Everyone hastily gathered at the table in less than a minute. Eric instructed Jasper and Samantha to sit on his side, the former on the left and the latter on the right. Once everything settled, they went silent, waiting for the Emperor to speak.
Sweeping his eyes, he was surprised. They caught his reaction and instantly understood the Emperor must have already known they have awakened their abilities. Earlier, when Zoe checked the Emperor, she told them she did not mention telling the Emperor they awakened their abilities.
They did not doubt her, they would rather believe the Emperor could instantly see through them.
He said, "You all did not hesitate at all. That's surprising."
They smiled in response.
He continued, "Later, we will discuss that. However, first, I have to focus on the problem of water contamination."
He turned to Samantha and smiled brightly. He lowered his head and revealed the folded paper, opening it in front of them–on the table.
Their eyes revealed excitement, and Samantha could barely restrain herself as she stood up. The rest did the same and Eric did not mind. After all, he drew the blueprint on a long bond paper.
He also stood up and said, "This is the Evolution Crystal-Powered Water Purifier I developed. It will work without electricity, obviously, as I stated that the evolution crystal could replace them. The evolution crystal will act like a battery, replacing once it was totally exhausted."
He paused, giving time for them to imprint the design on their mind, and instructed them to sit down.
"I will explain it through words. It's only Samantha and Jasper's task to create it anyway, though everyone is welcome to help them."
They nodded without complaints.
Eric was wearing a casual t-shirt, which, according to Eric's memory, was bought from a store that sold second-hand clothing. He felt relaxed and refreshed after exercising and wearing them. Hence, his aura was soothing, boosted by his smile.
Everyone was relaxed as a result, eagerly waiting for the Emperor to share his inventions to them.
Eric said, "The Evolution Crystal-Powered Water Purifier consists of three vertically stacked filtration chambers, housed in a durable plastic or metal frame. Jasper, you will be tasked in molding the purifier since you have the Metal Morph ability. It is best to work with Samantha."
Jasper nodded with a solemn expression.
Eric continued, "Anyway, the top chamber serves as the input, where murky water is poured in. Below it, a series of filtration layers remove debris, bacteria, and toxins. At the bottom, a glowing Evolution Crystal core sits inside a sealed compartment, radiating a faint luminescent hue as it eliminates harmful pathogens and chemicals."
They were astonished. They could not believe that the radiating luminescence of the Evolution Crystal could eliminate harmful pathogens and chemicals. From the Emperor's words, it seemed he was confident it would work, too.
Eric instantly understood their bafflement. He answered the questions on their mind without hesitation.
"There is a simple reason why the Evolution Crystal could achieve it. The radiating energy by the Evolution Crystal will concentrate on the water, giving birth to its affinity with the water, eventually leading to its desire to filter the water.
Just think that the water is you and the energy enters your body. What happened if the energy tried to filter you?"
Most of them fell into deep contemplation, while Samantha's face turned solemn.
She said, "We will mutate."
Zoe nodded in acknowledgement.
The rest gasped in shock. If that is the case, then the water we will drink is mutated? Is that even safe?
"The energy crystal will filter the unwanted properties first before altering the molecular structure itself to its desire, causing it to mutate. We will achieve the former, but stop the latter. Hence, Samantha will keep track of the water and timed it. Since we will use grey crystals at first, then it will be done in one try."
Samantha hesitated but then eventually asked her concern when she received the confirmation nod by the Emperor.
"D-Do you think I can do it? I mean, my eyes can not see through the microbial world."
Eric merely smiled and instantly replied, "You're underestimating your evolution before you eat the Evolution Crystal. I said it before, energy spreads through the whole world, right? Those who can't stand it, mutated. However, those who did…
Gained abilities that are passive. You reported the water was slowly getting contaminated, right? Did you base it on the color surface, or…"
Eric grinned. "Or you could sense the anomalies in the water?"
Samantha was taken aback. Everyone empathizes with her. They could not help but wonder about their passive abilities, too. However, they did not worry if they would not be able to discover it. After all, they were under the guidance of the Emperor.
Samantha's worries were superfluous. She finally relaxed and nodded with a grave countenance.
"I believe you, Emperor. If that is the case, leave it to me."
Eric chuckled. "Good!"
"Anyway, where were we? The filtration layers. Alright. The filtration layers are divided into two: physical and energy.
The physical filtration consists of sponge, crushed charcoal, and gravel—they remove dirt, large debris, and particles. The energy filtration… obviously, the Evolution Crystal. It is sealed in a borosilicate glass, like a beaker."
He asked, "Please prepare these materials. Everyone, please help Samantha and Jasper find them."
They nodded solemnly and Axel said with a boastful tone, "Leave it to me, Emperor."
Eric smiled at him.
"Thankfully, I have a beaker with me," said Samantha.
"That's good." Eric nodded. "Anyway, let's focus back on the water purification process. Using a siphon, the host is connected from the water jug filled with contaminated water, going through the purifier with the size of five gallons. The bottom part has a door compartment to change the grey crystals sealed in a beaker inside. Another hose connected from the bottom part of the purifier as it contained purified water to the new water jug…"