Chapter 93 The Essence of the "Stone of Life"
"Here, Pandora." Cheng Xiaoyu showed the Pandora in the small box to Kaito Kidd Hakuba. "If nothing goes wrong, this is the real one. If you want to check it out, you can take a picture at night... Oh, I almost forgot it's night time in Neon now. We can verify it when we get back."
They left Tokyo at nine o'clock in the evening, but it was still afternoon here because there was a six-hour time difference with Tokyo.
Miguel: "Why don't you wait here until nightfall? Sunset is in three hours. Can you make it back to Neon in three hours?"
Cheng Xiaoyu casually pocketed the priceless gem. "My channels don't even take three minutes. Otherwise, why do you think that kid who wrapped himself in string to create a work of art is wearing this handmade, low-end ghillie suit?"
Bai Ma Tan wrapped his "low-end handmade ghillie suit" expressionlessly.
Miguel looked quite puzzled. "Assuming you do possess such a spell... then why would this kid wrap himself up like this, afraid of being recognized as a smuggler? No one would take it seriously, would they?"
Bai Ma Tan:?
Hakuba Tan: "Is this ability uncommon in your world of spells?"
Miguel: "Uncommon? It's unheard of and beyond common sense! Even Gojo Satoru, the six-eyed god who is known as the greatest genius in a hundred years, has to sit on a plane for more than ten hours to come here."
Yuta Otsutsuka testified: "We changed planes several times along the way."
Bai Ma Tan: “…”
He didn't know whether humans could master this power, but the ghost was definitely not human in every sense of the word.
Before Bai Ma Tan came here, he had never thought that there were almost no laws within the Japanese magic world. He thought that they would work together with relevant departments to catch illegal immigrants, and that magicians could perform teleportation similar to "Teleportation". So when he heard that he was going to meet with an external Japanese magician, he wrapped himself up like this.
All I can say is that he still imagined the neon magic world to be too formal... The most important thing is that the ghost only asked "Is it really necessary to do this?" at that time, and did not stop him!
Facing Bai Ma Tan's accusing eyes, Cheng Xiaoyu revealed the real key: "Good boy, this is your first time doing something bad and you have no experience. You will be fine after a few more times."
The whole process of rubbing the waste cloak by hand was indeed the most active by Conan Edogawa and Hakuba. The two detectives have rich experience in catching criminals but have no experience in being criminals. On the contrary, Kaito Kid and Cheng Xiaoyu were not panicked at all and did not stop them, but watched the fun.
Bai Ma Tan walked to the shadowed wall with a stern face. "Thank you, but I don't want to have this kind of criminal experience. When can we go back?"
If he stayed here any longer, both the few strips of cloth on his rag-clad cloak and his equally small amount of composure would disappear.
......
Cheng Xiaoyu emerged from the shadows and saw Bai Ma begin to remove his cloth cloak as soon as he emerged from the shadows. "Are you so impatient? I thought you wanted to exchange contact information with Yujitsu or something. I saw you two were having a great time chatting."
Bai Ma Tan: "Stop teasing me, let's confirm whether it is the real Pandora."
This time, they appeared not in the deserted warehouse, but at the top staircase of a rooftop. Kaito Kidd was standing at the entrance to the rooftop. "Hakuba, are you sure you want to confirm with your own eyes whether that's Pandora?"
Bai Ma Tan: "Of course, otherwise why would I rather sneak across than go there?"
Kaito Kidd put his hands in his pockets and said, "Then there may be two pieces of bad news for you. The first bad news is that the clouds have completely blocked the moonlight."
Bai Ma Tan: "So the other bad news is that we have to wait?"
Kaito Kidd: "No, the other bad news is that we are now at least twenty stories high."
How can this be considered bad news? Are you saying that you, a hang glider, are afraid of heights?
Just as Bai Ma Tan was about to ask, he suddenly felt a sense of weightlessness and a boost on his body. These questions that had not yet been asked were poured into Bai Ma Tan's throat along with the cold wind blowing in his face, blocking his throat and eyes.
If he hadn't felt any pain, Bai Ma Tan would have suspected that the ghost had brought back a rhinoceros from the African savannah as a souvenir when he was teleported here, and this grumpy "stowaway" chose to give him a little prairie shock.
When he opened his eyes again, Bai Ma Tan saw an endless sea of clouds and the scattered lights of thousands of houses.
Based on this distance...they should be in the troposphere now.
“…it’s a truly unforgettable view.”
Bai Ma Tan felt that his face was either numbed by the cold wind that had just blown across the shop, or his heart was numb from the series of heavy stimulations today.
"But you know what? I personally prefer to appreciate such beautiful scenery with my feet on the ground."
Kaito Kidd held onto Hakuba's arm and said, "It's always a bit nerve-wracking when you're doing something high in the air for the first time."
"Yeah, I was afraid of heights when I first learned to fly, but you get used to it."
Cheng Xiaoyu stood very close to them. She held up the gem towards the bright moon. Under the bright moonlight, the emerald green gem in the center of the bright red gem gradually revealed its shape.
"Hmm, it looks like this is Pandora. Judging by the magic patterns inside, it should be just as I thought: a pure, natural, pollution-free energy converter, similar to a solar generator... Oh, and don't worry about the magic radiation. I'm here. And judging by this, as long as it's not activated, there won't be any magic radiation overflow. And I checked, its magic radiation isn't lethal."
Kaito Kidd: "It won't kill anyone, so how did those people die?"
Cheng Xiaoyu: "It was drained by this thing. It's an alchemical device that extracts the life force of surrounding life forms other than the user and refines it into life essence. It looks like the frequency control is damaged, so it's always running at an overclocked frequency. I don't know anything else. This thing doesn't have any mana fluctuations, so it's not a product of mana. So if you really want to know, go ask the magic side outside of the magic world."
