Several square cases were currently stacked in the finished product area of the production line.
Chen Xu walked over quickly, picked one up, and examined it closely, comparing it in detail with the descriptions in his inherited knowledge.
Finally, Chen Xu confirmed that this square case was indeed the treasure he had guessed it was: a one-time soul box.
According to records, there had been quite a few eccentric individuals among the previous Lords of the Undead in the Land of the Undead.
Some were war-hungry, igniting endless fires of war across the myriad worlds.
Some liked to build wonders and then invite creatures from all over the cosmos to come and view them.
Others were fond of invention and had a passion for forging.
This one-time soul box and the Ghost Factory were both the work of that particular eccentric Lord of the Undead, whom the world called the Necrotic Scientist.
Due to his unique hobbies, the knowledge and materials he required were not available in the Land of the Undead.
The Necrotic Scientist used his inventions to trade with other worlds.
The one-time soul box was an item specifically created for the purpose of exchange.
It referenced the characteristics of a lich's soul box but removed its powerful side effects.
Anyone could use a one-time soul box to preserve a soul fragment for themselves, allowing them to be reborn within the box if their main soul encountered a crisis.
Although they would only have a soul after rebirth, the means to reshape a physical body in the myriad worlds were countless.
Life-saving items related to the soul were the truly rare treasures.
Therefore, once the one-time soul box was released, it instantly became popular across the myriad worlds. Even with the Necrotic Scientist producing them day and night, he could not meet the demand.
The Ghost Factory was born from this. It was said that a dynamic ghost had flown next to the Necrotic Scientist while he was working tirelessly on orders, wailing incessantly.
The Necrotic Scientist grabbed it and refined it into the tools he used daily.
But the Necrotic Scientist was still unsatisfied, so he captured more ghosts and researched special tools that allowed ghosts to enter them and drive the tools to operate automatically. Thus, the world's first Ghost Factory was born.
"This is good stuff. It is practically equivalent to an instance of Destiny Points. In the future, it won't just be Heavenly Crafts making things; it will be Chen Xu as well!"
Chen Xu had no use for this soul box himself, but for the professionals of Daxia, it was a life-saving treasure.
Destiny Points were only awarded to the main contributors of a dungeon conquest, and most ordinary professionals did not have resurrection skills.
The appearance of the one-time soul box gave them a chance to recover from mistakes.
Beyond just saving lives, for a national organization like Daxia, it might even allow for the development of new combat strategies.
In the past, to prioritize survival, many strategies were conservative. With the soul box, the conservatives could transform into radicals.
Holding a soul box, Chen Xu returned to the dungeon space.
By now, the skeleton army was nearly finished with the conquest of the first dungeon.
【Dungeon conquest progress: 70%】
【Dungeon conquest reached Phase 1. Unlocked dungeon name: Goblin Kingdom.】
【Dungeon conquest reached Phase 2. Unlocked primary biological information: goblins.】
【Dungeon conquest reached Phase 3. Unlocked primary transcendent school information: bloodline evolution. Creatures here revere bloodlines. The bloodline hierarchy is strict, with high-tier bloodline creatures exerting absolute dominion over low-tier ones.】
【Dungeon conquest reached Phase 4. Unlocked strongest transcendent biological information: goblin king. The strongest among the goblins, every goblin king is a powerful legendary creature.】
Before the Phase 4 prompt even appeared, that poor goblin king had been snatched into the sky by over a dozen bone dragons and played with like a toy until he died. He had no dignity as a legendary creature at all.
Consequently, Chen Xu had Xuan Chu follow the sequence in the records and continue to conquer Dungeon No. 2 after finishing this one.
He, meanwhile, returned to the city to find Qi Xuanheng.
Regarding unknown items, Daxia's protocol was for the academies and Heavenly Crafts to research the usage and conduct tests first, and finally for the combat personnel of the military academy to put them into practice.
So Chen Xu went to give the soul box to Qi Xuanheng to have him help with the testing.
"Sindragosa, let's go!"
Riding Sindragosa, he flew toward the city.
"Elder Qi."
After spotting Qi Xuanheng's location, Chen Xu jumped down from the air.
"Weren't you pulled away by the exploration team to help? How do you have time to look for this old man?"
Qi Xuanheng had noticed the bone dragon in the sky long ago. He had thought Chen Xu was performing some task for Daxia and had not expected him to come looking for him.
Chen Xu handed the soul box to Qi Xuanheng: "This is a good item produced in my territory. I wanted to ask for your help in testing it, Elder Qi."
"Territory?"
Qi Xuanheng didn't quite understand, but he still took the soul box and examined it carefully: "What is this box? What do you want to test?"
Then, Chen Xu explained the function of the one-time soul box to Qi Xuanheng.
At first, Qi Xuanheng was quite relaxed, but the more he heard, the more tense he became. His fingers instinctively tightened around the soul box.
After Chen Xu finished speaking, the two fell into silence.
"Elder Qi?"
Seeing that Qi Xuanheng said nothing and was merely staring intently at the soul box, Chen Xu spoke up to ask.
"Whew, it's nothing," Qi Xuanheng exhaled deeply.
"I will arrange for testing immediately."
Qi Xuanheng took out a smart terminal, entered several encryption keys, and scanned his iris.
In the next instant, two teleportation arrays lit up behind him. The light flared and then died down, revealing two humanoid robots.
