Finding Raw Materials

Matthew looked at the table not far away and walked over.

He opened the drawer and slowly took out the original owner's research report.

Now he no longer needs to create recording tablets; he can use all his time to cultivate hybrid elemental spirits.

"One more month..."

He opened the report again and patiently began to examine it.

The document contained records of more than a dozen research plans and design ideas from the original owner, but he had marked them all with a striking red cross.

Matthew stopped moving when he turned to the last page of the report.

This was the closest solution to success, but several calculation errors caused the final step of mixing the two elements to fail.

Although the original owner tried to modify the formula to calculate it again, he still could not get the correct result.

The report concluded with the original owner's summary of the failure and proposed directions for a new solution, though he hadn't had time to...

The project was perfected, but it failed during that experiment.

After Matthew traveled through time, he also tried to improve this new plan, but he failed every time.

Following the original owner's summary of these mistakes, he fell into deep thought once again.

At this moment, with the enhancement of his mental strength, Matthew's mind became more agile, and his calculation ability was greatly improved.

"Um……"

He discovered that with a little thought, he found the key to the problem, and the previously unsolvable problem was easily solved.

"There's hope!"

"Now we just need to modify the original plan and derive the new formula."

Matthew picked up a quill and began scribbling on the paper, refining his original research plan.

……

Seven days later...

Matthew's desk was piled high with scraps of paper.

He finally completed the new experimental plan.

After extensive testing, Matthew confirmed the feasibility of the plan, but he couldn't be happy at the moment.

Because the new scheme, which is an improvement on the original scheme, requires a large amount of two different pure elements.

Although the system can extract pure elements, it requires a large number of items containing elemental power as raw materials.

If elemental crystals were used as raw materials, Matthew simply wouldn't have enough magic stones to buy.

Of course, there is another approach: to continue modifying the plan to reduce the number of required elements.

However, this involves the core of the original solution. If we want to optimize and reduce the use of elements, we need to derive the entire solution and redesign a new solution from scratch.

With Matthew's current mental strength of fourteen points, given enough time, he could design a new plan.

However, he spent seven days just revising the plan, and there are only three weeks left before the call to exterminate the Snow Fang Clan, which is simply not enough time.

Matthew rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought. "Where can I get items that contain a lot of elemental power?"

After a moment, Matthew made up his mind.

"The magic concentration is higher on the snowy mountain; perhaps we could try our luck there."

Although there have been many more wild animals in the Great Snow Mountain recently, he is confident that he can handle it with his enhanced physique.

Matthew glanced out the window; it was still early morning.

Without hesitation, he immediately put on his wizard's robes and prepared to push open the door and go out.

However, as he reached the door, there was a sudden knock.

"Matthew, are you there?"

Matthew then opened the door and found a young man with freckles on his face standing in front of it.

"Todd?"

Seeing Matthew dressed so neatly, Todd couldn't help but ask.

"Matthew, are you going out?"

Matthew nodded and said, "I'm planning to go out for a bit. Is there something you need?"

Todd then cautiously looked around, and only after finding no one was around did he speak in a low voice.

"I've noticed Jack has been hanging around your house a lot lately."

"Jack?" Matthew had been staying in the cabin since returning from the snowy mountains and hadn't noticed anything unusual outside.

Fortunately, the room he was in was protected by a barrier, so he didn't have to worry about being spied on from the outside.

"Todd, thank you for reminding me."

Seeing that Matthew still looked like he was about to leave, Todd continued.

"I bet he's got his eye on you."

"You'd better stay home for the time being."

Matthew is currently struggling with the task of combining elemental spirits, and he can't afford to be timid and afraid to go out because of something so trivial.

After completing the bloodline ritual, he activated the true Bloodline of the Flame-Eating Dragon, and with his current strength, he had no fear of Jack.

Besides... he also has dragon scales.

I will be careful.

"But……"

Matthew smiled confidently.

"It's alright, I have a way!"

……

A little while later...

Matthew stepped out of the school's gates and headed straight towards the Great Snow Mountain.

A young man hiding in the shadows saw this and immediately sprang to attention, dashing off in a certain direction within the school's territory.

Soon, the figure entered a dormitory room.

Upon seeing the figure enter, a thin man with two enormous crab claws spoke.

"Olive, didn't I tell you to keep an eye on Matthew?"

The young man named Ollie replied, "Jack, that kid went out."

Jack laughed heartily, his honest demeanor replaced by a mocking expression.

"I finally caught him."

Where did he go?

"Judging from the direction they're heading, they must have gone to the Great Snow Mountain."

"The Great Snow Mountain..."

"Jack, are you sure Matthew really has a secret?"

"I'm sure, that kid seems like a completely different person after he came back from his disappearance."

When I met him at the market last time, I noticed that he was mysteriously carrying something in his cloth bag.

And just a few days ago, that bookworm actually killed a gray rock beast on the snowy mountain.

He must be hiding a big secret.

"What are we waiting for? Let's hurry and call Eric to come along, otherwise that kid might get lost and hard to find!"

Jack shook his head. "Not enough."

"There's something strange about that kid. Although he didn't fight, he was able to kill the Gray Rock Beast on his own, so his strength should be about the same as mine."

If he gets away, it will be difficult to have another chance. We need to call more people.

Ollie nodded. "You're right. I'll go and call the Rex brothers too."

Ollie then walked out the door and ran quickly to the other side.

At this moment, only Jack remained in the cabin.

"Matthew...we really need to have a good talk this time!"

……

Matthew walked uphill, following the mountain path.

He found himself moving much faster and soon arrived at the Snow Silver Forest where he had picked the Snow Fruit last time.

He encountered another magical beast, but with his current physique, he easily killed it.

Matthew continued deeper into the snow-capped mountains, while simultaneously using his system to observe the surroundings.

After a morning, he had only found a few magical plants.

"Aside from these magical plants, there's nothing else of value on the outskirts of the snow-capped mountain, but these plants are far from enough for the experiments..."

"Ahead lies the depths of the snow-capped mountains."

Matthew stopped and gazed into the distance.

"With my current strength, I should be fine as long as I don't spend the night there."

"Besides, I still have dragon scales, so escaping shouldn't be a problem."

After a moment's hesitation, Matthew stepped into the depths of the snow-capped mountains.