To clear his inventory, Li Ang relocated the Alchemy Workshop into the Pet Breeding Box and took out several integrated glass tanks of the same model used to store Zou Zhengze's body.

After sealing the bottom of the glass tanks, Li Ang put on a protective suit, moved the tanks into the isolation chamber, placed the Mothman corpse inside, and filled it with formalin.

Then, Li Ang covered the glass tanks, sealed the top, disinfected the surface, took the tanks out of the isolation chamber, and stacked them in the corner of the workshop with the tanks holding the Mothman and Zou Zhengze.

After that, Li Ang repeated the process, placing several Blood Clan corpses into the glass tanks as well.

Also placed in the corner of the workshop were Datura 3 reagent in small explosion-proof glass tanks, and some miscellaneous items that were not needed.

Finally, Li Ang installed a two-hundred-yuan pet surveillance camera he bought from Taobao in the corner of the workshop's ceiling, aimed at the pile of miscellaneous items.

Should there be any movement there, a notification would automatically be sent to Li Ang's phone.

This measure was primarily to prevent any unforeseen changes in those corpses...

(To avoid accidents, Li Ang carried three commonly used phones, as well as three disposable backup phones with their SIM cards removed.)

After handling these things, Li Ang started inspecting his most frequently used weapon, the Triangular Bone Tipped Spear.

This Rare Level equipment, forged in the Forging Furnace, had come into direct contact with William's Divine Power Barrier during the last moments of the mission. The once-indestructible bone blade had been worn down considerably. In the System's annotations, it was already marked as (Damaged), and not even its Special Effects could be activated.

"Little spear, you've had such a tough time," Li Ang sighed in grief and then placed the damaged Triangular Bone Tipped Spear on the ground, starting to inspect the Stone Necklace given to him by the Forest Cat.

This item could protect against the Sanity Value loss caused by gazing directly at the embryo. However, to prevent any Tracking Methods hidden within, Li Ang had placed the Stone Necklace into his backpack slot straightaway.

Whether due to the passing of time, the eight stones strung together by a rope had all cracked, and they didn't look usable at all.

Li Ang opened up the details of the Stone Necklace, and the item information displayed was:

[Name: Qingling Stone Necklace] (Damaged)

[Type: Wearable]

[Quality: Rare]

[defensive power: Very Low]

[Special Effect: Shelter Spiritual Sanity. Strengthens the wearer's sanity, defending against light mental Pollution for 15 minutes]

[Equipment Requirement: None]

[Remark: Protect your eyes, healthy internet usage]

[Remark: Damaged state, unusable]

At least it doesn't show signs of having any Tracking Methods.

Li Ang nodded. He did not take the Stone Necklace out of his inventory and continued to inspect another item in his backpack slot—this mission's greatest loot, the Abnormal Embryo.

Theoretically, this item contained a trace of Divinity and was key to the entire Williams Mansion mission.

Within the inventory, its skin was pale, and it looked emaciated with arms intertwined and legs bent forwards. Due to the previous damage from the Triangular Bone Tipped Spear, the head was missing a large part—at that time, to ensure a lethal blow, Li Ang had activated his Cutter Title Skill, gouging out a good portion of the embryo's head.

The inventory slot could not contain living things from outside (Miss Chai's Soul Summoning Sail counted as an external plugin). Thus, there was no need to worry about any remnants of the Witch or William's souls on the embryo.

Observing it with the naked eye in the backpack slot does not cause loss of Sanity Value. The Stone Necklace is damaged, and I can't wear it. I wonder what it would be like to observe it directly in the real world.

He opened up the inventory, and the information displayed was:

[Name: Abnormal Embryo]

[Type: Abnormal Item]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Special Effect: None]

[Remark: It contains a hint of Divinity, which might be stripped using a Ritual track]

[Remark: Players can pay 7,000 Game Coins to extract the Divinity]

"What?!" Li Ang's eyes widened. "Even online shopping lets you look at the product description first. You want to rip me off without even telling me what the Divinity is for? What a joke!"

Seven thousand was not a small amount. For the time being, there was no way to utilize the Divinity. Besides, Li Ang only had 6,406 Game Coins and also needed to consider using the Forging Furnace to create new equipment.

The Triangular Bone Tipped Spear has been used in front of Tang Ranno and the Black Trojan before. It's time for an upgrade.

Li Ang thought for a moment. He did not rush to extract the Divinity and instead went into the Alchemy Workshop, approached the Forging Furnace, and began testing all the extraordinary items he currently possessed.

Li Ang looked at the Forging Furnace's panel and muttered, "The damaged Triangular Bone Tipped Spear couldn't find a suitable match. Besides the embryo, the various abnormal organs found in the Williams Mansion had a compatibility as high as 90%. This was understandable, since they had all been used by William as materials for conducting Ritual tracks. But adding in the White Death stomach, Hong Sha bridal gown, and three Blood Clan stomachs, the compatibility turns into 98%, nearly one hundred percent... What's going on?"

The criteria for the Forging Furnace were quite puzzling, and Li Ang couldn't figure them out for a while. He simply dumped all the items into the furnace frame, pressed the button, paid a thousand Game Coins, and started crafting new equipment.

The Forging Furnace roared to life, and a caption appeared above: "Time remaining for this forging: 2,880 minutes."

