Global Game: AFK In The Zombie Apocalypse Game

by Stayrr

Fang Heng was transmigrated to a parallel world and his soul was forced into the body of a man who had just committed suicide. Huh? What? Every human here was being forced to join a game? Those who refused would be killed? Wait? This suicide dude was a pro gamer? He had the highest S-rank talent sill, the Zombie Clone? Damn! The S-rank skill evolved! My zombie clones could auto hu

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1150 Simulated Crystal

The square outside the royal family's Alchemy Research Institute was filled with stalls of all sizes.

The two of them passed through the center of the square and went straight to the research institute.

While walking, Fang Heng suddenly raised his eyebrows. He slowed down his pace and gradually stopped in front of a larger stall.

There were many alchemy-related items on display, such as some alchemy ornaments, weapons with alchemy runes, alchemy potions, alchemy compounds, and so on.

!!

Fang Heng noticed that a gray square crystal covered with a glass cover was placed in the middle of the table. The crystal was about the size of a thumbnail.

Fang Heng observed the gray crystal cube through the glass cover. He could feel a weak energy fluctuation from the cube. The fluctuations were intermittent and somewhat unstable.

"These are the results of our Yuelan Alchemy Academy's research over the past two years."

Seeing that Fang Heng was interested in the crystal cube, the young man behind the stall smiled gently and introduced, "The Academy's research and sharing of alchemy tactics will start tomorrow afternoon in the first hall on the second floor of the main venue. If you are interested, you can come and listen."

An ore with spiritual energy fluctuations!

Interesting!

This crystal immediately reminded Fang Heng of the unknown black stone.

Of course, the waves of the crystal in front of him were far worse than that of the unknown stone.

Both of them could also emit mental energy fluctuations, so he wondered if it could be absorbed by the sacred tree and turned into energy.

Fang Heng became more curious about the crystal and asked, "May I ask what this crystal is used for?"

The young man's eyes were filled with surprise, but it soon turned cold.

"You two, are you here to find trouble?"

Fang Heng frowned and said, "No offense. I'm the feudal lord of the Land of Plague and I'm curious about the alchemy crystals in your research institute."

The coldness in the stall owner's eyes deepened, and there was even some contempt and disdain as he said, "Ah, so you're a country bumpkin from the border. No wonder you don't know anything."

"Hey, what did you say? Who doesn't know anything?"

Sandy was immediately flustered. He slammed the table and glared at the stall owner, "Look at how capable you are. I'm asking you a question because I think highly of you. Your crystals are nothing. We, the Land of Plague, have as many as we want!"

As if he had heard a very funny joke, Trudor could not help but laugh out loud, "Hahahaha, you can have as many as you want? You don't even know what this thing is. Come, come, come. Tell us, what is this?"

The laughter attracted quite a number of onlookers, and they all pointed at Sandy and discussed behind his back.

Sandy gritted his teeth and responded, "Isn't it just a piece of crystal? What's the big deal!"

"Idiot, this kind of alchemy synthetic crystal is the research direction given by the royal family in the past few decades. The royal family has been collecting related alchemy tactics from the outside world. If your Land of Plague has this crystal everywhere, why would the royal family look for it? Don't joke around."

Fang Heng's heart moved upon hearing that.

Seeing that Sandy was at a loss for words, Trudor waved his hand, "Get lost, alchemy is not something that outsiders like you can come into contact with."

"Bullsh*t, you're the outsider, you don't know anything. I was scared by you just now because I've never seen such a crude replica before. It's not that I want to say this, but this crystal of yours doesn't have any technical content at all. In our Land of Plague, even a ten-year-old child can replicate it."

Trudor no longer wanted to be involved with Sandy who was making a scene. He laughed coldly, "Get lost. If you cause any more trouble, I will call the guards."

Sandy gritted his teeth in hatred, wishing he could go up and give that stall owner two punches.

He suddenly thought of something and said, "Don't be so narrow-minded you chicken. Do you think you know alchemy very well? If you understand, then tell me what this alchemy compound is."

Fang Heng raised his eyebrows.

He saw Sandy take out a paper bag the size of a piece of paper and throw it on the display stand.

The paper bag contained the white powder that he had stolen from the royal treasury.

It filled up a whole box.

With his mastery of basic alchemy, Fang Heng was unable to identify what the white powder was for the time being.

He had tried using the sacred tree, Abe Akaya, before, but the powder did not contain any energy and could not be absorbed.

As it was stolen from the Empire's royal family, it could not be put into his backpack. He could only take a small part of it and put it in a folded paper bag. This time, he came to find an opportunity to ask about it.

Looking at the white mixed powder in the paper bag, Trudor's eyes were filled with confusion. He carefully picked up the paper and put it in front of his eyes.

"This, this is…"

"What?" Trudor was shocked.

Mixed alchemy.

A product of alchemy fusion.

The strange thing was that its purity was actually so high?

To be able to reach such a level in alchemy, the creator must be at least a master.

That was impossible!

And what was this thing?

It was unheard of!

"Impossible! Making this kind of alchemy mixture requires very advanced alchemy skills. You can't do it! Where did you steal this from?"

"Bullsh*t! It was created by our Land of Plague, you know nothing!"

Sandy took the piece of paper from Trudor's hands and said, "If you don't know, then don't. Don't waste my time, I thought you were some big shot but turns out you are just trash."

Trudor's face turned green. He took two steps forward and grabbed Sandy, saying, "Don't go. Tell me clearly, where did this thing come from…"

"Let go!"

Fang Heng's sharp eyes swept over Trudor and he stopped him.

In the next moment, Trudorr felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. The blood in his body froze, and he could not say a word.

...

"Sandy, let's go."

Fang Heng shifted his gaze away from Trudor.

By the time Fang Heng and his companion were far away, Trudor was like a drowning man who had been rescued. He took a deep breath and took deep breaths. The cold feeling of being frozen began to melt slowly.

What just happened?

His eyes were filled with shock.

Fang Heng and Sandy continued to move on.

In Fang Heng's eyes, he was just an ordinary person with a slightly stronger mental power.

It was not difficult for him to control the coagulation of an ordinary person's lifeblood at close range.

On his way to the Imperial Alchemy Research Institute, Fang Heng noticed that many stalls were displaying alchemy compounds that could release spiritual power.

They were of different sizes, shapes, and colors, and the way they released their spiritual power was also very different.

Fang Heng suddenly had an idea.

...

Could it be that the royal family wanted to replicate that black stone?

"Tsk, he still insists that I don't understand? Is there anything in this world that I don't understand?"

Sandy had a bad temper and was cursing in a low voice along the way.

"Fang Heng, if not because of you and considering the overall situation first, I would have smashed his stall a long time ago."

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1151 Guidance

"Cough, cough, I know. For my sake, bear with it. I'll help you get back at him later."

Fang Heng couldn't help but cough lightly, trying to calm Sandy down.

They had more important things to deal with this time, so he didn't want to cause too much trouble and attract attention.

As they spoke, the two of them arrived at the entrance of the research institute.

!!

The two guards verified the invitation letters of Fang Heng and Sandy and let them in smoothly.

Fang Heng entered the building and came to the hall on the first floor of the research institute. He then looked around. His eyes quickly fixed on a young man sitting on the sofa on the right side of the hall.

Ed, who was sitting on the sofa, saw Fang Heng, and his face revealed a carefree and happy expression.

"Lord Fang Heng, what a coincidence. You're here too, huh?"

Ed stood up from the sofa with a smile on his face.

All the coincidences were deliberately planned.

It took him a lot of effort to get into the seminar.

He had no choice. The Central Federation was putting on airs and refused to disclose any news of cooperation. He could not find out the movements of Her Highness Mingyue.

If Prilla Gaming Guild wanted to know more about the mission, they would have to rely on themselves.

In the Land of Plague, when he heard that Fang Heng was interested in the Imperial alchemy seminar, Ed immediately found a way to get an invitation to the seminar and had been waiting for Fang Heng there.

Fang Heng nodded to Ed and whispered to Sandy, "I'll deal with him. You find a way to find the secret key first."

"Okay, I've received a hint that the secret key's location should be found in the library on the third floor. I have to do some research. By the way, I also have to find out who is the prototype of the sculpture at the door."

Sandy explained and walked to Ed with Fang Heng.

Ed said with a smile, "Lord Fang Heng, what a coincidence. We happen to be doing something here. How about we travel together?"

"Yes."

Fang Heng nodded and didn't expose Ed.

They were all players so he could see through Ed's little trick with a single glance.

Ed leaned over and whispered in Fang Heng's ear, "Lord Fang Heng, you might have heard that the people of the Alchemy Society have always had their eyes on the top of their heads. Don't be angry with them later. Just ignore them."

"Okay, sure."

Fang Heng agreed and walked to the front desk.

"The third floor doesn't accept people outside of the Alchemy Society."

Hearing that Fang Heng was going to borrow books from the third floor, Xin Qiwen, an employee of the Alchemy Society at the front desk, revealing a touch of indifference on his face.

Fang Heng frowned, put the invitation card provided by Lord Brent on the table, and pushed it forward. He said in a deep voice, "We were introduced by Lord Brent."

"My Lord? Do I have to know him?" Xin Qiwen said with disdain. "For alchemy-related books, we provide reading services for the public, 10,000 Empire bunis per hour."

Ten thousand?!

Sandy immediately shouted, "That's daylight robbery!"

Xin Qiwen was a little impatient, but he didn't want to argue. He waved his hand and said coldly, "No one forced you. Knowledge is priceless."

"You…"

Sandy was already on the verge of exploding, but he was stopped by Fang Heng.

"Lord Fang Heng, we can help you."

Ed realized that it was time for him to show off. He had already spent 50,000 yuan on the invitation card, so he didn't mind spending another 10,000 or 20,000 yuan.

The average monthly income of the Prilla Gaming Guild was around 40,000 yuan.

Although it was expensive, it would be a big profit if he could use it to increase his favorability with Fang Heng!

Without waiting for Fang Heng's refusal, Ed handed over the Mage Union crystal identity card that he always carried with him.

"So you're from the Mage Guild," Xin Qiwen said, scanned the card in a formulaic manner, and swiped it on the card reader. "I'll deduct 50,000 bunis in advance. The borrowing time is five hours at most. Come to me for a refund after you're done."

"Ding dong…"

The elevator stopped on the first floor.

A middle-aged man wearing a blue and white uniform of the Alchemy Society walked out.

Xin Qiwen pointed at the man and said, "Follow him. He'll take you to the third floor. Limited to only one person."

Fang Heng looked at Sandy and warned him in a low voice, "Don't cause trouble. Come out immediately after you're done."

"Yes, yes, I understand," Sandy's face was serious. "Besides, am I the kind of person to cause trouble?"

Fang Heng thought to himself, "Aren't you?"

Seeing Sandy being led to the third floor by the staff, Fang Heng retracted his gaze.

Xin Qiwen looked at Fang Heng and the others who were still standing there and asked, "What else? If you want to wait, you can go over there and wait. Don't hinder our operations."

Fang Heng touched his chin, raised his head, and asked, "No hurry. Does the Alchemy Society provide alchemy item identification services?"

"Yes, 5,000 for a basic item, 50,000 for an intermediate item, 200,000 for an advanced item, and 500,000 for a master item."

Xin Qiwen raised his head and looked at Fang Heng, adding, "Think carefully before you appraise it. If you forcefully appraise an item that exceeds the appraisal level, you won't get a refund even if the appraisal fails."

"Hehe, is the alchemy that overbearing?" Fang Heng thought and was even more disgusted with the royal family's Alchemy Research Institute.

"What if I want to study about alchemy?"

"Study?"

...

Xin Qiwen looked at Fang Heng suspiciously and laughed, "We also provide one-on-one tutoring services, but alchemy requires talent and is charged by the hour. An entry-level tutor charges 3,000 per hour, an elementary-level tutor charges 10,000 per hour, and an intermediate-level tutor 50,000 per hour. Also, we can't guarantee the results of the learning."

Fang Heng touched his chin and quickly calculated in his mind.

After killing the giant-sized alchemy lifeform in the underground world, he relied on the zombie clones to continuously disassemble and assemble alchemy machines. His basic alchemy level had been maxed out.

However, it was strange that his alchemy experience points had yet to reach the maximum.

If he could spend 10,000 Empire dollars to upgrade his alchemy skills to the elementary level, it would not be considered expensive.

This amount of money was still worth spending.

However, the people from the Alchemy Society were very cunning. Moreover, their haughty attitude made him unhappy.

"You can't guarantee the results of the learning? You guys know how to do business."

"The price is clearly stated. If you don't have the money, then leave now. If you don't want to learn, don't hinder our business."

"Don't be angry, don't be angry."

Ed panicked a little when he sensed that Fang Heng's tone had gradually turned cold.

...

The necromancer was eccentric, and it would be terrible if he was angered and had a conflict with the Alchemy Society.

Ed quickly pulled Fang Heng aside and explained in a low voice with a fawning smile, "Lord Fang Heng, this is the price for learning alchemy at the Alchemy Society. Do you want to learn alchemy? Actually, it's not a problem. You've helped us a lot before, so we'll help you pay for it. What qualification are you looking for in the tutor?"

Fang Heng looked at Ed and answered, "Well, the elementary level is fine with me."

Ed gritted his teeth. He could still afford the price of ten thousand per hour. He had already invested so much, so he didn't mind spending a bit more.

Ed turned around and took out his Mage Association membership card. He said, "We need to find an elementary-level instructor to learn from for an hour."

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1152 Practice

Xin Qiwen put away the membership card and transferred the money to his account. He said, "Practice Hall No. 7 on the first floor. The Alchemy Society will randomly assign you an instructor if you don't have one. The instructor will be there in 10 minutes."

"Once the instructors arrive, they'll start to charge you. You only have one hour."

"What's the alchemy level of the instructor?"

"This is the secret of the Alchemy Society. It's much higher than yours anyway."

!!

Fang Heng frowned.

"Lord Fang Heng, let's hurry up and leave. Let's not waste any more time."

Ed was afraid that the two of them would fight, so he pulled Fang Heng away hurriedly.

Fang Heng nodded to Ed and thanked him, "Okay, thank you.

Ed heaved a sigh of relief.

You shouldn't just thank me on the surface.

How come the game didn't tell him that his friendliness attribute had increased even though he had spent a lot of money?

Ed didn't feel at ease spending this money.

Feeling suspicious, the two of them arrived at the entrance of Practice Hall No. 7

There was an indicator light above the entrance.

Fang Heng pushed the door open and entered, leaving Ed waiting outside.

The practice hall was very spacious. The floor and the four walls were pure white.

Other than an old wooden wall clock, there were no other decorations.

There were a few tables in the corner, and many alchemy equipment and bottles of materials were piled on the tables.

Soon, a middle-aged man with a mustache stepped into the room.

"I'm Slovin, the instructor from the Alchemy Society."

Slovin looked a little impatient and asked, "You're a new student, right? I'll make myself clear first. Learning alchemy isn't that easy. Don't expect any progress in just an hour. Don't make trouble and waste everyone's time."

"Yes."

Fang Heng raised his head and looked at the wall clock hanging on the wall.

The timer had already started.

"Tell me, what's your alchemy level?"

"I've been studying alchemy by myself, and I feel like I've touched the threshold of elementary alchemy. I want to go further."

"Self-study?"

Slovin frowned and wanted to laugh in his heart.

Don't be funny.

A mage learning alchemy by himself?

He even felt good about himself and touched the edge of the elementary level? Was this a joke?

"Alright, let's give it a try, then. Create an ordinary alchemy array and show it to me. It doesn't have to be too difficult. A Tier 1 alchemy array will do."

Fang Heng stood still.

What was a Tier 1 composite alchemy magic array?

He didn't understand!

"What's wrong? Hurry up and set it up!"

"I don't know."

Slovin was stunned for a moment, but he wanted to laugh even more.

Good Lord, he didn't even know the most basic of alchemy, and he dared to say that he had touched the threshold of elementary alchemy? Who gave him such confidence?

"Alright, then what do you know? Show me any one of them, or show the one you're most comfortable with…"

"No need."

Fang Heng took a look at the wall clock above the room and interrupted, "I just want to know how to quickly improve my elementary alchemy."

"Tsk, sure. I wanted to take a look at your foundation and formulate a study for you to study alchemy mageweath. That's fine too. I'll just take it that I'm overthinking it. Just watch."

