As for the other side of the story, namely the leak of the secret formula, none of the Soul Returner really cared.
Gray, who wanted to become the Grand Foundry Master, wasn't afraid of the formula being leaked. As long as everyone remembered that he was the one who discovered it, there wouldn't be a problem.
Furthermore, the Soul Returner have not revealed the most crucial hidden elements for activating the Machine Spirit, so there is no need to worry about anyone secretly imitating it.
Thanks to the daytime presentations and the spontaneous spread of the word among ordinary people, the line stretched as far as the eye could see throughout the night.
The situation was far better than [ Ginseng Rooster ] had anticipated, to the point that he had to specifically remind Mr. Nuowa every hour to shock Grand Duke Hall's clone in order to activate all the machines that were already in place.
The Short-Eared Elf Nuowa has also shown tremendous energy these past two days, showing no signs of fatigue even while doing several things at the same time.
The busy night passed just like that. At dawn, [ Ginseng Rooster ] announced that the entire small fortress would begin a new day of sermons, and hoped that the civilians who had not received the free seeds would come back in the evening.
Upon hearing this, everyone could only sigh and leave. Even though some of them had already come and gone three or four times to collect the gifts, they could never have too many of these good things.
Back in their cabins, the Soul Returner began the body replacement process once again.
This time, the five people who came back online lay on the ground for even longer, almost a full five minutes, before they were able to recover enough energy to get up and start working.
Nuowa, watching this scene from the side, couldn't help but feel admiration for these guests from the Second Holy See.
Although it was already known that they could be resurrected, such relentless work was rare even on a global scale.
Even though it was known that such a crazy operation would only last until the last minute of tomorrow, Nuowa couldn't help but be astonished.
Elves are a naturally lazy race. Nuowa looked at the united Soul Returner and couldn't help but think of the elves on Elf Island, sighing slightly in his heart.
Even offering high rewards, those elves simply couldn't be motivated to do anything.
There are only two ways to get elves to work: either they genuinely enjoy doing it, or they will truly die if they don't.
Aside from that, elves generally do nothing else, which seems quite different from the Soul Returner, yet there's also an inexplicable similarity.
Moreover, from another perspective, the Soul Returner do not seem to benefit from this operation; in terms of profit, they have earned less than they have.
Even so, they remained full of energy, the dream subordinates any leader would want.
With that in mind, Nuowa began to consider whether he might need these Soul Returner Soul Returner the future, and whether he could afford to hire them.
Seemingly sensing a familiar presence, as the souls of the two bodies switched from [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] and [ Litang's Supremely Fierce Tiger ] to [ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] and [ Do Some Farm Work ], the childlike voice of the Machine Spirit also rang out:
"Creators, I have good news to tell you."
Who taught you to speak in suspense?
[ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] asked back, both amused and annoyed, and continued regardless of what the Machine Spirit said:
Tell me, what's the good news?
"I've learned how to draw Psionic Energy arrays!"
"Machine Spirit said with delight."
"So fast?"
[ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] looked at Nuowa in astonishment, and the elven mage nodded in agreement:
"Yes, but it's just a basic magic circle."
"Isn't that a magic array too?"
"Yes, that's true."
Nuowa explained with a smile:
"The formation of a magic array by engraving Psionic Energy Circuit has many requirements in terms of force, pattern, depth, etc. Beginners generally need a long time to learn because they can only observe from the surface."
"This little Machine Spirit's vision is very different from that of ordinary creatures, and it seems that it has undergone some similar training beforehand, so its 'hand' can remain very steady when carving."
[ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this, recalling how the King of Fall Resistance, I Guess" changed its own blades after being equipped with tunnel boring machine parts.
Although it happened less than a week ago, the amount of information she's received in the past few days has been so overwhelming that it feels like a lifetime has passed.
Thinking of this, [ the Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] looked at Nuowa and asked seriously:
"Master Mage, is it really possible for the 'King of Fall Resistance, I Guess to learn the teleportation spell before the election ends tomorrow?"
Nuowa thought for a moment and said:
"At present, the Machine Spirit has not encountered any obvious obstacles in its learning. What it lacks is only experience and knowledge. In other words, as long as I fill in a lot of prerequisite knowledge for it, it should be able to draw a teleportation array pointing to a specific location."
"It actually works..."
[ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] He murmured in surprise.
The elven mage added:
"But there's one problem that can't be solved."
He patted the wall of the cabin next to him, as if he were patting a student on the shoulder:
"Its Psionic Energy reserves are limited, though not small compared to yours, but currently insufficient to fully unleash a two-way teleportation spell."
[ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] Now I understand.
In other words, according to Nuowa's deduction, the King of Fall Resistance, I Guess will most likely be able to learn the teleportation spell before the election ends tomorrow, but he will be unable to actually use it due to insufficient "mana".
What should we do?
There's really nothing we can do to help with this.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Nuowa even made a point of mentioning that " the Psionic Energy reserves of the King of Fall Resistance, I Guess' are already quite substantial compared to ours."
This is probably a clear indication that it's impossible to accomplish at the current pace, so they want me to quickly find a solution...
But how should this be resolved?
[ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ], who was completely clueless about the matter, decided to share the information with his companions who were still traveling day and night. Many of them were majoring in Psionic Energy Compatibility, and he hoped to brainstorm solutions to this problem.
A moment later, [ the Do Some Farm Work ] came over and greeted them:
"Are you done? There's still a lot to do here. [ Ginseng Rooster ] left a message here detailing what we need to do today—yesterday we were praising Gray, today we should go and badmouth the other candidates."
Is this really something that can be done?
[ The Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] was taken aback. Were these five people really going to slander three candidates for leadership of another faction in the capital of another faction?
[ The Do Some Farm Work ] was also a bit bewildered, but he calmed himself down and said:
"Don't worry, as long as we handle things properly, we won't get invited for tea."