Chapter 417 (2/2)
”When a craftsman reaches a high stage in his craft, they are able to create treasures without the need of any proper tools like hammers. First, we produce flames and toss the cheytine in…”
He continued by producing a bright golden flam with his hand. The gray clump of cheytine was then tossed into it along with the destroyed toy's arm. This caused Xiu to flinch as it looked like her father was further destroying the toy that was made for her.
”No need to be scared, these are special flames used for crafting, they do not destroy, instead they create.”
It didn't take long for the items to melt and bind with each other. With another wave of his finger, the liquid that was created started changing shape. Soon it took the appearance of the robot arm, now without any blemishes or cracks.
The two kids had their eyes glued to this phenomenon. While they had witnessed other people perform blacksmithing, they had never seen someone craft items in this way. This technique was something only a nascent soul master would be truly capable of.
It also required pristine concentration and the exact knowledge of what the craftsman was making. If for a fraction of a second Zhang Dong's attention was brought elsewhere, the process would be ruined and even an explosion could occur. For someone with his experience, this was as easy as breathing.
The rest of the pink robot floated next to the now repaired arm. Soon the shoulder joint was connected back into place and the toy was back to its previous form.
”There we go, good as new. X-Warrior 1, perform the salute!”
”It works!”
Zhang Xiu moved towards the toy and picked it up from the ground. She started to twirl around while holding it above her head while laughing. Then at the end of the spin, she placed the toy on the ground and grasped her father's thɨġh.
”I love you, daddy!”
”See, there was no reason to cry or be angry at your brother.”
Zhang Dong placed his hand on both Xiu and Jun's heads and ruffled them both up. While Xiu was giggling around, the younger boy remained silent. The boy was still somewhat reserved but there was a change. During the moment that he was repairing the toy, he noticed that Jun's eyes were quite sparkling. It was clear that he was interested in the process but probably didn't know how to express his interest.
”Now, don't you two have something to say to each other?”
He stopped petting them, the two children looked at each other, Jun moved his head down while Xiu pouted while turning her head to the side.
”Now don't be like that, accidents will happen, the toy can be easily replaced but you can't replace your family.”
After a moment of pouting the two finally managed to reconcile.
”I'm sowwy…”
”Me too, I'm sorry…”
Zhang Dong just nodded while smiling, this was not over yet as he was still holding out on one last thing. While Xiu was happily looking at her toy, Jun continued to steal glances towards it.
”Hey Jun.”
The moment Zhang Dong called out to him, the small boy flinched and almost fell on his behind.
”No need to be afraid of your father, I brought something for you.”
”Something for me?”
”Yes, here.”
With a small wave of his hand, Zhang Dong brought out the other toy robot that he was holding in his spatial ring. The gift was placed on the ground close to the pink toy robot that belonged to Zhang Xiu.
”This is X-Warrior 2 and it's yours.”
”Mine?”
Zhang Jun looked at the blue robot that was standing on the ground. It was a bit bulkier than the pink one and clearly crafted with a more masculine look in mind.
”Yes it's yours, daddy made it a long time ago but never had a chance to give it to you before he had to leave…”
While Zhang Dong tried to explain himself, his young child didn't seem to care that much. He was more focused on the toy that was standing in front of him than on the explanation.
”Why don't you give him a command, it reacts to the same ones like the one that your sister has.”
His plan was to create more of these toys later as he did love when these types of robots combined with each other. For that he would need to make at least two more, maybe one for himself and one for his wife. Then they could have them combine with each other to form the ultimate toy robot.
”C-can I?”
”Sure you can, it's yours now, how about you play with your sister?”
Xiu looked at the blue robot that was there and then back to her own. Luckily for Zhang Dong she seemed to prefer the more girly looking model while her brother was taken in by the blue one.
The kids finally started giving out some voice commands while their father looked over them. This small moment of peace would be burned into his mind, helping him through the dire times they were heading in…