"Kellian told you about the Divine Empire trip?" Lucifer asked, surprised. He didnât expect this guy to know about it.
"He told me about this a long time ago. He wanted me to make something for you for your trip to that place, specifically. And I believe I succeeded for the most part. These things should be able to help you a lot," the white-haired scientist answered, smiling.
"I was about to send these to you as well, but you decided to come here yourself, so even better," he added.
"Shall we begin?" he asked.
Lucifer nodded, looking at the items that were placed before him.
There were many things that attracted his attention, especially a pitch-black cloak that was hanging on the wall.
It was a long black cloak that could come down to his ankles. There was no other color on the cloak or any design. It was pure black.
"I see youâre interested this time. Let me start with that first," the scientist smirked, walking towards the cloak.
"This cloak is something we designed especially for the Divine Empire. According to our Empire, the Nobles of that place wear a white cloak. The Queen often wears a black cloak when she goes out."
"As for the civilians, they are also allowed to wear cloaks if they wanted, but they canât wear black or white cloaks. So we made this for you," the scientist explained.
"If I wear that thing there, wonât I stick out of the civilians like a tiger hiding in a flock of sheep?" Lucifer asked, shaking his head.
"No, you wonât stick out at all," the scientist smiled, shaking his head.
He placed the cloak on the table and made a circle on it with his fingers. As he finished, the cloak suddenly changed color, turning white.
He once again made a circle with his fingers, changing the colors again. This time, the cloak turned green.
"What is that?" Lucifer asked. "It can change color?"
"Thatâs right. Since youâre going to that place, I think itâll come in really handy. With this cloak, you can hide your face when you need to; you can also disguise yourself as a noble if you need to infiltrate the palace of the queen."
"And when youâre in public, you can use the other colors. All you need to change its color is to draw a circle on the chest portion with your finger. Itâs an easy trigger," the scientist explained. "Iâm sure you can remember it easily."
"Is that all it does?" Lucifer asked. Even though he was impressed, this didnât seem like much. He didnât simply steal someoneâs cloak there if he wanted to infiltrate.
"Thatâs not all. Thatâs just one of its specialties. The second specialty is that we made it using the Upgraded Cardigan Particles," the man explained.
"Upgraded Cardigan Particles?"
"Yeah. Itâs been a long time since we discovered the Cardigan Particles. We had been working to improve them even more, and finally, we were able to achieve something. Itâs still an experimental technology though. There are still some flaws to it, but these flaws wonât affect you."
"What flaws?" Lucifer asked, stepping closer to the cloak.
"To make the cardigan particles stronger, we experimented with Atomic Zei Energy. It also worked, making the cardigan particles stronger, but it also left slight Zei Radiation in the cardigan particles," the scientist explained. "We havenât been able to solve that yet."
"Zei Radiation? Doesnât that make cardigan particles useless? If someone wears clothes that have Zei Radiation, that person will become extremely sick in a short time," Lucifer asked, frowning.
"This cloak has radiation?" he asked.
"Yeah, unfortunately. Weâre still trying to find a way to remove the radiation, but itâll take some time and a lot more research. But if itâs you, the radiation wonât affect you. Your healing would keep you protected, right? This should have no risk to you." The scientist responded.
"Also, the radiation is only in a tiny quantity. It wonât affect anyone close to you. Itâll only affect you since youâll be wearing it. Unless a person hugs you for ten straight hours, he wonât be affected by the Zei radiation," he added.
"Tell me the benefits of Upgraded Cardigan Particles first. Let me see if itâs worth it," Lucifer let out, folding his arms.
"Thatâs the best part." the white-haired man smirked. "You know how the old Cardigan Particles weakened the attacks before they could pass through them?"
"Yeah. What about that?"
"These ones can weaken the attacks four hundred percent more than the old Cardigan Particles. But thatâs not all. These Cardigan Particles not only weaken the attacks but they charge themselves from the strength of the attacks that they absorb."
"Charge themselves? What do you mean?â Lucifer asked, confused. These clothes werenât phones that needed charge to work. "What use is their charging? Can they weaken the next attack even more if theyâre charged?"
"Not at all. Itâs something else which I think is very useful for you."
"How?"
"Because you can absorb that energy for yourself."
"I can absorb that energy?" Lucifer asked, surprised. He didnât understand what he was trying to say.
"Look inside the pockets of this cloak," the man said, smiling.
"Hmm?" Lucifer checked the pockets to find ten crystal balls that were only a few centimeters wide.
These balls looked like random items that kids played with.
"What are these?" he asked.
"These are something specially designed for Upgraded Cardigan Particles. The Upgraded Cardigan Particles absorb most of the energy of the attacks to recharge themselves. And when theyâre fully recharged, they transfer that energy to the crystal balls in your hands."
"Once the balls are supercharged with upgraded cardigan particle energy, they become very useful. In the case of others, our men could then throw these balls at the enemies."
" Since theyâll be supercharged, these balls would be no less than missiles, blowing up as soon as theyâre thrown at the enemies. But thatâs only for others. For you, these balls hold a different use."
"And what use do these crystal balls hold for me?"
"Theyâre your food," the white-haired man said, smiling.
"You want me to eat these supercharged bombs?" Lucifer asked, looking at the man weirdly.
"Not at all. Youâre taking me literally. What I meant is that you can use your decay on these balls and absorb the energy inside these balls. Iâm sure theyâll help you, wonât it?"
"As soon as you absorb all the energy from one ball, itâll stop shining. Itâs absolutely important that you stop decaying the ball after that point, or itâll turn to dust."