Chapter 486: Severed in One Blow, the As-You-Wish Divine Sword!
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More than an hour of detention, does that still count as detention?
Dark couldn’t help but feel… happy for the mana golems!
Having such a dedicated and responsible teacher like Mrs. Cook was truly wonderful!
Dark glanced around and said, “Since we’ve reached this point, why don’t everyone stay for dinner?”
“Great! Great!”
“Plonk!”
Camilla pressed Diana’s head gently, smiling, “It’s getting late; my husband should be waiting impatiently. We won’t stay.”
Following that, Sage Cyrus and Ms. Plant also expressed similar sentiments.
Dark did not insist, only telling Diana, “Tomorrow will be the same.”
Diana’s eyes lit up, and she waved immediately, “See you tomorrow!”
Dark raised his hand and smiled, “See you tomorrow.”
Tomorrow was Saturday, which was supposed to be a weekend.
But Alvaraite did not mention this, so Dark made the decision himself.
He had not forgotten his promise to take Diana and Aurora out once “the zoo” was successfully conjured.
Coincidentally, tomorrow was a weekend, the mana golems were on holiday, and none of the four tutors would come.
It was like fish swimming freely in the vast ocean and birds flying high in the sky!
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“After such a long period of training and learning, it’s time to relax a little.”
After sending Diana and others off from the Duke’s mansion, Dark returned to the residence, peeked at the mana golems’ classroom door, and then happily slipped away.
When it was time for dinner, he asked the maids to invite Mrs. Cook to dine.
Mrs. Cook could not refuse and came to the dining room.
Dark took advantage of the mealtime to propose the mid-month phased test.
Mrs. Cook understood and agreed on the spot.
Then, Dark delved into understanding the learning situation of the mana golems.
Due to his own busy training and studies, he inevitably neglected their progress.
Tonight, after hearing from Mrs. Cook, it matched closely with what the imp beast had said.
He nodded slightly, reminding Mrs. Cook to intensify her teaching of the vampire noble and phoenix girl. If they were disobedient, there was no need to hold back—call their parents!
Because he spoke loudly, the mana golems who were already proficient with knives and forks heard him, becoming instantly alert, as if they were on a battlefield.
Especially the vampire noble, whose sharp gaze seemed to see enemies everywhere.
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After dinner, Dark carefully discussed the details of the phased test with Mrs. Cook. Finally, he took out his textbook and recommended Mathematics I to her.
Mrs. Cook quickly flipped through Mathematics I and soon understood its excellence.
She exclaimed, “Give me some time to prepare. After the mid-month test, I’ll start using this book.”
Dark smiled, very satisfied.
Around eight o’clock, he summoned the dragon guard and ordered him to send Mrs. Cook home.
Nowadays, the capital city was filled with all sorts of people, and nighttime travel was no longer safe. With the dragon guard accompanying her, he felt more at ease.
Until the carriage left, Dark returned to the residence.
He sat in his bedroom for a while before unable to resist heading to the classroom — the laboratory.
These past two days, he had been busy with the conjuring of “the zoo,” neglecting his research on “driving armor.”
Now that “the zoo” had finally been successfully conjured, he could finally focus fully.
To improve further, he specifically called for Miao Miao.
“Miao miao!”
Miao Miao was also quite excited.
In no time, both prepared the experimental setup.
Dark’s recent failures were not in vain; he had gained some insights, giving him confidence for tonight’s conjuring.
The core of “driving armor” was the driver, but that was only surface-level!
For any “armored” card, the most crucial part was the armor itself.
Alvaraite taught that designing the armor itself was unnecessary, a significant advantage of “driving armor.”
She believed that one only needed to design a specific model in the brain and present it through the “driver.”
She herself always did that.
But after repeated attempts, Dark discovered a trap.
Alvaraite had unparalleled talent in “armored” conjuring, and her perception and construction of three-dimensional space were strong. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have developed the three-dimensional “trinity armored conjure array.”
With her innate talent, she could construct detailed models of the armor in her mind.
Others, however, could not do this.
At least, Dark currently could not.
Thus, errors often occurred during the conjuring of “driving armor.”
Even when successful, the resulting “driving armor” was far from ideal.
After summarizing his experiences, Dark decided to overturn Alvaraite’s concept and use a relatively crude method: making both the “driver” and “armor” separately, then conjuring them together!
To consider the “driver” and “armor” as a whole during conjuring, he incorporated a “model thought.”
This meant emulating the toy models of Transformers, making a physically “transformable” “driver.”
This wasn’t too difficult.
The biggest issue was that the armor made this way might end up looking like a boxy robot, lacking aesthetics and practicality.
So, Dark abandoned practicality in his design.
Currently, a magus defined “armor” as merely an “outer shell.”
If it was just a shell, why must it fit snugly?
Setting up a cockpit could solve many problems.
Think and act.
Mana technology existed to realize all possibilities.
Dark immediately began sketching.
His memory of “giant robots” was extensive, but those details were too complex, and he didn’t have time to refine them.
Moreover, creating something like “Gundam” or “EVA” required more complex and rare materials.
The materials in the lab were basic.
Initially, he wanted to make simple toys.
“Let’s start with that!”
Memories of his childhood resurfaced, and Dark couldn’t help but smile warmly.
He continued his unfinished designs on the blueprint.
The exact shape didn’t matter; the key was to be able to disassemble and reassemble.
