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"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, the few old pink-haired girls who were originally just thinking of teasing Emery instantly perked up and their eyes lit up:

"What invention? Tell me in detail."

"Come on, Bobo."

Emery didn't steal Polnareff's thunder; instead, she stepped back and pushed the visibly nervous Polnareff to face the veteran pink-haired girls.

"Tell all the grandpas, uncles, and elders about your new achievements. Don't be afraid... They are all our elders and won't bully you. Besides, your older sister is right behind you."

"……Um."

Bobo nodded heavily, swallowed hard, and then took out his four-piece suit, beginning to explain its features to the veteran pink-haired men attending the meeting.

Today, Bobo was unusually dressed as a girl, not wearing a skirt and white stockings, but his delicate features and fair skin still made him look less like a boy and more like a girl dressed as a boy.

Although her speech was still a bit hesitant, she had rehearsed it many times beforehand, and with Emery watching from behind, Bobo wasn't particularly flustered. She performed admirably, explaining everything that needed to be explained clearly.

Undoubtedly, after learning about the performance of the 4-piece set, the veteran pink-haired fans were all shocked.

"Please wait for me a moment. I'm going back to the manor right now. I want to see it for myself!"

The old pink-haired man who said this was the head of the Melson Magic Workshop. He had originally only participated in the meeting via projector, but now he clearly couldn't resist coming to see Bobo's work in person.

"Has it been tested in real combat?"

"Do you have detailed test data?"

After regaining their senses, the other veteran fans also showed great interest, asking all sorts of questions about the four-piece set.

This situation was exactly what Emerald had anticipated, which is why she conducted thorough testing in Locke City before bringing Bobo to present the results.

Now Popovich is very confident, and he can answer all the questions from his longtime fans with detailed data.

As Popovich's answers became smoother, he grew more and more confident, gradually developing a truly spirited demeanor, which earned him high praise from his longtime fans.

Some longtime fans even made jokes about Pias about this:

“Little Pi… Although your own cultivation and research talents are only average, and in the end you can only study business management to run a company, your children are all very promising. Not only is there a cultivation genius like Little Ellie, but there is also a research genius like Bobo… Could Lulu also have some hidden extraordinary talent? I’m starting to look forward to it.”

"Is it possible... that Little Pi's true talent isn't managing the company, but rather producing even more outstanding offspring?"

Another longtime fan joined in the joke, and then they all burst into laughter, clearly in a good mood because of Bobo's new achievement.

In a family as large as the Merson family, there is bound to be internal competition, but every leap forward in magical artifact technology benefits the entire family, so it's certainly something to celebrate together.

Pias, who was constantly teased by his elders, maintained his gentlemanly demeanor with a smile and remained silent, though his gaze toward Emerald was occasionally somewhat complicated.

Others may not know the true abilities of his children, but he is very clear about them, especially knowing that although Bobo's research and development talent is outstanding, it should not have reached this level yet.

Therefore, Pias had some guesses about the truth behind Bobo's new achievement.

But so what?

Putting aside the fact that both Emerald and Bobo are his children, it doesn't matter to Pias whose achievement it is, regardless of whose it is. Even if Bobo's achievement really was given to him by Emerald, it's just an older sister's affection for her younger brother, which is perfectly acceptable.

So even though Pias had guessed a lot of the truth, he pretended not to know anything, just squinted his eyes and smiled, showing that he was very happy.

A few minutes later, the old pink-haired man in charge of the Melson Magic Workshop arrived in person, picked up Polnareff's four-piece set, and began to observe and study it on the spot.

As the most prominent contemporary researcher in the Melson family, the old pink-haired man is certainly very impressive.

He only glanced at it a few times, but he already understood the entire principle behind Bobo's four-piece set. His eyes were full of admiration, and he reached out to pat Bobo's head.

"What a brilliant idea, child. Our family needs geniuses like you."

After speaking, the old pink-haired man put down the four-piece set in his hand, glanced at the others attending the core family member meeting, and made his assessment in his authoritative capacity:

"This is indeed a groundbreaking and outstanding design. As long as we continue to develop along this line of thought, it will no longer be just a fantasy for human mages to be able to use thousands of spells like elven mages, and it will make things much easier for us!"

