Hmm?
Richard agreed so easily that Rees was slightly taken aback, his mouth twitching involuntarily, a few regrets arising in his heart.
Perhaps... perhaps I shouldn’t have... changed my offer earlier. If I’d directly said twenty thousand Lower-grade Crystal Coins, Richard would have agreed... Rees thought, but the words had already been spoken. He had to save face, and couldn’t break his promise, so he nodded and said, "Deal."
"I’m glad your transaction could be finalized." At this mont, Abel spoke up with a smile, wearing a high hat, "It seems that our weekly etings indeed have necessity. Now, let’s invite Eliza the witch to start sharing and see what she can bring us."
With Abel’s words, a witch who looked to be in her thirties stood up, her voice sowhat hoarse, and said, "I am here this ti to request everyone’s help with a commission. The commission is to hunt a fast-moving demonized creature outside Farlo City, in Moke Forest. According to the intelligence, this demonized creature’s strength is roughly equivalent to a low-level Second-level Wizard, but it moves extrely agilely within the forest, particularly in complex terrain areas. I..."
Bla bla bla... With the witch Eliza’s words, the eting proceeded quickly, with participants standing up one by one to begin exchanging.
So offered requests, others traded items, while so rely shared so knowledge and information.
In this way, an hour quickly passed, and the eting reached its conclusion.
Abel stood up, gently tapping the ground with a Civilized Cane, and with a satisfied expression, announced the end of this eting to everyone present.
After the eting, Richard and Rees exchanged privately, paying one hundred and fifty-one High-grade Crystal Coins to obtain Rees’ "Long Bad" Magic Wand Vine, an incomplete "Som Wand Planting Guide," and a Blood Seal.
Afterwards, he left the theater and boarded a carriage back to his residence.
Inside the carriage, Richard opened the box containing the Blood Seal, observing it closely and feeling a stronger influence than before.
Previously, his body had been tornted by Void Energy, even suppressing it with force resulted in intense discomfort. This discomfort was like having hundreds of sharp, hot stones traveling throughout his body via blood vessels, constantly abrading and causing a persistent burning and stabbing pain.
Yet, upon the appearance of the Blood Seal, these discomforts seed to et their nesis and nearly disappeared — except a few still resisting stubbornly, the majority had conceded.
Holding the Blood Seal in his hand, Richard squinted at it, muttering to himself: "It seems this thing is really special, worth the money spent. Once I return, I’ll ensure to study it thoroughly, study it thoroughly..."
...
Twenty minutes later, Richard returned to the courtyard where he lived.
Stepping into the underground Eden, he diligently began studying the Blood Seal according to his set plan. He was certain this seal had a significant connection with the Blood Power Extraordinary Factor he was striving to fully decode.
As long as he could unravel it, it would greatly accelerate the decoding process.
So... let’s work hard.
...
Following that, Richard put all his effort into rapidly advancing his research. Experint after experint focused on the Blood Seal were recorded in his journal:
March 7.
"Starting faced nurous challenges, the Blood Seal, more mysterious than anticipated, needs continued efforts..."
March 8.
"It seems I’ve found a breakthrough that allows the Blood Seal to produce a special reaction in R2 condition..."
March 9.
"Alright, yesterday’s R2 breakthrough has now been proven incorrect, but it’s okay, this success ruled out an erroneous option, giving a new idea to try tomorrow..."
March 10.
"The circumstances look good, the idea is correct, in K16 environnt, the Blood Seal began to take effect. Though the chanism is unknown, it activated more Blood Power Extraordinary Factor, allowing a more comprehensive understanding of its traits..."
March 11.
"Progress is going very well, I think I can take so risks and conduct a larger scale experint. This may have a high chance of clarifying two key attributes of the Blood Power Extraordinary Factor, which have been puzzling for nearly two months. Given this, let’s prepare."
By the way, Pandora’s mood has suddenly been a bit off, not sure why."
March 12.
"Well... the experint failed unexpectedly, the main laboratory was damaged, and most of today was spent on repairs.
I sowhat guessed why Pandora’s mood wasn’t good, probably because she foresaw this minor accident. This shows that Prediction Magic spell effect... is really unstable."
Perhaps I should find ti to train Pandora a bit to enhance her Prediction Magic ability. However, lately, Pandora’s been busy, not only designing new models for collective Magic Puppets but also enthusiastically cultivating and caring for the Magic Wand Vine I bought for her."
Speaking of which, she previously ntioned planning to use it as a weapon, but now it seems more like she’s treating it as a houseplant."
March 13.
"Pandora is growing increasingly passionate about that Magic Wand Vine, asking for the incomplete Som Wand Planting Guide Rees gifted her, as if she truly intends to cultivate a better wand."
However, she watered the Magic Wand Vine with two buckets of water just this morning, isn’t that a bit much? I’m a bit skeptical that this robust vine may not survive a week."
Of course, these are minor concerns, the important thing is the breakthrough in decoding the Blood Power Extraordinary Factor."
Despite the adverse effects from the hasty risky experint, I successfully identified a key attribute of the Blood Power Extraordinary Factor, which should improve the Repairing Potion, hopefully making it taste better."
...
March 14.
A week later.
Eden, main laboratory.
It can be seen that the previously immaculate main lab is now sowhat ssy.
The lab’s floor bears a large charred black scorch mark, with corners holding small pits left from strong acid corrosion. On the lab’s ceiling, there’s a prominent crack, with faint deformations on both sides of the crack—a consequence of being affected by Earth Magic—otherwise, the crack would be larger.
Richard now stood on the lab floor, looking up at the ceiling’s crack, quietly thinking: Find so free ti to use magic to properly repair the ceiling because it looks quite unsightly like this.
Also, conducting high-risk experints is better in the dangerous items sector or the highest specification basent. Though conducting them in the main lab is convenient, problems arising are sowhat counterproductive.
After these thoughts, Richard looked down at the glass tube in his hand, filled with pink liquid.
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