534 The Origin of All Wisdom (1/2)
Now, he was almost certain that this piece of metal was superfluous in the mechanical system and wouldn't display any effect.
'Could it be that the Dark Sage was careless while crafting the mechanical system and accidentally forgot a piece of metal within it?'
But this possibility was almost negligible. According to what Lin Yun knew, the Dark Sage was extremely rigorous, especially in the field of alchemy. As the Gravedigger of the Silver Era, how could he have made such a rudimentary mistake?
Then...
The only possibility was that this piece of metal hid some sort of a secret.
After thinking about this, Lin Yun suddenly frowned and started imbuing some mana into the piece of metal.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes...
At first, Lin Yun had some expectations, but as time passed, there was still no reaction from the piece of metal and the decorative design remained as it was. It looked just like an ordinary metal that hadn't been processed. In the end, Lin Yun had could only give up on that avenue.
He didn't have any idea at this moment...
But he clearly knew that the piece of metal wouldn't be that simple.
What kind of method should he use?
After some time, Lin Yun frowned and gradually entered a meditative state. But at this time, a cowering voice echoed outside his living quarters. ”Sir Merlin, I… Can I come in?”
”Come in…”
”Yes, Sir Merlin…” It was Xiuban, carrying Carnage with him as he cautiously entered. ”Sir Merlin, I took care of what you asked.”
”Oh…” Lin Yun gloomily looked at the Draconic Beastman before moving his gaze back to the decorative design on that piece of metal.
That glance had been enough to scare Xiuban. He froze on the spot like a statue and didn't dare to move. After following Lin Yun for such a long time, he could naturally see that Lin Yun wasn't in a good mood right now. To avoid suffering misfortune, he could only tread cautiously, but he didn't leave, as Lin Yun hadn't dismissed him.
After fretting for half an hour, the Draconic Beastman discovered that there was indeed something wrong with Lin Yun. His eyes were locked onto that thing in his hands.
'What kind of thing can make Sir Merlin focus on it so fixedly?'
Xiuban could no longer restrain his curiosity and moved very carefully. He stretched his head, wanting to get a better view of the thing in Merlin's hand.
He couldn't hide his disappointment when he saw that it was just a piece of metal.
”What are you doing?” Lin Yun suddenly turned and sharply glanced at the Draconic Beastman while emitting a cold aura.
”Aaah!”
Their faces were less than half a meter apart when Lin Yun suddenly turned around. Xiuban couldn't help retreating a few steps as cold sweat started flowing down his back. ”Sir… Sir Merlin, I was wrong. I was just curious.”
”Haha, curious…”
Hearing Lin Yun's mocking sneer, no matter how foolish he was, he could realize that Lin Yun was angry. He knew that the consequences would be very serious.
'What can I do… What can I do?'
The Draconic Beastman suddenly panicked. He naturally knew what the results of angering Lin Yun were, and suddenly, he noticed a flame appearing.
It was Syudos!
”Ah… Sir Merlin, your painting is really good…” The moment he saw Syudos appearing, the Draconic Beastman was scared to death. He pointed at the decorative pattern on the piece of metal and tried to use his fool's brain to appease Lin Yun.
”It looks like you really want Syudos to teach how a Beastman should act…” Hearing Xiuban's absurd flattery, Lin Yun's expression became even colder and darker. He truly didn't know what Xiuban was thinking... How could that pattern be a painting?
'Wait a moment…'
Lin Yun froze just as he was about to have Syudos teach a lesson to Xiuban.
'Right, why couldn't that decorative pattern have been painted?'
Lin Yun had been analyzing the decorative design with his knowledge of magic and alchemy, but he hadn't considered thinking about it from the point of view of painting.
It looked like he had subconsciously complicated this problem.