Star Forge Titan

The person who came was Jabba, who personally delivered the materials on the list and the rest of the reward.

After a few polite words, the fat businessman expressed regretfully that although most of the materials mentioned above were in stock on the black market, dragon blood was the only rare material that was available because a passing wizard had purchased a large quantity of it before, so now only the lower-grade sub-dragon blood was available.

Hearing his words, Afrediya frowned but did not get angry. However, for some reason, the fat merchant crumpled his hat with both hands in extreme anxiety and stood there shaking.

"Okay, I understand." After saying that, the princess waved her hand to signal Jabba that he could leave.

The fat businessman bowed repeatedly and walked out of the laboratory backwards in a cold sweat.

"Damn it, she's just a busty maid, why do my legs tremble when she frowns?" Jabba muttered.

When the maidservant beside the alchemist frowned, he actually felt like he was meeting his boss. After all, that gentleman had been the one who had the final say and had ruled the entire Flanders underworld for over a decade.

But how could a young woman inadvertently reveal such a terrifying and condescending aura?

Confused, the fat businessman was still thinking about this matter until he got into the carriage. After a long while, he frowned and waved his hand to signal his subordinates to come over.

"Go contact the boss, our guest seems to be a bit unusual."

The subordinate quickly jumped off the carriage and quickly disappeared in the crowded crowd.

On the other side, looking at the missing dragon blood on the list, Afrediya bit her lip lightly.

After thinking for a moment, she took out an exquisite dagger from her personal collection, the blade emitting a mithril luster.

The red-haired girl slashed her hand with the tip of the knife. The sharp blade cut through her fair skin, leaving a streak of sparks and leaving only an inconspicuous scratch. However, what slowly seeped out of it was a strange blood mixed with a light golden glow.

Catching the strange blood in a test tube, Afrediya glanced at Ivan who was reciting words in the laboratory.

"That should be enough."

Chapter 15: Demigod's Body

Now that all the materials are ready, the next step is naturally the preparations before the ceremony.

Wearing cowhide protective gloves, Afrediya stood confidently in front of the workbench. She had her vibrant bright red hair neatly tied into a ponytail, and the swaying braids kept attracting Ivan's attention.

"Just continue to memorize words." Without turning her head, the eldest princess pulled up her gloves and started working quickly.

She processed various materials at a dazzling speed. Others needed professional drawing tools to complete the arcane array, but Afrediya drew it perfectly on the silver-plated base with just her bare hands.

Extracting the essence of materials, precipitating material crystals, and dissolving raw minerals, each task is completed at an extremely high level.

Even Ivan, who once moonlighted as an alchemist, felt ashamed of Afredia's skillful manipulation. Indeed, the technical sergeants repairing tanks in the field and the true scholars designing them in the laboratory were two completely different professions.

Compared to the red-haired girl, an alchemist like him who was complacent about piecing two damaged vehicles into a usable one was at best a glue assembler, while Her Royal Highness the Princess was the kind of big shot who made her own prototypes.

In just three hours, an extremely complex arcane magic array was drawn on the silver-plated base in the open space in the middle of the laboratory.

The main body of the magic circle is a hexagram, and different spell formulas are written in each corner in languages ​​such as Dragon Language, Elvish Language, and Runes, which have magical effects in themselves. There are also three circles of auxiliary magic circles on the outside to increase stability. This modular design concept obviously comes from the City of a Thousand Towers.

In the center of the magic circle is a cylindrical glass container filled with fusion potion, which has been integrated with the essence extracted from various materials including metal ores. These are the "building materials" used to support the materials needed in the transformation process.

"Huh, it's finally done, but it took me three hours. It seems that my skills have regressed a bit since leaving the City of a Thousand Towers." Glancing at the clock in the corner, Afrediya couldn't help but pout, obviously not very satisfied with the result.

Then, the red-haired girl turned to look at Ivan, who was obediently holding the dictionary and memorizing it.

