101 Chapter 101: Manufacturing Failure_1

The matter of the Energy Blocks touched Fang Yuan's heart.

Turning the relatively cheap Tree Fruit into highly valued nutritional products, the profit margin made Fang Yuan's heart race just thinking about it.

He didn't seek to get rich overnight; after all, a tall tree catches the wind.

But if he could quietly use the Energy Blocks, it would, in a sense, solve the resource problem of Pokemon cultivation.

With one less middleman making a profit, the cost of breeding Pokemon dropped significantly.

However, Fang Yuan didn't get too excited too soon.

The crafting process of the Energy Blocks was something he had imagined; whether he could actually produce them himself was still a big question.

"There's no crime in dreaming; if you have an idea, you should boldly try it out."

After eating with Lin Jing and Liu Le, Fang Yuan continued to go to class.

The afternoon classes were mainly for Lin Jing and Liu Le because Eevee didn't have as many weaknesses comparatively.

Currently, Eevee's main issue was the lack of long-range attack Moves.

To address this problem, Zhuang Xin gave Fang Yuan an answer that put his mind at ease.

"Within half a year, we will help your Eevee master 2~3 new Moves, including Shadow Ball."

Having received this answer, Fang Yuan could say he breathed a sigh of relief.

He was completely clueless about how to train Shadow Ball; if Zhuang Xin hadn't mentioned they would teach it later, Fang Yuan was almost ready to drag Eevee off to Rest in a graveyard!

...

After class.

Fang Yuan bid farewell to Lin Jing and Liu Le.

He couldn't wait to try crafting the Energy Blocks.

As for Tree Fruit, there were still a few kinds left at home, almost all of which were Eevee's favorite flavors.

There was also a rotating mixer at home.

Compression could be done with Magnemite's Superpower, and the solidification process... it should be related to temperature, could there be a cooling device in the Tree Fruit Mixer?

Logically, the solidification step should require cooling treatment... So Fang Yuan considered for a moment, then went to a liquid nitrogen ice cream shop on the street and spent a few hundred bucks on a bottle of liquid nitrogen.

If it had been before, this bottle of liquid nitrogen would have been enough for him to play with for a long time.

But now, he was about to use it for a serious matter.

Back home, Fang Yuan released Eevee and also summoned Magnemite.

"Eevee, go play by yourself for now... As for Magnemite, you'll do an experiment with me."

"Bwoo?"

Eevee squinted its eyes, curious about what Fang Yuan and Magnemite were up to, and refused to leave.

"Really now... then you can just watch from the side," Fang Yuan waved his hand.

Magnemite: ╮(⊙)╭

Eevee: (￣︶￣)

The two Pokemon had a bit of a competitive air...

Fang Yuan didn't have the time to guess their little intentions, and after preparing, he took out two kinds of Tree Fruit of different colors.

Theoretically, any Tree Fruit could be made into Energy Blocks, but the effects and quality of the Energy Blocks produced would depend on the recipe and technique.

This was a process that maximized the energy utilization of Tree Fruit, and in addition, the nutrients from different Tree Fruits could integrate perfectly and undergo a qualitative change, truly miraculous.

"Magnemite, after the mixer stops, use your Superpower to control the ball of fruit pulp above the liquid nitrogen for cooling," Fang Yuan said.

"Remember, just control the fruit pulp with Superpower!"

Given Magnemite's current control, its Superpower could accurately manipulate objects, and size was no concern; Fang Yuan wasn't too worried about damaging the mixer, but he still reminded Magnemite just in case, since the liquid nitrogen had already cost him quite a bit. If the mixer were to break too, that would really be a case of "mother meeting discipline."

"Magnemite!" Magnemite nodded.

"Very well, then let's begin."

Under the watchful eyes of Eevee and Magnemite, Fang Yuan started to pour the cut-up fruit into the mixer, set the speed to the maximum, and quickly the Tree Fruit pieces were shredded, the juices mixed and settled into a pasty sediment, slightly different from ordinary fruits...

