Yi Chen was eager to make contact with the skin factory,
Besides wanting to advance his agreement with Yellow Skin, he also wanted to obtain a Skin Bible of his own, as well as a higher-grade skin.
At present, this low-grade skin he had received from the First Gentleman could only comprehend the contents of the preface to the Skin Bible at most,
The moment he tried to begin studying the formal chapters, he would encounter layer upon layer of restrictions and obstacles. Many of the techniques and applications recorded in the Bible could not be performed with a low-grade skin, so he naturally could not practice them.
Only by obtaining a higher-grade skin could he delve deeper into the Bible's teachings.
Before he had even made contact with the skin factory, he had already encountered a high-grade skin—and one that had undergone a "Path" and leaned toward offense at that.
Although the failure of the Path had caused the skin to become unstable, its quality was still a level higher than normal.
If it could accept death and be imbued with the Death Attribute, it would become the most suitable skin for Yi Chen... Whether he succeeded or failed would depend on the final result.
This process absolutely could not be rushed. He needed to soak for a sufficient length of time.
During the period when the Duke's Merchant Guild remained in operation, Yi Chen had been resting in the guest room. The guild provided all three meals a day, even customizing them for him.
The food even contained some death-related ingredients, such as soup stewed from Death Moss picked around the Original Tomb and the skull of an old corpse. It was rich and fragrant, though its color was somewhat black.
In just one week, it had forcibly