Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 938 - 936: Whatever You Decide, I’m Fine with It! (Part 2)
Dragon Spirit knew Yun Ran was awake, so it turned to look at Yun Ran,
and then, said something that no one expected, with a hint of complaint in its tone.
"If you had told me earlier that you could create such powerful puppets, I wouldn’t have needed to seize a body. Remember to make a puppet body for me too!"
Yun Ran: ...
No one knows where Dragon Spirit picked up the habit of speaking without thinking.
"No materials!"
Yun Ran didn’t refuse to help Dragon Spirit but knew how hard it was to find materials for creating a human body.
She had used up all the materials she’d saved over the years, and even contributed her only two Heavenly Thunder Pearls to create a body for Ginsengfruit.
Only a body tempered by Heavenly Thunder wouldn’t face significant issues or directly turn into a monster.
All the difficulties involved aren’t something that can be explained in a sentence or two.
Creating a body for Ginsengfruit back then was thanks to perfect timing, location, and people.
Now, even if suitable materials were found to create a body for Dragon Spirit,
Yun Ran no longer had a Heavenly Thunder Pearl to summon the Heavenly Thunder for refinement.
If the puppet was directly exposed to Heavenly Thunder Refinement, the failure rate could be as high as eighty percent.
Upon hearing there were no materials, Dragon Spirit quickly added, "Tell me what materials you need, I’ll find them!"
Seeing the determination in Dragon Spirit’s eyes, Yun Ran didn’t hide anything and listed the materials.
"If the last few materials really can’t be found, it doesn’t matter, but during the final step of Heavenly Thunder Refinement, the failure rate will be very high.
Although it’s just a puppet, it’s best if it withstands the Heavenly Thunder test for worry-free use."
Hearing the long list of needed materials, Dragon Spirit, initially full of hope, immediately looked a bit defeated.
"So that’s how much is required, ah..."
Dragon Spirit’s current body was flesh and bone, usable for only a few decades.
Once the body naturally aged and died, Dragon Spirit would again become a bodiless shadow.
For thousands of years before, Dragon Spirit controlled the wind and waves at sea without feeling bored.
But after living as a human for a while, Dragon Spirit felt it had adapted to human life and would find it hard to go back to its old state.
However, with a puppet body, things would be different; it wouldn’t need to seize someone else’s body.
After contemplating for a while, Dragon Spirit finally gritted its teeth and agreed, "I’ll prepare those materials!"
Ginsengfruit was probably the only one who could understand and empathize with Dragon Spirit.
After all, it also felt that living as a human was much happier than being a system residing on a host.
At least, when it comes to eating and drinking, humans are truly authoritative.
The aroma in the cave was growing stronger and stronger.
Only then did Dragon Spirit notice there was a pot of stew next to Ginsengfruit.
At first glance, it was hardly something found in the forest.
The aroma immediately pulled Dragon Spirit’s thoughts to the food.
"Where did you find that pot?"
"I traded for it at the foot of the mountain, and I also gathered some information, but my master’s injuries aren’t healed yet, so I can’t go too far."
The pot was stewing chicken soup, filled with many medicinal herbs that were definitely beneficial to the body.
Seeing that the soup was ready, Ginsengfruit noticed the Little Paperman had a basket of freshly washed wild greens that looked tender and juicy.
Ginsengfruit quickly took out a very small iron pot.
"These wild greens, if fried, should be delicious."
After about ten minutes, the trio that landed in this space rift finally enjoyed their first hot and tasty meal.
After finishing the last spoonful of soup, Yun Ran thought it might be okay to eat chicken for now.
Luckily, from start to finish, out of consideration for the Little Paperman, Yun Ran didn’t mention anything about not liking the food.
Otherwise, the Little Paperman might have really cried in a corner.
Even though the steps were identical, and their bodies were crafted in the same way by the master,
their culinary skills just couldn’t reach that level.
Once full, Dragon Spirit also sat on the straw sofa specifically woven by the Little Paperman.
After Ginsengfruit finished the chores, it started to relay the information it gathered to Yun Ran.
"I reckon this world has the Heavenly Book as its foundation, so the situation here is somewhat different from the world we were in before.
In this world, Dark Masters are the most esteemed, akin to the Royal Family of the past, and the aristocratic families now.
They dictate all major affairs, and ordinary people’s lives aren’t too good.
I traded a peace charm for this pot with the people at the foot of the mountain."
Upon hearing this, Yun Ran knew that ordinary people’s lives were probably worse than just "not good."
But Dragon Spirit got a bit excited: "Are you saying that this world is ruled by Dark Masters? Then the three of us would fit right in here!"
Seeing the excitement in Dragon Spirit’s eyes, Yun Ran immediately poured a bucket of cold water on that enthusiasm.
"To the people of this world, we are the bad guys trying to steal the Heavenly Book. Do you still think we’d fit right in?"
Dragon Spirit: ...
If Yun Ran hadn’t mentioned it, he really would have forgotten.
"So what do we do now?"
Yun Ran looked at her wounds: "We can recover anywhere, but doing so here is like walking blindly, wasting time."
Ginsengfruit actually felt the same way; although they had plenty of Healing Medicine,
the environment here was terrible for resting, eating, and drinking, which wasn’t conducive for the host’s recovery.
"Let’s pack up today and then go down the mountain to find a suitable place to recover."
Dragon Spirit didn’t mind, as he was highly adaptable.
"Sure, whatever you decide is fine with me!"
As Dragon Spirit went out to wash off the dust and dirt on his body,
Yun Ran turned to Ginsengfruit, asking the question she had forgotten earlier: "What exactly is the issue between you and the Heavenly Book?"
Before, Ginsengfruit might not have been able to explain, but since arriving in this space rift and rebuilding its body,
he finally figured out the connection with the Heavenly Book.
"You know my origin, host. I’m an intelligent being from a High-class World, unlike those systems that follow command processes.
Now I understand the difference between me and those automated systems: my chip’s material is very similar to the Heavenly Book’s."
Yun Ran: ...
She had imagined many possibilities, but never this one.