Seeing that the Tree Fruit pieces were all smashed, Fang Yuan quickly turned off the power and lifted the lid.

Meanwhile, Magmemite was also using its Superpower to control a mass of fruit mush and compress it, then moved it over the liquid nitrogen.

Whoosh!

After cooling down, a lump of frozen fruit mush ice appeared.

"..." Fang Yuan.

This was definitely not an Energy Block!

The Dark Cuisine... was thus born.

Fang Yuan took the fruit mush ice block, coughed dryly, then handed it to Eevee, saying,

"Wanna try?"

"Bwoo..."

Eevee looked disgusted, took a lick, and then shivered all over, shaking its head.

It was as if saying, you taste it yourself.

"This color is wrong... Energy Blocks should be of a purer and more translucent color, and it's obvious... the impurities haven't been properly dealt with."

Fang Yuan poured out the remaining fruit mush from the mixer,

At this point, nearly all of the nutrition from the Tree Fruit had been lost.

"Let's focus on the details next," Fang Yuan scratched his head and said.

"Magmemite, you experiment with these first, try to control the fruit mush into small square blocks for compression, the shape just now was quite terrible."

A single failure meant nothing.

It was known that even with existing machinery, the making of Energy Blocks was meticulous, and Fang Yuan had no intention of succeeding in just one or two attempts.

The details of the production process definitely needed to be perfected and conceived.

Half an hour later, after practicing with a large bowl of fruit mush, Magmemite's Superpower was barely able to polish a small clump of fruit mush into a square shape.

Just by looking at the shape, it was almost indistinguishable from the Energy Blocks that Fang Yuan remembered.

Fang Yuan felt that this shape might be the most stable energy structure as well.

"No doubt, the liquid nitrogen was probably a waste, it shouldn't rely on low temperature to solidify, and the main point... there was a problem with the removal of impurities," he deduced.

"Maybe it should spin for a bit longer, a bit faster."

In the game, the quality of the Energy Blocks was related to the speed of rotation; Fang Yuan had already turned his household mixer to the maximum speed, so now he could only make changes in terms of duration.

During this experiment, Fang Yuan and Magmemite didn't find anything, but Eevee suddenly frowned and touched the mixer.

As the mixer spun at high speed, Eevee faintly felt that the energy from the Tree Fruit seemed to be drawn in by a centripetal force, concentrating at the center, while other impurities were being flung outwards by the centrifugal force.

After noticing this, Eevee acted out its observations for Fang Yuan, prompting thoughtful consideration.

"Does this mean the most concentrated point of energy is at the core of the rotation?"

"I understand now."

Eevee, having practiced Counter Shield, was sensitive to the rotation of energy, making its suggestion valuable.

After Fang Yuan turned off the machine, Eevee also noticed that the moment the rotation stopped, the energy dispersed again.

"Bwoo!" Eevee alerted, causing Fang Yuan to frown.

If that was the case, Magmemite's task just got a lot more challenging.

"Magmemite, next you only have a split second's chance, to tightly wrap up the core fruit mush with Superpower and swiftly extract and compress it," Fang Yuan said.

Magmemite indicated understanding.

However, the first attempt, failed...

The second attempt, still a failure, with Eevee suddenly tearing up. All this for its beloved fruits! (╥﹏╥)

As the Tree Fruits at home dwindled, Magmemite grew more and more tired... Fang Yuan shook his head.

It seemed impossible to achieve in a short time. Magmemite's mastery of Superpower was too low, unable to quickly lock onto the energy.

Moreover, Fang Yuan discovered another problem, even after high-speed spinning, impurities were still present within the core.

It looked like even if Magmemite could successfully extract the core part perfectly, further purification to remove impurities was necessary.

Fang Yuan had a premonition that this step was key to making Energy Blocks, closely related to solidification.