Chapter 307: Why Is My Occupation Panel in a 2D Art Style? Chapter 139

The former needs no explanation; what Li Ang has created nowadays is less a puppet and more accurately described as a living doll or artificial human.

Thus, fulfilling the transformation condition for 【Human Puppet Maker】 was effortlessly easy.

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【Occupation: Human Puppet Maker】

【Level: 18/20 (7741/18000)】

【Attribute Bonuses: Body Strength +1 per level, Mental Strength +2 per level, Energy +20 per level】

【Occupation Skill: Retain Low-Level Abilities (Proficiency 358/500)】

【Occupation Specialization: Puppet Master, Living Puppet】

【Transformation Path: Master of Living Dolls】

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【Retain Low-Level Abilities: When using biological organisms as puppet materials, you may slightly retain their pre-death abilities.】

【Puppet Master: The quality of your puppets is greatly enhanced.】

【Living Puppet: The spiritual essence of your puppets is greatly enhanced.】

Due to Li Ang producing a large volume of puppets during this period, the level of 【Human Puppet Maker】 skyrocketed.

But what surprised Li Ang most about 【Human Puppet Maker】 was actually the skill 【Retain Low-Level Abilities】.

Because it had no restrictions—neither on species nor on ability.

'If combined with Impure World Reincarnation and using Nibelungen as a personal Pure Land or Heroic Spirit Seat, I might gain some fascinating abilities.'

Thinking of this, Li Ang took a light breath and cleared his thoughts.

He had faint ideas forming, but how to implement them required thorough research.

As for the transformation of 【Human Puppet Maker】 into 【Master of Living Dolls】, Li Ang was already very close to success.

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【Occupation: Master of Living Dolls】

【Transformation Requirements:】

1. Prior occupation 【Human Puppet Maker】 at max level (x)

2. Create one puppet, doll, or artificial human with slight sentience (choose one) (√)】

【After Transformation:】

1. Attribute increase

2. Gain occupation skill — Retain Intermediate Abilities

3. Gain occupation specialization — Doll Room, Novice Creator, Low-Level Life Analysis

4. Gain special bonus:

Slight intimidation toward artificial lifeforms】

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Under normal circumstances, fulfilling the second transformation condition of 【Master of Living Dolls】 would be extremely difficult, but for Li Ang, it was merely a trivial matter.

After all, the system involved in 【Master of Living Dolls】 overlaps significantly with the one he currently masters.

And the occupation 【Runic Magician】 was successfully transformed under Skadi's instruction.

However, unlike 【Human Puppet Maker】, this occupation was utterly bizarre.

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【Occupation: Runic Magician】

【Level: 13/40 (2984/13000)】

【Attribute Bonuses: Body Strength +1 per level, Mental Strength +1 per level, Energy +20 per level】

【Occupation Skill: Primordial Runic Script (Expandable) (Proficiency 258/500)】

【Occupation Specialization: Myth Deconstruction (Norse-Limited), Words Are Power】

【Transformation Path: None】

Special Bonus:

Speed of learning Runic Scripts is increased.

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【Primordial Runic Script (Expandable): Originates from the authority bestowed by the Great God Odin.

Note: Newly learned runes are automatically incorporated into this skill.】

【Mythic Authority Deconstruction (Norse-Limited): You may slightly deconstruct mythic authorities from Norse-type myths and convert them into Primordial Runic Scripts.

Note: The power of authorities converted into Primordial Runic Scripts is greatly reduced.】

【Words Are Power: Your power when using text-based abilities is slightly enhanced.】

The strangeness lies in its level cap being vastly higher than that of other second-tier occupations.

And the reason Li Ang chose to transform into 【Runic Magician】 was not only due to Skadi's instruction but also because of the specialization 【Myth Deconstruction (Norse-Limited)】.

Li Ang even felt this occupation was tailor-made for 【Bronze and Fire King】.

He had previously been troubled by how to fulfill the transformation conditions related to 【Bronze and Fire King】's authority, but now he saw a path through 【Runic Magician】.

The only thing Li Ang found regrettable was that 【Runic Magician】 had no subsequent transformation path.

Although this fit the world's logic well, Li Ang had originally expected to continue transforming into 【Magician】.

But now it seemed the two could not be simply regarded as part of the same system.

'When the timing is right, I can summon the Great Holy Grail and study the Third Magic—though I wonder if it will trigger the 【Magician】 occupation.'

'As for the Root…'

Li Ang's gaze flickered; though he was tempted by the achievement of gaining access to the Source, upon closer thought, the risks seemed considerable.

Though he did not know what level the Source would correspond to in the main world, it was certainly higher than the Fourth Tier.

'First, prepare thoroughly. We'll decide the details after summoning the Great Grail.'

Li Ang did not dwell too long on this issue.

Beside him, Atalassia did not know what Li Ang was thinking—he could sense only that the Lord's emotions were deeply complex.

At that moment, Li Ang asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Yes," Atalassia snapped back to attention, replying respectfully, "While marking the magicians, we detected some rather unusual entities."

As he spoke, he handed over several files.

Li Ang took the files casually and skimmed through them.

Dead Apostle, Shengtangjiao Society, orange-haired girl.

Wait!

"Gudako?"

Li Ang stared at the orange-haired girl in the file, smiling foolishly, and froze for a moment.

He recognized her identity.

Gudako, originally Fujimaru Ritsuka, one of the forty-eight Masters of Chaldea, and the protagonist of the game FGO.

'How is she here?'

Li Ang felt a flicker of confusion; logically, this Human Evil should not yet have been born at this point in time.

Unless

'Has my presence been classified as a Lostbelt?'

Thinking this, Li Ang felt a twinge of guilt—under his meddling, this world had diverged drastically from its original history.

But he quickly dismissed the possibility.

For this world lacked the Storm Wall that isolates Lostbelts, and also lacked the Imaginary Tree that sustains them.

After briefly recalling the lore of FGO, Li Ang still could not make sense of the current situation.

As Li Ang's mind wandered, Atalassia beside him asked, "My Lord, do you know her?"

The director of the Atlas Institute had included this girl among all the monsters and demons because 【Tri-Speared Hermes】 could not compute her origins at all—as if she had appeared out of thin air on this planet.

And the last unknown being to appear out of thin air

was this very 【Dragon from Beyond】, who was gradually seizing control of the entire world.

Hearing Atalassia's question, Li Ang shook his head slightly: "I suppose I know her, barely."

"Where is she now? I'll go see her myself."

Atalassia's expression turned strangely uneasy: "She's in Winterthur City, beneath the 【Alchemical Kingdom】, but—"

"Never mind, My Lord, you'd better go see her yourself."

Then he gave the exact location of the orange-haired girl.

Meowpoo Meowpoo Maid Café.

Li Ang: "?"

He felt he didn't need to be so cautious.