An agreement and materials
Gregory spoke, pointing to the structure on the blueprints, disassembling it layer by layer, until his finger finally rested on the innermost circle of the blueprints.
"What I need your help with is this Detonation Talisman in the third core layer. It has a flaw: it's not easy to activate, or rather, its strength and storage structure aren't very good," Gregory continued. "In addition, I want to add something similar to an adsorption ability to the third layer. It can actively detect fast-moving people nearby. I want to add such Inscription so that after activation, it will actively search for the presence of living beings nearby."
As he spoke, he pulled out another drawing, on which various basic Inscription patterns were drawn.
"This is a similar Eerie Inscription I found before, seized from Heretic," Gregory said, pointing to the Inscription formula. "It's very effective at locating people, drawing them unconsciously into the Inscription. Theoretically, if we reverse it, the Inscription could actively approach people."
Lu Yuan's eye twitched involuntarily when he saw this. What was this? A smart missile or a person-finding missile? Oh, a smart person-finding bomb.
However, after mentally complaining, he looked at the blueprint again and it seemed quite feasible. But if he were to take on this task, his Eerie Inscription Studies might be able to advance further.
Moreover, he's currently stuck on the materials for the Dragon Blood Potion, and he's lacking an offensive tactic that doesn't reveal his trump card. If he follows Gregory to research bombs, he might be able to get a couple, which would complete his offensive strategy.
Lu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Then I can make half for you first. After you finish half, give me all the materials, and then I'll make the other half for you, because I urgently need these medicinal herbs."
Upon hearing this, Gregory waved his hand dismissively. "Having an idea is enough. Just tell me your idea, and I'll give you the materials."
The deal was essentially finalized at this point.
Gregory was in high spirits and urged Lu Yuan to eat first, "Let's eat here first. After we finish eating, all my materials will be sent to my Research Room. You can just go there then."
As he spoke, he took out a small token from his pocket and handed it to Lu Yuan.
"This is a Research Room I set up specifically at the Academy," Gregory explained. "We certainly can't use the Academy's own housing for this kind of dangerous research, so the Academy has special rooms for Inscription research and potion research, with certain protective measures. You can go in directly with this tag."
Lu Yuan took the small plaque, weighed it in his hand, and then put it away.
The meal happened to be around noon, and the two chatted about bombs and Inscription while eating. After finishing the meal, Gregory hurriedly prepared to arrange for the delivery of materials.
Gregory had just stood up, about to rush out to arrange the delivery of materials, when Lu Yuan raised his hand and stopped him.
"Wait a minute," Lu Yuan stood up, "I have time now. Let's go. I'll show you the plan as soon as possible. If you like it, just give me the medicinal herbs."
Gregory had just stepped out the door when he heard those words, and he froze on the spot. When he turned around, his eyes lit up instantly.
He originally thought he would have to wait a while, since he found Lu Yuan's mission in the Bounty District. If he hadn't seen the Intermediate Pharmacology and Intermediate Inscription Studies Certification on the same bounty mission, he wouldn't have guessed that it was Lu Yuan.
He was originally planning to ask Lu Yuan for help when he was available, but he also knew very well that he had been stuck on this research for a very long time without any significant progress. Now that he had finally managed to get Lu Yuan involved, he wanted to finish the job immediately more than anyone else. He didn't expect that Lu Yuan would have time right now.
"Sure, sure, no problem," Gregory agreed on the spot. "As long as you can provide a plan, I can take care of the medicinal herbs. I've already arranged for them through my family, and they arrived last night."
Lu Yuan nodded upon hearing this, meaning that once this issue was resolved, his Dragon Blood Potion could be made.
Without hesitation, he followed Gregory outside, already whispering to Oden in his mind, "When we get there, you have to help me. Whether we can make the Dragon Blood Potion depends on this."
"Don't worry, no problem, leave it to me," Oden agreed readily, clearly more interested in the Dragon Blood Potion than Lu Yuan.
So the two of them, full of excitement, quickly arrived near the Training Ground, where the Research Room that the Knight Academy had specially reserved for its students were located.
Along the way Gregory casually told Lu Yuan a few things about the Research Room here. They weren't cheap, costing at least five Knight Token per month. Gregory's lab was the innermost and most fully equipped single room, costing at least ten tokens per month.
Upon hearing this number, Lu Yuan couldn't help but mentally calculate how many Knight Token he still had in his badge. He almost drooled with envy. He hadn't expected Gregory to be such a rich kid, spending ten Knight Token a month just on rent, almost enough for him to put up a bounty.
They walked all the way to the innermost part and stopped in front of a large stone door, which was engraved with a circle of Formation Patterns.
Lu Yuan remembered the small token he had just received, so he took it out from his body and placed it on the array Formation Patterns. The Formation Patterns lit up slightly, and the stone door opened in response.
When Lu Yuan went inside, he realized that the Research Room was not just large, but almost as large as the entire area of Pharmacy Group in the Hanging Tower.
The room was filled with densely packed metal Ore, and the air was thick with the smell of gunpowder. There were dozens of round metal molds stacked together along the walls.
Gregory had clearly been working on his dangerous bomb for a long time.
"Holy crap!" Upon seeing this, Lu Yuan didn't stand on ceremony with Gregory. He immediately stepped forward, pointed at the metal sphere, and asked, "Can I touch this thing?"
"Don't worry, it's all safe. You could even inject your sanity into it without any problem," Gregory waved his hand. "Because I didn't assemble it or load the gunpowder, there won't be any issues."
Lu Yuan then curiously took one out of the pile and examined it, weighing it in his hand. Oden had very little experience with such things, also stared wide-eyed in the direction Lu Yuan was looking.
The metal casing in front of us seems to have been manufactured using some special method; there is a ring of something resembling a metal slot in the middle of the round shell.
Lu Yuan only needed to hold it gently and rotate it in different directions to open the entire outer shell, revealing the nested spatial structure inside. The inner walls of each layer were engraved with dense patterns, making the whole thing look like a very exquisite work of art.