CHAPTER 551: CHAPTER 493: THE CORRECT WAY TO OPEN_2

After a moment of astonishment, Aiven finally realized what these metal lumps had done, and frantically jumped in to stop them.

The soldiers, although not very brainy, executed Aiven’s new master’s commands without hesitation, and the sound of gunfire stopped immediately as both sides reformed their ranks.

However, in just a short half-minute, the number of soldiers had already decreased by nearly a quarter.

The "toys" that had just been acquired hadn’t even warmed in his hands before turning into this state, and sacrificed so meaninglessly, it made Aiven feel extremely distressed.

"Come back!"

The toy soldiers obeyed the order to pick up their companions’ metal limbs from the ground, turned back into small figures, and returned to the open box.

Aiven embraced the box and fell into deep thought.

Because he held the first and third volumes of the Inheritance Secret Scroll "Flesh Sacrifice," which could provide continuity, when he saw Clockwork Billy, he could almost instantly deduce that the technology applied to him might relate to the second volume.

But only now did he fully confirm that these soldier dolls were not made using the normal Alchemy Golem Puppet manufacturing method, but were from the fourth volume [Witchcraft: Activation of Dead Objects].

Because within the shattered metal soldiers’ bodies, there were no gears or machinery, only a hollow metal body. Similar to the marble statue guardians inside the Super Giant Rock Golem "Mountain Giant".

According to the introduction in the first volume’s catalog.

The fourth volume corresponds to the knowledge of the Upper-Rank Wizard level, mainly recording [Living Ship Spirit Technique] and [Activation of Dead Objects], vastly different from the biological and magic potion-oriented contents of the first three volumes, entering another vast and profound field.

That ghost named Little Jack had neither the usage rights to the [Toy Box] nor the corresponding knowledge, only relying on the "specter" to inhabit these "Activated Dolls" and forcibly drive them.

No wonder as the creation of at least an Upper-Rank Wizard, though it seemed formidable, it couldn’t even kill an Official Knight under witchcraft sealing... uh, suddenly he glanced at Olivia beside him who was looking at the Toy Box with curiosity... oops oops, no offense, no offense.

It turned out the method of opening was wrong.

Even though only three-quarters of the toy soldiers were left, their frontal combat power was still much stronger than the same level of Tier 1 Peak, even enough to crush the crew of the "Storm Horn". But in terms of lateral combat power, they were still foolish...

However, even so, Aiven was quite satisfied.

Who knows how long this Toy Box has been sealed in the lightless "Deceitful Dream", yet finally today it sees the light and meets a worthy master, such fortune, such fortune!

Subsequently, the Spiritual Light flashed again at Aiven’s fingertip, pointing at another rune on the box.

Hiss—

Without any forewarning, snow-white steam rapidly leaked out from the gaps in the box.

Throwing it onto the sand, Aiven grabbed Olivia and swiftly retreated.

Crack... Crack...

As if releasing the compression module within the copper box space, countless gears, bearings, springs, and coils... constantly popped open and expanded with pleasant metallic sounds.

In the stunned gaze of the two as they retreated to a distance, in just five minutes, it had transformed into a large metal house with towering chimneys, a two-story structure with a total building area of at least over a thousand square feet.

Gulp...

Swallowing hard, Aiven and Olivia, once again amazed, cautiously entered hand in hand.

Only then did they discover that the Toy Box, as a combat-type alchemical creation, was just the surface, while the essence of the brass box was an Alchemy Workshop capable of folding space.

At this moment, on the production line, each damaged toy soldier had begun to be recast and repainted.

It was clear that the Alchemy Workshop also had a complete repair system, as long as the materials were collected, even if severely damaged, new soldiers could still be recreated.

"Isn’t the power of an Upper-Rank Wizard too exaggerated?"

"The premise should be an Upper-Rank Wizard skilled in creation; my mother doesn’t have such skills."

This Alchemy Workshop is far superior to the current high-end tool "Alchemy Secret Box" of the Alchemy School, integrating space expansion, laboratory, cultivation room, alchemy arsenal, and more into one, virtually every alchemist’s dream Divine Artifact.

Even a real Divine Artifact wouldn’t be traded for it.

Additionally, Aiven discovered a biological modulation laboratory clearly serving the second and third volumes of "Flesh Sacrifice," capable of accommodating a few biological materials for long-term survival and gradual transformation.

What delighted Aiven most was that he also found a diary and numerous research materials in the Alchemy Workshop’s drawer.

Uh, writing a diary?

It was clear that the Toy Box’s former owner was not a very serious person, even using such technology to make toys indicating perhaps an old wannabe, yet his mastery of the fourth volume of "Flesh Sacrifice" was indisputable.

This Alchemy Workshop itself is a comprehensive masterpiece of "technique," but if with "Tao," Aiven could create a second, a third...

After hurriedly flipping through the materials, although Aiven felt some regret, he also gained a lot.

The diary’s owner only left his wizard name as "Steel Man" or translated as "Iron Man" which isn’t far-fetched either.

He was active well before the "Snake-man" Heber Crete.

This Upper-Rank Wizard focused his research direction on [Activation of Dead Objects], with detailed research records on this series of witchcraft in the materials, which was the most valuable part of the text record.

Regrettably, he recorded little about another witchcraft in the fourth volume [Whole Body Activation Technique], which was Aiven’s long-coveted [Living Ship Spirit Technique].

Further back were just ordinary diary entries of little value, without explaining why the Toy Box ended up on the "Deceitful Dream". However, since the Toy Box was lost there, it’s apparent it could never have been the mighty Upper-Rank Wizard himself.

Perhaps a successor to this Great Wizard explored the "Deceitful Dream," but ultimately succumbed there, until Aiven came. As the style of these alchemical firearms is relatively modernized, clearly improved by professionals.

After a long time, Aiven laid down the diary, shaking his head dazedly due to excessive excitement.

The excited feeling surpassed even the time he obtained the Treasure Tree before because no matter how good the Treasure Tree was, it was still an external object, but this concerned the prospects of his wizard’s path!

Could it be that the "Adventurer’s Blood" combined with Olivia would have an amplifying Extraordinary Gathering Effect?

Then if they venture out some more in the future, aside from the second volume already having clues, even the fifth volume "Creator’s Blood" wouldn’t be just a dream!

Aiven, almost not knowing where to place his hands and feet, embraced Olivia, who was also checking the "Steel Man" research materials next to him, and planted a firm kiss on her blushing cheek:

"Hesi, you truly are my Goddess of Fortune!"