Chapter 380: Chapter 214: Refining the Shell (Part 2)
Apart from the high-quality feed at she just complained about, there were fresh fruits and vegetables transported via the fastest route from the Flos Sky Realm, and ice-fish and shrimp from the Gorasis Sky Realm, all cooked using various high-quality spices refined from different islands of the Salem Sky Realm.
"We still have work to do today, so I asked the kitchen to prepare sothing simple and brought it in the form of a boxed al," Cassandra said.
"You guys are really extravagant, using ingredients of this level to make a boxed al. als like this would bankrupt us re salary earners if we ate them a few tis a month," Lisya said with a tearful expression as she accepted the al.
"Try to be more ambitious, will you?" Aira also took a portion. The ingredients ALulu had eaten up on her ship were even better than these, so she remained calm.
However, as Li Ang understood her, although she occasionally showed the temperant of a spoiled young lady, she never cared about living or dietary conditions in tis of ergency.
Order Knights indeed receive fixed salaries, but the intangible status they enjoy is very high.
After dinner, the task of casting the Steel Guard still needed to be completed.
Though the artisans all showed signs of fatigue, they understood the urgency of the situation. Preventing the army from the Creation Cauldron from finding this place and destroying the Steel Giant was of utmost importance.
The three Hamrs of the Source allocated tasks to others, then Cassandra manipulated the Mountain Copper Furnace as Gaelin maintained the stability of energy transmission, and Hephaestus controlled the temporary furnace built around the Steel Guard.
The flas of the Mountain Copper Furnace shot high, following the temporarily constructed engraved conduits to the energy-conducting pillar. Under Hephaestus’ control, they filled the space between the pillars, completely enveloping the Steel Giant in heat.
Once Hephaestus stabilized the furnace, the other artisans also channeled Magic Power into the refining process.
"How long will it take?" Lisya asked.
The roaring flas filled the underground cavity, forcing her to raise her voice to make herself heard.
Aira’s Flying Blade was much higher than usual, so she didn’t have to tilt her head to observe the slting process of the Steel Guard.
"Not long."
She pointed to the spot where she had broken the Concept Rune: "It has already started to deform."
The Secondary Source Armor of the Furnace Guard slowly lost its original shape in the hands of artisans skilled in slting various materials. Starting from its left arm, the entire body’s blue-silver runes began to disintegrate.
Blue sparks shot out, the runes collapsing inwards, directly triggering the collapse of the Secondary Source structure. Soon, the armor that was perplexing in direct combat contracted, twisted, and slowly dissolved.
"Is it done? If there are others, can we find a way to trap and slt them?"
Lisya seed deeply concerned about the possibility of fighting it.
Gaelin replied to her, "This requires further discussion..."
"It’s not over yet."
Hephaestus interrupted, saying, "The key to this thing is its contents. The armor is just a vessel."
The "contents" pointed out by the red-haired artisan were the guardian core, repeatedly echoing "sinner."
It seed to be a kind of Spiritual Body, but its thinking was straightforward—almost like a program. Yet it had so temper, reacting to taunts, a peculiarity that puzzled the Do Furnace Association artisans, including Li Ang.
The armor created with Secondary Source Material slowly dissolved. As the connectors of large components softened, it soon dismantled with intense friction and sound, and the chains it shot to connect mountain rocks also lted.
Inside the temporary furnace, a spherical, porous orb rose from the armor, emitting a black mist with twinkling light spots above it.
The porous orb, with its glow speckled black mist, spun around and hit an invisible mbrane in the air, sparking lightning flashes.
"It’s tearing the dinsion. Its internal existence is trying to escape!" Cassandra shouted.
The ox race craftswoman imdiately wanted to do sothing as Hephaestus extinguished the flas.
Various magic radiances lit up as all the casters present tried to use their spells to bind the porous orb or that black substance with light dots; its rapid plunging into the Magic Power Dinsion seed unstoppable.
Even Lisya drew her sword, whipping up a whirlwind to try to hold them.
But neither the porous orb nor those black substances could be touched, as if not existing in this world.
Li Ang also attempted, raising his Magic Staff and employing the knowledge given by the Material Magic Scripture to construct chains with various Magic Powers, but none could contact the porous orb.
"Forget it," Hephaestus shook his head, "We haven’t yet understood the abilities of the Primordial Being’s relic. Fortunately, it won’t be able to locate us once it escapes."
Upon hearing this judgnt from the leader, so artisans decided to stop their attempts.
Aira glanced at Li Ang who was frowning and softly asked, "Do you have a plan?"
Li Ang pressed his left elbow: "Perhaps."
"Has the situation over there worsened?" The blonde young girl looked concerned.
"Not at the mont, but if I act, it’s possible."
He quickly added, "Concerning the Creation Cauldron, I believe so cost is worth it, but I’m afraid of provoking so anomaly."
"Then I’ll cover for you."
"Alright, then I’ll give it a try."
With Aifei around, Li Ang found secure solace in having soone back him up in every aspect.
He switched to the Spiritual Horizon, quickly capturing the special spirituality within the porous orb and the black mist with light spots.
Relying on his own Spiritual Manipulation Ability, he couldn’t remotely capture such powerful spirituality. However, after exceeding Li Ang’s expectations ti and ti again, his left arm, now evolved, could definitely affect spirituality.
He raised his left palm, drawing spirituality.
The porous orb slowed its montum of slipping into the dinsional gap.
Can I really catch it?
Unconsciously pressing on the hard thorns born from his left arm with his right hand, Li Ang squeezed his left palm. The black mist with light spots was imdiately squeezed back into the porous orb, which then activated its internal chanism, instantly sealing its openings.
Similar to yanking a yo-yo, Li Ang flicked his wrist, bringing the porous orb distantly to his palm via the Spiritual Line.
Everyone watched this scene in silence.
Lisya’s eyes sparkled, nodding repeatedly.
"How did you do it?"
Though Hephaestus had a la leg, he moved faster than others, rushing to Li Ang and gripping his shoulders.
"By Spiritual Manipulation."
"Spirituality? Ah, I indeed realized in many drafts that perhaps we should learn about spirituality-related knowledge, but I didn’t expect it could be used so marvelously."
Li Ang’s words sent the red-haired artisan into deep thought again, prompting him to release his grip on Li Ang’s hand.
Li Ang opened his palm to show everyone who gathered around the core of the Guard of the Creation Cauldron.
The orb was also crafted from Source Material, and a closer inspection revealed a sophisticated chanical structure inside, preventing the black starlight mist from escaping once the holes were sealed.
"I can adjust its spirituality, forcing it to incorporate the connected spirit body completely," Li Ang explained.
Switching to the Spiritual Horizon, he observed that the black mist released from the sphere was indeed a special type of Spiritual Body.
In Nebis, all things have spirits. Common things live out their existence as re beings, eventually becoming ghosts upon completion of their life cycle.
But evidently, the Spiritual Body within the core of thought was not a naturally occurring ghost.
"A Spiritual Body? Given its ability to construct a body from Secondary Source, it’s certainly not a simple phenonon. What principle drives it?"
"Since it’s a Guard of the Creation Cauldron, it must have been implanted by the cauldron creators, right?" Gaelin speculated.
"A Spiritual Body driving a Source Material body with such capability is entirely beyond our comprehension," Hephaestus said as he stretched out his hand and, with Li Ang’s consent, took the spirit orb, examining it intently.
Nebis has so Necromancers researching spirits, too, but they are far less knowledgeable about Spirits and Spiritual Bodies compared to Li Ang.
"This orb, sothing seems a little off about it," Gaelin suddenly said.
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