Mash-up Anime World: Creating the SCP Foundation to Contain Anomalies-Chapter 308 - 302: Clockworks (SCP-914) and Diamond Pickaxe

T/N: Hehe..... Funny thing is I was sure that I posted this Chapters already.... sorry....

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"It's really strange. I remember this place used to be a building with no doors or windows."

Upon entering the building, Haruto spotted the silver-haired girl, Aleister, and casually made a remark.

The silver-haired girl helplessly spread her hands.

"Who do you think I have to thank for that? My guide got whisked away by you, after all!"

Hearing this, Haruto raised an eyebrow.

He felt that ever since Aleister had changed from the Hanged Man into a silver-haired girl, her personality had shifted a bit too.

Or perhaps...

She was just taking advantage of her current form, exploiting her natural appeal to people like him.

Saying whatever she wanted without the slightest fear of getting smacked.

"It's a waste to have Awaki just guide you around," Haruto said bluntly, curling his lip.

As someone with the potential to become an LV5, it was a complete waste for Awaki to act only as Aleister's guide.

It would be better for Aleister to train a new guide.

Besides, strictly speaking, Aleister didn't need a so-called guide anymore.

The Windowless Building existed to prevent surprise attacks from magicians.

As the founder of the scientific side and the mastermind behind Academy City, Aleister was definitely a thorn in the side of the magical side.

This Windowless Building could withstand a nuclear strike in terms of defense.

Moreover, it had a teleportation-reversal magic array inside, meaning it was impossible to teleport into the building through magic.

Only esper abilities could bypass it.

The fundamental design of the building was all about countering magicians.

But now, in the main world, there were no magicians at all.

So Aleister casually made herself a door.

"You didn't come all the way here just to mock my new door, right? Is that guy dealt with?"

The silver-haired girl asked with a smile.

Haruto nodded.

Such an obvious thing didn't need lying about.

"Yes, he's been taken care of. And considering your contributions, the SCP Foundation invites you to join the O5 Council."

Haruto's words made the silver-haired girl pause for a moment.

Then a flash of light gleamed in her eyes.

"Well, I'm truly flattered. After joining the O5, would I be able to access intel of your level?"

Haruto had already guessed she would ask that.

"If I say no, what would you decide?"

The silver-haired girl laughed.

"In that case, it means I can access it. Thank you, I'm honored to accept. Perfect timing too. With my original ideals suddenly achieved, I'm feeling a bit lost and aimless. I think obtaining intel of a higher order will let me immerse myself once again, beginning a new phase of research."

"Ah, it's so nostalgic — those early days of studying magic, when I humbly thirsted for knowledge. It was truly joyous."

"I suppose I'll get to relive that pure happiness again. Once more, Lord Haruto, I offer you my gratitude."

The corner of Haruto's mouth twitched.

This woman was definitely using her current cute appearance to avoid getting smacked.

Although her words sounded flattering, to Haruto, it all felt very much like subtle bragging and passive-aggressiveness.

He casually tossed an identity card over.

Haruto also pulled out the Impact Staff and left it with Aleister.

He waved his hand, getting ready to leave.

Since Aleister was now part of the O5 Council, she would become one of the Foundation's sharpest weapons.

It was better to leave the Impact Staff with her.

After all, only Aleister could truly wield the Impact Staff's full potential.

Its auxiliary magic circles could only amplify magic. And if anyone among humanity had the strongest magic, it was undoubtedly Aleister.

Just as Haruto was about to leave, Aleister suddenly called out to him.

"Speaking of which, I happened to obtain something pretty good. Should be considered an 'anomaly' by Foundation standards."

Aleister's words made Haruto stop in his tracks, his curiosity piqued.

An anomaly that even Aleister called "good"?

Soon, the silver-haired girl, leaning on the Impact Staff like a walking stick, led Haruto down into the building's underground area.

After entering a certain hidden room—

A massive machine appeared before Haruto's eyes.

The silver-haired girl pointed at it.

