Wish Machine!
"Metal qi resides in the lungs, condensing into a sword's edge..."
"Bingwu fire within the furnace, black iron melts into flowing essence; the Big Dipper pours out stellar force, the Southern Dipper tempers cold brilliance..."
Shen Le read each word carefully. On either side of him, the two little ones followed along, silently reciting in unison:
"Metal qi resides in the lungs, condensing into a sword's edge..."
Shen Le pressed one hand against the back of Li Xingtang's Iron Armor and the other against Cloud Kun's deck, doing his best to sense the flow of power within them.
After leading them through it several times, he finally gave up and waved his hand.
"Cloud Kun, stop for now. You're too big—I can't permeate every part of your body with power while also looking after Li Xingtang.
Stay beside us and listen while we recite. Don't circulate your power yet. I'll teach him first! At least he has some foundation in sword practice!"
Yes. After the experts had evaluated every aspect of the situation, they proposed three plans to meet Cloud Kun's need for high-speed maneuverability.
The best option was to reforge Cloud Kun, adding a flight Formation to its hull—that was, upgrading the spirit artifact with the ability to fly so it could take to the air on its own.
The middle option was to forge Cloud Kun a flying sword, or a set of flying swords, and let Cloud Kun control them itself to fly by sword.
The worst option was to modify Cloud Kun directly, installing components such as hydrofoils or ground-effect aircraft systems to help it break through the water and soar into the sky.
The difficulty with the best option was that the Special Affairs Bureau had no existing Formation suitable for a spirit