This is because the extraction by the Extraordinary Extractor isn’t outright deprivation, but rather limited exploitation.
Deprivation would completely extinguish the extraordinary traits of an extraordinary item, turning it into a mundane object; exploitation, at most, only squeezes out some of its extraordinary traits. And generally, the amount of extraordinary traits extracted is certainly less than through deprivation.
The only regret is that the Extraordinary Extractor in the hidden chamber is not a general-purpose one but a specially designed type; it only targets magical minerals, capable of extracting extraordinary traits from medium to low-quality magical minerals.
Even so, the Extraordinary Extractor is a quite excellent piece of apparatus. Although its effects in alchemy are limited, to some extent, it can assist in alchemy.
One could say that Angel’s biggest gain from returning to the hidden bedroom is this Extraordinary Extractor.
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Tree Spirit reappeared inside the ruins about half an hour later. At the same time, he brought a message from Lord Rhein.
"Lord Rhein wants me to come over?"
Tree Spirit: "Yes. You’ll know exactly what it’s about when you get there."
Angel nodded, speculating on Lord Rhein’s intentions as he walked out of the ruins.
Although it’s just mid-Harvest Month, the plateau’s weather always disregards the seasons. The cold wind howled ceaselessly, and sparse snowflakes floated down from the gloomy sky.
Following the direction of the cold wind, Angel headed south and soon arrived at the chasm leading to the Mirror World.
Before entering the chasm, Angel saw the silhouette of Rhein.
Through the swirling wind and snow, Angel could clearly see Rhein standing at the edge of the chasm, speaking softly with two people.
These two people were also not strangers to Angel; they were Maya and her apprentice, returned from Starseer Day.
"Witch Maya." Angel descended slowly from the sky, nodding to the elderly witch leaning on a staff. Then he looked at the young man beside her, "Dororo."
Dororo’s eyes flashed with a spark of light upon hearing Angel’s voice.
Maya smiled in return to Angel, then turned to Rhein: "Since Angel has arrived, I won’t disturb you any longer. I’ll go back and organize the gains from this Starseer Day."
"Alright, I’ll find you for a detailed chat later," Rhein nodded, watching Maya and Dororo as they jumped into the chasm.
Once their figures completely disappeared, Rhein turned to Angel: "I was originally just waiting for you here, not expecting that Witch Maya would also return at this moment. Seeing Dororo safe and sound, I’m relieved."
Dororo made a remarkable impression on Starseer Day, and Rhein’s esteem for him naturally rose day by day, worrying that something might go wrong halfway, hence his remark.
Angel was very pleased for Dororo’s recognition but did not speak much on it at this moment, instead asking about the purpose of his visit.
Rhein did not immediately answer but simply extended his hand, holding Angel’s wrist.
With a gentle pull from Rhein, before Angel could react, the surroundings underwent a drastic change.
He found himself in the vast void.
However, this void was different from the outside void, with a burning, intense fireball in the sky above, emitting a bright glow.
Below their feet was a floating magic carpet, supporting their weight and preventing them from falling.
Angel, after briefly sensing the surroundings, immediately understood that he was in Rhein’s Exile Space.
Exile Space is often used by Wizards to dump toxic and harmful waste or temporarily detain some beings, hence its nickname as an Exile Prison. But more often, it’s known as the most private place for Wizards, because here, no matter what you do or say, no information will be leaked, not even Prophet Wizards can lock onto the happenings inside using Divination.
Thus, seeing Rhein pulling him into the Exile Space made Angel understand that Rhein must have very private matters to discuss with him.
Sure enough, Rhein’s words confirmed Angel’s suspicions.
"The main reason I brought you here is to borrow the Dream Conch to transfer some precious demonic materials into the Wilderness of Dreams and also to first attempt some small experiments."
As he spoke, Rhein lightly waved his hand.
At the end of the dark void, an entire circle of dazzling demonic materials floated over.
Angel glanced at the section concerning magical minerals and was stunned.
Piles of top-grade Demon Bloodstone forming a small mountain, dazzling Stellar Stones, a tower built of Stellar Iron, Cold Winter minerals... and even a heap of priceless Abyss Secret Gold, Abyss Mithril, and Illusion Spirit Diamonds that only Legendary Wizards could synthesize.
This was just the magical minerals; there were also other demonic materials, as well as semi-finished and finished alchemy products, and a large number of Magic Rune Scrolls.
Angel gulped, suppressing the urge to stretch out his hands, and barely managed to shift his attention away from the extravagant demonic materials around him.
But even so, when Angel closed his eyes, he still felt a dazzling gleam.
"Is this the foundation of the Barbarian Cave?" Angel’s voice was trembling slightly.
Rhein smiled and shook his head: "This is just a very small portion; there are more precious items, but those cannot be brought out. Even if we want to display grandeur at a Tea Party, those things are unsuitable to be presented."
"Just these are enough to handle one Extraordinary City."
Rhein spoke freely, but this wastefulness was only possible in the Wilderness of Dreams. If he were to use these materials in reality to build an Extraordinary City? Even if merely a thousandth or ten-thousandth of these demonic materials were used, he would never agree.
Due to the excessive radiance of the demonic materials around, Angel’s focus kept being diverted, so he took a deep breath and retrieved the Dream Conch from the Moonlit Coast from his bracelet, saying, "Shall I start now?"
Rhein: "Yes, and as I recall, you can pinpoint the location, right?"
Angel nodded: "The Gateway of Dreams can pinpoint it."
"Good, Lianna sent me a message just now that she built an underground hall in the center of the New City big enough to house all the materials; set the landing point for the demonic materials there."
Angel closed his eyes, perceived the exact location through the Ability Tree, then nodded, and activated the Dream Conch.
Upon activating the Dream Conch, no abnormal phenomena occurred.
Rhein only felt a wave of mystical energy, and then everything returned to normal.