Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

Sandoni glanced at Pantalone and said indifferently.

"Of course, if you feel that my research and development cycle is too short and want to continue to allocate funds to me, I don't mind. After all, no one would complain about having too much Mora."

Upon hearing Sandone's words, Pantalone was momentarily speechless.

Although he is not lacking in Mora, he cannot afford to spend so much.

The funding gap for these few projects alone is already enormous. If Sandone were to start another project, even as the president of the Northern Bank, he wouldn't be able to withstand such spending.

After a moment of silence, he quietly made his statement.

"...It's nothing, it's good to be fast. I think this speed and R&D cycle are very good."

Upon seeing that Pantalone had not allocated any funds to him, Sandone scoffed at the idea, finding it rather uninteresting.

The girl picked up the teacup on the table, took a small sip of tea to moisten her throat, then put the teacup down and let out a soft breath.

"To be honest, I find it hard to imagine that this kind of energy called 'imaginary internal energy' is like an ideal energy that can meet all needs. It seems that any problem you encounter can be solved with 'imaginary internal energy'."

"And this energy seems to be extremely easy to obtain. This ideal energy is like the perfect energy in fantasy. I can hardly imagine where you found this unknown energy."

"At least after I personally came into contact with this energy, I can be basically certain that this energy is neither produced from the 'Light Sphere' nor from the 'Earth Veins' nor from the 'Abyss'—it is a completely unknown energy source."

"This energy, called 'imaginary inner energy,' doesn't seem to be a power native to Teyvat. Rather, it seems to have been obtained from outside the world, which makes one curious about how you acquired this power."

Sandonne's meaningful words left Pantalone unsure how to respond.

Can he say that he doesn't know where he gets this energy from?

The reason he was able to control this power was entirely due to a special ability he had accidentally discovered within himself.

For some reason, it felt like we were communicating with another realm or interface, as if the power was projected from a distant place.

To be honest, he didn't know how to answer this question, but if he said it like that, it would definitely not satisfy Sandoni, so he could only put on a show.

Those who understand, understand; those who don't, I can't say much. This matter involves too many things, and the waters run deep. I can't possibly tell you much more. If you don't understand, there's nothing I can do.

Such an expression.

Unlike before, after experiencing so many things.

Having become a seasoned veteran, Pantalone knew exactly what the best way to deal with this situation was to use the excuse that "this is part of the plan."

Anyway, the other party will naturally make the connection when the time comes, so he doesn't need to worry about it.

Upon seeing Pantalone's expression and gaze, Sandonne couldn't help but reveal a knowing look that seemed to confirm his suspicions.

This made her take a soft breath and look into Pantalone's eyes to ask.

“I see, so it’s part of your plan, Pantalone.”

"Yes, that's right, you're right, that's part of the plan too."

Seeing how cooperative Sandone was, Pantalone smiled and replied happily.

However, his reaction only confirmed Sandonne's suspicions.

She had many guesses about this mysterious 'imaginary internal energy' from the very beginning, but all of them must be related to the schemes and plans hidden by Pantalone.

She didn't believe that this mysterious energy appeared by chance; it must be based on a mysterious plan she was unaware of.

There must be some inside story about this mysterious 'imaginary internal energy' that she couldn't possibly uncover.

That plan might be related to the unknown universal energy source currently in use called 'imaginary internal energy', which could be connected to another layer of Pantalone's plan.

Sandonne had many thoughts flashing through his mind.

However, she did not choose to ask Pantalone anything. She was not particularly concerned about the deeper schemes and plans hidden within Pantalone.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that the 'imaginary internal energy' provided by Pantalone perfectly suited her needs.

It allows her to more freely utilize her talents in mechanics and engineering, and saves her a lot of trouble with problems that would otherwise require more effort.

In this respect, she is the same as Dotole.

They are all people who are engrossed in their own research.

As long as she can achieve something in her research field, she doesn't really care much about things like the materials and energy sources used.

So she only thought about it in her mind and had no intention of asking Pantalone any further questions.

When Pantalone saw his reaction, he knew he had just muddled through the situation, which gave him a sigh of relief and allowed him to take the opportunity to change the subject.

"Speaking of which, regarding the issue of the finished 'mechanical prosthetics' you mentioned, what do you mean by it taking some time to find a suitable and satisfactory 'mechanical prosthetic'?"

“I knew you would ask that, so instead of explaining those complicated things with complicated language, I’ll let you see the finished product I made, the ‘cyborg doll,’ in person.”

As he spoke, Sandonne picked up his teacup and gently blew on it.

Then, to Pantalone's bewildered gaze, a girl who looked almost exactly like a real human and whose clothing style was similar to Sandone's appeared before him.

Upon first seeing the girl, Pantalone couldn't help but feel a strange sense of déjà vu.

It was as if he had seen this girl somewhere before.

But after searching through all his memories of Pantalone, he found no record of the girl, which made Pantalone even more puzzled.

Since he doesn't have any memories of this girl in his Pantalone memories, where does his sense of déjà vu and familiarity come from?