my armed maid

Chapter 10 09: Puppetry
Slave...?

Nolen smiled. Although he didn't like such an explicit name, his appeal to Yuna was no different from that of a slave. They both sought absolute control over her.

When she wants to clean, she has to be her own maid; when she wants to kill, she has to be her own thug.

He also hopes that she will never betray him, be always loyal to him, and become a being that is completely dependent on him.

Only in this way could he be willing to invest in her, and only then could he trust her with his alchemical weapons.

"A fair deal, I promise you." Nolen nodded, "However, I have to add a condition."

"You said."

"From now on, you must obey my orders completely; you must report all actions to me, and you are prohibited from acting without my permission."

Nolen said slowly, "And I will decide the time of your revenge."

He didn't want to see that after he finally connected Yuna's legs, she slipped out of the city and broke out with the prairie people.

Yuna's expression was a little shaken, but Nolen's tone was unquestionable, and she understood that she had no right to bargain.

This seemingly fair exchange of equal value is actually not equal. Now she only has Nolen as a life-saving straw, but Nolen can leave at any time.

After a moment of silence, she nodded: "I understand."

"Then put this on." Nolen threw a black leather collar towards her.

"This is……"

"A small alchemical tool. If you try to destroy the collar or betray me, it will blow your neck into two pieces. The same will happen if you try to kill me."

"I will not betray...!" The girl's eyes widened, as if she was insulted.

"Then put it on. You can take this as an order."

"……I understand."

Yuna felt that she had a little idea of ​​what kind of person her future master would be.Although he seemed to be about the same age as me, he was by no means the type to get along with. His calm and relaxed tone left no room for others to refute.

She sighed in resignation, then took the black collar and put it on her swan-white and elegant neck.

Generally, only slaves would wear collars. Just now she had said so freely that she would not hesitate to become a slave, but when she was really ready to do so, her heart was filled with unspeakable shame.

The black collar was a little heavier, and after being buckled, it fell on her collarbone like a shackle, forming a sharp contrast with the white skin.

Sensing the satisfaction in Nolen's scrutinizing eyes, she asked in a self-defeating and slightly angry tone: "Do I need to call you 'Master'?" "

"No need for now." Nolen stood up and walked out, "Now that you have made up your mind, I will show corresponding sincerity. Just wait, I won't let you down."

He left the workshop and went to the doll shop next door. He opened the door and saw Ai Xia putting lunch lunch in the box.

"Ah, Nolen!"

Ai Xia's eyes lit up, "I happen to be delivering lunch to Miss Yuna. I've even prepared your share?"

"It's not urgent." Nolen said, "Take me to see your father first. I have something to talk to him about Yuna's prosthetic limb."

"Oh, I mentioned this to him last night. He is in the studio inside. I will take you there."

Aisha took Nolen to the compartment of the doll shop and knocked on the innermost door: "Dad, I brought Nolen over!"

She knocked on the door several times, and after a while, an impatient roar came from inside: "Stupid girl, the door is not locked, what are you doing knocking on the door!"

"Don't call me stupid girl!" Ai Xia was rarely angry, "Last time I came in without knocking, and you scolded me again!"

"I just said a few words to you, so why are you holding a grudge?"

"Oh, this old man is so annoying." Ai Xia stamped her feet, "I won't go in, you can talk to him by yourself."

"it is good."

Nolen nodded and pushed open the studio door.

What comes into view is a large "dismemberment scene", with countless broken limbs and broken arms scattered naked on the ground and tables. Rows of "humanoid specimens" are placed in the corner. An old Mediterranean man wearing a monocle is standing there. Standing in front of an operating table, operating on a humanoid "corpse".

After taking a closer look, I realized that the scalpel in his hand was a carving tool, the humanoid specimen was a finished doll, and the broken limbs were just parts of the doll.

Nolen closed the door and bowed slightly:
"This is the first time we have met formally, Master Luo Zhen. I am the alchemist Nolen Viches who lives next door to you. I have known Aisha for many years. I wonder if she has ever mentioned me to you?" Luo Zhen. Zhen put down the tools in his hands, took off the monocle on the bridge of his nose and looked him up and down, then paused for a moment on the Ouroboros badge on his chest, and hummed:
"Heh, he looks quite human-like."

What... call him a human-like dog-like person when we first met him!
Ai Xia had mentioned to him before that her father's personality was a little weird. Nolen didn't care, but he didn't want Luo Zhen to pinch his nose again and said in disgust:
"Can you please take care of the marks on your body before coming to visit? Don't get me into trouble then."

