But in the end, Esdeath was just holding on.
Moreover, she was like a new car that had not gone through the break-in period, yet she had to be driven for a long distance.
She simply fell asleep the next day and couldn't get up again.
Takumi asked her to have a good rest and arranged for an elf girl to take care of her, and then he got up to start a new day's work.
Takumi did not go to the world of Akame ga Kill! today.
Because what he had to do over there had been basically arranged, and all that was left was to wait for time to pass.
Lia and the others went through it again, continuing to search for the habitats of Danger Beasts, mapping out the landforms, and then handed the data over to Sophon to create a map.
Takumi, on the other hand, began to study the corpses of the Danger Beasts that he hunted yesterday, taking out useful materials and trying to craft Imperial Arms.
Hephaestus was also very interested in this, so she temporarily put aside her research on high-efficiency magic batteries and came to visit.
"Interestingly, this is some kind of alternative alchemical product. In scientific terms, this is a kind of biotechnology."
Hephaestus sighed while watching Takumi's operation curiously.
Yes, an Imperial Arm is actually a biological weapon.
This is why an Imperial Arm chooses its user.
Because they are actually a kind of biological weapon, although they have no consciousness when in standby, if the user's mental wavelength does not match, or if their mental power is not strong enough, they cannot be activated and controlled. The relationship between the user and the Imperial Arm is roughly similar to having external organs.
You can refer to the mecha in Evangelion or Pacific Rim.
What the user needs to pay is mental power, and then they can borrow the magical ability of the Imperial Arm.
It has to be said that the person who explored this concept and created the Imperial Arms was definitely a genius.
This kind of operation of converting the power of Danger Beasts into human use is perfectly suited for the situation of the world of Akame ga Kill!.
At the same time, it is no wonder that the Empire could last for thousands of years.
Everyone is a mortal, living in a world where you can have extraordinary strength at most, but you can still only rely on your fists and feet.
The Empire used superpowers on its backhand, which was simply a dimensionality-reduction strike. It would be strange if it were not powerful.
The only heritage in the world is just on the throne. A person with a clear mind can maintain his rule.
As Hephaestus sighed, Takumi also completed the operation, and a mediocre dagger was finished in his hand.
Takumi tried to swing it.
A stream of high-pressure water erupted from the dagger, leaving a slash several meters long and dozens of centimeters deep on the ground.
"It's barely okay; it can be used, but it's not very useful. The main reason is that the material level is not high enough, and stronger Danger Beast materials are needed to produce stronger effects."
Takumi looked at the dagger, then changed his hand and threw it aside.
At this level, even for the ordinary girls in the Dimensional City, it is of little use. It is not as practical as magic.
After all, one might lose an Imperial Arm, but magic does not get lost.
So things of this level can only be used by novices as a transitional tool at most, but when their strength improves, they can only be eliminated.
"Just be content. This thing is a hot commodity in the outside world. Do you think everyone can have such a foundation as the Dimensional City?"
Hephaestus curled her lips and complained.
Then she picked up the dagger and looked at it carefully.
"Indeed, the main reason is that the family is so rich that ordinary things are no longer appealing."
Takumi nodded and admitted this.
Immediately, he no longer disliked it and began to process the corpses of various Danger Beasts and took out useful materials.
Takumi used magic to freeze the remaining meat. He got up and prepared to try the poison himself later.
If it can be eaten by humans, it will be kept as a meat reserve. If not, it will be converted into fertilizer.
Anyway, he is immune to all toxins and is not afraid of being poisoned at all.
Then he would study Adramelech. The fact that something can survive such a strong attack is enough to prove that it is not simple.
"Actually a pair of intact organs?"
When Takumi dismantled Adramelech, he was slightly shocked by the contents.
Inside this pair of gauntlets, there was actually a pair of vivid horns from an unknown Danger Beast!
These horns were shaped like lightning. There was powerful lightning energy inside. I don't know if it was because it absorbed Takumi's previous attack, but it also contained a part of flesh and blood tissue. What surprised Takumi was that this part of flesh and blood was still alive!
"What a strange alchemical technique. How was it preserved?"
Hephaestus couldn't help but marvel. This kind of biological alchemy technology also opened her eyes.
Takumi pondered for a moment and guessed: "It should be the user's situation. This Imperial Arm has been passed down continuously. There are always users supplying energy to it, so it is preserved so freshly."
Hephaestus nodded: "Probably so."
"But this is just right; I can use it to transform it."
Because they are still alive, this pair of horns can be used as materials and transformed into other forms.
I have to say that this is also a surprise for Takumi.
