Death... and me

Roan didn't really mind at that moment. "This is something we need regardless of the effect. Let's just buy it and hope it will be of some use to you during the refinement of the Fragment. By the way, now that you can bring the Workshop out, would you be able to refine the Fragment?"

Rean pondered for a moment and narrowed his eyes. "Hard to say. No doubt the Soul Gem Workshop Equipment that I already have would help. But if I can refine Fragment or not is something I will only know after trying. One thing is sure, though. If I couldn't use the Workshop, then I definitely wouldn't try."

Rean and Roan then sent their Divine Senses into the Soul Gem Orb and accessed the option.

[Soul Gem Blacksmith Workshop Upgrade Level 06 - 500000 Destiny Points]

[Confirm Purchase?]

"Yes!"

[Destiny Points: 1433215]

[Upgrade commenced.]

Once again, the Soul Gem Workshop was covered in the silver light of Spatial Laws. However, the Workshop itself didn't chance in size time time. Instead, the changes were happening inside. New equipment soon takes shape, being made out of Circuitry Formation Runes and Earth's Technology.

Around an hour later, the Silver Light Disappeared as the Upgrade ended.

"Hum... let's check it now."

[Soul Gem Blacksmith Workshop Level 06]

[Several Equipment added]

Rean immediately got puzzled. "Several Equipment?"

Roan was already walking in the direction of the Blacksmith Workshop. "Stop wasting time, and let's check what you got. It will be faster than guessing."

Rean quickly caught up and entered the workshop. Because it was five times bigger than before, it had a lot of empty space. However, now that level six was acquired, all the empty space disappeared, replaced by several types of metal processing and refining.

"Oh!" Rean's eyes lit up. "These are filtration units!"

"And these are Electrolysis Refining Equipment. Uh? Does it use Divine Energy? I wonder how different it is!"

"Hey, look! Demineralizers and Drying Units! It all works with Divine Energy!"

"There are even Ashes Crushing Mills!"

"Lathe Machine! Drilling Machine! Grinding! Shaper! Broaching! Hobbing! Everything is here!"

Rean went right and left, looking at everything. He recognized most of the equipment, although it was obvious they could do much more than Earth's counterparts. All of them used Divine Energy and could even manipulate the elements to get better results. 

"I have to test them! I have to test them all!" Rean said, excited. 

Roan, obviously, didn't share the same excitement as Rean. "All I want to know is whether you can use these to eliminate the Extinction Sphere's Energy from the Universe Foundation Fragment in Huban's hand."

Only then did Rean wake up from his dream. "Oh, right! Well, I can't give you a guarantee. However, with all these things here, I can try to use other metals to make some kind of absorber to remove the Extinction Sphere's Energy. And this is just one of the ideas I have in mind. Refining should also be possible, although I'm not certain about how to go with it right now. I will need to use all these machines in conjunction with the ones I already have to give it a try."

Sister Orb suddenly asked. [We have the Universe Foundation Fragment in the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm. Why don't you simply use them to test your theories? Although the Fragment we have is a fusion of various Fragments, and they don't have the Extinction Sphere's Energy, it is still a real fragment. You might try to absorb some of the other energies they release.]

Rean looked at Sister Orb and immediately nodded. "That's a great idea!"

"Your head!" Roan complained. "What if you damage our Fragment? We will be screwed!"

Rean shook his head, though. "Don't worry. I obviously won't try anything that could risk our big Fragment. First of all, I won't even touch it before I completely understand how the new Soul Gem Workshop's Equipment, which is obviously different from the ones from Earth, works."

Rean continued. "However, there are truly way too many additions to the Blacksmith Workshop. It will take me months, if not years, until I can make real good use of them all."

"Are you sure there will be no risks to our fragment?" Roan asked with narrowed eyes.

Rean shook his head. "Obviously, I can't guarantee. However, using them for tests will make it a lot more likely to get Huban's Fragment properly dealt with. The benefits far surpass the risks. I would say that not using our Big Fragment to test and then trying to eliminate the Extinction Sphere's Energy would be more likely to cause irreparable damage."

In the end, Roan could only accept it. "Fine. However, you better truly master all this shit before you touch the Fragment we have. You said several years, didn't you? Then let's make it ten years! For the next ten years, you will do nothing but get used to your new Blacksmith Workshop."

"Ten years?" Rean pondered about it. "I don't think I will need that long. But... I get what you are concerned about. Very well, let me spend a decade on these things. I will need a lot of ores and other materials to test them all, though."

Roan nodded. "We have more than enough Divine Stones to buy what you need. Also, it will be better if you do your training outside."

"Uh?" Rean got confused. "Why would you want me to do it outside?"

"Obvious," Roan continued. "Because if you spend ten years outside, we will spend at least a hundred inside the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm. It is a good opportunity to cultivate, which we haven't done for quite a while already. And that's if we only keep the speed at ten times. We can definitely afford much more than that and have Divine Origin Energy Cores to spare."

Rean had to admit it was a good idea. "That should coincide with Luan's mission as well... Alright, we will follow your plan."