much.
Otherwise he'd really worry about being disliked by the Beast Tamers…
'Ahem!'
Finally, the dense smoke fully dispersed, and the moment of truth arrived.
Everyone was feeling a bit indescribably tense.
What kind of appearance would this mechanical attribute beast have?
And what kind of abilities?
They were very curious.
"Beep—"
Everyone looked at the little guy that appeared on the ground. Most likely, the first truly mechanical attribute beast in the strict sense.
"This is…", Pierce's expression looked a little hesitant.
Levi also blinked, "Cthulhu-colored baby octopus?"
"I'm also curious. How that beautiful refined water steel color could turn into this kind of… uh…", Eliana gestured with both hands, trying to describe the color.
Very hard to describe.
Completely indescribable.
If one had to describe it, it's like that eyeball soup brewed in a witch's cauldron.
Murky and eerie.
Also, for some reason, its two eyeball spots looked like energy crystals embedded there.
But whether due to poor crystal quality or some transformation in the process, the red color of those eyes was… very bizarre.
Asher: "..."
Though the baby octopus looked cute in form, the color and size gave people the creeps, roughly knee-height, combined with that color, everyone except Asher turned in unison and gave Charlotte sympathetic looks.
They knew, this mechanical attribute beast had been custom-made by Charlotte.
What would Charlotte feel upon seeing it?
What would Charlotte feel?
Charlotte didn't want to say anything right now.
Charlotte just wanted some peace.
"Hmm," Charlotte wiped his face with a hand, "I knew it. My luck's never been great."
"It's fine."
"Anyway, this is compensation for the Alliance. Has nothing to do with me."
Her aesthetics won't allow it.
This creature must not enter her spiritual sea Beast Tamer space.
Though, she was really afraid it'd contaminate her spiritual sea Beast Tamer space or something.
Asher's mouth twitched. He opened the talent interface again, looking at the mechanical baby octopus that had already shocked everyone just by its color.
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[Pet: Auxiliary · Mechanical Octopus][Name changeable]
[Attribute: Mechanical + Water]
[Breed: Intermediate Transcendent High Tier]
[Level: Tier Two *][Can be leveled with steel, resources, etc.]
[Skill: Data Defense Shield]
[Evolution Route: None]
[Bloodline: None]
[Ability 1: Can analyze, organize, summarize, and categorize files through systematic learning. Work capability upper limit is self-determined.]
[Ability 2: Can protect, defend, and reinforce parts of internet data through systematic learning. Capability upper limit is self-exploratory.]
[Ability 3: Not yet unlocked]
[Ability 4: Not yet unlocked]
[Ability 5: Not yet unlocked]
[Ability 6: Not yet unlocked]
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Asher: "?"
Asher rubbed his chin.
'Huh?'
'Something about this… doesn't quite feel right?'
'And also…'
Asher looked at the octopus's skills and abilities and Asher's emotions became a bit complex.
'So this is… a working octopus?'
"I think you shouldn't be so quick to dismiss it," Asher looked at Charlotte and said.
Charlotte: "?"
She knew Asher never spoke without reason.
'But…'
"It really is kind of…"
The last word hadn't come out before Asher cut her off.
"This little octopus is also a beast. It has a certain degree of independent thought."
"Understand?"
Asher looked at Charlotte seriously.
Charlotte paused.
Then quickly understood what Asher meant.
'Got it!'
Just like normal beasts know beauty from ugliness, good from evil, what they like and dislike, this not-so-good-looking baby octopus, to a certain extent, had emotions of its own.
Maybe slightly less than normal beasts, but not nonexistent.
Some things shouldn't be said too harshly in front of this beast.
Charlotte, who had stayed for the octopus's birth, bent down and looked at the baby octopus seriously, apologizing, "Sorry, little octopus. I was wrong."
"I shouldn't have disliked you just because of your color."
As she spoke, Charlotte reached out, testingly toward the baby octopus.
The octopus didn't dodge.
Instead, it moved its mechanical tentacles and reached toward Charlotte in return.
Charlotte: "..."
Charlotte didn't close her eyes.
She only silently chanted in her heart, 'It's okay, it's okay! It's just the color! Color, understand?'
Sure enough, the feel was dry, with a bit of faint moisture.
Charlotte paused.
'Moisture?'