"Great! Great!"

"Great! We've finally waited for this day!"

"When we human mages can also use thousands of spells, let's see if those elves still dare to laugh at us as ignorant brutes!"

"Yes, we need to show those elves what's what—the era of training a qualified mage through more than ten years of arduous study is over! Mass production and rapid training are the future of civilization!"

The longtime Mao fans were discussing it animatedly, and some even secretly wiped away tears.

Several of them were grandfathers over 500 years old, and they had been ridiculed for this when they interacted with elves in the past.

Even though humans nearly wiped out the conservative elves, those elven mages still looked down on human magicians from the bottom of their hearts, believing that spellcasters who had not systematically studied the principles of magic were not worthy of being called spellcasters.

Many human mages wanted to refute this point, but they failed—because human mages of the same level simply cannot defeat elven mages in a one-on-one fight, and the loser has no right to speak.

Now, with Bobo's new magical device, people finally see hope that mass-produced human mages can also beat up elven mages.

"Bobo, how did you come up with this idea?"

After much reflection and discussion among the longtime Mao fans, someone still asked about this point.

This question also drew the attention of the longtime fans of Bobo back to him, as they were indeed very curious about it.

Bobo's new approach, centered on the Lohid replication technique, is not technically complicated; the difficulty lies in coming up with the idea, which is the kind of inspiration only a true genius can possess.

"It was my sister's magical costume that gave me the inspiration."

However, this question was also something Emerald had anticipated; she had already taught Bobo how to answer it beforehand, and Bobo's answer came almost spontaneously:

"I was originally going to visit my sister with Lulu before the winter break ended."

"I really had a lot of fun at my sister's place. She even showed me a lot of videos of her in combat while wearing her magical armor..."

Just like when Emerald had patiently guided and inspired Bobo, Bobo omitted Emerald's guidance and claimed that he had the inspiration after watching the actual combat video of the "Winged Saintess".

This explanation was carefully considered by Amelie, and it was logically flawless; even longtime fans of Mao couldn't find any fault with it.

Such thorough preparation naturally made Popovich's new achievement release a great success, and his longtime fans all recognized his talent.

Chapter 243 Sailing!

The Merson family has always placed great importance on individual talent, showing considerable favoritism towards talented family members and providing them with a great deal of care and freedom.

Whether Bobo's achievements will earn him a place on the family's list of heroes remains to be discussed, but giving him some rewards is definitely not a problem.

So after praising Popeye, the longtime fans asked him what he wanted.

"I want to be in a relationship freely!"

Without hesitation, Popo loudly gave the answer:

"I hope my family won't just arrange a fiancée for me! Those scheming girls who go to great lengths to please me are really annoying! They're useless except for wasting my time researching magical artifacts!"

The old-school Mao fans immediately fell silent.

Yesterday they were privately discussing which of their recommended girls was more suitable for the position of Bobo's fiancée, and today Bobo is going to reject them all?

The longtime Mao fans are very unwilling, but there's nothing they can do about it.

Those who rely on tradition and rules to maintain their authority must be even more careful not to violate tradition and rules.

Talented family members are free to fall in love, and no elder can interfere with this—this is one of the rules that the Merson family has passed down for over a thousand years.

So, after confirming that this was Bobo's wish, the longtime fans, however unwilling, had no choice but to give up their idea of ​​interfering with Bobo's marriage. The head of the family, Baphomet, personally announced that the plan to choose a fiancée for Bobo was terminated indefinitely.

In theory, Popovich can date and marry whoever he wants from now on. Not to mention Judy, even if he finds a boyfriend, those old-school pink hairy fans can only watch helplessly.

Of course, although Bobo loves to wear little skirts and dress up as a girl, it's to compete for his sister's favor. He's not interested in men at all, and he'll just stick to his original plan to marry Judy in the future.

The meeting of core family members initiated by Ameliette has now come to an end.

The old pink-haired man in charge of the Melson Magic Workshop was overjoyed. He spent the whole night studying the relevant data of the new magic device, eager to optimize the technology as soon as possible so that human mages could also use thousands of spells.

Other longtime Mao fans also turned off the remote projection and went about their own business.

