Chapter 340: The Counterattacking Babble

Klein quickly organized the new abilities he had acquired; the corresponding abilities of "Wish Granter," "Illusionist," "Mirror Knight," and "Person in the Painting" had all been significantly enhanced.

But the most important thing was the ability of the "Fairy Tale Mage."

"As expected, just as I guessed before!" Klein could hardly contain his excitement. He raised his hand, his fingers hooked lightly, and paper figurines flew out from the pockets on his body and from within the room.

A flash of Dream Light passed over the surface of these paper figurines, and they transformed directly into people.

"Fairy Tale Arrival!"

This was the ability Klein gained after becoming a "Fairy Tale Mage," an ability with a very prominent lower and upper limit.

Both the prominent lower and upper limits were because part of the "Fairy Tale Mage" ability originated from the "fairy tales" one created oneself.

These "fairy tales" must be created by oneself and recognized by the Phantom Realm.

This was truly too difficult and required a massive accumulation of time.

You only need to obtain the recognition of the corresponding fairy tale protagonist, and you can use the corresponding "magic."

"Good evening, Mr. Sherlock." The paper figurine Sharon suddenly spoke, nodding gently toward Klein.

This was also the reason for the huge gap between the upper and lower limits; many fairy tale magics were absurd and unreasonable, with infinite fantasy, and their highlight was being impossible to guard against.

"I just don't know what kind of price I have to pay..." Klein suddenly thought of this matter again, and it was truly a headache.

But that town also had many fairy tale magics that satisfied fantasies but lacked power, such as curing poison with a kiss? Hmm, it seems that's not entirely useless...

At the "Person in the Painting" stage, all Klein could do was simply control paper figurines to perform attacks, and most of the time, they only had the power of a single strike.

This was the power of authority.

"I am already a 'Puppet Master' now." Klein controlled several paper figurines to sit down; these paper figurines also had natural expressions just like real people.

If it were a hack writer, they might only have one or two abilities in their entire life, but if someone like Andersen from Klein's memories were here, he could be mentioned in the same breath as a Demigod.

But now, under the blessing of the "Fairy Tale Mage's" Spirituality, these paper figurines were not much worse than real people, and the "Fairy Tale Mage's" surging Spirituality could also easily support Klein's control over these paper figurines.

Three voices echoed in Klein's room, and even Klein felt a chill down his spine.

—After having that badge that could enter and even control the Filth of the Phantom Realm, he could already grant recognition to himself.

"Good evening." The paper figurine Leonard and the paper figurine Maric both spoke, their voices distinct from one another.

Of course, the "Fairy Tale Mage" ability also had another source, which was the "Fairy Tale Town."

Klein hurriedly pulled his attention back. In his vision, these paper figurines had a certain connection with him, and he could rely on this connection to perform further control.

But this was far from the limit of the "Fairy Tale Mage." Klein wrote the book *Utopia* with the intention of writing a series of stories, in which he would adapt and insert various darkened fairy tales, ideally turning it into a dark version of a Fairy Tale Town.

This was the fairy tale story Klein created: a one-day travelogue of a human in a puppet city. In this story, Klein gained the ability to control paper figurines and puppets.

"Sigh, Leonard, pour me a cup of tea." Klein flicked his fingers lightly. The paper figurine Leonard blinked, glared at Klein, and then poured him tea.

Hmm, for the sake of the show.

"As for whether I can turn a living person into a puppet..." Klein rubbed his chin, feeling that this so-called connection shouldn't be the method of a "Puppet Master," but some more hidden connection.

These paper figurines were made by Klein's own hands, so he could control them without obstruction; if he wanted to turn a person into a puppet, he would need a sufficient connection.

"What counts as sufficient? Kill them, then replace their muscles and bones with Painted Objects..."

A scene suddenly appeared in Klein's mind of himself standing at an operating table, dissecting a corpse and stuffing it with fake internal organs.

"Better not, the style is too bizarre..." Klein's mouth twitched. Anyway, since he was about to become a "Puppet Master" and gain the corresponding abilities, he wouldn't need to consider these problems.

"However, to become a 'Puppet Master,' one needs to go to the Sleeping Cathedral on Dainos Island, and Dainos Island is on the Sunia Sea."

Klein was currently in Bayam, too far from the Sunia Sea.

"I can't delay for too long; I can only look for a 'Traveler' for help, or Spirit World jumping? Miss Messenger!"

Klein's eyes lit up.

After becoming Miss Bodyguard, Miss Messenger was about to become Miss Driver.

"I have already helped Miss Sharon apply for the 'Puppet' Characteristic, Leonard also has 'Spirit Warlock,' and the 'Wraith' was given to Maric; their advancement also requires some time."

This period was also a rest time for their team, and they would need to head south again afterward.

"During this time, I must complete the advancement to 'Puppet Master'!"

Klein immediately began to summon Miss Messenger and informed her of his request.

"Can... need... one thousand... gold coins." Miss Messenger's four heads said one after another.

"One thousand?" Klein was now a man of eighteen thousand, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.

Next, through Keleistai, Klein quickly coordinated with the Evernight Church's Sleeping Cathedral, and the next day he set off and arrived at Dainos Island.

"Is this the Sleeping Cathedral?" Klein looked up at the twinkling lights on the roof of the cathedral, which looked very much like shimmering stars, giving one a sense of tranquility.

"Are all the Nighthawks here required to be 'Sleepless'? Otherwise, there would definitely be problems with sleeping during work hours," Klein guessed.

However, he was soon led by a priest of the Evernight Church to a coastline, where an old man wearing a Bishop's vestments handed a box to Klein.

Klein thanked him, took the box, and walked quickly toward the place indicated by the Bishop.

Wisps of ethereal singing entered his ears, and Klein saw the legendary mermaid.

This was a mermaid kept by the Evernight Church.

Klein sat down in a place where he could hear the mermaid's singing, opened the box, and took out the prepared Potion inside. After divining to confirm that the Potion was not dangerous, Klein picked it up and drank it in one gulp.

"Gulp..." Klein felt as if he had become a puppet, his joints filled with cement, unable to move.

The babbling that had not been heard in his ears for a long time finally broke through the protection of the Dream Phosphor and invaded his mind directly!

"Fool..." "Door..." "Error..." A few obscure words rang in his ears. Veins bulged on Klein's head, and he felt unimaginable pain.

He had relied on the protection of the Dream to escape all the babbling and the danger of losing control before Sequence 5.

But as he reached the level of Sequence 5, that mad babbling could no longer be completely suppressed, and there was even a trend of a collective counterattack!