Which of the dozens of designs you are extorting out of me might you be referring to Wendy mumbled her resentment once more surging up in her heart Even if she enjoyed the individual making of the intriguing things that Randidly requested his expectation that she would do work for him without any sort of warning rankled
With a grin Randidly pointed to the stump of his shoulder This obviously With that glove as the core I have pretty high expectations But IÆll be leaving our current location soon so I would like it finished before we get back
Sighing Wendy could do nothing but shrug Well yes The design is well urgh it should work ItÆs just that glove where did you get it Even among all the other impossible materials youÆve given me this one
Although she wouldnÆt admit it on the surface part of WendyÆs recent resentment stemmed from the fact that as a designer she hadnÆt been invited to any of the actual hands on work Randidly brought her around for proof of concept demonstrations for her innovations but then had to do the assembly and crafting work himself
The stated reason was that Wendy couldnÆt handle the materials they were too high Level
When Randidly approached her a month ago Wendy had sneered at this idea So she had been sneaking off bits of scrap metal to experiment with to prove him wrong In her mind Wendy imagined a scenario that she could triumphantly display her capability to him and he would be forced to allow her to participate in the juicy finishing touches
After all the past year had seen Wendy rise to Level 33 She was no longer an amateur
To her great disappointment all of her experiments ended in failure A failure so complete that Wendy had wanted to crawl under all the scavenged bits of spare metal and allow them to crush her to death
It was around that depressing realization that Randidly requested that she make another replacement arm and use a special glove as the core of the arm Naturally Wendy ran some tests to determine the power inherent in the glove
The results made her want to vomit
Quite the opposite of the materials Randidly gave the problem with the glove was that Wendy hadnÆt been able to find anything that the retractable claws of the glove couldnÆt cut through Which made it extremely difficult to handle the glove without casually destroying a portion of her own workroom
It was somewhat satisfying that even RandidlyÆs metals were ripped to shreds by the glove but it was a short lived pleasure It only took a few accidental eviscerations of WendyÆs carefully assembled work tools for only a dull rage to remain in her heart
But Wendy was a professional above all else Even if Randidly Ghosthound seemed intent on destroying her sense of perspective With a haggard face Wendy nodded to his question and offered him a dense packet of designs Yes the design is done
Perfect IÆll need to start work immediately Randidly waved a hand and produced another pile of metal ingots Apparently all he needed to do was wish hard enough to create something more valuable than Wendy had ever encountered What was even more aggravating was one of his emerald flames condensed around him and quickly began to melt in a well behaved glob of molten metal
Fucking showoff
Ah before you begin ThereÆs one thing I want to ask you about Wendy interrupted Not that she wanted to stay here and watch him work but there was quite a bit of business for them to discuss about the project
Sure letÆs talk while I get things ready ah shit I canÆt wait to have a left arm back Randidly muttered The molten metal began to spin rapidly While Randidly somehow maintained control over the molten metalÆs movements it stretched out mid air until it was as thin as a pancake Then he increased the speed of the rotation further and brought it all back into a gleaming and unblemished sphere
At the same time Randidly quickly scanned through the plans that Wendy had slaved over for the past two days to make the best use of the gloves appalling destructive potential and structural integrity
Flick flick flick
Randidly quickly proceeded through the dozens of sheaves of paper that contained all the condensed knowledge that Wendy possessed Even though she knew that the result would upset her Wendy began to count inwardly
One two three
Randidly stored away the papers with a pleased nod
Three seconds WendyÆs expression was abysmal
Randidly looked at her in confusion Something wrong I thought you had some issues you wanted to talk about
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Wendy kept her expression carefully neutral as she nodded with authority You will not let this manÆs unpredictable behavior confuse you Stay focused
The metal whirled faster More emerald flames appeared sending the metal through another phase of melting By flicking his fingers Randidly began to pull out individual drops of the metal The current plan that Wendy had created involved creating an elaborate scale mail arm that would stretch upward from the glove
Wendy cleared her throat From my calculations most of the strain on the legs of the city will be concentrated in the third joint Based on the the ambitious size you gave me the number of legs you will individually need to make for the project to be a success is in the thousands Can you manage that within our agreed upon timeline
This was WendyÆs secret weapon Due to the constant pressure from Randidly and LucretiaÆs work ethic Wendy hadnÆt dared let any of the deadlines slip past without a very good excuse for why she hadnÆt succeeded But Wendy quickly realized this sort of pace was unmanageable So she had spent a few minutes each night pouring over the work assigned to the other two
If Wendy didnÆt want to look like a failure didnÆt one of them just need to miss a deadline first
After careful consideration Wendy deduced that this was the area that would likely pose the biggest snag It was a time intensive process to create the third joint and no one could create the metals required to withstand that amount of torque except for Randidly
Randidly blinked at her in shock Then he offered a rueful smile and shook his head Heh IÆm honestly impressed I didnÆt think anyone else would notice that difficulty
Wendy allowed her face to shift into a sympathetic smile to cover her triumphant one but Randidly continued to talk
Thankfully IÆve had some success with localized gravity reduction Outside of the runic array the total weight of all the things within wonÆt change but within the array the weight will be reduced ItÆs a pretty big energy sink to put them on every leg but since youÆve had so many breakthroughs regarding the power source it seemed like it was an easy fix
Almost a hundred small drops of molten metal were floating around Randidly at this point His right hand swam among them like a conductorÆs baton moving them all to an unseen rhythm The metal began to gleam and flash as the individual scales were assembled
Ah well IÆm glad IÆm could help No need to push yourself to take on all this work alone Wendy had to force a smile but her eyes gleamed with determination
No engineer would only create a single back up plan
While we are on the subject of energy IÆd like to talk about the cooling system for the power source I made The runoff heat will likely be quite rampant
Ah that Actually I think the heat is a good thing If we redesign the layout to put our refineries next to the engine we can actually save some power by using all of that heat from the engine to fuel the furnaces
WendyÆs hands were clenched into tight fists Oh thatÆs well honestly I should have thought about that Did you take into account radiation The purity of the energy my reactor will produce isnÆt in doubt but without testing for trace elements over a long period of time
Honestly the little bit of randomness is good for them They are much too used to controlling for everything They need to get used to relying on only their own image and their Willpower It will be good training
Wendy tottered over and leaned on her desk for support Well great So great But IÆve been wondering about the industrial density near the housing complexes People canÆt just live around machines