High-Tech Innovations: Starting with Toys
Chapter 46

Falsehood Becomes Truth

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Compared to the smooth battle inside the village, Qian Lai near the fence seemed a bit embarrassed.

Considering the camera crew was present, and Liu Jie and his two friends were genuinely worried about the safety of the Digital Eggs within the village, plus Qian Lai himself didn't want to be a burden, he decisively told the three kids not to worry about him.

It was just a show, not a life-or-death situation, so the three kids also decisively abandoned Qian Lai.

Only Smokemon floated beside Qian Lai, in case the Goblinmon went for broke.

Logically speaking, these mass-produced Goblinmon should have been the epitome of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

With one injured and one fleeing outside the fence, it shouldn't have been possible for them to turn back under normal circumstances.

However, Elecmon had left in a hurry, and the three kids hadn't bothered to hide their departure with their respective Digimon.

This led to the fleeing Goblinmon realizing halfway, "Eh~ it seems like no one's chasing me?"

Elecmon usually chased them far away every time, so why not this time?

Goblinmon only knew how to bully the weak and fear the strong, and didn't have much intelligence to speak of.

It only knew that Elecmon wasn't chasing after it, so did that mean it could go back and try to steal an egg?

It sneaked back, and the injured Goblinmon was still lying on the ground, shaking its head trying to stand up.

The main force inside the fence had already left, leaving only the injured (and feeling fatigued) Qian Lai and Smokemon.

This one I can beat!

The Goblinmon suddenly felt confident!

"Ooooh-ooooh--"

It waved its wooden staff, shouting as it charged forward.

"Smokemon, use smoke to cover the gap!"

Qian Lai had rested for a while, and could still manage to move around by forcing himself.

But looking at the Goblinmon's posture, he definitely couldn't outrun it.

Fortunately, the enemy was far away, and Smokemon was close.

The smoke originally intended for escape covered the broken fence, and Qian Lai pointed at the injured Goblinmon and shouted, "Where do you think you're going!"

The charging Goblinmon paused for a moment, and unconsciously glanced at its injured companion.

The staggering Goblinmon's injuries weren't too serious.

Or rather, for Digimon, there wasn't really any such thing as a true injury.

As long as there was enough data, repairing injuries was easy.

At worst, it would just devolve, but it was essentially still a data deficiency.

The Goblinmon didn't want to devolve, which was why it looked so unsteady.

But the entire Qidian Village was covered by a Holographic Projection, and was itself a part of the Digital World.

It was no exaggeration to say that the air in Qidian Village was filled with the scent of data.

With this moment of rest, the injured Goblinmon had almost recovered.

Qian Lai's shout had no other meaning, he just didn't want them staring at the gap in the fence.

With this moment of distraction, the range of the smoke coverage expanded, making it difficult to determine the exact location of the gap for a while.

But the Goblinmon didn't care!

Their original goal in stealing eggs was to kill the newly hatched In-Training Digimon.

Since Smokemon was right there, they could save themselves a step and prepare to attack Smokemon directly.

Qian Lai also knew they were targeting Smokemon, so he quickly gave it a comforting hug after releasing the smoke.

Although it had the effect of psychological suggestion, it was, after all, not a physical entity, so this kind of comforting hug was actually quite tiring.

Thump--Thump--

Two sounds in succession, unsurprisingly the Goblinmon crashing into the fence.

They became enraged and began to ignore the smoke, randomly destroying the fence, allowing Qian Lai to take the opportunity to rush towards the village.

Under the cover of smoke, the two Goblinmon started fighting each other.

Qian Lai didn't know that the Goblinmon were fighting each other, and that one Goblinmon, after obtaining the data provided by the other, actually evolved on the spot.

The camera crew and the prop team, who were just about to start work, were stunned for a moment. The script didn't seem to mention this?

Originally, according to Liang Xing's plan, this program was also meant to accelerate the growth of the Digivice beta testers.

After all, the Rookie and In-Training stages didn't really have much content to test.

But if they could defeat the Goblinmon through temporary evolution, then Liang Xing could continue to deploy them, achieving the effect of leveling up by defeating monsters.

However, the script didn't include the evolved form of Goblinmon.

The Champion-level Impmon, how could a group of Rookie and In-Training Digimon possibly fight it?

Moreover, Demon-type Digimon are inherently more agile, and Impmon is particularly violent and fond of fighting, even daring to challenge opponents with significantly higher combat power than itself.

"Director Liang, Director Liang! A Goblinmon here has evolved. What should we do?"

"Evolved? Let it go back for now."

Liang Xing had spent a lot of effort to cultivate his own Impmon. These mass-produced Goblinmon could actually evolve on their own?

Impressive!

Should he just let Qi Tian and the others get wiped out?

Anyway, there's no game rule that says players have to achieve final victory.

But Impmon... its King's Fist could probably one-shot these In-Training Digimon.

Even Qian Lai and A Lie would probably only feel completely exhausted and fall asleep if they took a hit.

"Tsk—"

A one-sided battle isn't entertaining, and the show's impact would be poor!

It would be more reliable to find some powerful Champion-level Digimon to guest star. It just so happens that the Black Gear can also come in handy.

A pleasant decision!

It would save Qi Tian's Koromon from being one-shot, forcing him to start cultivating again. That little guy would cry to death~

Liang Xing plans to give the Impmon that evolved on its own the role of the villain's top henchman.

It can make an appearance at the very end. Impmon's design is quite distinctive and should whet everyone's appetite.

This way, there's something to look forward to in the next episode, a win-win situation!

"Let it go back to the cave first. I'll be right there."

Liang Xing had already arranged the upcoming plot and rushed over in a hurry.

At the same time, the camera crew communicated with Impmon using the token provided by Liang Xing.

This doesn't involve modifying the underlying logic. It's still Liang Xing using his creator authority.

Impmon is violent, and it's unlikely that he can use his authority to make it turn over a new leaf—Liang Xing's own Impmon is easiest to control when he's allowed to fight.

But fortunately, the order conveyed by the camera crew was for Impmon to prepare for even greater destruction, so the Impmon, which was originally preparing to pursue, calmed down.

To challenge powerful opponents, a little patience is acceptable.

Impmon left, and the props team began to move.

You should know that the things that originally existed will not truly disappear just because of the blank coverage of the Holographic Projection.

The props team wore special glasses, and their task was to synchronize reality and the virtual world.

Hammer in place!

Chainsaw started!

Behind the scenes, unknown to the show's contestants, the props team began to lay the bricks and tiles for everyone to doubt the world.

In fact, the props team had already handled the aftermath of the house in the village where A Lie was initially attacked by Goblinmon.

A Lie led the Goblinmon away, which also provided a working environment for the props team.

In fact, with the Holographic Projection of the flying camera, the props team could work under the noses of the show's contestants, and they would never be able to detect it.

But for safety's sake, and because the show hadn't reached that urgent stage, Liang Xing chose to do the aftercare work.

When he has time to prepare some related equipment, Liang Xing can really get the props team to work synchronously.

Then the existence of the Digital World can really make people doubt the authenticity of the original world.

That day shouldn't be too far away, but he won't scare them this time~

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