Having lost the other half, the two silver hemispheres quieted down again, as if nothing had happened at all.
"Star Blue Silver-3 Element testing concluded, an anomalous Curse Field fluctuation occurred during the merging process, final merge quality: 64 Paso..."
"Testing of all numbered Star Blue Silver Elements complete—Star Blue Silver-3 Element presenting expected-like results, determination: conditions met—"
In the laboratory, the mechanical female voice of Silver sounded once more. But this time, the content was entirely different from before.
Upon hearing Silver’s report of success, Anvis let out a long sigh of relief.
Ever since the experiment began, the metaphorical stone that had been sitting in his heart had finally dropped.
He had been continuously worried that due to the presence of Magic Power, the difference in basic environmental Rules would prevent the chain reaction from occurring.
But now, all his past efforts had finally reaped the long-awaited and delightful rewards!
Of course, although the first Element capable of unlocking the chain reaction had appeared, Anvis did not stop the experiment since there were still multiple metal Elements yet to be tested.
"Blood Silver-7 Element testing concluded, total merge quality: 108.8 Paso, no anomalous Magic reactions throughout..."
"Testing of all numbered Blood Silver Elements complete—no special feedback from any of the Element tests, determination: conditions not met—"
"Green Radiant Demon Gold..."
As the testing of various metals continued, Silver’s reports reverted back to the repetitive messages of failed experiments.
"Lakensham Metal-4 Element testing concluded, total merge quality: 181.24 Paso, no anomalous Magic reactions throughout..."
Gradually, following another failed experiment, the test sample was switched to [Lakensham Metal-5].
Lakensham Metal is a beautiful metal with a faint blue luster, reminiscent of a gemstone.
The Lakesham Ore used for its refinement can only be found occasionally in the deepest layers of the ground.
It is also one of the only two High Rank Curse Metals produced from Anvis’s mining territory.
In Lakesham Metal, the Lakesham-5 Element makes up only 0.21%, the most rare proportion among all elements within Lakensham Metal.
At this moment, when two Lakesham-5 metal hemispheres were fully joined under the control of the Activated Metal Arm—the original faint blue glow of the hemisphere suddenly transformed into a deep and profound azure!
"Warning! Warning! Anomalous Curse Field outbreak within the experimental chamber detected! Uncontrolled level Magic reaction detected!"
The somewhat urgent warning from Silver resonated again in the laboratory.
Unlike the previous alerts, this time the warning did not end there.
"Control Inscriptions of Activated Arm No. 1 and No. 2 damaged, Force Field Array Inscription damaged, Element Refining Array Inscriptions damaged! Separation failed!"
Unlike the Mid Rank Star Blue Silver, the High Rank Lakensham Metal’s sudden Curse Field eruption and Magic Pulse had surpassed the threshold that Inscription materials could bear.
The powerful surge of Chaotic Magic Pulse immediately washed over the entire test chamber, and then was barely blocked by the thick Demon-Repelling alloy chamber walls and the curtailing force field.
Within the experimental chamber, the two Activated Metal Arms closest to the hemisphere bore the brunt, their internal Engraving Structures immediately overloaded and melted into a blurry molten substance.
Following closely after were the Element Refining Array and the Force Field Array Inscriptions etched into the chamber’s interior walls.
The Mithril Magic Circuits suddenly illuminated, melting into a bright silvery liquid, trickling down along the dark metal chamber walls.
In less than a second, all mechanisms that should have instantly separated the two hemispheres were disabled.
The two hemispheres that failed to be separated in time began to emit a glow that grew brighter and brighter.
A strong sense of life-and-death crisis enveloped Anvis’s entire body in an instant, pricking his nerves like icy needles.
An incredibly horrific magic fluctuation was about to burst forth violently in a split second!
Just at the critical moment, the lights in the entire Magic Laboratory suddenly flickered.
Inside the transparent observation window of the test pod, the light suddenly dimmed, turning into a pitch-black mass like a black hole!
The intensifying Curse Field, the metallic hemispheres radiating a faint blue glow, the terrifying magic fluctuations...everything calmed down, becoming utterly silent.
"Emergency protocols have been activated, the Time Stop force field is initiated.
Main energy room output power: Limit, backup energy activated, output power: Limit.
Remaining time for energy output—forty-six seconds."
Only then did the plain and mechanical voice of Ser Silver report.
"Command to raise the lower end of the Time Freeze field to the central axis of the Curse Metal sphere."
Glancing at the black mass of the test pod, Anvis immediately re-entered the command.
This was the final safeguard of the family laboratory, an independent Ninth Rank Rule Array specifically produced by Ninth Rank Spellcasters—[Time Stop]
The effect was extremely potent, but due to many restrictions, it could only be used as a safeguard in the laboratory.
As everything including light had come to a halt, it was no longer possible to observe the contents of the test pod with the naked eye.
Following his command, the edge of the pure black force field started to slowly move upward.
Soon, the bottom edge of the Lakensham Metal-5 sphere reappeared in Anvis’s observation.
As the hemisphere was slowly removed from the spatial freeze force field, the chain reaction lost its momentum and was halted, and the lower metallic hemisphere settled down again.
The surface’s light also transitioned from the extremely unstable bright blue to a soft blue luster.
Taking advantage of the energy in the laboratory that had not yet been drained by the Time Freeze field, Anvis immediately initiated the manual operation mode of the test pod.
As his spiritual power stretched forth, an Activated Metal Arm that had previously been paralyzed, moved again under his direct control of magic power.
Previously, when the two hemispheres reached critical mass, due to insufficiently timely separation, a sudden burst of powerful magic power generated an extremely high temperature, directly fusing the two metallic hemispheres together.
Through conventional methods, it was no longer possible to quickly separate them.
Therefore, Anvis controlled the Activated Metal Arm, aimed at the metallic hemisphere at the core of the test pod, and cast the Third Rank Spell of the Transformation School—[Metal Shaping].
This spell could reshape the form of the metal being treated upon contact.
The volume and speed of shaping vary with the size of the magic power output, incapable of affecting metal protected by magic power, and ineffective against Demon-Repelling Metal.
Under the influence of the spell, the lower half of the Lakensham-5 sphere quickly deformed and separated from the upper half, returning to its original hemispherical shape.
Then, the metal arm controlled the reshaped metallic hemisphere and placed it into an empty sealed container to be sealed.
After completing all this, Anvis wiped off the cold sweat precipitated by the tremendous crisis and gave Ser Silver the command to cancel the alert.
Gur——→Recommendation ticket