Being Too Eager for School Means Having Problematic Thoughts

For two days, Kraft scanned every database he could access, but he couldn't find any information related to the Magia Gang's experiments.

The only vaguely relevant detail was in intelligence reports from the police and other official agencies, mentioning an attack on Magia Gang territory seven years ago. However, there was no information about who the attackers were.

Kraft considered it for a long time but ultimately decided against having Haro forcefully infiltrate the databases of organizations like the FBI. Even though Haro's abilities meant he wouldn't be caught even if the infiltration failed, Kraft was wary of Stark and the network capabilities of several other mysterious forces. He wasn't sure if they might cut off his retreat while he was attempting an intrusion.

After much deliberation, Kraft abandoned the idea. His skills would improve over time, and there was no need to expose himself for such a minor issue. He had already waited seven years, so a little longer wouldn't hurt.

With no success in gathering intelligence, Kraft refocused his attention on the inventions from his dreams.

Previously, he had been strengthening the defenses of his workshop to guard against Martin's supposed business rivals. Now that he had free time, Kraft began a test he had long wanted to conduct: whether others could replicate the unscientific equipment from his dreams.

Due to the need for secrecy, Kraft hadn't found an opportunity to test this before. Now, with Alice, his obedient and well-behaved little sister, she was naturally the most suitable candidate.

The most ideal item for testing was Professor Agasa's sound-mimicking device. It wasn't technically complex and the operation wasn't difficult, so even the cute and slightly dim Alice could copy it with a little guidance.

The test results left Kraft with mixed feelings.

The sound-mimicking device made entirely by Alice performed about as Kraft had predicted. It wasn't as miraculous as the ones made by Professor Agasa or himself. However, if Kraft was involved and reached a certain level of participation, the final product would undergo a qualitative leap, transforming from a normal scientific creation into a truly unscientific magical item.

Furthermore, if a magical item created by Kraft was disassembled and then perfectly reassembled, its miraculous effects would disappear.

In this situation, Kraft at least didn't have to worry about his technology being leaked. But on the flip side, Kraft's dream of mass-producing these magical items was also a pipe dream.

Overall, however, Kraft was quite satisfied with the test results. Technology only had value when it was monopolized. Besides, it wasn't as if Kraft couldn't mass-produce them at all; many items, even without their unscientific effects, were still excellent products in themselves.

For example, the solar-powered skateboard Kraft had recently learned about from Professor Agasa. If you removed its unscientific ability to chase cars, the highly efficient solar energy utilization itself was a remarkable technology, with a conversion efficiency at least two or three levels higher than current solar devices on the market.

As for Da Vinci's solar-powered flashlight, which also utilized solar energy...

Kraft had no idea how that funny guy managed it. No matter how Kraft adjusted it, the electricity converted from solar power was only enough to light the flashlight bulb, no more, no less. This was probably another unscientific phenomenon of dream technology.

As the Demon Gang's personnel gradually withdrew from Hell's Kitchen, Kraft no longer needed to stay cooped up in his workshop every day. Under Martin Lee's urging, he reluctantly returned to school.

However, his research didn't stop. In addition to continuously absorbing newly emerging dream knowledge, Kraft also took out technologies like the solar conversion technology he had learned earlier and handed them over to Martin Lee for development. This not only secured his own research funding but also allowed Martin to quickly recover the losses incurred during the attack on the Magia Gang.

"It's a shame I still can't replicate those inventions with special powers."

Kraft looked at the failed magic core on his desk and sighed helplessly. He hadn't had many dreams recently, and they were all related to the mystical side, or they were heavy industrial products that required a large workforce and equipment.

Kraft didn't want to attract the attention of American official agencies for the time being, so heavy industry was out of the question. He could only keep trying to create mystical items, but all his attempts had failed.

The only mechanical prosthetic technology he had managed to grasp recently wasn't particularly high-tech, except for the neural link technology at its core, which was somewhat interesting.

In fact, Kraft was more interested in the technology called Alchemy used by the freely moving armor. Unfortunately, the protagonist of that dream was a young lady who was fitting a prosthetic limb for a little child, and there were no books related to Alchemy in the room. Kraft had tried to sketch the alchemy array drawn by the armored person, but it had no effect. It was likely that some core technology was not displayed in the dream.

"If only I could dream of that armored person or that little child again... or maybe a scientifically unsound scientist like Professor Agasa."

Kraft tidied up his workspace, ran his hand through his messy hair, and then ambled his way home.

"I'm home~"

Kraft opened the door and saw Alice sitting on the living room sofa, laughing heartily at a soap opera on TV while eating snacks.

