This sudden thought startled Lin Yun himself.
But after thinking about it …
It seemed that this might be possible.
In Noscent's history, the number of Heaven Puppets with the power of the Heaven Rank couldn't be counted on two hands. Three of them came from the hands of the Dark Sage, and those three Heaven Puppets ended up in Vaughn's hands. But after Vaughn's death, they never appeared again.
'Could it be that the one lying in this abandoned warehouse is one of them?'
As he thought of this, Lin Yun promptly bent down and started examining that scrapped puppet. Sure enough, it was a Heaven Grade Array, but it had been badly damaged. Less than half of it remained. Only some external interfaces and a few basic functional modules were still functioning normally.
'Oh, right, there's also this skeleton …'
Lin Yun quickly fished out a glass bottle from his pocket and softly dripped a drop of reagent on that black skeleton. Sure enough, just as that drop of reagent fell, a thumb-sized crimson appeared on the skeleton.
"Ember Magic Iron!" Lin Yun immediately understood. No wonder he felt that this puppet's skeleton looked like Magic Iron, but the color was a bit deeper. It turned out to be Ember Magic Iron.
In the legends, Ember Magic Iron could only be produced in the deepest parts of the Abyss. This was a kind of semi-natural magic metal. The reason for the production of Ember Magic Iron was that ordinary Magic Iron veins were located above Abyssal Flames. After being burned for thousands of years, the entire Magic Iron vein would be burnt to ashes, leaving behind a bit of Magic Iron essence. That was why it was called Ember Magic Iron.
The production of Ember Demon Iron was so low that it made one's hair stand on end. Usually, an entire Demon Iron Mine would only produce a piece the size of a fist …
The Ember Magic Iron produced under such circumstances had unparalleled defensive abilities. It could isolate all spells and physical damage under the Heaven Rank. Possessing an armor forged from Ember Magic Iron was equivalent to having an undying body.
Moreover, Dusk Magic Iron was shockingly flexible, and a skeleton forged from Dusk Magic Iron could make a puppet no different from a human.
Lin Yun remembered that at the end of the Planar Colonization Era, the Ruler of the Night, who became a Saint Alchemist through puppeteering, was always followed by a Heaven Rank Sword Saint. In that era, this was an unequalled combination. A Heaven Mage and a Heaven Rank Sword Saint swept through all opponents.
But the strange thing was that this Heaven Rank Sword Saint never revealed his true appearance in front of people, and no one even knew his name. Everyone knew that this Heaven Rank Sword Saint would always silently stand behind the Ruler of the Night. Only when he made a move could people feel the power of a Heaven Rank powerhouse, like the might of the heavens.
For a very long time, people guessed the identity of that Heaven Rank Sword Saint.
Up until a few hundred years later, when the Ruler of the Night fell in the Abyss, an Archmage coincidentally discovered his remains, as well as the remains of a completely destroyed puppet. At that time, people learned that the nameless Heaven Rank Sword Saint was actually only a puppet.
And that puppet's skeleton was forged from Ember Magic Iron.
After the secret was revealed, all of Noscent's alchemists were stirred. They crazily started looking for Ember Magic Iron. All the alchemists longed to use Ember Magic Iron to forge a perfect skeleton and recreate everything about the Ruler of the Night.
From this, it could be seen how powerful a puppet made from Ember Magic Iron was. It was no different from a human and could use any martial skill or spell just like a human.
Noscent's alchemists had always considered Ember Magic Iron as a living magic metal.
'Looks like it really is one of the three Heaven Rank Puppets in Vaughn's hands …' After confirming that this skeleton was forged from Ember Magic Iron, Lin Yun was almost certain that this puppet had come from the hands of the Dark Sage.
In those days, the Dark Sage passed through the Abyssal Gate and returned to Noscent ten years later, travel-worn and weary. During those ten years, the Dark Sage walked through layer after layer of the Abyss, killing one Demon Overlord after another. The fact that he had a large amount of Onyx Magic Iron in his hands had already become an open secret. It was said that Charles the Emperor's armor was forged from Onyx Magic Iron by the Dark Sage.
'But an esteemed Heaven Rank Puppet, how could it be lying here?' Lin Yun 'mind was filled with countless questions.
A skeleton forged from Ember Magic Iron and half of a Heaven Grade Array … Just by looking at these, the identity of this puppet could be confirmed. This was definitely a genuine Heaven Rank Puppet.
Thus, the problem arose …
That was a Heaven Rank Puppet!
