My name is Yvonne. I am a girl who lives in the slum aka the excel ground or filth ground. My life was hard because I didn't know my parents, you could say I was an abandoned child who never saw her parents, but despite these obvious defects, I had a great family that loved me more than anyone in this world. That is why I wanted to be the police when I grow up.
Unlike other children, I had a fragile body that left me no choice but to try forbidden things- augmenting, tinkering, and engineering. I secretly read the books that were thrown into the garbage and created my lab. No one could my lab because I created it near the sewers which had the worst smell in the city.
Although it was unbearable at first, I slowly started to get used to it. Besides, I could wash after playing for a few hours, so there was no problem on my end. Nobody had ever thought I had a giant lab like this.
I don't want to brag, but this lab was almost good as medium leveled ones and I created this from the scraps that were loitering around my home. So, here is the question, what do I do daily to not be caught?
Well, I clean the church in the morning with my siblings and father. After 1 or 2 hours of cleaning in the morning, we eat our breakfast like normal people do in the upper districts. Then I pretend that I need to study and lock my door. Thus, I go through my hole which I had digged up many years ago.
That leaves almost 3 or 4 hours for lunch. Although I am practically disabled, I use my technology to run faster than anyone. Even my brother who had a blessed body can run fast like me.
Click*
I turned the dial system while looking at the electricity status on the screen. The fools thought only mana could do something like this and their bias blinded their eyes. My technology uses electricity that was generated by the inertia of friction.
" If I connect the wires with this new tape, it should hold on for a while, right?"
I mumbled, zooming the wires with the help of my glasses. The metal arms held the wires instead of my arms because I was physically weak and it hurts after holding them for a while. Therefore, my creations were artificial limbs that took me a year to complete. Fortunately, my insight was right and I used them for creating my lab, though they are a little worn out. Doesn't matter, I can use them for a few months without any problem.
" Done."
I said, pulling out the new device from the table. It was a messy gun that uses electricity to produce paralyzing shocks which are cool and practical, but the downside is that I can't use this after 3 times of usage which is a huge drawback.
" Well, whatever. It's not like I am creating a weapon to kill. Father said an act of kindness is the best gift. Manners make humans."
I whispered while looking at the ceilings that were dimly illuminated by the water wheel. I simply used the dirty water to generate electricity. You are probably wondering how could I manage to pull this off.
It is simple. The sewage water is too heavy and solid for the normal water wheel, but what would happen if I narrow down the pipe to increase the speed and divide it into two pipes? The water would be faster, but that doesn't alone do the job. To create a possible source, I specifically divided the pipes and one had more power than the other. It rinsed the garbage with it while the other one had a filter that would leave the garbage no choice. After doing that, I created the needed momentum and was done.
Don't mind my genius intellect. Mind my genius idea. Of course, the creation of this wasn't easy, but I did it and most importantly the water wheel can generate enough electricity for my lab. Furthermore, nobody would guess my location since it was impossible to enter these holes without a mask.