Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!-Chapter 445 - 299 Changes in Puppet Hall (First Update)_2

Chapter 445: Chapter 299: Changes in Puppet Hall (First Update)_2 Chapter 445: Chapter 299: Changes in Puppet Hall (First Update)_2 “Master, Master, you’ve come out of seclusion!”

Zhu Zhangqi’s shout instantly startled the entire Puppet Hall.

“It’s Master Su, Master Su is back.”

“Master Su, come and see our achievements.

We’ve made a lot of rocket launchers and matching ammunition.”

“Master Su, we’ve developed a new Combat Puppet.

You must stay and take a look; you won’t be disappointed.”

The dozens of disciples of the Puppet Hall swarmed up, calling out “Master” with affection and enthusiasm.

Their passion for Su Jie was genuine; originally, when their Master Peng had sacrificed himself in the war of the sects, the Puppet Hall was on the brink of bankruptcy.

If it weren’t for Su Jie’s appearance to save the Puppet Hall, it probably would have disbanded by now.

Because researching puppets was too expensive, and without an Elder to secure funding for them, their own modest finances were nowhere near enough for Puppet research.

The other hundreds of junior disciples, upon seeing Su Jie, mostly looked at him with intense curiosity.

They were not direct disciples of the Puppet Hall but part-timers from elsewhere, and they had long heard of or had seen Su Jie, the most famous Immortal Seed and the youngest Elder of the Secret Realm within the Ghost Ridge Palace.

“Zhangqi, first tell me about the progress of the rocket launcher production.”

Su Jie looked around and inquired about this most important matter.

Initially, Sect Master Zhang Junwei had placed an order for five hundred rocket launchers, along with the matching ammunition, a military order worth millions of Spirit Stones.

Su Jie earned half of that, but he also had to complete the delivery of the rocket launchers.

Otherwise, even if he were an Immortal Seed, letting down the sect would not end well for him.

“Master, we didn’t dare slack off for a moment after receiving the task.

Following your teachings on assembly line production and recruiting over five hundred disciples for simple repetitive tasks, our own disciples of the Puppet Hall focused on precision work, which indeed greatly improved our manufacturing efficiency.

Working overtime like this, we have now completed 450 sets of rocket artillery, and there are as many as a hundred thousand rounds of matching ammunition,”

said Zhu Zhangqi, his face full of emotion, grateful for Su Jie’s foresight.

If it wasn’t for Su Jie teaching them to recruit other disciples to assist, and the efficient integration of assembly line labor for single repetitive tasks, relying solely on the Puppet Hall’s disciples to work in isolation, they would never have been able to complete such a large quantity of rocket launchers and ammunition.

Su Jie, thoughtful, walked up to a disciple and showed a kind smile: “What is your name?”

“Ah!

Su…

Elder Su, my name is Duan Xingxin!”

The disciple questioned by Su Jie was cultivator only at the First Level of the Yunling Realm and had never expected to interact so suddenly with someone as important as Su Jie; his face showed both nervousness and excitement.

Su Jie nodded and continued: “How much Spirit Stone are you paid for working here at the Puppet Hall?

You haven’t been mistreated, have you?”

“No, no, absolutely not.

The Puppet Hall pays me 10 Spirit Stones a month, and the more parts I make, the more additional Spirit Stones I can get.

All in all, I get about 20 Spirit Stones per month,”

Duan Xingxin said, his speech getting faster, his eyes revealing his excitement.

For a junior disciple like him, at only the First Level of the Yunling Realm, survival in Ghost Ridge Palace was extremely difficult.

Not qualified to be cannon fodder in the sect’s wars, finding a job that paid in Spirit Stones was tough.

Most could only venture into Insect Valley to become Insect Catchers, just like Su Jie had done before.

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But that was not without a certain level of risk, nor was the income plentiful, at best yielding about 10 Spirit Stones a month.

After paying the monthly fee to the Elder, there wasn’t much left, and after maintaining one’s own poisonous insect, they were barely making ends meet each month.

Moreover, you couldn’t just go to Insect Valley whenever you wanted; many territories there were dominated by other powerful Demon Cultivator disciples.

Some junior disciples who entered would face eviction, water squeezing, and even outright robbery, which was quite normal.

Sometimes they not only failed to earn money but ended up losing money instead.

But these junior disciples, by taking part-time work at the Puppet Hall to help make rocket artillery, not only worked safely but also earned a pretty decent income.

