After Golden Port Stability came down, Benjamin began to think about what he would do next.
Having lost the restriction of contribution, Benjamin did some calculations and found that he now has two main purposes.
The first is to collect some special materials that are extremely rare and unsuitable for collection in Wizard World, especially Noren Workshop's pure "wizard culture blood".
The other one is Divine Power Faith Network, which studies Eloria Plane in depth - this thing is a very precious research material for any wizard, and can even be said to be the most precious thing in the entire plane.
In order to facilitate in-depth research and secret experiments, Benjamin decided to purchase a suitable residence in Golden Port.
He inquired through an intermediary and quickly settled on a target: a luxurious villa on the edge of the city belonging to a young nobleman who was planning to escape.
"Master Jack, you are really discerning!" The real estate agent, a short and fat man with a mustache, had a flattering smile on his face and kept rubbing his hands.
"This "Dawn Mansion" is a rare masterpiece of Golden Port! It occupies a vast area and has a beautiful garden. Although the Baron Garcia is in a hurry to sell it and the price has dropped a lot, its value is definitely far higher than similar products on the market!"
Benjamin just calmly glanced at the property drawing filled with praises, which showed an exquisite description of the villa.
Golden Port is geographically close to the north and is so prosperous because it is located at the intersection of multiple countries.
However, now under the shadow of Plane War, many nobles Golden Port are eager to sell their properties and seek refuge in the south and west.
This gives Benjamin a lot of choices in its purchase plan.
"Stop talking nonsense." Benjamin's voice was low, with an unquestionable momentum, "I just want to know its base price and how long it will take to complete the procedure."
The agent was shocked by Benjamin's aura, and a trace of fear flashed across his fat face.
But after hearing what Benjamin said, he immediately became flattering. "Yes! Sir! The base price is three thousand gold coins.
Considering the current tense situation, if your Excellency can pay it all in one lump sum, I can ask the Baron to give in another two hundred gold coins. The procedure can be completed as soon as this afternoon! I promise to do it as quickly as possible without delaying you at all!"
"Three thousand gold coins, it will be done this afternoon." Benjamin took out a large bag of gold coins and placed it heavily on the table.
The structure of Eloria Plane's so-called "gold" is different from the common gold in Wizard Civilization, but it is not a difficult thing for wizards who are good at Alchemy.
Even if the level of Alchemy cannot directly change the particle structure of matter for the time being, you can directly use Alchemy to extract a lot of gold coins from any mine.
"Yes! Yes! Sir! Don't worry!" The agent immediately smiled, nodded and took the gold coin bag.
Even though the big bag of gold coins was so heavy that veins popped out in his hands, he still wouldn't let go, as if he was afraid that Benjamin would regret it.
He has never seen such a cheerful and powerful customer.
He even vaguely guessed that this "Lord Jack" was no ordinary adventurer. He was probably a "black glove" planted by some mysterious family or force in Golden Port - otherwise, who could easily come up with such a huge amount of gold coins?
Just a few hours later, Benjamin obtained the property rights document of the villa and became the new owner of "Dawn Mansion".
He stepped into the wide living room and looked at the beautifully carved walls and furnishings, feeling very satisfied.
With such a stronghold, he can carry out drastic reforms.
As long as he is given enough time, even if Level 3 Being's enemies attack, he can rely on his position to destroy them.
As for the materials needed for the transformation and the equipment needed for research, Benjamin took out a few space expansion bags and checked them carefully, with a satisfied smile on his face.
These space expansion bags are also a rare benefit for latecomers.
If it is a space prop like Space Ring that ignores any differences in environmental rules, it can only be made by a wizard with level six Space School and proficiency in Alchemy. However, if it is just a simple space expansion spell, Level 3 Wizard can access it.
The wizards have been invading Eloria Plane for a long time. Of course, they have adapted to most of the rule differences here, so it is not difficult to make something like a storage bag.
Anyway, there was no shortage of points, so Benjamin simply bought a few of the largest Space Expansion Bag before going out, and then bought several sets of research equipment.
And after thoroughly studying the local space rules, in addition to the space bag, there are more important things that can be used.
"I should put it in here"
Benjamin reached into one of the bags and quickly found a small ruby.
"Yes, there is a general-purpose space expansion core. By the way, I remember that this villa should have a basement---"
After scanning the entire villa with Alchemy, Benjamin quickly found the entrance to the basement.
Opening the wooden door and smelling the musty smell coming from the basement, Benjamin frowned.
