Chapter 165: The Doll
After completing the registration, Jemin quickly left the junction and returned to Golden Garden.
While he was sorting out the supplies and magical talismans that he might need to take away, he was also thinking about the various possibilities of future battles in his mind.
Just as he was immersed in pre-war preparations, the magic network terminal suddenly lit up, and Mentor Clark's communication request was listed.
Benjamin answered the call immediately.
"Come to my office." Teacher Clark's voice was as brief and calm as ever, leaving no room for doubt.
Benjamin did not dare to delay and immediately activated the teleportation array, and instantly arrived at Instructor Clark's private office at Nolen College.
Mentor Clark was standing in front of an alchemy table, playing with an exquisite doll that was only the size of a palm.
The doll was lifelike, and its eyes and eyebrows were somewhat similar to Benjamin.
The material is like rubber and skin, with a fine runic sheen flowing on the surface.
Seeing Jermyn coming, Clark handed the doll over.
"Here, this is a scapegoat." There was no emotion in Clark's voice.
Jieming took the doll and felt it warm in his hand. He looked at the extremely complex and mysterious runes inside it and immediately knew that it was no ordinary item.
"Scapegoat?" Benjamin repeated doubtfully, with some guess in his mind.
"That's right." Instructor Clark nodded, then extended his hand, signaling Benjamin to cooperate. "I need your body material that carries your life information, as well as a small amount of your mental power."
Benjamin was slightly stunned. If another wizard faced Clark's request, he would still hesitate.
After all, physical information and mental power are the best materials for creating curses and launching soul attacks.
A wizard's caution and vigilance towards such things is an instinct ingrained in his bones.
But Benjamin only paused for a moment and started cutting hair without hesitation.
This is not only because of his trust in mentor Clark, but also because he has the protection of "Xuan Gang Hongchen Barrier".
This invisible and intangible protective treasure can isolate curses and counterattack the caster.
With this guarantee, he didn't have to worry about what Mentor Clark would do to him.
Seeing that Benjamin happily cut off a small piece of hair and offered his mental power without hesitation, a very faint trace of gentleness appeared in the depths of Mentor Clark's eyes.
However, this gentleness was only fleeting, and then he frowned again and lectured Benjamin in a stern tone:
"Jereming, although you trust me, this kind of blind trust is extremely irrational! Even though I am your mentor, I must maintain reasonable suspicion and vigilance! When you venture into the Planar Sea in the future, you will encounter all kinds of wizards and creatures. Their hearts are treacherous, and if you are not careful, you will be doomed."
Jieming listened to his mentor's teachings and did not refute them. Instead, he bowed and accepted the teachings: "What the mentor taught is, the student will remember."
He knew that Mentor Clark was not really blaming him, but was taking this opportunity to teach him.
This concern for the students' safety actually brought a warm feeling to Benjamin's heart.
"After you go back, as long as you use your own mental power to immerse it, this surrogate doll will be bound to your life breath and soul imprint." Instructor Clark's tone softened again, and he explained while putting his hair away.
"If you encounter a fatal crisis outside, or even die directly, it will be activated, giving you a chance to be resurrected at the predetermined location."
Although he had expected this when he heard the name, when he actually heard what Mr. Clark said, Benjamin was still shocked.
This is undoubtedly a life-saving treasure!
There is only one life. Even if the wizard's mental strength is strong enough to support the soul to survive alone, the fragile soul has no possibility of resistance when facing the enemy.
But the scapegoat doll can reverse life and death and give him a second chance!
"However, resurrection comes at a price." Instructor Clark's voice turned serious. "It's just a guide, guiding your life's origin back. But true resurrection requires you to have an additional body to carry it - that's why I'm asking for your body information. With a complete sample of your body, I can help you create a spare body."
Benjamin understood.
The scapegoat is the "key" and the spare body is the "door".
Without a door, no matter how good the key is, it cannot open the way to survival.
"But... do we need an extra spare body? Only an alchemy master like Clark can perform this level of human body refining." Benjamin thought to himself.
In the wizarding world, simply creating a body is not a difficult task. Under normal circumstances, alchemy wizards above level four can start to engage in human body alchemy.
But if the requirement is to completely replicate a body with a soul imprint and make it perfectly fit with the original soul, this is a bit difficult and almost touches the realm of the law of life.
This not only requires an ultimate understanding of alchemy, but also a comprehensive understanding of life, soul and even destiny.
It is impossible for an ordinary alchemist, even a high-level wizard, to do this.
The study of life is easy, but the study of the soul is a subject that requires talent, and the study of destiny is even more difficult.
