Tower Defense Game: My Eternal Kingdom

Chapter 344 Courage
[Trigger the side mission - The Puppet's Horror! 】

【Puppet Cry】

【Task】

[Difficulty: lv21~? ? ? 】

[Explanation: Broken, incomplete, darkness is their world, and under the lights is a stage for carnival. You with an incomplete body are qualified to perform on this stage, but how do you please this group of audience?
Conduct a personal show that satisfies the puppets. When the performance satisfaction reaches 90 or more, you will get special gifts from the puppets! 】

[Reward: Experience 300000]

[Punishment: None]

[Time limit: 1:12:27! 】

……

"At this time, the task is triggered to make it more difficult for me?" Cheng Shen stopped in his tracks when the system sound rang in his ears.

stage,

Performance.

Cheng Shen thought for a while and felt something was wrong. He looked down at the oil lamp he was protecting in his hand. Just as he was about to leave with the oil lamp, he suddenly triggered this task. It would be too coincidental to say that the system didn't give him a reminder...

"The night is their world, and under the light is the stage for the puppets to revel. If I tear down this stage in full view..."

Cheng Shen's heart sank slightly.

He can imagine the consequences of doing that without the system reminding him.

"I just reacted as a normal person should..." He took a light breath, "If the system didn't prompt me, I'm afraid I've already been besieged by puppets at this time, and I will die no matter whether I expose myself or not... ..."

The danger passed by him silently.

After Cheng Shen realized it, he was terrified.

After only a moment of arrival, he has already hovered on the death line several times!Perhaps there is a more hidden crisis that he has not even noticed.One wrong step, he might have become a cold corpse now!

"It's like walking on thin ice..."

From time to time, in the darkness around him, he could feel the sensation of touching and pushing his body. Cheng Shen originally thought that the puppets wanted to kill him, but after reading the mission description, he felt that it was more like the audience waiting for the boring booing.

They are waiting to be performed by those who occupy the stage.

What performance would the puppets want to see?
Cheng Shen put the oil lamp back, and the dim light shrouded the workbench and its surroundings, making it more and more like a crude stage.His eyes swept slowly, and Old Johnny had actually given the answer to this question.

Sculpture!

What these puppets are most interested in is carving!

Benedict!
Cheng Shen picked up the carving knife and tapped it lightly, the noise around him immediately weakened a lot, and there were still frequent sounds of heavy objects moving, but Cheng Shen had clearly sensed that the audience around him had quietly dispersed.

The show begins.

The audience went to find the best viewing position, and no one bothered him as a performer.

Only the ear-piercing scratching sounds surrounding the warehouse continued, like a group of unlucky people who didn't get the tickets and gathered outside the arena, unwilling to vent their anger.

Benedict!
After Cheng Shen realized this, he became more focused.

He doesn't have a foundation in engineering, but the technology of making it is actually invariably the same when it is carefully studied.The difficulty of talisman carving is not lower than that of engineering.They are all pursuing the precision of manual operation.

And Cheng Shen can rely on the talent of energy control to use every ray of soul power with precision.

It's like a high-precision machine that never goes wrong.

Easier than hanging up!
Benedict!
Sawdust splashes.

Cheng Shen skillfully used several tools to modify the wood in his hand.

When he started to work seriously, all the puppets in the dark were quiet.He could still feel the existence of those objects, but compared to the previous feeling, the panic in his heart gradually became peaceful.

All they want to see is a show...

Cheng Shen had an inexplicable feeling.

Perhaps, they are all waste products that failed to make or were discarded here for other reasons.

They also longed for light, and they also experienced the beautiful years of being on the stage and attracting much attention.

But the ultimate destination of these dolls is this dark and damp warehouse.

No more sunlight.

Yet they do not complain about all their imperfections, their wretched circumstances.

Until now, the biggest wish of these puppets is to see more and more perfect puppets born in this warehouse, and to see them being manufactured to welcome the beautiful life course...

Carved the last knife.

An ordinary white brilliance bloomed in Cheng Shen's hands.

【Successful production! 】

[Hint: Engineering proficiency +3! 】

……

white items.

