Deep within the Primordial Blood Crystal Vein stood a hastily assembled underground laboratory.
A crystal chandelier cast a soft glow over the underground space, which was as large as two Council Chambers.
Veylin spread the stack of parchment in the center of the long table, with Valerius, Sarah, and Elwin seated around it.
"Phineas's paper," Veylin said without preamble. "A theory the Academy dismissed as worthless, but I believe it can change everything."
Valerius picked up the first page, his glasses nearly slipping off his nose.
"Targeted nourishment using primordial blood crystals? That madman actually wanted to use primordial blood crystals to cultivate magical beasts?" The old alchemist's voice trembled slightly. "Veylin, do you know what this means?"
"For anyone else, an astronomical expense in Gold Suns." Veylin pointed beneath his feet. "For us, just the cost of mining."
Elwin picked up the paper, growing more absorbed as he read.
As a mage of the Life School who studied ecological resonance, he was not opposed to such a bold concept.
"Life field technology does have potential," Elwin said slowly. "But the resource consumption..."
"Resources aren't the problem. What matters is how to turn them into strength more efficiently."
Veylin interrupted him, picked up a squid anatomy diagram from the table, and drew a heavy circle around the ink sac with a charcoal pencil.
"A squid's ink sac usually occupies almost a third of its body cavity. It's a natural internal chamber."
"We'll use that as our foundation and apply Phineas's theory to create an unprecedented biological submarine."
He paused. "I'm naming this project-Leviathan."
Valerius's eyes widened. Sarah tilted her head, confusion flickering in her golden compound eyes.
Sarah tilted her head, a confused gleam flickering in her golden compound eyes.
"Father, what is Leviathan?"
"A deep-sea beast from North Sea