With a sweep of the hand, under the action of Alchemy, all the mold and dust inside were gathered into a ball.
Even the bricks and stones that make up the basement automatically become flat and smooth as a mirror in an instant.
Simply dismantle the already somewhat rotten wooden door, take out a large piece of metal from the space bag, squeeze it with Alchemy, and soon create a metal door weighing several tons.
After installing the metal door tightly at the entrance of the basement, Benjamin nodded with satisfaction.
"Protective measures and so on will be added later. Now let's expand the space."
He easily opened the metal door and jumped down. Looking at the cramped space in the basement, Benjamin took out a complete set of equipment and runes Magic Array from the space bag.
Install this thing in the basement, and put the ruby into the groove in the core.
Metaphor -
A voice sounded so low that it almost blended into the silence of the basement.
Several geometric lines appeared on the surface of the core, and the red crystal suddenly burst out with Stability light, like an awakened heart.
It floated smoothly from the original instrument and floated slowly to an inch below the ceiling in the center of the basement. "Coordinate anchoring, dimensional reference system confirmation" Benjamin chanted the parameters that needed to be set, and used mental power to connect and adjust with the core.
With the startup of the entire instrument, the metal runes originally arranged on the walls and floors of the basement seemed to melt and spread out. These metals soon turned the entire basement interior into silvery white.
This is the moment!
With a slight movement of his mind, he activated the "shaping" of the space.
The core shook violently, not a physical shock, but the agitation of the space itself under the pull of the core force.
An invisible ripple that is enough to make any creature with keen senses feel instantly dizzy starts from the core and spreads violently in all directions!
It's like throwing a stone into water - but what is thrown is the real space itself.
When the ripples touch the surrounding walls, floors, and ceilings, there is no hard collision.
Those walls covered with metal seemed to suddenly turn into flowing mercury, and the hard and stubborn physical structure was kneaded, stretched, and extended by some higher-dimensional force.
Accompanied by a strange low noise that sounded like countless sand grains rubbing against each other, Benjamin clearly felt that his vision began to distort.
The ground under your feet seemed to be grasped by invisible giant hands at the edge, extending outward and downward smoothly and unstoppably.
The wall that was originally within feet seemed to be pushed back by an invisible hand, and the sense of space was shattered and reorganized in an instant.
The smooth metal wall surface begins to stretch in sight, and the texture of the wall seems to be stretched into threads. Then these "threads" begin to become blurred, and finally merge into the expanding space.
The low, oppressive ceiling above my head was slowly being pulled up like a curtain, up, and up again.
Huhuhu-·
The sound of air movement became clearer. It was not the howling of wind, but the sudden appearance of a huge space that caused the original air to be diluted and the air flow generated by the filling of outside air to surge.
The turbid air seemed to have been released by a valve and began to flow and circulate, and the damp and musty smell was quickly diluted and weakened.
Benjamin stood in place, feeling the smooth movement of the ground beneath his feet.
The expansion did not last for too long. After a few breaths, the ubiquitous space ripples Stability came down, and the strange friction and tearing sounds dissipated, leaving only the core still humming in a low tone.
Like a miniature sun hanging overhead, Stability radiates light.
The basement has completely changed its appearance.
The narrow space that was originally close to the body disappeared and was replaced by a wide square hall, which was at least the size of a football stadium.
The walls recede into the distance and are raised high enough to hang complex instruments without looking oppressive.
The original cramped and oppressive feeling was gone, leaving only a comfortable sense of openness.
"Not bad, not bad, this will be my laboratory from now on!" Benjamin checked the Spatial Stabilization level and nodded with a smile.
"Next--install Elemental Pool first."
After Golden Port's "Dawn Mansion" Stability came down, Benjamin focused his energy on the renovation of the basement.
However, he has not forgotten his purpose. The laboratory has not been completely built yet, and the research on Divine Power Faith Network cannot be started. However, he can collect some special materials first.
So in the next few days, in his free time, Benjamin no longer hung out in the Adventurer's Guild to collect information, but went deep into the city's context and felt the most bustling atmosphere.
He changes his route every day and walks on the streets of Golden Port.
Sometimes I walk into the noisy market and listen to the cries of vendors and the bargaining of customers.
Sometimes I sit on the dock next to the port, watching the boatmen carrying goods sweating like rain, and feeling the salty and wet smell in the sea breeze.
Even in the dead of night, I would hang out in those slums where people stayed up all night, listening to the drunkards talking, and feeling the most real struggle at the bottom of life.