Capítulo 10: Chapter 6 Soul Shard (Thanks to the Alliance Leader who rewarded Pig Cat)_3
Ideas can be changed, but if a player is able to persuade the will to change its ideas, to admit their point of view is more reasonable, then it's not impossible.
By the way, internet trolling won't work.
Now, what Duanmu Huai is facing is this test mode.
"I sense your presence, visitor."
Along with a cold and hoarse voice, various parts hanging on the walls around him began to quiver, then they flew together and, in the blink of an eye, formed a puppet head that looked very similar to the man from before, staring intently at him.
"You have seen my past, what do you think of it?"
"You made a mistake, and you made amends for your mistake. That's all I can say."
Duanmu Huai quickly voiced his opinion. He knew that lying was pointless when dealing with a consciousness, only telling the truth would work.
"Yes, that's what I think too. I'm just making amends for the mistake I made... Now then, young man..."
At this point, the Puppeteer Master's tone became serious.
"Since you desire this power, what do you intend to use it for?"
"To fight, of course."
Duanmu Huai answered unhesitatingly.
What a joke. If not for fighting, why would I come here? To make melancholic puppets at home as you do?
"Another fight!"
Upon hearing this, the Puppeteer Master was immediately furious.
"Do you have no other thoughts apart from fighting?"
"Well, I'd like to hear, what other thoughts do you have?"
Duanmu Huai crossed his arms, looking at the Puppeteer Master in front of him. These types of people were typically artists, and most artists were quite eccentric, with views completely different from ordinary people. He wanted to see what this Puppeteer Master had to say.
"Puppets are imitations of humans. However, they will be superior to humans. Once they possess souls, they will become even more splendid entities…"
"Uh, sorry for interrupting."
Seeing the Puppeteer Master so worked up, Duanmu Huai decisively interrupted him.
"You basically wish the puppets to possess souls, and to have them become more superior than humans?"
"Yes!"
"And then?"
"......… And then?"
Upon hearing this, the Puppeteer Master was stunned, seemingly unaware of Duanmu Huai's intentions.
"Exactly, once you say that it has a soul, it should be considered a living entity, right? It won't be like the puppets you sculpted before, completed the moment you've finished sculpting. It will grow, get bigger, think, observe. It's like a child. But one day it will realize that it's not a human, not even a creature, and possibly the only being in the world that is different from others. What would it do then? Do you have any plans or arrangements for that?"
"This…"
Facing Duanmu Huai's questioning, the Puppeteer Master was dumbstruck, unable to speak for a while.
Indeed, as Duanmu Huai mentioned, a puppet with a soul is no longer a straightforward piece of artwork, but a life that will grow.
Then, what is its purpose? What is its meaning?
Only at this moment did the Puppeteer Master astonishingly discover what he had done.
"What… Just what am I doing..."
".........…"
Looking at the Puppeteer Master's bowed head, Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders without uttering a word. In truth, as a Judge, he also had taboos. When a player chose the character of Judge, several taboos will appear. One of them is that a Judge must not create any self-conscious AI or any similar soul race. Once the prohibition is violated, all the professional skills and properties of that character will be sealed. It would basically amount to the player having to start over from scratch.
In the past, players have ignored these rules and the results were always the same. It even caused a lot of debate on forums. Some players felt that creating life was their business, but some considered the irresponsible creation of life was indeed not a good thing. Duanmu Huai was relatively inclined to the latter. He believed that anything endeavored should have a beginning and an end. This sort of unaccountable behavior really ticked him off.
That's why Duanmu Huai, though he loves kittens and puppies, has never kept any. He knows that whether it's a cat or a dog, their lifespan is shorter than his, and no matter how well he takes care of them, they will still die before him. Instead of being heartbroken, he would rather watch cats online.
That's why he despised artists like the Puppeteer Master from the bottom of his heart. To him, they were the kind to ride the tide of their fleeting passions as long as it satisfied them. After having fun, they never cared about nor considered the consequences of their actions. They were like those irresponsible individuals who, finding cats and dogs adorable, purchase them as pets. But then, considering the feeding process a hassle, they abandon them after a while. That was a display of utter irresponsibility.
So Duanmu Huai did not hide his thoughts. He also knew that, in this battle of wills, the opponent would certainly understand his thoughts. Hiding them would be meaningless.
"Perhaps, I really did make a mistake."
The Puppeteer Master was disheartened for a moment, then lifted his head.
"I know what you're thinking. Indeed, I'm not a suitable father. Perhaps when I brought her into this world, I hadn't thought through this problem... So... I hope you can promise me, to take good care of her, no matter what."
Faced with the Puppeteer Master's requirement, Duanmu Huai furrowed his eyebrows.
"I can't promise that just yet. You should know I'm about to face countless battles. There's risk involved."
"I understand. I hope you can guide her true heart, help her understand humans, experience the feelings of humans, experience herself..."
Upon saying this, the Puppeteer Master's face bore a bitter expression.
