"Little Light, go in. From now on, you'll be a new life."
Lin Xiao held a flame in his palm as endless streams of data flashed through his eyes. The flame began to split into two smaller flickers.
A silver-white body lay on the operating table. From its appearance, it looked like a one- or two-year-old little girl.
This was the growth-type mechanical body Lin Xiao had just completed. The technology within it was exceptionally powerful.
The two core technologies of metal element fission and atomic arrangement reconstruction made the growth of mechanical bodies more than empty talk.
Mechanical bodies could absorb ordinary metals, reconstructing their atomic arrangements into substances they could absorb. The metal elements would then undergo fission and growth, allowing the mechanical body to gradually grow up like a human.
The metal used by the mechanical body was not as powerful as blue gold, but its toughness was not far behind.
The mechanical body's head lay open on the workbench. Lin Xiao gently placed the flame split from Little Light inside.
The other flame in Lin Xiao's hand turned into a stream of data and entered his mind.
This was Little Light's core program. As long as he had it, no accidents would occur.
Lin Xiao opened a light screen and entered the final commands. After taking several deep breaths, he fiercely pressed the activation button.
Clack, clack, clack!
Little Light's head closed. The energy collector within her began absorbing the free-floating energy in the air. Her tightly shut eyes opened, and the first life of the Machina Spirit Race was born at that moment.
"From now on, your name will be Little Spirit. I am your creator, Lin Xiao. You may call me Father."
To distinguish her from Little Light, Lin Xiao gave her a name. Little Spirit's body slowly rose into the air, and her eyes became lively.
Although Lin Xiao had not given Little Spirit bionic skin, he had put great care into the first lifeform of the Machina Spirit Race. Her facial contours and body proportions were identical to those of a real person.
Lin Xiao had even made an ordinary Third Generation Battle Robe for Little Spirit to wear. What he had put the most effort into, though, were her eyes.
They said the eyes were the windows to the soul. Lin Xiao had given her a pair of beautiful eyes—clear, lively, and lovely.
Little Spirit floated in the air, seemingly adapting to this world. After a long while, her expressions began to grow richer as well.
"Daddy, play with me!"
Little Spirit behaved no differently from a real person. Lin Xiao had set her initial age to one, so she still could not speak clearly and only wanted to play.
"This..."
Although Lin Xiao was no longer a virgin, taking care of a child still gave him a massive headache.
Play with her? The question was, what was he supposed to play?
"Little Spirit, go play by yourself for a while, okay? Daddy has work to do."
"Okay, Daddy!"
Little Spirit was quite obedient. She began wandering around nearby, looking here and there with curiosity written all over her.
While Little Spirit played on her own, Lin Xiao continued his experiment. He walked over to another workbench.
On it lay a large fleshy worm made from the same material as Little Spirit. After Morgana stole his little Zergling, Lin Xiao had changed directions.
If he could not handle genetic abilities, then he would play with machinery. No one said the Zerg had to be exactly like the original ones. He could create mechanical Zerg instead. Wouldn't that be much simpler?
The two technologies used on Little Spirit were not enough here. He still needed to improve them.
If he wanted the Zerg to have their original effects, the most important thing was still the programming. Writing programs to that standard would be a massive undertaking.
"Huh? Why is it so quiet?"
Lin Xiao remembered what his elders had once told him: when a child was not making a fuss, either they were up to mischief or something had happened.
Of course, it was impossible for anything to happen to Little Spirit, so she could only be up to mischief. Lin Xiao turned and began searching the laboratory.
"Damn it, Little Spirit, you can't eat that."
After making more than half a circuit, Lin Xiao finally found Little Spirit beneath a machine. She was hugging the body of the instrument and eating it with great gusto.
"Daddy, hungry."
Looking at the precision instrument that had been chewed full of dents and holes, Lin Xiao felt like crying without tears. That thing had been incredibly expensive.
Lin Xiao took out a piece of metal shaped like a biscuit and stuffed it into Little Spirit's hands. This was her exclusive food.
"Thank you, Daddy!"
Little Spirit thanked Lin Xiao obediently, but he got another headache. How was he supposed to work while holding her in his arms?
Ding-dong-dong!
Just then, the phone on the table began ringing. Lin Xiao walked over and saw that it was a video call from that beauty, Li Xiaobing.
"Hi!!! Major General Lin!"
After the call connected, Li Xiaobing appeared on the screen. She was dressed casually and standing on a bustling street.
