Lin Chi, who didn't expect to meet a special NPC here, stared down at the old man who fell to the ground:

The old man was no more than 1.5 meters tall, and he looked very pitiful with a hunched back, his rough skin was covered with deep wrinkles like ravines, and he was at least 90 years old. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Uh......"

The old man, who had just been pulled out by Lin Chi, muttered something in pain, and suddenly raised his right hand, but before he could "release his skill", the dark red cane in his hand had been cut off by the Hidden Sword of the Demon Slayer Hand Armor!

Without waiting for the old man to continue to resist, Lin Chi had already put the blade of his sword against the opponent's neck and threatened in a low voice: "Be honest." ”

"Bastard ......"

The old man was still scolding, but he also curled up obediently, not daring to make any more movements.

"If I see one of your other puppets appear, I'll cut off your head." Lin Chi looked around at the dimly lit secret room: "It's best not to think about plotting against me." ”

Hearing this, the old man muttered in a low voice again, and his right hand trembled.

I heard a commotion, and the ten pale dolls hidden in the corner fell apart and collapsed to the ground weakly.

"I've surrendered!" The old man muttered, "Spare my life......"

Seeing the other party's spineless begging for mercy, Lin Chi did not move his sword blade, but suddenly opened his mouth to ask:

"You're tricking some drunkards into coming here and making puppets out of their bodies?"

The old man nodded in frustration, sat up and put his hands behind his head, and put on a standard surrender posture: "Yes, I'm here to study dolls, don't kill me......"

Although the other party did not spare his life in three words, Lin Chi did not mean to let this guy go, but continued to ask slowly:

"What's your name?"

Although this old man wants to kill himself, he is a special NPC, so it's a pity to kill him like this.

"Down there, it's Shen Wenchong." The old man immediately spoke: "The law name is Taixuan, and it came from the Maoshan Dao Academy. ”

"The Taoist priest still studies the technique of the mechanism, isn't it good to cultivate and ascend to immortal?" Lin Chi asked curiously.

"Don't you understand, the Maoshan Daoist Academy is all old and stubborn, and it has been out of touch with the times, compared to the very inefficient cultivation in this era, it is better to study the mechanism technique, as long as the body is replaced by a puppet, can't you live forever?" Speaking of his profession, Shen Wenchong was also suddenly interested, and he even forgot to beg for mercy for a while.

"This is also an idea...... Lin Chi nodded.

In fact, the research that real-world scientists are working on "uploading human consciousness to the Internet" is basically the same as the old man's research direction, which is also to make people immortal with the help of machinery.

Even if the technology tree is crooked, the direction of research is still the same, so to speak......

"History is always strikingly similar."

Lin Chi smiled and removed the blade on the old man's neck: "It seems that your research has failed." ”

As soon as these words came out, the old man immediately stood up unconvinced, and retorted loudly: "Not yet!" ”

"How many more years will you live with this skeleton?" Lin Chi narrowed his eyes and stared at the other party's old face.

"Don't look at how old I look, many parts of this body have been replaced, and I can live for at least fifty years." The old man patted his chest proudly: "I'm a master of life continuation!" ”

"Okay then."

Standing in the dark secret room, Lin Chi looked around, reached out and patted the old man's shoulder, and said with a smile:

"I fancy your abilities, if you want to survive, you will have to help me in the future."

Lin Chi could see that although this old man was not a good thing, his skills in making puppets were definitely top-notch.

The bald man who seduced himself in the tavern before was almost fake, and he couldn't tell that it was a puppet at all, and he was even more like a real person than the owner of the "Broken Water Puppet Shop".

If it weren't for the fact that he inadvertently saw a piece of wood exposed under the man's trouser leg, Lin Chi would not have imagined that the item would be a puppet.

If you can bring this old man under your command, your combat effectiveness will undoubtedly be greatly improved!

And now, Lin Chi has already thought of a way to make this guy "convinced......

"As long as you can spare my life, let me do anything."

Seeing that he had a chance to live, the old man immediately expressed his loyalty. However, Lin Chi naturally wouldn't believe this flamboyant old fritter so easily, but just glanced at that guy:

"Come with me, if you dare to act rashly, I will blow your head off."

