Solo Leveling: Monarch of Knowledge-Chapter 41 - 40: Machine

(Sunday, June 16, 2026 – 6:12 PM)

Fernando exhaled, his serious expression lingering a moment longer before finally relaxing his shoulders. "Then, we'll leave it in your hands for now. But be careful."

Adam simply nodded, unbothered.

Petruccio smirked, rubbing the back of his head. "Yeah, not like anything we say would stop you anyway."

With the heavy conversation settled, the two HA members finally moved on to the main reason Adam had come.

"Alright, let's show you the goods." Petruccio gestured for Adam to follow as they walked deeper into the warehouse.

Inside, stacks of high-grade materials were neatly arranged, each one labeled and categorized. Adam swept his gaze over the inventory, instantly recognizing the quality.

Latest-generation construction materials, stronger, lighter, and more durable than anything available on the public market.

Advanced technological components, state-of-the-art processors, circuits, and reinforced materials, exactly what he needed for the project.

Magical beast materials from E to A-Rank, hides, bones, and enchanted alloys harvested from monsters, bought at a lower price since they were surplus from the HA storage.

Petruccio grinned as he gestured toward everything. "All yours. Thanks to the protection you gave Rome, the government sent compensation payments to all active hunters... including you."

Adam hummed, already knowing how much he made from the deal.

Petruccio then chuckled with his voice dropping into a lighter, more addicted tone. "Gotta say, my wife was real happy this morning."

Adam closed his eyes for a second, taking a slow breath.

'Soon, Adam. Soon...'

Without needing to move, he gave a mental command.

Immediately, all the materials vanished.

Every single item, from the largest construction panels to the smallest bone, disappeared into his space dimension, seamlessly absorbed without a trace.

Fernando and Petruccio watched the entire process in silence.

"You're not even gonna pretend to be normal about it, huh?" Petruccio muttered.

Adam ignored the comment, turning back to the two men. He nodded slightly. "Thanks for your help."

Fernando eyed him for a moment before speaking. "Are you planning to tell us what you're doing with all of this?"

Adam met his gaze.

"A base."

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That was all he said before lifting his hand, summoning a light blue portal.

With a calm step, he walked through, disappearing without another word.

Petruccio looked at Fernando and said "He is just showing off right?" And the latter nodded "I would too if i had space affinity."

"Couldn't be more real." Petruccio nodded.

(6:23 PM)

Adam stepped out of the portal with the familiar white expanse of his space dimension unfolding around him.

The two containment cubes greeted him, one holding Boris' lifeless corpse, the other sealing Venin, still weak but now just waking up.

Venin's mechanical breathing was the only sound in the space as his dull, venom-purple eyes tracked Adam. Despite the exhaustion weighing him down, there was still an underlying hatred in his gaze.

Adam didn't even spare him a glance.

With a thought, he divided the space dimension, shaping it as he pleased.

His body remained at the center, but the dimension itself twisted, shifting seamlessly.

On one side, he created a folded space, an isolated storage where the two cubes were relocated, ensuring Venin and Boris remained contained. The prison was absolute, layers of compressed space making escape impossible as well stopping Venin from seeing outside.

On the opposite side, the materials he just acquired were neatly arranged, floating in place.

With another thought, 2 trillion nano-machines separated from his body, surrounding the construction materials.

Adam's mind was in constant motion with his thoughts processing at a level beyond his previous capability.

Ever since his awakening, his brain operated at peak efficiency, enhanced by both mana and nanotechnology.

Every calculation was instant.

Pattern recognition was absolute.

Adaptive learning occurred in real time.

He could dissect, analyze, and optimize any system, whether it was human psychology, combat strategies, or technological constructs.

Even his perception of time had shifted.

Each moment stretched, granting him more time to react, think, and plan while in reality, mere microseconds passed.

And thanks to his healing factor, his mind never tired, never faltered.

His focus returned to the materials.

'This will be my foundation.'

The plot of land he purchased on Thursday, June 13, was finally going to be put to use.

At 320 square meters, located 5 kilometers from Alessandria's city center, the land was in a quiet yet accessible area. It was legally zoned for residential or light industrial use, making it perfect for his plans.

Adam had bought the land for three reasons.

1. Independence. He needed his own energy source, free from reliance on the city's grid, eliminating vulnerabilities.

2. Space. His apartment was too small, too limiting. His work required scale and privacy.

3. Business. This would be the foundation for what he intended to build.

Of course, he wasn't naïve.

By now, every major faction with power knew of his existence. They had undoubtedly dug into his records, including his land purchase.

Eyes would be watching.

But that didn't matter.

(6:24 PM)

Adam stood still with eyes scanning the white expanse of his space dimension. His mind processing easily the nano-machines he had just released from his body.

'This is progress.'

Before his awakening, the nano-machines had been locked within him with their full potential restrained by his human limitations. He could use them internally, enhancing his healing, reinforcing his muscles, optimizing his bodily functions, but that was it.

But now, with mana?

He had so many uses.

He could separate trillions of nano-machines from his body and direct them externally with pure will.

This was more than an upgrade.

This was a turning point.

The applications were limitless, construction, combat, infiltration, surveillance.

His mind ran through the possibilities, countless scenarios forming and unfolding in mere seconds.

'I can shape entire environments. I can weaponize them. I can command them like an army.'

He looked at the materials before focusing.

The nano-machines responded immediately.

With a single thought, they began reshaping the necessary materials and alloys before him, breaking them down on a microscopic level before reassembling them with precision.

The process was seamless.

The advanced alloys he had purchased were rapidly deconstructed and reforged with their molecular structure enhanced for durability. The individual components began forming, each perfectly calibrated to fit into the larger framework.

Within seconds, a massive structure began taking shape.

A 10-meter by 10-meter construction device, built for both excavation and advanced printing.

It was far more than a simple printer.

This machine was designed to work in reverse, excavating materials or terrain, refining them, and then printing a stronger, more stable foundation in their place.

Adam designed it with versatility in mind.

If he fed additional materials into its compartments, it could further enhance whatever it produced, ensuring the highest-quality results.

Five seconds.

That was all it took.

The device hummed silently in the white expanse with its reinforced framework gleaming under the nonexistent light.

Adam stepped forward, running a hand along its smooth surface.

A foundation-laying and structural-printing machine, engineered greatly.

This was the second step toward his base.

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