Gamers Are Fierce-Chapter 568 - 566 Alchemy

The Breeding Box, originally cramped and constricting, became incredibly spacious after the upgrade. Aside from the small hillock where trees and shrubs were planted, the rest of the ground was only covered with a thin layer of soil. The pond, surrounded by dry wood and vines, was filled with constantly bubbling, murky green water. Numerous biological weapons of various sizes and models lay dormant within, arranged neatly, like specimens in an exhibition hall. If one looked closely, one could see the chests of all the biological weapons faintly rising and falling.

After several generations of modification, the bee population had multiplied in both variety and number. No longer able to fit in the original beehive boxes, they had no choice but to build gigantic Beehives over two meters in diameter on the branches of over a dozen tall trees—some other Soldier Bees of different sizes and habits took residence in different areas of the forest and marsh.

Li Ang sat cross-legged on the warm glass floor, with his eyes closed, listening to the wind rustling the leaves, the buzz of insects, and the chirping of birds, feeling the subtle changes of sunlight filtering through the swaying shadows of the trees.

Not sure if it’s my imagination, but after the upgrade, the environmental adjustment function inside seems to have become more intelligent...

Li Ang opened his eyes, gazing at the false sun high above, and murmured to himself, "It’s very comfortable to live in. If I ever have the time to go to the seaside and bring back some seawater and sand, building a beach-themed Holiday Hotel would be nice too."

Considering the soaring housing prices in Yin City, that idea might just make a fortune. The advertising headline is already thought out: [Tired of the city’s splendor? Retreat to our miniature garden, enjoy the seaside scenery, and be an urban noble.]

Li Ang shook his head, tossing the messy thoughts to the back of his mind, and casually took out the *Alchemist’s Travel Diary* from his backpack slot.

This item was obtained from the House of Integrity. During the "dream in the southern lands," he never had the time to properly study it. Now, free from obsession, he could finally settle down and explore it.

[*Alchemist’s Travel Diary*]

[Type: Book]

[Quality: Ordinary]

[Special Effect: Go on a journey. Directly starts a single-player role-playing quest related to the diary’s content. The quest reward is a Beginner Alchemy Skill Scroll. The quest can only be started once. You may exit at any time, but exiting forfeits the reward and does not restore player status. The quest difficulty matches the player’s current level. Using it counts as having experienced one quest, resetting the cooldown for the player’s next quest.]

[Consumption: None]

[Cooldown: None]

[Usage Requirement: Intelligence Attribute equal to or higher than 12]

[Note: Do you want my knowledge? If you do, I can give you all of it. Go find it! I have placed all my knowledge there...]

[Start role-playing quest?]

[Yes/No]

The complex text introduction was directly projected next to the thick cover of the book. Li Ang flipped open the cover. Inside, the book was filled with alien characters that looked like tadpoles, interspersed with some very exquisite, hand-drawn anatomical illustrations of humans and monsters, as well as complicated patterns that seemed to be Alchemy Arrays.

Directly start a quest... Li Ang’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. And it’s a solo role-playing type. Considering that the script is related to the content of the diary, once it begins, there’s a high chance I’ll be role-playing as an Alchemist, or as an investigator pursuing the Alchemist, or as the Alchemist’s friend, assistant, or even a test subject.

He ran his fingers over the smooth pages and murmured to himself, "The task reward clearly states that it is a Beginner Alchemy Skill Scroll. I’ve commissioned a ’mule’ to purchase relevant information at a high price, and the lack of news for so long is enough to prove the scarcity of Alchemy."

In the real world, Alchemy is a chemical philosophy and progenitor from medieval times and earlier, with a history of thousands of years, once widespread in Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Persia, India, the Japan Islands, and elsewhere. Each place developed its own unique form of Alchemy, and to some extent, they influenced and interfered with each other. The main goal of Western Alchemy was to transform common metals into precious ones, particularly gold. As time progressed, various other lines of research developed, such as panaceas, the Philosopher’s Stone, homunculi, and so on.

If one were to disregard Alchemy’s historically demonized and mystical aspects and consider it purely in terms of in-game skills, the Alchemy skill could likely have the effect of ’altering material structures and freely creating objects of any shape.’ For example, converting copper and iron into gold and silver, or simply pressing a hand to the ground to reshape dirt into a main battle tank—provided that the user has perfect mastery over tank manufacturing and sufficient mental power to instantly transmute it.

Li Ang had been coveting Alchemy Skills for a long time. Even without considering that mastering Alchemy Skills is essential for upgrading the Damaged Alchemy Magic Box, he still desperately wanted to get his hands on this skill scroll. Freely creating materials is essentially a bug-level ability.

From the description, as long as I lay my hands on this travel diary, I can initiate the script task, and it does not specify who the user must be, Li Ang thought carefully. Moreover, the form of the task reward is a Skill Scroll, not direct acquisition of Alchemy Skills through completing the script. This means I can offer a bounty on the players’ forum and spend a few thousand Game Currency to hire someone else to complete the script.

Due to the existence of the "SOS Signal" item, there were players on the forum offering "power-leveling" services, serving as Advisors or personally taking the field to help other players conquer tasks.

The description states that the task difficulty is on par with the player’s level and that using it will reset the countdown to the player’s next script task. This means that entering the script, opting not to explore or claim the reward, and simply exiting immediately is also an option. It can even push back the time of the next script task in the real world, which is akin to avoiding a potential death. From this perspective alone, this item could fetch a sky-high price at the auction house.

Li Ang looked at the book cover and laughed nonchalantly. "Hmm... It’s not self-praise, but among all player groups, my strategy capability should be top-tier, right?"

Out of pride, his reserved nature, and his principle of secrecy, Li Ang never considered letting someone else undertake the task for him.

After repeatedly confirming that the Otherworldly text inside the book was difficult to decipher in a short time, Li Ang left the Pet Breeding Box, discussed matters with Miss Chai, and prepared his equipment and items. He added the remaining two attribute points to his Intelligence Attribute, bringing it to 12 points, just enough to meet the task requirements.

Next, it was time to start the task.

Fully equipped, Li Ang stood in his living room, took a deep breath with the book in hand, and pressed the button in his line of sight to confirm teleportation.