Mu Jie smiled as he looked at the light radiating from Lu Wanqing's eyes. He was in a good mood. "Mhmm."
After her initial excitement, Lu Wanqing felt a bit shy. Mr. Mu was an S-class mecha master. What she and little Mu Lan had made was probably just trash from the beginner's village in his eyes. Even so, it was still a mecha. It was the first mecha she and little Mu Lan had designed together and successfully built!
"Let's test its performance," Mu Jie said after looking at the mecha for a while. He turned back and smiled at the obviously still excited, large and small figures.
Test its performance?
Lu Wanqing was dazed but quickly reacted, nodding excitedly. "Okay, okay!"
She was so happy. She should go test it and see how this mecha performed. It shouldn't... be too useless, right?
"Mommy, our mecha will definitely be the best!" Little Mu Lan tugged at Lu Wanqing's clothes, saying excitedly.
Lu Wanqing looked down at her son, then squatted down. She planted a loud kiss on his tender cheek and smiled, affirming, "Yes, our mecha will definitely be the best!"
Regardless of its performance, she had only learned mecha manufacturing for a month, and her son was only four years old. Being able to build a mecha was already incredibly difficult. As for its subsequent performance... If it performed well, that would be even better. If it didn't perform well, they could still improve it slowly!
Lu Wanqing had a very open mind. She turned to Mu Jie and asked, "How do we test it?"
"We need to go to the backyard to test it!" Little Mu Lan immediately shook Lu Wanqing's arm, saying excitedly.
Mu Jie took out a spatial button and stored the mecha inside.
Everything that seemed normal and ordinary to Mu Jie and Mu Lan shocked Lu Wanqing.
What had she just seen?
She saw Mu Jie take out something like a button, and then a black hole suddenly appeared before her eyes. Then, the mecha was swallowed by the black hole!!!
"What is that?" Lu Wanqing couldn't remain calm. Where did that huge mecha go?
Mu Jie had used that button-sized object to inexplicably create a black hole and swallow the mecha?
Mu Jie was stunned by Lu Wanqing's sudden reaction, but he quickly smiled and explained, "That's a spatial button, specifically for carrying mechas."
Lu Wanqing stared at Mu Jie, then at the spatial button he was holding. Shamelessly, she swallowed and couldn't help but say, "C-can I take a look?"
My goodness!
It was too magical!
Don't tell her there was such advanced technology in the interstellar era, or she would go crazy with excitement!
Mu Jie smiled and nodded, handing her the spatial button. "Here you go."
Lu Wanqing extended her hand and almost reverently took the button-sized spatial button. Then she couldn't help but bring it closer. She held the spatial button up, looking at it from all angles, wanting to understand its mysteries. How could such a small object... what was its principle? How did it fit such a large mecha inside?
"Spatial buttons are made using the principle of black holes. Don't be fooled by its small size; it's actually equivalent to a spatial portal. As long as we carry this spatial button, it's like carrying a small space with us."
"We can also put our things inside, and we can take them out of the spatial button whenever we need them," Mu Jie explained with a smile, as if sensing Lu Wanqing's confusion.
Lu Wanqing felt like she understood, but also like she didn't. But no matter what, holding this tiny spatial button, she couldn't help but ask, "That... besides mechas, can this spatial button hold other things?"
"Of course," Mu Jie replied with a smile, finding it amusing. "A spatial button is essentially just a space. If you want to put other things inside, that's also possible."
"Then can I buy one too?!" Lu Wanqing immediately became excited. She absolutely had to have such a good item!
Mu Jie smiled and said, "If you like it, I can have someone send you one."
Spatial buttons were expensive to produce, and ordinary civilians couldn't afford them. However, for the Mu family, it was a small matter. Since their family specialized in mechas, almost every mecha required a dedicated spatial button for transport. Therefore, they had quite a few spatial buttons.
"That wouldn't be right, would it? How about I buy one from the Mu family at market price?" Lu Wanqing said cautiously.
Mu Jie smiled and shook his head. "Wanqing, you don't need to be so polite with me."
The address "Wanqing" sent a jolt through Lu Wanqing's mind, inexplicably giving her goosebumps.
"Perhaps you could still call me Lu Wanqing?" Lu Wanqing hesitated and then said.
Mu Jie looked at her, his smile deepening. "I think, with our current relationship, there's no need to be so formal, is there?"
Lu Wanqing: "..."
She felt like something was wrong, but also like nothing was wrong?
However, they were already so familiar, like good friends. Calling her Wanqing seemed normal. On the contrary, addressing her by her full name seemed a bit too distant?
"Alright... alright, if you like calling me that, then so be it," Lu Wanqing thought, nodding. However, she still felt a little awkward.
Mu Jie smiled and said, "Then let's go. We'll go to the backyard to test this mecha."
Mentioning the mecha, Lu Wanqing's excitement reignited, her eyes shining. She nodded vigorously. "Mhmm!"
Lu Wanqing couldn't help but raise her hand and rub little Mu Lan's head. This was the first mecha she and her cub had designed and built together. It was also the first mecha they had ever made in their lives. Roughly speaking, it was their debut work!
Holding the spatial button, they walked out of the house together and into the backyard.
"Release the mecha," Mu Jie said, turning to Lu Wanqing.
Lu Wanqing blinked, then quickly took out the spatial button. But... how should she take it out?
"I'll do it," Mu Jie said.
Lu Wanqing was somewhat reluctant but still returned the spatial button.
Mu Jie took the spatial button with a smile. The next moment, he held it up, and a black hole appeared out of thin air. The mecha appeared before them.
"This spatial button is unlocked with mental energy. Under normal circumstances, only the owner of the spatial button can open it," Mu Jie explained.
"Mental energy?" Lu Wanqing was baffled again. What was that?
Mu Jie looked at her bewildered expression, paused, and then explained, "Most people in the interstellar era have mental energy, but everyone's mental energy level is different. The Federation classifies everyone's mental energy by strength. You should have mental energy too. You can get it tested later."
Lu Wanqing still didn't understand. She couldn't help but raise her hand and look at it. She couldn't see anything, so she was lost.
"Let's not worry about that for now. Let's test this mecha first," Mu Jie said.
Lu Wanqing snapped back to attention and quickly nodded. "Okay."
So, Lu Wanqing and little Mu Lan watched as Mu Jie opened the cockpit door and personally got into the mecha they had made.