"Thank you, teacher......" Cheng Shen took the wooden waterwheel after a struggle, he remembered a detail, old Jonny knew Carl's family situation, so he also knew that Carl needed this job very much.

If you refuse......

Cheng Shen didn't want to take even the slightest risk of possible exposure.

When he thought of the concept of a moving puppet, he suddenly remembered that he didn't need to play a crow doctor himself.

Faceless Angel.

The body from Storm Castle he'd always had with him!

Cheng Shen originally wanted to leave the faceless angel in the territory as a resurrection hole card, in case he died in the old city, there might be a 1 in 1,000 chance that he could be reborn with the help of the power of the crimson inheritance.

But he thought about it carefully.

Once he died.

Everything that pertains to him could be corrupted by the curse of the deep sea, or another horrible curse.

At that time, the legacy he left behind will become a source of disaster for the realm.

This time he was already desperate.

"This new job you have to do is very simple, don't have too much pressure, worry about embarrassing me, the Assef who helped you get this position is an old acquaintance I have known for many years, and I can take care of you over there."

Old Johnny got up and said with satisfaction.

"Yes...... What works? ”

Cheng Shen asked.

"Puppet making."

"It's similar to what I'm doing now, but they're making bigger dolls. …… Since the tragedy in the East City, the lords of the upper city want to change some safe servants. ”

Dongcheng miserable......

Carl's memory was shallow about this incident, but Cheng Shen recalled another key piece of information from this.

The Old City was built into three districts, the Upper, Middle, and the Lower, of which the upper city was inhabited by the big people of the city, the rulers of the lord's mansion, the priests who healed the church, and those who held a lot of wealth.

They manage everything.

Dominates the city.

The impenetrable class barriers, which had long been maintained, had completely blocked the upward channels of all civilians in the middle and lower cities. Those people enjoy the city's richest resources, and they exploit the common people at will.

Midtown, where Carl lives, is fine.

Close to the inner city.

Many ordinary people get a decent job.

Naturally, it was impossible for those noble uptown lords to work and produce resources, and most of the necessities of their lives were produced by the factories in Midtown, which allowed many people to earn a good salary.

Of course.

It's just a good place to be able to support a family.

Carl's home is a prime example.

A family of four, before Cheng Shen arrived, only Coyin's slaughtering work could make money.

But his salary is enough to keep the family from starving.

That's all.

If Marg could go out and work like him, the family's standard of living would probably be raised to the same level as the inhabitants of his realm.

At the very least, you can eat meat for a while.

In other words.

In Midtown, the standard of living of the Carl family is relatively miserable.

But what makes Cheng Shen hard to imagine is that even so, in Carl's impression, their family is much better than those who live in Xiacheng.

filthy

confusion

Poor.

These three words encapsulate all of Carl's impressions of the lower town.

The tragedy in the East Side mentioned by Old Johnny is what happened in Uptown a few years ago, and it is said that it was because two slaves who were born in Downtown and were sold to Upper City killed their employer's whole family, which caused a great sensation.

But the specifics are not clear to Karl.

I only heard that the two murderers don't seem to have been caught yet.

"Making a Large Doll ......"

Cheng Shen hesitated.

"You're only responsible for the simplest part of the carving. As for how the puppet becomes the servant puppet that the lords of the upper city need, you don't have to worry about it, you just need to play what I taught you. ”

Old Johnny comforted.

There was a pause.

He said, "You can familiarize yourself with the work with me first, and I'll take you there early tomorrow morning." ”

"Hmm."

Cheng Shen promised to come down.

Old Jonny got up and led him to another room, which looked like a warehouse, full of discarded wood, and the faint burning oil lamp dispelled the blood cast outside the window, and a fresh smell wafted through the room.

It is the aroma of some kind of wood mixed with soothing medicine.

"There's drawings on the table, there's materials, and you've learned how to do it, so carve out a sample before it gets dark. …… Time may be a little tight for you, if only you could come early today. ”

He finally reminded me lightly.

"Home ......"

Cheng Shen couldn't explain to him the fact that Carl was dead.

"I understand." Old Jonny gently interrupted, "You do it first, I'll have something in front of you that you don't understand, you can ask me." If you can do the job of a puppet factory, you may be able to get out of your family sooner. ”

“……”

Cheng Shen could only nod silently.