"While clearing out Academy City, we found a small group hiding this thing. Since it was submerged underwater, even the Airborne Loop couldn't reach it — they managed to hide it well."

"That little group used this thing to craft quite a few mechs. Tsk, it was pretty cutting-edge too."

[Containment Object Name: Clockworks (SCP-914), Containment Object Class: Safe]

[Containment Object Description: A massive clockwork device weighing several tons and covering an area of 18 square meters, composed of drive screws, conveyors, pulleys, gears, springs, and various other clockwork parts. It features over 8 million movable components, mostly made of copper and tin, though some wooden and cloth components are also observed. Inspection reveals that, aside from the "main spring," there are no electronic components or any kind of power source beneath the selection panel. Two large 3m×2.1m×2.1m compartments are connected to SCP-914's main body via a copper tube, labeled "Input" and "Output." Between them is a copper dial with a large rotary knob and a small arrow. Around the knob are five labels: "Rough," "Coarse," "1:1," "Fine," and "Very Fine."]

[Properties: Can process any item to varying degrees, producing a special processed product based on the original item and the selected processing degree.]

[Note: It's best not to process living beings.]

Looking at the enormous machine, Haruto raised his eyebrows.

"Definitely an anomaly. Can I see some of the processed products?"

The silver-haired girl nodded and casually waved her hand.

Several black pillars rose from the ground, ejecting a few mech parts.

Haruto examined them.

And to his amazement, even though the parts were made from common metals, their finished properties far surpassed the limits of normal metals.

For example, a zinc alloy chestplate.

It was lighter than typical lightweight metal armor.

Yet it could endure more than ten times the impact limit of normal zinc alloy.

Seeing this, Haruto couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration.

He then tested a few more times.

The Universal Conversion Machine had five processing modes.

You selected a mode, optionally described the item you wanted to create (or didn't describe it at all), and the machine would do its work.

Choosing "Rough" processing would destroy the input material.

"Coarse" would turn the input into broken, damaged junk.

For instance, Haruto put a piece of copper inside, aiming to make a copper sword.

The result? A battered, broken copper sword.

Choosing "1:1" usually succeeded in making a functional item.

If no description was provided, the input material was almost unchanged when it came out.

Choosing "Fine" would yield an extremely refined item.

Sometimes, it even surpassed the limits of the base material. Just like the zinc alloy chestplate Haruto held.

However, there was a risk.

If the description was incomplete, the "Fine" setting could produce... unexpected results.

For instance, Haruto once put in some metal and asked for a battery through Fine processing.

The result? An uncontrollable nuclear battery.

Massive radiation leaked out.

Haruto had to destroy it immediately.

Fortunately, the building's structure was solid, so there was no leakage. And the two inside weren't afraid of radiation anyway.

Thus, Fine processing came with risks.

It was best to provide detailed schematics and modeling, or not describe the item at all.

Finally, there was "Very Fine"—

Haruto threw in some diamonds and a stick.

He hooked up a computer and uploaded some Minecraft game data.

And thus, a game-accurate diamond pickaxe was born!

Holding the diamond pickaxe, Haruto couldn't help but laugh.

And sure enough, the diamond pickaxe could easily dig through high-strength materials. Its properties completely surpassed the original material. Real diamonds couldn't casually pierce through super-dense alloys.

Which meant that if you made a mistake with Very Fine processing...

You might accidentally create items whose danger level exceeded the limits of their materials.

"So, when are you moving this thing out?" the silver-haired girl asked.

Haruto immediately shook his head.

"Forget it. If we take this back to the Foundation, those genius researchers will end up blowing the site sky-high! There are too many supernatural materials at other sites. If they throw them into this Universal Conversion Machine... tsk!"

"For now, let's leave it here. Academy City will soon have a new Foundation site anyway. We'll transfer it there when it's ready — less chaos that way."

Hearing this, the silver-haired girl's mouth twitched.

Oh, so you're afraid of blowing up a Foundation site, but not afraid of blowing up her Academy City, huh?!