A Young Woman's Heart

“Then draw a triangular lamp on the left chest… What is the purpose of the lamp?” Hua Yinyin asked, squeezing into Mo Xueyao’s body as she began to draw the outline.

The two sat on the same chair, and if they weren't both petite girls, they probably wouldn't have had enough room.

Even so, it still felt very crowded.

"Hmm... does that mean there's not enough energy?"

"Huh~ Isn't this the Ultraman setting?"

"No, no, it's not the same. It should be called stamina! Hmm, right! Let this giant of light fight using the stamina of its human host. There's no time limit, but once its stamina is exhausted, it can no longer fight. And... transforming into it to fight will consume a lot of stamina. Taking one step is like running a thousand meters?"

"Isn't that an exaggeration?"

"That's the gist of it, Yinyin, as long as you understand."

"OK, leave it to me! I already have a general idea."

“Then I’ll start writing the setting.” Mo Xueyao opened the blank notebook and wrote the four characters “Giant of Light” on the title page.

I deliberately wrote it with more pressure, just like how boys write.

Then she wrote the author's name below—Mo Xueyao—and the illustrator's name—Hua Yinyin.

"Suddenly I feel that drawing comics is a huge project, and the progress of drawing comics is very slow, and each picture may not be exquisite enough."

"Then let's use illustrations? But with more?" Mo Xueyao asked, tilting her head.

"Hmm, that works. One illustration per chapter, just one illustration for the core plot of the whole chapter."

“Okay.” Mo Xueyao nodded and continued writing.

The first step, of course, is to define the form of Ultraman, or rather, the Giant of Light.

This was inspired by watching the new generation of Ultraman.

She felt that different colors of light should be used to distinguish different shapes.

As for the specific details, I haven't thought them out yet, so I'll leave that part to Hua Yinyin.

According to the general plot she had just conceived, the first human host, or rather, the person qualified to transform, would have the shortest battle time.

"The shortest... a fleeting moment? No... too elegant... the epiphyllum won't do..." Mo Xueyao fell into thought, "Hmm... mmm..."

"What are you thinking about?" Hua Yinyin nudged Mo Xueyao again.

"Don't push, it's so hot..."

"There's nothing we can do; there's only one chair here."

"Tsk... Hmm, Yin Yin, what do you think can describe something as fleeting?"

"A moment?"

"I didn't ask you to find a synonym, it's 'thing,' 'object'!"

"Shooting star?" Hua Yinyin tilted her head.

“Right, right, the first person qualified to transform, uh… let’s call him the Chosen One, and his light will be called Meteor Light!” Mo Xueyao’s mind was suddenly opened, and then she began to write furiously on the paper, “The first form is called Meteor, the second is called Moonlight, and the third is called… Sunlight? No, no… we can start from other aspects, for example, the miracle of saving humanity, that’s right, Miracle Light!”

For a moment, apart from Mo Xueyao's self-talk, the only sounds in the small house were the sound of a pen writing on paper and the chirping of cicadas in the trees outside the window.

Mo Xueyao then designed the remaining forms, but only the specific details of the first three forms.

The first form should have the fewest and simplest lines, and the burning light should be more dazzling and glaring.

In other words, the first form should most resemble a giant made of light.

Only the subsequent forms should exhibit a biological feel.

"Speaking of which, if giants and monsters like those really appeared in the city, what would the government do?"

"Hmm...it's clearly Xiaoyao who watches more, isn't it?"

"But I don't want to set up any kind of defense force or anything like that."

"Generally speaking, the army would be sent to attack the monsters, right? If monsters appear frequently, they might even form a special legion to fight them?" Hua Yinyin muttered as she drew.

"I think we should establish a dedicated combat command with a small number of elite troops, but large-scale attacks should still rely on the army or navy."

"Hmm... that should be it." Hua Yinyin wasn't quite sure either.

However, Mo Xueyao did have some knowledge of military matters. The reason she asked Hua Yinyin for her opinion was simply to broaden her thinking.

"If the first battle were in the suburbs, like in the mountains like this, would we be discovered?" she began to mutter to herself again.

This time, Hua Yinyin did not answer her.

All the settings were determined by constantly asking myself questions.

Mo Xueyao thought that she probably wouldn't be discovered the first time in the mountains, but she would definitely be discovered the second time in the city, and it would cause a sensation.