"I'm sorry, this task should have been mine, but... I'm afraid I no longer have that opportunity."
"......…Alright, I might not be certain, but I'll try my best."
Duanmu Huai could only say this much. After all, he has never raised a child, has he?
After hearing Duanmu Huai's response, the Puppeteer Master nodded, then scattered into pieces on the floor. Duanmu Huai advanced and reached out. With one grab, he got hold of the key.
The next moment, the entire room began to shake.
When Duanmu Huai opened his eyes again, he was back in reality.
"Good, it's done... "
Duanmu Huai lowered his gaze to look at the object in his hand, a hint of a smile appeared on his face.
Finally succeeded!
Capítulo 11: Chapter 7: Soul Card_1
In Duanmu Huai's palm were eight different cards, each emitting a faint glow, appearing in front of him.
[Experimental Improvement (Bronze)]
[Cost: 0]
[Add one modified puppet to your hand]
[Puppeteer's Cloak (Bronze)]
[Cost: 1]
[When a puppet enters your battlefield, add two puppets to your hand]
[Puppet Surgery (Bronze)]
[Cost: 1]
[Randomly enhance a puppet in your hand by +4/+0]
[Craftsman's Faith (Bronze)]
[Cost: 1]
[Choose between a puppet, a modified puppet, and an armed enhancement to add to your hand]
[Scrap Selection (Silver)]
[Cost: 2]
[Add a card that was destroyed in this battle and has an odd cost to your hand]
[Puppet Room (Bronze)]
[Cost: 3]
[Add one puppet to your hand each turn]
[Scrap (Bronze)]
[Cost: 3]
[Attack: 1]
[Defense: 2]
[Add one puppet to your hand when entering/exiting the battlefield]
[Puppet Girl. Ogis (Legendary)]
[Cost: 6]
[Attack: 5]
[Defense: 5]
[Whenever fused with a puppet, you may summon a puppet to the battlefield and gain a +2/+0 effect]
[If fused with one puppet, summon 'Ogis' Puppet. Lloyd' into the field]
[If three or more, automatically evolve two cards]
[Why do humans love humans? Why do humans hate humans? The answer must be somewhere in this world]
[Mission 'Legacy of the Puppeteer' Completed]
[Mission Evaluation: Unexpected]
[Reward: Soul Card +6, Extra +2]
[Trigger subsequent Mission 'Heart of the Puppet Girl']
[Mission Objective: Travel with Puppet Girl Ogis, guiding her on the path to the future]
[Mission Reward: Legacy of the Puppeteer]
[Current Progress: 1/5]
"I see."
After looking at the Soul Cards in his hand and the mission instructions, Duanmu Huai nodded. The Soul Cards embody the items from the Fragmented World in reality. As long as he activates these cards with his spiritual energy, he can harness their abilities and use them in the real world.
However, the quality of the first batch of cards given to him weren't very high. The quality of the cards are divided into bronze, silver, gold, and legendary. Among the cards given to him, they were all bronze, with only one silver. Regarding the 'Puppet Girl. Ogis' card, even though it's legendary, it's considered a story mode card. The reason is revealed in the 'Heart of the Puppet Girl' mission. It's clear that the Puppeteer is afraid that Duanmu might deny his obligations, so he used this method to limit him. As long as Duanmu travels with Ogis, let Ogis see and understand the world, gradually understand her existence and significance, he will progress and get the Puppeteer's other legacy.
As for the cost...
As mentioned before, excessive use of spells can cause subspace anomalies. The cost is designed for this. At present, Duanmu Huai's heat limit is 100, and the cost of the 'Puppet Girl. Ogis' card is 6, meaning, when Duanmu Huai brings Ogis into play, his heat consumption will increase by 60. According to subspace overheating standards, 40% or less is within the normal range, 40%-80% is considered overheating and various subspace anomalies would occur, and 100%... depends on what kind of demon BOSS would appear.
So if Duanmu Huai directly summons Ogis, his subspace heat will persist at an overheating level of 60%, becoming a walking catastrophe, causing subspace anomalies wherever he goes. There were indeed players who would exploit this to turn themselves into humanoid nuclear bombs in the past.
Luckily, he is a Soul Walker, and… he has Subspace Armor!
"Hmph!"
Duanmu Huai tightly clenched his hand, putting away several cards. He then saw the cost of 'Puppet Girl. Ogis' instantly changed from 6 to 3, reducing by half!
Yes, this is where the Subspace Armor really shines. Although it can't teleport or has powerful defensive capabilities, it can reduce the cost of all Soul Cards by half!
This is half of it!
You should know that the consumption of soul cards doesn't work with small numbers like decimals. Say if a card has a consumption of 3, Subspace Armour can reduce it straight to 1, and not 1.5. As for cards with a consumption of 1, they can be reduced directly to 0!