To be able to make a Heaven Rank Puppet lie down, it had to be another Heaven Rank powerhouse, right?
'Could it be that Vaughn's laboratory in the Four Seasons Canyon was really visited by a Heaven Rank powerhouse?
But why would a Heaven Rank powerhouse visit this place?
For benefits? '
This didn't make sense. What kind of concept was a Heaven Rank powerhouse? There were very few things in this world that could attract them. Vaughn's laboratory sounded very powerful, but it was still far from being able to attract a Heaven Rank powerhouse. Let alone a Heaven Rank powerhouse, even Star Sage Joy wouldn't be interested if he came to Vaughn's laboratory to give it a try.
'But if not for benefits, then what?
'Could it be that Vaughn's laboratory is hiding other secrets besides all kinds of magic materials and that Crystal Scales?'
Lin Yun thought about it, but he couldn't think of anything. He could only shake his head and refocus his attention on that Heaven Rank Puppet.
The degree of damage to that Heaven Rank Puppet was truly shocking. Even the skeleton forged from Ember Magic Iron had suffered irreparable damage. After all, this was Ember Magic Iron, known to be able to isolate all physical damage from spells below the Heaven Rank. For it to be damaged to this extent, it could be imagined that it must have experienced a world-shaking battle.
'Maybe it really was a visit from a Heaven Rank powerhouse …'
'What a pity …' A perfectly fine Heaven Rank Puppet was damaged to the point where it couldn't be repaired. Lin Yun felt that it was a bit of a pity.
After carefully inspecting it, he found that only the control center at the head was still intact. After thinking about it, Lin Yun fished out a Level 20 mana crystal from his pocket and embedded it in the mana source. He then used his existing tools to repair a few nearby mana circuits and temporarily connected the control center to the mana source.
Lin Yun originally only wanted to repair the control center to see if he could restore some of the Heaven Rank Puppet's functions.
But he hadn't expected that the remaining half of the Heaven Rank Array would suddenly shine just as the Level 20 mana crystal was embedded.
Then, Lin Yun saw the Heaven Rank Puppet's eyes suddenly open.
'Fuck …' Lin Yun was scared half to death on the spot. This was a Heaven Rank Puppet! Let alone a complete resurrection, even if it recovered a tenth of its power, it would be enough to kill him and Solomon in an instant.
Lin Yun subconsciously jumped up, and at the same time, his Ice Fire Shield shone as he rapidly opened the Book of Death. Just as he was about to cast an Ultimate Spell, that Heaven Rank Puppet suddenly spoke.
"Is there anyone still alive?"
"…" Lin Yun almost choked on his own saliva.
'Damn, there are two living people standing in front of you, and you're asking if there's anyone still alive? Aren't you being too much of a bully?'
Moreover, Lin Yun discovered that he had only been scaring himself. Although that Heaven Rank Puppet had opened its eyes and mouth, only the control center had recovered its mana supply. The truly threatening mechanical system had already been melted by the high temperature. Not to mention that he had only embedded a Level 20 mana crystal, even if he went to repair it, he wouldn't be able to repair the melted mechanical system.
Moreover …
It was only a Level 20 mana crystal. To an ordinary puppet, a Level 20 mana crystal might have a lot of mana, but to a Heaven Rank Puppet, the mana of a Level 20 mana crystal might not even be enough to complete a spell.
It was a false alarm …
'Scaring people to death …' Lin Yun resentfully scattered his Ice Fire Shield and put the Book of Death back in his pocket.
"Is there anyone still alive?" At this time, the Heaven Puppet repeated its question.
"Alive, alive, can't you see that there are two living people standing here?" Thinking that he had been scared by a crippled puppet, Lin Yun angrily cursed out of humiliation.
But the Heaven Rank Puppet didn't seem to hear him and kept repeating its previous question, "Is there anyone still alive?"
"What's going on?" Lin Yun felt strange.
Sure enough …
"Is there anyone still alive?"
"…" Lin Yun understood. This Heaven Rank Puppet could only repeat that sentence …
'No, hold on …'
'That sentence … Could it be that the Dark Sage is asking this?'
Lin Yun was also an alchemist. Although he hadn't reached the level of the Dark Sage, he wasn't unfamiliar with the production of puppets. How could Lin Yun not know that the Heaven Rank Puppet asking the same question over and over again was most likely implanted in the puppet by the creator?
In other words, this sentence …
It was most likely what the Dark Sage wanted to ask.
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