Hao Ren usually looked listless, but when it mattered, he was a firm believer in brute force: when ordinary people saw something locked inside a safe, their first thought would usually be to crack the combination or pick the lock. Hao Ren, meanwhile, had immediately prepared to smash the entire safe out of the wall and carry it away...
But just as the silver spear in his hands began crackling and was about to slice into the metal box, Lanina suddenly stopped him. "Wait!"
"What is it?" Hao Ren asked, raising the alloy spear in confusion.
Lanina quickly pointed at the faintly glowing runes behind the metal box. "They're an alarm system. If the connection between the box and the wall is damaged, or if the box leaves the building, it'll trigger the alarm. By then, I'm afraid the guards throughout the camp will come running."
Only then did Hao Ren notice that the metal box wasn't merely connected to the surrounding walls and floor by those "metal tentacles" that had grown out of them. Beneath the tentacles, faint streams of wandering light could also be seen. This thing was even more secure than the high-tech vaults on Earth!
As Izax's former strategist, Lanina had profound knowledge of the various magic systems and alchemical techniques from the Human World. She quickly inspected the metal box's various mechanisms, while the tail behind her unconsciously twisted into a tight little knot. "The box can't be shaken violently, the lock can't be forced, and the casing can't be damaged. Even knocking off a corner will trigger the alarm. The box has grown together with the building, so it can't be dismantled or moved... There's also a whole set of sensors here. The alarm will go off if the box leaves this room. In