Portable Alchemy Laboratory

After the Promotion Tournament ended, Wu Changkong gave An Ping and the others a few days off. Though calling it a break really just meant they did not have to train at night.

This was good news for An Ping. After becoming an Official Wizard, he not only had more spells that required time to study.

More importantly, he could finally try the Space System Magic Pattern in Alchemy. Once he mastered the Space System Magic Pattern, he could attempt to construct his own Portable Alchemy Laboratory.

The weekend was a rest day. An Ping took his Bank Card and prepared to visit the Auction House to see whether there were any suitable materials.

He had just reached the school gate when his Soul Tool Communicator rang. It was Gu Yuena calling. "Hello? An Ping, where did you go? Xie Xie said you weren't in the dorm."

An Ping said, "What is it? I went out for a walk and have already reached the school gate."

"Wait where you are." She hung up before An Ping could respond.

With no other choice, An Ping waited there. Before long, a white figure approached the school gate. Gu Yuena was not wearing her school uniform today, but a white dress that made her look especially cute.

An Ping waved to indicate where he was. Gu Yuena walked over and said with a smile, "Where are you going to have fun? I happen to want to go out too, so let's go together."

An Ping said, "I'm going to the Auction House to look around and buy a few things."

"Why did you suddenly think of buying things at the Auction House? What are you buying?" Gu Yuena asked curiously.

An Ping shook his head. "I don't know yet. I'll look around first."

The Auction House and the East Sea City Museum were jointly operated. The two took a Soul Tool Bus and soon arrived at the East Sea Museum.

The museum's main building primarily displayed rare Soul Beast Specimens, artifacts documenting Eastsea City's development, and all sorts of ancient relics. It was not An Ping's destination. Following the guide map, the two quickly arrived at the Auction House's preview area.

The preview area was divided into the Soul Tool section and the non-Soul Tool section. Seeing the signs before him, An Ping headed straight for the Soul Tool materials section.

Seeing where An Ping was going, Gu Yuena asked curiously, "The Soul Tool materials section? Are you buying Soul Tool materials? Do you know how to make Soul Tools too?"

An Ping nodded. "A little."

Inside the Display Cases were various materials—Blue Pregnant Copper, Heavy Silver, and many other metals, most of which had already been Forged.

Through the Display Cases, An Ping released his Spiritual Power to touch the materials within, attempting to analyze their properties. To carry Space System Magic Patterns, a material needed exceptional ductility, energy capacity, and energy conductivity.

Mithril was almost the best choice for all Alchemy Tools, but it was rather expensive. He simply could not afford it.

Seeing An Ping standing before the Mithril display case for so long, Gu Yuena seemed thoughtful. "Out of money? Want me to buy it for you?"

An Ping was tempted, but he still shook his head. He needed quite a lot of materials, so he could only wait until he earned money later.

Gu Yuena patted An Ping's shoulder and teased, "Hey, why are you being so wishy-washy? Your big sister has nothing but money. What do you need? You don't have to pay me back. Just make a Soul Tool for me someday."

"A Soul Tool?" An Ping muttered quietly.

After several rounds of argument, An Ping finally accepted Gu Yuena's suggestion. The two found an attendant and stated their requirements. Before long, the attendant brought over all the materials An Ping wanted.

Gu Yuena paid and handed the Space Soul Tool containing the materials to An Ping. "All right, have you bought everything? Is there anything else you need?"

An Ping said, "That's everything. Thank you so much. I'll definitely make a Soul Tool that suits you."

"I'll hold you to that. It doesn't count if I'm not satisfied. All right, since we've bought everything, let's go have fun somewhere else." Gu Yuena smiled at An Ping.

An Ping nodded. "All right, you decide where we go next!"

"Then let's go to the amusement park first."

"Okay."

For the rest of the day, Gu Yuena dragged An Ping to the amusement park and then to the snack street. They did not return to the academy until evening.

After returning to his dorm, An Ping impatiently took out a small piece of Mithril. Mithril was extremely light, yet exceptionally hard.

Recalling how to make a Magic Pattern Pen, he first used Heat Melting Technique to melt it. As Fire Element continuously gathered and resonated with the Mithril, it slowly melted into a mass of bright silver liquid.

Then, with the use of Shaping Technique, the molten liquid Mithril slowly stretched and gradually took the shape of a quill pen. He then carefully inscribed Magic Runes onto the pen shaft with Spiritual Power. Sharpness, sturdiness, Energy Gathering, stabilization, shaping—one Magic Rune after another appeared along the shaft, as though it had been plated with ornate patterns.

He had practiced these Magic Runes countless times while learning Alchemy. They were all basic Magic Runes. From time to time, he added a Connection Magic Pattern to link the different Magic Runes together, and the inscription process went very smoothly.

The final step was cooling it. He maintained the Magic Power output for Shaping Technique while slowly withdrawing the Magic Power he was supplying to Heat Melting Technique.

Second by second, the Magic Pattern Pen was finally complete. An Ping picked up the cooled quill and infused it with Magic Power, carefully drawing a Fire Attribute Magic Pattern on paper. The moment he completed the final stroke, a faint fluctuation of Fire Element immediately arose. He then tested Water Element, Wind Element, and the rest. Only after finding no problems did he relax.

Next came learning to make the Portable Alchemy Laboratory. Though it was called a Portable Alchemy Laboratory, it was really just expanding the space within an object. The other tools still had to be made separately.

An Ping took out a stack of paper and began practicing the inscription of various Magic Runes—Space Magic Patterns, Extension Magic Patterns, Stabilizing Magic Patterns, and so on.

He practiced for an entire week. Since he still had classes during the day, his only real practice time was at noon and at night.

On this day, An Ping finally felt that he had become proficient, and it happened to be the weekend again.

An Ping first made a Mithril Suitcase and set it aside. Then he took out various processed Soul Beast Blood and spiritual materials, quietly treated them according to a particular method, and mixed them into ink.

After testing the softly glowing ink with the quill and confirming there were no issues, he began carefully inscribing Magic Runes inside the suitcase. First came the Energy Gathering Array Pattern and Energy Storage Array Pattern, followed by the Space Extension Array Pattern, Space Reinforcement Array Pattern, and more.

After an entire day of inscription, the intricate Composite Array Pattern formed as the final stroke fell.

Only the final step remained: infusing Magic Power to activate the Array Pattern. To be safe, An Ping first cast multiple Magic Barriers around himself, then carefully infused Magic Power into the Array Pattern.

Faint Silver Light flickered as the surrounding space elements began to fluctuate violently. The Silver Light grew brighter and brighter, enveloping the entire suitcase.

About fifteen minutes later, the Silver Light gradually contracted and vanished. The spatial fluctuations were also contained within the suitcase.

An Ping let out a soft breath. He had finally succeeded. He directed his Spiritual Power into the suitcase and silently calculated that it contained a space of roughly one hundred square meters with a height of five meters. It was enough.

He then used Magic Hand to place the other tools he had made recently inside. The Portable Alchemy Laboratory was complete, and studying Alchemy would be much more convenient from now on.