Old Jonny turned to leave, and as he left the door, he suddenly reminded: "If you hear any strange noises, don't be distracted, that's a test I set for you, and you need to adapt to different environments." ”

Groov!

The heavy storeroom door closed slowly.

In the warehouse, Cheng Shen was suddenly silent, and the shaking firelight shrouded a few meters including the work desk, shining on him, stretching his shadow and disappearing into the darkness where he couldn't see his fingers.

"Strange sound ......"

Cheng Shen's eyes rolled.

He didn't release his spiritual perception in the puppet shop, and old Johnny, who can make moving dolls, has been labeled as an extraordinary by him by default.

This is also one of the reasons why Cheng Shen suddenly changed his mind.

He wasn't even sure if old Jonny who had left the warehouse would be like Marg, staring at him from the crack in the door......

Take a look at Carl's memories.

The mysterious puppeteer he stumbled upon had no reason for Carl's kindness. He helped Carl transform his body in order to prevent him from eating the poisonous food made by Marge for a long time and hanging up early.

Although his current state is a mess.

But in fact, if it weren't for the help of Jonny Sr., Carl would have been killed by Marg a long time ago.

So it's not for nothing that Marge hates him......

dislike

So why not stop them from meeting?

Cheng Shen inexplicably felt as if the two of them were fighting with his body in the air......

This is a doubt.

Carl is already convinced of old Jonny's goodness, but Cheng Shen doesn't believe that there are such selfless good people in the world who are willing to help others.

Especially in this twisted city.

What purpose would he have?

Cheng Shen thought of the pocket doll that tried to escape just now, she was probably a living person......

If you can avoid old Johnny's gaze to find her and communicate with her.

You might even find out the truth about the doll shop......

He took the thought back to himself, his eyes scanning the darkness around him, and then at the material in front of him. On the work table is a crude piece of oiled paper depicting a puppet's arm.

[Obtained: Puppet Crafting Blueprint (Right Arm)!] 】

[Hint: The puppet crafting blueprint (right arm) can be replenished to the Flesh Golem Forging Technique (Broken), is it immediately fused?] 】

……

"Huh?"

Cheng Shen's eyes widened, looking at the drawing in his hand, but he couldn't find any similarity with the flesh and blood demon puppet forging technique on it.

However, the prompts will not be faked.

The two turned out to be of the same origin.

Flesh Golem......

Cheng Shen thought abruptly, isn't his current state a simplified version of the flesh and blood demon puppet? Flesh and Blood...... But old Jonny's transformation method is even more ingenious, and he can make Carl's life come back to life in a puppet!

Fusion!

Cheng Shen's gaze quickly swept over and absorbed the content of the drawings into his mind.

Then.

The contents of the two documents gradually merged.

That incomplete technology, some additions, but not all of them.

"Old Jonny must have a lot of these drawings in his hands......"

Cheng Shen thought strangely.

If he wants to repair Carl's body, it is indeed the most appropriate to choose the technique of the flesh golem. The talisman of constructing a golem was originally discovered on a flesh golem made by the Temple Abandons.

Doing so will also make Carl's body stronger.

Combat effectiveness is secondary.

The main thing is that you can live a little longer and have more resistance to negative effects......

Marge might one day be insane and give him a dose of poison, without a strong physique, but it is difficult for her to survive in that home......

Cheng Shen quickly picked up the wood and carving knife and began to carve it.

It's not difficult to carve a puppet's arm, but it's not a task, and the more elaborate the carving, the higher the score. Cheng Shen only needs to carve out a finished product according to Carl's level.

Sincere!

He carved the wood with a knife in his hand.

It was at this moment that Cheng Shen's subtle perception could clearly perceive that the atmosphere in the warehouse had undergone some changes.

Rustling......

There was a faint grinding sound in the silent room, like a rat being alarmed and running in the dark. It was impossible for Carl to hear this voice himself, so Cheng Shen continued as if he had not heard it.

Bang dang!

There appears to be a heavy object being pushed down in the warehouse.

The sound was thunderous.

Cheng Shen trembled.

