Chapter 237: The Final Kick
Benjamin returned to his private laboratory in Golden Garden.
The air, carrying faint traces of metal and Magic Potion, relaxed his entire body.
He slowly walked past rows of precision instruments operating automatically.
After carefully checking the operational status of every core instrument in the laboratory and confirming that everything was normal, he once more threw himself wholeheartedly into the Lava Giant racial modification research that had already continued for decades.
Time truly was the best medicine for healing all wounds.
That two-year hunting mission had been like a forced vacation, wrenching him out of the emotional mire left by his friends' passing.
Now, after time had settled over it all, Benjamin no longer agonized excessively over Victor's and Amy's deaths.
He could calmly tuck those memories away in some corner of his heart.
As a result, his research condition had returned to its peak.
Moreover, perhaps because he had gone out for a while and changed his state of mind, Benjamin discovered that his research efficiency had improved dramatically compared to before.
Many technical bottlenecks that had once troubled him now suddenly seemed clear and open.
Time flew by amid this immersive research.
Several more months passed. Just as Benjamin successfully overcame a stability problem in an elemental sequence and was preparing to rest briefly, he suddenly received an "express delivery" sent directly through spatial transmission technology.
It was a briefcase-sized box forged from special alloy, gleaming with silver light.
Benjamin raised an eyebrow and walked over.
Once the authorization was verified, the box opened automatically with a click.
Inside the soft energy field lay a gorgeous crystal test tube covered in layer upon layer of complex seals.
There was also a message note condensed from spiritual power.
Within that test tube was a