Balder did not keep Bologue waiting for long. After a while, he led Bologue to a familiar place.
"Is it here again?"
Bologue glanced at the surgery table that could transform into a bathtub, and the array-covered ground beneath his feet, resembling a ritual platform.
This was the very place where Bologue initially implanted the Alchemy Matrix. He remembered destroying most of it, but was surprised to find that the Sublimation Furnace Core had repaired it.
"It's like staying true to the original intention."
A familiar voice sounded, and Belli stood not far away, waving at Bologue.
They pushed a heavy cart filled with sealed containers, each containing the alchemical materials needed for this trial.
Inside the area, many researchers were at work, dragging cables to connect to power, as the lights lit up one by one, and Ether encircled the air.
Every time Bologue saw these, he felt strange, as if preparing for surgery or repairing a large machine.