The ultimate goal was to use the same components in two ways, assembling them into “armor” and “driver.”
As for the final result—the initial product was always flawed, which was unsurprising.
Dark spent an hour completing the rough design and explained his ideas to Miao Miao in detail.
After understanding, Miao Miao’s eyes widened, and he became extremely interested.
With interest, one could focus.
This state was good.
Next, Dark selected a “magic wood” as the main material from the material storage.
This “magic wood” was an alchemical product.
Its essence was wood, but after alchemical conjuring, it became a special material between wood and metal.
Thus, it possessed the plasticity of wood and the hardness and malleability of metal.
And once carved and treated with a special potion, it could transform into a metallic-like material.
In terms of strength and rarity, it was inferior to “mana steel,” but more economical.
These past few days, Dark had been using this “magic wood.”
Miao Miao also used “magic wood” to make toys during his free time.
They were both familiar with “magic wood.”
Once the design was complete, Dark and Miao Miao started carving the components.
The entire process lasted three hours.
From eight in the evening until midnight, Dark and Miao Miao maintained intense interest, barely noticing the passage of time.
Alvaraite and Claire returned late at night and quietly left after watching for a while.
Olivia repeatedly made midnight snacks, but they all ended up in the mana golems’ stomachs.
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“Ding dong.”
When the clock struck midnight, Dark and Miao Miao finally completed the manufacturing and painting of all components.
The sense of accomplishment made them laugh heartily after seeing each other.
Then, Dark eagerly began assembling.
First, the “armor” itself.
Though there were slight flaws in the joints and the overall shape was imperfect, it was indeed assembled.
Dark did not expect the final product to be perfect; this experiment was mainly to validate his idea.
He examined the assembled “robot” carefully, then dismantled it and assembled a gun-shaped “driver”—not a real gun!
Although the “gun” was supposed to fire a six-pointed star light emblem, the core.
But Dark was not aiming for a complete replica.
After assembly.
Dark eagerly picked up the gun and pulled the trigger: “Bang!”
“Miao miao!”
Miao Miao clung to his pant leg, calling out excitedly.
After firing a blank shot, he handed the gun to Miao Miao, who began playing with it excitedly.
Meanwhile, Dark began preparing for the conjuring!
With the finished product, the subsequent “trinity armored conjuring” naturally followed smoothly.
An hour later.
Dark completed the “trinity armored conjuring circle” above the mana card, then invoked his mental power using the “three flowers technique” to infuse the “trinity armored conjuring circle” with “soul pouring.”
As mana and mental power flowed in, the conjuring circle shimmered with light.
Dark closed his eyes, focusing his thoughts, pouring his conception of the armor into the circle.
Once the “mental furnace” was formed, he let Miao Miao bring the gun-shaped “driver” for melting.
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A quarter of an hour later.
The “mental furnace” completed its task and was pressed into the mana card.
The mana card emitted alternating red and white light, with internal reactions intensifying.
Dark and Miao Miao watched anxiously until it finally settled down.
Then, Dark rinsed the mana card clean, revealing a glowing ring.
Floating on the card was the gun-shaped “driver.”
Dark attempted to inject mana.
The feedback information made his eyes gleam with excitement.
“Let’s go.”
He immediately beckoned Miao Miao, then grabbed the mana card and ran out of the laboratory excitedly.
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Not long after, Dark arrived at the empty lot outside the residence.
Miao Miao crouched at his feet, eagerly watching the mana card in his hand.
Behind them, Jasmine and Olivia stood quietly against the wall.
“It seems the young master’s experiment went well?”
The two maids exchanged glances, very curious about what kind of armor Dark could create.
Just as they pondered, they noticed Dark starting to summon, and quickly turned their heads.
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“In the name of Dark Demon, mana summon!”
With the invocation complete, Dark held a gun-shaped “driver” in his hand.
Excitedly, he gripped the handle, pulled the trigger, and slowly pressed it down.
During the trigger pull, he clearly felt resistance, continuously injecting mana.
As mana poured in, a light emblem with a six-pointed star formed above the gun-shaped “driver”!
Using the light emblem as a bullet, Dark forcefully pressed the trigger!
“Bang!”
The light emblem shot out, rolling rapidly across the ground and drawing a massive six-pointed star magic circle.
Almost simultaneously, the gun-shaped “driver” in Dark’s hand vanished in a flash.
Then, from the six-pointed star magic circle, a giant robot, dominated by red, slowly emerged!
Slightly different from the imagined appearance.
This giant robot did not have a classic “transformation” scene but appeared directly.
Standing six meters tall, the ruler of flames and earth—the Light Emissary!
“Miao miao!”
“Unbelievable, it actually worked!”
Dark couldn’t help but widen his eyes.
Although the current machine differed from the “Light Emissary” in his memories.
As long as he could summon the “as-you-wish divine sword” and shout “severed in one blow, as-you-wish divine sword,” he felt content.
Whether this machine was strong or impressive didn’t matter much.
Dark gripped the mana card tightly, his expression excited.
Until he suddenly realized a very important question—how to get inside?
In the original animation, the protagonist rode a skateboard into the cockpit during the transformation of the Light Emissary.
But now, he clearly couldn’t do that.
“Surely I don’t have to climb in, right?”
Dark looked at the motionless “Light Emissary” summoned, falling silent instantly.