This should be the worst quality prop Cheng Shen has ever made.

But at the moment of completion, he felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction from the bottom of his heart, just like the feeling after finally repairing an incomplete item.

bang,

bang...

There was a sparse sound in the quiet warehouse.

[Mission completed - the puppet is in shock! 】

[Acquisition: experience +300000! 】

【Unfortunately!Ni's performance didn't particularly please the puppets, but they still want to give you a gift!As one of the special missions, you can try this mission again later! 】

[Obtain: Puppet making blueprint (incomplete)! 】

……

The face smeared with bright red dye appeared in the range of the light again, its entire body was hidden in the darkness, only the neck that was stitched together one by one could be seen, full of eerie horror.

"call……"

It blew out a breath.

The oil lamp went out.

Cheng Shen, who was plunged into darkness, did not panic.

This time, he didn't read any malice from that face, but a touch of deep sympathy...

wow...

Something in the darkness touched him again, a stack of cold papers was lightly stuffed into Cheng Shen's hand.

The oil lamp ignited automatically.

But this time.

Cheng Shen could no longer feel any unknown existence around him.

The puppets have all left.

"Satisfaction..."

Cheng Shen called up the system records and glanced at the satisfaction values ​​of the puppets.

23...

If the full value is [-], this score is not even qualified.

Cheng Shen frowned secretly. Although he intentionally kept it within Karl's level, he managed to complete it smoothly.

How come the score is so low?

The system prompts that this task can be repeated in the future, which means that the gift of that puppet will be a very important item.

However, just looking at the results this time, Cheng Shen couldn't figure out how to achieve a satisfaction rate of over 90...

"The quality of the puppet's final finish and the precision of the structure are likely to be important indicators of satisfaction scores."

Cheng Shen guessed.

The former is mainly affected by the material, while the latter depends on the technique of the sculptor.

He's definitely not bad technically.

Material?

Cheng Shen entered the Old City this time, but he brought a lot of raw materials for making magic props. ——The shelf life of magic scrolls is short, and there is no telling when they will be useful.

For him, making props was just a matter of raising his hands, so Cheng Shen didn't prepare too much in advance.

He just brought a lot of crafting materials in case he needed them.

timber……

There seem to be some too.

Cheng Shen thought, when the degree of exploration of the old city is higher, the system permissions are further unlocked, and the use of the backpack is completely unlimited, and you can come here to complete this task.

at the moment.

It's still a matter of life.

Cheng Shen quickly looked through the newly obtained blueprint in his hand. After remembering the content, this blueprint would not need to be used, and it could become part of his knowledge, further completing the technology of the Flesh Golem.

He then walked out of the warehouse with the arm he made.

hum...

The dark red blood light spread on his body along the crack of the door, Cheng Shen raised his head and saw that the monstrous blood sun had already begun to turn dark black.

There is not much time left in the day.

"You're done."

Old Johnny stood quietly outside the door and looked at him with a smile.

"Teacher...in the warehouse..."

Cheng Shen instantly entered the role, tired with fear, trying to tell Old Johnny what he saw in the warehouse.

Old Johnny had expected it.

Perfunctory: "Those are the tests I set for you, don't be afraid, the most gratifying thing is that you can pass this test."

"I……"

Cheng Shen was in shock and didn't know what to say, then he suddenly thought, and handed over the blueprint in his hand, "This is what it gave to me..."

Old Johnny didn't answer, and nodded with satisfaction, "This is the reward you deserve. And the blueprints you just learned, they are my most precious skills, I hope you can make good use of them in the future."

"After leaving here, there's not much I can do to help you."

He said earnestly.

"……Thank you, teacher."

If Cheng Shen hadn't encountered the life-and-death crisis just now, he might have been deceived by Old Johnny's performance.

If he is so kind, why doesn't he just pass on the complete golem knowledge to himself?

Do you still have to engage in such an extreme test?

Cheng Shen captured that the moment he handed over the drawings, Old Johnny was a little disappointed.

What is he disappointed about?
Disappointed that what he got was not what he wanted to see?
To say that Karl's body is still somewhat good, any emotional changes, it is difficult to read on this torn and hideous face, the only way he can express his emotions is through movements and hoarse voice.

