Unlike the Black Umbilical Cord he had obtained from Lainey Histrala, which had gained the cord's recognition and merged into his flesh the moment he touched it, the Gentleman's Attire could also detect its related attributes.
The Box of the Mad before him,
If not for the product information engraved inside the Golden Box, he would not have been able to read any information at all. He could not even determine whether this thing was a Relic.
He reached out and touched it. His fingertips felt a biological substance that was soft yet firm, as though he were touching the back of some frail young girl's hand.
Hiss~ A thread originating from the Gentleman's Skin emerged from his sleeve. Just as it tried to touch and decipher the Rubik's Cube's information, buzz!
A force field burst forth. As it deflected the thread, it also blasted Yi Chen's right hand until the flesh was mangled, breaking all five fingers.
The Rubik's Cube seemed like an independent life-form, bouncing back into the Golden Box through the force of the recoil.
"This... Looks like I can only perform the decryption normally."
Clang~ The chains connected, and the umbilical cord nourished him.
His finger bones were rapidly repaired and reconnected, allowing him to grip the Rubik's Cube once more.
Yi Chen did not start by flipping it around randomly. Instead, he observed it.
Little Grape, deep integration.
You want to begin with deep integration? Fine.
Little Grape made a standard diving motion toward the brain region. A mouth containing an eyeball grew from the front of the brain, greatly enhancing his vision.
Everything in the environment except the Rubik's Cube was filtered out. His concentration reached 100%.
As he examined the brain grooves and circuits on each face, Yi Chen, whose intelligence had reached