Girl in the Box: Please tell me why I was reincarnated as a mimic monster!

Ayer sighed and agreed with Savi's discovery.

Chapter 29 The Dawn of a New World (Slacking Off)!

"Hmm? You're back faster than I expected..." Rielfa pulled away from Nao's lap.

"They've probably finished moving everything, right?" Nao looked at the entrance.

“No, they didn’t come from there…” Rielfa looked at another entrance.

"Wow!"

A lovely cheer came from the very narrow entrance. Nao recognized whose voice it was, since that child was usually with Nao.

After a while, three familiar figures flew out of the entrance: Slime, Mimic Riku, and the Divine Beast Akatsuki.

“You three really dare to do that.” Relfa’s expression twitched slightly.

That was a trap that Raelfa used to prank slimes and Li. Since it wasn't a dangerous trap, I didn't expect them to come back with it.

"Layfa! Help me!"

As soon as Li stood up, she asked Rielfa for help. This was the first time Rielfa had encountered such a situation, so she was quite interested.

“Okay, what can I do for you?” Rielfa agreed.

Instead of telling Raelfa what it was about, it ran to the things it had left there and started looking for something. Raelfa remembered that there were some useful things she had kept there, including some she had never seen before.

"Wow, great! It's not broken!"

The thing that Li carefully picked up with pliers was naturally a strange object that Rielfa had never seen before: a transparent glass bottle with an odd shape, its opening sealed with a highly purified metal, revealing two metal strips, and an iron wire inside the glass bottle.

If Rielfa remembered correctly, this was something called a "light bulb," or something like that. But no matter how Rielfa looked at it, she couldn't see any connection between this thing and electricity or a light.

"So, what do you want me to do?" Rielfa felt that she was about to see something interesting.

"Please wait a moment, we're not ready yet."

Li spat out a silver ingot from her body, then went to find the slime and chatted with it. Their relationship seemed to have relaxed. After their conversation, the slime swallowed the silver ingot, which turned red. After a while, it spat out a wisp of silver thread.

Silver threads...? Are you making clothes for me?

The outfit that Rielfa is wearing now isn't particularly outstanding, but it's still quite nice. By the standards of this world, it's already very fashionable, so there's no need to change it.

What could a thing called an electric light combined with silver wire possibly do? Rielfa couldn't tell. Then, Rielfa took out something else—something Rielfa recognized: the Scorching Heart Riel often used.

Electric light bulb + silver wire + scorching lightning heart = ? ? ?

So what exactly is the purpose of this "reasoning"? Raelfa couldn't help but wonder.

"Ready." Rie confirmed. "Layfa, please tell me how to generate electricity in the Scorching Heart without it exploding."

"...? Hehe, that's quite a rare question." Rielfa smiled confidently. "But this is no challenge for me."

Yes! Everything is ready!

I was quite surprised that Lelefa explicitly expressed that she would help. Given her personality, she probably would have made one or two requests, but she didn't. In fact, she was very cooperative.

In this way, the progress on this matter should be very fast.

Oh, right, I haven't said what I'm going to do yet, have I? Remember when I said I had a bold idea not long ago? This is my bold idea.

Among the products from the last "treasure hunt," there were some Earth items that required electricity to operate. I thought that if I ever figured out how to generate and use electricity in the future, these things would come in handy, so I kept them all.

Just now, I remembered that I have this thing, the power supply or something. Don't I always carry it with me?

That power source is the Scorching Thunder Heart. According to the description, the Scorching Thunder Heart can convert the stored magic power into lightning for use.

Then I realized this thing could act as a power source, right? But I only know how to detonate it, not how to use the magic inside to generate lightning. That's why I came to ask Rielfa for help; she should know how to use it.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the heart of the Blazing Thunder could actually act as a power source to supply electricity to things on Earth? So I'm going to use this light bulb as a test subject to verify it. Anyway, this thing isn't particularly valuable.

After receiving Relfa's assurance, I first cut two pieces of silver wire and wrapped them around the metal strip of the light bulb. Since I didn't know where the positive and negative poles of the Thunder's heart were, I simply tied the entire heart up and then handed it to Relfa.

"You want me to draw out the lightning from this heart, right?" Rielfa asked me again to confirm.

Yes, just bring it out.

I answered Rielfa truthfully that I didn't know much about electricity, but at least I knew this much.