Qi Xuanheng placed the soul box into an empty slot in the chest of one of the robots and then spoke with a solemn expression: "Recording mode, Heavenly Crafts No. 1 Summoning Order."
He then repeated what Chen Xu had said.
After he finished, the teleportation arrays activated again, and the two robots disappeared from the spot along with the soul box.
"Elder Qi, your technology is quite impressive. You've even achieved point-to-point teleportation without a pre-existing teleportation array."
"It is not exactly without a pre-existing array. We use Fuxi sub-bodies for positioning and the Fuxi main body for calculations. But there are still errors; the position can shift by about a kilometer. So currently, it is only used for transporting robots and items."
As he spoke, he showed Chen Xu the image of the Fuxi sub-body on his smart terminal.
"The Fuxi sub-bodies have this kind of use?"
This was the first Chen Xu had heard of it. He had thought the sub-bodies were just large AI databases and hadn't expected them to have such a function.
"It was newly developed. With so many people in Heavenly Crafts and the academies being supported by Daxia, we can't exactly fail to produce anything new.
By the way, you said this was produced by your territory. What is the output? What materials are required?"
As soon as the topic shifted to the soul box, Qi Xuanheng entered a serious mode, his face full of gravity.
"About ten a day. As for materials, there are none. It is directly converted from necrotic energy."
"Ten a day! And from necrotic energy? Converting energy directly into matter? What kind of divine technique is this? You brat, you aren't some reincarnation of an ancient powerhouse, are you?"
Chen Xu's reply shocked Qi Xuanheng to the core. The output of such a powerful treasure that involved the soul was actually this high.
What was most ridiculous was that it was converted entirely from energy like necrotic energy.
Aside from the saints in Daxia's folk stories and myths who could manifest their words into reality, Qi Xuanheng could not imagine what kind of powerful technology could achieve such a miracle.
However, it wasn't wrong to say it was created by an ancient powerhouse. The Necrotic Scientist, as a singular being, certainly counted as one.
Chen Xu did not possess the technology; he was merely a transporter of it.
While the two continued to discuss the soul box...
The construction workers in the back had already finished the base for the statue. A twenty-meter-tall statue of Chen Xu was personally held by Bone Guard One and placed onto the base.
The connection between the base and the statue was completed, and the construction worker pressed a button to test the dynamic movement.
A teleportation array condensed in the sky, and a bone dragon statue modeled after Sindragosa flew out, circling Chen Xu three times before flying back into the array.
"Wooo~~"
Seeing this, Sindragosa wanted to fly up and circle along with it, but she was stopped by Chen Xu.
"Elder Qi, this dynamic effect even uses teleportation arrays? Isn't that a bit expensive?"
Chen Xu had thought a holographic projection would be enough and hadn't expected them to use a teleportation array. A teleportation array of this size must consume a lot of energy per activation.
"Don't worry, the sun provides most of the energy, and it isn't always in dynamic mode. It basically only switches to dynamic mode once a week or on special days.
However, if the soul box's function is truly as you described, we could make this statue two hundred meters tall and have it move every day."
"Elder Qi, you are overestimating me too much. You are making me feel a bit embarrassed."
"Overestimating? If the soul box truly has that kind of power, even if Daxia doesn't make it for you, I will personally pay to build a two-hundred-meter one for you."
Seeing Qi Xuanheng's serious expression, Chen Xu quickly said, "There is really no need. The current one is fine."
Qi Xuanheng said no more, merely looking up silently at Chen Xu's statue.
...
After leaving the city, Chen Xu returned to the dungeon.
The primary race in Dungeon No. 2 caught Chen Xu's attention.
【Dungeon conquest progress: 70%】
【Dungeon conquest reached Phase 1. Unlocked dungeon name: Forest Sanctuary.】
【Dungeon conquest reached Phase 2. Unlocked primary biological information: unicorn.】
【Dungeon conquest reached Phase 3. Unlocked primary transcendent school information: bloodline evolution. Creatures here revere bloodlines. The bloodline hierarchy is strict, with high-tier bloodline creatures exerting absolute dominion over low-tier ones.】
【Dungeon conquest reached Phase 4. Unlocked strongest transcendent biological information: holy unicorn. A creature that symbolizes holiness, the bane of darkness, and extremely loathes evil. Your skeletons have already annoyed it.】
A unicorn was a strange creature with the appearance of a horse and great strength.
If he could get a dungeon space fragment with a corresponding affix upon completion, he might be able to add a region for producing mounts to the Undead Kingdom.
So, Chen Xu waited in the dungeon, rubbing his hands in anticipation for the dungeon settlement moment.
【Dungeon conquest progress: 100%】
【The light has been extinguished, the holy incarnation has been ended by evil, and the sanctuary has been targeted by evil and will fall into a land of darkness. Forest Sanctuary dungeon concluded.】
【Congratulations to professional Chen Xu for completing the dungeon conquest. You have received the following rewards:】
【Reward 1: Holy Unicorn Egg (requires a person of kindness and light to hatch)】
【Reward 2: Special Beast Scroll: Unicorn Series (includes unicorn breeding techniques, contract techniques, etc.)】
【Reward 3: Skill Book: Guardian of Light】
【Reward 4: Holy Spring】
【Reward 5: Holy Horn】
【Reward 6: Destiny Points】
【Reward 7: Dungeon Core】
【Reward 8: dungeon space fragment (unicorn)】
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