Alvin installed the little box on Warhammer's belt. Before he could give an order, the "Repulsion Field" activated...
The dust on the Mech Armor was blown into the air by the surging field...
Alvin smiled and nodded. "Looks like a decent piece of work, but it's not much use to us.
I think sturdier, heavier, and safer is the way Warhammer should be...
After all, it isn't powered entirely by human strength..."
Bazel clasped his hands together, looking extremely awkward as he watched Alvin. He seemed to have something he wanted to say...
Alvin, quick to pick up on Bazel's unease, smiled and said, "Don't tell me you used all my metal to make these things?"
As he spoke, Alvin glanced at Bazel's reddening face and shook his head with a wry smile as the truth dawned on him.
Then he tapped the armor attachment on Warhammer and shrugged. "If this thing is sturdier than the original armor, it's not that big a problem.
The whole reason I asked you to make these was to give the soldiers a little more protection..."
Hearing how reasonable Alvin was being, Bazel let out a small sigh of relief. Then, looking terribly embarrassed, he said, "Maybe, um, maybe...
Without the Repulsion Field, its protection against energy attacks is, well..."
Seeing Alvin's expression darken, Bazel quickly added, "But you saw for yourself—if there's magic to activate the Repulsion Field..."
Alvin sighed and looked at Bazel. "My friend, that wasn't right of you...
How many sets of these have you made?
You'll probably have to fit them all with Magic Stones...
Or make me a new batch of attachments!"
Bazel shook his head dejectedly. "I'm very sorry, boss!
I used most of all your Secondary Uru Alloy to make 2,000 sets of armor attachments.
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