Slovin didn't waste any time. He walked up and picked up the alchemy pattern material on the table.

He took a few steps forward and crouched on the ground.

Soon, a fine alchemy pattern was drawn on the floor of the hall.

Fang Heng stood aside, squinting his eyes slightly.

"There, did you see clearly? This is it. Draw it from the beginning to the end according to this mageweath. When you're able to completely draw the picture and text, you'll be considered to have touched the threshold of the elementary level of alchemy. At that time, I'll teach you how to cross that threshold."

Slovin looked at Fang Heng and said, "Come on, don't just stand there. You try it."

"Okay, sure."

Fang Heng carefully observed the pattern and the details of the pictures and text. He hummed in agreement and walked forward, picking up the alchemy brush on the table.

He poured his spiritual power into the tip of the alchemy brush.

The moment Fang Heng touched the ground with the brush, he immediately felt an indescribable sense of unfamiliarity from the brush strokes.

He forced himself to continue drawing, but the mageweath could not be drawn after a few strokes.

...

Fang Heng was forced to stop.

Wuwuwuwuwu…

A dim yellow light flashed on the ground, and the runes that had just been drawn on the ground disappeared.

The game prompt flashed on Fang Heng's retina.

[Hint: You have failed to practice the alchemy mageweath. Your alchemy talent 0.001.]

"No, no, this is unbearable. The posture you used to hold the brush is wrong."

Slovin looked disdainful.

He now believed that Fang Heng's alchemy skills were self-taught.

"And your writing style, does this count? Isn't this too weak? Did you not learn alchemy systematically?"

Despite his criticism, Slovin still did his job and went forward to demonstrate again. "Look at me. You have to do this. Do you understand?"

[Hint: You have received Slovin's guidance. You have some understanding of mageweath alchemy arrays. Your basic alchemy experience has increased by 1.]

...

Fang Heng looked at the game log.

The experience points that had been stuck had really increased.

Interesting.

It was possible that the advancement condition for elementary alchemy required him to fill up his experience first.

Slovin stood at the side and watched Fang Heng standing there in a daze, but he didn't urge him.

He had seen many people like this.

Did he really think that anyone could learn alchemy?

As expected, the richer a person was, the dumber they were.

"Alright, take your time to think. Call me when you've thought it through."

Slovin was happy to be free. He slowly walked to a chair at the side and sat down to rest.

Fang Heng closed his eyes and quickly mobilized the zombie clones in the Land of Plague and the underground world.

The thousands of zombie clones immediately stopped all the construction, ore collection, excavation, transportation, and other work. They started to draw magic arrays on the ground with their fingers.

In less than half a minute, dense game prompts began to refresh on Fang Heng's retina.

[Hint: Your zombie clone has failed to practice alchemy mageweath…]

[Hint: Your zombie clone has failed to practice alchemy mageweath…]

In the midst of countless failure messages, there would occasionally be a few positive game notifications.

[Hint: Your zombie clone has failed to practice alchemy mageweath. You have a deeper understanding of mageweath alchemy. Your alchemy talent 0.001.]

[Hint: Your zombie clone has failed to practice alchemy mageweath. You have some insight into alchemy, and your basic alchemy experience has increased by 1.]

Five minutes later, Fang Heng opened his eyes again and raised his head. He picked up the sharp tip of the brush in his hand and drew a mageweath alchemy array on the ground quickly.

When he started to write again, although his movements were still a little clumsy, there was no sense of unfamiliarity at all.

Failed.

He failed again.

Fang Heng drew again and again.

The floor of the practice hall was specially made. Once the alchemy magic array failed, it would be immediately cleared.

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Slovin, who was sitting on the chair with his eyes closed, saw Fang Heng making a move. He lifted his eyelids and was about to give a few words of advice when he realized something.

Eh?

What he saw shocked him a bit.

What was going on?

!!

Why was there such a huge difference between him now and him five minutes ago?

No way? Could it be that this kid was really a genius in alchemy?

That was impossible! No matter how much of a genius he was, the change would not be that drastic.

Or was he hiding his strength?

Was there a need to do that?

It didn't make sense…

Slovin's mind was in a mess. He saw that Fang Heng was getting more and more skilled in drawing the mageweath, and the surprise in his eyes became deeper and deeper.

Ten minutes later, Fang Heng stopped drawing the magic array halfway and looked up at Slovin.

When the alchemy magic array was one-third completed, he felt that he could not continue. He had been stuck at this place several times in a row.

"Uh."

Slovin coughed lightly to hide the turbulent waves in his heart and said in a deep voice, "I heard that you're from the Mage Association. Your spiritual strength is strong enough, but the tip of your brush is still a little hard. I'll teach you a basic movement for practicing the tip of your brush, which is to soften the touch and muscles. There's no shortcut to this. You can only rely on more practice."

As he spoke, Slovin picked up the brush and began to demonstrate.

Fang Heng looked at every detail of Slovin's demonstration. After a long while, Slovin stopped writing, looked at Fang Heng, and asked, "Do you understand? "

[Hint: Your perception has reached 50, and your alchemy talent has reached 50. You have successfully learned the alchemy hand supple movement.]

"Yes."

Fang Heng made a sound of agreement and closed his eyes again. He controlled thousands of zombie clones in the trial world and began to practice softening the movement of his hand.

"You've learned it?"

Slovin looked at Fang Heng standing still and couldn't help frowning. He prompted, "Why don't you try it?"

Fang Heng didn't answer. He just closed his eyes and stood still.

The game prompts of the zombie clones practicing actions on the retina were refreshing rapidly.

Coupled with his 5,000 alchemy talent, his skill proficiency soared.

After five minutes, Fang Heng opened his eyes and held the alchemy brush again.

Lying on the ground, he used his brush to draw strokes lightly.

The f*ck?

Slovin was shocked by Fang Heng's actions. He felt it the moment the latter started writing.

It felt different!

Five minutes ago, Fang Heng's wrist was as stiff as a rock, but now…

Where did this big monster come from?

And he had never practiced it before!

Fang Heng didn't notice Slovin's shocked gaze and continued to draw the magic array with his head lowered.

He still failed.

Fang Heng raised his head and looked at Slovin.

Slovin was a little scared by Fang Heng's gaze.

"Why can't I do it?"

Slovin realized that he had encountered a monster.

He frowned and said, "Well, your potential is indeed not bad. However. you still lack the ability to channel your energy. If you want to make up for this, you need to take note of some key points…"

Fang Heng interrupted, "Is there any targeted training?"

"Uh…"

For some reason, Slovin's heart skipped a beat when he heard Fang Heng's question. A layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead and said, "Yes, there is. Alright, look carefully."

….

An hour later, Ed saw Slovin come out of the room.

Slovin looked like he had seen a ghost and ran out in a hurry. He didn't even hear Ed calling him a few times. He had never seen anyone with such a monstrous talent in alchemy!

It was as if he didn't need to cultivate at all. He just had to close his eyes and think for a while, and he would have earth-shaking changes.

Was he really a genius?

Perhaps it would be more accurate to describe him as a monster.

This was too exaggerated!

Fang Heng had advanced to an elementary alchemist in just an hour, completing the journey that he had taken three years to complete.

Slovin felt that he really didn't have the talent to learn alchemy.

Ed shook his head helplessly as he watched Slovin run away. He had finally learned how arrogant the Alchemy Society was. He was not surprised.

But why hasn't Fang Heng come out yet?

...

In the practice hall, Fang Heng sat on the ground with his legs crossed. The game notifications kept flashing on his retina.

[Hint: Your alchemy level has been upgraded to elementary level.]

[Hint: The player has forgotten basic alchemy (Level 20), the player has mastered elementary alchemy (Level 1).]

Academics: Elementary alchemy.

Description: Elementary alchemy is the prerequisite for learning most alchemy skills. Players can make and break down some alchemy items. They can also obtain information from some alchemy items, develop alchemy techniques, and make and break down alchemy puppets.

Description: This skill can be upgraded to Level 25.

"Not bad, I've finally completed the advancement of elementary alchemy. The 10,000 Empire bunis spent did not go to waste."

Fang Heng muttered to himself and took out the paper bag containing the white mixture from his pocket.

[Item: Unidentified alchemy composite.]

Description: The player's current alchemy level is too low. Unable to obtain more information. Please try to upgrade your alchemy level.

Fang Heng couldn't help frowning when he saw the game still gave the prompt that it could not identify the nature of the white mixture.

...

"Forget it, I'll just find someone to ask."

Fang Heng folded the paper package again and put it back into his pocket. Then, he got up and left the room.

Outside the door, Ed, who had been waiting, saw Fang Heng coming out and immediately went up to ask.

"Lord Fang Heng, have you finished your practice? How do you feel?"

Fang Heng nodded and replied, "I'm alright."

"It's good that you got something."

As Ed and Fang Heng chatted, they returned to the front desk in the hall together to get a refund.

At the front desk, Trudor swiped Ed's identification card and returned it before coldly saying, "You will need to pay double the maintenance fee."

"Why?" Ed asked, stunned.

"The extra alchemy materials consumed during the training and the extra time spent in the practice hall are all counted in the expense."

Fang Heng squinted his eyes, "You didn't tell me in advance."

"That's common sense. Do I need to explain it?" said Trudor as he sized Fang Heng up coldly.

"Cough cough. Lord Fang Heng, calm down. Please calm down."

Ed pulled Fang Heng and persuaded him, "I'll pay. Lord Fang Heng, I'll pay for this."

Fang Heng shifted his gaze to the elevator leading to the upper floor and said in a low voice, "Thank you. I'll return this debt to you and will double it."

"Don't! Big Boss! Please don't!"

Ed shouted in his heart.

It was better to spend some money to avoid disaster.

Go to the Alchemy Society and argue? Wasn't this just asking for trouble?

Ed felt that Fang Heng was serious and became a little anxious for a moment. He waved his hand repeatedly, "No, no, no. There's no need. Lord Fang Heng, that's not what I meant just now."

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1154 Commission

"It's okay, I know what you mean."

Fang Heng walked to the sofa at the side of the hall and sat down, waiting for Sandy to return from his intelligence gathering on the third floor.

He would not make a move for now before Sandy returned.

Fang Heng sized up the hall with ill intent.

!!

The Alchemy Society was so good at scamming money, so they must be very rich. When he leave this place, he had to think of a way to steal from them. He would discuss this with Tang Mingyue after he rescued her.

Ed sat beside Fang Heng. For some reason, he suddenly felt a chill in his spine.

Now that he finally had the chance, Ed continued to probe, "Lord Fang Heng, did you manage to inform your friend about the matter last time?"

"Yes, I've informed him."

Fang Heng was also pondering over Ed's attitude. It seemed like Ed still thought that he was on a game mission and wanted to cooperate.

Ed continued to ask, "What did your friend say?"

"He didn't say anything, he just said that you're not an enemy. I think we might be able to cooperate," Fang Heng continued in a flat tone.

Ed was overjoyed when he heard that.

"Ah, yes, yes, cooperation, cooperation."

"Ding Dong!"

The crisp sound of an elevator could be heard.

Fang Heng's gaze was attracted by the sound of the elevator.

Looking in the direction of the sound, a few elementary mages pushed a cart out of the elevator under the lead of a member of the Alchemy Society.

As the mages were wearing custom-made clothes from the Mage Association, they were easy to recognize.

Eh? Mages from the Mage Association? That's strange, why were they here?

Fang Heng was a little puzzled and looked at them a few more times.

There was an ordinary wooden box on the cart.

The mages pushed their carts past Fang Heng not far away.

All of a sudden, Fang Heng raised his eyebrows.

He could feel a familiar spiritual energy fluctuation from the box.

The unknown black stone?

There were black stones inside!

Fang Heng's spirit was lifted and his eyes were fixed on those people.

Could it be that there was an unexpected surprise on this trip to the Alchemy Society?

Soon, they pushed the cart through the gate at the back of the right side of the passage and completely disappeared from Fang Heng's sight.

Fang Heng turned his head to look at Ed and asked in a low voice, "Why are there people from the Mage Association here?"

"I think they were recruited by the Alchemy Society to help."

"Recruited?"

"Yes."

Ed explained to Fang Heng.

A long time ago, alchemy and magic used to be one family. It was only after alchemy had made great strides in development and progress that they gradually separated, forming two completely different departments.

Even so, the two of them had a lot in common.

For example, they would need to rely on mental strength and would be able to set up magic arrays.

Most alchemists focused on the study of alchemy tactics and the arrangement and control of alchemy magic arrays, so their mental strength was much weaker than mages of the same rank.

However, many alchemy research studies required a large amount of mental power.

Therefore, the Alchemy Society thought of a way. They tried to separate the infusion and the control of mental power as much as possible. This would require the assistance of mages with strong spiritual power.

In the Empire, the low-level mages were actually very poor. Their combat ability was often limited, and their daily cultivation and improvement required a large amount of money.

If they went out to fight, they would have to use all kinds of potions provided by the Alchemy Society.

As a result, most apprentice mages and elementary mages would choose to work at the Alchemy Society to earn money.

In the long run, the alchemy scholars of the Alchemy Society would have an innate sense of superiority when they saw mages.

They felt that the mages were just their workers.

"This can't be helped, the one with more money is the boss."

Ed sighed.

Alchemy was more difficult to learn than magic, but it was also more profitable.

However, in terms of actual combat ability, in the middle and late stages, advanced mages could crush those of the same level, and even those of a higher level could crush the alchemists.

"So that's how it is…"

Fang Heng stood up and said, "I'll go and ask."

At the front desk, Trudor heard Fang Heng's inquiry about the recruitment of mages and immediately showed a contemptuous look.

"Recruitment? Indeed, the Alchemy Society has been hiring people from the Mage Association to help us."

"But we don't provide commissions directly here. I suggest you go to the commission building of the Mage Association next door to take a look."

...

Fang Heng pointed his chin at the passage where the mages were transporting the supplies and asked, "Were they also recruited?"

"Right, I almost forgot. Master Milta's research project is in need of manpower. If you want, you can go directly. Yes, it's in the hall in the second basement. You can report there directly. There are people from your Mage Association there."

Fang Heng continued to ask, "Did they also participate in Master Milta's project?"

"Yes, but I have to remind you that Master Milta's research project has a high demand for spiritual power. A few people have suffered spiritual damage in the past few days. I advise you not to force yourself. If you want to go, take the elevator over there."

Trudor pointed at the elevator on the right and then ignored the two.

"Lord Fang Heng, do you want to go downstairs to take a look?"

Fang Heng looked up at the elevator going up from the left and nodded his head when he realized that Sandy had yet to return.

Might as well, he could go in and take a look at the situation before Sandy returns.

The unknown stone was the key to the evolution of the sacred tree, so it would be best if he could find relevant clues.

"Then I'll go with you to take a look."

Hearing that, Ed knew it was time for him to show off again. He followed Fang Heng into the elevator on the right side of the hall.

...

…

"Ding Dong."

The elevator stopped at the second basement.

It was Ed's first time at the Imperial Alchemy Society.

In fact, the Alchemy Society had set up a commission point in other cities.

The missions from the Alchemy Society there were often very complicated.

In addition to the need for mages to act as assistants, they also often needed some special resources, materials, and even live magical beasts.

Moreover, they usually spent a long time completing the commission and only received a few Alchemy Society points.

It was time-consuming and laborious.

Ed felt that it was completely unnecessary.

The commission hall in the headquarters of the Imperial Alchemy Society was obviously more advanced.

When the elevator door opened and he saw the scene in the hall of the second basement, Ed was a little shocked.

It wasn't a commission hall. It was just a bare front hall.

More than ten mages stood in the front hall.

Looking at their attire, they were all mages who were at the elementary level.

All the mages cast questioning looks at Fang Heng and Ed.

A young female mage in a light blue robe walked out of the crowd and came to Fang Heng and Ed, asking, "Are the two of you also here to accept a commission?"

Fang Heng nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. It's Master Milta's research and development project. Someone upstairs told me to come here directly."

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1155 Doing work

"I'm Kulmoni, in charge of gathering manpower for Milta's project. I don't see you two here. Did the people from the Alchemy Society give you a hard time?"

Kulmoni was young and beautiful, and her tone was somewhat friendly.

"It's fine. The people in the Alchemy Society are hard to get along with. Just follow me later. I'll handle the communication."

"But have you guys reached the level of an elementary mage?"

