"Tick-tock~"

As fresh blood dripped into the glass tube, the originally colorless liquid inside immediately turned multicolored. The combination of blood red and colorless liquid created a vibrant array of colors, which was undoubtedly a good sign...

Vera carefully placed the glass tube aside, next to the blood-red potion bottle... The tube rack here was labeled with the word "ira," indicating that everything on this rack was related to Ira.

Whether it's the rage potion that could intentionally induce Yinla's alienation state in the original concept, or the colored potion that Yinla's blood is currently playing a significant role in, both are closely related to Yinla.

Yinla's body is like a treasure trove, well worth exploring.

"The next step is to find a way to add a large amount of souls and then extract the crystals... Hmm, at this point, I'm completely clueless. If only Gurera were here."

Vera seemed quite wistful as she muttered to herself, but then she thought... if Gurera were here and saw her and Ira so close, I'd probably be turned into medicine.

For an alchemist, making someone disappear on the spot is quite simple.

"The Philosopher's Stone? Do you have anyone you wish to resurrect?"

"..."

"Waaah!"

!

"

Vera screamed in shock, taking two steps back from Illa beside her. Her eyes narrowed, and she complained, "Illa, why are you always like this? Don't you know you're scary?!"

"Oh, I'm so sorry."

Having just used his [Virtual Realm Travel] ability to arrive here, Yinla offered this insincere apology, saying, "However, I usually observe the landing point carefully now. If someone is taking a shower or something, I won't travel directly to their room."

At first glance, it seemed quite polite, but Vera keenly sensed something was amiss...

"Then, if you observe carefully, didn't you see the person taking a bath completely naked?"

"..."

In response to Vera's question, Illa paused for a moment, then turned her head away and sighed, "So, Vera, you applied for my blood for research on the Philosopher's Stone?"

"You saw everything, didn't you? You must have seen everything! That's why you're deliberately changing the subject, right?!"

Vera's loud complaints... indicate that she didn't really want to talk about the Philosopher's Stone, but given the current situation, it was unlikely that Illa wouldn't ask for clarification.

"So, I originally thought you needed my blood to research topics related to immortality, but it turns out you want to refine the Philosopher's Stone? This isn't your area of ​​expertise... Is there someone you can't let go of? Your lover?"

As Yinla said this, Vera decisively shook her head and replied, "Ah, impossible, impossible, I've never even touched a man's hand, um... well... ah! Yinla, do you know the function of the Philosopher's Stone? Do you know?"

Although he might not know for sure, he knew for certain that Vera's thought process just now was improvised on the spot.

"You know... it can bring the dead back to life, make crops grow lush, enhance a person's Mana aptitude, and help people heal wounds quickly... right?"

Yinla tried to explain, but that was all he knew about this legendary thing. Most of his information came from books, since historically only theocracies with many alchemists had ever possessed the Philosopher's Stone.

The records themselves aren't that numerous...

"Yes, more or less, but it also has a very crucial role."

Vera said this with a serious expression, "The Philosopher's Stone is the best-known man-made artifact in terms of mana storage capacity, second only to the extremely rare Mana Coins (Mana Crystals) used as currency in higher planes."

"You see, you've been researching whether people who don't know magic can use special powers, so that's why I thought of crafting the Philosopher's Stone to help you, right...? That must be it."

Vera nodded as she spoke, seemingly moved by her own words.

However, there is a big problem with this answer.

Yinla stared at Vera with a changed expression until she saw cold sweat on Vera's forehead, then sighed and rubbed her head, saying, "Well, I really have to thank you... although when you started refining, I hadn't even started researching it yet."

"..."

Oh dear, isn't this awkward?

"Hahaha... well... it's not that I can't say it, it's just a bit ridiculous... well..."

知道自己被拆穿了的薇拉尴尬的笑着，她的目的的确不是复活什么【情人】，天地可鉴……她与男性的接触，最多、最亲密的就是被揍……被自己的导师揍、被父亲揍、被兄长揍、被尹拉揍。

He got beaten up quite a lot.

"It doesn't matter, I'm not interested."

As Yinla spoke, he left the room, gesturing for Vera to follow. He said, "Anyway, it's still about survival, right? Your obsession with 'living' has truly reached an extreme... Don't you dare use the souls of innocent civilians to refine the Philosopher's Stone or anything like that."

After giving these instructions, Yinla glanced at Vera to confirm that she had taken his advice to heart before turning back to her… He was genuinely worried that Vera might create some kind of nation-building technique and end up wiping out the entire population of a country.

In that case, Vera would really have to die.

"No, no...hehe, actually I don't necessarily need to live~"

Vera, who had been completely guessed by Ira, said this with a cheerful laugh, her eyes flashing with an extreme kind of stubbornness: "I just absolutely don't want to die... that's all."

That's true, because in a sense, liches can hardly be considered "alive".

"By the way, Yinla, what did you want to see me about?"

Vera, who was strolling alongside Yinla, asked this question.

"Is it okay for you to follow me without asking questions first?"

Inra responded, pointing to the basement where constructs were displayed, and said, "Topus's research has made progress, and they can now reliably cast ignition spells... Let's go see if there's anything that needs improvement."

That's amazing!

Vera's eyes widened. She knew that the "stable casting of Ignite" that Yinla mentioned did not refer to chanting, communicating with the original text, or casting a normal spell, but rather to an automated spell that bypassed this process.

"But I know absolutely nothing about his knowledge..."

Vera said, feeling completely unsure of how she could be of any help.

"You still don't understand... The wand is the main instrument for casting spells. Casting spells with a wand is not fundamentally different from casting spells with us; the only difference is the incantation we use."

As Yinla spoke, he sketched a spell model in the air, but because there was no incantation, he couldn't fill it with magic. He said, "Topus doesn't know how to construct the best spell model because his talent is very poor."

A mediocre person, through their own enlightenment, crushes the accumulated wisdom of countless geniuses... What kind of protagonist is this?