"This is the first time I've used this kind of spell transformation template. Are you sure you can use it directly without any experiments?" Afrediya showed a worried look.

"It's okay, I believe in your skills." After closing the dictionary, Alvin stood up and walked to the magic circle.

The text description of 'Completion: 200%' in the system interface fully explains everything.

"I didn't expect that the inference of the big guy on the forum was actually true." Looking at this line of information, Alvin couldn't help but mutter to himself.

A 100% completion rate means that all steps of the ritual are correct, and if the completion rate exceeds this number, there are generally only two possibilities.

One is that the ritual materials have been replaced at a high level, that is, they are replaced with more advanced materials that include the medicinal effects of the original materials. This kind of wasteful behavior will basically not occur except among the big spenders, and it is estimated that it can only increase the completeness by about 5%-25%.

The second type is even rarer. Without changing the materials, the person performing the ceremony further optimizes the original ceremony, so that the effect of this ceremony can even exceed the theoretical limit of similar ceremonies under normal circumstances.

Of course, in principle there is a third possibility, which is to make high-level replacements of materials while further optimizing the ritual.

What he saw right now was most likely the third type...

"Is it really okay? At school, my instructor only lets me help out. Every time I'm in charge of a ceremony halfway through, they'll stop it and kick us out of the lab to start over on our own." Afrediya clenched her hands nervously.

"And..." She hesitated whether to tell the other party that she had replaced the dragon blood.

"No problem!" Ivan patted her shoulder hard.

This is the unprecedented Elrond Mysteries with 200% completion!

"Believe me, and believe in yourself who I believe in. There will be absolutely no problem!" Alvin said excitedly.

"Yeah." Looking at the black-haired boy's fiery eyes, the eldest princess couldn't help but nodded vigorously with a red face.

Then, Alvin began to take off his clothes.

"Ah~" Afrediya pretended to scream, covering her eyes with her hands but spreading her fingers to reveal large gaps.

"Uh." Alvin stopped and felt a little embarrassed.

"Please turn your head."

"Tsk." The eldest princess smacked her lips softly, with an intensity that was barely noticeable to others.

You just smacked your lips...

As he was about to untie his belt, Alvin couldn't help but complain in his heart.

After completing her own preparations, Afrediya first gave Ivan underwater breathing, and then used the alcohol treated by the spell to draw a symbol on his back.

"Extreme·Dualization·False Life"

The symbol quickly evaporated and disappeared along with Afrediya's spell. At the same time, a positive energy from the outside world was guided and transformed into vitality and temporarily integrated into Ivan's body.

Unlike the vitality of a living thing, although this power is still preserved in Ivan's body, it is obviously dissipating on its own, but it will take some time before it completely dissipates.

Before that, the black-haired boy will immerse his whole body in the fusion potion, and then the ceremony will officially begin.

"Evan." Afrediya, who was standing outside the magic circle, suddenly shouted.

"What's wrong?" Ivan, who had not yet entered the container, looked back at her.

"..." Afrediya hesitated to speak.

Although the blueprint provided by Alvin was very detailed, it was still an unfamiliar transformation ritual that had not been verified.

Although beneath her cheerful exterior, she was filled with irrepressible anxiety, and indeed she desperately needed the strength to escort herself back to the capital, Avonmore, these were by no means reasons for her to ask others to sacrifice themselves for her.

Afrediya's moral code did not allow her to think that way, let alone do that.

However, the black-haired boy in front of him was about to make a very risky move, and a large part of the reason might be because of her.

They have only known each other for ten days. Even if there are some subtle feelings between them, this is not a reason to let the other party take huge risks for themselves.

Perhaps seeing the confusion in the red-haired girl's heart, Ivan suddenly smiled at her.

"Don't think too much, this is for myself." After saying that, he immersed himself in the potion.

Yes, for myself.

Ivan whispered again in his heart.

So that I can feel...peace of mind in this world full of crises!

