The last time that he slept was after he had forged the hammer. The rank 4 formations he was trying to create had burdened his mind, so he had slept to relax.
That was ten years ago. Currently, he doesn't plan to sleep any time soon. On the other side is Roar, who will sleep at every opportunity he has to lay his head down.
This made Arthur chuckle and say, "Yeah. I don't think Roar is golden core material."
After making that comment, he stopped his wandering mind and focused on making the life pills. He was currently in the stage of converting his flesh into the life pills. This stage requires his attention.
His flesh is in a transparent vat filled with a liquid that is energy rich. The pieces of flesh are growing and expanding into round balls of flesh.
This time, he has a powerful divine sense, so he doesn't need to attach sensors to the flesh to keep track of their conditions. He can sense what's going on directly with his divine sense, and what he senses is more accurate than using sensors.
While he was working, news quickly spread around the inner sect about the new golden core elder of the sect. Stella and the guy who ran the bet were to be blamed for this.
The guy that ran the betting pool told the people who bet that the reward had been cashed. He told them that not only did Arthur not die like everyone expected, but he also advanced to the fourth mortal coil. This caused quite a sensation in the inner sect.
As for Stella, she told the people of the Red Alliance that he had advanced. Since most of his fans in the Red Alliance were in the outer sect, this meant that news of his advancement also spread in the outer sect.
Funny enough, Roar was asked if all of these were true when he had gone to fetch the materials that Arthur needed. But Roar had said he didn't know what they were talking about.
Roar was lazy, but he knew what he could say and couldn't say. He might not have much of a future prospect, but he was incredibly loyal, which was why Roar didn't want to push him towards his possible death by force.
As the news spread, many people sent messages to congratulate him and ask if the rumors were true. He replied during his breaks to tell them that news of his advancement was true.
He received many messages from people like Storm Hawk, Thor, Jason, Goldwyn, and his younger brother Tyson. Even Leroy, the lover of the humanoid beast named Princess, also sent a message to congratulate him.
Aside from congratulations, many of them also wanted to know his experience. They wanted the information so that they would be able to prepare better.
He didn't have much to tell them that wasn't in the public records. Besides, his golden core has two elements, so his experience will be too different from theirs. So he didn't waste time in this.
He spent most of his time forging and checking messages. None of the invitations for a party could make him break this routine. Three weeks passed like this.
After three weeks of hard work, the hammer was finally done. The final product looked identical to the previous form. It was still black with blue glowing runes on it. But it was bigger and heavier now.
Despite the increase to its size, he can still lift and wield it with one hand. He can do this as easily as he used to be able to do. But the hammer is truly not the same thing that it was three weeks ago.
First of all, the hammer is heavier now. On its own, it weighs 100,000 tonnes. It can be made to become heavier with formations.
Secondly, the hammer can only be wielded by him. The external foundation with the hammer will simply refuse to work with anyone else that isn't him.
The recognition of ownership is a new feature that got added after the external foundation reached the golden core. At that point, it should be called an external core.
As an external core produced from his flesh, blood, and energy, it knows to recognize his energy signature now and only work with him.
Anyone who wants to use the hammer must first input their own energy into it. Once the external core in the hammer tests the energy and determines that it is the wrong one, it will shut the hammer down.
Arthur also added some formations to enhance this feature and block the energy of other people from continuing to flow into the hammer after the external core has rejected them. This way, they won't be able to break the hammer by bursting its circuits open with their energy.
The last change that the hammer has undergone is that the hammer now produces a powerful and temporary magnetic field, which requires his magnetic field manipulation talent to wield.
The magnetic field of his golden core has to synchronize with the magnetic field of the hammer, and his magnetic field manipulation is needed for this to happen. This makes it so that his magnetic field manipulation talent is required to wield the hammer.
So even if someone managed to trick the external core into compliance, they will be unable to wield the hammer as easily as he can because they lack his talent. To them, the hammer will be too heavy, and they won't be able to control the magnetic field.
Only someone like him can make the hammer appear light in his hands. He can even make the hammer. float in the air. It consumes a lot of mental energy, though.
He twirled the hammer for a while. Then he placed it back on the table.
This simple action caused the whole floor of the building to vibrate and thump. This was because the hammer was very heavy.