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Mengdie withdrew her fist, surprised at the electricity still flickering on the glove. Perhaps because she stopped swinging her fist, the sparks gradually dissipated. The floating clothes around her settled down, and the slight numbness in Nia's body also disappeared. After a while, the coffee-colored gloves returned to their silent state before being swung.
Impressive.
Mengdie still looked at her fist, with only one thought flashing in her mind. Although these tiny sparks might seem trivial compared to her former full strength, the fact that her fists could now produce even a small amount of power, making her attacks not so powerless, filled Mengdie with nothing but admiration!
"What a great gift! Xiu, I was wrong. You are not a useless scientist. If possible, you could even win a Nobel Prize!" Mengdie swung her fist again, and the electricity flickered in the air once more. Regaining control over her strength made her a bit excited. Her right fist flew up and down swiftly and accurately, creating a net of electricity in front of her. For a moment, the crackling sound was continuous, not only looking impressive but also possessing a strong deterrent force.
Xiu might not consider Mengdie's praise much, but being acknowledged as a good scientist would surely lift his spirits. Even though he didn't know what a Nobel Prize was, that no longer mattered. As long as someone recognized his invention, that was better than any award.
After swinging her fist for a while, Mengdie stopped satisfactorily. Her hand naturally dangled as she walked towards Xiu to thank him. However, the simple act of letting her hand hang naturally made the extinguished sparks crackle to life again.
"Ouch!"
Her arm brushed against her thigh. It wasn't painful, but Mengdie reflexively lifted her right hand quickly, causing the sparks to appear again. Unfortunately, a spark directly hit a wool sweater on a nearby rack, the crackling sound clearly heralding a fire.
"Eh—!"
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Mengdie hadn't expected this and quickly covered the spot with her left hand. Fortunately, the shop owner was busy directing staff to bring in clothes from outside and, hearing Mengdie's shout, only glanced back and, seeing nothing unusual, did not ask further.
After two unexpected spark incidents, Mengdie dared not make any more sudden movements. She slowly retracted her right hand and carefully removed the glove, then quickly threw it to the ground and jumped aside.
"Hey! What's going on? Why are there sparks all the time?!" Mengdie rubbed her thigh, not hurt, but quite surprised.
Xiu, previously brimming with confidence, now looked utterly embarrassed. He began with a fake laugh to stall for time, and when he couldn't hide it any longer, he scratched his face and said with a forced smile, "Hahaha, actually, this proves that my invention is very sensitive, right? You see, I've already told you, as long as these gloves are worn on the fists, a slight increase in the speed of movement will immediately trigger their power. So if you're not in battle, you need to be careful not to move too quickly."
Mengdie withdrew her earlier praise. How was this guy a genius? Gloves that spontaneously produce sparks with any movement were hardly practical for everyday life. Did she have to wait until she was sure of an enemy's presence to hurriedly put them on in battle?
Xiu bent down, picked up the glove, and respectfully handed it to Mengdie with an apologetic smile, "Miss Mengdie, these two magic power triggers were designed and made by me two years ago. At the time, it was just for fun, so I didn't consider much. If you don't want it, I can completely remove it."
Mengdie thought for a moment, closely examining her glove and the two discs on it. After a minute of thought, she decided to take the glove and hold it in her hand. After all, any increase in combat power would be helpful for future battles.
"Huh? Strange." Mengdie took the glove and briefly glanced at the purple stone in the disc, "Is it my imagination? Why do I feel like the stone has gotten smaller?"
Xiu chuckled and said, "Of course. As it is used, the power in the magic fragment is gradually extracted, shrinking until it finally disappears and becomes unusable. Also, I should mention, since these devices only extract the magic energy from the fragments, the released substance cannot form any magic and can only exert its 'purest' power."
Mengdie uttered, "Oh": "So what if this magic fragment is used up?"
"It's simple, just add more. In addition to 'lightning', other types of magic fragments can be added, but only one type at a time. Although the energy of a magic stone is more abundant and purer, they are expensive and not easy to obtain. Fortunately, these fragments that flow out during the mining of magic stones are available and… not too expensive. They should be available in major cities."
Saying this, Xiu took out the sleeping bomb from his pocket, carefully disassembled it, and took out a small blue stone, proudly showing it to Mengdie.
"Here, give me your hand."
Without waiting for Mengdie to lift her hand, he took her left hand, opened the cover on the left glove, placed the small stone inside, and closed it.
"What is this?"
Mengdie took off the glove and looked at the blue stone in the cover.
"This is a 'water' power magic fragment." Xiu looked at the disassembled bomb in his hand, proudly saying, "Originally, this sleeping bomb worked by releasing steam from this magic fragment that induces sleep. Unfortunately, it failed... Now I've given it to you. This way, with lightning in your right hand and flood in your left, your combat power should be not bad, right?"
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