Miraculous Muse

Since the mushroom house wouldn't work, Niman had no choice but to choose another object. Lacking any better ideas at the moment, she looked toward the others to ask for their opinions. Yu Xian's eyes darted thoughtfully, and he spoke up immediately. "How about the King of the Abyss Battle Armor? The Aska is already set, so taking a gamble on the battle armor could work." The Aska's miraculous attribute was remarkably good. "I think Muse would also be a fine choice," Nora countered with a different opinion. "Even though Muse is part of the Aska, it's an independent entity in its own right. It might prove useful." Little Nora went a step further, dragging Xiao Sensen forward and proposing outright, "Sister Niman, Xiao Sensen is a puppet! I think he could work too!" "Little Nora!" Xiao Sensen fumed with exasperation. He spun around, grabbed Little Nora's chubby cheeks, and kneaded them vigorously, refusing to let go until Little Nora admitted her mistake. Naturally, Niman wasn't going to use a singularity on Xiao Sensen. Setting aside whether it would even work, the primary issue was that Xiao Sensen was not truly a member of their team. He would likely leave once they returned to Crescent Bay. Even though Xiao Sensen had gifted the singularities to them, she still wouldn't use one on him. Besides, while Xiao Sensen was neither a conventional living creature nor an inanimate object, he was a special form of life. Theoretically, a singularity wouldn't work on him anyway. "If the King of the Abyss Battle Armor gets a good miraculous attribute, it would undoubtedly boost our combat power tremendously, but the risk of drawing a bad attribute is too high. "Muse leans more toward the role of a housekeeper or support assistant. If we use a singularity on it, it might enhance the Aska once more. Even if the resulting attribute is mediocre, it won't negatively impact the ship." Niman carefully weighed the two more reasonable options before finally turning her gaze to Muse, who was cradling the dragon girl, Little Nia. A choice between two. The King of the Abyss Battle Armor was too precious; there was no need to gamble with it. With Muse, however, she couldn't lose either way. A smile returned to Niman's face. She knew what to pick. "Muse, come here," she instructed. Muse stepped forward holding the dragon girl, awaiting Niman's next command. Niman gave no order, however. Instead, she reached out and lightly tapped Muse's forehead with her index finger, which glowed with the light of the singularity. In her heart, she prayed, *Great Lord of the Forest, if You can hear my prayer, please grant me miraculous power!* The singularity at her fingertip sank into Muse's body. A gleam flashed across Muse's eyes. Its mechanical body softened, and its hold on Little Nia became noticeably gentler. ————— Miraculous Muse Durability: Sole User: Niman Miraculous Attribute: [Miraculous] While Muse is inside the Aska, it can accomplish any order from its master through miraculous means. Note: Just tell me, is it miraculous or not? ————— Upon learning Muse's attribute, Niman couldn't help but beam with delighted surprise. With an attribute like this, it felt like she had hit the jackpot. If she ordered Muse right now to help her break through to the Cosmos Rank, what would it do? Naturally, thrilled as she was, she didn't lose her head. Before confirming how Muse's "miraculous nature" functioned, she certainly wouldn't issue commands recklessly. What if, upon giving such an order, Muse simply locked her inside one of the Aska's rooms and refused to let her out until she broke through? She shared the attribute with everyone. All of them gasped in admiration, and even Xiao Sensen cried out in exaggerated fashion. "Miraculous! It's actually the Miraculous attribute! How is that possible... A miraculous item rolled the Miraculous attribute..." Xiao Sensen ran around in circles clutching his head. The others stared dumbfounded, realizing at that moment that this Miraculous attribute seemed... extraordinarily rare. Niman looked at Muse, thought for a moment, and said, "Muse, I want the Aska to connect to Crescent Bay's network. How will you do it?" "Master, I shall do it like this." Muse looked up, light flashing through its eyes. It then turned and walked to the control console. A second pair of mechanical arms sprouted from its back, and it began tinkering with the console. Everyone watched Muse closely. Its first pair of arms continued holding Little Nia, while its second pair transformed into various tools, dismantling and reassembling parts of the console. Finally, an additional antenna appeared atop the control board. "Master, the Aska is now able to connect to Crescent Bay's network," Muse reported respectfully, returning before Niman after completing the task. Everyone quickly tried connecting to the network and discovered to their joyful surprise that it actually worked. After departing Crescent Bay, they had all been cut off from the network. If they hadn't been training together, the past few days would have been dreadfully dull, leaving them with nothing to do besides watching pre-downloaded movies or playing offline games. "Could you explain how you managed that?" Niman asked, looking up at Muse once she confirmed the connection was stable. Muse replied, "Master's command is absolute. Upon understanding Master's requirement, I miraculously mastered the communication technologies of the Abyss network, and then miraculously applied those technologies. However, I have now miraculously forgotten all of them." "..." Everyone was rendered speechless. Yet Niman spoke up. "I want you to teach me how to connect to the network in the Abyss. Can you?" "Of course I can." Light instantly flashed in Muse's eyes. It then miraculously produced a blackboard and began instructing Niman on the technology of Abyssal networking. "The Abyss is permeated with the chaotic will of the Sun Emperor, along with his intense resentment and grudges, not to mention rampant energy. Any information in the Abyss will be distorted and ultimately turn into chaotic noise, making it impossible to transmit back to Crescent Bay naturally. Therefore, we require triple protective measures, as well as information anchor technology..." Muse explained with utmost seriousness. Before long, however, half the listeners had wandered off, and Little Nora simply slumped onto the sofa and fell sound asleep. Even though Niman listened with intense concentration, the technology was far too convoluted. It might have looked like child's play when Muse tinkered with it, but putting it into practice was nowhere near that simple for an ordinary person. In the end, even Niman began to feel a creeping sense of despair. Fortunately, she had only told Muse to teach her, without demanding that she had to master it; otherwise, she couldn't imagine what torment awaited her. Muse's lecture went on for an entire day. The next morning, Yu Xian and Nora walked into the cockpit, refreshed and alert. Muse was still lecturing away. Niman had succumbed as well, sound asleep while holding Little Nia, and Little Nora was curled up with her rear in the air, snoring peacefully. It had to be said: whether Muse was a good teacher or not remained to be seen, but its hypnotic ability could rival any classroom lecturer. At long last, Muse concluded its lesson. It packed away the blackboard and stood waiting quietly for the next command. Niman didn't actually need sleep; she had only dozed off with Little Nia because Muse's lecturing was overwhelmingly boring. Now that the class had ended, she naturally woke up. Sitting up from the sofa, she instructed Muse, "Muse, keep up with the Aska's maintenance. In addition, orders from Yu Xian and Nora are to be treated with the same authority as my own." "Understood," Muse responded. Yu Xian looked at Muse, an inkling of curiosity stirring within him. If someone ordered Muse to create a miraculous item, how would it accomplish that?