Chapter 79 Is this book for real?!

  "Who are they?" Haruhi Suzumiya asked, pointing at C.C. and the little girl with her waist pinched and eyes narrowed, staring at Kyon with an unusual expression, "...mother-daughter duo?"

  "Cough! Don't think too much, just a guest, you came at the right time." Jiǔ Mìng coughed lightly and was choked by Kyōko's words, waving his hand to let her not speak for now. He turned his head towards the little girl, "Going back?"

  "Alright, I have things to do myself. See you later, big brother." The little girl walked resolutely towards the 'Boundary Gate' behind Suzumiya Haruhi, who looked at her with some surprise. Is this really an expression a child should have?

  Children of this age should be carefree and innocent, shouldn't they?

  "...Good luck to you." Shaking his head, Jiǔ Mìng smiled encouragingly at her. At such a young age, she was already like this; it's worth evaluating whether she'll become a great talent in the future.

  After the little girl left, Haruhi Suzumiya leaned in and said, "Didn't you think... her gaze at you was a bit strange?"

  "My surname isn't Long, she's just a passerby in my life at most." Jiǔ Mìng shook her head, indicating that Suzumiya Haruhi was overthinking things.

  "What does this have to do with the surname Long?"

  "Alas? Long Ao Tian, you actually don't know?"

  "Who is Long Ao Tian... sounds like it's going to be quite a powerful feeling!"

  Kyon's mouth twitched slightly, and he shook his head decisively, not intending to continue the conversation. To say the least, if Haruhi Suzumiya could truly recognize her own abilities, she would be a female version of Hao Tian, no question about it.

  "Who cares who he is, it's none of our business. You came here at noon, haven't had lunch yet?"

  Apart from the endless August that sped up her world's time flow and created a huge gap here, the equalized time for both sides had returned to normal.

  "Of course, I forgot to bring lunch, so I came here... pizza?" She twitched her nose and Haruhi Suzumiya's gaze naturally shifted to C.C., finally fixing on the unopened pizza boxes. She licked her small tongue, "It smells like it'll be really delicious."

  Jiu Ming rubbed his head, there is a refrigerator here, but it's really hard to keep the pizzas he scavenged from the pizzeria. Fortunately, the convenience brought by the Seal Card is great, what goes in is what comes out, go in hot and come out hot...

  "It's all mine." C.C. replied calmly to Haruhi Suzumiya, declaring ownership of the pizzas, and in this regard, she seemed unexpectedly persistent, hmm, pizza had almost become her weakness.

  "...... Who is she after all? There's no need to be so polite just because of a guest's words, right!?" Haruhi loudly questioned, her face almost pressed against Kyouko's.

  "Hmm, indeed a guest. Due to various reasons, she's temporarily staying here." Jiǔ Mìng replied vaguely, as for revealing the inside story... this was truly too shocking, he knew it himself!

  "Is that so? What's the reason?"

  "C.C. shook her head lightly, with a look of nine deaths tangled in frustration and helplessness, 'Don't take a man's indulgence for granted.'"

  "Alright, alright, this isn't a place for arguing." He shrugged and pulled Kyouya to sit down beside him. "Let's eat first?"

  "Hmph, of course."

  Watching Haruhi's ferocious eating, Koizumi slightly raised the corner of his mouth. She really is a straightforward person without any pretenses. After finishing her meal, Haruhi held a bottle of drink as if it was an after-dinner amusement, "I originally thought you were the only one here, lonely to the point of death, but unexpectedly..."

  Spring Day opened one eye with her eyes closed and glanced at C.C., the implication was obvious, "You're doing very well... your setup here is much richer?"

  After calming down, she noticed that the place had a brand new layout. Previously, there was nothing here except for the most basic furniture, but now it looked exceptionally rich and complete, just like a normal home should be, except for the lack of doors and windows.

  With something that piqued her interest, the previous unpleasantness was quickly cast aside. The TV, computer, and refrigerator, those mundane things, were glanced over in an instant, and soon she fixed her gaze on a small iron box...

  The energy conversion furnace, although its volume had shrunk, still weighed the same. Haruhi Suzumiya tried to lift it, but the result was obvious - her slender arms and legs were no match for this heavy object.

  "What is this thing?" With a curious expression, Haruhi Suzumiya pointed at the energy converter and asked Koizumi, following the wiring layout from here, it can be confirmed that all the household appliances' electricity was released from this strange little iron box.

  "Generator." Kuyou said without thinking, but the high-end words he used would surely spark a barrage of questions from Suzumiya Haruhi.

  "It must be some kind of high-tech product." Ignoring the Nine Lives' nonsense, Haruhi Suzumiya circled around this small energy converter, touching and poking it, even lightly tapping it twice to listen for the echo.

