y sure. Amiya called me here and told me to guard this door and not let anyone in except for you."
Kaltsit hadn't expected Amiya to keep even ACE uninformed. This proved that whatever was inside was not just one of Kanna's pranks. She nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I will notify Ascalon to relieve you."
ACE stepped aside, revealing the entrance, and did not continue to ask about what was inside.
He knew very well that if Amiya chose not to inform him of the mission details immediately, the secrecy of this operation must be extremely high. Furthermore, hearing the Doctor's voice inside suggested it was a top-level secret known only to the highest leadership.
Even if his relationship with Amiya was excellent, under these circumstances, he would only choose to turn a deaf ear to these secrets.
Upon entering the room, Kaltsit saw Amiya sitting on a stool, holding a poké ball in one hand and recording something with the other, while the Doctor nearby was holding a strange "camera" and saying something.
Hearing the door open, both looked over and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw it was Kaltsit.
"What's going on!"
"Look, it's this little guy!" The Doctor held up the Magnemite and presented it to Kaltsit.
"While you were performing surgery, Kanna submitted an urgent room requisition request to me. She said she needed an empty room to raise some things, and she eventually chose this spot. At the time, I didn't know the things she intended to raise were these Pokémon called 'Magnemite.' So, I approved her request."
Amiya handed Kaltsit a handwritten paper copy of the inspection records she and the Doctor had made regarding the "Magnemite," along with some explanations from Kanna.
Kaltsit took it and read it carefully. "So, this Pokémon called 'Magnemite' might be the same type of creature as Brozkarst! And we only need one hundred kilowatt-hours of electricity to produce one every day?"
"Yes. Kanna said that no matter how much electricity is injected at once, the daily output of this place is only one Magnemite. A newborn Magnemite basically has the combat power of an average adult. According to Kanna, the more moves it learns as it grows, the stronger it will become." The Doctor was quite satisfied with the Magnemite after experiencing it firsthand.
It looks like a strange, small machine. We could easily tell the outside world that it is a unique Rhodes Island "New High-AI Intelligent Mechanical Product," unlike Frostnova, which we dare not expose at all.
"What about the danger? These creatures are fundamentally different from us. Can we confirm whether this species poses a threat to Rhodes Island?" As a "patient" of conspiracy theories and victim mentality, Kaltsit's first thought was whether this intelligent life form might usurp the position and pose a threat or harm to Rhodes Island itself.
"It's hard to say in the future, but not currently. Its strength is limited; even a Reserve Operator could easily defeat it with preparation. Besides, isn't the production quantity of this creature firmly in our hands? They don't have autonomous reproductive capabilities, so as long as we control this room, they will never escape our control."
The Doctor had also considered Kaltsit's worries, but after thinking it over, he realized there was no need to worry at all. After all, this "mechanical life" is clearly different from normal life; they have no gender distinction, so even if the population increases, they cannot reproduce through "mating."
Currently, the only thing capable of increasing their population is this room, and the rate of increase is extremely slow (one per day at the fastest). Therefore, this seemingly potential danger can actually be ignored entirely.
"Where is Kanna? And where did she get these things?"
Kaltsit walked over to the strange apparatus nearby and tried to push it, finding it completely immovable. The apparatus seemed to have fused with the room.
"Kanna said she was rushing back to pack her gear, so she sent me a report about this Magnemite Breeding Facility via her personal terminal, which contains information about the facility's origin." Amiya transmitted a file to Kaltsit via her personal terminal.
In this report, Kanna claimed that this "Magnemite Breeding Facility" was actually an "Automatic Snack Dispenser" that her father had conveniently set up for her while passing by. These Magnemite were originally Kanna's "food," but considering the Magnemite's combat potential and trainability, she painfully and tearfully donated it to Rhodes Island free of charge, contributing to Rhodes Island's development.
Of course, the names "Father" and "Magnemite Breeding Facility" were fabricated by Kanna on the spot, as "Production Base" sounded strange, and the true origin was completely unspeakable.
Kaltsit wasn't sure if there was exaggeration in these half-truths. However, the "Father" was likely fabricated in Kaltsit's view, because if he truly were Kanna's father, how could he abandon his daughter outside and only provide such a strange contraption when passing by? Wouldn't he be afraid of being beaten to death by his wife when he returned?
But Kaltsit had no intention of exposing Kanna's lie. The item was genuine, after all. Kanna herself possessed many mysterious artifacts and "spells," things that, in Kaltsit's opinion, definitely did not belong on Terra. If she had wanted to get to the bottom of things, she would have done so long ago.
Even if Kanna didn't explain, as long as the item was useful to Rhodes Island, Kaltsit would dare to use it.
This was the unique understanding that had formed between her and Kanna over such a long period.
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