Digimon: I really didn't want to be the Digimon Emperor!

Chapter 81: Arc Light Machine Acquired!

Cheng Yuan's fingers trembled slightly as he gently stroked the brand-new arc light machine.

The silver-gray metal casing gleamed with a cold luster under the light, and the fine patterns on the body resembled some kind of totem.

He noticed that this arc laser machine was more sophisticated than the model Xu Xin used, with a blue card slot on the side for inserting enhancement chips.

"This is..." Cheng Yuan was about to examine it closely when he suddenly felt a warmth in his chest. The little dog beast poked its head out from his arms and curiously touched the arc light machine with its nose.

"Woof!" The little dog suddenly perked up its ears, and its holy ring flashed with a dazzling light.

Cheng Yuan then noticed a line of small characters engraved on the bottom of the arc light machine: "Granted to Cheng Yuan, specially made by the Beast Tamer Association."

Cheng Yuan pressed the power button, and the arc light machine immediately began facial recognition on him.

"The Arc Light Machine has detected a Digimon under the name of Tamer Cheng Yuan. Do you want to switch the terminal to the Arc Light Machine?" A prompt popped up on the Arc Light Machine screen, and at the same time, the original Digivice lit up.

Cheng Yuan chose "yes" without hesitation.

As data loading and authentication began, the arc light machine immediately emitted a soft blue light, and the holographic projection interface of the puppy beast appeared in the air.

Unlike the simple data interface of a regular Digimon, this projector is filled with complex parameters and charts, and even has a small map function.

"This...this is too advanced!" Cheng Yuan's eyes widened as he slid his finger across the projection screen. He hadn't realized it when Xu Xin demonstrated it, but now that he was experiencing it firsthand, he truly felt the sense of technology.

At this moment, Cheng Yuan discovered that there were three more chips in the box.

Speed ​​chip +10%

Power Chip +10%

Light-attribute chip +10%

There were three basic enhancement chips, and one of them was an even more expensive attribute chip!

The light attribute chip was particularly precious. Cheng Yuan was extremely satisfied with the association's reward and couldn't wait to take the little dog beast out to the training ground to experience the joy of inserting cards with his fingers.

"Data loading successful, Digimon authentication successful, activation successful. Cheng Yuan Tamer, please use with confidence."

"Little Dog, let's go!"

Cheng's mother chased after her son's retreating figure, rushing out the door: "Come back after playing for a while, and be home on time for dinner!"

"Okay!"

The next day, Cheng Yuan returned to the classroom, and Zhao Lu suddenly found him and handed him an exquisite box.

"My dad asked me to give this to you. He said he'd thank you for saving the guardian beast! He also said... you should come visit the police station sometime."

Cheng Yuan was both amused and exasperated; this way of inviting people was truly Zhao Zheng's style.

"How could I possibly accept this?" Cheng Yuan said, rubbing his hands together.

"Please accept this. Dad knows about the reward the association gave you, so you'll definitely need it."

Cheng Yuan opened the box, inside which was a beautiful white storage chip.

He immediately understood its value; after all, he had just received the arc laser machine last night and had searched online for various user manuals and guides.

This type of chip is a storage chip, also known as a blank chip, which can be used to store and use data through an arc laser.

For example, if you purchase a skill pack, you can store it in a storage chip and use it at any time. It can also be replaced with other skills, making it perfect for use with the Arc Machine card.

Even more astonishingly, the computing power limit of this chip actually supports the level of mature enhancement!

"This is too valuable, I dare not accept it!"

Just then, the phone rang, and Zhao Zheng's voice came through: "Hurry up and accept it. This was seized during the anti-smuggling operation. The report has already been submitted. It would be a waste not to accept it! Also, there are about 20 Holy Crystals left over from last time. They're all stored in the storage chip."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yuan finally accepted the generous gift.

Life seems to be back on track.

With the guidance of his teachers and Zhao Lu's instruction, Cheng Yuan's grades steadily improved.

In terms of training, he began to actively cooperate with the physical education teacher as a coaching assistant, using the methods and equipment left by Xu Xin to guide his classmates in training.

The other trainees in the special training program were also taking on similar roles, and the training atmosphere throughout the school was at an all-time high.

Standing in the teaching building overlooking the campus, Principal Liu Guoliang observed the positive and upward-looking atmosphere fostered by the students led by Cheng Yuan. Coupled with the harvest and funding from Xu Xin's team and the special training class in Savage Valley, he had a premonition that this year's students' college entrance examination pass rate for animal trainers would achieve a historic breakthrough.

On Thursday afternoon, Cheng Yuan's phone rang as he was about to leave school after finishing his physical education training class.

"Xiaoyuan, are you out of school yet?" Cheng's father's slightly nervous voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Yeah, just finished training, getting ready to go home." Cheng Yuan keenly noticed the unusual tone in his father's voice. "What's wrong?"

"It's like this..." Mr. Cheng lowered his voice, "There's a Digimon in the factory that's acting strangely. Don't you know about these things? Can you come and take a look?"

Cheng Yuan's heart tightened: "What Digimon?"

The phone beeped, and a photo was sent to Cheng Yuan. He opened it and his pupils suddenly contracted. It was a gear-like beast that was completely black, with its metal shell gleaming with an eerie luster.

"I saw on the news that the black gear-like creature might be infected. We have one here at our factory, but—"

"Dad, don't touch it, I'm coming right away!"

Twenty minutes later, the taxi stopped at the entrance of Qingtian Precision Machinery Factory. Cheng Yuan jumped out of the car and saw his father pacing back and forth at the factory gate, his forehead covered with fine beads of sweat.

"Dad! Where's that gear-like beast?" Cheng Yuan rushed over, taking three steps at a time. "Have they notified the police station?"

Mr. Cheng waved his hand: "Don't rush, the situation is a bit special..." He pulled Cheng Yuan and quickly walked into the factory area, "Come with me."

Passing through the security checkpoint, the sight before him made Cheng Yuan momentarily forget his nervousness. Inside the spacious factory, dozens of automated production lines were operating in an orderly manner, and what was most eye-catching was that on each production line, several gleaming silver gear beasts were working together.

"Our factory mainly produces precision instruments," Mr. Cheng explained as they walked. "These gear beasts are responsible for the most delicate assembly process, and their mechanical perception is more than ten times that of human workers."

Cheng Yuan watched in astonishment as these mechanical lifeforms skillfully operated their machines. Their circular bodies rotated nimbly, and their precise gears, as dexterous as fingers, meticulously assembled the tiny parts. The entire workshop resonated with the "clattering" of metal, like an industrial symphony.

"Besides Gearmon, there's also StagBugmon over there," Mr. Cheng pointed to another production line. "Now Digimon have infiltrated every industrial sector—Electricmon in power plants, Discmon in water purifiers, Sandslammon in mines..."

Cheng Yuan nodded, but his gaze was drawn to a lonely worktable in the corner.

There, a jet-black gear-like beast was working alone, a stark contrast to its silver counterparts around it.

"It's this gear beast!" said Cheng's father.

Unlike its companions with their shiny metallic shells, its surface has a peculiar matte black finish, as if it can absorb all the light around it.

Could it have been infected by the Dark Gear as well?

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