More than a decade passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, inside Benjamin's laboratory, the new version of the Rune Artifact floated silently above the center of the experimental table.
Silvery-white runes flowed slowly across the Wizard Artifact's surface, like countless tiny rivers of stars converging and winding endlessly onward.
The Rune Artifact still bore the classic appearance of a gemstone, but its internal precision far surpassed Benjamin's work from back then.
Benjamin stood before the experimental table, silently gazing at the finished product. Over these years, he had devoted nearly all his energy to creating the new Rune Artifact.
After expending countless efforts and endless time, he had finally developed it to its current state.
A moment later, the monitoring equipment beside it displayed the test results. Everything had met the expected standards.
Benjamin raised a hand and lightly tapped the Rune Artifact with his fingertip.
Bzzzz—
The entire Rune Artifact immediately lit up with a gentle glow. Countless runic circuits inside it illuminated in sequence, energy nodes linking together before ultimately weaving into an almost perfect whole.
"No lag in energy circulation, no trace of energy leakage anywhere in the overall structure, and its efficiency in mobilizing external elements is above standard—" Benjamin used the True-Delusion Breaking Pupil to verify it a second time.
A moment later, the light slowly receded, and Benjamin nodded in satisfaction.
"Very good! With this, the foundational portion is complete."
This new version of the Rune Artifact had already far surpassed the original in stability, operating efficiency, and carrying capacity.
However—
Benjamin's gaze fell upon the Rune Artifact's core, where a spell formation intended specifically for testing was currently inscribed.
Benjamin gave a low chuckle. "Now, only the final step remains.
Strictly speaking, this thing could already be officially put