Many people may have fled the city after it was attacked by the monster, but there will likely still be many who remain.

Monsters shouldn't just attack one city, or even just one country.

Unless there's a place that attracts them.

Then we need to continue setting things up around what attracted them.

The plot should unfold from there.

Also, where do monsters come from?

Where did the first one come from? And the second and third ones?

Mo Xueyao would sometimes bite the pen cap in thought, and sometimes write furiously.

Before long, several pages of settings had been written in the notebook.

It looks full of content, but she still feels that there are many things that haven't been set up yet.

But those things, I'll probably have to think about them as I write them down; if I don't write them down, I probably won't be able to come up with that many ideas.

Difficulties always arise during the process of practice!

"Yinyin, do you think it's better that all the monsters in the setting come from the universe, or that they are transformed by some kind of special light waves, cells, or viruses?"

"If it's the first one, why would the monsters have to run to Earth? I think the second one makes more sense, right?" Hua Yinyin seemed to have almost finished drawing the concept art for the Giant of Light. "Or we could also set it up so that there's something on Earth that attracts them?"

"Hmm... For example, materials that can evolve?" Mo Xueyao stroked her chin. "To design a new energy material, like Alberta ore?"

"Strange name."

"It's just a random combination."

"Alright, I've finished drawing the concept art! Little Yao Yao, take a look and see what you think?"

"Hmm, let me see..."

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Chapter Sixty-Six: The Establishment of a Small Studio (Part Two)

"Hmm, not bad. The lines are simple and quite beautiful, with a strong sense of power." Mo Xueyao nodded. For her, whose drawing skills were only at the junior high school level, Hua Yinyin's character design was already very good, and could even be described as professional.

"So, how about we try drawing a scene next?"

"Okay, wait a minute. Let me write a chapter, and then you can imagine the scene after you've read it?"

"Okay, then I'll take a nap." It was noon, and Hua Yinyin yawned widely, leaning against the wooden wall and squinting her eyes.

Thanks to a lot of homework practice, Mo Xueyao's hand doesn't get sore even when she writes a lot of words in one go, but she still feels a little tired after more than an hour.

She shook her slightly sore hand, then closed the pen cap and let out a long sigh.

"It's finished," Li Wanyan asked in a calm tone.

"Hmm, I've finished writing a chapter..." Mo Xueyao rubbed her head and noticed that the sun was still high in the sky outside.

It's still noon.

It's just that it went from 10:30 to 11:30.

Are you hungry?

"Ah... Wanyan, now that you mention it, I feel really hungry." Mo Xueyao rubbed her stomach and looked at Hua Yinyin, who was still sleeping. "Let's make lunch then? We'll wake her up when it's ready."

After all, this was her 'personal illustrator,' and Mo Xueyao's attitude towards her improved without her realizing it.

Turning the fantasy in words into a real scene still requires spending money.

"it is good."

Li Wanyan had obviously prepared the ingredients beforehand. She put the firewood into the small wood-burning stove, and soon flames began to leap out.

"Huh, aren't you cooking?"

"The rice is ready," Li Wanyan replied.

Mo Xueyao sniffed and indeed smelled a faint aroma of food in the air.

"But where is the food?"

There were only two lunchboxes, one to hold uncooked rice and the other to hold cooked rice, but the lunchbox Li Wanyan was holding was clearly empty.

You can't possibly cook a whole lunchbox of rice in one go, can you?

"Here." Li Wanyan casually pointed to three things next to her that looked like zongzi (sticky rice dumplings). They were made of large banana leaves, with rice divided into three portions and placed inside.

This ingenious method frees up the lunchbox, making it perfect for heating canned food or cooking wild vegetables.

However, canned food can be heated directly, so there's no need to worry. Li Wanyan only used a little bit of the juice from the can to make the wild vegetable soup.

A little of each kind of wild vegetable was added, seemingly to enrich the flavor.

She chopped the wild vegetables into very small pieces with a knife, perhaps to make them easier to pack into a lunchbox.

The lunchbox wasn't particularly big or small, but it was still a bit of a stretch to make soup for three people.

"So... how are we going to drink the soup later?" Mo Xueyao asked again.

This time, Li Wanyan's lips curled up slightly, as if she was a little smug. She took out three wooden spoons of slightly different sizes and placed them on the banana leaf.