A restless night had passed.
The sky had already begun to turn white.
Looking at the unexpected loot in their hands, the two of them were no longer sleepy.
To them, the "adventure" itself was not the goal, but the final reward. To an adventurer, only precious treasures were the best consolation after a near-death experience.
They changed into new clothes.
Even though it was the middle of winter, Elvin still wore a simple shirt and trousers. Olivia, on the other hand, changed into a lady's hunting outfit. Elvin even put on his spacious captain's cloak, the "Thunderbird Robe".
On the beach beside the campsite, the two of them surrounded the brass box and carefully examined it.
"This should be an alchemy creation, right?"
Olivia, who had fought with them in the dream, was the first to make her own judgment.
Although the toy soldiers were painted with colorful paint, they were essentially metal puppets. Even a beginner apprentice would know which school of sorcerers was better at creating such things.
Elvin, however, did not hastily express his opinion. He thoughtfully looked at the delicate patterns on the box cover for a while, then reached out and opened the box cover.
Ka —
However, this time, the "soldiers" did not jump out of the box like they did in the dream.
After waiting for a while, the two of them peered into the box. Inside, there were densely packed pocket-sized toy soldiers, cold and hot weapons, bronze cannons of various calibers, war chariots, military horses … There was even a clockwork locomotive. There were all kinds of things.
But now, they were like real toys. They were no longer as lively as they were when they surrounded Olivia last night.
Elvin picked it up and shook it vigorously. Even if it was upside down, the world inside the box was not affected at all. It was as if they were in another dimension.
"Elvin, in the previous battle, these soldiers were all possessed by 'ghosts'. After the 'ghosts' were purified by me, they all stopped moving. Is it because they're broken now?
Eh? That's not right. Why do alchemy puppets need 'ghosts' to control them? "
The girl had just made a guess, but she immediately rejected it. With the ever-changing steam industry, how could alchemy, which had become the mainstream of witchcraft, be such an inconvenience?
It would make more sense if it were the Poison Sect or the School of Necromancy.
At this moment, Elvin, who had carefully studied every pattern on the [Toy Box], finally opened his mouth excitedly.
"It wasn't damaged by you, but it was restored to its original state under your spiritual purification.
On top of that, it wasn't from Alchemy School but Activation School!
I should have thought of this earlier. This is a gathering of Transcendents. "
Excitement overflowed from the tip of his brows. Elvin's fingertip, which was flickering with the "Spiritual Light of Activation", gently tapped on a certain rune hidden in the pattern on the surface of the box.
Buzz —
A spiritual wind blew on the beach, and a light green stream of light flowed along the lines on the surface of the brass box, spreading to every corner of the box. Like rain after a long drought, the lifeless brass box instantly "came to life".
Clatter …
One after another, metal soldiers jumped out of the box like raindrops. They turned into the size of an adult and lined up in two neat square formations, one red and one blue, in front of the two of them.
They were composed of musketeers carrying guns, charioteers driving chariots, artillerymen operating cannons, and cavalrymen wielding swords on horseback. The total number of soldiers reached three hundred.
Then, from each of the red and blue formations, an officer wearing a marshal's hat stepped out and saluted Elvin, who was holding the box, and asked for instructions in a monotonous tone.
"Sir Commander, please give the order!"
Olivia, who had been besieged by them before, quietly hid behind Elvin when she saw an army of this scale. She lay on his shoulder and looked at the majestic military formation.
"What are your names?"
The two metal officers did not respond to this question. They just repeated.
"Sir Commander, please give the order!"
They don't seem very smart. Elvin stroked his chin and defined them in his mind.
The toy soldiers should have a very primitive mechanical intelligence and would only do things according to established rules. But this was good too. He did not have to worry about a real-life version of Robot Public Enemy.
Then, he tentatively gave an order.
"Why don't you give me a demonstration?"
"Yes, Sir!"
The red and blue formations moved forward under the lead of their respective commanders. When the distance between the two sides was close to a hundred steps, they suddenly stood at attention, turned around, and raised their guns. However, they were not pointing at the demonstration target, but at the other side.
Just when Elvin realized that something was wrong.
"Fire!"
Both sides tacitly gave the order at the same time.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
This time, the power of their attacks was clearly far greater than when they were controlled by a group of "ghosts" in the dream.
At a distance of a hundred steps, the muskets in their hands could leave deep dents in the metal body of the enemy. The cannons could blast the enemy soldiers into pieces.
Moreover, they did not know how to dodge and had no intention of holding back.
Screech —
The charioteers and cavalrymen were about to charge against the cannons.
They were clearly waiting for one side to fall completely, or both sides to perish together!
"Stop, stop, motherf * cker, you idiots!"
Elvin, who was stunned for a moment, finally realized what these metal lumps had done. He jumped up and hurriedly stopped them.
Although the soldiers were not very smart, they still carried out Elvin's orders without any hesitation. The sound of gunfire immediately stopped, and both sides regrouped.
However, in just half a minute, the number of soldiers had been reduced by nearly a quarter.
The "toys" that he had just gotten were reduced to this state before he could even warm them up. Moreover, their sacrifice was meaningless. Elvin's heart ached.
"Come back!"
The toy soldiers obeyed the order and picked up the metal limbs of their companions from the ground. They turned back into little figures and returned to the open box.
Elvin held the box and fell into deep thought.
