Perhaps it might have been able to put up a better fight against Blinky if it was conscious, but this was not the case.
Soon enough, the resistance had weakened to the point where Blinky could finally move closer without encountering any powerful blockades.
Though Ves lamented the fact that he had been forced to cripple Jeremiah’s spiritual remnant a bit more than he would have liked, he also felt it was better to neutralize a hidden danger in advance.
After all, if he tried to preserve Jeremiah’s spiritual remnant as completely as possible, who knew whether the ace pilot might actually regain consciousness and begin to stir up trouble!
Right now, Blinky had cut away so much energy from Jeremiah’s spiritual remnant that the P-stone was currently filled with the former ace pilot’s powerful aura.
“Luckily, I made sure to bring an extra.”
Ves set aside the P-stone and brought out another one that was ready to be filled.
This time, Blinky no longer damaged Jeremiah’s spirituality any further, but instead attempted to dislodge it from the ace pilot’s body!
Though the resistance was still great, Blinky was so good in this aspect that he eventually succeeded in pulling out Jeremiah’s weakened will and spirit!
The cat quickly dragged his booty to the second P-stone and completed his mission.
“Good job, Blinky. I knew you could do it. Take a rest.”
Mrow mrow.
Blinky dove back into Ves’ head, thereby concluding this important event.
Ves gazed appreciatively at his two P-stones. Though it was rather weird for him to split up Saint Jeremiah’s spiritual remnant into two, he felt this was a good way to disarm what would otherwise be a powerful hostile entity.
He carefully set the two P-stones aside, making sure they were placed far away enough to prevent them from interacting with each other.
He already made a plan to store the second P-stone in his B-stone lockbox as soon as he returned to his own ship.
Seeing that Ves was done with claiming his share of the loot, Master Benedict moved to another section of the workshop.
“Come. There is something else that I want you to see. I believe it is of great professional interest to a mech designer like yourself.”
Ves grew curious as he followed the Master Mech Designer for a while.
The two eventually reached a large weapon rack where the Crossers had mounted a familiar-looking sword.
“Is that… the plasma sword used by the Neo Amadeus?”
“Correct.” Master Benedict let out a soft snort. “It’s not an average sword. As one of the three primary armaments of an ace mech, the tech and material composition of this weapon are both luxurious and well-designed. This is a weapon worthy of a Saint.”
There was no way for Ves to hide his appreciation for this high-tech weapon. Perhaps Ketis would squeal out loud if she was able to get in touch with this priceless piece of equipment.
The plasma sword was not only an exquisite technological product, but it had also been baptized by Saint Jeremiah’s willpower for at least several years.
This changed and enhanced the weapon in ways that were difficult to describe.
Even now, pieces of Jeremiah’s spirit and willpower still clung to the weapon. Ves was tempted to send out Blinky in order to decontaminate the precious plasma weapon, but he thought better of it a moment later.
There was no need to act in a hurry. Cleansing the weapon might cause it to devolve back to its original state.
Ves quickly recalled an interesting aspect about the three main swords of the Neo Amadeus.
His eyes widened a bit as he turned his gaze and his spiritual senses towards the hilt of the high-tech weapon.
Deep inside the body of the large mech-scaled weapon, Ves was able to sense a weak but distinct human presence that gave the plasma sword a different vibe!
Master Benedict wordlessly activated a projection that displayed a deep scan of the plasma sword’s interior.
The insides of the swords contained all of the complicated internal components that were needed to make a plasma sword work.
However, at the place where Ves was able to sense another mind, the scan results clearly displayed a highly reinforced pocket where the head of an actual person was actually being kept alive!
The surprising part of all of this was that despite all of the knocks that the plasma sword had suffered over the course of the previous battle, the decapitated head of an unknown expert pilot was still alive!
“This…”
Master Benedict crossed his arms. “Can’t you see, Ves? Just as you have been busy with trying to rip off other people’s design solutions, a certain Master Mech Designer from the Gauge Dynasty has been attempting to imitate your living mechs. As crazy as this plasma sword looks, it is perhaps the closest and most successful attempt to reconstruct your work up to this point. It is quite literally a living sword.”
“…If this is a living sword, then I’m a Star Designer.”