As she spoke, Kulmoni looked at Fang Heng and said, "Don't hide it. This is for your own good. Milta's research project consumes a lot of spiritual power, and it will affect you for a long time if you forcibly extract your spiritual power. It will be even more troublesome if you touch the source. It's not worth it to do this for such a small reward."

"Oh, we're here, we're here. It's the first time for both of us to come to the capital of the Empire."

As Ed spoke, he handed the Mage Association identification card to Kulmoni. "This is my friend, Fang Heng. He just came from the border city and hasn't gotten his Mage Association identification card yet. However, his spiritual power is very strong, much higher than mine. He's definitely above the level of an elementary mage."

Kulmoni briefly checked Ed's identity card and handed it back when she found that there was no problem.

"Mm, okay. Then follow me later. Wait for another five minutes. There will be another group of people coming over later. We'll go together."

"Alright."

Fang Heng agreed without hesitation.

The reward was secondary. What he was most concerned about was the unknown stone.

If there were more unknown stones hidden here…

After waiting for less than three minutes, the elevator door opened, and more than ten mages joined the team.

Kulmoni nodded and said a few words to the staff of the Alchemy Society beside her, then took the elevator to the fifth basement with more than 20 mages, including Fang Heng and his companion.

Under the guidance of the staff of the Alchemy Society, after a few turns, they came to a room at the end of the corridor.

"Ding Dong…"

After a clear sound, the door opened in front of everyone.

Fang Heng squinted his eyes and quickly sized up the layout of the room.

It was a rectangular hall. The hall was very spacious, and there were many members of the Alchemy Society scattered in the middle. The most eye-catching thing was the floor.

There were more than thirty alchemy magic arrays arranged in five rows on the floor.

It seemed to be the same high-level alchemy magic array.

Strangely, he didn't seem to see any black stones.

Was there something wrong with the spiritual fluctuation he sensed just now?

Fang Heng's eyes searched around the room and released his perception.

He found it!

After releasing his perception, Fang Heng suddenly felt the spiritual power fluctuation again and immediately turned his head to the right.

There were a few wooden boxes stacked against the wall on the right side of the room. Many people from the Alchemy Society stood beside the boxes as if they were protecting them.

Was the box filled with the unknown stone?

The spiritual energy fluctuation seemed to be a little weak.

As he was thinking, Fang Heng noticed an old man in the middle of the hall with his back facing them. He turned around and walked straight toward them.

"Kulmoni, you're here."

"Master Milta."

With a fawning smile on her face, Kulmoni greeted him with a smile. "I'm really sorry to have trouble you to wait for me here."

"Yes, it's fine. Have you brought everyone?"

"Of course, these are the elites of the Mage Association."

Milta's gaze swept over Fang Heng's group of more than 20 people one by one. He nodded and said, "I hope so. It won't be like last time."

"It won't. It took me a long time to recruit these people. They are all mages above the elementary level, the elites of the Mage Association. It will not be like the last time. As long as you have the money, I can help you find any kind of people."

Kulmoni was smiling, but she felt disdain from within.

If he had paid more money earlier, why would he have asked for apprentices the last time?

Milta waved his hand and said, "Alright, I'll leave this to you. I still have something to do. Just like last time, we'll settle the bill according to the amount of energy poured into the alchemy magic array."

"Of course, you go ahead."

After sending away Milta and more than a dozen alchemists, Kulmoni returned to Fang Heng and the others and said, "Everyone, there are some who are here for the first time. I'll explain it again."

"Everyone can see the magic arrays in the hall, right? At this stage, the mana in the alchemy magic arrays is still empty. What we need to do is find a way to fill these alchemy magic arrays with the power of the will. After the alchemy magic arrays are fully charged, we can obtain a piece of yellow paper from the Alchemy Society's staff beside the magic arrays. Each piece of yellow paper represents 10 points. At the end of the process, you can come to me and exchange it for the Mage Association points."

"Remember, don't get into a conflict with the people from the Alchemy Society. If you have any trouble, come to me immediately. I'll help you negotiate. Trust me, I'll do my best to protect everyone's interests."

Kulmoni's eyes swept over the crowd again and asked, "Do you all understand?"

No one answered and only nodded.

"Alright, let's start then."

After saying that, the twenty or so mages in the team dispersed.

Many mages walked towards a row of wooden tables on the left side of the wall.

Fang Heng looked at the mages curiously.

Potions of various colors were placed on the wooden tables. The mages were expressionless as they poured the potions into their mouths.

Ed asked, "What's that potion on that wooden table?"

"It's an alchemy potion that stimulates the mind power and speeds up the recovery of the mind power. It's very effective, and the Alchemy Society provides it to us for free."

...

Kulmoni did not walk away. When she heard Ed's question, she said, "You can use it, but I don't recommend it. Long-term use will cause irreversible damage to your spiritual power."

Looking at the group of elementary mages who were drinking potions, Kulmoni could not help but sigh in her heart.

The Alchemy Society would provide excellent mental stimulation drugs for free.

However, this medicine had a flaw.

It was not obvious if it was used for a short period of time, but after a long time, it would become drug dependence, which would affect the recovery of mental power.

Sometimes, the apprentices of the Mage Association knew that this potion was a trap, but they still forced themselves to drink it.

They had no choice. It was too difficult to learn spiritual spells, and they needed money.

Especially in the early stages, the expenses were too high.

The other option was to find a reliable union or vassal of the feudal lord, but the commission they could get was still not enough for their daily expenses, and the effects of potions were too good. The difference between drinking and not drinking was five to six times!

If they didn't need money, who would take such a big risk to drink potions to earn money?

Ed nodded. He was also a spellcaster.

...

It was indeed hard for players to practice spells in the early stages. They needed to spend a lot of time, effort, and money.

After they finished drinking the potions, the mages scattered and looked for alchemy magic arrays to start infusing their mental power.

The entire hall was instantly filled with multi-colored lights.

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1156 Alchemy Tactics

Most of Fang Heng's attention was on the few wooden boxes on the right side of the hall.

"What are those boxes over there?"

Kulmoni glanced in the direction of the box and shook her head. She said, "Don't go near that place. It has nothing to do with us. We just need to do our own things and don't cause trouble."

"Yes."

Fang Heng nodded and stopped asking, but he was calculating in his heart.

The box was protected by many members of the Alchemy Society.

He had to find a chance to go over and take a look.

Ed pushed Fang Heng and asked in a low voice, "Lord Fang Heng, should we try out those alchemy magical arrays?"

"Well, you stay here and wait. I'll try."

After saying that, Fang Heng walked to an alchemy array at the side alone.

A member of the Alchemy Society was standing next to the array.

He took a look at Fang Heng who was walking over and said indifferently, "Let's start."

Fang Heng nodded and walked to the alchemy array. After a quick glance, he knelt down on one knee and pressed both hands on the array.

The game prompt immediately refreshed on his retina.

[Hint: You have discovered a modified alchemy magic array.]

[Hint: The current alchemy magic array is of a high level. You cannot obtain the relevant information.]

[Hint: You can try to trigger the alchemy magic array to obtain more information.]

Fang Heng checked the game prompts and quickly calculated in his heart.

This was a modified alchemy magic array, and the magic array's level was not low.

"Hey, what are you waiting for? Hurry up."

Cao Zhengjin, a member of the Alchemy Society, couldn't help but urge Fang Heng when he saw him in a daze.

Fang Heng didn't say anything. He pressed his hands on the magic array and poured his spiritual power into it.

[Hint: You have injected mental power into the alchemy magic array.]

Buzz…

The alchemy magic array flickered with a dim yellow light.

Fang Heng's pupils shrank.

After the initial injection of mental power, a wave of attraction force came from the alchemy magical array, and it quickly extracted the mental power from his body as if it was being forcibly seized!

This kind of mental power extraction was different from the ordinary release of mental power. The former placed a greater burden on the body, and the mental power consumed was more difficult to recover.

Fang Heng immediately controlled the speed of the mental power in his body.

Fortunately, his ability to control his mental power was not low, and he could resist the violent absorption of the alchemy magic array.

As his mental power continued to flow out of his body, the energy indicator on the alchemy magic array also slowly increased.

Cao Zhengjin's face revealed a satisfied look.

He didn't expect this elementary mage to be so powerful. His mental strength was quite strong.

After stabilizing the flow of his mental power, Fang Heng began to try to sense the structure of the magic array.

[Hint: You have discovered an unknown alchemy magic array.]

[Hint: You have performed a preliminary mental power scan on the alchemy magic array and have received the following information: this magic array is a mixed-structure fusion magic array. This magic has been greatly modified.]

[Hint: You can try to deduce the alchemy magic array.]

[Hint: You can try to deduce the alchemy tactics of this alchemy magic array.]

[Hint: After scanning, your elementary alchemy experience points have increased by 129.]

"Alright, alright, that's enough! Stop! Stop!"

Seeing the energy indicator was full, Cao Zhengjin quickly shouted for him to stop.

Fang Heng also stopped releasing his mental power at once.

The energy indicator was for mages who had no knowledge of alchemy.

They could not sense the status of the alchemy magic array, and there would be problems no matter how little or how much mental power they added.

"Huu."

Fang Heng let out a breath.

He had used up about a third of his mental power, and it would take some time to recover.

Cao Zhengjin took a look at Fang Heng, took out a yellow card, and handed it to him, "Alright, you're done here. Go and take a rest."

Fang Heng took the card, nodded, and was about to leave when he suddenly sensed a familiar spiritual power fluctuation being triggered on his right.

An unknown stone!

Fang Heng was triggered at once and turned his head to the right.

"Buzz…"

Not far to the right, after a dark purple light flashed, a palm-sized translucent blue crystal was left on the alchemy magic array.

Fang Heng stared at the crystal.

...

It was not a black stone, but an alchemy synthetic crystal!

There was no difference in the spiritual force fluctuations emitted by the two!

Fang Heng suddenly had a realization.

It turned out that the unknown stone's spiritual power he had sensed in the hall earlier came from this blue synthetic crystal.

The member of the Alchemy Society who was controlling the alchemy synthetic magic array smiled with relief. He carefully collected the crystals and handed them to the other two students.

The two then placed the crystals in the box on the right side of the hall.

Fang Heng was deep in thought.

So the Empire is also trying to synthesize the unknown stone?

Indeed, that stone had a strange energy.

The sacred tree could quickly absorb the energy in the stone to improve itself, and the barbarian race could also use the energy in the stone to quickly breed savage beasts.

What about the Empire?

...

Why was the Empire in such desperate need of such stones?

Hmm…

Fang Heng's eyes suddenly lit up, and his heart couldn't help but beat faster.

The Empire had already started mass-producing synthetic stones. Did this mean that synthetic stones could have similar uses as the unknown stone?

If synthetic crystals could also be absorbed by the sacred tree…

"Hey, what are you still doing here? Don't be a hindrance."

Fang Heng looked at the alchemy magic array on the ground with eager eyes and said, "I need to rest for a while because of the backlash of my mental power."

"Tsk, so many things to do."

Cao Zhengjin mumbled in a dissatisfied voice, but he didn't say anything more. He continued to look down and prepare the materials to operate the magic array.

It was clear that controlling this alchemy magic array was a little difficult for him.

Cao Zhengjin was a little nervous.

After closing his eyes for a moment, Cao Zhengjin opened his eyes again. He took a few deep breaths and put a few sets of materials into the alchemy magic array.

Then, Cao Zhengjin knelt down on one knee in front of the magic array and began to condense it.

Fang Heng had already stood beside the alchemy magic array and opened the game log.

All the zombie clones in the trial world stopped what they were doing and scattered, immediately trying to copy and deduce the alchemy magic array.

Regardless of whether the copied alchemy crystal could be absorbed by the sacred tree, he had to learn it first!

Fang Heng stared at the magic array and tried to record every detail of the magic array in his mind. Then, he controlled the zombie clones to try to restore them.

Dense game prompts were refreshed on Fang Heng's retina.

[Hint: Your zombie clone is trying to deduce the alchemy magic array, but the deduction failed (the success rate is affected by the player's perception, alchemy talent, and so on).]

[Hint: Your zombie clone is trying to deduce the alchemy magic array but failed. You have gained a small amount of experience… deduction completion rate 0.02, your alchemy talent 0.01 (deduction success rate is affected by the player's comprehension and alchemy talent).]

[Hint: Your zombie clone…]

1157 Deduction

At the same time, Cao Zhengjin also started to draw alchemy art.

A faint light kept flashing on the alchemy magic.

The few mixed materials gradually began to merge under the effect of the alchemy magic array.

Fang Heng stood aside quietly, observing every step of Cao Zhengjin's alchemy.

To fully replicate a composite alchemy array, generally, three items were required: the alchemy magic array, alchemy materials and their ratios, and alchemy tactics.

The so-called alchemy tactics referred to the operation steps of the magic array and the release of materials.

Fang Heng was peeking and learning from the side.

"F*ck!"

Cao Zhengjin suddenly cursed when he was halfway through controlling the array. His face was full of regret.

"BOOM!"

Immediately after, a green-blue flame appeared on the alchemy magic array, and the entire magic array quickly dimmed.

All the alchemy materials that he had prepared in advance were destroyed.

The refinement had failed.

Under the mask, Fang Heng glanced at Cao Zhengjin with disdain.

After all this, he was just a noob.

[Hint: You have observed the operation of the alchemy magic array. Your attempt to deduce the alchemy spell has failed (the success rate of the deduction is affected by the player's perception, alchemy talent, and so on).]

He didn't expect Cao Zhengjin to be so unreliable. He failed in the middle of the process, so the deduction failed as well.

Fang Heng had no choice but to take two steps back. While no one was paying attention to him, he shifted his gaze to another member of the Alchemy Society.

BOOM!

Another blue flame appeared, and the alchemy failed again.

Fang Heng frowned.

He realized that it wasn't because Cao Zhengjin was not good enough. It seemed that no alchemist had a high success rate.

The alchemy magic array finally succeeded once after observing the fourth person.

Fang Heng closed his eyes at once and carefully thought about every detail of the refining process that he had just observed.

[Hint: You have observed the production of a synthetic alchemy magic array. The deduction is successful. Current alchemy spell deduction completion rate 65%. (The success rate of the deduction is affected by the player's comprehension and alchemy talent).]

Well, the control steps of alchemy were not complicated. Except for a few key details, Fang Heng could already copy most of them.

He estimated that he would be able to completely deduce the alchemy tactic after looking at it two more times to fill in the details.

While thinking, Fang Heng took a glance at the situation of the zombie clones in the game log.

The results were gratifying.

The alchemy magic array's deduction had also reached 46%.

His memory of a few points related to the alchemy magic array was a little fuzzy. Fang Heng walked forward and observed carefully to deepen his memory.

"Are you alright?"

Fang Heng turned his head and looked at the person.

Kulmoni noticed that Fang Heng had not participated in the infusion of spiritual power into the magic array, but was walking around beside him, so he came over to ask.

"I'm fine."

Fang Heng nodded and said, "My spiritual power was slightly injured when I was cultivating. I was accidentally affected just now. I'll be fine after a little rest."

"Alright, then you should rest well. If you're not feeling well, don't force yourself. Also, don't wander around here."

Kulmoni said as he gestured to the members of the Alchemy Society on the right with his eyes and whispered, "They have a lot of rules, so we should try not to cause any trouble."

"Alright, I understand."

Fang Heng nodded his head slightly. He noticed that a few elementary mages were called over to help transport the alchemy materials. He took the initiative to say, "Why don't I help transport the materials?"

"Hmm, that's good too. But there are no points for transporting materials."

"Alright."

Fang Heng smiled and went up to help.

He had just observed that the entire alchemy technique required a total of 12 materials that were not used.

The type, concentration, and ratio of the materials were all uncertain.

However, it was also very simple.

He just had to touch it.

Fang Heng used the excuse of helping to move the materials and gently pressed his hand on the alchemy powder while no one was paying attention to him.

The corresponding game prompt immediately appeared on his retina.

[Hint: You have discovered a mixture of alchemy materials.]

[Hint: Through beginner alchemy, you have obtained some information about this item: White bait crystal/golden thorn grass mixture, the concentration ratio of the mixture is -3.5:1; the ratio of impurities is 2.4%.]

[Hint: You can get more detailed information by raising your alchemy level and alchemy talent.]

With a flick of his wrist, Fang Heng secretly hid a small number of alchemy materials in his backpack.

