Chapter 87: Zhiren Colonel

The news Li He reported could be described as mixed with joy and worry. It was clear that the things the senior needed could not be obtained in large quantities.

"How much Ghost-Raising Incense has been collected?"

After a slight hesitation, Li Yanbing asked him about this item. Compared to other things, this kind of incense could be produced by specialized incense makers in the Ghost Suppression Division.

"About two hundred sticks have been collected recently. The surplus Ghost-Raising Incense from the headquarters yamen and other yamens has all been requested by me. If needed, it can be brought over immediately."

Li He smiled slightly and said this to her directly.

"Two hundred sticks... bring them over first. Next time I meet the senior, I will ask first. If he needs them, then give them to him."

Li Yanbing was worried that giving too much of this would make her seem insincere. After all, compared to other items, the preciousness of Ghost-Raising Incense was clearly lower.

"This subordinate understands."

Li He agreed immediately and then sent a message directly to the person in charge of materials in the yamen.

Soon, a catcher brought the required Ghost-Raising Incense.

"You go down, and don't forget to notify Xie Anran of what I said!"

"Yes!"

As the others left, Li Yanbing was the only one left in the official hall.

"When the other things are sent over, I will take them up together to see that senior. I just don't know if he can agree to the request I put forward?"

"Sigh, this senior is truly a bit mysterious, but his disciple is a bit ordinary..."

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At this time, Lin Feng, who was still studying the Deadly Ghost Herder, did not know that someone was racking their brains over his affairs.

"These Ghosts still retain their own abilities after being controlled, which means the Deadly Ghost Herder's eeriness did not conflict with their own eeriness, but rather dominated them!"

"Eeriness dominating eeriness, it sounds a bit strange, but this kind of thing has really been realized!"

Of course, the Deadly Ghost Herder's ability was strong, but it also had its own limitations.

That was that the Ghosts it drove could not continue to execute orders like the Paper Men after leaving Lin Feng; essentially, it could only drive these Ghosts in an area that could be seen.

Realizing this, some novel ideas emerged in Lin Feng's heart.

"Click, click."

Ten heavy-armored Paper Men appeared quietly beside Lin Feng. Lin Feng had these large Ghosts that were being controlled stand together with these heavy-armored Paper Men to compare them carefully.

"The size is basically suitable, there is no problem accommodating a Ghost."

The heavy-armored Paper Men were tall, each one looking majestic and mighty.

Compared to them, the large Ghosts Lin Feng captured were much thinner. These Ghosts still retained their appearance from before death, and in terms of body size, they were a full circle smaller than the heavy-armored Paper Men.

"If the wooden men inside the heavy-armored Paper Men were replaced with real Ghosts, would they become even more terrifying Paper Men?"

After seeing the comparison results, such a thought couldn't help but arise in Lin Feng's heart.

"Wooden men are essentially ordinary materials stained with eeriness, and no matter what, they cannot compare to real Ghosts!"

"Under normal circumstances, wanting to put a Ghost into a Zhiren would absolutely cause an eerie conflict. In the end, either the Zhiren would be destroyed, or the Ghost would fall into a dormant state and be unable to exert its effect."

"But now, these Ghosts don't seem to cause eerie conflicts after being dominated by the Deadly Ghost Herder."

Thinking of this, Lin Feng couldn't help but feel tempted, so he immediately summoned all the other Ghosts to prepare to start the attempt.

"It's a pity that the mulberry paper has run out, otherwise there would be no need to dismantle these heavy-armored Paper Men and remake them. I have to go to the paper-making workshop tomorrow to buy some."

Dismantling several heavy-armored Paper Men into parts like paper money, mulberry paper, and wooden men, Lin Feng tried again to put the Zhiren over the body of a large Ghost.

After completion, the feeling it gave him was about the same as the first time he put a Zhiren over a wooden man. Because the two were not fused at all, their actions and movements were still not synchronized.

"Hoo~ I can't let the large Ghost have its own behavior pattern. All I need is its eerie ability; how it acts can only be controlled by the Zhiren."

The Ghost itself had the ability to act and killing laws, but what Lin Feng wanted now was only its eerie ability; apart from that, he wanted nothing else.

"Using the Tou Gui's blood threads to sew the Ghost and the Zhiren together should be able to synchronize their behavior, making it convenient for me to control."

"The Tanshi Gui's ink is clearly stronger after fusing with that pot of black oil; it might be able to penetrate the Zhiren and the Ghost inside together."

The Tou Gui and the Tanshi Gui took action one after another, and soon the Zhiren was forcibly fused with the large Ghost, and the black ghost face appeared on the Zhiren's face again.

This meant that the control of the entire Zhiren was still in Lin Feng's hands, but the next stage was the most important testing phase.

"Let's try it!"

Lin Feng began to try to control this Zhiren to perform some basic actions. This time, there was basically no problem.

"The key is whether the large Ghost's eerie ability can be used?"

After confirming that basic actions were unimpeded, Lin Feng tried again to control the large Ghost inside the Zhiren to use its ability.

"Sasha~"

Suddenly, some frost appeared around the Zhiren, and it was as if it had started to snow in the sky.

This was the large Ghost's ability—freezing. According to Lin Feng's guess, this Ghost should have been frozen to death, so after death, it became a Frozen-to-Death Ghost.

Soon, the range of the freezing expanded. The large Ghost's eerie coverage was about a hundred meters in radius. In such a large area, a layer of crystalline frost had condensed on the ground and trees.

"It's done! I didn't expect it to really be done!"

Letting the eerie power emitted by this Zhiren be retracted, Lin Feng, who had succeeded in the test, couldn't help but laugh happily.

However, when he got close to this Zhiren to check, he discovered some problems—there were slight damages in some places on the Zhiren.

"Could it be that the material is too poor? If so, it will be scrapped after being used at most a few times."

Such a discovery instantly diluted more than half of his joy.

Although it was a success, its practicality was greatly reduced.

"No, no, no, I shouldn't think like that. Paper Men are consumables in the first place. Even if they can only be used three times, it's incomparably cost-effective!"

"After three times, just put on a new Zhiren. Although it's a bit troublesome, it can improve the Zhiren's strength again!"

"And a Zhiren with eerie abilities can completely become a Zhiren Colonel, leading a Zhiren army to fight alone."

After a little thought, Lin Feng woke up. It was he who had fallen into a dead end.

"Good, then continue to try!"

Next, Lin Feng had the Play Ghost split twenty-five pieces of paper money printed with small ghosts and stick them on this special Zhiren.

Subsequently, these paper money began to change shape, gradually forming a complete, thick, and sturdy armor.

Such armor was more majestic than ordinary heavy-armored Paper Men, and it looked different, after all, it used five more pieces of paper money than ordinary heavy-armored Paper Men.

"Considering that it needs to be replaced after three uses, it's no problem to use a few more pieces of paper money. Anyway, I don't require them to exist for a long time like ordinary heavy-armored Paper Men."

The freshly baked Zhiren Colonel looked more powerful just by looking at it.

However, looking at the standard battle saber in its hand, Lin Feng still felt somewhat dissatisfied. When making Paper Men next time, he should make them into long spears.

Otherwise, it felt somewhat inappropriate for the Zhiren Colonel and the ordinary heavy-armored Paper Men to use the same kind of weapon. ===== CHAPTER 88 =====