Chapter 162

After finishing with this weapon, Lin Feng went directly into another stone room.

For the past two days, he had been forging something else—something different from ordinary ghost weapons, and also different from paper dolls.

Inside this stone room were a large number of components, some of which had already been assembled into the outline of a human body.

The head, torso, arms, and legs were all connected by mechanical structures, making this unfinished object look like a robot.

Of course, Lin Feng's goal was not to create a robot; setting aside the fact that he lacked such technology, even if he could make one, it would be meaningless.

The reason he wanted to build this human figure was to explore certain special places in the Yinjian, such as the gray mist of the Haigu Xianshan.

In those places, ordinary paper dolls would vanish into dust the moment they approached, so he wanted to use ghost iron to craft a body capable of withstanding various ghost-like powers.

To this end, he specifically used the most intact ore to set about creating this ghost-iron human figure.

Now that the ghost-iron figure was nearly complete, the next key step was how to make it move and ensure it could be controlled by Lin Feng.

Lin Feng had carefully considered ordinary methods for making puppets, but in the end, he rejected them.

Because puppets made through other methods would have a very weak connection to him once they entered the Yinjian, making direct control impossible.

However, this did not mean there were no other ways; Lin Feng still had quite a few ghosts on him that hadn't yet been put to use.

"Shuangzi Gui!"

Lin Feng spoke the three words directly, and immediately, two identical twins appeared by his side.

One of the Shuangzi Gui entered the ghost-iron figure, while the other possessed Lin Feng's body.

"Click, clack."

Soon, the ghost-iron figure, which had been lying flat on the stone platform, slowly sat up, then stepped down from the platform and began to walk around the stone room.

"Clang—crack!"

However, the movements of this ghost-iron figure were still quite stiff; it walked with a wobble, looking as if it might fall over at any moment.

"The balance is still too poor, but at least the limbs can move relatively freely now!"

On the other side, Lin Feng, possessed by the Shuangzi Gui, looked at the ghost-iron figure in the stone room and spoke slowly.

"The special connection between the Shuangzi Gui is far tighter than my connection with the paper dolls. Next, I just need to modify the ghost-iron figure to move freely, and I can try to enter the Yinjian by controlling the Shuangzi Gui..."

This was also a key plan for Lin Feng to explore the Yinjian; the uniqueness of the Shuangzi Gui lay in their tight connection, their ability to hide their forms at any time, and the fact that as long as one remained, the other would quickly reappear even if smashed to pieces!

It was precisely because of these special abilities that they were rated as top-tier corpse seeds by the Corpse-Planting and Ghost-Raising Scripture, and they were Lin Feng's best choice for exploring the Yinjian!

The only thing Lin Feng was dissatisfied with was that the Shuangzi Gui had a female appearance; if he were to directly control them to explore the Yinjian, it would make him feel somewhat uncomfortable, as he had no hobby of cross-dressing.

Therefore, to make it more convenient to use the Shuangzi Gui's abilities and to increase the power he could use in the Yinjian, Lin Feng specifically manufactured this iron ghost figure.

Once finished, the Shuangzi Gui would hide inside the ghost-iron figure, and outsiders would have no way of knowing what was going on inside.

From the outside, the iron ghost figure looked just like a general covered in armor, which was the image Lin Feng presented to Lu Daoguang and the others.

"Click, clack—bang!"

Soon, the ghost-iron figure returned to the stone platform to lie down, and the Shuangzi Gui detached from it.

Currently, this ghost-iron figure was not yet fully manufactured; Lin Feng needed to adjust the mobility of each part and finally complete the quenching and weapon-consecration processes.

If successful, this ghost-iron figure would not only possess a formidable body but also terrifying ghost-like power.

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At night, in a mountain forest somewhere in Yunzhou, the Corpse-Collecting Zhiren and his three disciples were spending the night.

"Master, I've inquired that if we go a few dozen miles further north, we'll reach Yunzhou City, but it's already been surrounded by the barbarian army!"

Inside a wooden house made of folded paper, Xiaohui was cooking, while Shitou and Goudan were practicing horse stance nearby.

However, the two of them couldn't keep their mouths shut, and they kept talking to the Corpse-Collecting Zhiren while holding their stances.

"Smack!"

But then, a thin branch struck Goudan, causing him to immediately lower his body and make his posture more standard.

"Master, what exactly are we going to Yunzhou City for?"

At this moment, Shitou couldn't help but ask; they had seen many terrifying scenes during the day.

Many villages and towns had either been burned, killed, and looted clean by the barbarians, or the common people had fled south with their families.

Moreover, the closer they got to Yunzhou City, the higher the probability of encountering barbarian soldiers; they had already run into three groups in just half a day.

However, these were just small groups of troops specifically arranged by the barbarian army for looting; they were fine for killing some civilians at will.

If they encountered them, even if the Corpse-Collecting Zhiren didn't make a move, he could kill these barbarian soldiers just by using a Spirit-Summoning Talisman.

"..."

Hearing their question, the Corpse-Collecting Zhiren casually took out the corpse-wrapping cloth bag from his body and shook it at them; the meaning was already obvious.

"Got it, it's that business again!"

"I told you, our Master doesn't care about anything else besides this!"

Shitou and Goudan immediately understood, feeling quite speechless.

"Dinner is ready!"

At this time, Xiaohui brought a pot to the table and called out to them.

"Hahaha, finally time to eat!"

"I'm starving to death!"

Hearing this, Shitou and Goudan were instantly overjoyed and rushed to the table to start eating.

"There's actually cured meat!"

"So fragrant!"

As Xiaohui began to serve the rice, Shitou and Goudan were grinning from ear to ear; the simple pot of cured meat and rice porridge was like a delicacy in their eyes.

"Master, we're going to eat first!"

However, before officially starting to eat, the few of them still said a word to the Corpse-Collecting Zhiren.

"Click, clack."

The Corpse-Collecting Zhiren nodded in response, then sat to one side, busy tidying up the items on his body.

"..."

The three disciples were already accustomed to their Master not eating or drinking, and after receiving the response, they immediately began to eat heartily.

After eating and drinking their fill and cleaning up, everyone began to sleep.

For them, continuing to follow their Master and being able to eat and drink their fill was a rare good life in this world.

As for whether there really was a terrifying barbarian army ahead, or some other horrific thing, they might be worried, but they wouldn't feel afraid.

After all, they were just people with miserable lives; if it weren't for their Master taking them in, they would probably have starved to death in the wilderness by now.

However, what they didn't know was that under the cover of night, a group of more powerful assassin paper dolls had already quietly arrived nearby.