Ironclad: How can hand-crafted knight belts not be considered genius?

"Oh right, an achievement quest!"

"But isn't this progressing a bit too fast...? I'm not confident enough about making the Rabbit Tank bubble can yet."

Jiang Ning took out the Rabbit Tank Energy Bottle he always carried with him from his pocket and examined it carefully in his palm.

Transparent energy gas flows inside a translucent energy bottle, like a perfect work of art.

"It feels a little unreal... I just got the Build Driver a week ago and transformed into Build for the first time."

Jiang Ning closed his eyes, reliving the feeling of transforming in his mind.

Every move, every punch and kick, is full of power; the feeling of being filled with power throughout your body is simply amazing.

"Perhaps I should find a sparring partner to speed up my familiarity with the properties of the energy bottle."

Jiang Ning couldn't help but think of the achievement quest: "[You must team up with energy bottle partners for life!]".

Find the energy bottle that best suits you among dozens of energy bottles and resonate with it.

Ugh—just thinking about it gives me a headache.

It's not like we're filming a tokusatsu drama, and I can't possibly be like Kiryu Sento and Banjou Ryuga, the destined protagonists, whose first energy bottle is their ultimate weapon.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning couldn't help but clench the Rabbit Tank Energy Bottle in his hand.

"In short, we'll have to put the achievement mission on hold for now... As for the sparring partner, how about we ask Ms. Black Tower for her opinion?"

But... since a genius's time is so precious, she'll most likely let me figure it out myself, right?

The thought of that small, unpredictable doll-like figure sent a chill down Jiang Ning's spine.

It's fine if she comes to see me, but if I go to see her all the time, not to mention what the other people on the space station will think, what if the Black Tower lady herself gets tired of me one day and might just swing me in a hammer and send me to outer space to cosplay as a JO-class creature.

Hiss—Although using his brain is tiring, he doesn't want to stop thinking so soon.

"A sparring partner? You can make your own."

The voice of the gods echoed in my mind.

"Don't forget, you're no longer that ordinary, clueless worker. You're now the 'Great Inventor of Another World' with [Divine Talent] by your side."

A word to awaken the dreamer.

"That's right! I can make one by hand!"

Jiang Ning slapped his forehead.

"...Using energy bottles as a power source allows me to accumulate combat experience while simultaneously accelerating my familiarity with the characteristics of different energy bottles. It's a win-win situation!"

Upon having this idea, Jiang Ning didn't know whether to admire his own imagination or his "divine talent."

"We need to find a robot model to modify..."

Hmm... the Black Tower space station is so big, where are we going to find any spare robots?

Jiang Ning couldn't help but scratch his head.

Who understands the pain of having a head full of brilliant ideas but being unable to put them into practice due to a lack of actual materials?

Jiang Ning turned his head and looked around the laboratory, his gaze inadvertently landing on a certain corner, and then his pupils gradually contracted.

"Oh right! How could I forget about you!?"

Jiang Ning rushed over and grabbed [Assistant No. 1], which was in standby mode, from the corner charging station.

"Hello! How can I help you?"

The black screen lit up, the familiar emoticon reappeared, and Assistant 1's emotionless electronic voice rang out.

"Brother, it's me."

Brother, I have a question for you.

Are you content to be a guide robot for the rest of your life?

Are you content to spend your whole life huddled in this neglected corner, gathering dust every day?

Do you want to become an incredibly awesome player?

The emoticon on the black screen turned into a spinning circle.

Assistant No. 1 is trying to understand the meaning in the Jiangning dialect.

After a long while, the spinning circle disappeared, replaced by a brand new emoticon.

(⊙ˍ⊙)

Jiangning had a whole host of problems that almost caused the CPU in Assistant 1 to overheat.

"I'm sorry, I didn't understand what you meant."

Jiang Ning shook Assistant Number 1, his eyes gleaming as he scrutinized every detail of the other person.

"It's okay, just answer my last question. Would you like to upgrade?"

This time, Assistant 1 did not display the rotating circle.

Now I understand.

"If this will help you more, then I'm willing."

"Excellent! This child is teachable!"

Jiang Ning picked up Assistant No. 1 and placed him on the worktable in the laboratory, which was already surrounded by screwdrivers, welding guns and other tools.

"Hehehehe..."

Jiang Ning grinned mischievously, already having a general idea of ​​how to completely transform Assistant No. 1.

Assistant 1 remained calm. His underlying code told him that no matter what the other party wanted to do, he, the guide robot, only needed to cooperate unconditionally.

But for some reason, the results from his processor calculations indicated that this human in front of him would most likely tear him to pieces...

My own life... seems to have already reached its end...

…………

In the empty corridor of the space station, a tall woman wearing a white lab coat and black-rimmed glasses walked alone.

Black high heels tapped lightly on the metal floor, making a crisp echo in the corridor.

The woman frowned, her eyes fixed on the data projected onto the screen of the electronic instrument in her hand.

"This data is...strange. Why have energy consumption and electricity transmission volumes increased so much out of nowhere?"

As an energy management officer on the Black Tower space station, Laira's job is to monitor the station's energy distribution in real time to prevent excessive energy consumption or uneven energy distribution.

But in the past week, in a nearly uninhabited area of ​​the Black Tower space station, the amount of electricity transported suddenly jumped to a figure that all other research labs combined could not match.

Although when the Energy Management Department brought up the matter with Black Tower, the Black Tower doll simply replied that it was nothing to worry about.

This incident has also sparked considerable discussion among the space station's crew. Some have linked it to the red and blue armored figure from a week ago, speculating that the Black Tower is developing new weapons for the safety of the space station.

After all, one punch could take down a phantom soldier of the antimatter legion; such power seemed impossible for an ordinary person to create.

Another group of people, who were eager for a good spectacle, added elements of ghost stories to the incident, claiming that a gluttonous creature that feeds on electricity managed to infiltrate the Black Tower space station during the chaos of the antimatter legion's attack.

In short, whatever it is, Laira wants to find out the truth.

As for whether a sense of responsibility or curiosity plays a more significant role in this matter?

Hmm... that's hard to say...

Leira adjusted her black-rimmed glasses and looked up at the space station area number on the ceiling above her.

"Number 78 in Section C, this is the right place."

"You electricity thief...no matter what you are, I'll find you!"

Laira patted her ample chest and muttered to herself as if to encourage herself.

Taking a deep breath, Laira gritted her teeth and bravely stepped into the depths of the dark corridor.