(Bonus update in thanks to .Asked You But You Never Came. for the tip.)
The two kids with sky-high pigtails spent ages messing around on the Knight Mech before finally calming down a little and climbing off.
They huddled together and whispered:
"Dad actually got us a Knight Mech!"
"We need to repay him!"
"How?"
"Let's ask Mother!"
The pigtail kids returned to their home in the Lower Hive, ran up to Nightingale, and asked how they could show their appreciation to Dad.
Nightingale smiled and said, "Since you want to do something nice for your father, go help him carry his weight plates."
The two pigtail kids rushed back into the Hideout and found Li Qinwu wearing nothing but his underpants, posing in front of a large wall mirror.
"Oh yes! Look at that bicep definition, those chest striations, those thighs! Oh yes! Yes!"
Li Qinwu struck one pose after another, occasionally bursting out with a few admiring remarks.
At the sight of those bulging muscles, admiration and envy flashed in the pigtail kids' eyes.
"Dad! I want to be as strong as you!"
"Dad, what do we need to do? Bench presses too?"
Li Qinwu dropped his Mr. Olympia pose and walked over to the bench press rack.
"Kids, you don't need to bench press. Just carrying my weight plates will give you enough exercise to compete in Mr. Olympia.
"Come on, put on a one-ton plate first so I can warm up!"
After spending a few days with his family, Li Qinwu got back to work.
He went to Zeppelin's Spire and asked how the planet's development was coming along.
Once everyone had taken their seats, Governor Zeppelin said:
"While you were away, we focused on developing the space station, the Space Elevator, and the electromagnetic