'What is going on?'
Hugging… well, Charlotte couldn't lift a machine octopus at least 100kg, knee-height, almost thigh-high.
She could only hold two of its mechanical tentacles, and turned her pleading gaze toward Asher behind the glass.
"Bring the little guy over," Asher said calmly, "We just need to check on it anyway."
"And also…", Thinking about the mechanical octopus's abilities, Asher felt it was worth disclosing some.
As for the reason, well, he had the perfect excuse.
Asher cast his gaze toward the 'Angel' and Heart of Machinery.
'Hehe, mechanical attribute beasts.'
'A never-before-seen type of beast.'
He held all the right of interpretation.
As long as the explanation was reasonable enough, then wasn't whatever he said just how it was?
The mechanical octopus's movement speed wasn't fast or slow, about average.
Asher nodded, 'Being auxiliary, this is likely a mechanical octopus saint-type office worker. Lacking in other abilities is understandable.'
"This movement speed…", Levi, not knowing, rubbed his chin and looked at the octopus with some regret.
'Not great!'
'Unless the octopus can make up for it in other areas. Say, offensive skill power, otherwise…', Levi wasn't optimistic about it.
Then he saw Asher crouch and tentatively reach toward the baby octopus.
The octopus glanced at the 'Angel' beside Asher, then didn't resist.
Obediently letting Asher touch it.
"This texture… maybe something happened during production, and the Heart of Machinery reacted with the refined water steel?"
"Mm… the little octopus probably isn't purely mechanical, but mechanical + water attribute."
The others nodded.
Eyes filled with curiosity.
'Mechanical and water attributes can coexist?'
Asher rubbed his chin.
"The issue likely lies in the special steel."
"If we get the chance to use other special steels in production, we'll know the reason."
Simply put, not enough samples.
Fortunately, Asher wasn't in a rush.
Step by step was fine.
"This mechanical baby octopus's ability is rather unique," Asher said.
Charlotte was puzzled.
"Uh… which part do you mean by unique?", Charlotte glanced at the octopus.
Though now that she'd overcome the psychological hurdle, the octopus didn't look so ugly anymore.
But honestly evaluating it, Charlotte still found it hard to say this octopus was "very cute."
Asher understood what Charlotte's expression was saying, and smiled, "No, I didn't mean that."
"What I meant is, this mechanical octopus's ability leans more toward support."
Before Charlotte or the others could ask again, Asher directly laid out the two known abilities of the octopus.
Charlotte: "?"
Others: "?"
'For real?'
'Mechanical attribute beasts can go that far?'
"Should be real," Asher nodded, "That's the feedback Angel received from the Heart of Machinery."
"Although the Heart of Machinery can't control what mechanical attribute beast is made, it can understand their abilities once they're made."
"Angel is my pet, I can get feedback from Angel."
Layers of subcontracting.
Charlotte suddenly understood.
The others didn't feel anything was off either.
It was a very reasonable explanation.
The Heart of Machinery made it. Understanding its abilities afterward seemed normal, right?
Charlotte lowered her head, looking once more at the Heart of Machinery with eyes that gradually blazed. Really very fiery.
'Ordinary auxiliary abilities might not be much.'
'But this level of auxiliary ability...'
"Little Octopus has a simple sound system. After systematic learning, it might even be able to speak," Asher continued to say, "Right now I am teaching Angel to speak."
The fact that "Angel" can speak, Asher has temporarily not shown to the public.
However, "Angel" has been following Asher for a long time, it's impossible to remain silent forever.
Before, when it was in the phone, it was inconvenient.
Now finding a reasonable excuse, Asher still hopes to give "Angel" the ability to choose freely to speak or not to speak.
Charlotte became even happier.
"Eh?", At this time, Pierce beside them blinked, with some doubt said, "But I think, this auxiliary ability sounds very ordinary?"
"Some AIs developed on the internet now, don't they have similar abilities?"
Before Asher could speak, Charlotte had already looked at Pierce.
Looking at the other party's young appearance, Charlotte nodded.
"What you said I cannot deny, the abilities of AI now are indeed becoming stronger and stronger, but after all there is one thing AI cannot do."
"Approach human emotions, approach human thinking."
"And Professor Asher just now said, mechanical-attributed beasts are also beasts, they are lifeforms, this means—"
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