Chapter 309: Iron Flame
"Its parts — I want them forged with essence too."
Anastasia’s voice rang out through the wide, crowded workshop, seeming to bounce off every surface before crashing into Christian.
He paused mid-motion. And with an appearance even more disheveled than the day before, he turned his head toward her mechanically.
His eyes — shadowed with exhaustion — locked onto her smiling face. For a moment, only despair flickered behind them. But then, frustration crept in, and his gaze sharpened with irritation. At last, he narrowed his eyes and opened his mouth.
"That’s impossible."
Anastasia’s smile faltered at his flat reply. But Christian, now far removed from the concept of fear, continued with a dry and firm voice.
"That android you saw is still incomplete. And you want a functioning one, right? Then you’ll have to be satisfied with the one I’m currently building."
Anastasia let out a soft, thoughtful hum, then countered smoothly, "Okay, I’ll take a step back and say, maybe it’s impossible to forge every part with essence. But even then, just the skeletal structure, the mainframe, if only those were forged with essence, that should still be doable, right?"
Christian still shook his head.
"That’s still too difficult. So, how about this, let me finish the current android first. Then, a few years down the line, you can come back. By then, I’ll have developed a fully forged one for you."
"How about that?"
Christian tried to meet her halfway, but Anastasia didn’t agree. And an argument flared between them, rising with every word exchanged.