Mira, who had endured a bitter journey of thirty thousand years, was overjoyed upon hearing her host’s voice.
This meant she could finally help the Creation Furnace absorb energy and stimulate the furnace body so that it could begin repairing itself.
She immediately replied excitedly, "Alright, Master. It’s actually very simple. You just need to focus your thoughts and first move the Creation Furnace out of your body. Through your Mental Awareness, you can adjust its size within a certain range. After that, simply place substances containing energy inside."
After a brief pause, Mira continued, "Next, I will fully integrate myself into the Creation Furnace and enter a state of Mental Awareness Attachment, guiding you through the process step by step. Please rest assured."
"Alright."
Having learned the method, Ryan nodded.
Then, with a thought, he focused his Mental Awareness on moving the Creation Furnace out of his body.
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, a soft sound rang out as a black iron furnace roughly half a person’s height suddenly appeared in front of him out of thin air.
Ryan’s first impression of the Creation Furnace had been that it was ordinary and unremarkable. But seeing it for the second time, he unexpectedly found it much more pleasing to the eye.
Although its appearance remained almost identical to what he had seen before, the furnace was still severely damaged and covered in spiderweb-like cracks.
Yet, after being moved out of his body, it emitted a faint, shimmering glow that flickered continuously, making it appear strangely dazzling.
It was completely different from the ordinary impression it had left in his mind.
The moment the Creation Furnace appeared before him, an ancient and desolate aura immediately permeated the entire room.
It was truly miraculous.
"I need to put things containing energy inside... But which things contain energy, and which don’t?"
Ryan scratched his head. "Forget it. I’ll just throw some things in and try."
With that thought, Ryan picked up several pieces of freshly dug, rusty iron scrap and tossed them into the large opening at the top of the Creation Furnace.
"Swish—"
The moment they entered the furnace opening, the rusty iron scraps seemed to fall into a bottomless vortex.
A stream of air was sucked downward, and in an instant, the scraps mysteriously disappeared.
Soon, a series of crisp notification sounds rang out.
"Ding!"
"This item contains no energy."
"Please replace and re-insert."
Mira’s voice had suddenly become somewhat dull, sounding far less intelligent than before. It was almost as though she were merely providing the most basic status notifications.
Ryan wondered if this was the Mental Awareness Attachment state Mira had mentioned.
Before he could fully understand why Mira had suddenly become so mechanical, a series of rapid sounds abruptly interrupted his thoughts.
[Thump! Thump! Thump!]
The rusty iron scraps were suddenly spat out from the mouth of the Creation Furnace like watermelon seeds, flying into the air completely intact.
A moment later, their momentum faded, and they lost their suspension, dropping to the floor with a series of metallic clinks.
"It seems these rusty iron scraps won’t work." Ryan quickly counted them and immediately fell into thought. "But the Creation Furnace didn’t embezzle even a single piece. It actually returned everything intact..."
He silently memorized this important detail about the Creation Furnace. "That’s great! Then I don’t have to worry about suffering unnecessary losses while experimenting. Let’s try something else."
As he spoke, his hands didn’t stop moving.
He frantically rummaged through his waste bag and began throwing various items into the Creation Furnace.
And so the experiment continued.
Ryan successively threw in tattered clothes, underwear, straw sandals, brushes and ink, bowls and chopsticks, leftover food, and even boiling water.
He also tried wood, burning charcoal, stones, copper wire, a shovel, an iron hammer, hair, and various other miscellaneous items.
Some of the items had even been taken from the hall or kitchen.
Yet, without exception, they were all spat back out by the Creation Furnace completely intact.
And every single one received the same prompt.
<Ding!>
[This item contains no energy.]
[Please replace and re-insert.]
"Strange. None of them work?"
Ryan frowned deeply, his expression filled with confusion.
"Logically speaking, burning charcoal should contain fire-attribute energy. So why is there no reaction? What exactly qualifies as containing energy?"
By now, he had tried almost every material he could find in the house.
Only the most valuable waste pills he had obtained remained untested.
To be honest, Ryan was somewhat reluctant to use them.
He had originally hoped that if some of the cheaper materials worked, he could keep these waste pills and exchange them for a large amount of food.
But now, he had no other choice.
"Sigh." Ryan pursed his lips and let out a helpless sigh. "There’s no other way. I hope this waste pill works..."
It was the last item he hadn’t tried. If even the waste pill failed, then he would truly have a headache.
Whoosh!
Ryan gritted his teeth, hardened his heart, picked up one of the waste pills beside him, and threw it directly into the Creation Furnace.
However, the moment the waste pill was swallowed by the gray mist vortex, something unexpected happened.
The Creation Furnace suddenly brightened.
<Ding!>
[Energy value not met.]
[Please continue to insert.]
Mira’s dull notification immediately followed.
"Finally, a reaction!" Ryan’s eyes lit up. "It seems these waste pills can actually be used!"
As the saying went, strike while the iron was hot.
Ryan gritted his teeth and continued throwing the waste pills into the Creation Furnace one after another.
One.
Two.
Three.
As more and more waste pills were swallowed by the furnace, the faint glow surrounding the Creation Furnace gradually became brighter.
Ryan watched the change but didn’t stop.
He continued feeding it the waste pills without hesitation.
And so it went. Until the sixth waste pill was finally thrown inside.
BOOM!
The Creation Furnace suddenly erupted with dazzling light, illuminating the entire room.
A crisp notification followed.
<Ding!>
[Energy value has been met!]
[Advanced Creation: Turning waste into treasure, randomly generating...]
"It worked?" Ryan’s eyes widened as he stared intently at the Creation Furnace, his heart filled with anticipation.
"Randomly generated? What will it produce?"
Several breaths passed.
Then, a pleasant notification finally rang out.
<Ding!>
[Congratulations, Host!]
[Obtained: First-tier Top Grade Origin Power Pill × 1.]
[Origin Power Pill: The pill contains a large amount of concentrated Origin Power. After refinement, it can strengthen the Origin Power within the body. It is a great tonic for Bloodline Fighters and a key to rapidly improving one’s strength and realm.]
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, a pale-red Top Grade pill shot out from the large opening of the Creation Furnace and floated quietly in mid-air.
Before Ryan could even see it clearly, its fragrance had already reached him.
In an instant, an incredibly rich medicinal aroma filled the entire bedroom.
"This is..."
Sniff...
Seeing this, Ryan’s eyes widened in astonishment. His nostrils flared involuntarily as he inhaled a small amount of the pill’s fragrance.
The scent was rich and carried a faint sweetness, but Ryan had never expected merely smelling it to produce such a powerful effect.
The lingering medicinal fragrance instantly permeated his body, and Ryan suddenly felt a surge of energy coursing through him.
Even his blood seemed to stir and surge, as though awakened by the pill’s potent essence.