"Hey~ This is getting more and more interesting!"

Rielfa wore an excited expression. "Honestly, I'm really excited too. If this experiment succeeds, the world will have electricity!" And the people who will witness this historic event include Rielfa, myself, Slime, Akatsuki, Nao, and Zhou Dong. Wait a minute, when did Zhou Dong arrive?

I knew that Slime and Akatsuki would come over to watch; Slime would never miss an opportunity to see something new, and Akatsuki is the kind of kid who'll flock to anything that looks fun. Nao coming over was probably just out of interest... but Zhou Dong coming over was really a bit of a surprise.

Zhou Dong maintained a serious expression, standing to the side with his arms crossed in the Nioh stance, looking quite handsome...

"……?What's wrong?"

No, no, it's nothing!

Wow, why is my heart racing? Could I be falling for him? Wake up! Logic! How can people of different races fall in love?!

“Then I’ll begin.” As she worked, she explained to them, “Actually, to draw out the lightning inside, all you need to do is this: Squeeze it slightly to release some of the magic power, then inject some of your own magic power… That way, you can manipulate the electricity.”

Rielfa clenched her fist tightly over her heart, and I could faintly feel the flow of magic, as if the magic within her heart was overflowing. This magic manifested as lightning, and the current coiled around silver threads, flowing towards the light bulb and turning it on.

"!?!" (Slime)

"Wow!" (Xiao)

"This is..." (Nao)

"Amazing..." (Zhou Dong)

become……

Success! The lights are on!

This is a small step of my laziness and slacking off, but it is a giant leap forward for technology in another world!

Pshaw, what did I say...?

The experiment using an electric light to verify whether the heart of a burning thunderbolt could be used as a power source was successful. Practice is the only standard for testing the results, and my conclusion is that it is possible, but there are still some problems.

"This thing is really amazing... a light bulb, a light bulb, so that's how it's used." Rielfa sat down in front of me, holding the heart, and asked, "Rational, is something wrong?"

Yes, there are... for example, the voltage seems a bit too high, and the light is a bit too bright. Another issue is how much power this "heart" can provide, and whether there are positive and negative terminals. In short, there are many problems.

I've listed a few problems that are currently apparent. To tell you, Rielfa, aren't you going to get hurt just holding onto a power source like that?!

Chapter 30 The Omnipotent Slime

"Is that so? Shall we try something else now?" Rielfa glanced at the pile of things in the corner. "It's fine if I keep you company while you tinker with these things for the next few days; I'm quite interested."

I also looked at the pile of stuff over there. I really want to try it out right now, but the biggest problem right now is the power supply. We need to understand the properties of this scorching heart before we can proceed with the next step of our research.

Xiao poked the white-glowing light bulb with her finger. Because the circuit connection was unstable and the light flickered, she found it very interesting and kept poking at the bulb. Zhou Dong also squatted down to observe the bulb.

Not yet. I know a lot about things in my world, but all I know about the most crucial power source in this world is that it can blow people up.

“No problem, this thing is meant to be used to blow people up,” Rielfa said. “You’re the only one who would come up with this idea.”

To be precise, it wasn't my idea... I was just applying my own knowledge to this.

"But you really are the one who paved this way." Rielfa smiled, looking at Nao, "Right, Nao?"

Nao smiled wryly and said, "Laelfa is right. But, Little Li, don't underestimate yourself. Knowledge from over there isn't necessarily applicable here. You've connected the knowledge and things of the two worlds in your own way; that's your own achievement, not someone else's."

…I understand, I will remember.

I can now barely understand what Nao meant. It's true. Although it was a matter of chance, I was indeed the one who made it all happen.

"So, proclaim it to the world! You are a mimic capable of changing the world!" These were the words spoken by Rielfa in her capacity as the Dragon King.

Wow... that's a pretty heavy statement...

Honestly, I suddenly feel so heavy. Why is Rielfa suddenly so optimistic about me? Don't be like that. I just want to live a life where I can do whatever I want in this other world.

To hide my embarrassment, I turned away and saw the slime untying the silver wire wrapped around the light bulb, swallowing the bulb's connector, and turning golden. Then, the light came on. Is that even possible?

After repeating this process twice—on, off, on, off—it finally ejected the light bulb.

"I roughly understand what it looks like," the slime said confidently. "All I need to do is add a resistor to the circuitry for the heart."

