The next few days passed in near isolation.
Logan stayed in his room, memorizing every vein, artery, and mana path of the human heart until he could picture them perfectly with his eyes closed.
At the same time, he practiced the engravings on paper, then moved on to tougher materials like bone and crystal.
Just as he felt confident enough to create the undead space, he glanced at the time.
'There's only an hour left,' Logan thought, opening his hologram. 'Let's hope the price didn't shoot up too high.'
The hologram powered up, immediately loading into the auction page.
[Item: Soul Fragment – Queen of Thorns]
[Current Bid: 5.2 billion USD]
[Time Remaining: 00:58:13]
Logan's jaw tightened. 'Higher than I expected.'
He stared at the screen, mind racing through many strategies at the same time. 'Do I push early and try to scare people off, or wait and snipe it at the last second?'