After coming to this world, knowing the future, he has never felt truly at peace in his heart. The unknown origin of the genocide, the upcoming wave of the times, a weak mortal cannot survive such a turbulent wave!

Therefore, he chose to become a demigod walking among the human world, attacking the throne that combines power and authority, no matter how great the risk!

Various changes began to take place. One third of the blood in Ivan's body was extracted as basic material. The red blood floated in the fusion potion and was reshaped into various artificial organs through a ritual.

During this process, his life force began to be consumed, but the temporary life force injected before the ritual offset this loss.

"What a genius design! I didn't expect that the temporary false vitality added by the second-level spell 'False Life' could actually offset the loss of vitality caused by the rapid alienation of the body during the spell transformation." Afrediya exclaimed.

The Mysteries of Elrond are not without cost. Although the Order of Blood continues to improve this ritual, the lifespan of lower-level demons is still shorter than the theoretical lifespan of ordinary people.

Of course, in Elrond, where the natural environment is harsh, the reality is that the lower-level demons who have undergone transformation actually live longer than ordinary people.

But like many of the new techniques used in the rituals that Irwin showed her, this solution was almost as easy to implement in practice; what was truly valuable was the new ideas it embodied.

Apart from the ceremony itself, this is the eldest princess's greatest gain.

Although Afrediya is a bit of a natural and a glutton, these superficial shortcomings cannot hide her essence as a genius mage.

Through the ritual taught by Ivan, the red-haired girl discovered a new way of thinking that was completely different from the existing mainstream view. In the foreseeable future, she is likely to use this as an opportunity to trigger another technological revolution that did not originally exist in the plot.

In a sense, without realizing it, Alvin had already had an impact on the real Palladio that far exceeded his expectations.

But that had little to do with the boy now. The artificial organs that Elrond's secret ritual had created with his own tissues began to activate one by one. His bright red second heart slowly began to beat under a burst of electric stimulation, and his other organs also gradually revived.

During this process, Ivan himself not only did not feel any pain, but instead looked at his body from a third-person perspective in a way similar to an out-of-body experience.

In front of him was a system interface he had never seen before, projecting virtual images of various artificial organs and his own body.

"Wait, wait, do I have to assemble it myself? I've played the game 'Shell Surgery Simulator' before, but this interface looks more like that ridiculous game 'Spore'!"

The corners of Ivan's mouth twitched slightly. Apparently, the Elrond players in the game used this interface to customize the ritual effects when performing the secret rituals, so their fighting style and body structure were so - free.

"Just waiting like this isn't a solution." Looking at the countdown in the corner of the interface, Alvin knew that he couldn't wait indefinitely.

"I have no choice but to go!" With a little trepidation, he went up!

The first thing to be fused is the second heart. This artificial organ allows the recipient to keep the circulatory system in the body functioning even if the original heart is damaged, and can even endure harsh vacuum environments for a short period of time.

According to the design blueprint, Alvin attached it to the original heart and connected it to the body's circulatory system through new blood vessels. In the subsequent ritual stage, this organ will also strengthen and transform the blood vessels throughout the body.

What appeared next was a tubular bone reinforcement organ. As soon as Alvin moved it into the body, he saw the human body's projected skeleton expanding outward to form a circle of phantom.

This organ has a very complex structure inside, which can monitor and secrete hormones that affect epiphyseal healing and bone ossification. As a result, the patient's ribs will develop into plate-like bone pieces, which are then superimposed on each other to form an internal skeletal breastplate.

At the same time, the patient's entire skeleton will be enlarged proportionally, and under the influence of an engineered hormone secreted by another bone-strengthening organ, it will absorb metal and ceramic particles to strengthen the ultimate strength of the entire skeleton.

After carefully implanting this important organ that shaped the new frame of his body, Alvin gradually felt calm. He began to carry out the subsequent work according to the instructions, and the indicator bar on the right side of the interface symbolizing the completion of the transformation also rose sharply.

