Chapter 41: “The Egg and the Living Objects”
“Thank you. All right, so I have materials now, but…”
Sitting before Rare was a huge pile of crumbling armaments and bones from dead knights, as well as glittering lumps of metal. At least some of it should turn out to be ingredients she needed.
“If a skill doesn’t require any souls, that means it produces something that doesn’t have a soul, right? I suppose that applies to most game items already…”
However, it was found in the same category as the homunculus recipe. If these skills produced regular items, they would surely be in a different row altogether. In fact, [Magnum Opus] had unlocked a ton of recipes in their own separate grouping. Not that she knew any of the ingredients that they required.
“Well, whatever, let’s just try it out. Okay, I’ll start with [Philosopher’s Egg].”
After saying so, a giant egg-like crystal appeared in front of Rare. Based on the explanation, this was supposed to be some sort of flask, but it was hard to tell at first glance whether it was hollow or not. As instructed in the [Magnum Opus] recipe, she brought a lump of metal close to the egg.
“It would be a waste if this fails, so first, let’s try with about five kilograms.”
As soon as the metal touched the egg, the egg morphed, creating an opening that swallowed the lump of metal.
“I see now; I was wondering how to get it inside, but there was an arbitrary magical method.”