Because he had the first and third volumes of the secret scroll "Flesh and Blood Sacrifice" in his hands, he could connect the past and the future. Therefore, when he saw Billy Buddha, the wind-up man, he could almost tell that the technique he used might be related to the second volume.
Until now, however, he was completely sure that these soldier dolls were not made using the normal alchemy golems, but from the fourth volume of the [Witchcraft — Animate Dead].
This was because there were no gears or machinery in the metal soldiers' bodies. They were hollow metal bodies. They were similar to the marble guards inside the giant stone golem "Mountain Giant".
According to the first volume's contents,
The fourth volume corresponded to the knowledge of the higher sorcerers. It mainly recorded the [Animate Ship Spirit] and [Animate Dead]. The content of the first three volumes was quite different from the content of the first three. It was a vast and profound field.
The ghost named Lil Jack did not have the authority to use the [Toy Box], nor did he have the corresponding knowledge. He only relied on his "ghost" to enter these "Animate Dolls" and force them to move.
It was no wonder that the creation of a higher sorcerer could not even kill an official Knight whose sorcery had been sealed … Err. Suddenly, he glanced at Olivia, who was looking at the toy box with a curious expression … Pui, pui, pui, pui. A child's words carry no harm. A child's words carry no harm.
So, it was the wrong way to open it.
Even if there were only three-quarters of the toy soldiers left, their direct combat ability was far stronger than a peak Tier 1 warrior of the same level. They could even crush the crew of the "Storm Horn". But in terms of indirect combat ability, they were still retarded …
Even so, Elvin was satisfied.
He did not know how long this toy box had been sealed on the "Creepy Dream". Finally, today, it was dusted off and met its master. It was truly fortunate!
Then, Elvin's fingertip flashed again and pointed at another rune on the box.
Whoosh!
Without warning, snow-white steam seeped out from the gaps of the box.
After tossing it onto the beach, Elvin grabbed Olivia and retreated in a flash.
Kacha … Kacha …
It was as if the compression module in the bronze box had been released. Countless gears, bearings, springs, clockwork … Accompanied by a pleasant metallic sound, they kept expanding.
Under the stunned gaze of the two who had retreated far away, in just five minutes, it had turned into a huge metal house with a towering chimney. The total area of the two-story structure was at least a thousand square meters.
Gulp …
Swallowing hard, Elvin and Olivia cautiously walked into the room, hand in hand.
Only then did they realize that the battle-type alchemy toy box was only on the surface. The true nature of the brass box was an alchemy workshop that could fold space.
At this moment, on the assembly line, the damaged toy soldiers were being reforged and repainted.
Obviously, the alchemy workshop also had a complete repair system. As long as the materials were collected, new soldiers could be created even if they were severely damaged.
Even if the entire army was wiped out, as long as the alchemy workshop was still there, they could quickly obtain another army of toy soldiers.
"Isn't the power of a Superior Sorcerer a little too exaggerated?"
"The prerequisite is that they must be a Superior Sorcerer who is good at creating things. My mother doesn't have such ability."
This alchemy workshop was much more powerful than the high-end "Alchemy Secret Box" of the School of Alchemy. It was a combination of space expansion, laboratory, breeding room, and alchemy factory. It was a divine artifact that every alchemist dreamed of.
Even if it was a real divine artifact, they would not trade it for it.
In addition, Elvin also found that this was a biological modulation laboratory that served the knowledge of the second and third volumes of the "Flesh and Blood Ritual". It could accommodate a small number of biological materials to survive for a long time and slowly transform them.
What surprised Elvin the most was that he also found a diary and a lot of research materials in the drawer of the alchemy workshop.
Uh, a diary?
Obviously, the previous owner of the toy box was not a decent person. He could even be a chuunibyou who made toys with this kind of technology. However, there was no doubt that he had mastered the fourth volume of the "Flesh and Blood Ritual".
This alchemy workshop was a masterpiece of "Magic". However, if he had the "Way", Elvin could create a second, a third …
After hurriedly flipping through the materials, Elvin felt a little regretful, but he also gained a lot.
The owner of the diary only left his wizard name, "Iron Man," or "Iron Man," which could be translated as "Iron Man."
He was active much earlier than "Snake Man" Heber Crete.
This superior wizard's main research direction was [Animate Dead]. There were detailed research records on this series of witchcraft in the materials, and it was also the most valuable part of the written records.
Regrettably, he did not have much information on the other witchcraft in the fourth volume, [Overall Animate Spell], which was also the [Animate Ship Spirit Spell] that Elvin had been longing for.
After that, it was just an ordinary diary without much value. It also did not explain why the toy box ended up on the "Creepy Dream". However, since the toy box was lost there, it was obviously not this powerful superior wizard himself.
Perhaps the successor of this great wizard had explored the Creepy Dream, but in the end, he had been trapped there until Elvin's arrival. Because the style of these alchemy guns was closer to modern times, it was obvious that they had been modified by professionals.
After a long time, Elvin put down the diary and shook his head that was a little dizzy from the excitement.
After all, no matter how good the treasure tree was, it was still an external object, but it was related to his future as a wizard!
Could it be that the combination of the "Adventurer's Blood" swords of Olivia and himself had the ability to increase supernatural convergence?
Then, if he came out more often in the future, other than the second volume, which he already had clues about, even the fifth volume, "Creator's Blood", would not be a dream!
Elvin, who had nowhere to put his hands and feet, picked up Olivia, who was also looking at the research materials of "Iron Man", and kissed her red cheeks.
"Hersey, you really are my lucky goddess!"
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