Gris, on the other hand, was hopelessly addicted to the various entertainments promoted by Jona Velli and spent every day immersed in them.
Friel would occasionally converse with Jona Velli or go out to forage; the rest of the time, she spent fast asleep.
A year later... "Jie jie jie... Jie hahahaha~ I really am a genius, I really am a genius!!"
Jona Velli was shouting excitedly inside the palace.
After a year's time, the original nest in the Longxiao Mountain Range had been leveled, and the construction of the palace had begun from halfway up the mountain.
By now, it was basically completed. A long set of stairs connected to the palace entrance, with the Imperial Guards stationed on both sides.
Although this palace didn't have a jaw-dropping sense of gold-plated luxury, the grand aura it projected was enough to leave people in awe. From a distance, the entire palace looked like a towering, majestic mountain, solemn and dignified.
Inside the palace, Jona Velli, who had transformed into human form, held an alchemical creation thirty centimeters long in her hand.
The little girl was surrounded by piles of discarded parts.
Looking at the dragon-shaped alchemical creation in her hand, Jona Velli was overjoyed.
Heaven knows how long she had spent to complete this masterpiece.
Slowly, her excitement calmed down, but a proud smile remained on the corners of her mouth.
"Alright, I can't be happy too early. I still need to test if it can run stably."
Thinking this, Jona Velli took out an alchemical plate and injected her mental power into it.
Subsequently, the alchemical dragon's glass dragon eyes lit up with a faint white light, and the core hub in its chest began to start up and operate.
"OK~ Activation."
With a thought, the main control Magic Patterns on the magic crystal at the core hub began to flicker.
"Flight Rune."
Mana was injected into the Flight Rune through the mana circuits, and it began to emit a faint light. Then, the little alchemical dragon slowly began to flap its mechanical dragon wings. Under Jona Velli's expectant gaze, it slowly rose and eventually hovered in front of her.
"Yes, yes, just like that."
Jona Velli stared into the little thing's eyes, her excitement and joy completely unconcealed.
"OK~ Next, Rotation Rune."
Receiving the command, the alchemical dragon turned its body stiffly like a helicopter. Although it looked a bit eerie, Jona Velli didn't care about such small flaws at all.
"Yes, yes, take it slow, take it slow."
"Stop."
The alchemical dragon stopped in front of her, and Jona Velli nodded slightly.
"Looking good. Forward Rune."
The little alchemical dragon flew forward slowly.
"Speed Rune."
Visibly, the alchemical dragon's flight speed increased quite a bit, but the movements still appeared stiff.
"Shared Vision."
The next second, the runes engraved on the alchemical dragon's eyes emitted a faint light, and the vision seen by the alchemical dragon appeared in Jona Velli's mind.
"Excellent. My furthest control distance is currently within 70 meters."
...Jona Velli tested it for a while longer and summarized many problems.
"Sigh, there are still quite a few problems. The mana circuits are too cluttered; they should be streamlined. I also need to engrave a magic circle that automatically gathers mana; otherwise, I have to manually inject it or directly replace the magic crystal, which is too troublesome.
The stiffness is also an issue. I should practice engraving Magic Patternss properly; basic runes are still a bit lacking."
"Once I reach master level, I can try to inject a Dragon Might Imprint. That way, I can not only increase this thing's combat power but also make it easier to operate. The power of the Magic Patternss or basic runes will be enhanced—in short, there are many benefits."
"I'm also running low on Mithril. Tsk tsk tsk, thinking about it carefully, damn it, why are there so many problems!"
"It seems there is still a long way to go in the future."
Just as Jona Velli was about to recall the alchemical dragon, her heart suddenly stirred. She slightly parted her dragon mouth and turned her head to look toward a certain room in the palace.
"Hehehe~"
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