However, Kanna had a different view on this.
In her opinion, if the opponent was a small or normal-sized creature, she truly didn't need any weapon; her physical strength alone could easily crush them.
But if the creature was too large, even if she could inflict considerable damage, the power of her small fists was ultimately limited, and she didn't want to get covered in blood. In that case, having a suitable weapon to assist her in destroying and dismembering giant creatures would undoubtedly make the battle much simpler and easier.
Vulcan nodded after hearing Kanna's idea, then pulled her to the training ground next to the Engineering Department, used for testing new equipment. She witnessed Kanna's combat style firsthand (the targets were various dummies placed in the training ground, and she had reported to Kal'tsit and received approval on the way).
Cerberus and Rosmontis, who were beside her, also witnessed Kanna's combat mode for the first time and were deeply captivated by the lightning that filled the entire training ground and the flashy teleportations everywhere.
To obtain more direct data, Vulcan even specifically told Kanna not to hold back. The result naturally made everyone in the Engineering Department who had the good fortune to watch the combat process very happy—almost all items in the training ground were completely scrapped, especially electronic devices and conductive items, which did not survive the repeated thunderstorms.
According to Kroos's inspection, who arrived after hearing the commotion and almost fainted clutching her chest upon seeing the dilapidated training room, this less-than-ten-minute test rendered the entire training ground completely unusable.
It was fortunate that this training ground was where the Engineering Department tested new equipment, with many items being second-hand or scrap collected from other places; otherwise, Kroos would have been even more heartbroken.
On the other side, Vulcan didn't pay attention to Kroos's complaints. Instead, she stroked her chin, pondered for a long time, and then told Kanna that she already had a preliminary idea for her weapon. The new weapon would likely be completed in about a week, and Kanna should come find her then.
Although Vulcan didn't tell Kanna what kind of weapon it was, out of trust in a professional, Kanna didn't press for details. She only told Vulcan that it had to be cool enough, because a weapon that wasn't flashy enough to show off would lose its meaning.
And to Kanna's surprise, Vulcan uncharacteristically didn't refute this suggestion, even nodding and saying she would consider it.
After receiving Vulcan's promise, Kanna and Rosmontis left the Engineering Department amidst Cerberus's cheerful farewells, leaving only Kroos heartbroken over the dilapidated training ground.
The two who left the Engineering Department originally planned to go to the Greenhouse, because Rosmontis said that the Greenhouse had undergone some changes in the past few days under Melantha's guidance, and she was going to see how it turned out. However, not long after leaving, they met Whisperain.
The moment Kanna saw Whisperain, she instinctively tensed up, a natural reaction when a student encounters a teacher. But the good news was that Whisperain didn't demand Kanna make up her missed classes from the past few days.
However, the bad news was that Whisperain informed her that Kal'tsit wanted her to go to the Medical Department after dinner, regarding the abnormality that appeared after her previous battle.
ACE hadn't mentioned it before, only learning about it in a later report. Kal'tsit took this very seriously and planned to conduct another examination on Kanna during the rest period after dinner.
Kanna was very unhappy to hear this. After all, whether one is sick or not, no normal person likes to go to the hospital. Moreover, Kal'tsit's perpetually stern and serious demeanor was completely at odds with Kanna's personality.
Every conversation felt incredibly uncomfortable.
However, since the other person was Rhodes Island's de facto leader, and a dragon under the eaves must bow its head, she had to go.
Thinking about having to go for an examination in the evening, Kanna lost the desire to go to the Greenhouse and dragged Rosmontis aimlessly around Rhodes Island for the entire afternoon.
That evening, in the Medical Department,
Kal'tsit, Warfarin, Clerk Ya Ye, and Amiya, ACE, and Logos and Ascalon, whom Kal'tsit had summoned. Although formal Medical Operators only made up a third of the group, in terms of strength, it was a gathering of Rhodes Island's top combat forces.
First, ACE reported the time, place, and reason he saw Kanna's eyes change, as well as the time they returned to normal, and Provence's conjectures.
As an experienced old Operator, he had long prepared for all of this, so it proceeded very quickly and smoothly. Then, when it was Kanna's turn, things got stuck.
Because Kanna simply didn't know when or why her eyes had changed. After all, the situation at the time was very complex: an extremely suppressed field of vision? Dense oripathy dust in the heavy rain? Or was it due to emotions? Or a combination of factors? Kanna couldn't confirm any of this.
So, when asked, the only answer she gave after a conflicted expression was a simple "I don't know."
Just as the investigation's progress hit a bottleneck, ACE slapped his forehead.
"Just before, at some point in the car, I had a feeling, like a very terrifying creature was watching me, and right after that feeling emerged, the suffocating sensation of being surrounded from all sides disappeared."
"Hmm... the time should be shortly after my last conversation with Kanna. At that time, Kanna, you said that monster was very cunning, so you needed to stake out for a bit longer."
"Yes! It was shortly after that!" ACE said with great certainty after recalling the situation at the time.
Hearing ACE's words, Kanna hugged her head and recalled carefully. Indeed, the opponent had been hiding behind those small mud creatures, constantly posing a subtle threat to the convoy, which made her feel very annoyed.
She instinctively thought about how to disperse these small mud creatures. At that time, she thought of the passive ability she had learned in the wild: as long as she didn't control her five senses and let her thoughts go, it would only take a few seconds to make the surroundings so quiet that even mosquitoes would disappear.
At that time, she had used a similar method. When the small mud creatures stopped, she was very happy, because it proved her idea was correct, but she had not expected that this use would cause such a big change in her eyes.
Kanna explained this matter. After listening, Kal'tsit looked at Ascalon, who nodded. Logos, standing by, shrugged, indicating indifference, before Kal'tsit continued to Kanna,
"In that case, can you reproduce that 'attack' from before?"
"Here?" Kanna asked.
Kal'tsit nodded. As the core Medical Department of Rhodes Island, this could be said to be one of the safest places on the landship. Coupled with the presence of several of the strongest experts on the island, she was not worried about any problems arising.
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