Chapter 629 Human Experiments 2.0

Chapter 629 Human Experiments 2.0

Since it was not yet possible to insert SoulStar Fragments into his Summons without killing them, Michael decided to try something else.

He had various Artifacts stored in his War Rune and the warehouse. They collected dust and were better off being used instead.

Michael began a few experiments using Insert on Artifacts to merge them with Monsters and Summons. The first Artifacts he retrieved for that job were Accessory Artifacts. He inserted Tierless Earring Artifacts into the earlobes of his Tier-1 Summons and some Tier-1 Bilrox to observe their bodies' reaction to the integration of Artifacts.

The external enhancement from the Tierless Earring Artifacts was low, but that was fine. The Earring Artifacts focused on amplifying the hearing sense instead.

Once the Earring Artifact had been integrated into the targets' earlobes, Michael made them undergo a few tests. They had been examined a few minutes ago and repeated the same process once again to test if the effects of the Earring Artifacts were still active, or if integrating them damaged the Artifacts.

Interestingly enough, the Artifacts worked like usual. They enhanced the Summons and Bilrox's hearing sense while also granting a minor external enhancement. Their senses improved as well.

That was a little unexpected. Only Awakened were supposed to be able to use Artifacts. It shouldn't be possible for the Summons and Bilrox to gain the external enhancement of an Artifact alongside their special perk.

'So Integrating Artifacts with Summons and Monsters does work, but they feel uncomfortable. They cannot convey what's wrong with them, but their bodies tell them that something is wrong. Does that mean anything or is it merely because a foreign object entered their bodies?'

If it was the latter, the problem could be solved rather easily. Desensitizing someone might not be easy, but it was possible. However, if the discomfort originated from the Summons and Bilrox's souls, it would be a little bit more complicated.

'I integrated 2-Star Tierless Artifacts into Tier-1 Summons and Bilrox. Is that still too much for them to bear?'

Michael fell into deep thought and called for some Tier-2 Summons and the Tier-1 Summons whose Souls were stronger than the rest. The trio with the highest progress in the Soul Refinement Technique was also present. Michael had extracted the SoulStar Fragment early enough to ensure that their bodies and souls didn't sustain any major injuries. nove(l)bi(n.)com

They were willing to continue experimenting.

He inserted more 2-Star Tierless Artifacts into the Tier-2 Summons and the Summons with strengthened soul. Their bodies' responses were similar to the others, but there was a major difference. The discomfort was present within everyone, but the Summons whose souls were strengthened said that it didn't affect them.

On the contrary, the Tier-2 Summons felt only a little bit less uncomfortable than the Tier-1 Summons.

Michael made notes about everything and continued the experiments. He changed some Artifacts, improved their star rating, and continued writing down notes. Michael observed everything in great detail and learned a lot.

'Ordinary Summons can endure the potency of Low-Tier Artifacts. However, the higher the Artifact's star rating the higher the pressure on the Summons' souls. Only Summons whose souls have been strengthened won't have any issues with Low-Tier Artifacts.'

Michael's attention drifted to the Artifacts spread around him. He had a little more than 2300 Artifacts from the battle against the Heart of the Blazing Lion army and he was more than willing to use them to keep experimenting.

Michael chose to use Insert to integrate a bunch of similar Artifacts and watched as they merged. It was weird to see the density of some Weapon Artifacts increase as they fused. It felt like he was able to create heavy alloys by merging the Artifacts, but it was a little bit more complex than that. Michael created upgraded versions of low-ranked Artifacts by merging them. The weight of the Artifacts assimilated, just like the Artifacts' special perks.

Merging Artifacts was almost as energy-draining as fusing Soultraits. He possessed to retrieve dozens of Energy Stones to replenish his used-up energy as he experimented with the wide variety of Artifacts in his possession.

"This is fun."

Michael licked his lower lip as he spent tens of hours integrating Artifacts. However, it didn't end with using Insert. Michael added Extraction into the equation by extracting certain properties of a few particular Artifacts before applying Insert to integrate the extracted properties into another Artifact.

Michael never learned how to create Artifacts. He was not a blacksmith or anything like that. But by combining Insert and Extraction, Michael could create his own Artifacts – specialized works with customized effects.

There were many things to pay attention to, including the Artifacts' material limit and the potency of external enhancements and special properties. However, by consulting the Blacksmith from the Underground Forging Hall and using the Relic of Draka to his advantage, Michael managed to upgrade Natural Artifacts and add special properties from customized Artifacts.

Michael turned into an Artificer...and more than that. He could not only turn ordinary weapons into extraordinary Artifacts, or alter natural Artifacts by engraving special enchantments on them.

No.

As long as Michael was given the necessary resources, he could upgrade ordinary Artifacts into extraordinary tools.

He could use Insert to merge Artifacts and upgrade their star rating and it was also possible to create customized Artifacts using Natural Artifacts as the foundation.

One of the best results after experimenting for tens of hours was an Epic Tierless Artifact. The Artifact might not be useful for Michael or the Untamed Awakened, but the Epic Tierless Artifact he possessed created was special. Not only performed it possess an extremely high external enhancement, but it had a protection enchantment that was strong enough to protect the Artifact wielder from the attacks of a Late Tier-1 Awakened.

Creating the Artifact hadn't been easy. It possessed been extremely pricey as well.

However, Michael was satisfied. He utilized Insert for the first time on Artifacts and created such an excellent piece of Artifact right away.

The next time, Michael would be able to create an even better Artifact without wasting any precious resources.

It was only a matter of time before he created Legendary Artifacts for Higher Lifeforms!