"Little Ice, what do you need me for?"
"Wow, Major General Lin, why are you holding a child?"
"This is my daughter. What is it? Hurry up and tell me."
"Cough, cough, cough... Today is my day off. I'm having fun in Giant Hero City, but it's so boring by myself. Could you come keep me company?"
Li Xiaobing choked on her milk tea and coughed for a long time before catching her breath. Lin Xiao's words had apparently stunned her.
"Keep you company?"
Ever since they had added each other on WeChat, Li Xiaobing often sent him messages. Lin Xiao had always had his doubts, so he answered every question she asked. Over time, they had become fairly familiar, and they had met a few times as well.
Lin Xiao thought about it. Rather than stay home and watch a child, he might as well go chat with a beautiful woman.
"Sure. Wait for me. I'll be there soon!"
"Really? That's great! I'll wait for you!"
With Li Xiaobing looking delighted, Lin Xiao ended the call and carried Little Spirit out of the laboratory.
Lin Xiao first went to where the Super Soldier Company was having class. Lian Feng was helping him deal with matters at the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Qi Lin and Leina were attending class in the classroom. Today, Qiang Wei was teaching them how to use Micro Wormhole Transportation Technology to store their weapons and armor.
Of course, only the two teams of male and female superheroes were attending the lesson. The War God Squad could not use micro wormholes.
Their training was different. They only needed to continuously develop their physical potential. How could they possibly understand technology? They simply used whatever Lin Xiao gave them.
When Lin Xiao entered the classroom carrying a child, everyone became curious. Even Qiang Wei stopped teaching.
"Boss, what are you holding?"
"What a cute little girl! Where did you buy her?"
"Could this be a robot the boss made?"
Ignoring the flood of questions, Lin Xiao walked straight over to Qi Lin.
"Little Spirit, this is your mother. Go play with your mother."
Qi Lin took the Little Spirit Lin Xiao handed over with a bewildered expression. Had she ever given birth to a child? Even if she had, could she have given birth to a lump of metal?
"Lin Xiao, what does this mean? You think I can't have children, so you made one for me?"
After recovering from her confusion, Qi Lin looked at the little mechanical girl in her arms and immediately became unhappy, thinking Lin Xiao meant something else.
"What are you talking about? This is the Empress of the Machina Spirit Race, Little Spirit. I'm her creator, so I'm her father. Doesn't that make you her mother?"
"Oh, oh, oh! So she's that growth-type mechanical body. You finished her so quickly?"
With the misunderstanding cleared up, Qi Lin began carefully examining Little Spirit. Other than the slightly unusual color of her body, she was no different from a normal little girl.
Especially since she did not feel like cold metal to the touch. She was warm, almost like touching skin. And those eyes really were beautiful.
"Wait, Lin Xiao. Shouldn't I be her mother instead? Come on, little one, call me Mommy!"
Leina took Little Spirit from Qi Lin's arms and hooked a finger beneath her chin, making her call her Mommy.
"We aren't even married. At most, you count as an aunt."
"Ow! Little brat, why are you biting me?"
Little Spirit bit Leina's finger. It hurt terribly, and Leina hurriedly stuffed Little Spirit back into Qi Lin's arms.
"Hey, that's not right either. Are you married to Qi Lin? Why can she be called Mommy?"
After being bitten, Leina's mind actually became clearer. They were not married, so why should Qi Lin get to be called Mommy?
"Why are you so naggy? If you have the ability, make her call you that herself. Oh, right, Little Spirit. Other than that aunt just now, you can't bite anyone else, understand?"
"Okay, Daddy!"
Only Leina and Sun Wukong here had divine bodies. It was no big deal if they got bitten, but if anyone else took that bite, their finger would have been bitten off.
"Lin Xiao, what do you mean by that? Why am I the only one she can bite?"
"Haha, because you're a goddess!"
Lin Xiao laughed heartily. Leina really was amusing; her way of thinking was truly different from ordinary people's.
"Qi Lin, take good care of her. I need to go out for a while."
"That's no problem, but where are you going?"
"I'm making a trip to Giant Hero City. Oh, and this is her food. Give it to her when she gets hungry."
"She needs to eat too?"
Lin Xiao nodded and turned to leave the classroom. The moment he was gone, a whole group of people crowded around.
"What are you men coming over here for? Go away, go away."
Qiang Wei helplessly slapped her forehead at the podium. Class clearly could not continue, but she was curious too, so she quickly joined the group of girls.
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