This sentence is basically referring to Koizumi Akako.
The magic fluctuations on this gem are not consistent with but very similar to Koizumi Akako's red magic. It should be the product of other schools under the same power system.
Bai Ma Tan: "Can the liquid that comes out of this thing really make people immortal?"
"If it really were immortal, how could this thing have come out?" Cheng Xiaoyu said, "It can indeed prolong life and keep people young, but that's just appearance. Death will come to those who are destined to die. Life and soul are two indispensable concepts. Drinking this thing may save your life, but it might just be torture. In the end, you'll only end up with a healthy and nourished corpse."
"To put it simply, this thing can only heal a certain degree of external injuries, not illnesses, nor can it repair physical defects. All you'll end up with is a pile of rotting flesh covered in malignant tumors, imprisoned within it is a soul that may have long since dissipated in agony... Hey, those who pursue immortality beyond the maximum lifespan of their own species never end well."
"To put it bluntly, Life Spirit Liquid is a tonic, beauty, and medical product all rolled into one. That's why I said the best place for this thing is in a soup pot. It's a great tonic."
Kaito Kidd: "Doesn't this thing only activate when Halley's Comet arrives?"
Cheng Xiaoyu: "No, in fact, it can be activated as long as there is any fluctuation of magic power. Although it is set to use moonlight and Halley's Comet to charge the mode, it can actually be activated by directly inputting magic power into it. By the way - do you know why it kills people within fifty meters? Because this thing has left its proper place and is used incorrectly. You can think of it as a bare wire, and it is a 'generator' that can generate energy from the moon and Halley's Comet. The power generated by the moonlight is not enough to kill people. At most, it can light up a light and cannot start normally. When it is illuminated by Halley's Comet, the energy is sufficient to generate electricity normally. If it generates electricity, it will cause electric shock. There is no insulation layer, no strength control, and the fuse is broken. Wouldn't that kill the person? In a few hundred years, when the user's fuse also breaks, the user will die too."
Bai Ma Tan: “…”
Kaito Kidd: "......"
So, is Pandora really just a magical generator with exposed wires? Are the fatalities due in part to leakage? Are the people using it safe because the insulation around the switch handle hasn't fallen off?
Such a simple, crude and plain truth!
Kaito Kidd: "So what was this thing supposed to be used for? A magical solar generator?"
Cheng Xiaoyu: "How should I know? You can ask the local magic department. But if it were me, I would embed it in the bottom of the pot. It is perfect for making potions or soup."
Kaito Kidd: "This thing is at least seven centimeters in diameter and at least three centimeters wide. If you embed it in the bottom of the pot, it will be knocked off too easily."
Cheng Xiaoyu: "So it's out there now, isn't it?"
Kaito Kidd: "......"
Can't refute it!
Bai Ma Tan: "This thing is so dangerous, could it be from some ancient weapon?"
Cheng Xiaoyu: "Basically impossible."
Bai Ma Tan: "Why do you say that? You see, after all, you are from outside, and you may not be very familiar with our local magic technology..."
Cheng Xiaoyu: "Because this isn't a technical issue. If this idea were to come up in the mouth of a magic school student, their instructor would beg them to graduate as quickly as possible. Do you know why?"
Kaito Kidd: "Because it's too cruel?"
Bai Ma Tan: "Because of heresy?"
Cheng Xiaoyu: "Because this student has proven that he or she poses no threat to the instructor in the magic world, but can humiliate the instructor in the education world."
Everyone: “…”
Is it that serious?
"If you want to embed this thing into something like a puppet to use it as a weapon, it's technically possible. It's essentially the same as sticking a flamethrower on the top of a remote-controlled car you buy at a children's toy store with scotch tape."
Cheng Xiaoyu analyzed with great sorrow.
"If you modify its life-sucking range and place a container underneath to catch the dripping Life Essence, it becomes a walking Life Essence collector. However, its downside is that it lacks friend-or-foe identification. Aside from that, as long as the waste of Life Essence isn't a concern, it could be used to kill people. After all, if you insist, parachutes can be used to strangle or suffocate people. However, its best use is in slaughterhouses, killing chickens and pigs. That way, it's environmentally friendly and one-size-fits-all—Life Essence isn't limited to humans. Using it as a professional weapon, however, would be a gross mismatch."
Bai Ma Tan: "Is it because it consumes a lot of life essence?"
Cheng Xiaoyu: "That's part of the reason. The most important thing is that if it keeps generating Life Essence like this, it will slip and fall. If we also need to build a teleportation array around it to transfer the Life Essence or develop a special conversion method to use the Life Essence as the basic energy source for the puppet...so why don't I just replace it with curse magic? I can also build fewer arrays."
"Let's take a step back and assume you're its ancient master. You know how to cast a teleportation array. Why can't you simply place it at the target location you want to attack and then cast your lethal magic directly there? If you don't know how to cast lethal magic, you could just cast a few lit barrels of explosives!"
"That's like asking if you can convert a broken old fan into a washing machine... If you have the technical and financial resources, of course you can, but I have so much money, why not just buy a washing machine? The time and money I spent on the modification could buy ten washing machines! Not to mention, this converted washing machine has poor battery life, breaks down easily, and the lid pops open and explodes on the spot, leaking electricity... Am I going to attack the dirty laundry or attack myself and my teammates? Why bother?"
"So, who on the magical side, with an underdeveloped cerebellum and a completely undeveloped brain, would want to develop this thing into a weapon? What's the purpose?"
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