"—We cultivated the golden crow wood treants ourselves. Before planting them, we built in spell formulas for interacting with the Wizard Tower. But these Battle Puppets are different—these were purchased from the Martin Thor Alchemy Company. They use magic power cores that can be repeatedly charged and discharged, with no external ports. To add external ports, we'd have to submit a dozen application reports, and Martin might not even approve them! Think about it: without external ports, once the magic power cores wear out, Martin can make another profit on the repair fee for replacing them. With external ports installed, that money would most likely vanish—I heard your Meng Gugu say that Martin's most profitable business isn't selling alchemical products, but maintaining all the alchemical products it's sold!"
Hermione shook her head, carefully explaining to Little Fox why she could not share magic power with the Battle Puppets, while marveling that even in a world full of miraculous power, wizards still quibbled over every penny.
Still, she did not think Martin's refusal to provide external magic power ports was particularly terrible.
Whether from a safety standpoint.
Or a business standpoint.
The Martin Thor Company had made the safest choice.
After a brief pause, watching Little Fox's blank eyes regain their liveliness, Hermione raised her chin slightly and changed tack, adding, "—Besides, even if we were willing to pay, and Martin approved the application immediately, it still wouldn't work, because they have no way to locate the Xuanhuang Small World—"
7
Poseidon did know about that.
After the Xuanhuang Small World entered "ascension mode," the entire Small World had been sealed off, with her Legend father guarding it outside. Martin could not locate this Small World at all, let alone cross worlds to provide after-sales service for the Battle Puppets.
And