This isn't a souls-like game at all.

The white-haired deceased looked at Ye Yiyi's suddenly stunned expression and seemed to react.

"Did you meet Yudena before going to the King's office?"

"Ah this..."

Ye Yiyi and the little goblin looked at each other, and the latter nodded towards the light curtain.

"Yes, Yudena heard the White Feather Knight's oath of allegiance in her dream, so she was able to see His Highness in advance!"

"Your Highness?"

The two dead ignored the little fairy's explanation and repeated her name while looking at Ye Yiyi.

"Let's skip the question of name for now."

Ye Yiyi continued with a cold expression, "In other words, you were planning to put the workshop into self-destruction mode, and you even made a backup plan for Yudnana to escape from the workshop, right?"

"Correct."

"What about the eye whiskers?"

"Eye whiskers?"

The two deceased were stunned at the same time.

"It's the messenger sent by the Public Vision to establish a border. It's also in the workshop."

"That was an unplanned and unexpected situation."

Xiao Bo'er shook his head. "Before we all evacuated the workshop, the messenger you mentioned was not in the workshop."

"You mean it hid in here later?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, that should be the case."

Ye Yiyi thought to himself that it was no wonder that the eye whisker hid in the smelting pool but could not enter the workshop. It turned out that it had escaped here later.

Damn! That guy died so unjustly!

"One last question, what is your purpose in letting the workshop self-destruct?"

Xiao Boer and the white-haired deceased beside him exchanged a glance, and the latter continued:

"This is a test carried out in accordance with the orders left by Lord Xiti. It is also a trap for potential enemies."

"test?"

"It's a test to assess whether the one who defeats the Armor of Tearful Tears is capable of owning the workshop."

"If you successfully prevent the workshop from self-destructing and restart the workshop core, you will be eligible to obtain the special key left by Master Xiti and enter the King's Office."

"If it's an enemy who defeats the Armor of Tears, then even if they break into the King of Craftsmen's office, they won't be able to seize ownership of the workshop. Instead, they will be destroyed along with the workshop when the final containment object is released."

"Wait, you said final containment, what is that?"

Ye Yiyi suddenly widened her eyes.

Ye Yiyi could guess that the special key was the "Key to the Veil of Heaven and Earth", but how come a final containment object suddenly appeared?

"That's a containment object that can directly destroy the entire workshop. It's in Master Wang's office, on the table in front of you."

Said the white-haired deceased.

"???"

On the table in front of me?

Ye Yiyi was stunned, and the little goblin was even more frightened and screamed "Ah", flapped its wings and flew away.

He looked down at the remaining items on the table:

An ordinary piece of pottery, a gray metal plate, a dark silver metal pen, and on the far right, a small and exquisite mahogany music box.

"Uh……"

He frowned slightly, picked up the items casually, and quickly checked their light screens.

[Universal Cauldron Fragment 116]

Item Description: Lost for many years, the fragments of the universal cauldron still contain "records".

By combining it with other fragments, you can increase the variety of props you can make.

Can craft the following items:

——The paint shadow is empty.

——Lacquer shadow black box.

——The black shadow.

Ye Yiqun put down the fragments and picked up the metal plate.

[Wang Jiang's experience in casting "Xi Di"]

Item Description: A fluid metal plate that records forging experience.

After being handed over to the blacksmith in the Cursed Temple, its casting ability can be improved.

Wang Jiang is an outstanding craftsman and pioneer on the road of exploration.

Committed to finding leading technological paths and exploring unlimited possibilities.

Therefore, he was appreciated by the king and was awarded the title of "King".

"Sure enough, it's the fragments of the universal cauldron and the insights..."

He put down the two items and picked up the ring.

【Impression Seal Brush】

Item Description: Dark silver metal pen with a smooth surface.

A strange tool used by the illustrator to transcribe impressions.

Can increase the holder's inscription slot.

At the same time, two different inscriptions are imprinted in the soul.

A unique fantasy element found only in the Wandering Sea Floor.

It is a special element that can refer to "impressions, paradoxes and dreams".

Huayue Yonghui named it "Heart Ingot".

And use this element to make seal pens to transcribe impressions.

