Chapter 711 713 Puppet without a core
"In other words, these metal blocks are the source of energy that enables the puppets to fight?" Rong Xianxian guessed.
"You can say that!" Ning Qingyun nodded.
Rong Xianxian looked at these metal blocks and silently did some calculations in her heart. There were about ten metal blocks in total, and each metal block was worth five hundred low-grade spirit stones on average. This price was not expensive, after all, it could not even buy an ordinary defensive robe.
"But that's not entirely true. The energy consumed by the puppet to move still comes from the spiritual energy in the spirit stone. Look underneath." Ning Qingyun took out the metal block. There was a layer of glittering spirit stones underneath. Moreover, the purity of these spirit stones was obviously much better than that of ordinary low-grade spirit stones.
"Does a puppet need so many spirit stones? Then what is the use of this puppet's heart?" Rong Xianxian was amazed as she looked at this layer of spirit stones.
"The reason why this thing is called the Puppet Heart is because it can be used to make a special magic array to guide the spiritual energy in the spirit stone for the puppet to use. This material is the most core material for making puppets. I didn't expect to find it here." Ning Qingyun looked at these puppet hearts and smiled happily. He had already mastered the method of making that special magic array, but he was lacking the puppet heart. There were many puppets with destroyed cores in his gem space. With these puppet hearts in hand, he could quickly make a complete puppet core. With the drive of the puppet core, those war puppets could move again.
"Uh, Qingyun, to what level of ordinary cultivator is the combat power of this puppet equivalent?" Rong Xianxian looked at the crudely made puppet and had some doubts about its combat power.
"In terms of combat power alone, it's roughly equivalent to that of a Qiqiao realm practitioner." Ning Qingyun estimated, recalling previous encounters.
"Looking at the activity characteristics of these puppets, they are only suitable for guarding checkpoints and should not be suitable for assisting in combat!" Looking at the production style of the puppets, agility is a major flaw, Rong Xianxian secretly complained.
"Do you think this puppet is too expensive to use?" Ning Qingyun asked.
Rong Xianxian shook her head quickly, "No, no, the canyon outside the Guzhu secret place is suitable for guarding with this kind of war puppet. If you succeed in repairing it, we can save a lot of manpower!" As long as he is happy, what does it matter if the spirit stones are spent? Just earn more.
Ning Qingyun smiled, "These puppets are a bit crude, but with the Puppet Heart in hand, once I successfully make the puppet core, I can make more sophisticated and higher-level puppets!"
"So amazing!" Rong Xianxian exclaimed in surprise.
"There should be a store that specializes in selling puppets in this city. Let me repair a puppet, and we'll go to the store together tomorrow to check out the price of puppets." Ning Qingyun also got a book called "War Puppet Record" in the underground palace in the misty space. There is not much content in "War Puppet Record". Most of it is about the production method of the puppet core. There is also a part that introduces the production method of the puppet. Compared with the puppet core and the complex large-scale magic array, the production method of the puppet is much simpler.
"Okay!" Rong Xianxian agreed.
At night, Ning Qingyun was busy making the puppet core, while Rong Xianxian's soul entered the pill box to refine pills. All the spirit stones in her hand were used to buy the puppet heart. She had no money to buy the red ginseng needed to refine the Yuan Chu Dan, so she had to use the existing medicinal materials in the misty space to refine the initial pills.
Although the prices of the several types of primary elixirs she often refined were low, she had sufficient reserves of raw materials and did not need to purchase additional elixirs. Moreover, she was skilled in refining and had a high success rate, so she would hardly fail. After one night in the outside world, five days passed in the elixir box, and she obtained more than one hundred bottles of various elixirs.
The next day, the couple continued to go shopping and buy things. This time, Rong Xianxian went to a different pharmacy to make the transaction. After summarizing the situation, she found that the prices offered by the three pharmacies were roughly the same, but the attitudes of the shop owners who were buying the elixirs were more enthusiastic than each other. If it were normal times, Rong Xianxian's frequent sales of elixirs would definitely affect the supply and demand of elixirs in Nanning City and attract attention from the industry. However, now that all kinds of independent cultivators have gathered here, the demand for elixirs has increased, and the commonly used elixirs in major pharmacies are out of stock. As soon as the elixirs sold by Rong Xianxian entered the market, they were communicated and did not cause any waves.
After asking around, the couple finally found a puppet shop hidden in a remote alley.
The two looked at the exquisite lifelike birds, the delicate crystal houses, and the red paper umbrellas decorated with tassels displayed in the store. They looked at each other and felt that this store was not like a puppet shop, but more like a store on Earth that sold art.
"Dear guests, what would you like to buy?" a young woman came forward and asked.
"Do you have any puppets that can be controlled in your store?" Ning Qingyun asked.
"No." The young woman replied somewhat disappointedly.
"Then do you know where I can buy it?" Rong Xianxian asked.
"If you want to buy a puppet that you can drive, you have to go to Kaiyuan Continent. You might be able to buy it there." The young woman answered absent-mindedly.
"Hongxiang, what do you think?" A rude and frivolous voice came from the door.
The young woman named Hong Xiang shuddered, and then a look of disgust appeared on her face. "Hua Ren, the goods in this store are all passed down from my ancestors. If you sell one, there will be one less. If you really want to buy, you must pay according to the marked price."
Hongxiang waved her hand, and a layer of light covered the goods in the store.
"What are you daydreaming about? A puppet without a core is just a pile of junk. You still set such a high price for it, you are trying to fool a fool? You have moved here for several years, have you sold a single one?" Hua Ren was very angry.
"Whether I can sell it or not is my own business. What does it have to do with you?" Hongxiang snorted coldly.
"Well, if that's what you say, then I won't force you. But I heard that your mother is seriously ill and urgently needs spirit stones to save her life. I want to see who else, besides me, is willing to spend spirit stones to buy these useless things in your store." After Hua Ren said this, he turned around and left.
(End of this chapter)
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