"This blue insect is called a Spirit Absorption Worm. It was developed by the biology department in conjunction with the Shaping Department at headquarters. It has two functions. The first is absorbing and digesting complex magical energy, helping guide out purer non-elemental energy. The second is burning complex energy structures and dismantling certain complex energy entities. Its primary function is actually for industrial purposes, but it can also be used to destroy an Alchemy Matrix!"
Inside a laboratory in the Ship Cabin, Moginson carefully took an insect out of a bottle and handed it to Lei Xue for inspection.
Lei Xue gazed at the powder-sized insect through a microscope with great interest and exclaimed, "This is a life-form that was created?"
She couldn't help sighing inwardly. Just how advanced had Luofu's technology become?
"Yes!" Moginson also sighed with emotion. "In the past, although we alchemists didn't believe in religion, no one dared touch taboos such as creating life—things only gods could accomplish. I never expected that after coming into contact with the knowledge here, I'd realize just how insignificant we used to be!"
Was the old man really giving such high praise? Lei Xue was stunned for a moment before asking, "By the way, Grandpa, were you already a mage before you became a member of the faction? Does magic really exist in this world? What exactly is magic?"
Facing Lei Xue's string of questions, Moginson patiently answered, "Of course. This world naturally has magical forces. The faction we belong to, including this ship, uses technology powered by arcane forces. We're different from the other factions that revere purely mechanical technology... Tang Dou didn't tell you this?"
Lei Xue paused, then said with a sheepish smile, "I just got here..."
"Oh..." Moginson nodded, then smiled reassuringly. "My lady, there's no