Artificial organs that affect the circulatory system have been integrated one after another, including muscle-strengthening cells that strengthen muscles throughout the body, blood-regenerating organs that enhance hematopoietic capacity and change blood components to make it more efficient to adapt to the body's conditions after artificial organ implantation, new management nerve tissues that monitor other artificial organs, Lariman organs that quickly stop bleeding and promote wound healing, and other artificial organs that affect the circulatory system.

Next are the nerve nodes that control sleep, the pre-positioned stomach for pre-digestion, the third lung that strengthens breathing and filters out poisonous gases, the visual control organ that comprehensively improves vision, the Lyman ear that can improve hearing and filter out noise to be immune to dizziness, the pebble kidneys that filter blood and resist toxins, the special glands that secrete acidic saliva, and so on.

Of course, using magic to simulate the technology of another world cannot be completely replicated, but in the words of the designer, this is like the various war groups losing some of their transformation technology in the long history, but it is a rare insight.

However, although games can be fun, when it comes to actually using it in real life, the more perfect it is, the better.

After an unknown amount of time, Alvin finally completed the last step, which was the implantation of the black shell, in a sweat.

This implantable interface, made through artificial nerves, manifests itself in the game as a special equipment slot, allowing specific equipment to be used more efficiently in actual combat.

Even if the Space Marine transformation surgery in the Warhammer world was successful, it would take two to three years for the recipient to complete their development, and close medical observation and immediate adjustments would be required during this process.

However, the modified version of the spell carried out by the replica of Elrond's secret ritual completed most of the changes in advance by consuming vitality. The ritual with 200% completion rate allowed each artificial organ to develop to the most perfect state in theory.

After completing the entire ritual, the extra life brought by the 'false life' was almost completely exhausted, and the black-haired boy's body was also very different from before.

Now, Alvin's body is more than two meters tall, and his muscles are as strong as rocks and as tough as steel. Ordinary strong men from the north are like children who have not grown up in front of him. It is hard to imagine what kind of terrible battle such a powerful body is used to face.

In addition, the implantation of artificial organs also makes him immune to most poison gases and toxins, and he can even survive in a vacuum for a short period of time. The speed of his nerve reaction exceeds the limit of ordinary people by several times, his skin is strong enough to resist knives, his vision is comparable to military optical sights, and his hearing range covers a large area of ​​the surrounding urban area.

Not only did all physical attributes increase by +3, but the system panel also added two rows of new characteristics and talents...

At this moment, the countdown on the panel completely returned to zero, and Ivan's consciousness was instantly pulled back into his body.

"Wait, I haven't finished checking for the seventh time!" With this thought, the black-haired boy fell into a deep coma with complete unconsciousness.

This also prevented him from seeing the two latest prompts that popped up on the system interface.

[Ancient dragon blood factor detected, gaining additional talent - Heavenly Armor. ]

[Titan bloodline activated, star soul forging...]

At the same time, Afrediya, who was closely watching the transformation process outside the magic circle, suddenly noticed something.

Someone triggered the arcane seal she had placed in the corridor outside the lab.

The red-haired girl stood up with a serious expression, looked at Ivan who had not yet woken up, then quickly walked to the door of the laboratory, pressed the handle and began to recite a spell in Elvish.

Click, click, click. The third-level protective spell 'Sealing Seal' locked the thick iron-clad oak door with a force field.

Moreover, the extra spells specially chosen by the eldest princess in the Elvish language also caused more changes in the magic power, so that while applying the 'sealing seal', it also had other effects on the wooden door itself.

The door with leaves and branches growing on it is completely integrated with the door frame, making it even more difficult to open.

Afrediya knew very well that the seemingly peaceful time now was just a house of cards built on thin ice. The undead faction would not let them return to the capital easily after knowing the truth. The existence of the traitor also made it impossible for her to seek help from other reformists or allies.

So, despite her relaxed and cheerful appearance, the eldest princess's heart was always tense.