Chapter 1340: Blame the Third Generation!

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After reading the magical ability of the 【Wombat Golem】, and listening to the golem's difficult panting like an old constipation patient, Li Ang couldn't help but fall into silence.

It's over...

If it were just before, that would be fine. I had only learned a little bit from

Just as Li Ang remained silent, the Taurus Director picked up the 【Wombat Golem】 he had forged and began to examine it with slight curiosity.

The exterior was intact and well-formed, with no obvious flaws or defects, proving that the "essence" of the materials had been forged into it;

the fluctuations felt smooth and even, meaning it could likely be activated normally, and the stability of the anomalous object would be very high;

and the aura was truly unique, feeling as if one were holding a living demon, possessing a rather marvelous, vibrant vitality.

So... although the forging process was a bit crazy—basically "stewed" in a large iron pot—the quality of the finished product seemed quite good? If its abilities were outstanding enough, it could even serve as a primary anomalous object for a second or third-level cleaner.

"Not bad, not bad at all! You've made great progress!"

After taking out a small tool and measuring the strength of the 【Wombat Golem】, a look of gratification suddenly bloomed on the Taurus Director's kind face, and he praised him with joy in his eyes:

"Many of the materials I chose for you were actually incomplete. If you were a beginner, a twenty percent success rate would be considered good, and the stability of the finished product wouldn't be very high either.

You haven't been learning secret arts from me for very long, and I originally thought you would only be able to produce unstable anomalous objects whose effectiveness would decrease with use, or that would shatter after a few uses. I didn't expect such a perfect finished product. Your talent for secret arts is truly outstanding!"

"Uh... is it... is it really?"

"This isn't just 'really' good; it's already excellent. When I followed the previous Director to learn, I didn't necessarily reach your level even after more than a year!"

After catching Li Ang and praising him profusely, perhaps because he saw a successor for the position of Director, the Taurus Director laughed heartily twice, then turned to look at the red-haired woman beside him, saying with a beaming smile:

"Olivia, your Virgo Branch might really produce a Taurus Director. You should prepare yourself!"

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"Olivia?"

Seeing the red-haired woman's slightly suspicious expression as she stared intently at Li Ang, the Taurus Director couldn't help but ask in surprise:

"What's wrong? Why are you making that face?"

"..."

Why am I making this face... let's put it this way: although I don't know much about secret arts, I know Li Ang very well, and this thing of his is absolutely not right!

Without answering the Taurus Director, the red-haired woman stared at Li Ang, whose gaze was drifting, and asked with narrowed eyes:

"Li Ang, what exactly is the ability of this anomalous object you forged?"

"Uh..."

Hearing this, Li Ang couldn't help but offer an awkward smile, then said in a low voice, his face flushing slightly:

"This thing is called the 【Wombat Golem】. As for its specific effect... it's about the same as the characteristics of a wombat..."

A wombat?

After hearing Li Ang's words, the red-haired woman and the Taurus Director couldn't help but look at each other in confusion, then asked:

"What is a wombat? What are its characteristics?" "A wombat... uh... it's an animal. As for its characteristics... let's put it this way: the poop it produces is square."

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So the effect of this thing is to make people produce square feces?!

Looking at Li Ang's slightly flushed face, the Taurus Director's right hand, which was holding the 【Wombat Golem】, couldn't help but jerk violently. His mouth twitched fiercely twice, and then he asked with a strange expression:

"This ability is... quite special. And then? Besides this, does this golem have any other abilities?"

"No..."

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So you're telling me you used a Privateer Demon's pouch, the flesh and blood of a Ventral-Hand Bear, two large bundles of Cursed Twigs, half a jar of Imprint Paste, and quite a few Long-Chant Rock shards... just to forge this thing?

The Taurus Director went over all the materials Li Ang had just consumed in his mind repeatedly, but he never found any connection between them and "square poop."

Looking down at this evil creation that had defiled everything he had learned in his life, the Taurus Director, his soul deeply shocked, opened his mouth twice, but in the end, he pressed his lips together again. He felt as if there were thousands of questions he wanted to ask, but he didn't know where to begin.

I knew it...

After glancing at the Taurus Director's shaken expression, the red-haired woman, who had previously witnessed Li Ang's "forging talent," couldn't help but reach out to cover her face, then forced a smile to smooth things over:

"Well... Li Ang has been very busy lately, with one mission after another, so he hasn't had much time to practice. He only learned a little from the Third Director, so the things he forges might be a bit... um... biased... but the potential should still be there."

"..."

That's true!

After hearing the red-haired woman's explanation, the Taurus Director's wildly shaking soul finally settled down again.

Although the effect was thought-provoking, Li Ang's success rate and stability in creating anomalous objects were extremely astonishing, so his talent was definitely not bad. The reason he produced such a thing was likely because he had been ruined by that old thing, the Third Director.

As long as he put in more effort in the future and could correct the messy concepts taught by the old Third Director, with the secret art talent he had shown so far, his future achievements would definitely surpass his own, at least enough to protect humanity for another hundred years or more.

"It's fine, this probably isn't your fault."

After cursing the old man who ruined people without fatigue in his heart for a while, the Taurus Director tried hard to calm his rapid breathing, then took out a new batch of materials and taught him kindly:

"The batch of practice materials you just used might have been mixed with some strange things, and the forging method the Third Director taught you is inherently very unstable, so it's normal for some problems to occur.

I'm not saying the Third Director's forging level is bad, but he himself is a very special existence. His set of things might not be suitable for humans. So next, we'd better abandon his theories first and go through the orthodox forging techniques with me."

"Okay..."

Although he instinctively felt that something was a bit off, he was genuinely interested in forging secret arts, and the Taurus Director was teaching him with such dedication that it would be rude to back out now. So, under the red-haired woman's strained gaze, Li Ang bit the bullet and continued to learn, imitating the Taurus Director's operations.

(End of Chapter)