It's taking even longer than when I crafted the Virulent Poison Short Dagger and the Triangular Bone Tipped Spear. Maybe I can create something good. Li Ang's eyes brightened.

Crafting the new equipment would take two days. Li Ang was still about 1,600 Game Coins short of the 7,000 needed to extract Divinity, and he couldn't accumulate that amount right away. So, he simply left the Alchemy Workshop.

Now, his player information displayed as:

[Flesh Cutter· Li Rising]

[Lv12. Experience Point bar at 413/1,100]

[Strength: 11]

[Agility: 11]

[Intelligence: 10]

[Constitution: 11]

[Perception: 10] (Carefully Cautious +1) (Bone Tracking +1)

[Charm: 4]

[Equipment slots: Strange Eye, Dusk Cloak, Face-Changing Mask, Phase Boots, Soul Summoning Sail, Bloodworm Crowbar]

[Backpack: Origin of Life, Ruitu Military Knife 300, Virulent Poison, Miniature Life Potion*1, SCAR-H, Barrett M18A1, Shotgun, Machine Gun, Conscienceless Cannon, Stone Necklace, Abnormal Embryo, Triangular Bone Tipped Spear (Damaged)]

[Skill slots: Adrenaline Activation Method, Ripple Breathing Method, Fragment Scatter, Mocking Taunt*1, No One Can Defeat Me In My BGM, Drown in Misfortune Assassination Method]

[Game Currency: 5,406]

Items not placed in the backpack slots included the Pet Breeding Box, the Alchemy Magic Box, the corpses of Zou Zhengze and Blood Clan members, the Mothman corpse, and Datura 3.

In addition, there were some free attribute points that hadn't been utilized. Li Ang planned to allocate them after his new equipment had been crafted.

After organizing his loot, Li Ang left the Breeding Box and discovered that several teammates he had encountered at Williams Mansion had sent him friend requests.

After thinking it over, Li Ang accepted the requests.

Ur Wunnian, Dong Fengpo, Forest Cat, and others expressed their gratitude to Li Ang, but didn't do much else. Besides thanking him, the Stonemason also tentatively asked Li Ang if he had obtained an embryo, and if so, if he was willing to sell it, suggesting a price of over 10,000 Game Coins.

Li Ang straightforwardly declined, and both sides laughingly moved on from the subject in tacit understanding.

Since the game hadn't opened more modes yet, having friends was only good for exchanging information and could instead lead to trouble, so most Lone Wolf Players didn't like to keep in touch with others.

After chatting casually with the Stonemason, Li Ang found the Information Broker.

This fellow had previously accepted a commission from Li Ang to find information related to Alchemy Skills (Intermediate Alchemy was a prerequisite for repairing the Alchemist's Magic Box).

There was still no news about the Alchemy Skills, so Li Ang asked the Broker if there were any task commissions available, preferably those with high Game Currency rewards.

To extract the Divinity from the embryo, 7,000 Game Coins were needed, so it was necessary to find a way to earn some extra cash.

The Broker agreed to keep an eye out for him and didn't charge anything—for he would collect a brokerage fee from the commissioning party eventually.

After closing the Broker's friend information interface, Li Ang returned to his bedroom, browsed some forums, and glanced at the Soul Summoning Sail—with enough Yin energy stored in this equipment to last a while longer, Li Ang planned to wait until the new equipment was crafted before going with Miss Chai to search for more Yin energy.

「The next day, Li Ang went to school as usual.」

As time passed, his classmates had started to adapt to the high-intensity "physical education" training section, and their physical fitness gradually improved with the help of functional drinks.

In addition, courses like Applied Chemistry and Physics were also progressing slowly. According to Li Ang's observations, the school seemed to have also assigned a few observers to every grade.

These observers emitted the same Special Affairs Bureau aura as Tang Hanyi. They didn't disturb the students' normal classes. Instead, they recorded the students' physical data and general performance. Occasionally, they conducted psychological tests and engaged in mild conversations with some students about their views on life and the world.

Without a doubt, many students called in for these talks were standouts who were either naturally intelligent and quick-thinking, or meticulous and calm. There were also some quiet, overlooked students among them.

Li Ang guessed this was probably the Special Affairs Bureau trying to identify a pattern in the game's random selection of players. They likely intended to cultivate new prospects in advance. This would prevent potential new players from dying in their first trial due to a lack of ability.

As one of the school's gifted students, Li Ang had also been called in for talks. Fortunately, he had always maintained the habit of performing psychological tests on himself regularly and was quite familiar with such assessments. He performed normally, showing the same behavior as before he became a player.

As for what arrangements the Special Affairs Bureau might have for the "ordinary student Li Ang" identity (such as being absorbed as a reserve), that was beyond Li Ang's control.

During the break, Li Ang saw Wang Congshan, who was dozing off at her desk with dark circles under her eyes, and asked with concern, "Those dark circles are so heavy, are you trying to cosplay as a panda?"

"Bullshit." Wang Congshan rolled her eyes at him. "Homework is already plentiful, and with the need to study those new courses, anyone would be tired."

High school students were already prone to overwork and sleepiness, especially diligent ones who overburdened themselves. Despite the functional drinks and nutritious meals provided by the school, they often lacked sleep.

As the class president, Wang Congshan's grades were only considered excellent and were far from Li Ang's ability to score whatever he desired. In the girl's mind, she naturally hoped her college entrance examination scores could be a bit higher...