[Hint: The player has obtained a mixture of white bait crystal and golden thorn grass*3.]

...

After transporting the raw materials back and forth a few times, Fang Heng had finished analyzing the composition of all 12 kinds of materials required to synthesize the alchemy magic array.

He even took two of them and hid them in his backpack.

As for the last step, it wasn't difficult to figure out the exact quantities of the various materials required for the refining.

Fang Heng could tell the difference by visual inspection.

When it was time to make it, it would be easy to test it a few more times and get an accurate ratio.

Alchemy magic array, alchemy tactics, and alchemy materials.

The latter two were already completed. Now, he just had to wait for the zombie clones to complete the deduction of the alchemy magic array.

Fang Heng didn't continue to be a coolie. He walked to the side to take a break and glanced at the magic array from a distance from time to time.

Ed also stood behind Fang Heng after he tried to inject the magic array.

"Lord Fang Heng, how's the situation on your side?"

"I'm fine."

...

While he was talking, the game prompt appeared on Fang Heng's retina again.

[Hint: The current alchemy magic array-unknown fusion crystal has been deduced.]

[Hint: The current alchemy-unknown fusion crystal has been deduced.]

"Hey, you guys, come over and help bring the box to the first floor."

Fang Heng's heart skipped a beat and he looked in the direction of the voice.

It was a light blue crystal material!

The completed crystal was sealed in a box, and a small part of the spiritual power fluctuation was sealed.

"I'll do it."

Fang Heng saw that the few mages who were called out looked reluctant, so he volunteered to go up.

Ed had followed Fang Heng here to look for a mission.

Seeing that Fang Heng offered to help, he naturally walked up to him immediately and said, "I'll help you too."

"Yes."

The team leader of the Alchemy Society, who was in charge of transporting the boxes, pointed at the four basic mages who had gathered around and reminded them, "Be careful. When you leave, pour your mental power into the alchemy array on the box. Don't flip it over. You can't afford it even if you work for a lifetime."

Fang Heng walked to the box and observed it.

It was only then that he realized that the box looked very ordinary on the outside, but there were many alchemy magic arrays drawn on the inside.

The four basic mages reached out to hold the box, and at the same time, they poured their spiritual power into it.

In fact, it was not too bad. Maintaining the magic array did not consume much mental power.

Once the magic array was triggered, the spiritual power fluctuation that was seeping out of the crystal was reduced by more than half.

Fang Heng followed the team leader of the Alchemy Society out of the room. They walked through a long corridor and entered the internal elevator, returning to the hall on the first floor.

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1158 The Puppet

Coincidentally, Sandy had just returned not long ago and was planning to look for Fang Heng on the first floor.

Seeing Fang Heng pushing the box out of the elevator, Sandy immediately showed a curious look.

A box? Treasure?

Fang Heng noticed Sandy's gaze and gave him a look, signaling him to wait.

!!

Sandy immediately expressed that he understood and sat on the sofa at the side to rest alone.

Soon, the member of the Alchemy Society passed the verification and led Fang Heng and the others through the blocked gate area and into the back passage.

Fang Heng frowned and looked around the back of the passage.

There were rows of alchemy lifeforms standing on both sides of the straight passage.

The alchemy puppet.

One of the subsequent branches of alchemy.

The giant alchemy creature that Fang Heng had encountered in the underground world was also a product of alchemy puppetry.

However, there were at least 50 to 60 gold-cultivated bodies lined up on both sides of the 100-meter-long passage.

"Alright, leave the box where it is. You can all go back."

The leader of the Alchemy Society waved his hand.

Fang Heng followed the other three and put the box at the entrance of the passage.

His eyes flashed with greed as he quickly calculated in his heart.

The internal security of the Alchemy Society was quite lax.

Only the alchemy lifeforms were a little troublesome. However, the alchemy creature was not very strong, and the people of the Alchemy Society were not known for their combat power.

What was the probability of finding an opportunity to snatch the crystal?

"Alright, let's go. Hurry up and go back. There's nothing for you to do here."

The team leader of the Alchemy Society looked a little impatient. After making sure that the crystals were safe, he waved his hand and signaled everyone to return.

After returning to the first floor, Fang Heng didn't go back to the basement with them. Instead, he walked to Sandy, who was resting on the sofa.

Fang Heng asked in a low voice without avoiding Ed, "How is it? Have you found everything?"

Ed's eyes lit up when he heard that, and his physical and mental fatigue was instantly swept away!

As expected!

The two of them did not come to the Alchemy Society for no reason!

They had a motive!

"Hmm, how should I put it? I guess I'm halfway there. I've cracked quite a bit of the encryption key information, and I've also cracked a lot of strange things, like a small part of the alchemy magic array. I don't know what they're used for now."

Sandy was a little perplexed as he said, before nodding, "One thing I'm sure of is that something is hidden on the eighth floor of the Alchemist Society. But I can't get in from the fourth floor."

"Eighth floor?"

Fang Heng looked at Ed, carefully testing the bottom line of the trial game's punishment, and asked, "How much do you know about this place? Do you know anything about the eighth floor?"

Ed finally felt a sense of acknowledgment for participating in this mission. He shook his head and said, "Lord Fang Heng, it's my first time here too. I don't know much about the situation here."

"Where are your friends? Don't you guys have a special ability that allows you to contact people from the outside world?"

Ed's heart skipped a beat.

Knowing things outside of the game was a sign of an advanced game character.

"Wait a moment. I'll go and ask."

Fang Heng saw Ed leave a sleeping bag on the sofa and quickly disappear.

Fang Heng had been very careful when he was with Ed.

Based on the current situation, one of the rules of the trial game was: Using the strength of a non-trial player to participate in the trial will result in punishment.

Fang Heng tried to find out if he was breaking the rules a few times and found that he didn't seem to have violated any punishment by merely getting Ed to help.

A moment later, Ed came online again.

"Lord Fang Heng, I've asked a friend. The fourth floor and above are the key areas of the Alchemy Society and aren't open to the public. However, the eighth floor isn't a secret area either. It's an area where old junk is stored. Very few people usually go there."

Ed looked at Sandy curiously as he said that, wondering what he was looking for on the eighth floor.

However, Sandy nodded and said, "It's not too different from what I know. I've checked the information before. The eighth floor of the Imperial Alchemy Research Institute used to be a secret area, but it has been modified several times. Fang Heng, I guarantee that there must be something there. I'm afraid that even the people of the Alchemy Society don't know the secret hidden there."

"Is there any way to go up and take a look?" Fang Heng looked at Ed again.

Ed frowned and said, "The security of the Alchemy Society isn't that tight, but it's probably impossible to get up there normally. Give me some time. I'll go ask my friends."

"That's good. Let's rest and recover our spiritual power first. We'll talk about it after staying here for a while. We'll make plans after dark."

Fang Heng walked to the front desk and knocked on the table, "I want to make a reservation and register for three rooms. Oh, and rent a training room."

"Three rooms. Five hundred Empire Hanis per day for the guest room and three hundred Hanis per hour for the training room."

Ed quickly handed his membership card over and volunteered, "I'll do it, I'll do it."

…

"Buzz…"

A dim yellow light flashed in the communication hall.

With the help of the alchemy magic array and alchemy tactics, Fang Heng quickly figured out the correct ratio of raw materials after two consecutive failures by relying on his extraordinary alchemy talent.

...

He had also successfully refined a blue crystal.

[Hint: You have successfully deduced the way to create Type VII spirit catalyst crystal cube alchemy magic array.]

[Hint: You have completed the crafting process. You have obtained Type VII spirit catalyst crystal cube. Your alchemy experience points 236, your alchemy talent 0.001.]

Fang Heng picked up the newly-made blue crystal cube from the center of the alchemy magic array and observed it carefully on his palm.

[Item: Type VII spirit catalyst crystal cube.]

Description: A square-shaped energy crystal. A portion of spiritual energy has been integrated into the crystal. It can produce spiritual energy fluctuations and provide external energy.

Description: A spirit catalyst crystal cube obtained by the Empire after decades of continuous development.

Fang Heng observed the feedback information provided in the game log and pondered.

From the description, the crystal also contained some kind of mutation energy.

From this, it could be inferred that the sacred tree and the savage beasts had most likely absorbed this kind of mutation energy to rapidly evolve and reproduce.

That's right, it seemed that this trip was not in vain.

...

There was a high chance that the sacred tree could absorb this crystal!

Fang Heng gradually became excited.

Of the 12 raw materials required to make the crystal, five of them were relatively rare, while the rest were ordinary.

If he wanted to mass produce it, there would not be a problem with the raw materials, nor would there be a problem with the alchemy magic array. The only problem was his mental strength.

The alchemy magic array required a large amount of mental power, which the zombie clones could not do.

If he really couldn't do it, he could only ask the Mage Guild for help.

If the Alchemist Society could spend money to get the Mage Guild to help them inject their spiritual power, so could he.

Fang Heng's attitude quickly changed from a worker to a boss.

Yes, let's do that!

Fang Heng's heart was burning.

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1159 Sneaking in

"Eh? Fang Heng, the one in your hand is…"

Seeing that Fang Heng had successfully controlled the magic array, Sandy was suddenly interested and came over to observe.

"Oh ho? It's a spirit catalyst crystal cube?"

Fang Heng looked at Sandy, "You also recognize it?"

"Yes, yes. I saw it when I was reading books on the third floor."

Sandy looked at the crystal in Fang Heng's hand and nodded, "The book says that the Empire has spent a lot of money on its development, but the one in your hand doesn't seem to be a second-generation product anymore. It's probably the latest generation of scientific research products."

"Do you know why the Empire is developing such a thing?"

Fang Heng thought that they probably didn't have anything like the sacred tree to feed, right?

"I don't know about that. I've seen this crystal in a biography. That guy researched this crystal in order to get subsidies from the royal family. After he got some results, he earned a lot of money and was recruited by the royal family. Most likely, the royal family wants this crystal."

"The royal family…"

Fang Heng muttered to himself.

Sandy scratched his head and said, "Fang Heng, it's almost time. Shall we go to the eighth floor and take a look?"

"Okay, sure."

Fang Heng nodded and shifted his gaze to the outside of the window. The sky outside was gradually turning dark. It was time to make a move.

After leaving the practice hall, Ed had been waiting at the door for a long time. He had a premonition that he was about to receive a big mission, so he went up to Fang Heng enthusiastically and said, "Lord Fang Heng, I found out something."

"Okay, let's go back to the room and talk."

The three of them went to the guest room on the second floor.

Ed organized his thoughts and said, "The interior of the Alchemy Society is divided into two areas, the confidential area, and the non-confidential area. The eighth floor is a non-confidential area, and the guards are relatively weak. It's not difficult for us to sneak in. The best way is to climb in from the outside."

"If you want to go up from the inside, you need the special sensing card of the Alchemy Society. We can't take the elevator, which is guarded 24 hours a day. We can only sneak up the stairs. I've found a way to get the sensing card, which can enter the non-confidential areas on the fourth to the twelfth floors."

"What's more troublesome is that I've heard that the Alchemy Society has set up many secret alchemy magic traps inside the building. Once they are touched, an alarm will be sounded."

Fang Heng looked at Sandy and said, "The eighth floor we are going to isn't a crucial area. There shouldn't be too many alchemy magic arrays and traps."

"That's true, but we still need to be careful."

Ed continued, "By the way, there's also the alchemy creatures from the Alchemy Society. These alchemy creatures are more difficult to deal with. I heard that they're divided into many types. When they discover an unknown intruder, they'll either attack or choose to escape and issue an alarm. In short, they're very troublesome."

"How does the alchemy lifeform differentiate between friend and foe? Or through the identity sensing card?"

Ed was not too sure about this, so he said hesitantly, "Well, I don't know much about this. Maybe…"

Fang Heng nodded and asked, "What about the source of energy for the alchemy body?"

"I know about this, it's the rechargeable core." Sandy raised his hand and replied, "I've seen it in a book before. It's a crystallized glass device that contains a light purple liquid."

"Yes, the Alchemy Society has improved the rechargeable core and relied on the charging magnetic field to charge."

Ed explained, "There's a 24-hour rechargeable magnetic field on the fifth basement. As long as you're in the building, all alchemy lifeforms can be recharged 24 hours a day."

Fang Heng looked at Sandy and asked, "How long do you need to find the secret key after you reach the eighth floor?"

Sandy was full of confidence and replied, "I need some time to confirm the location. In theory, it will take at most ten minutes."

"Alright."

Fang Heng lowered his head and thought for a while. Then he said, "Then let's go and give it a try."

Ed peeked outside the door cautiously, then looked at the mission notification.

That's strange, why hasn't the mission prompt been triggered yet?

Ed couldn't help asking, "Lord Fang Heng, what are we looking for?"

"The secret key, you'll know when the time comes."

"Alright, let's go."

Ed put his doubts aside for now. He just felt that the mission might not have reached the conditions to be triggered.

The three of them walked out of the corridor and followed the path all the way to the entrance of the third floor. After making sure that there was no one around, they put on their masks together.

Ed took out a magnetic card and waved it at the door.

"Ding dong…"

The door opened.

Fang Heng walked in the front and released his perception.

The three of them moved forward along the passageway.

Relying on Fang Heng's keen perception, the group walked and stopped along the way, avoiding the members of the Alchemy Society they encountered along the way.

They arrived at a corner of the fifth floor.

Fang Heng raised his eyebrows and pulled Sandy back when he was about to turn the corner.

"Huh?"

Fang Heng didn't say anything. He just used his eyes to signal to an alchemy creature at the end of the corridor behind the corner.

The alchemy lifeform was about two meters tall. It looked like a mechanical device wrapped in a metal shell. The outer layer was painted blue, and its eyes flickered with yellow indicator lights. It looked rather heavy.

It was a typical mixture of alchemy and machinery, very imperial style.

The group stood behind the wall and stuck their heads out to carefully size up the alchemy body.

Ed gestured with his eyes and asked Fang Heng how to deal with it.

...

It was uncertain whether the sensing card would work on the alchemy body. Even if it did, they only had one sensing card.

Fang Heng quickly came up with a corresponding plan. He pointed at the alchemy body in front of him and then pointed to a room on the right not far from the alchemy body.

Ha?

Ed cast a puzzled look at Fang Heng.

What did that mean?

"Creak creak creak…"

The alchemy fusion lifeform seemed to sense something and slowly turned its head. The yellow indicator light in its eyes kept flashing as it strode toward Fang Heng and the others.

Fang Heng hung the sensing card in front of his chest, walked out from the back of the corridor, and went straight to the front.

The head of the alchemy creature turned toward Fang Heng's position as if it was trying to confirm his identity.

"Di di di…"

The yellow indicator light in the alchemy creature's eyes turned green.

...

It seemed to have confirmed the magnetic card on Fang Heng's chest and the alchemy creature stayed in place.

"Do it!"

Fang Heng's eyes narrowed. After letting out a soft cry, he quickly approached the alchemy creature and threw a punch.

"Bang!"

A deep fist mark was left on the bio-alloy outer armor, and it staggered backward.

[Hint: You have dealt 339 points of actual damage to the alchemy creature (alloy metal reduces physical damage by 50%).]

So ruthless?

Ed did not expect Fang Heng to attack the creature so decisively. He immediately raised his hand and blasted an icicle spell at the alchemy body.

"Bang!"

A layer of frost immediately covered the alchemy lifeform's armor.

Whoosh!

Fang Heng's figure suddenly turned illusionary. He once again flashed to the side of the alchemy body, raised his fist, and smashed it again.

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1160 Disassemble

"Thump!! Dong!!"

Ed focused his attention and saw that Fang Heng had already kicked the alchemy creature into the room at the side.

"Ah, this…"

Ed was speechless.

!!

Fang Heng's fighting style was too fierce. He didn't look like a necromancer at all.

What was he trying to do?

"Hurry up!"

Sandy urged him and followed Fang Heng into the room.

Ed also came back to his senses and quickly followed him into the room.

It was an ordinary research room with no one inside.

"Close the door!"

Ed closed the door behind him.

After shouting, Fang Heng raised his hand, gave the alchemy lifeform a few punches, and put it in a paralyzed state. Then, he took the wrench and began to dismantle it.

The zombie clones had already dismantled the super-large alchemy body that was created by the Saint thousands of times. Fang Heng was very experienced in dismantling.

It was naturally a breeze to dismantle this ordinary alchemy body.

