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It was the first time Bloed designed a mechanical pet for a demigod.
Moreover, Eve was not a normal demigod. According to the standards of this world, she was at the third rank of demigod, [Apotheosis].
That was the equivalent to an SSS-Grade ESPer.
Even Regina was just at SS-Grade. Of course, she was a Valkyrie, so her strength was a bit higher than her grade. But even like that, she could not guarantee she could win against Eve in a fight.
Regina's level of energy was incredible. But Eve's was even more exaggerated.
The unit used to measure an ESPer's psychic power was called Psy, and it was roughly equivalent to 1 Megawatt of energy.
An F-Grade ESPer, the weakest ESPer, has roughly 1 Psy of energy, and his normal output is a thousandth of that (0.001 Psy).
But according to the numbers showed on the screen, Eve's normal output of mana reached 134,3 Psy. If that number was transformed into energy, it was roughly 134 Megawatts of energy.
In other words, just Eve's output of mana alone was around a tenth of the output of a normal nuclear plant.
You could say that one attack of Eve used enough energy to keep a small town lit up for one month!
Moreover, if Bloed calculated Eve's total mana based on her normal output, it should go beyond 134000 Psy!
In comparison, Regina's energy output as a peak B-Grade Valkyrie was 45,7 Psy, and her total energy was around 45000 Psy.
Just in terms of energy, Eve was more than twice as strong as Regina.
Of course, the amount of energy alone was not enough to determine someone's strength, but it was enough to roughly estimate it.
For the record, Bloed's energy output was just 0.05 Psy, and his total energy was around 50 Psy. Liu Ying's numbers were roughly the same as his.
In comparison to Eve, Bloed and Liu Ying were nothing more than ants.
Eve could not understand the meaning of the numbers, but when she saw Bloed's awkward face, she knew that something was wrong.
"I there a problem?"
Bloed smiled bitterly. "Well, yes… Actually, there is no problem with you. It's just I don't think I have the necessary abilities to work with your level of mana."
"Mm?" Eve tilted her head confused.
"You see, Tito and Liu Liu are mechanical pets, but they are also pieces of equipment. In terms of strength, they should be as strong as a C-Rank practitioner, and at the same time, they increase their user's abilities by around thirty to fifty percent.
"But you are too strong, and your mana pool is too massive. Even if I do my best, the most I can do is create a mechanical pet as strong as… the weakest demigod? Moreover, the boost it will give to your abilities will be at most 1%... That is too little for the amount of mana it will consume. To be honest, it will be nothing but a beautiful toy for someone like you."
Eve was startled for a moment before smiling.
"I see… Don't worry."
"Huh?"
"… I only want a pet. If it's as strong as a demigod it's more than enough."
Bloed smiled wryly. Right, he had forgotten that.
But even so, he did not feel satisfied with that.
As an engineer, the fact that his abilities were not up to par was something he hated. He was a wound to his pride.
"… It looks like I need to work harder."
Shaking his head, Bloed decided to stop thinking about that and started to work in the fox.
Because most of the work was already done, Bloed only needed to calibrate the fox to accept Eve's mana.
At the same time, he decided to eliminate some of the fox's abilities.
He had originally designed it like Tito and Liu Liu, with the capacity to turn into an armor. But taking into account that the protection it could offer was useless for someone like Eve, he eliminated that function form its program.
Instead, he made it purely a pet.
Of course, it was not a normal pet. With Eve's mana, its combat strength was equivalent to a weak demigod, plus Bloed installed several combat modules on it.
Bloed needed almost seven hours to finish these modifications.
When Bloed was done working in the fox, he passed it to Eve.
"It's done. Now, clear your mind and don't resist."
Eve nodded.
Soon, she felt a soul power link trying to connect with her mind.
Eve was startled, but she soon reacted and accepted the link.
Instantly, she felt a connection forming between her and the mechanical fox.
Eve's eyes lit up in surprise. "This is… You can use soul power like this?"
Bloed raised an eyebrow. "Is anything wrong?"
"No... It's just that... I specialize in soul techniques, so I'm very susceptible to soul power. But I have never seen this way to use soul power. I can even use it to control the fox's movements, right?"
"You are right." Bloed nodded. "It uses psychic energy, what you call soul power, to form a mental link with the user. With enough practice, you can control it as though it's a limb. But even if you don't control it, it can move independently thanks to the AI programmed on it. Now you only need to give it a bit of your mana into it and it will be done."
Eve nodded and touched the fox's head. One second later, mana started to flow into the fox.
The fox purred and stared at Eve happily. Eve observed the fox for a few seconds before looking at Bloed in admiration.
"Amazing."
"… Thank you."
"It's truly amazing… I'm not sure how exactly you created this, but just the soul power link is something astonishing… In fact, I think you gave me an idea for a new technique."
Bloed shrugged. "That is good then. Anyway, I also benefited from this. I got to know the limit of my abilities."
Eve smiled. She then seemed to remember something and looked at Bloed and Liu Ying.
"Right, I forgot to tell you something. I already inscribed Liu Ying and you for the competition. Do you think you will be ready by then?"
Bloed thought for a moment before nodding.
"I will."