157: Chapter 0157 Making Dolls

Violet wore a white alchemy apron embroidered with silver thread, nervously gripping a buzzing saw, her fingertips turning slightly white from the exertion.

"Cut the main frame first, and make sure to maintain a fifteen-degree tilt."

Li Size stood behind her in a guiding posture that semi-enclosed her, his warm palm gently covering her trembling hand, leading her to adjust the cutting trajectory.

Violet's heart suddenly spiraled out of control; she could feel the rise and fall of his chest through her clothes, and her nose was filled with the unique scent of metallic dust mixed with cedar that clung to him.

She forced herself to concentrate and followed Li Size's guidance to cut the Materials, but she still drifted off by 0.3 millimeters because of her distraction.

When assembling the transmission joints next, she mistakenly installed the planetary gear set backward in her panic, causing the mechanical dog's right leg to jam and become immobile.

Finally, when embedding the main energy crystal, a phase deviation occurred in the energy conduction sequence, and the crystal burst into a blinding blue arc before shattering into pieces.

"Ugh..." Violet looked at the fallen parts, tears welling up in her eyes.

"I can't even do the most basic coupling..."

Little sister Violet curled up in the corner of the sofa, her shoulders shaking, her soft sobs sounding like crumpled paper.

Her eyes were swollen like two water-soaked cherries, and before the tears hanging on her eyelashes could fall, she rubbed them into a blurry streak with her cuff, staining the corners of her eyes bright red.

Her small nose twitched, with a bit of un-wiped tear clinging to the tip like a shining little pearl.

The ends of her hair were softened by tears and stuck behind her ears, revealing her pinkish ear tips; the small silver bells on her earlobes swayed gently with her movements, but they lacked their usual crisp chime.

She gripped the stuffed rabbit against her chest, her knuckles white, the rabbit's ears rubbed into wrinkles, just like her brow which was currently bunched together.

Li Size immediately opened his arms to pull her into his embrace, using an absorbent towel to gently wipe away the tear stains on her cheeks.

"Every Great Master has gone through failures more disastrous than this. Look here—"

He picked up the deformed frame and pointed to the cut surface.

"The tilt deviation led to stress concentration, installing the gear set backward causes torque backflow, and even a one-millimeter difference in the energy crystal's inset slot depth will trigger a resonance explosion."

Violet buried her burning cheeks in his shoulder, inhaling the warm scent that carried the bitter fragrance of potions.

The originally surging grievance gradually turned into a secret joy, and she even hoped that time could stop forever at this moment of being embraced.

Li Size did not notice the young girl's feelings; he just patted her back gently as if soothing a startled little animal.

"Let's change our approach and remake it using split-type modules. This time, I'll be your second pair of hands."

The second attempt used a segmented assembly method.

Under Li Size's guidance, Violet first polished the standard components and then used magnetic fixtures for non-destructive splicing.

When the final energy crystal was embedded into the skull module, the mechanical dog's eyes suddenly lit up with a warm red glow, and it walked around the workbench with a fluid gait.

"It's a success!"

Violet jumped up joyfully and wrapped her arms around Li Size's neck, the fresh scent of jasmine from her hair instantly surrounding him.

"Look, Brother-in-law! It even balances itself automatically!"

Li Size laughed and ruffled her soft blonde hair.

"Is it time to name this little guy?"

Violet rested her chin on her hand in thought for a moment, her eyes suddenly curving into crescents.

"How about calling it Xiao Wang?"

The mechanical dog wagged its tail in response, letting out realistic 'woof woof' barks, its metallic tail sweeping across the floor and kicking up tiny sparks.

Watching the mechanical dog running back and forth in the Laboratory, Li Size flicked away a bit of debris from Violet's apron to keep it clean.

"Your three-dimensional spatial imagination and energy perception far exceed ordinary people—"

"It seems the synergistic effect between the Elf Bloodline and the Wisdom Potion is beginning to manifest."

He pointed to the assembly line design for the little sorcerer donkey spread out on the nearby table.

"From today on, you are my true assistant. I'll leave the Elementary assembly of the drive shafts and energy cores to you; this should increase production capacity by at least two hundred percent."

Violet's fingertips lightly touched the complex component patterns on the blueprint, a brilliant galaxy blooming in her eyes.

"Can I really help Brother-in-law now?"

She secretly traced Li Size's profile illuminated by the fluorescent screen with her peripheral vision, the throbbing in her heart tightening quietly like vines wrapping around it.

In the Laboratory, the rune lamp strips cast a star-like glow, the mechanical dog Xiao Wang was running back and forth with tools in its mouth, and the gold dust floating in the air danced in the energy flow.

Li Size looked at Violet's back as she skillfully sorted the parts, a faint, almost imperceptible curve lifting the corners of his lips—

This cute younger sister Felina had brought him was becoming his most unexpected aid.

Meanwhile, Violet secretly wiped away tears from the corners of her eyes while moving Materials; she had finally taken the first step toward that dazzling figure.

Over the next few days, Violet was completely immersed in the world of mechanical parts.

Wearing a light green dress, she knelt on the rune carpet sorting drive shaft parts, her fingertips precisely placing each gear in its position—

Ever since becoming Li Size's assistant, she had become careful even with her breathing, for fear of missing a single word he said.

"The bearings here need a layer of enchanted lubricant,"

Li Size leaned over to pick up a bottle of silver liquid, his fingertips accidentally brushing against the back of her hand.

"Remember to cover it evenly; there shouldn't be any air bubbles."

Violet's cheeks instantly turned bright red, and she nodded hurriedly.

"I... I understand, Brother-in-law!"

She secretly gripped the hem of her clothes, her heart thumping like a startled deer, and she almost failed to catch the oil bottle Li Size handed over.

Li Size didn't notice the girl's feelings and just smiled, rubbing the top of her head.

"So smart, you get it right away."

Violet looked at his profile, a gentle ripple spreading in her eyes—

Even such a simple interaction made her feel incredibly happy.

As Violet became familiar with making most of the parts for the little sorcerer donkey sorcery machine tool, Li Size naturally became much more relaxed.

Li Size, feeling restless after the long period of stillness, thought of Flora and Lilith in Gele City.

He checked the calendar; today was Wednesday, the day Flora and Lilith were going to investigate the secret of Viscount Weisman's old butler.

After carefully confirming that Violet had mastered all the steps, Li Size patted her shoulder.

"I have something to take care of, so I'm going out. Practice well at home."

He turned and mounted Blue Star, the air duct thrusters on both sides slowly emitting green flames, and he vanished into the horizon in an instant.

Half an hour later, he arrived downstairs at Lilith's apartment—

The apartment was filled with the scent of rose incense, and a few fashion magazines were scattered on the wool rug by the floor-to-ceiling window.

Lilith was wearing a wine-red silk nightgown, the small mole on her collarbone faintly visible under the lights.

She was embracing Flora on the large bed, their hair intertwined, as they discussed something in low voices.