Thus he became the founder of the art of image painting.

"Holy crap! Adding an inscription slot?"

Ye Yiyi widened her eyes.

Doesn't this mean that he will be able to wear another inscription in the future while the inscription of the All-Seeing Eye remains permanently in place?

After all, this is the same passive ability as in the game, which can directly transform the spoils into illusory light spots. After trying it several times, he found that it is really useful.

But before he could be happy, he put down the metal pen again and looked at the last exquisite music box with a frown.

"So, that thing is the so-called final containment object..."

He carefully picked up the music box, and a light curtain popped out.

[The Vast and Distant Sickness of the Universe]

Item Description: Exquisitely crafted nanmu music box.

A special black box carved by the hands of a king.

It holds one of those sickening sounds that sicken the universe.

When the spring is tightened and opened, the sound of chronic illness can be transmitted at a specific frequency.

Then it summoned a dangerous cosmic force called "eternal entropy collapse".

Chapter 647: Welcome Your Highness to your fortress and city-state.

"The Vast and Distant Universe's Sickness? This name... doesn't seem to have anything to do with the black box. It seems to refer to the contents contained within."

Ye Yiyi frowned slightly as he scanned the words that appeared on the light curtain.

"But why is this black box shaped like a music box?"

He quickly scanned the contents of the light screen and his eyes couldn't help but shrink.

He suddenly raised his head, staring at the two dead people in the light curtain, and spoke in a low voice.

"Don't tell me this is something that Xiti Wangjiang allowed you to use?!"

"That's why the Xiti Workshop is both a place to test the holder's abilities and a trap for potential enemies."

Xiao Bo'er looked straight into Ye Yiyi's slightly narrowed eyes, his tone flat.

"It's worth using this workshop in exchange for the lives of several Kingscholars."

“Is this simply a question of whether it’s worth it?”

Ye Yiyi growled.

At this moment, he noticed that Eudena was hiding behind the door in fear, looking at him with tears in her eyes, and he could not help but fall silent.

After a moment, he suppressed the anger on his face and his tone became calm, but his eyes staring at the light curtain were extremely sharp.

He looked at the two dead men coldly and said:

"So, to ambush a few mice that broke into the kitchen, you didn't release a cat or rat poison, but planned to shake down a flying dragon that's no different from a wild beast?"

"Are you planning to kill the rats, or tear down the house along with the rats?!"

"..."

Facing Ye Yiyi's cold questioning, Xiao Bo'er didn't know what he was thinking. Although he was clearly a dead person, he hesitated for a while, which was rare.

Instead, the white-haired deceased thought for a moment, then asked:

"So, according to you, the final containment object not only has the ability to destroy the workshop, but will even have an impact on the border?"

"Oh! It's more than just an influence..."

Ye Yiyi sneered twice and suddenly reacted.

He looked down at the music box in his hand, then looked at the two expressionless and silent dead men, and fell silent too.

"so……"

After a moment's silence, he spoke.

"...You don't know what the final containment object is?"

Xiao Bo'er and the white-haired deceased shook their heads at the same time.

"We only know that it was the final containment object left by Master Xiti, but we don't know what it is exactly."

Said the white-haired deceased.

Xiao Boer continued.

"Master Xiti said before leaving the workshop that this final containment object would either be destroyed along with the enemy in the workshop, or be handed over to the next workshop owner for personal safekeeping... There is no third possibility."

"Ugh……"

Ye Yiyi let out a long sigh.

So, I was just getting angry at two people who had no idea about the truth about the music box?

"Sorry, don't mind my attitude just now..."

He lowered his eyes and spoke in a low voice, but was interrupted by Xiao Bo'er.

"You don't have to explain anything to us, or apologize."

Ye Yiyi was stunned for a moment and looked up.

Even though there was a layer of light between them, he could still see that there seemed to be something more in Xiao Bo's dead black eyes that was not there before.

"If I were the old Xiao Bo'er, I would question the order given by Lord Xiti before his departure, and I would also question Donas's decision to transform the Royal Craftsman Workshop into a testing ground. I would also question the rationality and necessity of you becoming the owner of the workshop..."