Under Lin Chi's "escort", the old man reluctantly left his murderous workshop and walked out hobbly.

Although Lin Chi had already put away his Hidden Blade, the deterrent power of the armor on his body just now was too great, and the old man didn't dare to act rashly for a while, so he could only follow Lin Chi to continue to move forward.

The two of them left the intricate labyrinthine Downtown and returned to the Broken Water Doll Shop.

As soon as Lin Chi opened the door, he saw the exiled store manager packing his packages in the house, as if he was about to leave:

"Ah...... Are you here and have you found my 'father'? While asking, the store manager looked at the old man behind Lin Chi: "Who is this thief-eyed guy?" ”

"Do even the puppets of the agency dare to comment on me?" The old man snorted unconvinced.

"How do you tell?"

Realizing that the other party saw through his identity in an instant, the store manager stopped what he was doing, and the expression on his face suddenly became complicated: "Do you want to die?" ”

"Wait a minute, don't quarrel." Lin Chi smiled and stood between the two.

"This old man is my new companion, and I need you to help me build a 'collar', similar to the puppeteer's armor, you know." Lin Chi said and made a gesture to wipe his neck.

Hearing his words, the smart beauty doll immediately understood what he meant: "You want to control him?" ”

"That's right."

Lin Chi said and suddenly activated the Hidden Blade, holding it against the throat of the old man who was about to turn around and run: "Don't think about running, bastard." ”

-- In the face of such a sinister and cunning guy who may defect at any time, it is natural to adopt special measures. And the shopkeeper who created the Puppeteer's Armor should be able to make something similar.

"Ha, you're just in time, I just have one left. It's a bestseller, and many female customers buy it and give it to their husbands as gifts. ”

As he spoke, the shopkeeper took out a copper collar from under the counter, stuffed it into Lin Chi's left hand, and took out a brown wood ring similar in appearance to the ring on his hand that controlled the armor, and put it on the counter.

"I'm leaving the city soon, so I'll treat it as a farewell gift, and if I stay here anyway, I'll be taken away by the 'dollhouse' scraps."

"Well, thank you then."

Lin Chi felt the weight of the metal collar in his left hand, and the text of the item's introduction popped out in time:

The puppeteer's collar.

Special props.

Item Class: Fine.

Special Requirements: Can only be used on NPCs.

If you try to remove the collar yourself or attack the holder of the ring, the blade hidden in the collar will automatically activate and cut off the wearer's head.

"A woman's heart, a needle under the sea. -- Slogan of the doll shop with a broken water flow. ”

"Hah, that's good." Lin Chi smiled.

Obviously, this item is similar to the "Dark Tower Warden's Bracelet" in the previous map, but the control range is much smaller, and it can only control one NPC.

But even so, for Lin Chi, such props were enough.

He put the new ring on the little finger of his left hand, and saw the blade on the inside of the collar zigzag and bite back abruptly. Seeing this scene, Lin Chi handed the collar to the trembling old man, and said with a smile: "Put it on, 'friend'?" ”

“……”

Looking at the ghost thing that could not be taken off once it was brought on, which meant that he would be a slave for life, the old man's hands trembled slightly, but under the threat of the sword, he still took the collar weakly and put it on his neck.

Click!

There was a crunch, and the mechanism behind the collar snapped.

"Don't take off the ring, or he'll die." The shopkeeper thoughtfully reminded him again: "In addition, if you want to kill him, just press the button on this ring." ”

"You bastards, don't you know how to respect the elderly......" The old man trembled and stroked the terror mechanism around his neck, and his voice trembled slightly.

"The murderer is embarrassed to ask for respect?"

Lin Chi shook the ring on his left hand in front of the old man, and the expression on his face was very proud.

- Although the method of recruitment is rather "peculiar", for Lin Chi, this old man is the first NPC he successfully recruited after entering the Organ City!

"Come with me, it's better not to try to run away, if you still want a head."

Lin Chi laughed, turned around and pushed open the door of the Broken Water Flow Doll Shop.