Ed watched helplessly as the alchemy lifeform was dismantled into pieces of scrap iron by Fang Heng's hands in a few moves.

[Hint: You have dismantled the alchemy puppet-the Empire Alchemy Society's multi-functional alchemy body VIII (mass-produced, attack type). You have obtained an energy core converter*1, a broken tight component*2, a ring-shaped cutting intermediary *2, a broken remote sensor*1, an energy operation valve…]

[Hint: Your perception has reached 50, and your alchemy talent has reached 2,000. You have a deeper understanding of the alchemy body during the dismantling process.]

[Hint: You have obtained some information about the Empire's alchemy creature.]

[Creature: The Empire Alchemy Society's multi-functional alchemy body VIII (attack type)(mass-produced).]

Description: An eighth-generation multi-function alchemy creature developed and manufactured by the Empire Alchemy Society. It can be used for patrolling, fighting, guarding, material transportation, etc. Due to the large energy consumption during transportation, it cannot be used on the battlefield. It is usually used for internal use by the Alchemy Society.]

Description: After special modifications by the Alchemy Society, this mass-produced alchemy creature does not need to be controlled by a spiritual network. It can identify friends or foes through sensors.]

Description: Attack-type creatures have a higher consciousness of attack. They can actively attack intruders and track enemies.

Fang Heng quickly analyzed the information he got from the game log.

He had already figured out the alchemy creature's attack pattern.

Area protection.

Through the built-in sensors for area detection, if it was detected that the target did not have access to the area, it would actively attack and expel the target.

"Charging central body…"

Fang Heng muttered to himself in a low voice and dismantled a transistor filled with a light purple liquid from the damaged body.

All alchemy creatures required a central energy source to be triggered.

The large alchemy body they had encountered in the underground world had used the demon' as its energy source. The Saint had used a special alchemy magic array to directly convert the biological energy into driving energy.

The multi-functional alchemy body VIII of the Alchemy Society used the charging core in the body as an intermediate piece, and it was charged by the magnetic field that enveloped the entire Alchemy Society.

In addition, there was also the use of an energy receiving device.

Eh?

The energy receiving device.

Fang Heng couldn't help but show an interested look and check the prop he had just dismantled.

The entire building of the Alchemy Society was shrouded in an energy field. Under normal circumstances, these mass-produced alchemy machines were on standby with low power consumption. When they encountered an enemy, they would absorb energy through the energy field and convert it into power.

If he could figure out the structure of this thing, he might be able to overload the energy receiving device and cause a major power outage in the Alchemy Society.

The power outage would cause the alchemy lifeform, the elevators, gates, electronic locks, and so on in the building to fail.

Perhaps he could take the opportunity to steal the crystal hidden on the first floor?

Ed looked at Fang Heng, who was standing still for a long time, and asked carefully, "Fang Heng, how is it?"

Fang Heng temporarily put away his thoughts and answered, "Well, it's not troublesome. It's just an ordinary mass-produced alchemy body. It's very cumbersome."

While Ed was not paying attention, Fang Heng put the energy core and several key parts into his backpack.

Ed looked at Fang Heng from the side and became suspicious again.

Wasn't he a necromancy mage?

Did he really know about alchemy?

Did he really just learn it from someone in the Alchemy Society?

"Yes."

As if he saw the confusion in Ed's eyes, Fang Heng nodded and said, "I've just learned a little."

After upgrading his alchemy to the beginner level, Fang Heng left a small part of the zombie clones in the underground world to continue dismantling and reassembling the giant alchemy lifeform.

24-hour non-stop grinding for alchemy levels.

Up until now, his basic alchemy had already reached Level 10.

Of course, the difficulty of leveling up the subsequent skills would become higher and higher, and the time spent would also become longer and longer.

"Let's continue."

...

After a preliminary understanding of the alchemy lifeform's structure, the next step was much simpler.

Alchemy lifeforms had a certain range of perception.

As long as the target exceeded a certain range, the alchemy lifeform would not be able to sense if the target was an enemy. It would choose to approach or be on standby according to the function model setting.

Fang Heng stood in the sensing zone as bait to lure the alchemy lifeform to investigate. Then, he would rush forward and give it a fatal blow to paralyze it temporarily. Finally, he would drag it into an empty room and dismantle it.

Ed stood at the side and fell into silence again as he watched Fang Heng break up the alchemy life form one by one.

The entire process was so smooth and professional that Ed would never believe that he had dismantled the creature tens of thousands of times.

After a few times, he had dismantled the other five alchemy bodies. Fang Heng felt that he was almost done.

There were four types of alchemy creatures that the Alchemy Society encountered: Attack-type, support-type, alarm-type, and patrol-type.

The most troublesome part was the alarm type, which needed to be destroyed quickly, otherwise, it would send out a buzzing signal to call for backup.

"Oh…"

Raising his head, Fang Heng saw Ed looking at him with an inquisitive gaze.

...

Ed felt that this was a good move, but it was too time-consuming. It would take more than ten minutes to completely dismantle an alchemy creature.

They did not have much time to waste.

"Uh, Lord Fang Heng, time is… a little tight. Why don't we…"

"Well, it's a waste of time to tear them down one by one. I have a good idea that I need your help with."

Ed nodded quickly and agreed, "Yes, yes, yes."

….

In the underground cavern, the Vice President of the Mage Association, Randolf, and a group of intermediate mages gathered in the area of the underground teleportation portal.

After learning that there were magic arrays left behind by ancient Saints in the underground world, the Mage Association immediately formed a team to analyze and study them.

"Eh?"

A high-ranked mage suddenly discovered something and called everyone over to investigate, "Look, is this an alchemy rune?"

"Yes, that's right. It's an early alchemy rune."

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A few experienced mages from the Empire gathered together to study the rune marks found on the stone.

"It seems to be…" Randolf frowned. "I have some knowledge of alchemy from when I was young. This should be an alchemy rune used for sealing and suppression. Why is it here?"

A few of them were also puzzled.

"Suppressed? According to what you said, I also found a few strange magic array lines just now, which seemed to be used for suppression… If you want to know the function of the magic array, you'll need to do more research."

"Can we ask someone from the Alchemy Society to help us? Our understanding of alchemy is still far from theirs."

The mages had different expressions when the Alchemy Society was mentioned.

"Let's ask for Lord Fang Heng's opinion first," Randolf said in a deep voice. "We have an obligation to help Lord Fang Heng protect the secret of the underground world. By the way, where is Mr. Mo?"

"Where's Mr. Mo?"

"The area over there has been sealed off by the cave-dwelling beasts. Mr. Mo is there too. I heard he's building an altar."

"An altar?"

The mages looked at one another.

….

The eighth floor of the Alchemy Society.

After thoroughly understanding how the alchemy creatures operated, it would be very easy to get rid of them.

Fang Heng was stuck at the edge of the alchemy creature's sensing area and was trying to lure the alchemy creature nearer to investigate it.

The alchemy creature that was mass-produced had no intelligence at all. It followed the program and chased Fang Heng all the way into a room.

After that, the sound of the door closing was heard.

"Pachi!"

Sandy, who was hiding outside closed the door.

In the absence of an enemy, the alchemy creature trapped in the room would not destroy the building.

Hence, it encountered a bug.

The alchemy lifeform began to walk around the room like a low-end cleaning robot.

Fang Heng only needed to find a chance to run out of the room and close the door.

Ed was stunned.

Before coming here, he had thought of many ways to invade, but he had never thought that it could be like this!

This game character was too extraordinary!

Ed even suspected that Fang Heng might be a demi-human.

Fortunately, the entire floor from the fifth floor onwards was empty. Along the way, more than 30 alchemy creatures were captured before they finally reached the eighth floor.

After killing two alchemy creatures that were patrolling along the way, Sandy looked at the drawing in his hand for a long time, revealing a thoughtful expression.

"How is it?"

Sandy pointed at a room on the right side of the passage, "Yup, judging from the map, it should be that room."

Fang Heng walked to the front of the room and tried to push the door. He couldn't open the door as it was stuck.

Ed frowned.

Although the eighth floor was not the key area of the Alchemy Society, and there was no alarm on the door, but if they make too much noise…

Ed was about to say something when he looked up and saw Fang Heng taking out an iron wire from his pocket with ease.

[Hint: You have used the skill-lockpicking.]

[Hint: Skill success. You have opened a normal door lock.]

Fang Heng fiddled with the iron wire gently, and then there was a cracking sound.

"Ka."

The door opened.

This works too?

Ed was shocked.

"Hurry up!"

After hearing Fang Heng's greeting, Ed finally reacted and followed Sandy into the room.

Behind the door was an old, large storage room. There were a lot of items piled up in the storage room, and the items were covered with a layer of white cloth.

A thick layer of dust could be seen on the White cloth. It was obvious that it had not been cleaned for a long time.

The encryption key is hidden here? Why did it feel so strange?

Fang Heng couldn't help but look at Sandy.

"That's not right. This should be the place. Why isn't there any…"

Sandy's face revealed a puzzled expression as he walked around the room, carefully observing the layout of the room, even mumbling to himself from time to time.

Suddenly, Sandy noticed something and nodded. "Right, below, underground."

Sandy's eyes lit up. He shouted, "Fang Heng, the things should be hidden on the ground. Clear the cabinets and sofas. They are under the carpet!"

"Yes."

Fang Heng nodded and didn't say anything. He squatted down and lifted the carpet that was on the ground to reveal a wooden floor.

...

Sandy frowned and said, "I've removed it. It's under the floor."

Fang Heng raised his fist and punched the floor.

"Bang!"

A large piece of the wooden floor was smashed into pieces by Fang Heng's punch.

Beneath the floor was a thick concrete floor, and there was nothing to notice.

"That's not right, why aren't there any?"

Sandy looked at the floor in deep thought.

Fang Heng took a glance at Sandy, raised his fist again, and punched the concrete floor hard.

"BOOM!"

The ground made a dull sound.

Eh?

...

Fang Heng raised his eyebrows and noticed something strange.

He held back his strength in this punch, but it was definitely not a problem for him to make a small hole in the ground.

There's something wrong with the floor!

Sandy also realized it and shouted, "Oh, right. It's a secret alchemy magic array. Fang Heng, quickly, try and inject some spiritual power into the floor."

Fang Heng nodded and squatted down. He pressed both hands on the ground and poured his spiritual power into the floor.

"Chi…"

Ed's eyes showed surprise.

It was an alchemy magic array!

After he poured his mental power into the cement ground, a fine alchemy magic array pattern appeared on the ground.

"It's done!"

Sandy clenched his fists in excitement.

Ed also went forward and helped Sandy clean up the wooden shards on the ground.

Upon closer inspection, a large alchemy magic array had appeared on the floor!

Ed was surprised again.

How could there be such a huge magic array hidden here? What was it used for?

It seemed that the people of the Alchemy Society didn't know about the existence of this alchemy magic array. Otherwise, they wouldn't have thrown it here so casually.

So, how did Lord Fang Heng know about it?

The two of them spent some time and worked together to completely clear out the large magic array hidden under the floor.

After seeing the whole appearance of the magic array, Fang Heng stopped injecting his spiritual power into the ground. He stood up, stood aside, and looked down.

[Hint: You have discovered an unknown alchemy magic array.]

[Hint: Your alchemy level is not high enough to obtain more information. Please try to upgrade your alchemy level.]

[Hint: This alchemy magic array is incomplete.]

[Hint: Your alchemy level is not high enough to make up for the alchemy magic array. Please try to upgrade your related skill level. ]

From the looks of it, the floor was a large-scale magic array.

Furthermore, it was a spatial alchemy magic array.

Teleportation?

Fang Heng raised his eyebrows and these four words appeared in his mind instantly.

Where would he be teleported to?

The biggest problem was that the alchemy magic array in front of him was incomplete. When it was drawn, a corner was missing, which made it impossible to operate.

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1162 Incomplete

"Sandy, what's going on?"

Sandy scratched his head and revealed an upset expression, "I know, no wonder I thought it was strange. I was wondering why there was such a huge bunch of useless information in that book, so the missing alchemy magic array was hidden in that book."

Without the continuous infusion of mental power, the alchemy magic array on the ground began to fade slowly.

"Can you still find a way to restore it?" asked Fang Heng with a frown.

!!

"I can, but I'll have to go back to the third floor to check it out. It'll take some time, about two to three hours."

Fang Heng thought for a while and said in a low voice, "Okay. Let's go back first. We'll come back later. Let's restore this place first."

"Yes."

Everyone nodded in unison, then worked together to clean up the wood shards on the ground. Together, they covered the carpet again, and everything in the room was restored to its original state.

"Let's go!"

Ed took a deep breath and quickly followed Fang Heng out of the room.

He was extremely nervous.

The mysterious magic array that was discovered in the Alchemy Society!

And it had been quite a few years.

What did this mean?

It was a great mission, and it was an extremely high-level mission!

If he remembered correctly, the building of the Alchemy Society used to be the gathering place of the Saints of the Empire.

To be able to leave behind a secret magic array here…

Ed couldn't help but get excited.

This mission was most likely related to the legendary Saints of the Empire!

When they returned to the guest room, Eddy's thoughts were almost cleared.

He had encountered a high-level mission that was even more difficult. This time, he must not let it go!

Sandy had already rushed back to the third floor of the Alchemy Society to continue reading the books, hoping to restore the images as soon as possible.

Ed looked at Fang Heng and asked, "Lord Fang Heng, is the magical array we found related to the Saint?"

The surprise on Fang Heng's face disappeared in a flash.

In fact, he also had such a guess.

"Why do you ask?"

"It's just a strange feeling. This used to be the gathering place of the Empire's Saints, so I'm thinking that this alchemy magic array might have been left behind by them."

Fang Heng's heart moved. He nodded and said, "It's possible. I found traces of an ancient magic array on that alchemy magic array. If it's convenient, ask your friend to inquire again."

"Alright, I'll go now."

Ed nodded and hurried back to his room, ready to go offline and ask his friends for information about the Saints and the Alchemy Society.

Seeing Ed leave in a hurry, Fang Heng shifted his gaze to the outside of the window.

Sandy still needed two to three hours to figure out the broken magic array, but now, he could try to see if he could go to the inner city of the Empire's royal family to check out the situation.

While thinking, Fang Heng took another look at his skills column.

Half an hour ago, the cooldown for the Blood Temple's additional skill, 'descent', had been completed.

The royal family's inner city area was heavily guarded. Fang Heng naturally wouldn't break in without any preparation.

Previously, he had asked Mo Jiawei to build a blood altar in the underground world in advance to shorten the cooldown time of his 'descent' skill.

He would give it a try.

It should not be a problem to protect himself by using the 'descent' skill to summon the Vampire King's coffin for battle.

…

In the Imperial City, Fang Heng transformed into a bat and flew out of the window at the end of the path of the Alchemy Society. He hovered in the sky above the Imperial City.

The moon was normal tonight, but the thick clouds blocked the moonlight, so the light wasn't far away.

This was good news for Fang Heng.

Fang Heng didn't enter the inner city directly. Instead, he circled around the outer city and prepared to sneak in at a weak point.

Looking down from the sky, there were many patrols and sentries in the Imperial City, and the guards in the key areas were even more concentrated.

Eh?

Fang Heng suddenly noticed something and looked down.

Not far away from the Alchemy Society, a group of people in royal guard uniforms were leading the people of the Alchemy Society toward the inner city.

The people of the Alchemy Society carried two large boxes and walked forward slowly, surrounded by royal guards.

Alchemy synthetic crystals!

Fang Heng's eyes lit up and he immediately released his perception.

That's right! It was the crystal ore!

A familiar spiritual energy fluctuation came from the box.

There was a high chance that the box contained the crystals that the Alchemy Society had refined during the day.

Transport them into the royal family's inner city at night?

...

Was there a need to cover it up like this?

So, it was still the same question. What did the Empire need so many synthetic crystals for?

Fang Heng was curious and hovered in the sky for a while. After some thought, he decided to follow the Empire's army secretly.

No one in the Empire had ever seen the vampires, so they did not pay special attention to the bats.

Fang Heng was able to follow the escort team all the way in the sky until they flew over the wall of the inner city.

As soon as he entered the inner city, a line of game prompts refreshed on Fang Heng's retina.

[Hint: The player has entered the inner city.]

[Hint: The current area is an extremely dangerous area.]

[Hint: The player will obtain the current location of the mission target, Tang Mingyue, based on the comprehensive trial difficulty.]

