The originally cramped and crowded terrarium became extremely empty after the upgrade.

Apart from the small hill with trees and shrubs, the ground was covered with only a thin layer of soil.

The pond, surrounded by枯木 (ku mu, withered wood) and vines, was filled with murky green water that constantly bubbled.

Countless biological weapons of various sizes lay dormant in it, neatly arranged like specimens in a museum.

If one looked closely, they could see the chests of all the biological weapons rising and falling slightly.

The bee colony had undergone several generations of modification, and its types and numbers had multiplied several times.

It could no longer live in the original beehive wood box.

Instead, giant beehives with a diameter of more than two meters were built on the branches of more than ten trees—other types of soldier bees with different sizes and living habits lived in different parts of the forest swamp.

Li Ang sat cross-legged on the warm glass floor,

with his eyes closed,

listening to the wind blowing through the leaves, the chirping of insects and birds,

and feeling the subtle changes in sunlight between the swaying shadows of the trees.

"I don't know if it's an illusion, but after the upgrade, the environmental adjustment function here seems to be more and more intelligent..."

Li Ang opened his eyes, looked at the fake sun high above, and muttered to himself, "It's very comfortable to live in.

When I have time, I can get some seawater and sand from the beach to build a holiday hotel with a beach theme."

Considering the high housing prices in Yin City,

this idea might make a lot of money.

He even had the ad title in mind:

【浮华阅尽归箱庭, Enjoy the seaside scenery, be an urban aristocrat.】 (Fúhuá yuè jìn guī xiāngtíng)

Li Ang shook his head, threw the messy thoughts out of his mind, and took out the [Alchemist's Travel Diary] from his backpack.

He got this item from the House of Honesty.

He didn't have time to study it carefully in the Sheng Nan dream.

Now that he had eliminated his obsession, he could finally calm down and explore it.

[Alchemist's Travel Diary]

[Type: Book]

[Quality: Ordinary]

[Effect: Go on a Trip. Directly starts a solo role-playing script mission related to the diary content. The mission reward is a primary alchemy skill scroll. The mission can only be started once, and can be exited at any time. There is no reward for exiting, and the player's state is not restored after exiting. The mission difficulty matches the player's current level. After use, it is regarded as having experienced a script mission once, and the countdown cooldown time for the player's next script mission is reset.]

[Consumption: None]

[Cooldown time: None]

[Usage conditions: Intelligence attribute is greater than or equal to 12 points]

[Note: Do you want my knowledge? If you want it, I can give it all to you. Go find it! I put all the knowledge there...]

[Whether to start the script mission]

[Yes/No]

The complex text introduction was directly projected next to the cover of the heavy book.

Li Ang opened the cover, and the book was full of tadpole-like alien characters, and occasionally there were a few very delicate, hand-drawn human and monster anatomy diagrams,

as well as some complex patterns that looked like alchemy arrays.

"Directly start a script mission..."

Li Ang frowned slightly, "And it's a solo role-playing type. Considering that it's a diary content-related script, after opening it, I'll probably play the alchemist,

or an investigator tracking down the alchemist,

or the alchemist's friend, assistant, or even test subject."

He reached out and stroked the smooth pages, muttering to himself, "The mission reward is clearly stated as a primary alchemy skill scroll.

I entrusted Mule to buy relevant information at a high price, but there has been no news for so long, which is enough to prove the scarcity of alchemy."

Alchemy in the real world is a chemical philosophical thought and ancestor in the Middle Ages and before.

It has a history of thousands of years and was widely present in Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, Persia, India, Japan, and other places.

Different places have developed their own unique alchemy, and to a certain extent, they have influenced and interfered with each other.

The main purpose of Western alchemy is to transform ordinary metals into precious metals, especially gold.

With the development of the times, different research directions have also developed, such as panacea, philosopher's stone, homunculus, and so on.

If you exclude the demonized colors and mysticism in the history of alchemy,

considering the direction of the Killing Field game skills,

the alchemy skill is likely to have the effect of "changing the structure of matter and freely creating objects of any shape."

For example, converting copper and iron into gold and silver,

or pressing a palm on the ground and reshaping the soil into a main battle tank—provided that the user perfectly masters the manufacturing process of the tank and has enough brainpower to complete the instantaneous transmutation.

Li Ang had been coveting alchemy for a long time.

Even if he didn't consider that the [Damaged Alchemist's Magic Box] upgrade must master the alchemy skill,

he also wanted to get this skill scroll—freely creating matter is simply a bug-level ability.

"From the description, as long as you get this travel diary, you can start the script mission, and it doesn't specify who the user must be,"

Li Ang thought carefully, "And the way the mission reward is distributed is also a skill scroll,

rather than letting the person who completes the script directly learn alchemy.

This also means that I can post a reward on the player forum, spend a few thousand game currency, and ask other people to complete the script."

Due to the existence of the [SOS] item before, some players on the forum also provide "power leveling" services, acting as consultants, or personally playing, to help other players complete missions.

"The description says that mission difficulty is comparable to the player's level, and after use, the countdown for the player's next script mission will be reset.

In other words, after entering the script, it is also possible to exit directly without exploring or taking rewards,

and it can also postpone the time of the next script mission in the real world,

which is equivalent to avoiding a possible death.

From this point of view alone, this item can be sold for a sky-high price in the auction house."

Li Ang looked at the cover of the book and smiled indifferently, "Well...not to brag,

among all the player groups, my strategy ability should also be in the first echelon."

Out of arrogance,矜持 (jīnchí, reserve), and confidentiality principles,

Li Ang never considered letting others help him with the mission.

After repeatedly confirming that the alien characters in the book were difficult to decipher in a short period of time,

Li Ang left the pet terrarium, discussed it with Miss Chai,

sorted out the equipment and props, and added the remaining two attribute points to the intelligence attribute, reaching 12 points, just enough to meet the mission requirements.

Next, it was time to start the mission.

Fully armed, Li Ang stood in his living room, took a deep breath with the book in his hand, pressed the button in his sight, and confirmed the transmission.