Days passed one by one.
Benjamin's life became regular again.
During the day, he researched Longevity Elixir refining techniques; at night, he studied Fate and Fate School knowledge.
One day, Benjamin was in the laboratory reading a cross-disciplinary research report on soul solidification and bodily regeneration when faint footsteps came from outside the door. "My lord."
A Black Giant Priest stood at the doorway, black liquid metal flowing slowly over its body.
Benjamin looked up. "Speak."
"The materials you ordered prepared earlier have all arrived. One hundred and twenty-seven basic minerals, forty-three rare elements, and the biological samples you specified have all been gathered according to the list."
Benjamin's eyes lit up.
"Come. Let's take a look."
He set down the report and followed the Black Giant Priest out of the laboratory.
The eastern district of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane was an open plain.
Normally, there were only scattered volcanic rocks and sulfur crystals here, but at this moment, the plain was already piled high with all kinds of materials.
Ore was heaped like mountains. Rare elements were sealed within crystal containers and arranged in neat rows. The biological samples collected from various planes through the Magic Network were confined in specially made cages, guarded by Black Giants.
At the center of the plain, over ten thousand Black Giant Priests were already in position.
Even farther out stood a dense sea of Black Giants, quietly awaiting orders.
Benjamin nodded in satisfaction.
The efficiency of these Black Giants had never disappointed him.
He walked to the material piles, casually picked up a fist-sized chunk of ore, probed it with his spiritual power, then put it back down.
"We can begin."
He turned to face the Black Giant Priests, his voice spreading across the entire field through spiritual power.
"What we are