Benjamin could not wait to take the prototype of the "Eye of Investigation" from his storage ring, along with the rare materials he had prepared earlier to improve the Rune Artifact.
Supported by his newly enhanced spiritual power and True Essence, Benjamin's grasp of the runes, materials, and their properties and details became far more precise.
He altered the structure of the runes, adjusted the flow of energy, and incorporated finer, more intricate runes into it.
After a round of refinement and reshaping, the originally crude transparent crystal became more dazzling. The runes within seemed to come alive, giving off a faint yet restrained glow.
Its appearance had not changed much. It was still shaped like a crystal eyeball, but it looked far more perfect.
"It should work now." Benjamin suspended the new Eye of Investigation prototype in the air.
After deactivating the laboratory's protective barrier, Benjamin activated the Talisman Seal and linked his mind to it.
He walked to the laboratory entrance, silently placed the Eye of Investigation atop the doorframe, then returned to his seat.
This time, the information he sensed was no longer a blur of scattered fluctuations.
The Eye of Investigation seemed to have truly become an eye, "projecting" scenes from several hundred meters around it into Benjamin's divine sense in a peculiar manner.
He could clearly "see" the apprentices in the corridor, sense the fluctuations of life force within them, and even distinguish the faint energy emitted by the Wizard Artifacts they wore.
Moreover, this perception was continuous, like being connected to a surveillance camera. So long as the Eye of Investigation was not destroyed, it could transmit information without end, while the spiritual power it consumed from him was negligible—only the minute expenditure required to maintain the soul connection.
Of course, the prototype still