  Nine lives, you've got a big nerve, huh? Fortunately, this is also a black market good, but it's definitely a high-quality one. A little bit of trouble won't be a problem, of course if it explodes... the consequences, sigh, definitely won't happen, Nine Lives has already thought of countermeasures.

  "What is the password?"

  "Good grief! This is unnecessary, rashly opening it will cause trouble!" Jiǔ Mìng's words were alarming, "After all, inside is burning high-energy fuel, the moment it's suddenly opened and releases its high temperature... Tsk tsk, your lovely little face would be in danger."

  "What a lowly frightening tactic." She said, curling her lip in distaste. Haruhi Suzumiya may have said that, but she also gave up on the idea of messing with this 'dangerous' thing, "If it's really dangerous, why would you put it here?"

  "Also true." Jiǔ Mìng knocked his head, and when he thought about it, the most authority he used in the mysterious shop was to restore the destroyed places, change the terrain a bit, and that's all. Changing the terrain...

  It doesn't matter if it's a bit local, snapped his fingers, and suddenly a small square pit appeared on the ground, just the right size to hold this high-energy converter. He stuffed it in, covered it with something, and nodded nine times. Good, nothing can be seen now.

  At this time, Haruhi Suzumiya had already shifted her attention to the bookshelf and didn't notice Mikuru's movements here.

  When she saw what book was in her hand, Jiǔ Mìng felt a sense of foreboding. Sure enough, the next moment she excitedly called out to Jiǔ Mìng, "Hey! Hey! Jiǔ Mìng, are the methods inside this real?"

  "Tech Otaku Teaches You How to Make a High-Energy Beam Gun!"

  This book, after finishing reading it nine times, my evaluation is... only a wealthy person with superhuman strength can afford to play with this thing! Otherwise, the weight of the finished product would be enough to crush someone to death!

  What? Did he understand after reading it nine times? No, of course not. But he could understand the prices of various necessities listed on top...

  And also don't know those credible and non-credible parameters of the finished product.

  This doesn't seem like the kind of high-energy bomb that can be set off with some low-quality detonator. This thing is a concentrated energy strike that gathers and focuses the inherent energy within the high-energy crystal, and it requires no small amount of energy for each attack. An ordinary high-energy crystal... I estimate it would be worn out after two or three shots, and this is still on the lower end of its power output.

  To reach extreme power, the most basic requirement is mid-grade high-energy crystal, isn't this just a waste of money!?

  Well, as for how he knows so much, it's what the book says, but its credibility is unknown. Want to try it out in practice? Sure, you go ahead and make a finished product first!

  Not to mention the high-end miniaturized ignition device that must be configured, just like the Nine Lives' micro-energy converter, the ignition device inside occupies almost half of its volume.

  "It should be true... right?" Jiǔ Mìng replied somewhat uncertainly, he had been planning to brush up on his knowledge lately, just looking at the detailed introductions inside made him itch, and he even suspected that this was what the author of this "forbidden book" intentionally did!

  Having motivation is necessary for progress, so directly give the recipient of this book a tantalizing big cake first.

  "Can it be done?"

  "Hmm... I guess it's okay." Kyon scratched his head, he could already guess what Haruhi would say next.

  "Then let's give it a try!!!"

  "...No money." Jiǔ Mìng spread his hands and gave a most suitable reason: no money!

  Making this thing requires a huge amount of wealth, the necessary precision machine tools can't be bought even if he wants to, and selling it is not an option. To put it bluntly, you need tens of billions in assets to dare touch this!

  Although it's not necessary, finding some black market goods and gathering various spare parts could work, but after being taught a lesson once, the Nine Lives obviously didn't plan on doing that again. Alright, at least this can't be told to Haruhi Suzumiya!

  Perhaps one day he really came up with it, and asked Haruhi Suzumiya to "activate" it. This might work, in her world, if she wanted to play with a "high-tech" weapon, even if it was a failed product made by someone with nine lives, it could be corrected (distorted) into an excellent product in her hands...

  "What's with being troubled by something like money as a special advisor to the SOS Brigade?" Just as Haruhi Suzumiya was about to say something, she glanced at C.C., who was eating carelessly without worrying about getting fat, and directly put back the book in her hand. "Forget it, let's do something simpler instead."

  Uh... has her personality changed? Jiǔ Mìng was stunned for a moment, thinking she would continue to pester him for a while. Alright, it's not that her personality has changed, but rather she's restrained herself a bit. Jiǔ Mìng's gaze slowly shifted to the cover of the book in her hand.

  "How to Give Birth to a Perfect Baby"

  Ah ha! ?