The Shield of Hope

~At the Fair~

　　Taking advantage of Jessica's leave, Ivan felt that the most important thing was to get Jessica to relax.

　　After all, she encountered a monster yesterday Although Ivan didn't witness the battle between Jessica and the monster, just from the description from Jessica, he imagined how frightening it was.

　　So while riding on the merry-go-round, Ivan asked Jessica if she had dispelled the idea of ​​being a superhero.

　　Jessica smiled: "Well, Yea. I give in, I'm not going to be a superhero anymore. "

　　"That's good. " Ivan responded, "being a superhero is dangerous work."

　　Being a superhero is dangerous, and other jobs are not necessarily without danger, but compared with being a superhero, the former is definitely more dangerous.

　　So after listening to Ivan's words, She dismissed the idea of ​​being a hero, and Ivan felt that this was a good thing.

　　"How about being a detective?" Jessica asked.

　　"Uhh...Why did you think of being a detective?"

　　"Because it's cool!"

　　Is it cool... She said the same thing when she wanted to become a superhero.

　　Ivan asked jokingly: "What's so cool about being a detective, isn't it just investigating other people's privacy?"

　　"I was watching Sherlock Holmes recently. He is super cool! He was smoking a pipe and expelling thick smoke while thinking about the problem." Jessica said, her eyes flashing with admiration.

　　Ivan just smiled, thinking about Jessica's silliness. 'Is that really detective stuff?'

　　"Then you finally start to wear other colors, such as blue." Ivan smiled.

　　"Hey? Why?"

　　"Because you are not the black knight, you are a detective! You can change to another color!"

　　At first, Ivan just casually made up a cool title for Jessica to make her happy, but he didn't expect that she would wear black every day because of the title.

　　"Uh~hh~no! I still am!" Jessica said with a smile, "When I grow up, I will be a detective on the public side, and I will be the black knight in secret! How cool!"

　　'Umm... isn't that still being a hero?'

　　"Ok...but I still have to say, you should get a shield!"

　　"Huh... Can't a umbrella work?"

　　"If you have an umbrella, ahem, it will be fine later."

　　"later?"

　　"Well... right now technology is not well developed, I can't make the umbrella I imagined. But a shield is way more practical!" Ivan said.

　　"Ugh, why are you always talking about a shield!"

　　After relaxing on the merry-go-round, the two went on a roller coaster and then on a rowing boat.

　　The day was very enjoyable.

　　...

　　A few days later, Ivan received a call from Jessica at noon, and she joyfully said that she had won a very important award!

　　All Ivan could think was, 'there are prizes for movers?!'

　　Yes, the furniture is too light for Jessica, So it's not too much effort for her at all. She does a lot of work, so maybe the company paid her a bonus.

　　But that's not the case at all. She said that the full name of the prize she won was "Brave Hero" and it had a medal for it.

　　It was specially awarded to her by the local authorities to recognize her bravery when facing the monster.

　　She said that when she was resting in the company's employee lounge, a black man who claimed to be the military wanted to see her.

　　The black man named James Rhodes called her brave and awarded her a medal of courage.

　　"What happened next?" Ivan asked on the phone.

　　"He also asked where my abilities come from. I said that I used to exercise regularly, and my strength just kept going up."

　　"Well, keep going! What did he say?"

　　"Told me to take care of myself, and contact him if I needed any help, He gave me his contact information, and then left!"

　　After listening to Jessica's narration, Ivan felt that the military still valued ​​talent.

　　Although It was meant to draw some attention, he did not mention it.

　　...

　　~Orchard, open space.~

　　Ivan has started purchasing the shield materials for days.

　　Silicon, manganese, chromium, nickel, molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, titanium, niobium, zirconium, cobalt, aluminum, copper, boron, and other rare materials.

　　Ivan looked at the various alloy elements in front of him and knew it was time to create.

　　He is confident in himself to be able to reconstruct these materials into a sufficiently strong shield.

　　It is true that these materials are not as vibranium, but they are still good materials.

　　All the materials were bought with his money, or exchanged for something of equal value.

　　With both arms raised, the blue light suddenly appeared, and Ivan carefully controlled the psionic energy floating in the air

　　All the elements were clumping together! They were being bonded by the psychic energy!

　　Ivan knows that if the cohesion is good, the toughness and hardness will be improved, and if the cohesion is poor, it will turn out weak.

　　He must distribute these elements evenly, and not let them be poorly distributed.

　　The light became more and more prosperous, and as time passed by, the materials floating in the air... gradually merged into a shield.

　　Not a round shield, but a tower shield!

　　With a 'boom', as the psychic energy dissipated, the tower shield fell heavily to the ground. Another thought from Ivan and it floated up and made spun around in the air. He observed every corner of the shield.

　　"Very good, I think it's done."

　　This tower shield was black in color and was soon named by Ivan: The Shield of Hope.

　　But it was not over yet, Ivan decided to imbue it with energy!

　　If this shield is was only a shield refined from a variety of elements, it is still in the normal category.

　　But the shield with become absolutely rare after being charged by Ivan.

　No, It will become a amazing one of a kind shield!

　　Moreover, the effect of energy injection from in a blunt object is different from that of a sharp object. The impact effect is a counter shock, not an explosion.

　　Before the energy injection, Ivan took out a pencil from the cabinet. He attached spiritual power to the tip of the pen, and then drew a pattern on the shield, to be extra precise.

　　While the pen nib was moving, a cute rabbit head pattern was being carved on the front of the shield.

　　After that, he began to inject energy and put five fingers on the shield body.

　　A blue light burst out from his fingertips, and the light poured in rapidly, gradually flowing to the whole body of the shield.

　　In the end, the black back of the tower shield was transformed into azure blue, and the front was transformed into dark blue.

　　At this point, Ivan immediately stopped. If he kept on, he was afraid that cracks would appear like the flying knife of bullseye.

　　The psychic energy carried by the Shield of Hope was about five times more than the original flying knife, which made it more durable.

　　"good job!"

　　Angel's voice came from behind, and he shouted and clapped his hands.

　　"What an eye-opener! Where did the shield come from?"

　　He had just turned from the front room and only saw the part of the spirit infusion from the back.

　　He did not see the beginning fusion part.

　　"It's just metal fusion." Ivan said.

　　Angel nodded. At the age of 16, he was 1.95 meters tall and he was as strong as a cow.

　　But he still claimed: "I am a superpower, not a fighter."

　　However, he has continued to work hard in the past two years, and his ability has indeed improved.

　　"This... is for Jessica?" Angel asked.

　　"Yeap."

　　"Oh my god, it looks heavy. Why would you give Jessica such a heavy thing?"

　　"You know it's trivial to her, and now it's bigger and safer." Ivan said.

　　Angel nodded, rolled up his sleeves and asked eagerly: "Can I try it?"

　　"Sure."