Now at this point, Benjamin subconsciously opened his all-purpose eye and carefully identified the scapegoat doll in his hand.
Even until his head was swelling, he still didn't understand the specific structure of the surrogate doll, but he could probably understand that the operating principle of the surrogate doll also relied on the knowledge of fate.
"This thing...I'm afraid it's a technology developed by Mr. Clark himself."
Thinking of this, Jermyn bowed respectfully to Clark and said, "Thank you, mentor."
Clark saw what he was thinking and shook his head: "Don't thank me, my current level of destiny studies is not enough to make such a prop. This is given to you by my mentor."
"Uh... Grandmaster?" Jieming was stunned. He didn't expect that his grandmaster would be mentioned here.
"Yes." Clark looked at Benjamin with a half-smile, "Your master was afraid that he wouldn't be able to continue providing Red Dust Potion after you died, so he created this thing. Don't worry, it's very cheap. All we need is ten more tubes of Red Dust Potion."
"Ah...hahahaha..." Benjamin smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to respond.
He now understood that his little thoughts had been seen through by his mentor and those ancestors.
They probably already realized that the main purpose of his expedition this time was to find raw materials for the Red Dust Potion.
He hasn't exposed himself yet, and even made himself a scapegoat. I guess everyone is keeping a tacit understanding.
As long as he could obtain enough Red Dust Qi to make Red Dust potions during this expedition, they would probably recognize his potential and act as if nothing had happened.
Instructor Clark said nothing more, simply waving his hand. "Go ahead and prepare for battle. I'll let you know when your backup body is ready."
Benjamin bid farewell to his mentor with gratitude, and after returning to the Golden Garden, he began to make final preparations for the upcoming plane war.
However, just the next day, Teacher Clark's communication came again.
"Your spare body has been manufactured. Come and receive it." Instructor Clark's voice contained a hint of imperceptible fatigue.
After all, even an alchemist of his level would feel tired if he created such a high-level alchemical creation in such a hurry.
Benjamin didn't expect that his mentor was so concerned about this matter, and immediately set off for Clark's private laboratory.
When he stepped into the laboratory, he saw at a glance a huge transparent glass incubator placed in the center.
The incubator was filled with light green nutrient solution, and immersed in this liquid was a body that looked exactly like Benjamin's!
The body had its eyes closed, and its skin color and muscle texture were identical to Benjamin's, almost identical except for the lack of hair.
It floated quietly in the culture medium, like a perfect sleeping replica. If it weren't for the lack of any life force, it would be almost impossible to tell the real thing from the fake.
The bottom of the incubator is connected to a complex energy pipeline and rune array, which, together with the nutrient solution in the incubator, is enough to maintain the vitality of the body for a long time.
"This is your spare body. Take it away and install it somewhere you think is safe." Instructor Clark pointed to the incubator, his tone carrying a subtle hint of relief. "I didn't expect your physical fitness to be so good. What a loss!"
Benjamin smiled and walked to the incubator to carefully observe this perfect substitute.
After hearing Clark's words, he thought about it and several alternative plans for the "safe area" emerged in his mind.
Deep in your own golden garden?
But that's where he does his daily activities, and if something happens, he might be implicated.
Purgatory Sulfur Plane?
Although it is secretive, it is not an absolutely safe place after all when he officially starts the transformation.
Finally, a bold idea emerged in Benjamin's mind.
He turned to look at Professor Clark: "Instructor, after much thought, I feel that the safest place is your private laboratory."
Upon hearing this, a look of obvious disgust immediately appeared on Mr. Clark's face.
His expression, which had been as calm as a well, couldn't help but twitch at this moment: "You little bastard, is my private dimension a place for you to put things like this?"
However, he did not refuse in the end.
"Hmph." Instructor Clark snorted in dissatisfaction, but still waved his hand helplessly. "Alright, leave it here. However, you must pay a management fee every day it's kept there... Oh, and there's also a fee for energy loss."
He quoted a price that was almost negligible to Benjamin.
Benjamin was delighted, knowing that Professor Clark had agreed.
Placing this body in the private dimension of a sixth-level wizard is undoubtedly the safest choice at this stage.
"Teacher, I will pay a hundred years of management fees first!"
"If you keep pushing me, I'll save you this time at most!" Clark finally couldn't help it and kicked Benjamin in the butt.
Despite what he said, Professor Clark still commanded his servants to take the body soaked in culture medium back, placed it in a secret compartment in the corner of the laboratory, and reinforced it with several restrictions.
(End of this chapter)
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