He was worried that he did not have advanced materials to practice, but in the blink of an eye, the materials were available. Someone gave me a pillow just as I was about to fall asleep.
Takumi pondered for a moment, then thought of a good idea and started to transform.
Hephaestus looked on curiously, wondering what Takumi would create; she also handed Takumi tools.
However, when she saw the thing in Takumi's hand gradually taking shape, she couldn't help being a little dumbfounded.
Because it was not the weapon she had imagined at all, but a round ball half as tall as a man.
There was also a large socket-like connection port on both sides of the ball. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a weapon.
"What's this?"
Hephaestus couldn't help but ask.
Takumi smiled slightly, with an expression on his face like "I knew you would ask this," which made Hephaestus almost want to punch him.
However, Takumi did not show off and introduced: "This is a bioelectric power generation device designed by me."
"It's not a weapon; it's used to generate electricity."
"I also improved its adaptation mechanism so that it can be used by anyone."
"And as long as it is bound, you can leave it alone. It will remotely absorb the user's physical and mental power and continue to generate electricity."
"The output power depends on the usage. The upper limit is probably the average value of a very large thunderstorm, which is enough to support the daily electricity consumption of a city with a population of hundreds of thousands."
"With it, the Dimensional City will no longer need to install any nuclear energy in the future. As long as I bind it, it will be a perpetual motion machine—clean, safe, and low-cost."
While saying this, Takumi touched the device with satisfaction and felt a little proud of his sudden idea.
In his opinion, the greatest value of this Imperial Arm is not its combat effectiveness at all.
After all, with Great General Budo's strength, elf girls like Lia and the others can kill him alone.
This increase in combat power does not mean much to the Dimensional City... but it is different if it is used to generate electricity. The power generated and the production efficiency brought by it can be much greater than that small amount of combat power. The output of a large thunderstorm might be a bit exaggerated to say that it is enough for hundreds of thousands of people to use in daily life, but one hundred thousand is definitely enough.
And it's not just about life; it's more important to supply energy to production equipment. The value generated in this aspect is the key.
Moreover, the power generation cost of this thing is still very low; it is just some physical and mental power.
Now, not only does Takumi have no shortage of costs, but when the girls in the Dimensional City become stronger in the future, they can easily cope with them.
More importantly, these two costs are renewable and can be recovered by eating something and sleeping.
Not only is it clean, it is non-polluting, renewable, low-cost, and very convenient to operate. Are there other better ways to generate electricity than this?
No more, right?
At least Takumi has not encountered it yet.
And this!
Isn't it better than increasing that combat effectiveness? Doesn't it taste much better?!
"Really, how could you even think of this?"
Hephaestus looked at Takumi with a strange look. At this moment, she even wanted to pry open Takumi's head to see what kind of brain circuits were inside.
It's obviously a weapon, yet he actually thought of transforming it into a power generation device!
No one else has this kind of brain circuit.
In response, Takumi just smiled and did not answer.
After all, he just had a sudden inspiration.
Immediately, Takumi began to subject this bioelectric power generation device to a series of tests.
For example, tests for stability, safety, output power, and so on.
The results were very gratifying, even better than Takumi expected.
The only problem is that the consumption is a bit high.
Currently, only Takumi, Hephaestus, Hestia, and Zabuton can keep it running at full power.
Riveria can also do it, but it will be a bit burdensome, though it will not affect her daily life.
But if not at full power, elf girls can do it, but they have to take a break every four hours.
"In other words, the strength of LV5 is barely usable, LV6 can probably turn on the maximum power for a period of time, and LV7 can always sustain energy supply."
Well, Riveria is now at LV7, the level she reached after the last rescue operation.
After getting this test result, Takumi understood.
At the same time, he didn't expect that the upper limit of the Imperial Arms could be so high.
"It seems that it is necessary to craft some high-end Imperial Arms, which will also be of some help to Lia and the others now. The focus is on the purpose of the Imperial Arm."
In fact, high-level Imperial Arms are not weak. Although Adramelech can be used alone, it can still compete with the strength of LV5.
Esdeath is even more extreme. She can freeze all kinetic energy within a certain range to achieve a similar time-stopping effect.
If Lia and the others fight against Esdeath, if they are not prepared, they will accidentally get hit. Even if the overall strength is stronger than Esdeath, they will probably lose.
It can be seen that Imperial Arms are still very useful.
It's just that the functions of the Imperial Arms in the Akame ga Kill! world are not that ideal and cannot catch Takumi's eye.
But Takumi can craft them by himself.
As long as he has the materials, he can make a batch of them, and the effect will be more powerful—Imperial Arms that are more suitable for Lia and the others.