During the procurement process, a detail caught his attention.
Unlike the strict supervision when he used those fifty Magic Stones before.
This time, no staff asked about his purchase purpose or source of funds.
Even when he bought some Magic Potion Materials clearly unrelated to the "Abyss Exploration Simulation Device," no one raised any questions.
"It seems that the elevation of status brings not only resources but also freedom."
He pondered the meaning of this change:
"The sponsorship of five hundred Magic Stones, supervision is virtually nonexistent. Whereas before, every expenditure with those fifty Magic Stones had to be carefully reviewed."
This difference clearly reflects the hierarchical order in the Wizard World.
When your status is high enough, the entire system defaults your choices to be reasonable, no longer intervening on a micro level.
In the next few hours, Ron visited several specialized shops, purchasing a large quantity of precious materials:
"Dream Realm Crystal" for Spiritual Power research;
"Star Dew" that can enhance the effect of Magic Potions;
"Ethereal Gold" with spatial attributes...
"Would you like assistance with transportation, Lecturer Ralph?"
The owner of the last shop actively asked:
"The total weight of these materials is considerable and they require special storage conditions."
"No need, I have my own storage space."
Ron patted the Spatial Bag: "But thank you for the suggestion."
As he walked out of Star Market, the sunset was already beginning to set.
Today’s procurement would comprehensively upgrade his personal equipment.
On the other hand, he also keenly felt the various conveniences brought by the elevation of status.
"Power is indeed a good thing."
He mused inwardly, while also maintaining necessary vigilance:
"But don’t forget, this is all built on the foundation of strength.
If someday value is lost, these conveniences would vanish in an instant."
With this in mind, Ron quickened his pace, preparing to go back and sort today’s gains.
Tomorrow he still needs to visit Vinard’s laboratory to pay the consultation fee and conduct the fusion work of those two Alchemy Items.
.........
The next morning, when the door of the dedicated elevator slid open, Ron was immediately struck by the metallic scent and spiritual pressure.
The air here carried weight itself, every breath felt the stimulating sensation brought by high concentration Magic Power.
Vinard’s private laboratory is simply the perfect embodiment of a mad scientist’s dream.
Dozens of precise equipment, reaching several meters high, were neatly arranged, each emitting awe-inspiring Energy Fluctuation.
Some equipment’s casing was crawling with tentacle-like conduits, conducting some sort of mysterious Alchemy experiment;
Others were surrounded by transparent force fields, inside you could see atomic-level precise operations.
The most eye-catching were the "specimens" hanging from the ceiling, samples of bizarre materials from different worlds.
"Arrived on time, very good."
Vinard’s Void Remains projection appeared in the center of the laboratory, quite different from when communicating last night.
For precise Alchemy operations, he projected more of his Void Remains here.
The silver metal body became more "real," the surface engraved with densely packed rune circuits.
The face completely abandoned human features, replaced by angular metallic construction.
A triangular blue crystal was embedded in his forehead, serving as his core computational unit.
Only those pure silver eyes retained a trace of the "warmth" from when he was once human.
"The consultation fee of ten Magic Stones, just put it into that payment device."
Vinard pointed to a strangely shaped container in the corner.
It looked like the stomach of some Abyssal Creature, covered on the surface with writhing tentacles and blinking eyes:
"Don’t be afraid, it only eats Magic Stones, has no interest in live humans."
Ron carefully placed the Magic Stones inside.
The container immediately emitted a satisfied gurgling sound, the blood vessel patterns on the surface flickered like a heartbeat.
A few eyes blinked several times, seemingly expressing gratitude.
"Very novel design," Ron couldn’t help but comment.
"Haha, that’s a little guy I brought back from the tenth level of the Abyss, in the ’Greed Dimension’, after some transformation it became a perfect paymaster."
Vinard said proudly:
"It has a natural yearning for Magic Stones, and is absolutely honest, never embezzles. Much more reliable than those human accountants."
When Ron took out the "Eyes of True Wisdom" and "Eyes of Time", Vinard’s silver eyes immediately showed strong interest.
He extended a mechanical tentacle, hovering above the two items for preliminary scanning:
"Legacy objects of the Blake Clan... and Cassandra’s private collection... a very splendid combination."
His voice grew more professional:
"The energy frequencies of these two Alchemy Items indeed have natural resonance points, if fused successfully, the effect will far exceed simple addition.
However, the process will be complex, requiring reconstruction of their core logic architectures."
Vinard moved toward the workbench in the center of the laboratory.
When he activated the equipment, the entire platform began to emit a soft blue light.
Countless fine energy lines intertwined in the air, forming a three-dimensional analysis network.
"First is material compatibility testing..."
Vinard’s dozens of mechanical tentacles swiftly operated on the control panel, actions as precise as those of a trained pianist:
"Each Alchemy Item has its inherent Energy Resonance Frequency, as uniquely as a biological genetic sequence.