134: Caesar family, coming-of-age ceremony

“A giant sword and a set of tech particles are a bit too few.”

“Perhaps I can make more. Not just weapons, but also…”

Looking at the giant sword in his hand, Li An suddenly had another idea. The flexibility and structural nature of tech particles meant their use extended far beyond a single function.

He could even use them to create a set of armor, and because he was the creator, he could manipulate the tech particles as easily as an extension of his own limbs, just like the tentacles in his previous Blacklight state.

Thinking of this.

Li An first fell into a brief silence, then, after only a few seconds, he moved again.

With his previous experience, Li An's movements were noticeably faster this time. He took out materials one by one from his portable space, and then, under the action of Alchemy equipment, they were melted, re-forged, implanted, and so on.

Time passed.

This time, Li An’s completion time was significantly faster. After just over two hours, another set of tech particles appeared before Li An.

“Armor.”

Looking at this newly created set of tech particles, Li An first activated them, then silently thought of the word.

The next second.

As his words fell, the set of tech particles in front of him quickly surged towards him. When they reached him, the tech particles first condensed into shape in the air, finally transforming into a black vest that covered Li An’s body.

Bang!

The moment the vest was on Li An, he immediately clenched his fist and punched his own chest. He even used fifty percent of his strength for this punch, and the result was beyond his expectation: the moment his fist hit the vest, the vest, composed of tech particles, instantly disintegrated and fell to the ground.

“The energy in the particles is depleted, and the toughness is still not enough.”

Looking at the tech particles scattered on the ground, Li An showed no surprise, but rather a thoughtful expression.

He then collected these particles again. The materials used to create these particles were not ordinary, and besides, this stuff could be reused, so it couldn't be wasted like that.

“I need to strengthen the upper limit of the particles' energy capacity, or inject higher-level energy to improve their quality.”

“As for toughness, perhaps I can add new materials, or use higher-grade materials for production.”

After placing the tech particles on the operating table, Li An rested his left hand on his chin and muttered to himself.

A moment later.

Li An, who had recovered from his thoughts, made new movements again. This time, he put both of the only two sets of tech particles back into the Alchemy equipment. He intended to melt them down and re-forge them.

The sound of a large amount of air being squeezed out echoed in the room, and each Alchemy device once again emitted its unique sound. As the equipment started, Li An quickly moved, observing the changes and re-forging of the tech particles.

Half an hour later.

When Li An carefully used the operating hand to take out the only re-forged tech particle from the mold, an unexpected scene occurred: the moment the operating hand touched the particle, it exploded with a bang, turning into a pile of powder that drifted down from the air.

It failed!

Li An looked at this sudden scene, first showing a hint of surprise on his face, then quickly realizing that it should be a quality issue with the manufacturing materials. Although these materials were not bad after his repeated tempering and reshaping, they simply could not withstand his repeated refining, and thus exploded just as they were about to form.

Materials!

Indeed, using the same type of materials that Fiora used to create tech particles was still not enough. However, from Fiora's memories, he learned that those materials seemed to have become extinct, completely disappearing with the demise of Krypton.

Although he was in the Paradise, due to his low level, the materials he could currently purchase were already top-tier. To use higher-grade materials, he would first have to raise his level.

No!

There was still one way.

At this moment, Li An suddenly remembered that he seemed to have a channel to acquire materials, but he didn't know if the materials appearing through that channel would include what he needed.

Thinking of this, Li An's mind stirred. He directly activated his Scavenger authority.

Scavenger Trading Platform!

This was a function he discovered after activating his Scavenger authority. On this platform, some Scavengers would post their spoils or items for sale. As long as the price was suitable, online transactions could be completed directly through the Paradise's functions.

When Li An entered the trading platform, there were indeed some items posted by other Scavengers. However, after a quick look, Li An did not find what he wanted.

So, he directly posted a message on the Scavenger platform, seeking to purchase all materials needed to manufacture tech particles. Li An set the quality requirements for these materials extremely high and stated that the price was negotiable.

After doing all this, Li An waited for a few minutes. Seeing that no one had contacted or replied to him, he exited the trading platform.

Then Li An looked at the operating table in front of him. With the current material quality being insufficient, the plan to continue Alchemy naturally could not proceed.

If that was the case, then staying in the room naturally had no meaning.

Thinking of this, Li An walked directly towards the door.

Ten minutes later.

Li An slowly submerged his body into the water, feeling the flow of the water, he slowly closed his eyes.

After a day of high-intensity combat in the Tower of Babel, followed by non-stop eating and returning to the safe house for Alchemy, his mind had not had a moment of rest. Now, after entering the massage pool, Li An finally completely relaxed.

Gradually, Li An completely fell into a dream.

And just as Li An was resting, in a distant world among the myriad realms, the mysterious veiled woman who had previously appeared in the stands of the Tower of Babel was now fleeing frantically.

Her previously clean, pure white clothes were now stained blood-red, but despite this, the veiled woman remained silent, simply fleeing with her head down.

“Give up.”

“Miss Eveleth, your Death has arrived this time. No one can save you.”

“The Caesar Family’s coming-of-age ceremony is truly cruel. As expected of a great family among the myriad realms, to let you young ones enter the myriad realms for training like this. Are you not afraid that you will die?”

As the veiled woman fled, a gloomy whisper suddenly sounded behind her.

The next second.

Before the veiled woman could react, a black shadow suddenly descended from the sky, directly smashing into the veiled woman and sending her flying instantly.