Chapter 521: Ben’s New Body
(Planet Vorthas, Skyshard Mansion, Amanda’s Workshop)
*Whirr*
*Hiss*
The soft hiss of the soldering wand filled Amanda’s workshop, accompanied by the occasional crackle of melting alloy as she leaned in, her fingers steady despite the heat licking at her gloves.
*Spark*
A final spark flared at the edge of the circuit as she fused the last cluster of fiber-threaded wires into Ben’s new spinal port, sealing the nerve-frame slot with a snap of magnetic pressure.
"It’s done..." she muttered, her voice carrying a rare breath of satisfaction as she pulled the welding goggles off her head and pushed a few strands of sweat-matted hair away from her forehead.
"Wow... I definitely created a masterpiece," she said proudly, and although her cheeks were streaked with soot, her eyes sparkled with the pride of making a perfect machine.
Before her stood Ben’s new robo body, sleek, silent, and unmistakably superior to the current piece of junk he was stuck in.
The plating was gunmetal gray for now, bare and uncovered, but the frame itself was flawless.
There were no unnecessary seams, no sharp edges, no weak spots, just clean contours and reinforced joints engineered to hold its original form under pressure and move without a whisper.
"Just need to put on the cosmetic skin now, order a new hair wig... and I can probably upload Ben’s mind into this new frame by tomorrow," she said aloud, her voice lighter now, as though some massive burden had finally lifted from her shoulders.