Chapter 1277: with translation of chapter title

NO．181：Strange emotional expression (Silver Alliance's 4/10)

Although tracing back to the roots, the Beta Magic Blade is merely an igniter of the Beta System, lacking the ability to identify different Ultraman/kaiju powers like the Zeta Ascension Device/Hei'an Ascension Device; at most it serves as a remote controller for the Beta System, granting the holder a system programming permission.

And everything concerning the fusion and ascension of monster cards originally stems from the expansion of system functions under the programming permission.

But just as everyone knows, Aomo has some programming skill, but not much.

Pretty much just glancing at the source code when the browser errors.

And also, when he tinkered with the Magic Staff in his early years, he would study macro commands to that extent.

However, just as the more high-end an object is, the simpler and more foolproof its operation becomes, though maintenance can be a hassle, Aomo's programming ability is sufficient for the Beta System; the fusion and ascension based on automation have never gone wrong, seemingly proving that Mefilas Planet's product philosophy is still relatively naive, sticking to the mindset of making something once and using it for many years.

This doesn't quite match the unsophisticated demon-gentleman-like folk customs, but considering it's for personal use, it's normal.

Always unlike those products from the Land of Light that break after a short use and then directly get upgraded.

Aomo once discussed this topic with Sai Luo and Jie De, trying to confirm the total usage duration of each generation of transformation devices, but the only answers he got were warranty period and warranty scope.

Quite speechless, could only suspend judgment for now.

Besides not mentioning whether Hikali's goods have a specific lifespan, the technology from that Mefilas Planet is indeed as simple as that of the Light Star, which really doesn't fit the social atmosphere of the Holy Terra Federation, so!

Not only did the Beta System undergo a bold external hardware overhaul, the Beta igniter/magic blade also received the addition of a reading identification and synchronous voice module!

Provided mainly by the Frontier Lighthouse Company's technical support, then further stirred by Xintiao Qian for the custom DIY function; these added modules, however, do not follow a unified technical style, merely running counts as success, and occasional misidentifications are no surprise.

Thus Qian recently also soft‑hard persuaded Clara, attaching Abo Company's technical affiliation.

As for why it was Qian, that's naturally because Aomo doesn't pay much attention to such functions.

Compared to Qian, who is always thinking about adding play value to transformation devices, Aomo obviously values practicality more, wishing the transformation motion to be as simple as possible.

The extra functions of the Beta Magic Blade have always been Qian's responsibility, but sometime unknown, the production team kept growing—first Suzi joined, then Bourbon and Chazuo were mixed in, and now Clara has been added as a technical liaison—under Abo Company's parallel understanding of Ultraman technology and Federation technology, the style of the additional functions and the basic functions finally became unified.

Information reading, identification, synchronous voice emission—after going around this big loop of a voice toy, it has finally become truly complete.

To be honest, Aomo initially didn't understand what the girls were moved by.

But later he understood, yet it wasn't the same thing the girls understood.

The girls were moved by the eventual success after going around that big loop, and also by the Beta Magic Blade finally being able to stably identify monster cards and emit everyone's voices, while Aomo was moved by—he discovered that the perfect linkage of the information reading and identification functions could be used to test the cards' condition.

Just like now, just like this moment!

Although the characters on the card face are written in three languages—high‑tension Jidong kana, Hong English, and Dongyan script—together they fully convey the name of the mutant Bahamut.

But when the Beta Magic Blade's piercing of the card face performed its identification, it made a completely different judgment:

【MagnaBahamut·Versa】/MagnaBahamut·Variant

The Latin-derived great prefix Magna and the reverse prefix Versa hardly appear in everyday applications.

The former is, however, common in Digimon, well‑known as MagnaAnimal/Gold Armor Dragon Beast and MagnaGaruru Beast (appearing in the fourth generation, despised as the 'Helmet‑Discarding Beast' due to its burst‑armor mode), all of which are direct manifestations of this phrase.

Digimon are essentially data lives formed by concatenating tags; each Digimon's name is an essential manifestation, and MagnaBahamut·Variant obviously follows a naming method hardly different from that.

By stepping onto a higher step under the great name, it reflects a higher‑grade Bahamut power.

But it also clashes with the signature on the card face.

But if you had Aomo's keen eye, you could notice that the abnormality isn't just in the reading‑and‑voice process; it's also the moment the card, when pierced and released by the Beta Magic Blade, shows an instantaneous aberration on its face.

Purple‑silver wings spread, thunder‑flame swells, and the entire card's edge is overgrown with violet fissures like vines or lightning.

In a sense, this counts as anomalous artwork plus gilding.

And it's not something he himself grinded out.

With heartfelt respect for the legendary proxy‑grinding script master Da Te Lao Shi, Aomo steps into that soaring purple flame.

The purple flame pierces the skyline, yet it utterly fails to disturb the view behind.

On the other side of the high wall, shouts about the racecourse abound; every spectator has already immersed themselves in that year's ultimate showdown, when the purple flame rises from outside the racetrack's high wall and reaches the heavens——

Even though many faces are tinged with subtle, strange hues by that light‑flame, not a single person looks up.

Horse‑girl races are always a fight for every second; the track, no matter how you calculate, never exceeds three minutes, so no fan wants to miss it.

Only a very few people will look up from outside the stands, gazing at the dragon‑wing‑like columnar flame flow, and at the ferocious dragon that shoots straight to the heavens from the waterfall‑like flame stream.

「Juanzhang. 」

The diamond frame in the green pupils encloses that ever more distant figure; looking back, one sees the plain‑clothed assistant's gaze, Shi Huaiya nods, then immediately lifts her own earpiece‑sized communication device.

「Activate Level‑3 alert mode, stay vigilant against any abnormal situation not limited to attacks. 」

「Received. 」

「Received. 」

……In the rising and falling chorus of replies, she puts down the communication tool, her gaze sweeping over the Teqiju Juanzhang again and again, and silently raises her hand to grasp the bracelet on her left wrist.

The Border Gate District isn't Dragon Gate; ordinary weapons would already be conspicuous, let alone her customary weapon, which is especially eye‑catching.

That spiked meteor hammer is simply too brutal, often criticized as unsuitable for her; moreover, in the upper echelons of the security department, she is among the few who have an obvious shortcoming in front‑line combat.

Thus Biquix usually equips herself with a set of concealed‑weapon components upgraded by Federation artisans when she goes out.

Whether on the technology side or the origin‑energy side, as long as you're willing to spend money, any kind of dangerous‑to‑humans disposable weapon is available; using pure ranged output, or pure wealth output, to compensate for one's weakness is a very common choice.

The ability to wield money is naturally also a capability; Miss Shi Huaiya is quite aware of it, but also strives to avoid having to use it herself.

After all, she is also someone with economic planning, not an emotional investment in hobbies, and being not bellicose, she would only consider this an unnecessary expense not worth taking into account.

But when it comes to peer competition, future planning, and even the people she likes……

Then that is another matter altogether.