A pale arrow immediately appeared on the upper right corner of Fang Heng's retina, pointing to the front right.

Good news.

...

The trial mission was finally completed.

Previously, Fang Heng was still worried about how to find Tang Mingyue. Now that he had the game instructions, it naturally became more convenient.

Let's not bother about Tang Mingyue.

At the moment, the secret hidden in the black stone was more important.

Fang Heng put Tang Mingyue's task aside for the time being and followed the material delivery team all the way in the sky until they came to a gorgeous large palace building in the central area of the Imperial City.

"Chi…"

Fang Heng remained in his bat form and hung upside down on a big tree, observing the guards and buildings not far away.

The guards stood guard on the outside, watching the members of the Alchemy Society bring the boxes into the building.

What was this place?

Fang Heng sized up the building.

It didn't feel like a warehouse.

This building was built in the center of the Imperial City. It couldn't be the Emperor's bedroom, right?

Fang Heng could only make a rough guess as he lacked the architectural map of the Empire.

Perhaps he should go in and take a look?

Fang Heng was hesitating whether he should go closer and try to sneak in. Suddenly, a dozen Empire guards at the door raised their crossbows.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!!"

More than a dozen cold lights flashed.

Fang Heng immediately flapped his wings and flew away.

"What's going on?"

The captain of the Empire guards, who was responsible for guarding the building, came out of the hall with dozens of people to check the situation.

"Captain, the alchemy magic array has sensed something. We suspect that an intruder has appeared in that area."

The two guards pointed at the place where Fang Heng was previously.

"The ripples have disappeared."

The chief guard took a look in the direction where Fang Heng was just now and said in a deep voice, "Yes, strengthen the security. Be careful. If something happens to the enlightenment stone, everyone will be buried with it."

In the air, Fang Heng was so scared that he broke out in cold sweat.

How could an ordinary soldier of the Empire discover him?

How did he do it?

It was strange!

Fang Heng decided to leave temporarily.

He had already noted down the location of the Empire's crystals. He would find Tang Mingyue first and make further plans after he went back and investigated.

In mid-air, Fang Heng followed the location indicated by the game on his retina and quickly flew toward Tang Mingyue's location.

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1163 Hostage

Within the Imperial City, Tang Mingyue sat in front of the bed.

She hadn't had much rest since she started playing the game, so she could finally have a good sleep.

Tang Mingyue's heart was in turmoil but she did not feel sleepy. She wasn't worried about herself, but her mind was full of the treasures that she and Fang Heng had stolen from the royal treasury.

"With Fang Heng's ability, it shouldn't be a problem, right?" Tang Mingyue muttered to herself. She could not help but try to gather her spiritual power again.

Unfortunately, her power had been completely sealed. Not only was the power from the demonic seed sealed, but her mental power was also sealed.

The door of the room moved slightly.

"Who is it?"

Tang Mingyue noticed the movement and turned to look at the door. Then, her face revealed a surprise expression.

"Fang Heng?"

Tang Mingyue quickly lowered her voice. She quickly looked around and asked, "Where are the things? How are the treasures we stole from the treasure vault?"

"Yes, it's done."

Fang Heng released his perception to sense the surroundings and stepped into the room, asking, "And you?"

"Not good"

Recalling what had happened not long ago, Tang Mingyue's eyes flashed with a touch of fear.

"It was Salvador, the acting Emperor of the Empire. I could not resist him at all."

Fang Heng blurted out, "He's so strong?"

Tang Mingyue's strength had increased by leaps and bounds after she had been demonized, and she had completely evolved into a mage cannon.

But she didn't even have the ability to resist?

"Yes," Tang Mingyue's expression was grave as she said in a deep voice, "He knew that I had the ability to demonize and had a way to deal with me. I was completely suppressed by him before I could even do anything."

"And then? He only sealed your ability?"

Tang Mingyue recalled, "Salvador asked me where I got the 'demonic seed' and about the sacred tree. He didn't seem to care about the theft of the royal treasury."

It was strange. At first, Tang Mingyue thought that the royal family wanted to capture her because of the royal treasury issue, but now it seemed that the royal family didn't care so much about it.

As Tang Mingyue spoke, she extended her hand to Fang Heng and showed him her wrist. A black rune ring appeared on her fair wrist.

Fang Heng took Tang Mingyue's hand and put it in front of his eyes, carefully looking at the ring on his wrist, thinking.

He had never seen such a strange ring before.

"There must be something wrong with the royal family. I have acted ignorant to all questions regarding the 'demonic seed' and will continue to pretend that I don't know anything. Salvador has placed me under house arrest here for the time being. I think he must know more about the 'demonic seed'."

"Hmm, let's not worry about that for now. I'll take you away."

"No, you should go back first. I don't have the ability to fight now…"

Buzz…

Halfway through his sentence, Fang Heng suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction of the door.

"Thump Thump Thump!!"

"Your Highness Mingyue, we have discovered traces of an enemy invasion. Please open the door."

"Thump Thump Thump…"

The knocking on the door became more and more rapid.

Fang Heng and Tang Mingyue quickly exchanged looks.

It's time to fight with them!

Quark, the captain of the royal guards, noticed that there was no response from the room and immediately realized that something was wrong. He was about to signal his men to break the door.

"Not good!"

Quark's expression changed as he retreated with a few royal guards who were with him.

"BOOM!!!"

The next moment, a white bone spear shot out from the door and the door was blasted open in front of everyone.

Fang Heng rushed out of the broken door and the white bone pierced forward.

"BOOM!!!"

The two royal guards who were at the front were hit by the bone spear and they hit the wall behind them, making two muffled thuds.

The royal guards were surprised.

The alchemy rune alloy shield, which was fused with the Empire's top-tier technology, was actually dented by the bone spear!

"Take him down!"

A royal guard on the right immediately counterattacked. His long spear spun in the air and struck out like lightning.

Woof!!

The long spear passed by Fang Heng's side and pierced a deep hole in the wall behind him.

[Hint: You have dealt 387 actual damage to the royal guard (affected by armor, buffer, shield block, and other skills).]

The royal guards of the Empire.

Fang Heng squinted his eyes and scanned through the game log. His heart sank as well.

The other party's physical fitness was extremely high, and he even had extraordinary martial arts techniques!

...

More than 20 royal guards got into formation and faced the enemy with their long spears.

The long spear was shrouded in a layer of sharp light. It went forward rapidly, and the spear momentum blocked Fang Heng's escape route in all directions.

Fang Heng couldn't dodge all of them, so he simply tried to hit hard in one direction, thinking of a way to kill one first and then break them one by one.

"Bang!"

The high-speed rotating spear tip grazed Fang Heng's right shoulder and immediately exploded into a mass of flesh and blood.

[Hint: You have been pierced by the royal guard's skill-dragon strike. You have received 1,239 points of damage.]

[Hint: Your action has been interrupted.]

Fang Heng's heart sank.

The royal guard's skill took away more than 1,000 HP from him in one go, and it also had an interruption effect, causing him to be sluggish.

In less than half a second, more than 20 royal guards formed a line in front of him again.

Fang Heng frowned. The wound on his shoulder that had just been blasted was also healing quickly.

...

The royal guards blocked Fang Heng on one side of the passage and thrust their long spears, trying to force Fang Heng to move.

Quark, the chief guard, focused on Fang Heng's movements and warned his men in a deep voice, "Be careful! His defensive abilities are very strong!"

Fang Heng realized that he couldn't rush forward and could only dodge back and forth in the dense spear momentum. He felt that it was extremely troublesome!

He had misjudged the strength of the Imperial City's garrison.

F*ck.

When fighting against barbarians, he would be submissive, and when dealing with players, he would strike with his fists!

Fang Heng felt resentful in his heart.

If he was alone, he could just take the damage and run. Now that Tang Mingyue, who could not fight, was here, it was difficult to run.

The goal of this exploration mission had been achieved. Tang Mingyue's location had been confirmed. They could come again next time.

He would give it one last try. If it didn't work, he would give up.

Under the dense spear momentum, Fang Heng's figure flashed and disappeared from where he was.

Teleportation!

The royal guards were stunned.

Disappeared?!

Whoosh!

Fang Heng's figure appeared next to Tang Mingyue in the room behind them.

Without waiting for Tang Mingyue to speak, Fang Heng directly held her in front of him and put the black dagger on her neck. He said in a deep voice, "Get out of the way, or I'll kill her."

Meh?

Tang Mingyue was stunned for a moment before she realized what was going on. She shouted, "Don't! Don't be rash!"

The captain of the royal guards, Quark, frowned.

"Chi!"

Fang Heng did not hesitate. The sharp dagger in his hand pierced the skin of Tang Mingyue's neck directly.

Fresh blood seeped out from his neck.

The guards didn't dare to make a move, nor did they dare to let Fang Heng leave. They just stood there stiffly.

"Back off."

As Fang Heng spoke, he took Tang Mingyue as a hostage and slowly walked forward.

Seeing that the guards were still hesitating, Tang Mingyue shouted, "I told you to back off! Are you all deaf?"

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1164 Reinforcement

The guards all looked at Quark when they heard that.

Quark hesitated for a moment before he raised his hand and said, "Let's retreat. We don't want to risk hurting Her Highness."

Only then did the royal guards begin to slowly retreat.

Fang Heng was moved. It seemed to be effective!

!!

However, the royal guards retreated very slowly, trying to buy time for reinforcements.

Just like that, the two of them slowly walked forward for more than 200 meters. Just as they were about to reach the palace gate, a figure flashed past them.

"Swish!"

Fang Heng's pupils shrank and he saw a sword light flashing in front of his eyes.

A middle-aged man with a long sword stood in front of him. The long sword was pointed at Fang Heng.

"His Majesty has ordered that the enemy is not allowed to leave the palace. Take him down at all costs!"

After saying that, the middle-aged man bent over and stabbed Fang Heng.

"BOOM!!"

Fang Heng's expression turned grave. He suddenly felt a surge of surging sword qi coming at his face!

"Swish!"

Blood barrier!

The bright red barrier opened up and exploded after a few seconds!

Fang Heng and Tang Mingyue jumped away to avoid the explosion.

It was like seeing a ghost!

Were they trying to disregard Tang Mingyue's life by pulling off such a move? SS-level missions shouldn't be this difficult, right?

Fang Heng looked at the middle-aged man who was holding the sword.

"Take him down! Protect Her Highness!"

Quark shouted and charged at Fang Heng with more than twenty royal guards behind him.

This was troublesome.

It was time to use the trump card that he had prepared long ago.

Just as Fang Heng was about to use his trump card, he suddenly heard a deep voice coming from behind him, "I'll deal with them. You take her away.

Who was it?

From the corner of his eye, Fang Heng saw a black figure flash out from the right side behind him.

Chi Chi Chi!!

As they flew forward, the fine diamond-shaped spikes flew toward the royal guards in front of them.

A sword light suddenly streaked across.

"Boom Boom Boom Boom!!"

The diamond-shaped spikes exploded in the air.

However, after the explosion, more densely-packed diamond-shaped spikes attacked the middle-aged man with the sword!

The middle-aged man's pupils contracted!

"Chi Chi Chi…"

After being hit by the dense spikes, he couldn't help but groan and fly backward, heavily hitting the wall behind him.

"BOOM! Boom Boom Boom!"

The black spikes pierced into the middle-aged man's body, followed by a series of explosions. The middle-aged man's skin and flesh were blasted open, and blood flowed out from all over his body. He became a terrifying mass of blood as he fell to the ground.

The royal guards were shocked. They quickly stepped back and raised their shields, looking at the man vigilantly.

Fang Heng looked at the person in front of him and was surprised.

It was actually him!

The successor of the barbarian race, Wangnet.

"What's wrong? Are you surprised to see me?" Wangnet turned his head and looked at Fang Heng. "I'll take you out. I have something to discuss with you later."

As he spoke, black spikes appeared on Wangnet's body, and he charged at the royal guards who were in a defensive formation.

Tang Mingyue was also a little confused.

The barbarian race is also here? And from the looks of it, he was an ally?

She couldn't help but look at Fang Heng and said in a low voice, "What's the situation? Teammates? When did you collude with the barbarian race again?"

Why did she add the word 'again'?

Fang Heng was also confused.

"I don't know, let's run first."

But he couldn't care so much. It would be best if someone could help distract the royal guards. He immediately fled the palace with Tang Mingyue.

"Bang! Bang!"

In front of them, Wangnet charged toward the royal guards, and the black spikes exploded again!

The royal guards were very strong, but they were still too weak to deal with the Tier 3 barbarian. They didn't dare to face the dense spikes head-on, so they raised their shields and retreated.

...

Wangnet was too lazy to chase after them and led the way.

Fang Heng, on the other hand, took Tang Mingyue and ran all the way out of the palace.

As soon as he left the palace and turned the corner outside the palace, two large teams of royal guards gathered from both sides of the passage.

All the pressure was concentrated on Wangnet, who was leading the way.

"Brother, there seems to be some trouble," said Fang Heng. "Where are your men?"

Wangnet glanced at Fang Heng from the corner of his eyes and sneered, "Heh, do you think it's that easy to enter the Imperial City?"

"Well, you're right, but this is a little troublesome. Why don't you try to make a big commotion so that I can take her and run away in the chaos?"

"No need, I can only take you away."

"What do you mean?" Fang Heng asked with a frown.

Wangnet looked up at the sky not far away. "They're here."

Woof!!

...

As soon as he finished speaking, an old man flew across the sky and stood in front of the crowd.

The sword saint of the Empire, Rio Tinto.

Rio Tinto stood in front of Wangnet, coldly watching him.

"Wangnet, you're quite bold to break into the royal family's palace."

The black diamond-shaped spike in Wangnet's hand quickly formed into a long spear. He looked at the man with disdain and said, "You're not the first one to say that."

Rio Tinto slowly pulled out the long sword from his waist and replied, "I let you escape last time, but it won't happen again. Your blood is the most suitable sacrifice for the Empire."

While they were talking, more royal guards gathered from all directions and surrounded Fang Heng, Tang Mingyue and Wangnet.

Tang Mingyue felt bitter in her heart. She thought to herself that they were really done for. They didn't manage to escape and had to encounter such an opponent.

At least she still had the Empire's treasury that she had stolen, so it was not really that much of a loss.

Wangnet looked at Rio Tinto with disdain. He whispered in a voice that only Fang Heng could hear, "Fang Heng, I can take you away, but you have to remember that you owe me a favor."

"Don't be anxious." Fang Heng stopped Wangnet and said in a low voice, "You deal with the sword saint. Keep him busy for ten minutes. You don't have to worry about anything else. I can escape on my own."

"Oh?"

Wangnet's eyes quickly swept over Fang Heng, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Under such circumstances where he was heavily surrounded, could he still have a trump card that could help him escape from the royal family?

Several thoughts flashed through Wangnet's mind, and he smiled. He said, "Sure, but you still owe me a favor."

"Of course, I've always been a person who knows how to return favors."

"I hope so. Let's do it."

As Wangnet spoke, he entered the third stage of his complete form. The black spikes on the surface of his body rapidly grew, making him look like a large hedgehog.

"BOOM!"

The blackthorns exploded forth in large numbers, piercing in all directions!

Among the dense black spikes, Wangnet held a large black spike spear and pounced on the sword saint, Rio Tinto.

Fang Heng stood still and glanced around at the royal guards who were slowly gathering toward him.

Tang Mingyue couldn't help but feel a little nervous. She took half a step back and followed behind Fang Heng.

He would give it his all!

Fang Heng knelt down on one knee and pressed both hands on the ground.

"Chi…"

A bright red alchemy magic array appeared on the ground.

Buzzzzzz! Whoosh!!!

The alchemy magic array accelerated its rotation!

"Ka ka ka ka…"

The earth trembled and roared.

A powerful lifeblood fluctuation overflowed from the magic array!

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1165 Blocking

Wangnet and the sword saint Rio Tinto, who were fighting, noticed the strong power fluctuations at the same time and could not help but be shocked.

Not good!

Rio Tinto's expression changed.

He did not know the source of this energy fluctuation, but he could sense that it contained an extremely large fluctuation.

Buzzzzzz!

Rio Tinto wanted to stop the magic array. His body flashed in mid-air as he turned around to attack Fang Heng.

"Hu!"

Wangnet stood in front of Rio Tinto, the black spike in his hand exploding.

"BOOM!!"

The two of them jumped backward at the same time due to the explosion.