This means that the consumption of the three cards, "Puppet Surgery," "Puppeteer's Cloak," and "Craftsman's Faith" dropped from 1 to 0. "Junk Selection," "Puppet Room" and "Waste" dropped to 1, and "Puppet Girl Ogis" dropped to 3.
Among these cards, the puppets summoned themselves consume 0, the improved puppets consume 1, but under the suppression of Subspace Armor, it also becomes 0. Although these "Puppet" cards have the feature of being automatically destroyed after the battle is over, as long as they are on the battlefield, they are combat forces that don't require consumption!
The quality may not be high, but the quantity is equally terrifying!
Don't look down on the "Puppet" with an attack power of only 1, and the "Strengthened Puppet" with only 3. This 3 doesn't just mean 3 points of damage, it means the level of enemies they can eliminate!
Actually, in soul cards, an attack of 1 represents the ability to eliminate enemies under level 10. An attack of 2 means enemies under level 20. Similarly, their defense represents how many levels of enemy attacks they can resist.
Currently, Duanmu Huai is only a level 10 Judge. In terms of attack power... well, it's definitely stronger than a puppet, but certainly no match for Ogis. After all, Ogis' attack and defense is 5, 7 after enhancement awakening, which means she can fight to the death with a level 70 enemy.
The attack and defense of the "Puppet" is 1, but after undergoing Ogis' card fusion, their attack can be increased to 2, that is, they can eliminate enemies of level 20 and below. This means that Duanmu Huai now has an army that can wipe out level 20 enemies with almost zero consumption!
This is just a beginner planet, according to Duanmu Huai's experience, the strongest here would not exceed level 40, level 20 is already considered mid-level.
"Indeed, being a Soul Walker in the early stage is so cool..."
After planning the whole process, Duanmu Huai felt so excited that he lost control. Before he transmigrated, he had only figured out the purpose of the "Soul Resonance" skill when he reached level 30. At the time, his enemies were level 30 and 40, and the ordinary low-level cards could no longer inflict enough damage on them. So Duanmu Huai had always wondered, what if he had this set of soul cards when he was level 10? Wouldn't it be awesome to level up by beating higher level monsters?
A level 10 player challenging a level 20 dungeon, that would be amazing!
Now it seems that he finally got the chance to put his wild thoughts into practice.
With that thought, Duanmu Huai lifted his head, staring into the distance with a glint of coldness in his eyes.
Let's see how much experience you can bring me next!
After that, Duanmu Huai took another round outside. Twenty minutes later, he returned to the spot. At this time, Elisa was sitting on a rock, blankly staring at the sky in front of her.
After a thorough cleanup, Elisa's true appearance was finally revealed to Duanmu Huai. Before this, Elisa had always been a messy, dirty-looking little girl in Duanmu Huai's eyes. But after washing off the stains and blood, the girl showed her beautiful side.
Her silky golden hair was so smooth it could be used to advertise shampoo; her small and cute face had delicate features that showed a hint of weakness. Her deep blue eyes gave her the look of a lady.
It's a pity that her ragged clothes somewhat diminished this impression.
"Ah, Sir Black Knight."
Maybe it was because she had taken a bath, Elisa looked much better. Seeing Duanmu Huai approaching, she quickly stood up and courteously saluted him.
"How are you? Feeling better?"
Duanmu Huai's gaze swept over Elisa's red-rimmed eyes - after all, she couldn't see it through his helmet.
"I'm okay."
Elisa lowered her head somewhat shyly, then hesitated for a moment, and looked up at Duanmu Huai again.
"Sir Black Knight, what should we do next?"
"Next, we stop running."
"Eh?"
Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Elisa was taken aback.
"Stop running?"
"Yes, we can't run anyway, so we might as well stay here and wait for them. Let's meet them head-on and wipe out those bastards!"
Now that he had the soul cards, Duanmu Huai was no longer afraid. With his own power plus the soul cards, dealing with the pursuers from the Evil God Cultist was no problem. It just depended on how much they were willing to sacrifice.
"..."
Upon hearing Duanmu Huai's response, Elisa showed some unease. However, it seemed like she quickly came to terms with something and clenched her fists tightly.
"I, I understand, Sir Black Knight. If you say so, then we'll do it... Also, I have a request..."
"What request?"
"If..."
At this point, Elisa seemed to hesitate, but finally made up her mind.
"If, we can't hold back, then please promise me... you'll kill me!"
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Duanmu Huai glanced at Elisa.
"Kill you?"
"Yes. Whatever those Evil God Cultists are planning for me, it's definitely not going to be good! Falling into their hands, I won't only be tortured, I might even endanger others. So... if there's really no other way, Sir Black Knight, you can kill me, and then escape on your own."
As she spoke, Elisa lowered her head again.
"But... but, Sir Black Knight, I hope... you can be gentle, not too painful..."
What an interesting girl.
Looking at the bowed Elisa, a smile flickered at the corner of Duanmu Huai's mouth. He stretched out his hand, and gently tousled Elisa's hair.
"Don't worry, no matter who comes, I will protect you."
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