With the Krakka Teleporter Kidd had brought, Cheng Mingrui soon returned to his workshop. Everything went smoothly, apart from one enormous "Squig" clamoring to do it again.
"What a country bumpkin! Doesn't even know what teleporting is!" Clever Git couldn't help sneering as he watched Hols hop around in wide-eyed wonder.
Hols, who had turned himself into a round, red Squig, didn't pick up on Clever Git's sarcasm. He didn't like talking to anyone except Cheng Mingrui, either, and mistook Clever Git's words for an invitation to play.
So Hols opened his huge mouth and lunged at Clever Git. If Clever Git hadn't been able to teleport, he would have been eaten on the spot.
Stopping the two little fellows from roughhousing took a little more time. In the process, Cheng Mingrui discovered that Hols really liked Clever Git and loved playing with him.
Unfortunately, the gap in their strength was far too great. What Hols considered play could be a lethal blow to Clever Git.
To keep Hols from killing Clever Git while he conducted his experiments, Cheng Mingrui specifically told Hols to stay put and not play with Clever Git.
Hols was quite obedient. When Cheng Mingrui emerged from the workshop with his sampling equipment, Hols was sitting motionless on the ground like a pet. Clever Git, on the other hand, kept going over to tease him.
After kicking Clever Git away, Cheng Mingrui took the strange mechanical equipment in his hands and began collecting samples, drawing blood, and performing a full-body scan on Hols.
For greater precision, Cheng Mingrui also had Hols assume many different forms and collected over a hundred kinds of samples. Hols wasn't afraid of pain, either. He thought having blood drawn and flesh cut away was just another bit of fun, and his