With a clatter, a pile of parts and materials was dumped onto the silver operating table.
In the secret base of the Pet Uprising Alliance.
Machine Ball rushed here after buying materials.
Preparing to begin its own research.
Beside it,
Friends who were spectating, boasting, and complaining gathered upon hearing the sound.
The secret base wasn't large, but it was sufficiently hidden.
It was said to have been inhabited by a ghost messenger in the past, but it was now abandoned.
The hut, unrepaired, was also dilapidated.
The little pets discovered it and simply patched it up.
Added a ghost energy lock.
And then temporarily designated it as their secret base.
The Seven-Colored Egg was still around then.
After obtaining their own little territory, everyone was undoubtedly excited.
Every time they visited, they brought something.
Thus,
One brought tables and chairs, another brought toys, and someone else brought snacks...
With each little animal contributing a bit, the small wooden house was soon decorated to their liking.
Machine Ball joined later.
Led by the Seven-Colored Egg, its inclusion was quickly accepted by the other companions.
And after a few visits, Machine Ball also brought something in.
That was its operating table.
Researching small parts, modifications...
Basically, it all happened secretly here.
Once, a research project malfunctioned,
Nearly setting the place on fire, and Machine Ball panicked.
So when everyone came to the secret base again,
They saw that the repair marks inside the hut had increased.
But there were also many metallic elements added.
Giving it a sense of,
Unexplained sophistication.
...
Crunch, crunch~
A black and white spotted calf nudged forward.
Standing on its hind legs, it held a plate of peanuts in its front paws, crunching them audibly.
"Machine Ball, you transformed again?" Xiao Hua said.
To this day, it still hadn't managed to change its name.
001 Marmot was also gnawing on a red fruit the size of a baby's fist,
"Crunch, crunch... What are you playing with this time? Is there anything we can play with too?"
In the past, the scraps left over from Machine Ball's body modifications
Would be made into other small gadgets and given to the companions of the Uprising Alliance.
For example:
The auto-sensing dodgeball, which was fun to chase.
The 'Talking Duck' that could repeat their voices.
The 'Cuckoo Clock' that chimed the time on schedule...
Pets, pets,
Apart from when their masters needed them, and the lessons their masters gave them...
They were mostly bored most of the time.
They needed to find their own fun.
Therefore, Machine Ball was quite popular.
"Setting up a network."
Machine Ball said.
From the left and right sides of the calico cat's body, three slender, small mechanical arms extended from its abdomen.
Emitting a cold metallic sheen,
Making the little white cat look strangely out of place.
"Network?"
The Fire Fox moved with the most elegance.
With a light leap, it landed on Machine Ball's operating table.
Its beautiful big eyes fell on the pile of materials in front of Machine Ball, filled with curiosity.
"Is it like the signal towers in the human world?" the Fire Fox asked.
As Machine Ball sorted the materials, it replied:
"Signal towers require too many materials,
I plan to make a small portable signal device to try first."
001 Marmot listened to their conversation,
Its eyes shining, it even forgot to gnaw on the fruit in its paws.
"I hope you succeed!"
"If only we had a network in the Underworld, we could lie down and watch dramas and read novels like in the human world!"
Machine Ball tilted its cat head and thought, "Mm."
"Go, go, go!"
The Fire Fox's tail wagged, its voice filled with excitement,
"Then we can all create a group chat, and we can chat together no matter where we are!"
Xiao Hua also imagined, "Then we could even play online games?!"
Among the ghost artifacts in the West Hall, there were indeed basic game consoles.
But they were limited, and not as fun as having a network.
The little pets chatted one after another.
Thinking of a future with a network, they were incredibly excited!
They all offered their snacks to Machine Ball.
Machine Ball waved its paws, "I don't eat these."
"Oh, right!" Xiao Hua raised its right front hoof and patted its forehead,
"What do you need, Machine Ball? I'll go home and find it for you!"
What did it need?
Machine Ball looked at the operating table in front of it, "If only there were more materials."
Xiao Hua: "Okay, we'll go back and look!"
The Fire Fox also jumped down from the operating table, "I'll go too!"
Seeing everyone leave, 001 Marmot quickly ran out with the half-eaten red fruit.
The entire secret base suddenly became quiet and deserted.
Machine Ball thought back to what its companions had just said, "If there was a network, could we also contact Senior Seven-Colored Egg anytime?"
And play games together?
Group chat?
Thinking about it... it seemed quite interesting.
"Then I'll create a super big network!"
Machine Ball set a goal for itself.
...
...
In the training space,
The green mountains and clear waters were half destroyed.
They were slowly and automatically repairing themselves.
Regarding Nan Ming's suggestion...
Jiang Lin ultimately did not agree.
For Nan Ming, it was just to facilitate fighting.
But for Jiang Lin, it was like directly changing the Underworld.
Moreover,
Jiang Lin didn't believe that with his current strength, he could truly fight Nan Ming at full power.
Because the latter had not used a weapon from beginning to end.
Although Jiang Lin himself also didn't use a weapon.
But in the memory footage from Number One, he had heard it.
This Lord of the Southern Hall,
Even at a young age, had displayed exceptional talent.
He was even hailed as 'The Human Race's Future Number One Sword'!
It could be said that Nan Ming, with a sword in hand,
Was at his strongest moment!
...
Later, the two returned to the Underworld.
The news reached Yan Luo's ears.
Yan Luo was furious and chased Nan Ming, from the Underworld to the human world, and from the human world back to the Underworld.
"You actually want to steal my ghosts!"
"Living here for free is one thing, but you even want to poach my people!"
Yan Luo shouted angrily, chasing with a stick.
Nan Ming ran ahead, still taking the opportunity to explain himself:
"I just wanted him to go live there for a while, to make fighting easier..."
"He's just a ghost, is it that serious..."
Even so,
Nan Ming felt a bit strange.
The way that kid used his power felt somewhat familiar.
"What do you mean 'just a ghost'!" Yan Luo caught up from behind,
Raising the stick in her hand high, about to strike Nan Ming's head.
"Is a ghost not a ghost?!"
"Besides, your Southern Hall, Western Hall, and Northern Hall have all produced propagators, but our Eastern Hall hasn't had one in years!"
"How dare you! How dare you!"
...