"Hahaha, why? You've just said some harsh words and now you want to run?"

Wangnet's gaze swept past Fang Heng's position, he laughed and looked at Rio Tinto, looking like he had the upper hand, "Rio Tinto, your opponent is me, do you understand?"

At the same time in the underground world, beams of blood-red light shot up into the sky.

Argyll, the linguist of the Empire, looked at the seven beams of red light in shock.

When the surrounding cave-dwelling beasts saw this strange scene, they couldn't help but kneel on the ground and worship, shouting words like "God's miracle" and "Saint."

Argyll swallowed his saliva carefully.

What was going on? These were all…

The zombies that had gathered around the altar began to move, pouring the blood of the creatures into the blood pool.

Mo Jiawei licked his lips, his eyes were filled with anticipation and excitement.

It seemed that Fang Heng had started to take action.

After separating from Fang Heng, he came to the underground world alone to help the zombie clones and the cave-dwelling beasts to set up the vampires' altar.

In addition to the barbarians, there were also a large number of monsters living in the underground world. The cave-dwelling beasts knew the areas where the monsters were located like the back of their hands.

In addition, Wei Tao and Mikhael slaughtered a large number of barbarians from the underground world. These barbarian corpses were also brought back by the cave-dwelling beast as sacrifices, greatly reducing the time needed for Fang Heng to summon the Blood Temple.

At the moment, the zombie clones had already accumulated a large amount of blood in advance and this was enough to last for a short time.

….

The Empire, the inner hall of the royal family.

"Fang Heng… The sacred tree…"

Salvador muttered as he flipped through the report in his hands.

On the right, a middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "I heard that the Land of Plague had seized enlightenment stones from the barbarians. We guess that the sacred tree may also be a product of the power of the enlightenment stones."

Salvador looked at the man who had spoken.

"Bang!!!"

He threw the report at the man.

Salvador's face darkened and he rebuked, "The sacred tree! What is he trying to do? Is he trying to overthrow the royal family?"

No one dared to speak.

Everyone knew that the Empire had always maintained an extremely harsh attitude towards religion.

The Holy Court had been suppressed by the royal family and could not develop.

"Where's Mingyue?"

"Her Highness Mingyue is still in the palace. She hasn't left."

Salvador's eyes turned cold and he asked, "I heard that Tang Mingyue and Fang Heng used to work together?"

"Your Majesty, the Land of Plague has just helped the Empire defeat the invasion of the barbarian army and protected Hani City from the barbarian invasion."

"Also, Lord Fang Heng has been very close to the other feudal lords of the Empire recently. He has proposed a plan to build a defensive line of mage towers. If we attack him rashly, I'm afraid it will cause a riot within the Empire…"

Salvador's face was cold as he said, "Are you trying to say that I can't even handle a small feudal lord?"

"Your Majesty, please consider the big picture. A mere feudal lord is not worth your trouble."

"At present, we cannot mobilize much of the Empire's military forces. If we want to make a move, it is better to wait until we defeat the barbarians before making any plans."

An old man standing on the left below continued, "In addition, the hidden guard reported that Lord Fang Heng came to the royal family this afternoon to attend a seminar organized by the Alchemy Association. I think he should have received the news that Her Highness Mingyue has been under house arrest."

"I've already ordered people to strengthen the protection of Her Highness Mingyue. Once he invades the Imperial City, we can seize the opportunity to capture him."

"The Imperial City is guarded by the sword saint Rio Tinto. If he dares to come, we must take him down. Then, we will have the initiative."

Salvador thought for a moment and waved his hand, accepting the suggestion.

"Reporting! The royal family is under attack!"

Salvador's eyes lit up.

Good! Alright!

He wasn't afraid of them coming, he was only afraid of them not coming.

"Is it Fang Heng?"

"There are two intruders," the guard continued. "One of them is Wangnet, one of the successors of the barbarian race. The other's identity is still unknown."

...

How could it be Wangnet?

Salvador's expression was one of surprise, and then joy.

This was even better!

If they could capture Wangnet, it would be even better than capturing Fang Heng!

"Hahaha! Just in time! He won't be able to return!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! The sword saint Rio Tinto and the commander of the royal guards have already gone out to face the enemy. They will definitely capture him!"

Salvador was silent for a moment. In theory, the sword saint and the commander of the royal guards should be enough to deal with the Tier 3 barbarian.

But he still felt a little unstable. He was a little hesitant about whether he should go personally.

"Your Majesty, this is the most critical moment for you. It is too dangerous to act forcefully. Please focus on the overall situation and avoid failing at the last step."

"Yes."

Everyone was just talking when they suddenly felt a violent shake under their feet.

...

What was going on?

Everyone couldn't help but look out the window.

In the outside world, the sky was covered in red clouds.

Salvador felt a strange energy fluctuation. He had never seen such a fluctuation before, and it was extreme.

…

[Hint: The player has successfully summoned the coffin of the Vampire King.]

[Hint: The remaining duration of the Vampire King's coffin is 60 seconds. Players can extend the summoning time by offering sacrifices to the blood altar.]

[Hint: The longer the summoning of the Vampire King's coffin lasts, the more blood will be consumed by the altar.]

[Hint: You have performed a 'miracle' in front of the cave-dwelling beasts, and your reputation among the cave-dwelling beasts has greatly increased.]

Fang Heng stood still, the game hint flashing quickly in his retina.

He gathered his mental strength to its peak and poured it all into the alchemy magic array.

A crimson coffin rose from the center of the magic array and appeared in front of Fang Heng.

After successfully advancing to the elementary level of alchemy, Fang Heng realized he could control the magic array more easily and freely.

In the past, he had to focus all his attention on controlling it, but now he could do two things at once.

Raising his head, Fang Heng noticed that a sharp aura had locked him firmly in the distance!

"Stop him!"

A young man dashed out from the royal guards behind him, holding a long spear in his hand. His figure was like a flash of lightning as he ran towards him!

The commander of the royal guards, Xiao Yun, revealed a surging battle intent in his eyes. His indomitable spear force poured out, completely sealing off all of Fang Heng's escape routes!

Fang Heng looked at him coldly.

"Chi!!"

There was a dry sound.

The coffin that appeared in front of Fang Heng opened a crack!

Xiao Yun's determined eyes were filled with shock.

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1166 Escape

"BOOM!!"

Violent lifeblood fluctuations burst out from the magic array!

A blood-red ripple that could be seen with the naked eye spread outward with a loud "BOOM!" sound.

Xiao Yun was the first to be hit and was directly affected by the impact of the exploding lifeblood.

!!

"Kill!"

Xiao Yun didn't retreat. With an angry shout, he clenched the spear in his hand and stabbed forward.

The spear aura met the incoming lifeblood head-on and exploded once again in the air.

"Bang!!"

The aftershock of the lifeblood mixed with the spear aura spread out in all directions, and the royal guards nearby were blown away one after another, falling to the ground.

"Ka ka ka…"

The strong lifeblood energy shrouded the Vampire King's coffin in a mist of lifeblood, illuminating the surroundings with a bright red light.

The coffin was slowly lifted.

In the midst of the crimson lifeblood, the Prince of the vampires Buller slowly stood up from his lying position.

The Prince of the vampires Buller woke up from his sleep and slowly opened his eyes.

Then, two other figures rose from the coffin.

The three Princes of the vampires woke up from their sleep one after another and knelt on one knee at the same time.

"Your Majesty, we have come as you have instructed."

Fang Heng stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of Xiao Yun, "Go, deal with them."

"Yes!"

The three Princes of the vampires simultaneously flew toward Xiao Yun!

Tang Mingyue, who was standing beside Fang Heng, was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

Princes of the vampires! The peak combat strength of the world of vampires!

It was like a dream!

She looked at Fang Heng with great surprise and then thought of his other identity.

Other than the World Lord of the Zombie Apocalypse, Fang Heng was also the actual controller of the entire world of vampires.

Tang Mingyue knew that Fang Heng was very powerful, but she never expected that he could directly order and control three Princes of the vampires to fight for him!

How strong was his combat strength?

He was qualified enough to be the King in the low-tier game world!

No! It wasn't just the three Princes of the vampires in front of them. More than a dozen Dukes of vampires slowly rose from the coffins in front of them and joined the battlefield. They quickly pounced on the royal guards around them.

In an instant, Xiao Yun had already clashed with the three Princes of the vampires.

With the blood curse and the Princes' agile fighting style, the three Princes of the vampires surrounded Xiao Yun and attacked him madly.

Xiao Yun tried to resist on his own but his face was turning paler and paler. He realized that the other party's abilities were extremely strange and they were using methods that he had never seen before.

He could still suppress his opponent in a one-on-one battle, but he was no match for him in a three-on-one battle!

Wangnet, who was still entangled with Rio Tinto, noticed the energy fluctuations from behind, and his eyes flashed with surprise.

It was a very powerful force. No wonder they could annihilate their barbarian army. Even if he was entangled, he would still encounter quite a bit of trouble.

What made Wangnet even more puzzled was that the energy wave that was filled with lifeblood was different from any power system he had ever seen.

Well, it was still a good thing. The stronger he was, the better!

The corner of Wangnet's mouth rose, and he once again flew towards Rio Tinto.

On the other side, Rio Tinto wasn't feeling good. Looking at the vampires below, his heart was filled with shock.

What kind of monsters were these?

The Empire was currently in a precarious situation, and all kinds of unknown enemies were emerging one after another.

[Hint: The Duke of the vampires you led killed the royal guards. You have obtained a Tier 2 mutation crystal*1.]

[Hint: Your blood altar has accepted a sacrifice. The duration of the Vampire King's coffin has been extended.]

[Hint: The Princes of the vampires you led have killed the royal guards…]

"Let's go."

Fang Heng took a look at the new game prompt and pulled Tang Mingyue, who was still a little excited, to the outside of the city.

The three Princes of the vampires held back the commander of the royal guards, Xiao Yun, while the other Dukes of the vampires followed Fang Heng to protect him, killing the royal guards that swarmed in from all directions.

It was a massacre!

The further they left the Imperial City, the fewer enemies they encountered.

For a moment, the entire Imperial City was unimpeded!

Fang Heng even thought of going to the place where the Empire had hidden the blue crystal.

After realizing that the Vampire King's coffin's duration was running out, he gave up and ran towards the outer city.

…

Chiyu City was one of the Empire's frontline cities and also one of the most affected areas by the barbarian attack.

...

Without Tang Mingyue's help, Wei Tao and Mikhael had spent a lot of time getting here.

After some delay, they learned that Tang Mo had taken the team to the barbarian camp in the morning, trying to take the initiative to launch a surprise attack and completely defeat the barbarians.

It was indeed a little aggressive.

After discussing with Wei Tao, Mikhael decided to take the team out of the city to find Tang Mo. They didn't expect to meet Tang Mo who was fighting with the barbarians.

After a fierce battle, they gained some of Tang Mo's friendliness and extra trial time and the team took a break.

Wei Tao had the opportunity to tell Tang Mo about Tang Mingyue.

"Under house arrest by His Majesty? Why?"

Tang Mo's expression changed several times before he stood up and said in a deep voice, "No, I have to go back immediately!"

Seeing Tang Mo so excited, Wei Tao knew that the direction of this mission was right.

Just as he was about to speak, a game prompt appeared on his retina.

[Hint: The player team has protected Tang Mingyue and left the inner area of the Imperial City. The current mission-the imprisoned Princess has been completed.]

...

[Hint: The player's team trial score has increased. Additional 6 hours of trial time has been awarded.]

Ah, this…

….

The outer city of the Imperial City.

Under the escort of more than a dozen Dukes of the vampires, Fang Heng brought Tang Mingyue and ran forward.

The building of the Alchemy Society was right in front of him.

"Let's go!"

Fang Heng flicked his wrist and took out a necklace from his backpack.

"BOOM!"

The aura of the death realm gushed out from the necklace and immediately enveloped the surrounding area in darkness.

The two Dukes of the vampires directly pulled Tang Mingyue up and suspended her in the air. They flew into the Alchemy Society through the window.

"Your Majesty, we will take our leave."

When they landed, the summoning time of the Vampire King's coffin had just ended. More than a dozen Dukes of the vampires knelt on the ground on one knee, and their figures slowly disappeared one by one. They returned back to the world of the vampires via the reversal summoning.

Fang Heng put away the necklace that didn't give off the aura of the death realm and reached out to help Tang Mingyue up.

"Hu…"

After fleeing all the way here, Tang Mingyue's vision was also obscured by the death realm's aura. Panting, she asked, "Where is this place?"

Fang Heng took Tang Mingyue's hand and walked towards the guest room and answered, "The Imperial Alchemy Research Institute, the Alchemy Society."

"What?"

Tang Mingyue was a little puzzled as to why he didn't take her out of the Imperial City.

"The vampires can't stay in the trial world for too long. There are also many Empire guards in the outer city area. It's too risky to force our way out. In addition, we have other things to do here."

"Eh? A big deal? You've thought of another way to make money?"

Tang Mingyue's eyes brightened and she immediately nodded in agreement. She took out a mask from her backpack and put it on, then followed Fang Heng into the guest room on the side.

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1167 The Pursuit

Fang Heng brought Tang Mingyue back to the room and told her about how Sandy obtained the key from the book she stole from the royal treasury, tracked her all the way here, and even discovered the secret magic array on the eighth floor.

The key hidden in the book, the secret magic array of the Alchemy Society, and possibly the treasure left by the Saint…

Fang Heng's every word tugged at Tang Mingyue's heartstrings.

Tang Mingyue suddenly became excited. Her initial gloominess was swept away and she felt that there was hope in life again.

!!

"Fang Heng, you're so awesome! You are my savior! What are we waiting for? Let's go to the eighth floor and take a look."

There were already treasures on the eighth level, what was there a need to escape?

As long as she could get her hands on the treasures left behind by the Saint, the rest didn't matter anymore!

"No rush, Sandy is still completing the magic array, let's not disturb…"

Fang Heng had just answered half of his sentence when someone knocked on the door.

"Dong Dong Dong…"

Ed's anxious voice came from outside the door, "Lord Fang Heng, are you inside? Is everything alright?"

Tang Mingyue's face was instantly filled with vigilance and she looked at Fang Heng inquiringly.

"It's Ed. He doesn't know who we are."

Tang Mingyue instantly comprehended his meaning ad asked, "You mean he can be used?"

"Ahem." Fang Heng coughed lightly and ran to open the door. At the same time, he corrected, "It's not taking advantage of him, it's called cooperation."

Outside the door, Ed was still a little confused. He was just asking his friends for information about the Saint, and then someone came to tell him that someone had invaded the Imperial City!

Ed had a hunch almost immediately after he heard the news.

Could this matter be related to Lord Fang Heng?

It couldn't be! How could that be possible?

They were clearly stirring up trouble within the Alchemy Society and had no time to commit crimes on both sides.

Hence, Ed knocked on the door and was ready to tell Fang Heng about it immediately.

If there was a major internal search in the Imperial City, it might affect their infiltration later.

When the door opened, Ed saw Fang Heng standing at the door and immediately asked, "Lord Fang Heng, there was a problem in the inner city…"

Before he could finish his words, Ed caught a glimpse of the person standing beside Fang Heng.

Although she was wearing a mask, her figure and hairstyle couldn't be hidden at all, so Ed recognized her at a glance.

"Ming-Your Highness."

Ed's throat rolled. He didn't think too much and quickly knelt down on one knee.

"Get up and talk."

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness."

Ed raised his head and looked at Tang Mingyue, who was wearing a mask. A few question marks appeared in his mind.

When did Her Highness Mingyue arrive? Why did she come? Why was she wearing a mask?

She was acting so sneakily, could it be…

Was it related to the invasion of the royal family's inner city?

Cold sweat broke out on Ed's forehead, and he didn't dare to think about it further.

Fang Heng shifted his gaze to Ed and said in a deep voice, "Just now, Her Highness Mingyue was attacked by an assassin and taken away from the Imperial Palace. His whereabouts are still unknown. I was with you the entire time, do you understand?"

Hostage?

What did that mean?

Wasn't Her Highness Mingyue standing here perfectly fine?

So, the attack on the royal family's inner city was really related to Fang Heng?

He was receiving too much information now and they were all disorganized. Ed was dumbfounded. He couldn't help but turn to look at Tang Mingyue.