Even the most cunning old fox doesn't know what's on his mind.

Cheng Shen's thoughts turned.

"It's getting late, you should go back, remember to come here early tomorrow, and I will take you to apply for that job."

said old Johnny.

"Ok!"

Cheng Shen said with some excitement.

He followed Old Johnny out of the backyard and returned to the inner room. The moment he walked out of the hall, Cheng Shen caught a glimpse of the pink pocket figure peeking out of the door curtain, and the dim light of blood blurred it.

"Maybe I shouldn't stop her and let her escape successfully..."

Cheng Shen couldn't help thinking.

Old Johnny didn't seem to be very strict with her, but he didn't know why she couldn't escape...

Thoughts flashed.

Cheng Shen continued to work hard and moved slowly on the street step by step.

The puppet shop is three streets away from Carl's house, about a kilometer away, and it only takes about ten minutes for a normal person to walk.

But Karl takes more than double the time.

The blood color is getting thicker.

Bustling with pedestrians.

When it was getting dark, everyone stopped working and prepared to go home, adding a little more life to this deserted neighborhood.

Smoke drifts.

A bakery on the street ushered in the peak passenger flow time of the day.

As long as the residents living in the Midtown area work hard, they will be relatively well-off and have enough money to spend. However, this kind of bustling and lively scene will appear on the streets only after the busy work in the factory is over.

gollum...

The sweet aroma of toasted bread aroused Cheng Shen's hunger.

But no money.

Cheng Shen could only pray that Margot would keep dinner as it was at noon because he had successfully found a job.

Otherwise, the first day of his arrival would have been too miserable.

"Um……"

Wearing a black windbreaker, Cheng Shen, who was tightly wrapped, looked very different in the crowd. People avoided him on purpose, but after he walked not far away, his keen intuition caught a few unusual sights.

One of the sights felt very familiar to him.

It's the peeper...

Perceived creep.

Cheng Shen cautiously released his soul power to search among the crowd.

Fortunately, not all monsters or Beyonders of unknown strength like Coyne and Old Johnny in the Old City.

Most of them are ordinary people.

Cheng Shen's released perception quickly found the man who was peeping at his house. He was squatting on the street corner in front of him at this time, and there were a few other characters with him who were dressed in sleek clothes and looked like gangsters at first glance.

bastard...?
Cheng Shen repeatedly confirmed that these guys were indeed ordinary people.

Their inner world is full of malice, greed and a touch of fear.

Such a scene made Cheng Shen a little confused about the situation.

He brought his senses closer to hear their conversation.

"That weird guy?"

"That's right, I saw him walk out of that horrible building with my own eyes! He must be what those big shots are looking for..."

"Shh!"

"Don't mention that word, it will bring misfortune!"

"Since the target is determined, what are you waiting for? Take him directly! Send him to the Salvation House, if it is true, it will be a big reward!"

"But it is... what if it is very powerful..."

"What are you afraid of! For this operation, I brought out all my brother-in-law's heirlooms!"

"Wow!"

Cheng Shen looked at the thing that shocked them, it turned out to be just a blue quality magic dagger...

Ok?
They dare to provoke their own families with this thing! ?

It's really fucking courageous...

Cheng Shen heard it.

The Salvation House is a structure under the Church of Healing, which is responsible for dealing with security incidents that the city guards cannot solve.

For example,
The series of murderous and weird cases that happened in his neighborhood.

In Cheng Shen's understanding, the Salvation House should be an extraordinary institution that manages the city.

They will take care of any extraordinary incidents involved.

And according to what these punks mean, they regard their family members as some monsters that have been rewarded by the Salvation House...

But how dare they? ?

In such a world with extraordinary power, how dare you catch a monster that even the Salvation House has issued a bounty with just brute force?

The brain circuits of these people...

Cheng Shen couldn't understand.

He has always been cautious, if he encounters such a thing, he may have to move overnight, it is impossible to make such a reckless decision.

This is seeking wealth and insurance?

There is a risk...

Rich?

Cheng Shen only felt that his opportunity to become rich had come.

(End of this chapter)