Hey... how did you know that?

"It's in your book."

Do you have such a book?!

Wow, why would I have any idea this book existed?! Did the slime keep it all for himself?! Are you a dog?!

"Resistance?" Nao repeated after hearing the unclear word, "Xiao Li, what's that?"

Simply put, resistors are metals that can impede electric current. All metals have resistance, some high and some low. If this current were injected too forcefully into something like a light bulb, it could damage it. Therefore, resistors are used in such cases.

I tried my best to explain it to Nao in a way she could understand. Laelfa seemed to understand, repeatedly fiddling with the scorching heart in her hand. Being a teacher is really tiring; I'll leave this to the slimes.

"But you stupid box," the slime suddenly changed the subject, "why did you choose silver wire, which has the best electrical conductivity, as the power cord, you idiot?"

Eh……

Slime seems to have hit the nail on the head... Why did I use silver wire, which has the best conductivity, instead of the more common copper wire? I think I've gone mad from being in this other world for too long... Ugh, bring my values ​​back!

"Give me a few copper ingots, and go bring me anything else that can be powered by electricity."

Oh, okay... wait a minute, shouldn't we study the heart first?

"I figured that thing out a long time ago; it's similar to a battery."

Um... can it be charged?

"The so-called 'Burning Lightning Heart' isn't actually a heart, but a conversion organ—an organ that transforms magic power into lightning. Therefore, as long as enough magic power is injected into it, electricity can be used."

Isn’t that great?!

"So hurry up and get the rest of the things!"

I got scolded by the slime again because I had too many problems, sob... I brought this on myself. I'd better go and help it move its things over.

We didn't actually get many electrical appliances that day, but apart from the light bulbs, they were all big pieces.

Refrigerator x1, LCD TV x1, and light bulb x1.

So, Lightbulb, you should leave the group. There are Soul Grass and Perseus providing light here every day; you're practically useless... Ah, I suddenly feel a little sorry for you, because my situation is similar...

"Let me help you." Zhou Dong followed me. "These things look quite heavy."

Ah, thank you...

Zhou Dong truly is a wonderful family man!

*Snap!* Whoa?!

A spike of ice suddenly flew past me, and by the time I saw it, it had already turned into icy mist and disappeared. Zhou Dong, who was walking ahead of me, didn't see it. That ice spike was definitely aimed at me! Wow, why? Is it wrong for me to like looking at handsome older men?

“You saw it too, didn’t you?” Rielfa looked at Nao. “I think I have a pretty good eye for people.”

"Okay, okay, you're right." Nao looked at Ri with affection. "Riri's mission is very important... I'm a little sorry."

“This child might change the world…” Relfa tossed the heart to the slime. “However, this is not something we can interfere with; it all depends on her. Fate is something that we Dragon Kings cannot decide, not even the strongest Dragon King right now.”

"Is that so?" The slime swallowed the heart while speaking telepathically to the two of them. "Let me make this clear: this stupid box is mine. I don't care what you want to do, whether you want to learn from the Demon King and destroy the world, or learn from the Hero and protect the world, please don't involve us, and you silly fox."

"..."

Nao and Rielfa could tell that the slime's words contained more of a warning than a threat, as it was currently surrounded by compressed magical energy. In terms of strength, an ordinary slime would only self-destruct, but this slime was different; it possessed the combined power of two worlds. Even if it was currently weaker than Rielfa, it would soon be able to hold its own against her.

"~~~~~! I'm so angry!"

Ah, I misunderstood. It wasn't threatening; it was just speaking telepathically, though its speech was usually aggressive. The concentrated magic around it had already been transformed into magic and thrown at Li, but it deliberately aimed to the side, so it was probably a real threat.

"She's jealous."

"You're jealous."

Laelfa and Nao smiled at each other.

Chapter 31 Entering the Electric Age

Hmm...hmm? Whoa?!

A heavy object crashed down on my head, but thankfully my shell protected me. I looked at the thing that had landed on my head... emmm, a metal ingot. Why would there be a metal ingot here? Well, that's a long story.

After testing various electrical appliances, we confirmed that the core of this device is similar to a battery, but the voltage is quite high, so we still need to find suitable wiring.

Because there are some unique metals in this world, we refine all of these metals into metal ingots and then make them into wires. Slimes are really amazing... their bodies can be used as factories.