Chapter 51: Chapter 51: Refining Puppets and the Ability of Auto-Pickup
"Patriarch Gao, are you talking about the high-level figures at the Professional Center and the Bishop of the church?" Yu Mei, hearing Gao Heming’s muttering, couldn’t help but feel a bit shocked.
These kinds of figures were practically unreachable for ordinary people like them.
Not to mention whether they could be provoked, it was difficult even to meet them under normal circumstances.
Yet unexpectedly, Lin Ye was able to make such figures come forward to put pressure on Gao Heming!
But Yu Mei’s words drew a look of disgust from Gao Heming.
"Leave now! As for this matter, don’t speak recklessly about it, or I won’t spare you!" Gao Heming said coldly.
"No... it’s not... let me explain..." Yu Mei wanted to say something more, but she was already being ushered out by the butler.
After driving away Yu Mei and her husband, the butler returned and asked, "Shall I refuse those two visitors for you?"
Gao Heming’s expression remained gloomy, and he nodded, "Refuse them directly, just say I’m too grief-stricken to meet guests. As for this matter, blame it on heaven for begrudging talent, so there’s no need for them to be too sorrowful!"
The butler nodded, agreeing to the request.
Since their purpose was known, whether the meeting happened or not was not important.
The message needed to be conveyed adequately and nothing more.
Since Gao Heming had blamed it on heaven for begrudging talent, it was clear that, at least on the surface, he would not pursue the matter further.
As for behind the scenes...
"Report! Information regarding Lin Ye has arrived!"
At this moment, someone came with the information.
"Speak..." Gao Heming immediately perked up.
A few minutes later, he waved his hand, dismissing the person who brought the information.
This information was meaningless...
An orphan with deceased parents, worth Zhang Ruiqi and Liu Qingshan stepping forward?
If it were a SSS-level talent, he could understand...
But it’s just an S-Class Healer talent!
Though valuable, it was hardly enough to warrant such attention from those two, was it?
When something is unusual, there must be something odd; if valuable information cannot be found, it might indeed be as it appears.
But there’s also a possibility that some facts are being deliberately concealed...
Gao Heming rubbed his throbbing temples, closed his eyes, and sighed softly, instructing, "Withdraw the assassination bounty, and order everyone not to contact Lin Ye without my permission!"
The butler opened his mouth slightly, seeming to want to say something, but in the end, he nodded and agreed.
He truly didn’t expect the other party’s background to be so significant, forcing even the Patriarch to abandon the assassination attempt.
"Moreover, don’t let Lanlan know about this; otherwise, given her temperament, she would never let it go." Gao Heming instructed again.
"Understood! The lady currently remains unaware of this matter." The butler nodded too.
However, the butler still hesitated for a moment and asked, "Are we really going to leave it like this?"
Though he was just a butler, he had watched Gao Wei grow up, and he was truly unwilling to see Gao Wei’s life end like this.
Gao Heming’s expression was grim, "In the coming days, Shan City will experience turmoil; if he’s not involved, then perhaps consider it his great luck; if he is, then let him perish in the chaos!"
The butler’s eyes lit up, nodding, "Understood!"
...
At night, Lin Ye was in the inn.
"Upgrading to A-level has certainly made it more practical; although I can only control up to 6 puppets, it’s quite sufficient..."
Currently, in Lin Ye’s view, various scenes appeared: the inn entrance, the hallway outside his room, and the street below his room window...
Numerous Puppet Crows and Puppet Rats were placed by him in these areas.
If any suspicious individuals appeared, these small animal puppets could immediately alert Lin Ye.
Although Zhang Ruiqi mentioned that she and Liu Qingshan would jointly pressure the Gao Family, better safe than sorry, Lin Ye still arranged several ’Dark Guards’ to monitor the surroundings.
This ability was obtained from Li Minghui.
However, Li Minghui’s talent was only B-level, which meant he could control a maximum of 3 puppets, and their quality couldn’t exceed the blue tier.
Upon returning to the inn, Lin Ye immediately expended one hundred thousand Healing Points to upgrade this talent to the A-level.
This led to a qualitative transformation in the talent, allowing Lin Ye to control six purple-quality puppets simultaneously!
The primary difference between him and a Mechanic is that he can only use the puppets’ innate skills, with no way to grant additional skills.
The most critical aspect is that a Mechanic has the means to repair Mechanical Puppets, which Lin Ye lacks.
He can only pay others to help repair the puppets.
Besides the A-level upgrade, there were two unexpected points.
Thanks to the ’Wide Area Spellcasting’ talent acquired from An Xinmeng, the activity range of controlling the puppets was enhanced tenfold!
This had to be considered an unexpected joy!
As for the other point, after gaining control of the puppets, he found that he could refine them!
...
Name: Puppet Rat (Refinable, Distance to Upgrade Quality: 0/2)
Type: Mechanical (Green)
Durability: 50/50
Damage: 1~2 (Melee)
Attribute 1: Gnaw, Attacks Target
Attribute 2: Reconnaissance, Shares Vision with Controller
Description: A very ordinary Mechanical Rat with weak attack power, primarily used for scouting
...
Holding a Puppet Rat, Lin Ye had to admit this was quite unexpected.
Previously, with those puppet sheep, he couldn’t refine them due to a lack of control.
Now, with the ’Mechanical Control’ talent, he could finally refine the puppets!
"Let’s try refining this one first."
Refining a green-quality Puppet Rat once only required 1 Spiritual Essence, and twice would upgrade its quality.
The first refinement left the Puppet Rat unchanged.
Aside from an additional refinement count, it remained unchanged...
Unyielding, Lin Ye refined it again; this time, the Puppet Rat elevated to blue quality, with an additional attribute.
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Attribute 3: Seek Items, Your Mechanical Rat can now equip a Spatial Bag and automatically pick up items within 1 meter (Wide Area Spellcasting: Pickup Range Expanded to 10 Meters)
...
Lin Ye couldn’t help but widen his eyes.
"Is this even possible?"
He was genuinely surprised to see a Mechanical Puppet capable of equipping a Spatial Bag for the first time.
Moreover, the key point was the automatic item pickup!
This might be less useful in the Secret Realm, as items dropped were visible to the participants.
But in an Anomalous Spatial Rift, it would be an absolute artifact for treasure hunting!
What’s most impressive is that, influenced by Wide Area Spellcasting, the automatic pickup range was extended to a staggering 10 meters!
"Perfect timing, it can come in handy during this Alternate Space turmoil."
Lin Ye said with great satisfaction.