Since the cracked main control panel was fixed to the back of the Ancient Steel Puppet and could not be removed at all, Abel could only repair it right there on the rack behind the Ancient Steel Puppet.
"Hobson, let's leave first and make room for Grandmaster Bennett!" Dwarf King Gunther said to Metallurgist Hobson when he saw Abel focusing on the main control panel.
Metallurgist Hobson, however, dawdled and refused to climb down the ladder. He was an advanced metallurgist just one step away from promotion, and he did not want to miss the chance to personally witness an Alchemy Grandmaster at work.
However, he also knew that whether they were potion-makers or metallurgists, neither wanted others watching them during their work.
Although Abel knew what Metallurgist Hobson was thinking, he did not ask him to stay. The reason was simple: this was his first time using the abilities of an Alchemy Grandmaster. If he made a mistake, it would be far too embarrassing.
Metallurgist Hobson and Dwarf King Gunther left the enormous space. Only Abel and the twenty Ancient Steel Puppets remained inside.
Abel activated the Alchemy Grandmaster runes within his body, and a thread of alchemical energy rose from his hand. This was also the usual method for repairing alchemical items. As long as the damage was not too severe, alchemical energy could forcibly repair the damaged area.
The process was not easy. Alchemical items were normally covered in all kinds of runes, and repairing them required restoring every affected rune to its original state as well.
Of course, if an alchemist had profound knowledge of various runes, they could redraw the runes after repairing the main body of the alchemical item. That was relatively simpler.
But when it came to the runes on the Ancient Steel