Chapter 554: New Uses for Puppets

Hearing him say this, Lin Zhangqing was greatly surprised.

He hurriedly asked: "How can this be? Why are the prices of second-grade puppets so expensive?"

"If according to what you just said, wouldn't the price of ordinary late-stage second-grade puppets reach two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones?"

"Even those well-made puppets, the price would reach four hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones."

"Then the price you mentioned could be used to buy a magic treasure at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion!"

The stall owner scanned him with the eyes of looking at a country bumpkin, and then spoke: "That's right! You understand very correctly!"

"But have you ever thought that even if I give you a magic treasure, with your current cultivation, you can't use it!"

"But conversely, if you buy a puppet with these spirit stones, you can have a loyal and reliable late-stage Foundation Establishment combat power that doesn't need to eat, drink, or be taken care of!"

"Think about whether it's cost-effective. Compared to a magic treasure that you can look at but can't use, isn't it more practical? And if you have a magic treasure but no cultivation, if you encounter an enemy, aren't you just sending treasure to others!"

"So buying a Foundation Establishment combat power is the most cost-effective! Think about whether what I said is right?"

After listening to this stall owner's rhetoric, his eyes were simply opened!

Of course, Lin Zhangqing didn't think what he said was very reasonable.

Rather, the stall owner's ability to bluff could be considered the most powerful among all the cultivators he had encountered!

Unfortunately, for Lin Zhangqing, this level of bluffing really didn't count for much; compared to those success masters in his previous life, it was simply too far behind!

So he decided to observe a little more before saying anything, so he said: "I didn't expect second-grade puppets to be so expensive, then I really can't afford them! I'd better look at these first-grade puppets. These won't be that expensive, right?"

The stall owner nodded; he knew it would be like this. Even within the Puppet Sect, it was the same; there were still many fellow disciples who couldn't afford second-grade puppets! There were many fellow disciples who were still using late-stage first-grade puppets, so he didn't find it strange; instead, he felt this was the normal situation.

Afterwards, he continued: "On my stall, early first-grade puppets cost two thousand low-grade spirit stones."

"Mid-stage ones cost five thousand spirit stones, and late-stage ones need ten thousand. You can take a look. If you buy more, I can give you a cheaper price!"

These things were really not cheap; even the early-stage puppets were close to the price of a low-grade spiritual artifact! However, Lin Zhangqing didn't need this first-grade combat power, so he didn't look at those demon beast-shaped puppets.

Instead, he picked up three or four late-stage first-grade humanoid puppets from the stall and studied them in his hands.

However, after looking at them for a long time, he couldn't see anything special, so he asked: "Fellow Daoist, give me a rough introduction to this kind of humanoid puppet!"

The stall owner might have felt that he was really going to make a sale, so he was much more enthusiastic towards him.

He hurriedly introduced: "This kind of humanoid puppet, if compared with demon beast-shaped puppets, can relatively do some more delicate things."

"For example, plowing, sowing, harvesting, and even helping with some miscellaneous chores; they are all competent."

"And in terms of combat power, they are not weaker than demon beast-shaped puppets, and they are even more flexible."

"So their price is relatively higher, each one needs about twelve thousand spirit stones!"

After speaking, the stall owner cast a spell on a humanoid puppet. The puppet immediately turned into the size of a real person and began to demonstrate a series of actions like plowing, sowing, and harvesting in front of the two.

Afterwards, the stall owner continued: "It's not convenient to demonstrate offensive and defensive spells here, so I won't let it demonstrate! You can buy it back and try it yourself. I guarantee the combat power will not be weaker than an ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivator!"

Lin Zhangqing was speechless. He didn't expect puppets to have this kind of function; he had always thought that puppets could only help with fighting.

He didn't expect them to be able to help with work. Isn't this similar to the robots in his previous life? Seeing this, he was still quite interested and prepared to buy one to try.

Of course, the combat power of this puppet didn't count for much to him, but he still wanted to buy one to play with; after all, it could be considered a big toy.

Moreover, this thing could also be given to his younger sister in the future; he believed she would definitely like it.

So he said to the stall owner: "Late-stage first-grade combat power is of no use to me, but since we have been able to chat for so long, it can be considered a bit of friendship! So I decided to help you buy one, but twelve thousand spirit stones is too expensive! Give me a cheaper price!"

The stall owner was overjoyed, knowing that he was really going to make a sale.

So he weighed it in his heart and spoke: "Since you said so, then for the sake of our friendship, I'll give you a discount of one thousand spirit stones!"

Lin Zhangqing shook his head and said: "No! It's still too expensive."

"The highest price I can accept is ten thousand spirit stones. If you agree, you also have to teach me how to control the puppet."

When the stall owner heard this, he struggled for a while, but finally agreed to this price.

Lin Zhangqing chose a humanoid puppet that looked pleasing to the eye and paid ten thousand spirit stones.

The stall owner also gave him a jade slip, which recorded a simple method for controlling puppets.

After he roughly checked it, he put the jade slip away. He would study this thing carefully when he had time.

After saying goodbye to the stall owner, he was just about to continue wandering around when, unexpectedly, the entire area closest to the mountain gate suddenly boiled over.

Many cultivators began to enter the mountain gate and rushed up along the mountain road.

Lin Zhangqing immediately reacted; this should be the newly promoted True Monarch starting to preach, so he immediately rushed over regardless of anything else.

This place was the Puppet Sect's mountain gate; to show respect, no one dared to fly up, and everyone was walking.

The whole road was decorated with lanterns and colored streamers, especially the trees on both sides of the mountain road, which were covered with red lanterns.

These lanterns were markers, and everyone was moving along these markers.

Relying on his advantage as a body cultivator, Lin Zhangqing finally followed the first wave of cultivators and rushed all the way to a huge plaza.

In the center of this plaza, there was a huge lotus platform, and tens of thousands of cushions were placed around the lotus platform.

If he wasn't mistaken, this place should be the Puppet Sect's sect plaza, and it was also the place for this preaching.

However, their batch of people was not the first to appear here; in front of them, there were many Puppet Sect disciples who had already occupied the most forward positions.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 555 =====