"Ah, welcome home~"

Alice clapped the snack crumbs off her hands, gave Kraft a silly grin, and then trotted towards the kitchen.

"Dinner's ready! I'll bring it out now!"

"Sigh..."

Kraft put his hand to his forehead and sighed. Alice's leisurely demeanor didn't make her look like a robot at all!

"I'll enroll her next semester..."

Thinking about having to study hard at school while Alice happily played at home made Kraft feel very unbalanced. He had originally planned for Alice to start high school, but now he decided to have her start eighth grade with him!

It was only a year's difference, so it didn't really matter.

When Kraft told Alice about this decision, she seemed extremely happy.

Kraft: ???

This robot definitely had a problem! She actually liked going to school!

No matter how surprised Kraft was by Alice's peculiar hobby, they still had to eat. Although Alice usually appeared cute and a bit dim, her talent for cooking was surprisingly excellent. She had evolved from only being able to follow recipes to make ordinary dishes to now being able to research dishes independently, and her cooking was on par with the chefs at Fatty Liao's house.

So, after all this effort, I've just made myself a cooking robot?

Kraft patted his stomach contentedly after wolfing down the delicious dinner Alice had prepared.

Well, it's fine. At least I don't have to pester Martin to find me a mom anymore.

After dinner, they washed the dishes together and then sat in front of the TV to play games.

That was one good thing about America; there was almost no homework.

Although in Kraft's memory, he had only attended schools in America, his subconscious told him that he had experienced a period of heavy academic workload. This was likely due to his lost memories resurfacing, a feeling Kraft had encountered more than once or twice, so he didn't pay it much mind.

They played until Alice's favorite show was about to start. Kraft returned to his room, finished his meager amount of homework, washed up, and then went to bed.

Although tomorrow was the weekend, Kraft still slept early. Besides research, games, and good food, his greatest hobby was sleeping. After all, his dreams had everything, and they were much more interesting than the soap operas on TV. Moreover, dreams appeared without any pattern, giving him a lottery-like sense of anticipation every time he fell asleep.

As the saying goes: "What the heart yearns for will eventually be found."

Perhaps because Kraft had been mentioning it for a while, Dr. Dongyun appeared in his dream once again.

The level of scientific impossibility in this dream invention surpassed even that of the robot Mingnai.

It was a simple, red, triangular scarf that Dr. Dongyun had finished making in just a few hours.

And the effect of this scarf was—to make animals talk.

What the hell is this nonsense!

No matter how you look at it, this scarf is just an ordinary cloth scarf! There are no chips inside, no magic or mystical arts, so what's the principle behind making animals speak like this, you damn fool!

Moreover, from Kraft's observation, this scarf wasn't just about making animals talk; it also had a certain degree of intelligence enhancement. Or rather, it not only gave animals the ability to speak human language but also endowed them with a thought process close to that of humans.

This is simply too unscientific!

Although this invention was utterly unscientific and seemed to have no practical use for Kraft, as soon as he woke up from the dream, he jumped out of bed and wanted to go to the pet store to buy a pet.

Regardless of the principle behind it or whether it was useful or not, Kraft had made up his mind!

Because it was just too interesting, wasn't it?

"Huh? Brother, you're up really early today."

Alice, who was preparing breakfast, poked her head out of the kitchen and greeted him upon hearing the movement.

"Is it okay to have wontons for breakfast?"

"Anything is fine, anything! I'm going out first!"

Kraft quickly put on his shoes and was about to rush out.

"Brother, where are you going? Isn't today the weekend?"

Alice looked confused.

"I'm going to buy a pet. Alice, what kind of animal do you like?"

Thinking that he likely wouldn't be able to take care of a pet himself and that the responsibility would ultimately fall on Alice, Kraft felt it was better to ask her beforehand. Although Mingnai, who shared the same origin as him in the dream, seemed to like cats very much, who knew if there would be any changes after the change in origin.

"Eh? A pet?"

Alice looked very happy. She tapped her lips with her finger and thought for a moment.

"Cats and dogs are both fine. I like anything fluffy, but..."

Alice extended her right hand, revealing the electronic watch hidden on her wrist, and then tilted her head to remind Kraft, "At this time, the pet store probably isn't open yet, right?"

Kraft: ...

Thanks to [Cousin Who Passed By] for the tip.

In the original story, Mr. Sakamoto had human-like thoughts even before putting on the scarf, but I found that setting a bit strange in the context of Marvel, so I slightly modified the scarf's ability.

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