Swallowing the Stars: The Puzzle of Everything!

Chapter 41 Initiates New Research: The Genetic Compatibility of the Flame Star Beast

"The Fiery Star Beast..."

As the auctioneer's gavel fell, Perseus relaxed, leaned back in his chair, and let out a long sigh.

I finally got it!

If he could acquire the most needed item, the auction wouldn't have been a complete waste. To be honest, this was the first time he had ever seen a useful treasure at a junior auction.

However, cargo like the remains of the Flame Star Beast only appeared once.

From the sixth day onwards, Perseus saw no more items that caught his eye, and as for the final, most important item—the qualification to comprehend the initial universe—let's not even mention it.

"The delivery location will be Mine Star No. 1423."

Along the route from the Mingguang Empire to the Canggu Empire, many resource-rich planets belong to the "Spark Group".

Therefore, after purchasing the goods this time, he no longer needed to choose other planets to sign for them as before; he could simply place them on his own territory.

This ensures the secrecy of the transaction, and if any unforeseen circumstances arise, Perseus can demonstrate his strength without any burden or worry about being exposed.

However, the convoy escorting the goods is relatively safe.

The goods in the primary auction are all escorted by the Cosmic Galaxy Bank, and the entire process is live-streamed and intelligently controlled. Any powerful individual who dares to covet the goods will be subject to a joint manhunt by multiple parties. The pressure from the five major human powers is enough to make even an immortal god hesitate.

……

"Sir, these are the goods you ordered!"

The realm lord, with a lightning bolt pattern between his brows, smiled as he handed over the box, his gaze unconsciously drifting towards Perseus's brow.

Although the latter seemed somewhat weak to him, judging from his aura, he was undoubtedly a powerful being at the level of a Realm Lord.

Perseus quickly checked the items in the box.

He nodded after confirming that everything was correct.

"The goods are in good condition. Thank you all for escorting them."

It's just a normal escort mission, so naturally there won't be any other drama.

Seeing that Perseus had already signed for the agreement, the first realm lord who had gained the recognition of the Lightning Law immediately took the other domain lords behind him and left the No. 1423 mining planet in a spaceship.

Then.

Half an hour after they left, Perseus also boarded his spaceship and left Mining Planet 1423.

……

"Master, take a look! How's the puzzle piece we extracted from the Flame Star Beast's remains coming along?"

As soon as they entered Starry Sky No. 1, they projected themselves, eager to make a big splash.

Seeing his excitement, Perseus no longer hesitated, took out the newly acquired World Ring, and probed it with a wisp of mental energy.

Huge, grotesque corpses lay silently on the misty continent.

The Flame Star Beast, a domain lord-level creature, is over 30 kilometers in size and looks like a dragon-like lion-like beast from a distance.

Its body is covered with overlapping rhomboid scales, forming a complex defensive shell. On this shell are jagged cracks, through which flows blazing golden-red magma. If you get close, you can feel the surrounding space constantly distorting.

Its slender and agile body is covered with a pair of large wings, also covered with scales, and its sharp claws gleam with a cold, eerie light.

The most conspicuous feature is the thick, long, pointed horn on the head of the Flame Star Beast.

The fire patterns swirled continuously, becoming more complex with each breakthrough in a new realm.

From Perseus's perspective, this behemoth exudes the aura of a top predator in the universe from head to tail.

This is a terrifying killing machine!

"Among ordinary life forms, this Flame Star Beast should be considered top-tier, right?"

Moreover, the Flame Star Beast is much larger than humans; it's unknown whether its bloodline can be used to slightly alter the size of its main body.

"The Law of Heaven and Earth" is, after all, a proportional enlargement based on Perseus's original size!

After fusing with the Demon Orb's bloodline, his size increased to 10 meters, and if magnified a thousand times, it would naturally be 10 kilometers.

If Perseus's initial size was 100 meters, then magnified a thousand times, it would be 100 kilometers.

Similarly, if Perseus could reach half the size of the Flame Star Beast...

"15 kilometers expanded a thousandfold—"

Perseus's pupils contracted. "15000 kilometers!!!"

It's almost the size of a typical planet.

"Moreover, Master, this Flame Star Beast is so large that it can yield many puzzle pieces. Perhaps we can even mass-produce various derivatives of the Flame Star Beast."

Are you making hybrid poodles?

Perseus shook his head, but did not reject the suggestion.

The Flame Star Beast itself has a pretty good bloodline!

With just a little nurturing, it can reach immortal strength. He could create two of these creatures with such good potential to play with when he has time in the future.

Let's focus on the important things for now.

With this in mind, Perseus began extracting biological elements from the puzzle and uploading the corresponding structures to compare with the current Demon Orb bloodline.

"So, do you have any suggestions?"

"Master, we can use a surrounding piecing method."

As the words fell, the light screen in the laboratory began to change rapidly.

The two puzzles are designed to resemble a sphere. One is essentially a sphere, while the other appears to be made up of small squares at first glance. However, when zoomed in, the blank area on the right side reveals a chain structure of squares surrounding the sphere. This would require more squares, and it's uncertain what level the final product will reach.

"The utilization rate is too low!"

Perseus shook his head. "While the bio-element puzzle pieces from the Flame Star Beast may seem relatively small, they still represent half the size of my own puzzle piece. Using spheres nested within spheres, the outer shell using Flame Star Beast bio-element puzzle pieces doesn't consume a lot of material. But what about the puzzle pieces filling the middle?"

"Change it to a cube fitting the sphere. I'm worried that your method will exceed the level limit."

He's only a domain lord right now; a domain lord can't complete the three-star puzzle.

Even the second option requires a slight reduction in two-star materials, otherwise the final bloodline level will exceed the limit.

Number 1 quickly got to work.

Because the amount of cosmic-level biological materials collected was insufficient, No. 1 had to temporarily use existing low-level biological materials as a substitute. After a series of adjustments, it arrived at the final solution.

"Master, by filling the empty parts with the life essence, the solid filling can be basically completed."

"Based on the amount of Life Essence consumed..."

Immediately, a series of complex formulas began to calculate the data and the results were marked below.

"Compatibility between the two puzzle types: 87.62%"

Perseus paused, and the compatibility is very high.

However, the current calculation of the compatibility of the energy element puzzle proportions is just a conjecture. The specific results will depend on the corresponding bloodline that is formed.

"I'll reserve my opinion for now!"

"These are the materials I have on hand. Before we reach the Canggu Empire, let's make a physical prototype to see how it works. If my bloodline level isn't high enough, I'll consider trying out your special nesting method with those two spheres..."