With the credits credited, White retrieved the four pieces of equipment and handed them to Lancelot, instructing him, "The other three pieces are fine, but you need to be especially careful with the Molecular Aggregation Insect. This worm king is extremely volatile, lacks willpower and Divine Power, making it very difficult to subdue. When you implant it into his brain, be extremely cautious; it's best to have a high-level alchemist assist you to avoid any mistakes."
"The Insect King?"
Lancelot looked at the semi-transparent, capsule-like device in his hand. Inside, a beetle the size of a thumb was curled up and asleep. This was the Insect King, much larger than ordinary Aggregation Insect. Only by relying on the special mental fluctuations emitted by the Insect King could the swarm be controlled.
Furthermore, even if the entire swarm dies out, it's not a problem, as long as the Zerg King is alive, the swarm can reproduce again.
"Don't worry, Brother White, I'll be careful," Lancelot grinned.
After leaving the underground warehouse, Lancelot bid farewell to White and invited him to visit him another day, to which White gladly accepted.
Back in Professor Sugela ' laboratory.
Sugela, who was reviewing experimental data at the time, heard the noise and asked without turning around, "How's the harvest?"
"Thanks to the teacher, I've managed to get my hands on quite a few powerful pieces of equipment this time."
"Of course, all the technical talents of the Holy Sword Academy are in our research institute. As long as you develop well here, you'll have no shortage of equipment in the future," Sugela said earnestly, painting a rosy picture.
Lancelot nodded quickly, "Of course I understand, and I will dedicate more time to studying at the research institute in the future."
"This child is teachable." Sugela smiled with satisfaction, realizing he had found the secret to getting Lancelot to study hard.
After chatting for a while, Lancelot prepared to take his leave.
Sugela didn't try to stop him, but before leaving, she instructed him, "In a while, the Divine Research Institute of the Steel Refining Academy will invite me to an academic seminar. You should come along; it will broaden your horizons and expand your knowledge."
"The Divine Research Institute? What's that?" Lancelot asked, puzzled.
"A grand yet insane plan. We don't even know if it will succeed. If it does, the Alliance will once again enter a period of rapid development, but..." Sugela shook his head with a complicated expression.
Seeing this, Lancelot's eyes flickered. It seemed that his teacher was not very optimistic about this so-called Divine Research Institute project.
However, judging from Sugela ' expression, he clearly didn't want to say anything more to him, so Lancelot wisely refrained from asking and instead said with a smile, "If I can get back to the academy in time, I'll go with my teacher."
"Hmm, it should be fine, after all, there are still a few months left."
After saying this, Sugela waved his hand, and Lancelot bowed and left the laboratory.
Back home, Lancelot instructed Christine to block out any distractions, then went alone to his room, took out the capsule containing the Insect King, and examined it under the light.
Bathed in light, Lancelot's keen pupils spotted the countless tiny tentacles floating around the Insect King, as well as its eighteen barbed claws.
What Lancelot needed to do next was to implant this monstrous insect into his brain and complete the neural connection.
Just by thinking about it, one can perceive the dangers and difficulties involved.
However, Lancelot was willing to take the risk in order to control this Legend three-star equipment.
Let's begin!
Taking a deep breath, Lancelot pressed a button on the capsule device, and a pale green mist was released, enveloping the Insect King.
The insect king, which had been sleeping, slowly awoke. Its carapace trembled slightly, and its curled-up body gradually stretched out.
At the same time, a ferocious mental fluctuation spread out again from the Insect King. This Divine Power even formed a tangible shockwave, turning the entire room into a mess.
Lancelot was the first to be hit; with a whoosh, his hair flew backward as if blown by a strong wind.
Not only that, waves of mental attacks descended upon his mind, transforming into a gigantic black beetle that roared to the sky.
Its eyes are scarlet with scattered, irregular black spots. Its eighteen legs are incredibly sharp and covered with barbs. Countless tentacles extend from its back, drifting and swaying like seaweed.
"Similar to absorbing bloodline potions, defeating this guy's mental projection and forcing him to submit will allow me to take control of him. Then, the final step is to implant it into his brain." Lancelot narrowed his eyes, a thought flashing through his mind, and activated the Flow Method's Absolute Focus state.
In his mind, countless pale white light spots coalesced into Lancelot's body. He rubbed his wrist and casually beckoned to the Insect King opposite him.
Roar!!
The insect king, already short-tempered, had never been so humiliated. With a roar, it charged forward.
This creature was incredibly fast; in a flash, it appeared before Lancelot, its eighteen spear-like insect legs stabbing wildly, trying to pierce and destroy Lancelot's mental projection.
However, Lancelot seemed to handle the onslaught with ease, his movements elusive and seemingly dodging the insect's legs with the slightest touch. In reality, half a minute later, the insect king had gained nothing and instead had its legs severed by Lancelot.
The battle was completely under control; Lancelot had extensive experience dealing with such unintelligent individuals.
He was like a seasoned hunter, slowly bleeding his prey, like boiling a frog in lukewarm water, gradually weakening the initially Berserk insect king.
"Are you convinced?"
"It's almost done," Lancelot said coldly.
Since it was spoken within his brain, the words were equivalent to mental transmission. Although the Insect King was not very intelligent, he could still somewhat sense what the Insect King wanted to express.
Roar!!
The Insect King roared furiously, its body shattered, clearly not yet subdued.
Upon seeing this, Lancelot's gaze turned cold, and his Divine Power surged, mimicking the aura of his previous life.
In an instant, he seemed to have become a different person.
The Insect King's eyes widened.
In its perception, the human before it seemed to have suddenly transformed into a Destruction demon god shrouded in black mist, with mountains of corpses Blood Sea behind him, and a terrifying aura of Destruction and Slaughter pressing down from the sky.
The Insect King had never seen such a sight before, and having already been nearly weakened by Lancelot, it quickly found itself unable to resist. It prostrated itself, emitting strange whimpers to indicate its submission.
"Success!"
Lancelot was overjoyed.