Three days later, Richard was in a room of the highest-grade underground laboratory, carefully placing a full thousand blocks of Composite Explosive from the table into his Space Iron Ring.
He stepped out of the underground laboratory and appeared in the open space before Eden Garden's Main Laboratory.
Pandora, Lich Old Man A Fu, and Eight-Armed Skeleton A Nan were all there.
Pandora and the Lich Old Man stood before a skeleton, discussing how best to further modify it.
The Eight-Armed Skeleton stood some distance away, silently inspecting the dozens of new Magic Puppets the Lich Old Man had created during this time. He looked exactly like a gluttonous old gourmet choosing pork belly at a butcher shop, pondering which piece would taste best after cooking.
The Lich Old Man had clearly been on guard against the Eight-Armed Skeleton's behavior for some time. After all, the Eight-Armed Skeleton had "visited" him many times lately. Thus, while discussing matters with Pandora, he would occasionally cast a glance at the Eight-Armed Skeleton.
The moment he saw the Eight-Armed Skeleton showing any inclination to make a move, he immediately shouted without courtesy, "Hey, don't touch that! That's mine! Stay away! If you want bones, go pick some from your own warehouse. Don't steal the ones I picked out. Have some shame!"
Hearing the Lich Old Man's words, the Eight-Armed Skeleton reluctantly withdrew his hand, but he did not leave. He still lingered unwillingly beside the Magic Puppets, looking as though he were patiently waiting for the Lich Old Man to let down his guard.
Seeing this, the Lich Old Man became increasingly vigilant, glancing toward the Eight-Armed Skeleton more and more often.
Richard took in the scene and could not help lightly shaking his head. He had thought the Lich Old Man and