Sleepless

On the third day at Grandmaster Celie's Castle, Celie tried out Li Yan's inventions: Black Lightning, the upgraded Black Lightning Motorcycle, and Pink Miracle. Although Celie looked down on these magically powered vehicles invented by Li Yan, she had a great time playing with the Black Lightning Motorcycle and even asked Li Yan to make her a golden one.

Li Yan looked troubled by his Grandmaster's request, explaining that he lacked the materials to create the golden motorcycle and also lacked the magical knowledge to enhance its mechanical performance.

Serie rolled her eyes at Li Yan. She knew perfectly well what her grand-disciple was thinking. He just wanted to get his hands on all the Magic Tome and materials she had collected over the years for free. But clearly, his wishful thinking had succeeded. She was extremely interested in this so-called Mana motorcycle.

This is a branch of magic, a revolutionary tool built with Mana energy, and riding it feels quite nice. Riding it on country roads makes even an Elf mage like her, who doesn't like to go out, enjoy the pleasure of travel.

On the seventh day at Grandmaster Seria's castle, Grandmaster Seria's golden magic motorcycle was developed. This was the day Seria began test riding it. In the early stages of this golden magic motorcycle, Seria wanted to add some green, then she wanted some pink, and later she wanted it to be faster and also wanted the feeling of flying like Pink Miracle.

Li Yan selectively accepted his Grandmaster's various suggestions. The flight effect of the Pink Miracle was obviously impossible, as it had already transcended the scope of a motorcycle and belonged to an aircraft. As for adding some green, Li Yan attached a small green four-leaf clover ornament to it, the kind that could be removed.

To avoid disrupting the overall color scheme, Li Yan chose to use pink on the car mat. The cute, girly pink perfectly complemented the young, eighteen-year-old elf, Grandmaster Seria.

The Golden Mana Motorcycle doesn't necessarily need to be built with gold. It only requires mixing a lot of gold powder into the golden paint and then adding gold to specific parts, and the Golden Mana Motorcycle will make its grand debut.

Having acquired her own golden Mana motorcycle, Serie immediately returned the Black Lightning Motorcycle to Li Yan. What's yours is always the best, and her golden Mana motorcycle was an enhanced version, with better Mana materials added to its power system.

During the month Li Yan spent in his master Seria's castle, he created the tenth mechanical puppet. Relying on the magic book he obtained from the underground labyrinth, Li Yan learned the so-called magic that made the mechanical puppet obey his commands.

Each Mechanical Magic Puppets was like a master builder. With 10 Mechanical Magic Puppets, Li Yan began to assign instructions to the Mechanical Magic Puppets to build their companions. As for materials, Li Yan relied entirely on Serie's savings and the supplies sent by her father.

In the year that Grandmaster Seria's castle had been occupied, the number of mechanical puppets had reached an astonishing level. Three hundred mechanical puppets had their own jobs; some served as castle cleaners, clearing the trash from their designated areas, while others were creators, producing their companions...

"A Yan, are you still researching your magic machine?"

Flamme approached Li Yan with great interest. In just one year, his master's castle had changed completely. The original rustic and luxurious castle had been transformed into a noble castle, complete with Mechanical Magic Puppets for cleaning and service.

"Godmother, it's so difficult! Building Mana tank with four wheels is so hard, from the internal core connections to all the details of the outer shell."

Li Yan looked at the design blueprints in his hand. Around him were Mechanical Magic Puppets that had undergone countless experiments. Whenever he had a new idea, these Mechanical Magic Puppets would operate them to test the feasibility of Li Yan idea.

"Don't rush, you're still young. What's difficult for you right now will become easier and easier later on."

Flamme gently stroked Li Yan's head, gazing at the site that had been transformed into a machine processing plant. She couldn't help but marvel at her apprentice's talent. She had thought he would become a great magician in the future, but he secretly practiced his physical training and even drew his Holy Sword. She had thought her godson would become a peerless hero who excelled in both magic and martial arts, but now he had become an engineer researching groundbreaking technologies.

Feeling mentally exhausted, Li Yan had no heart to continue studying the Mana chariot. She gently rested her head on Flamme's lap. Her snow-white thighs were exceptionally soft and comfortable. Resting her head on them felt like returning to her childhood. Back then, she had an extraordinary love for magic and spent every day studying it, just like Frieren now, learning attack magic every moment and mastering dozens of attack spells that could be combined.

"Rest when you're tired. Don't let me hear Frieren complaining to me again about you staying up all night researching the machine." Flamme scolded him reproachfully. Li Yan had a very strong desire to develop a Mana chariot that could withstand powerful magical attacks, and he even wanted the Mana chariot to automatically release an energy Shield to block attacks.

"That naughty junior Junior Sister, she even has to tattle on this!"

Li Yan puffed out her cheeks and tilted her head slightly to look at the ceiling. As usual, her breasts blocked half of the ceiling.

"Get some rest and don't think about anything else."

Flamme gently reached out and covered Li Yan's eyes, allowing him to rest peacefully. These past few days, Li Yan had spent too much energy researching mechanics and searching for information in Magic Tome.

With her view blocked, Li Yan no longer looked at the half-ceiling, enjoying the comfort of her Godmother's lap pillow—it still tasted like childhood.

Looking at Li Yan, who was already fast asleep, Flamme gently touched Li Yan's face. Unlike when she was a child, Li Yan's face had lost some of its childishness and gained more of a refined and mature look.

"Is the young master asleep?"

The Little Fool peeked out from the shadows, a hint of panic on his face.

She should be asleep by now.

Frieren also turned her head to look at Li Yan, who was sleeping peacefully, her sleeping face like that of a child, which made her want to chuckle.

"Next time your young master doesn't rest on time, don't bother looking for Frieren, just come to me, Little Fool."

"Flamme spoke softly."

"Hmm, I didn't expect my senior brother to be able to stay up even longer than me. I usually only stay up until one or two in the morning."

Frieren covered her mouth and chuckled, gently poking Li Yan's cheek with her small hand. Worried that Li Yan would be woken up, Flamme gave Frieren a loving pat with a hint of reproach.

"Stop fooling around, I finally fell asleep."

After being slapped, Frieren stuck out her tongue. Seeing that her senior brother was asleep, she lost interest in watching the spectacle and went back to her room to continue her research on magic.

"I understand. I'll tell you secretly next time the young master doesn't sleep."

The Little Fool gazed at Li Yan's sleeping face and cautiously left.