"Huh?" Nolen was slightly startled. He had just changed into this black robe in the workshop.

"Smell." Luo Zhen blew his beard and stared, "Although it's very faint, I can still smell it."

Nolen knew that he smelled a trace of blood on his body, which was left on him when he killed the cloaked man before. It was just that most people couldn't detect it after changing his clothes.

You have such a sharp nose and you look like a human and a dog!
"Sorry, I'll handle it more cleanly next time."

Now that he had sniffed out the clues, Nolen also responded gracefully. Although Luo Zhen looked disgusted, he was not actually disgusted.

"Killing someone" may not be a point deduction in the eyes of this strange old man, but may even be an affirmation of his strength.

In this continent of Eden, where human civilization has not left the barbaric period for a long time, it is always easier to be respected if you have the power to control the lives of others.

"Next time? I'm afraid there won't be a next time. I won't let outsiders into my studio easily."

Luo Zhen muttered, "Stupid girl, please ask me to do you a favor. Do you want me to make a prosthetic limb for your friend?"

"Yes, this must be done by you, Master, and only you can do it." Nolen nodded, "My friend hopes to stand up with this prosthetic limb. She wants a movable prosthetic limb."

His eyes fell on Luo Zhen's left arm. Ai Xia once said that her father's left hand was made of a prosthetic limb, and his left hand now looked the same as a normal person's hand and moved very naturally.

"Moving prosthetic limbs... haha." Luo Zhen smiled meaningfully, "You have quite high standards, but the price... you may not be able to afford it."

When Luo Zhen said this, Nolen breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the conditions could be negotiated, everything would be easy to handle.

In fact, just at the moment when he observed Luo Zhen's left arm, the book of omniscience in his mind started to move. It automatically turned the pages and recorded a secret technique called "Puppetry". in the pages of the book.

Knowledge points +16.

He also learned the secret of making prosthetic limbs move:

That is to bury a special "puppet hanging thread" in the prosthetic limb. When the prosthetic limb is connected, the puppet hanging thread will be connected to the human body. The human body uses "puppet manipulation" to control the puppet hanging thread to make the prosthetic limb move.

In addition, if you want to control the "Puppet Suspender", you need to use magic power, which means that only extraordinary people can use puppet manipulation.

This shows that Luo Zhen is an extraordinary person. I don’t know if he is a knight or a mage?Judging from his fat figure, Nolen is more inclined to speculate that he is the latter.

It also explains that the reason why Ai Xia cannot do puppeteering is not because she is really stupid, but because she is not a transcendent.

But having said that, even if he used the Book of Omniscient Knowledge to steal the secret of "Puppetry", he would still need Luo Zhen's help in the end.

One is because puppeteering requires the use of prosthetic limbs and puppet suspension wires. He cannot make these two things by himself now, or it is too troublesome to make them. It is better to just get the ready-made goods from Luo Zhen.

Second, I can't explain why I know how to perform puppetry. Everyone is seen by neighbors without looking up. You stole someone else's skills and showed them in their faces. What do people think?
Did they cross the river and burn the bridge and kill them all?They didn’t mess with you!

There is no need to make both parties unhappy in a relationship that could have developed into a friend or ally.

"It's a lot of fun to discuss things like price."

Nolen said seriously, "Ai Xia and I have known each other since we were young, and we are still such close neighbors. In my eyes, you are as close as an elder. Even if it doesn't happen today, if you need anything in the future, you can just ask the junior to go there." Do."

Luo Zhen laughed loudly: "You're so talkative. You are really sharp-tongued. No wonder you caught the soul of that stupid girl. She kept pestering me to help you last night."

Nolen also smiled: "Aisha has always been enthusiastic towards others, and I will thank her again later."

"That stupid girl does have this character, but not everyone is worthy of her being like this..."

Luo Zhen suppressed his smile, "You should know that this is our family's ancestral secret technique. According to the rules, only my family is qualified to teach it."

Nolen nodded: "I swear this secret technique will never be spread to outsiders."

"Swear? Only children and the most pedantic knights would believe this kind of thing." Luo Zhen shook his head, "If you want to learn, you have to show greater sincerity."

"Greater sincerity?" Nolen paused, "You mean..."

Luo Zhen stared at Nolen, trying to see if he was pretending to be stupid. After a long time, he said:
"Aren't you going to marry my daughter?"

　Thanks to the sensible Yi Xuehan for the reward!Thanks for reading! OVO
　　
　
(End of this chapter)