Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 1842: Chapter 1837: Assembly Game

From the speed of her arrival, it was clear that Professor Lisa had been waiting for this moment for quite some time.

Of course, it wasn’t as if she had been lurking outside all along, unaffected and calm. Fu Qian was quite certain that she had come rushing over the moment the ominous midnight toll rang.

As for why her enthusiasm was so boundless, on one hand, no prankster wanted to miss the triumphant moment of success.

On the other hand, the significance of the item in that box went far beyond mere surprise.

”Do you really think so?”

At that moment, even with Lisa receiving praise, she appeared somewhat unsure, and after taking a few steps forward, she couldn’t help but confirm again.

”Perhaps you should explain to us how this thing actually came to be?”

Instead of reaffirming it with exaggerated emphasis, Fu Qian asked out of genuine curiosity, even waving to Miss Liushuang to come over and listen in.

”Hmm... couldn’t it be that I went there again and clandestinely took out a new trophy?”

Seeing Fu Qian’s reaction, Lisa was noticeably more satisfied, but after a proud smile, she struck a pose and hummed in response.

”Really, I don’t believe it.”

Unfortunately, such matters couldn’t fluster Professor Fu. He instantly delivered a classic response.

”Didn’t the people from the Divine Ashes Institute give you trouble about the previous incident? Do you still have the leisure to go again?”

”...Not just trouble, they fiercely condemned me, and it seemed they were about to write a blood-soaked letter to denounce me.”

As expected, one sentence hit a sore point, and with a long sigh, Lisa finally sat down.

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Last time in that Forbidden Area resembling an afterlife, our actions were somewhat excessive.

According to Professor Lisa, although the place is now under the control of the Heaven’s Commencement Institute, the Divine Ashes Institute still retained its right to enter for research.

Under such circumstances, even without new research projects, for the Divine Ashes Institute, wasn’t that place equivalent to a wife lost in a gamble, whom they just wanted to check on every now and then?

Finding a reason to enter and taking a look every couple of days was quite normal.

So, in Fu Qian’s judgment, his and Professor Lisa’s previous destructive actions were almost certain to be discovered.

However, the ensuing uproar was somewhat exaggerated; were their actions truly so egregious?

”But it was worth it, right?”

While introspecting, Fu Qian casually offered a reassuring word.

”Of course.”

One should cherish understanding company in moments of pride, and upon Fu Qian’s words, Lisa’s smile finally loosened; in the next moment, she directly took the box from his hand and opened it.

At that moment, even Miss Liushuang couldn’t help but want to cover her ears, but that heart-wrenching wail of death didn’t emerge this time.

”Such a sound occurs only once in the short term.”

Clearly noticing this, Lisa in great spirits added an explanation.

”This is the first bat skull we obtained.”

While observing the Bone Horseshoe Crab moving inside the box, her expression turned serious in an instant.

...

”After returning the first time, I spent a lot of effort on that thing, conducting various tests.”

Without waiting for Fu Qian and the others to speak, Lisa continued.

”Unfortunately, the valuable results were too few, and I couldn’t activate the surrounding spirit as a bat, until our last harvest.”

As she spoke, she directly took out another item, playing with it in her hand.

It was a bone plate, the same color as the one in the box, with slight undulations.

Under the lamp’s light, an illusory green flame even flickered on it.

Fu Qian, of course, recognized it as the fragment he retrieved as a reward for breaking the head of a constantly merging strange Creation during their previous havoc in the Forbidden Area, which he had given to Professor Lisa.

However, compared to back then, it seemed a lot duller.

”After coming out, no matter how it was preserved, it couldn’t stop the Transcendent’s diminishing.

”The upside was, during this process, I accidentally used it to disassemble the original skull.”

And while explaining, it was evident that Lisa’s way of using this particular gain was unexpected.

”At first, I was also shocked, but the fact proved that the bone fragment was indeed quite special.”

With a light sigh, Lisa seemed to marvel at the world’s wonders.

”I didn’t overthink it at the time. I simply tried to put the two together to see if anything would happen, and within half a minute, the originally intact bat skull shattered into various shapes.

”The process was extremely natural, without any display of flames or luminescence.”

As she spoke, Lisa even extended a finger to gently stroke the back of the Bone Horseshoe Crab.

While moments ago it was screeching loudly, now it appeared utterly subdued, not daring to move.

”Can you guess what I did next?”

In the next moment, looking at Fu Qian, Lisa expressed satisfaction with his attentive listening and casually proposed a pop quiz.

”Take a guess.”

Regrettably, the imposing manner of having an assistant attend her lecture wasn’t something ordinary people could fathom.

Without blinking, Fu Qian gestured to Miss Liushuang nearby.

”Did Professor Lisa attempt to piece together those fragments, resulting in a creature like what’s in the box?”

As expected, with unfaltering diligence, Ji Liushuang, albeit shocked, responded earnestly after a brief consideration.

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”Exactly.”

Clearing witnessing Professor Fu’s exploitative behavior, Lisa rolled her eyes sharply, then confirmed Miss Liushuang’s answer was correct.

”This isn’t the most peculiar part. Upon vaguely sensing a connection between the fragments, and attempting to assemble them on a whim truly completed this puzzle, this entity automatically appeared.”

In the next moment, she pointed to the emerald glow surrounding the Bone Horseshoe Crab.

”And then it came to life.”

Such a thing existed? No wonder she was so eager.

As Professor Lisa ended her account, Fu Qian didn’t disguise his admiration.

He naturally had realized long ago that the thing in the box was pieced together from bat skull fragments.

Though shattered, the pieces broke in a quite orderly manner, somewhat similar to a transformer.

Don’t forget that during their initial exploration, he had even inspired Professor Lisa in this aspect, so how could he lack sensitivity to such details?

And attempting to use odd fragments to piece together a new thing, Professor Lisa’s mind wasn’t so rigid after all.

Now what was shocking was this result. Without needing any additional operation, simply piecing together the fragments into a biological form automatically bestowed it with what the Divine Ashes Institute called a ”Pure Soul.”

This creation from nothing was the most miraculous part.

If memory serves correctly, he even witnessed a similar situation last time—the colossal entity that emerged towards the end, directly exuding Divinity from within.