"That is, the range that controls the movement of the flying shield is determined by the coverage of the special tentacles on the body. The range of movement can only be within the reach of the tentacles?" asked Catherine.

"Suffice it to say, there are some errors in practice. The metal mouth replied.

"To what extent do you recommend that I be remodeled on the surface of my body?" Catherine asked.

"I can't suggest that. The metal mouth flew down in front of Catherine, "The flying shield is the latest product, and it can even be said that it is a protective weapon developed for you." Of course, I would like you to have your whole body modified, covering the surface of your body with special tentacles that will flexibly protect your periphery and body. But the flying shield has not been tested in actual combat, and there is no ready-made tactical tactics for you to refer to. It's likely that it's nowhere near as practical as I've demonstrated, and it's not necessarily a good thing to rush into a full-body makeover in this case. ”

The metal mouth said a long time, but it was not said, and Catherine muttered a little in her heart. Thinking rationally, she doesn't want to transform her body too much, let alone transform her whole body. But the shield's defense looks really good, and it's so flexible, it's definitely a weapon if you use it well.

"Is it possible to do a partial transformation first, and then make a further decision after the trial. Catherine suggested.

"Yes, so how much local modification would you like to do?" Metal agreed.

"Why don't you just modify the two upper arms. Catherine had thought about it before she proposed.

The transformation was not as complicated as expected, and Catherine's transformation was only two upper arms, so the special tentacles could be inlaid immediately. The modification is carried out by a half-humanoid robot golem.

The process looks a little chilling. Catherine was cut through a long slit from the palm to the crook of her upper arm, and although it was not deep, the flesh could be seen open. Due to the state of the soul will, no blood was coming out of Catherine's body.

The pain is real.

The moment the cutter cut into the palm of her hand, Catherine involuntarily jerked her hand. However, the force of the machine puppet that performed the transformation was unexpectedly large, and the hand that firmly grasped Catherine's palm did not move.

Although her facial expression could not be seen due to the masked helmet, Catherine's trembling body indicated that she was in great pain.

The metal mouth said on the side that the feeling of the moment comes from experience, and as long as the illusion brought by experience is overcome, the so-called pain can be completely shielded.

Catherine had no way of knowing how to overcome the illusion of experience, and could only try to focus her attention on the process of embedding the touch, but the pain of the moment could not be simply ignored.

It was completely different from the transformation of wearing a masked helmet on her head, and Catherine only had some slight pain and itching at the time, otherwise she would not have agreed to the transformation so easily. Perhaps the masked helmet really just "wears" the helmet on the head, rather than crudely embedding it into the flesh.

After the contact is embedded in the flesh, the metal solution must be dropped on the edge of the contact and the junction of the flesh, and the two will be combined into one when it cools, and then the machine puppet will polish off the excess metal burrs on the edge of the joint.

The burning sensation and tingling sensation of the process was maddening, and Catherine was unable to hold on several times, on the verge of fainting. But the metal mouth kept chattering in her ear, as if a fly was buzzing.

The "buzzing" sound had the effect of relieving the pain, keeping Catherine awake.

During the modification of her second arm, Catherine's tolerance to pain improved significantly, and she was able to concentrate most of her attention on the implantation of the tentacles. The pain seemed to be a reminder to Catherine that it was her arm, not a craft.

The humanoid robot puppet was so skilled that it took about an hour to transform both arms.

Two flying shields were placed on Catherine's palm, and the tentacles were in full contact with the alchemical lines behind the flying shields. Catherine was using the Tentacle for the first time, and when she responded with the alchemy pattern, she felt something resembling consciousness pass from the palm of her hand to her mind.

Almost instantly, Catherine understood how to manipulate the flying shield, including how to repair it.

"Is the shield alive?" Catherine asked Metalmouth.

The metal mouth asked rhetorically, "Why do you think that?"

"I feel that the flying shield is communicating with me, it is conscious. ”

"Consciousness?" said the metal mouth, hanging in the air, as if thinking.

After a long while, the metal mouth said, "You should have received the information on how to use the flying shield in the alchemy pattern." This is actually a function of the contact piece, reading the information in the alchemy pattern. When you manipulate the flying shield, you also rely on the contact to transmit your commands to the alchemy pattern, which interprets your command and activates the flying shield.

"Of course, the special thing about the flying shield is that its alchemy pattern can read the commands you give without making direct contact with the contact. I won't go into the details of the principle, it has to do with the special tentacles on your body and a certain alchemy pattern on the flying shield. ”

Catherine was interested in learning more about the details of the special tentacles and a certain alchemy pattern, and asked a few more questions, but the metal mouth had no intention of lecturing, and she didn't say much at all.

It wasn't too difficult to control the shield, and Catherine was successful on her first attempt, but she couldn't command the shield flexibly.

There are two main problems, one is that Catherine is difficult to distract herself from maneuvering two flying shields at the same time, and the other is that the special tentacles on her body are only one part of her arm, and the effective range of motion that can drive the flying shield is insufficient.

As the metal mouth says, it needs a full-body makeover.

Catherine came up with a way to counteract by indirectly increasing the range of motion of the shield by dancing her arms. It's not useless, but the speed at which the arms swing and the space they can cover are limited, and the overall defense effect of the flying shield is far less impressive than the defense effect demonstrated.

"Are you sure you don't want to go on with the other parts?" Metalmouth asked Catherine one last time.

"No need. Catherine shook her head, "Instead of transforming your whole body, you should hurry up and practice more." My ability to control the flying shield is not at all the power of the flying shield, and it is much more useful to practice manipulating two flying shields at the same time than to transform it at the moment. ”

Catherine has reservations about the transformation, and even if the transformation can be reversed, she will not easily accept the transformation of the whole body. It will not be considered until you can fully learn the techniques related to the robot golem and master this branch of alchemy.

Back in the shop, Catherine began to repair the flying shield without stopping. The two flying shields were badly damaged after the demonstration, and the old wrench didn't seem to waste time repairing them for Catherine himself.