Emerald also quickly left Melson Sky Estate with Bobo, having already arranged to meet Judy to celebrate the victory together.

Before long, the once lively conference room was left with only Baphomet and his son Pias.

"The person who actually came up with that idea was Ellie." x2

After looking at each other for a moment, the father and son said the same thing in unison, and then they smiled at each other.

Although the other long-time fans are also relatives of Popovich, they rarely meet him and don't know much about him or his true abilities.

Baphomet and Pias are, after all, Bobo's grandfather and father, and Bobo grew up under their watchful eyes.

They may not know Bobo as well as Emerald and Lulu, but they certainly don't know him as well as any of the other pink-haired relatives.

"Bobo was so calm, and his description of the research and development process was so clear."

Baphomet first stated his judgment:

“I know Bobo well. If this idea really was his own, he should have been much more distant when he talked about it, maybe even a bit incoherent. Instead of being as logical and fluent as he was before, it was more like…”

"Like a student who already has the answers before the exam?"

Pias smiled and took over the conversation.

"Yes, that's exactly how it feels. Popovich's performance was just perfect."

Baphomet nodded emphatically:

"Others don't know enough about Popeye, and they still have the impression of Ellie before them, so they think that Popeye should be as calm and composed as Ellie, and should prepare in advance for everything."

"Actually, young people like Ellie are a very small minority. After all, Ellie's talent magic is likely to be precognitive, so she can always prepare everything in advance. As for real young people, it is normal for them to be careless in doing things."

"good."

Pias's smile held a hint of smugness:

"Little Ellie made a mistake this time... She probably didn't realize that sometimes an overly perfect answer is the biggest flaw."

"Who knows... Maybe Ellie never intended to keep it from us in the first place."

Baphomet shrugged nonchalantly, then said seriously:

"What do you think about this? Why do you think Ellie would suddenly do this? Although I have some guesses, you are, after all, their father."

"Well... I don't think the reason is that complicated."

Pias tapped the table lightly with his fingers for a moment before saying:

“When Bobo and Lulu were little, Catherine and I were very busy. They were basically raised by Ellie… To put it bluntly, Ellie was more like their mother than their older sister. She spoiled them a lot.”

"Judging from the report Bobo made before, the development of this new type of magical device definitely did not just start a month ago. It is hard to imagine that such detailed and sufficient data could be collected and calculated in just one month. Little Ellie must have started preparing a long time ago. Perhaps she originally planned to publish this result herself this year."

"As luck would have it, the family suddenly wanted to arrange a fiancée for Bobo. As far as I know, Bobo and General Bessie's daughter have a close and ambiguous relationship and seem to get along quite well, but the family doesn't think much of that colonel."

"Young people who are experiencing love for the first time are usually impulsive. Bobo obviously didn't want to betray the person he liked, but he couldn't change his family's mind on his own. So, as he always did when he encountered difficulties, he went to ask his sister for help."

"And Ellie, as always, dotes on her younger siblings. In order to support Bobo in being able to freely date the person he likes, she unhesitatingly gave up the honor that should have been hers and arranged everything for Bobo... This must be the truth."

"Of course, the colonel herself is probably also a reason. I heard that she had a good relationship with Ellie when they were in the academy, and now they have many collaborations... so Ellie will try to bring her and her brother together."

"That should be it."

Baphomet agreed with this speculation after hearing it.

Then the father and son fell silent again.

"Should we get involved?"

After a moment, it was Pias who spoke first.

He didn't make it clear, but Baphomet obviously understood what he meant.

"Let's leave it at that for now."

Baphomet pondered for a moment, a slight smile appearing on his lips:

"Bobo's achievements this time do have the suspicion of being faked, but luck is also a kind of strength in many ways - having a sister who dotes on him is also a skill of Bobo."

"Besides, although Bobo's talent may not be as good as the family's ancestors for now, there is still hope for his future."

"So I've decided to leave it at that for now. We can give Bobo the freedom to date, but whether he can be included on the family's list of heroes remains to be seen."

"That's fine too."

Pias seemed relieved and agreed.

. . . . .

A few days after Bobo's engagement crisis was resolved, the new magic warship also completed its final debugging and successfully conducted its test flight. Everything went smoothly.