Chapter 216: Inscriptionist Device

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chu's brows suddenly shot up, and he couldn't help but become interested.

He had long ago tasked old Pantos with researching some death secret arts, but for this entire period, there had been absolutely nothing to show for it.

Hearing that there was finally a breakthrough today, Zhou Chu couldn't help but feel as if the clouds had parted to reveal the light of day.

It hadn't been easy.

Zhou Chu had always had few exclusive skills, and he didn't know if it was due to the influence of his Soul Profession's characteristics, but his skills had always been scarce.

He had even fewer active attack skills; although he possessed a God-level Soul Profession, he lacked any flashy skill system, which was truly quite pathetic.

Previously, it had been a matter of funds, but later, when Zhou Chu had money, he had intended to buy a few usable skills on the market.

Only then did he discover that there were almost no skills related to his Soul Profession.

The words of the God of Stars and Moon had hit the nail on the head; recalling it now, Zhou Chu finally realized what was going on with this F-rank Hidden Soul Profession he was bound to.

The Evil God had planted a nail in the human world by placing his plan within the institutions that cultivated Soul Professionals, subsequently adding this F-rank Soul Profession called Necromancer into the Soul Profession System.

From the outside, this Soul Profession had the lowest grade and was not highly regarded by people.

But it was precisely because this Soul Profession was ignored by people due to its grade that it could better execute his secret invasion plan.

To put it bluntly, Zhou Chu was merely a sacrificial pawn in the Calamity Invasion of the world.

Once the Evil God awakened, this body of Zhou Chu's would inevitably be possessed by the other party, and at that time, he would also become the source of all evil in this world.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chu couldn't help but feel a lingering fear in his heart.

Fortunately, he now possessed all the means to deal with the Calamity Invasion, so even if the Evil God truly awakened, it would not be so easy to possess his body.

Previously, the Calamity Forces were powerful because of the existence of the ten Evil Demons under his command.

But now, relying on his powerful contract ability, four of the Evil Demons had already become his most loyal subordinates.

Next, if he could turn all ten of these Evil Demons against their master, then the Evil God, as a commander without an army, wouldn't be able to stir up any trouble; there would be no game left to play.

Moreover, since he was called an Evil God, his strength would certainly not exceed the God-level, so he was still within Zhou Chu's controllable range.

When the time came, as long as Zhou Chu was strong enough, contracting the Evil God as his own servant would also be achievable.

At that time, the entire Calamity Forces would view Zhou Chu as the new Lord of Calamity, and then this world would be at peace.

"Please follow me, Master!" Pantos said, then led the way in front.

Soon, in a corner of the research lab, a pile of miscellaneous items appeared.

It was called a pile of miscellaneous items because these were all the waste products left over after Pantos finished his experiments.

However, Pantos had used these waste products to build a small Secret Magic Research Lab; although it was less than ten square meters inside, it was sufficient as a place to research secret arts.

It looked like a pile of junk on the outside, but one would never have guessed that there was a whole new world inside.

In the center of the research lab, there was a very strange device, which also seemed to be made from these discarded items.

According to Pantos, this was the most basic Inscriptionist device, currently in the debugging stage; if there were no issues, it could at least produce Normal Difficulty Skill Scrolls.

Zhou Chu didn't have high requirements right now; even if it could produce a skill he could use, even if it were of the lowest Normal quality, he would be satisfied.

It had to be said that Pantos being able to research this Inscriptionist device could already be considered a significant step forward.

Although old Pantos had never hosted an Inscriptionist, being able to build this device through his own exploration and study was quite worthy of praise.

However, when asked how to debug this device, Pantos appeared somewhat hesitant, even stammering a bit.

"What exactly do you need? Just say it directly!" Zhou Chu said, feeling anxious upon seeing the other party's hesitant appearance.

Only then did Pantos say: "I saw a wisp of a remnant soul in the Emperor Tomb outside; if I am not mistaken, that should be the soul power of Malgani."

Zhou Chu nodded: "Correct, can that thing be used?"

Pantos nodded hurriedly and said: "The best material for researching secret arts is using soul power, and it is also a faster method. It is much better than using those other physical Crystals."

"I was just afraid that you might have a use for it, Master, so I didn't dare to use the materials in the Emperor Tomb without permission."

Zhou Chu pondered for a moment; originally, he wanted to see what this wisp of remnant soul could condense into, but now, hearing Pantos's meaning, he wanted to use this wisp of remnant soul to debug and develop a skill, and he would be able to see the actual product on the spot.

After only a slight hesitation, Zhou Chu decided to let Pantos use it for research.

The condensation would take more than 40 hours, and in the end, he didn't even know what kind of thing it would condense into; it was better to just get a Skill Scroll instead.

Having received Zhou Chu's permission, Pantos didn't say another word, directly pulled up the material list, retrieved the remnant soul, and deposited it into the device.

Under the expectant gazes of Zhou Chu and Pantos, the remnant soul in the device was rapidly decomposed, blended, and re-condensed, and the remnant soul began to slowly change.

The originally ethereal remnant soul, under the effect of the device, gradually took on a substantial form, emitting a faint and strange light.

The device emitted a slight buzzing sound, the light flickered, and it seemed that some kind of complex energy conversion was taking place inside.

Pantos stared fixedly at the device, his eyes filled with nervousness and anticipation, his hands rubbing together unconsciously.

As time passed, the light of the remnant soul grew brighter, and its form became clearer.

Suddenly, the device emitted a crisp sound, the light instantly receded, and a scroll emitting a faint white light was slowly spat out from the device.

There was no need to ask; just from the light emitted by that scroll, one could tell that this was a Skill Scroll of the lowest quality.

Pantos hurriedly stepped forward, carefully picked up the scroll, and handed it to Zhou Chu.

Upon receiving this freshly baked Skill Scroll, its attributes were immediately displayed before Zhou Chu.

【Puppet Soul Control Technique (Normal Difficulty): Control the soul of a target, causing them to perform actions according to the caster's will.】

After seeing the attributes of this Skill Scroll, Zhou Chu's eyes couldn't help but light up.

Wasn't this the Puppetry that Malgani was most proficient in?

Zhou Chu had only heard from the mouth of the Vampire Queen how powerful this Evil Demon's Puppetry was, to the point that even the Ten Great Evil Demons could not escape being controlled by his Puppetry.

Although this skill was currently only at the lowest Normal Difficulty, Zhou Chu could upgrade it to the God-level.

Once a God-level Puppetry met that Evil Demon's Puppetry, it would be a dimensionality-reduction strike.

Zhou Chu's gaze gradually became heated, and he immediately learned this skill.