"Shouldering the backpack, leaving home at that moment, I knew that real life held too many special... If you see me, don't be too cold. I'm sentimental, but also passionate, unrestrained, and free..."
Within the previously silent Workshop, Mercury Hands that always seemed disillusioned with life waved drumsticks haphazardly, pounding on iron buckets. Amid the spirited rhythm, the Artisan swayed his head and belted out the song.
Then he raised the chainsaw.
A refreshing buzz sounded. Sparks splattered, making the evil creature's single eye on the operating table convulse in terror. The compound eyes within its lone eye dilated and contracted.
Yet it could not make a sound.
Then, amid violent convulsions, the piercing scrape of shell against chainsaw erupted. Blood Plasma splattered as Mercury Hands descended, expertly opening its abdomen.
Removing the organs, separating the bones.
Scarlet blood splashed everywhere, only to vanish beneath the rolling mercury. The room remained spotless; even the tiniest fragments were thoroughly collected into buckets. Frugality was the motto here—save a penny, earn two.
Seeing itself treated with such care, even the evil creature's muffled whimpers and roars took on a note of happiness.
"Don't be afraid. Soon, you'll devote your entire life to the great progress of alchemy."
Ji Jue consoled it. "This is a small step for you, but a giant leap for me. By that logic, doesn't that mean Modern Alchemy is advancing? You're the backbone of the Association, the Purple Gold Beam Supporting the Sea!"
The evil creature's indistinct roar grew ever shriller.
It sounded like it was swearing very filthily.
Ji Jue shook his head helplessly. This kid was just like Lou Feng.
Whenever it got happy, it started swearing.
But it didn't matter. The smooth, flowing disassembly and dissection continued. A power drill gently pried open the skull,