Chapter 118
While Lynn couldn’t ascertain if there was truly an issue with this entity, it didn’t deter him from taking precautionary measures in the laboratory beforehand.
As it turned out, these precautions were not made in vain.
In reality, for wizards, the assessment of intelligence in a creature was a rather broad concept. It wasn’t just about conditional responses to external stimuli; true intelligence meant the ability to think, to learn, and to possess independent self-awareness.
Lynn was curious: did the liquid metal monster before him operate solely on instinct, or did it genuinely possess intelligence?
Lynn observed the blob of liquid metal with great interest, and it seemed to sense Lynn’s gradually strange gaze.
The once subdued liquid metal began to show signs of unease, emitting a sizzling sound as it bumped against nearby containers.
The containers, made from special materials, revealed small white dots where they were struck.
“Surprisingly, you still retain some corrosive capability, but you’ve been a bit naughty,” Lynn remarked with a smile.
After nearly an hour of collisions, the blob of liquid metal finally completely corroded the metal plate of the box that it had been striking against, turning the corroded metal into a grayish-white wax that the liquid metal slowly absorbed.