He turned his head to look into the darkness from which the voice came from, and asked in a trembling tone, "Who...... Who's ...... there"

No one responded.

Cheng Shen seemed to suddenly react that this was a "test" specially arranged for him by Old Johnny, and he resisted the idea of exploration and continued to carve it.

Crash......

Bang......

The sound of heavy objects dragging in the darkness became more and more frequent, as if someone was pushing the statues, and Cheng Shen's keen perception could hear some more subtle joint friction sounds, similar to the sound when he moved.

Is it a puppet......

There are puppets in the darkness pretending to be ghosts.

a,

Two,

Three ......

Cheng Shen was flustered on the surface, and secretly counted the number of steps in his heart.

Where did these guys come from? When he entered, he saw only a lot of discarded wood in the storeroom, and the door to enter and exit was always closed...... The point is, what is the purpose of old Jonny asking him to come here? Just to scare him?

Or is it really just to help him train his courage?

…… The minutes passed.

When Cheng Shen was halfway through the carving of the wood, the sound in the darkness was already extremely noisy, and the sound of tinkling footsteps was like a group of puppets jumping around him, and the chaotic sound seemed to be decorating.

And the strange thing is that in such a noisy environment, there is not a trace of human voice.

The silence is troublesome.

Call!

The candle lit on the workbench shook suddenly.

Cheng Shen looked up and saw a face painted with colorful green dye, flashing on the edge of the firelight.

It wants to extinguish the candle ......!

Cheng Shen's heart tightened.

He resisted the urge to release his senses and see the strange things in the darkness, and reached out to move the candle in front of him, holding it tightly.

Then.

Suddenly, a hand behind his back tugged at him hard!

"Who!"

Cheng Shen asked in horror.

Moment.

All the cacophony of the entire warehouse was gone.

But the atmosphere became more terrifying.

Cheng Shen could feel that those guys hadn't left, and they all seemed to be looking over because of his shout! The myriad peeps in the darkness made him feel uncomfortable in his heart.

Creak......!

A piercing and screeching sound suddenly came from outside the warehouse, like the iron sheet wrapped outside the warehouse was scratched with a fingernail, this terrible sound was only one at first, but soon it sounded one after another and surrounded all directions!

"Hey......

The joking chuckle sounded coldly in Cheng Shen's ears, and he turned his head suddenly, and saw a face painted with bright red dye behind him.

The fire spreads.

It shifted backwards.

But that clear malice has been presented in Cheng Shen's perception.

It's going to kill itself!

This is by no means a test!

Old Johnny wants to take this opportunity to kill himself!

The idea of warning appeared in the bottom of his heart, and Cheng Shen immediately thought of his main quest two, the kindness that old Jonny showed him, almost made him ignore the existence of the main quest, and he would be in danger all the time!

Over here

It's also part of the main quest!

Cheng took a deep breath, and immediately couldn't help but take action to kill these things that were pretending to be ghosts in the dark.

But in an instant.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

Danger, is it from the darkness, or is it the old Johnny who hides in the deeper darkness and controls everything?

If his identity is revealed, what will old Jonny do to him?

Thinking together, Cheng Shen immediately gave up the idea of making a move, it might be easy for him to kill these unknown things in the dark, but in the face of an old Johnny who doesn't know the depths, he probably won't have a chance of winning!

Moreover.

If old Jonny really wanted to kill Carl, why bother!?

This is the test......

It's also a temptation!

Cheng Shen's mind changed in an instant, and he had already thought clearly about his current situation.

But that doesn't mean that what's in the warehouse isn't any danger to him.

The warning in the second main quest is not unfounded.

He can't reveal his true strength, and he will most likely be killed here!

"Teacher......!"

At the critical moment, Cheng Shen pulled his neck and shouted, Old Johnny wanted to test him, but Cheng Shen was not as good as he wanted! Calling parents in case of danger is a normal thing for Carl, who is still a teenager!

Cheng Shen didn't even care about the wooden carving in his hand, guarded the candle, and groped in the direction of the door of the warehouse.

What a test,

It's all.

Cheng Shen would rather not leave a bad impression in Old Johnny's eyes than put himself in danger. Even if old Johnny is disappointed and doesn't arrange a job for him, he still has the crow doctor to choose!

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