It’s much better than risking their lives in Insect Valley every day, just for the sake of earning more Spirit Stones, often having to work overtime voluntarily.

These junior disciples may have low Cultivation, but after all, they are not ordinary people, so there’s no need to worry about sudden death.

It can be said that the work in Puppet Hall has provided many lower-level disciples with a new channel for earning money, without any technical threshold.

Like the Artifact Refining Hall and Alchemy Pavilion, without skills and talent, those places wouldn’t even consider you.

Therefore, once Puppet Hall’s recruitment was announced, numerous junior disciples were desperate to join and work here, making the jobs highly sought after.

“It seems you’ve done quite well, not skimming any Spirit Stones from these junior disciples!”

Upon hearing Duan Xingxin’s words, Su Jie was sure that Zhu Zhangqi had not disobeyed in secret.

Su Jie needed these junior disciples to work diligently.

If their Spirit Stones were docked, it would dampen their enthusiasm, which in turn would slow down the production of Rocket Artillery, and Su Jie would be penalized by the Sect.

He took this matter very seriously.

“Hall Master, how dare we.

The monthly fee you’ve given us is already quite generous.

We’re too busy being grateful to even think of embezzling these junior disciples’ money.

We’ve been through the same struggles, so we know their hardships.”

Zhu Zhangqi profusely denied any wrongdoing, explaining that according to Su Jie’s regulations, whenever they successfully produced a piece of Rocket Artillery, they would be rewarded with Spirit Stones based on the type of work and the intensity of their labor.

Therefore, their income in Spirit Stones was much higher than that of the junior disciples.

In the past, these Puppet Hall disciples couldn’t even imagine making money from their puppet research, much less actually profiting.

This was a first-time experience for them, and they were all grateful to Su Jie.

“Don’t even think about doing it now, and even less so in the future.

If anyone dares to reach out, the punishment won’t be as simple as cutting off a hand.”

Su Jie remained noncommittal.

He understood human nature; sometimes, simply winning people over didn’t work, and relying on sentiment would eventually decay over time.

Only by combining favor with intimidation would he stay on the Righteous path.

The nearby Puppet Hall disciples shivered at the thought, and a few with ulterior motives immediately extinguished the idea from their minds.

While the idea of skimming from the junior disciples’ Spirit Stones was indeed tempting, they were well aware that if caught by Su Jie, an Elder of the Secret Realm, they would face punishment without anyone to defend them.

“Let’s go.

Show me the new puppets you’ve developed.”

Su Jie signaled the other disciples to continue working, then followed Zhu Zhangqi to the backyard of Puppet Hall.

After passing through several protective Arrays, Su Jie saw the fruits of several months’ research by the Puppet Hall disciples.

What caught Su Jie’s eyes was a four-meter-tall combat Puppet with blue-black patterns, a slender shape, and a beautiful, elegant body made from various precious spiritual materials.

“Hall Master, look.

This is the Fifth Grade Combat Puppet, Angry Grey Thunder, that we’ve created by pooling our collective efforts,”

Zhu Zhangqi, full of pride, pointed at the combat Puppet, eager to demonstrate it to Su Jie.

With Zhu Zhangqi’s control, the four-meter-tall combat Puppet began to float above the ground.

Flying was ordinarily an ability of the Secret Realm, but this Fifth Grade Combat Puppet also possessed it, at least proving that the puppets they researched truly had some merit.

Boom!

Several miniature Arrays on the surface of Angry Grey Thunder lit up, lending the Puppet formidable power.

In a flash of electricity, Angry Grey Thunder, like an electromagnetic cannon, shot across the ground, knocking several hard steel plates into the air.

The plates that came into contact with the astonishing thunder on the Puppet’s surface melted into molten steel due to high temperatures.

The next moment, Angry Grey Thunder soared into the sky, a thousand meters high, transforming into a giant sphere of lightning, with numerous thick Thunder Strikes continuously pounding the ground, creating large, deep craters.

After a simple demonstration, Zhu Zhangqi controlled Angry Grey Thunder to fly back to the ground, landing in front of Su Jie, and looked at him with anticipation.

“Hall Master, what do you think of our Angry Grey Thunder?

Can it compete with those in the Secret Realm?”

Clearly, Zhu Zhangqi and his fellow disciples were very ambitious, actually aiming to develop a Combat Puppet capable of contending with those from the Secret Realm.

Su Jie didn’t immediately respond to the question but asked a more critical one instead.

“How much did this thing cost to make?”