After the mine ownerâs son and the public security chiefâs son stole the little puppet from Xing Yeâs group, they went to the warehouse where the rest of the puppets were stored.
They stared at the pile of puppets worriedly. âWhich one is the real one? They all look the same.â The mine ownerâs son said.
âI donât know either⊠We don't have any QR codes that can force other players to tell the truth. Do you think the one we got from them is the real one? Do they have some ability to identify the real puppet?â The public security chiefâs son asked back.
âTo be honest, I donât really trust their judgement. We could be ruthless and break all these puppets one by one in front of Coco tomorrow. The one she tries to protect the most should be the real one, right?â The mine ownerâs son suggested.
The public security chiefâs son shook his head, âWe could, but if Coco discovers our intentions, she might just rather the puppet be destroyed than tell us. What would we do then? Nobody in Puppet City can be trusted. We canât just destroy all the puppets. The real one has to be here somewhere.â
âThen how about tomorrow, we take a mining car and bring all the puppets here to Master Benedict so he can identify the right one. Youâre the public security chiefâs son, so they wonât check our car when we leave the city.â The mine ownerâs son said.
The public security chiefâs son nodded, âNot a bad idea.â
The two both had very high statuses in Puppet City, so it was easy to smuggle a car out. Early morning the next day, they drove a car out to the mines. This steam powered vehicle was remodelled by the smiths of Puppet City under the city lordâs lead using Benedictâs foundation.
Benedict was truly brilliant, but he only focused on creating puppets and didnât care about anything else. The city lord believed that to make the puppets of Puppet City happier, they needed to enrich their lives with new items and tools. After all, puppets didnât need to worry about filling their stomachs and often just spent the day idling about. All the smiths researched and even Old Nect helped tear open a few machine type puppets to help them study. After countless tries, the city lord finally created the steam powered car.
With a vehicle, they were much faster. It only took three hours to reach the mines.
When they were leaving the city, the city lord and public security chief also had a group about to leave loading their cars. They used the public security chiefâs connections to jump in queue and leave the city early.
When they arrived at the entrance, the two puppets first used the communications device Benedict gave them to call him. A mechanical robot cleared the path for them so they could directly drive the car in.
Not long after they entered, hiding in a cave near the mines, Xing Ye immediately activated Wrongly-Used Projector.
He had touched the two when they stole the puppet earlier, allowing the projector to be used on them.
Guan Ling couldnât help but sigh once more, âCao Qianâs actual projector and Glorious Boxing Gloves havenât been used once, but look at all the times weâve used the fakes! Redrawing Pen is just too strong! Man, what a pity, if only Boss couldâve seen Puppetâs Playâs QR code.â
âIt doesnât matter,â Xing Ye said, âItâs a side quest, so it shouldnât influence the main plot. Losing that QR code just means itâll be a little harder for us to clear it, but with this projector, we can learn more about Benedictâs strength. Know yourself, know the enemy, and youâll win countless battles.â
âIf we have phones in the next world, Iâll show Boss the moment I get them!â Guan Ling said, vexed.
While they were talking, they saw the two players hand over the pile of puppets to Benedict. Benedict knew just how exquisitely he made the little puppet and his face immediately darkened when he saw the puppets. However, he bore his anger and still checked them one by one.
When Benedict raised a puppet and found it wasnât real, he directly threw it into the smelting machine rolling unceasingly beside him. That was where he dealt with failed goods and discarded puppets. Benedict used to throw his failed puppets into the moat by the mines, but the city lord managed to use that to find Benedictâs whereabouts. After that, he just built a giant melting pot and smelted down everything that could float in the river.
Although these puppets werenât the real little young master, they were still carefully made by Benedict all those years ago to amuse his son. Each one was meticulously crafted, yet now, they were being casually destroyed by Benedict himself.
Xing Ye couldnât help but say, âBenedictâs really changed. Heâs no longer that great master that treasures his own creations. Heâs definitely ruthless enough to destroy Puppet City.â
Benedictâs face grew uglier and uglier as the two following fate players grew more and more afraid. The mechanical puppets heaved their weapons and pointed their guns at their heads.
Benedict destroyed the last puppet, his face dark. âThis is the second time, this is already the second time youâve played me for a fool!â
âN-no, itâs not our fault,â The mine ownerâs son stammered.
âItâs all because Coco and Little Nect tricked us! They mustâve taken the real little puppet and hid it somewhere!â The public security chiefâs son said hastily, âMaster, give us another chance, this time weâll definitely bring back the real one!â
âEnough, Iâve already lost patience.â Benedict waved his hand angrily and the mechanical robots directly fired, attacking the two players.
Regardless of everything, the two players were still strong and had the means to protect themselves. They didnât activate any QR codes, but a transparent barrier formed around their bodies, blocking the mechanical robotsâ attacks. They tried to explain to Benedict as they resisted. It was their last chance.
âIt should be one of their starting abilities,â Xing Ye said, âItâs probably like Randyâs. It can guard against physical attacks, but not special ones.â
Guan Ling said happily, âMy Losing the Family Fortune skillâs still the best, a one time absolute defense, blocking the other playersâ attacks no matter what for three minutes. Three minutes is enough to change the tide of a battle.â
Xing Ye glanced at him sympathetically, choosing not to tell him his little mirror was beautiful enough to make the opponent completely lose their fighting spirit for an hour and didnât need any points to use Truth Eye. The differences between people were just too wide. Plus, Lu Mingze truly was beautiful to the point where others simply couldnât bear to harm him.
He exchanged a glance with the little mirror and laughed soundlessly. They had a tacit understanding.
âHuh?â Benedict saw the two puppets could actually block their attacks and couldnât help but reveal a look of amazement. He reached out and pushed a button on the remote beside him. They didnât know what the machine was doing as it turned on, but even all the way in the caves, Xing Yeâs group felt uncomfortable, their minds turning stiff.
The two players in front of Benedict immediately fell under the machineâs control. They couldnât even use their starting abilities, directly shot into sieves by the mechanical robots.
But the mechanical robots only aimed to restrain and didnât harm their nucleuses. Once Benedict saw the two couldnât resist, he directly took his tools and disassembled their bodies.
âHow strange, they donât have any special modifications, so how did they create that barrier to block attacks? They couldnât have learnt some sort of magic, right?â Benedict said doubtfully.
He didnât ponder for too long, directly tossing their bodies together with their nucleuses into the smelter as he mumbled, âIt doesnât matter. As long as theyâre still affected by the nucleus control machine, this is enough to destroy Puppet City.â
Since the two players were destroyed, the projector lost their target and disappeared.
After a while, the uncomfortable feeling faded away. Only the little mirror didnât seem affected at all and was even staring at the three curiously, not understanding why they suddenly froze.
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