Chapter 57: Profiting? Not a Chance

Zheng Yichen made the toys he promised the Ghostly Little Maids the very next day. Badminton… it was a good way to pass the time and easy to make.

But they ended up playing it as murderous badminton. Since it was easy to make, after they broke the rackets in one game, they figured out how to make high-strength rackets on their own. So during this time, Zheng Yichen could constantly hear the sharp whooshing sounds through the air.

Playing badminton was forcefully turned into murderous tennis by them. When Loris was here, these Ghostly Little Maids were happy, but they seemed even more cheerful after she left. Probably because the intimidating boss was gone?

Shaking that thought from his head, Zheng Yichen’s gaze fell on another group of Ghost Maids who were off-duty today, huddled together playing Mahjong. Rubbing his hands, he sent over a Projection. “Hey, mind if I join?”

As expected, Zheng Yichen was refused…

The reason was simple. These Ghost Maids had too few forms of entertainment during their existence. They weren’t gambling for money or anything, just playing for fun, so of course they weren’t willing to give up their seats. As for the other Ghost Maids, Zheng Yichen couldn’t find them right now. He couldn’t just go searching for them through the… no, through the Wraith Teleportation Array, could he?

Even though his own physique meant he wouldn’t be eroded to death by Negative Energy, it still wouldn’t be pleasant. Zheng Yichen moved behind one of the Ghost Maids to watch. But before three games were over, the Ghost Maid in front of him started shooing him away with a broom. The reason?

The reason was Zheng Yichen was affecting her luck (physically). This Ghost Maid glared at Zheng Yichen angrily, tapping the broom on his dragon face. After some gesturing, Zheng Yichen understood why she was so upset. His eyes had become reflective surfaces, allowing the other three Ghost Maids to easily see her tiles through his eyes.

This… this could happen too? Was having big eyes wrong?

Driven away, Zheng Yichen retreated. Offending these Ghost Maids probably wouldn’t lead to serious trouble, but considering they were in charge of all his meals, it was better not to upset them.

Returning to his usual sleeping spot, he rested to recover his energy. He needed to hurry and finish making that thing tomorrow. He had been holding back for half a month. After past lessons, Zheng Yichen had no plans to go out and move around in his true form easily. A Young Dragon that never grew up was a coveted target everywhere.

Even if he did grow up, he would be the kind of apex creature atop the food chain that made thousands tremble.

Too bad he wasn’t growing!

It had been almost three months, and Zheng Yichen’s size hadn’t changed at all. Except for his weight, which had changed slightly. It wasn’t from getting fat from eating too well, but from his physique improving.

“Ah~ ha~ Did you hear? The Magic Weapon Summoning Book hasn’t been appearing lately.” The speakers were the same few city guards. One of them yawned, sounding a bit sleepy.

“Even though it’s not appearing, becoming a Magic Weapon Summoner is still possible. You just need to find those Magic Weapon Summoners. Have them summon the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, and then you can sign a Contract.” another city guard said.

“Huh? How do you know that?”

“Do I have to tell you that my uncle is the captain of the city guard?” The well-informed city guard glanced at the others, quite pleased with their surprised reactions. Being idle, talking about these things was fine. “But becoming a Magic Weapon Summoner this way isn’t without restrictions. Once a Magic Weapon Summoner’s summoned Magic Weapon Summoning Book is taken by someone to sign a Contract, that Magic Weapon Summoner won’t be able to summon a new Magic Weapon Summoning Book for ten days.”

“Doesn’t that affect their ability to summon Magic Arms?”

“Of course not. They can’t summon the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, but they can still create Phantoms. Besides, after signing the Contract, they have a connection with the Magic Weapon Summoning Book. Even without the book, they can learn its contents. In short, first-generation Magic Weapon Summoners have a ten-day interval. Second-generation have a one-month interval. For the third generation, because of time, it hasn’t been tested yet, but it definitely won’t be less than three months.”

“…Your uncle must really care for you.” Hearing this city guard’s words, another among them said sincerely. Could an ordinary person know so much? Obviously not!

“It’s nothing. My uncle said this kind of thing won’t stay hidden for long. Information about it will be made public soon.”

This matter indeed couldn’t be kept hidden. After experiencing the convenience of Magic Arms, many people wanted to become Magic Weapon Summoners. Therefore, many Magic Weapon Summoners found business opportunities in this, especially those first-generation ones. One Contract slot every ten days was three times more efficient than the second generation.

“Stop talking for now, someone’s coming.” Seeing a cloaked figure approaching from a distance, the chatting city guards immediately straightened up, putting on a vigilant and energetic appearance as they watched the approaching figure. Zheng Yichen had entered the city many times by now. Those without residency status in Sta City needed to pay a small fee to enter.

The amount wasn’t high, and Zheng Yichen didn’t mind. He entered the city easily. As for the body he was using now, it was the result of his hard work over the past half month. There was a layer of disguised skin on the outside, which Zheng Yichen made after consulting many Alchemy books and finding the method described in them. It wasn’t much different from real human skin. The only drawback was that it required Mana to nourish it.

Although this skin was an Alchemical Product, it retained many characteristics of the original plant material. Therefore, without Mana sustenance, this skin layer would quickly wither.

Beneath the skin was an Alchemical Puppet. By combining the Alchemy knowledge of this world with the knowledge from Zheng Yichen’s original world, he managed to create a very rough, Magical Modification version of a ‘robot’. After all, in this world with Mana, there were too many materials that could produce Divine Artifact-level effects. Creating such a magically modified robot wasn’t too strange.

If it worked well, Zheng Yichen planned to study this area more in the future and develop upgraded versions.

Relying on this body pieced together with knowledge from two worlds, Zheng Yichen entered the city without any extra questioning. Walking on the street, he thought to himself, the Magic Weapon Summoning Book he made had actually become a tool for others to profit… Damn it, he hadn’t even done that himself!

Using Magic Weapon Summoners to generate new Magic Weapon Summoners was a pre-set circular measure, but now this happened. Finding loopholes to benefit oneself—this wasn’t just something people liked to do before crossing over; people in this Magic World after crossing over couldn’t avoid it either… No, he had to patch this. This trend could not be allowed to grow!