Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

The layout of the secret room was no different from that of the treasure vault, except that the interior walls were made of a special crystal, which was also the crystal that formed the door.

Hughes did not test this crystal because he could sense that even mental energy could not penetrate it.

But this also proves that the treasures in the secret room are even more precious.

Upon entering the secret chamber, Hughes noticed the enormous cocoon standing in the very center.

The cocoon reached the top of the sealed room, with layers of translucent white silk threads clinging to the ceiling.

Its surface shimmered with a faint blue light, and a faint heartbeat could be heard emanating from within.

"Thump, thump..."

Although the heartbeat was faint, it could still cause the surrounding air to tremble slightly through the thick cocoon.

He couldn't help but take a few steps forward, observing the enormous cocoon before him with some curiosity.

Every thread on the surface of the cocoon is engraved with intricate and dense aquamarine runes, and the flowing light originates from these runes.

Driven by these runes, a hazy mist continuously gathered out of thin air, gently enveloping the entire cocoon.

It's not hard to see that this clearly demonized mist, along with the enormous cocoon, is sealing away some unknown entity inside.

"What could it be...?"

Sensing the chilling aura emanating from within, Hughes narrowed his eyes slightly.

Of all the things in the secret room, only this one, sealed inside the cocoon, was specifically mentioned by Dorati.

As for the reason mentioned by the other party, it was to warn him not to choose this "treasure," because it was something that Netil had his eye on.

But when he thought of the casual yet subtly apprehensive tone in which Dorati mentioned the cocoon, he became even more curious about the extraordinary nature of the object before him.

"..."

After observing for a while, Hughes turned his attention to the other treasures.

It must be said that the treasures in the secret chamber are indeed a level above those in the vault.

He even saw a lot of materials taken from level two magical beasts here, and in one corner he caught a glimpse of the Cold Storage Worm King's eyeball.

However, although these materials are all rare, they are currently of no use to him.

What he needs now is something that can be used immediately, something that can enhance his current strength.

In fact, whether it's the meticulously improved Mr. Poison and Nister, or the newly constructed half-pool system.

All of this was preparation he made before the impending storm...

"Hmm? This is..."

Just then, Hughes suddenly caught sight of something that looked somewhat familiar.

It was a piece of silvery-white metal, about the size of a face plate, with a faint silver sheen on its surface.

It was firmly encased in a glass dome, lying quietly on a display stand covered with bright red velvet.

Strangely, the metal seemed to be alive, constantly wriggling inside the glass enclosure, with part of it slowly moving along the inner wall of the glass.

From afar, this was clearly the living silver that Hughes had been searching for, and the key to completely strengthening his living silver armor.

only……

"This is activated metal, but it is definitely not activated silver."

Hughes stared intently at the metal inside the glass case, silently suppressing the excitement surging within him.

Based solely on the faint silver sheen emanating from its surface, he was certain that this metal was not activated silver.

Moreover, given the rarity of activated silver, it wouldn't be necessary for it to be specially stored in this secret room.

Thinking of this, Hughes quickly walked to the booth and looked at the sign standing next to it:

【Uraganta Silver (8.3063 lbs)】

"Uragashin? It's Uragashin!"

Hughes looked surprised; he hadn't expected that the Coral Oath could even get his hands on Urga Silver.

To be precise, Erga Silver is not actually a kind of activated metal, but a secretion from a demonic organ.

This demonic organ originates from a parasite called Urga.

The Urga worm is one of the few magical beasts that can safely parasitize a dragon.

They typically live parasitically among the thick scales of dragons, and are even smaller than ants.

Dragons' skin constantly emits a special energy gas, which wizards call dragon energy.

This is a highly toxic gas capable of directly killing living organisms; even the weakest creatures will have their life force wiped out upon contact.

This is also a natural protective barrier, which can protect the "untransformed" dragons from parasites.

The Erga Worm is one of the very few that can directly resist dragon energy, and this is all thanks to a demonized organ in its body called the "Silver Sac".

The Erga worm absorbs some substances from the dragon scales, causing its silver sac to secrete a liquid biofilm that tightly wraps its body.

Because the raw material comes from dragon scales, this biofilm has the effect of resisting dragon energy.

There was even a certain degree of dragon flame.

Later, wizards discovered that the properties and structure of this secretion were somewhat similar to mithril, so they called it Ergasil.

But the value of Erga Silver lies not only in its ability to resist dragon energy.

Its hardness is comparable to that of dragon scales, and it also has excellent toughness. Its weight is only one-tenth that of steel of the same volume.

Most importantly, wizards later transformed this secretion directly into the living metal on display today by imitating the way the Urga worm manipulates Urga Silver.

Their core hub is the silver pouch. Wizards can mimic the mental fluctuations of the Urga worms and manipulate them to cover their bodies through the silver pouch.

"I'll choose this one."

Looking at the "metal" slowly wriggling inside the glass case, Hughes murmured to himself.

"In that case, I won't have to go through all that trouble to find activated silver."

Urga Silver is of higher quality than Activated Silver, so even without going to a Wizard to upgrade it, it's enough for him to use up to level 2.

Moreover, most of the enchanted metals in the world have a quality cap, and once they reach a certain level, they cannot be improved further.

But Urga Silver won't, since it's a secretion from a demonized organ.

When he enters the Wizarding World in the future, he will naturally be able to find the even more powerful Urga worms from the more powerful dragons.

Then, obtain Erga Silver of even higher quality.

"..."

Then, Hughes took out a tiny seashell.

A string of runes was engraved in the center of the seashell. He pointed the runes toward the display stand in front of him and then infused a wisp of his spiritual power into it.

"Buzz..."

The next moment, a wave suddenly shot out from the rune and swept towards the exhibition stand in front.

"Click—"

The next second, the glass cover on the display stand slowly opened, revealing the Erga Silver inside.

At the same time, the string of runes on the seashell quietly dissipated, turning into specks of particles.