Allen sat on the sofa in the workshop lounge, his fingers flying across his personal terminal.
Glands from a Shadow Demon Spider—the precious magical material that could grant a Mechanical Body the Shadow Travel ability—were still impossible to find on the market, despite their high price.
He'd had a standing buy order posted for nearly a month, but he hadn't heard anything back.
Since he couldn't get his hands on the game-changing material, he would just have to double down on conventional performance upgrades.
"DSeek, create a new model, 'Spider Slayer I,' based on the original Spider Slayer."
[Project created.]
"Design objective: Maximize single-unit combat effectiveness and swarm-synergy capabilities, without relying on special abilities."
Allen's mind raced like lightning. "Upgrade the structural material to Black Patterned Magic Steel and reinforce the key load-bearing nodes. Enlarge its volume by fifteen percent—I want more power output!"