"Did you hear what Lord Fang Heng said, Ed?" Tang Mingyue nodded. "All of this has nothing to do with you. You only need to follow orders."

"Yes! I understand!"

Ed immediately nodded in agreement.

Something had happened!

Therefore, the invasion of the royal family of the Empire, which had caused an uproar in the Empire just now, was really related to Fang Heng!

What were the two of them planning?

Could it be…

Ed sneaked a glance at Tang Mingyue, his heart beating hard again.

Treason?

To establish their own sect!

To overthrow the rotten royal family and establish a new empire?

Ed checked the game log again, but there was still no notification of a mission being triggered.

It was rare for a high-level mission to not trigger a mission prompt.

Unless…

...

Ed shifted his gaze to Fang Heng and Tang Mingyue.

Unless his friendliness level was not high enough!

Although he had already been involved in some of the missions, he was unable to trigger them due to the restriction of friendliness.

Fang Heng didn't know what Ed was thinking about, so he asked, "What is it?"

Ed quickly explained, "There was an invasion in the city just now. The Empire has already started to search the entire inner and outer cities. I'm worried that it will affect us."

Fang Heng stood in front of the window and observed the situation outside.

The crimson light in the Imperial City's inner area had dimmed, and the entire city became noisy.

A large number of royal guards appeared on the streets.

Fang Heng turned around and looked at Ed, saying, "Go and ask your friend about the Empire's movements."

"Yes, yes…"

Ed nodded and immediately went offline.

...

…

Salvador was furious when he heard that Tang Mingyue had been taken away.

"What did you promise me? Did you let the barbarians take Tang Mingyue away so easily?"

Salvador thought of something and asked, "Also, where is the necromancer, Fang Heng? Is it related to him?"

"We've already gone to invite Lord Fang Heng."

"He has something to do with this," Salvador said in a deep voice. "We'll have to get him under control first."

"Yes!"

The old man on the left continued, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Wangnet has just entered the third stage of his demonization. He can't maintain his demonized state for a long time. He has just been forced out of the Imperial City by Rio Tinto. He won't be able to influence our pursuit for a while."

"Don't worry. Other than the escaped Wangnet, there have been no reports of any attacks in the outer city. Her Highness Mingyue is currently unable to fight, so she should still be in the inner city. We only need to investigate thoroughly and we'll definitely find their traces."

Salvador clenched his fist and murmured, "I hope so."

…

The Alchemy Society.

In the guest room, Ed came online again after a few minutes.

"How is it?"

"The barbarian invaders have been discovered in the Imperial City. The barbarians have been repelled. Her Highness Mingyue has been kidnapped and is currently missing. The entire Imperial City has been sealed off. The royal guards are conducting a search in the Imperial City."

The news he got from his friend was even more shocking than Ed had expected. According to the information he had gathered, the royal family was under heavy attack. Other than a group of mysterious people with unknown identities, Wangnet was also present.

Wangnet?

Since when did the barbarian race start mixing with them?

After thinking about it carefully, Ed suddenly felt that it was normal.

How could Tang Mingyue not have a backup plan if she wanted to establish her own sect?

It was normal to cooperate with the barbarians!

Now that he thought about it, he was really stupid to have asked Wangnet for help to deal with Fang Heng.

No wonder Fang Heng was prepared for this. He almost led the entire union to a road of no return!

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Ed was secretly glad that he had pulled back before it was too late and reduced the potential damage that he would suffer.

In addition, it was said that when the Imperial City was invaded, even the Empire's sword saint appeared.

In the end, they couldn't even stop a single person.

On the other hand, the royal guards had a fight with a group of mysterious people, and many of them died.

The Emperor was furious and ordered to find the attacker at all costs and bring Her Highness Mingyue back to the royal family.

But then again, who was that mysterious group? Where did they come from?

Why hasn't he seen them yet?

Could it be that they were still hiding in the dark?

Ed felt that Fang Heng was hiding too many secrets.

He didn't dare to ask, for fear that his friendliness would drop.

Fang Heng stood by the window and looked at the situation outside. He couldn't help frowning.

He did not expect the Empire to focus on the Alchemy Society and even surround it. Or was Tang Mingyue being tracked by some kind of spiritual power that they could not detect? If that's the case, it would be even more difficult to escape.

Ed walked to Fang Heng's side and also looked out the window. He couldn't help but take a deep breath.

In the distance, the royal guards kept pouring out of the inner city. A large number of royal guards had already surrounded the Alchemy Society.

The chief guard, Quark, was leading a team through the square of the Alchemy Society to direct the royal guards.

Ed became nervous when he saw the situation. He looked at Fang Heng and asked, "Lord Fang Heng, they are most likely coming for us. What should we do?"

Tang Mingyue also looked at Fang Heng, waiting for him to give an answer.

Seeing that Fang Heng didn't say anything, Ed became a little anxious.

They were not escaping? What were they waiting for?

It was not easy to find a top-tier mission, so they couldn't die before it even started.

"Lord Fang Heng, we're being trapped by the royal guards. There will only be more and more of them. We still have a chance to break out now. If we don't run now, it'll be too late."

"It's unlikely. We still have a chance. Remember the alchemy magic array we found on the eighth floor?"

"The magic array has the ability to teleport," Fang Heng explained. "We can find a way to leave this place by teleporting."

Ed was dazed for a moment. He suddenly felt that everything seemed to be going according to Fang Heng's plan.

He would make trouble in the inner city of the Empire, then create a huge commotion so that he could take Her Highness Tang Mingyue away. Finally, he would escape with the help of the magic array on the eighth floor of the Alchemy Society.

Tang Mingyue frowned when she heard Fang Heng's words, "The people of the Empire are coming too quickly, can we still make it? Do you still need to finish drawing the magic array?"

"I don't know. Sandy is still studying how to break the magic array. We can only take a gamble."

Fang Heng thought for a while and added, "Ed, go find Sandy and find a way to bring him out of the third floor. I'll go to the first floor to take a look. I'll try to stall for time. We'll meet on the eighth floor."

"Alright!"

Ed agreed. He took two steps out of the door and suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?"

"My friend contacted me urgently. It must be something very important."

Fang Heng nodded, "Yes."

Ed did not care. He left a sleeping bag on the spot and stood still, his figure gradually turning transparent.

A minute later, a white light flashed, and Ed returned to his original state. His expression changed drastically, and he said anxiously, "Lord Fang Heng, I've heard the latest news. The royal guards are here for you. His Majesty wants to see you urgently."

Fang Heng's expression also changed.

Was he exposed?

It didn't seem right.

If he was exposed, he could have just arrested him. Why did they say that he was summoned by His Majesty?

However, wasn't it a little too exaggerated to see so many people outside?

Fang Heng had originally planned to go down and think of a way to delay the royal guards, but now this idea was completely dispelled.

Wasn't this walking right into a trap?

Ed said, "Lord Fang Heng, I've already asked my friend to find a way to delay the royal guards from searching the Alchemy Society. It won't last long."

"Yes, thank you."

Fang Heng knew that Ed must have reached an agreement with some friends offline, so he said immediately, "Let's go and find Sandy."

…

In the Imperial City, a large number of royal guards were searching for suspicious people.

After the chief guard, Quark, received the order to summon Fang Heng, he led the royal guards and barged into the Alchemy Society.

"His Majesty has ordered us to lock down the Alchemy Society and investigate all the buildings around it! No one is allowed to enter! Arrest any suspicious person!"

"Yes!"

It was only when the entire Alchemy Society was surrounded that Quark strode into the hall on the first floor with his men.

Quark walked to the front desk and knocked on the counter heavily. He asked, "Is Fang Heng here?"

Trudor had a deep impression of Fang Heng, whom he met during the day. He was usually quite rude and unreasonable, but he didn't dare to say anything when he met the royal guards who were even ruder. He quickly checked the room reservation record and replied, "Yes, he's in Room No. 2993."

"Bring us there!"

...

"Alright."

The royal guards quickly went up to the second floor and blocked the door of the room Fang Heng rented.

Quark shifted his gaze to Trudor.

Trudor had never seen such a scale before. He felt a little guilty, but he didn't dare to ask. He hurriedly looked for a spare key to open the lock.

"Bang!"

Quark stepped forward and pushed the door open.

The room was empty.

"Where is he?"

"Ah, this…"

Trudor peeked into the room and saw that it was empty. He immediately shook his head and said, "I don't know. They booked the room in the afternoon. I'm not sure if they checked in or not. Maybe they left."

"They left?"

...

Quark's face darkened and shouted, "Search! A thorough search! We must find Fang Heng!"

"Yes, sir!" The royal guards replied in unison.

"Hold on."

Just as the royal guards were about to spread out and search, the Vice President of the Alchemy Society, Moravic, rushed over with a group of students.

When Quark saw who it was, he instantly felt the situation was tricky.

The Alchemy Society was a bunch of troublesome fellows.

"It's just a feudal lord who disappeared. He might have left early. You're going to search the entire Alchemy Society just for that?"

"It's His Majesty's order to summon Fang Heng," Quark said in a deep voice. "Is the Alchemy Society trying to stop us? "

"Of course, the Alchemy Society will follow His Majesty's orders, but they have been working on the enlightenment crystal, and now is the most critical period. If the search disturbs the research or accidentally leaks the research secrets…"

Moravic looked at Quark and threatened him, "If His Majesty apologizes, the Alchemy Society naturally can't afford to take responsibility. Can the royal guards take the responsibility?"

Quark's expression changed.

He had been in charge of protecting the royal family, so he had heard about the Alchemy Society's production of the enlightenment crystal.

The royal family attached great importance to the enlightenment crystal, and many people had been beheaded for it.

"I won't make things difficult for you," Moravic said, shaking his head. "If you can't make the decision, let someone who can."

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Quark's expression changed a few times before he gritted his teeth and said, "Everyone, search the non-secret areas of the Alchemy Society and seal off all the entrances. We must find Fang Heng!"

"Yes!"

Among the group of people behind Moravic, a middle-aged player seemed to be in deep thought.

"Brother, it seems that Fang Heng is the person His Majesty is looking for, and he has quite a powerful background. If it weren't for Teacher Moravic, we wouldn't have been able to stop them. Is there a mission?"

"Hmm, let's wait and see," Yu Ruilin whispered. "The Prilla Guild is willing to pay such a high price. The mission must be extraordinary."

At this moment, on the eighth floor of the Alchemy Society, Fang Heng and his team of four had just returned to the abandoned storage room on the eighth floor that they had explored before.

Sandy had just finished studying the missing alchemy magic array in the reference room on the third floor and was still fiddling with it for analysis when he was pulled out by Ed from the third floor in advance.

Helplessly, he could only leave with the half-completed blueprint.

In the storage room, Sandy displayed the blueprint in front of everyone, then continued to try to analyze and make up for it based on his memory.

It was worth mentioning that Ed managed to get two identity cards from the Alchemy Society before he went offline, which allowed him to enter the non-secret areas without any hindrance.

Originally, everyone should get one each, but he didn't expect Tang Mingyue to be there, so it wasn't easy to split the loot.

While observing the alchemy magic array on the drawing, Fang Heng squatted down and compared it to the whole alchemy magic array on the ground, preparing to use an alchemy brush to complete the magic array.

Meanwhile, Ed was constantly going online and offline, and through his offline communication, he was able to find out the current movements of the royal guards from the players of the gaming union who were still on the second floor.

He had only spent an extra 500 Empire Tani to rent a room. It was definitely a worthwhile investment.

The situation was not too bad. The Prilla Guild had spent a lot of effort to get an acquaintance to find two high-tier players from the Alchemy Society and come to an agreement with them to delay the search by the royal guards.

Fortunately, everything seemed to be under control based on the feedback so far. The Alchemy Society had temporarily stopped the people below the fourth floor.

Fang Heng had just made a few more strokes on the magic array according to the drawing. He then put down the alchemy brush and stopped, staring at the alchemy magic array on the ground and falling into deep thought.

Seeing Fang Heng's expression, Ed felt that the situation was not good. He asked, "Lord Fang Heng, what's the situation?"

Fang Heng raised his head and said, "We're in trouble. Judging from the composition of the magic array, it's a medium to short-distance teleportation magic array. Activating teleportation requires mental strength, and subsequently, a large amount of energy will be consumed to maintain and open the space passage. Do you have any high-density energy bodies on you?"

Tang Mingyue looked at Ed.

"No, I don't have."

Ed's face was bitter as he shook his head.

He had quite a few emergency consumables and equipment in his backpack, and even magic scrolls.

However, he did not have any high-concentration energy bodies.

Who would carry such a thing around with them for no reason?

In this situation, even if he spent a lot of money to buy it, there was no way to get the goods.

As for Tang Mingyue, who originally had a large number of magic scrolls with her, she had used up most of them when she robbed the Empire's royal treasury. Naturally, she did not have such things with her.

"That's troublesome…"

Fang Heng lowered his head and started to think.

"Is there a way to solve it?" Ed asked.

"Hmm, there's a way."

The two of them looked at Fang Heng together.

"What is it?"

"Alchemy puppets."

Fang Heng shifted his gaze to the outside of the room and said, "We encountered a lot of alchemy puppets on our way here. They have chargers on them. With a little modification, we can use the magnetic field in the basement to modify and charge the magic array."

There's such an operation?

Tang Mingyue and Ed were stunned when they heard that.

"Lord Fang Heng, can you really do that?"

"Yes, that's the principle."

Fang Heng nodded in confirmation and said, "We need a lot of central components, and it will take time to disassemble and assemble the equipment. In addition, the alchemy puppets can't be too badly damaged to prevent damaging the alchemy machinery's original components. I can deal with those alchemy bodies outside, but we have limited time. I'm afraid we can't do it one by one."

Tang Mingyue and Ed looked at each other.

Ed was a mid-level mage and his instantaneous burst ability is pretty good. He possessed electric spells that could cause additional damage to half-mechanical alchemy creatures and restrict ice spells.

However, they still encountered the same problem, which was that it could not last long. After quickly killing a few enemies, he would fall into the predicament of mental exhaustion.

Ed's eyes lit up and he suggested, "Lord Fang Heng, the maintenance point. There must be a lot of damaged or old abandoned puppets there. There are also many replaceable parts. You can find them there!"

"Where's the maintenance point?"

"Uh…" Ed's tone suddenly became sluggish. "I think it's on the second floor."

It was obvious that a large number of royal guards were gathered on the first three floors, and going there now would be suicide.

Fang Heng secretly noted it down and thought that the second floor could be one of the alternative plans. Then, he raised his head again to look at Ed and asked, "What's the situation on your friend's side?"

Ed said seriously, "I've asked a friend of mine to invite the Vice President of the Alchemist Society. They've temporarily blocked the royal guards from the fourth floor and below. They're now conducting a thorough search of the first floor, but I don't think they'll be able to hold them off for long."

Tang Mingyue asked, "Your friend? Can you get them to find a way…"

Tang Mingyue stopped mid-sentence.

A line of red game prompts flashed on the retinas of all the trial members.

[Hint: It has been detected that trial player Tang Mingyue has the tendency to induce players to provide help. The player team has received an initial warning. The trial game time will be reduced by 30 minutes.]

Ed understood and said bitterly, "Not really. They're from the Alchemy Association. Their asking price is very high, and they're not willing to take any commissions from the Alchemy Association."

...

Tang Mingyue cast an apologetic look at Fang Heng.

Fang Heng shrugged.

He roughly understood that when it came to players like Ed, he could get them to help him if he successfully hid his identity as a player, but he could not ask for their help.

However, this boundary wasn't that clear, so there should be a hidden setting.

Ed saw Fang Heng suddenly become silent, wondering if their favorability had dropped again.

He bit the bullet and said, "I can try, but it'll be difficult."

"Yes, we still have a way to quickly get a large number of alchemy bodies."

"What?"

"Let the alchemy creatures fight with the Empire's soldiers, then we can go and collect the corpses."

"Ah, this… Isn't this too difficult?"

Ed really wanted to say that it was wishful thinking.

...

"Indeed, but it's not impossible. Let's try it. Make some noise and think of a way to get to the second floor."

Most of the puppets in the corridor were made of mechanical devices.

Fang Heng was Victor's student, and he had long leveled up his machinery to the maximum level.

In addition, Fang Heng had started off by dismantling and assembling alchemy bodies since he started practicing basic alchemy. Naturally, he knew them like the back of his hand.

"There's no time, let's go. Sandy can stay by himself, we'll think of a way while we walk."

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