“Fellow Junior Sisters, if you think I’m bragging, feel free to come up on stage and try our mecha-type puppets.”
“These are the pride and joy of your senior sisters, and they will definitely satisfy you,” the model play club senior sister said with a smile.
Immediately, several new disciples who were already interested in the way of puppets and had even practiced it went on stage to test these mecha-type puppets.
When their spirit sense connected with the puppets, the puppets’ eyes lit up with green or yellow light, and blue-white spiritual light flickered across their bodies.
“BELL MOON RED DUST!” The model play club senior sister waved her hand, and billowing red dust rose.
Yuehua Palace instantly vanished, and the junior sisters near the display stand were all pulled into her domain.
The scene within the model play club senior sister’s Bell Moon Red Dust space was vastly different from Shangguan Yun’s.
When Mu Yanxi opened her eyes, she saw an exquisite Western-style manor with a three-story structure and a lush small garden.
Beyond the manor, ruins and broken walls lay everywhere. In many places, fires had not yet gone out, looking as though they had just experienced the flames of war.
However, from the fallen giant buildings, one could imagine that this place must have been an extremely prosperous city before the war.
Mu Yanxi inferred that this manor was likely a place that frequently hosted special guests, based on the thick red curtains drawn across every window, the long red carpet in front of the main entrance, and the interior decoration featuring entirely warm tones and dim lighting.
To put it more bluntly, this manor was also a brothel, just in a different style than Shangguan Yun’s.
‘The core area of Bell Moon Red Dust has to be a brothel, but does the style and surrounding environment change based on each person’s mental image?’
Additionally, the senior sister from the model play club had deliberately left an entrance between the red dust space and the real world—the main gate of the manor.
Looking out, one could still see Yuehua Palace, and the female disciples outside could walk in to watch at any time.
“Everyone, feel free to test the mecha-type puppets here. Don’t worry about damaging the surroundings. Besides, the senior sisters have also prepared a performance battle that’s guaranteed to be exciting,” the model play club senior sister said with a smile.
The new disciples testing the puppets controlled them to fly quickly into the city ruins. Some smashed a building with one punch, while others fired several shots into the urban area.
Mu Yanxi gauged the power. The senior sister from the model play club hadn’t lied; the shooting power had truly reached the golden core stage level.
Although Mu Yanxi had seen golden core puppets in her past life, and even nascent soul and spirit transformation ones on the battlefield, the fact that Qi Refining disciples could use golden core puppets made them the best assistants for exploration and challenges.
Next was the exhibition match. Two senior sisters each controlled a mecha-type puppet and flew high into the sky, beginning a dazzling aerial battle.
The two mecha-type puppets darted through the air at high speeds while pouring firepower onto their opponents.
One of the puppets was a heavy-firepower type, holding a six-barreled rotary gun in each hand. Cannons were mounted on its chest, shoulders, and waist, continuously firing multi-colored spiritual light shells at the target.
The other puppet was a high-speed type. Not only could it transform into a faster shuttle, but it could also continuously fire missiles at the enemy.
Mu Yanxi had used these missiles before—they were on her gliding board—but their power was far inferior to this puppet’s.
Mu Yanxi estimated that in terms of strength, both puppets’ output had reached the late golden core stage.
Their speed and defense each had highlights, and they appeared to have some secret weapons she didn’t recognize. They were extremely high-quality puppets, which made her heart race.
Even for Mu Yanxi, a former Nascent Soul Cultivator, having a few late golden core stage puppets like these would be a huge help in battle.
Moreover, with the help of her immortal brain, ‘it seems that modifying puppets won’t be that difficult.’
Since even she was tempted, the young girls were even more so. Each of them stared at the intensely clashing mecha-type puppets in the sky, unable to look away. Many had already gone to inquire about joining the club.
Mu Yanxi also wanted to go listen. At that moment, a familiar voice whispered in her ear, “Are you interested in the model play club too? I’d advise you to think twice.”
Mu Yanxi turned around and saw a lolita with a youthful face and a large chest. It was Bai Ting. Mu Yanxi remembered she was a Mo Xiu, so she must be skilled in puppetry as well. She asked, “Why think twice?”
“Playing with models is a bottomless pit. Any random gun or cannon costs tens of thousands of spirit stones. Like those two things in the sky—you can’t modify them without at least 1,000,000 spirit stones.”
“Unmodified basic set puppets are just useless. Unless you’re filthy rich, everyone who plays with models ends up a pauper,” Bai Ting said.
“Don’t listen to that senior sister saying they give away a basic set puppet for joining. In reality, they’ll make that money back just by selling a few sets of accessories to the junior sisters later.”
“So that’s how it is,” Mu Yanxi nodded. She did know that cultivators who followed the way of puppets spent a lot of money.
Even a foundation establishment grade puppet would have required tens of thousands of spirit stones’ worth of materials to manufacture in her past life.
“The main advantage of modifying models is that you can adapt them to your own cultivation method and divine ability, turning them into the most suitable puppet for yourself.”
“Just like a Life-bound Magical Treasure, you can keep investing in it and it keeps getting stronger. But only the puppet gets stronger, not your own cultivation. It’s very likely that the gains won’t outweigh the losses,” Bai Ting added.
“I know you have some research on spirit particle circuits and even puppet design, but if you’re not planning to focus on the Way of Mo Xiu, I suggest you don’t touch models.”
“Just go to the market and buy mass-produced combat puppets. A good golden core puppet only costs 200,000 or 300,000 spirit stones.”
“Only 200,000 or 300,000 spirit stones? The difference is that huge?” Mu Yanxi asked in surprise.
The two puppets flying in the sky cost 1,000,000 spirit stones each, and being able to buy a golden core stage combatant for only 200,000 or 300,000 was unimaginable in her past life.
“Can a finished puppet from a company’s assembly line be the same price as one you’ve private-modified for yourself? For your own use, of course you install the best things you have.”
“Market puppets have fixed parameters. Of course, puppet companies also take custom business, but that’s even more expensive than modifying it yourself,” Bai Ting sneered.
That was indeed different. Mu Yanxi thought that Bai Ting must really consider her a friend since she was explaining the industry secrets so clearly. She asked, “By the look of things, do you want to join the model play club?”
“I don’t have a choice. I’ve already set out on the Way of Mo Xiu, and it’s too late to regret it. In comparison, the component prices at the model play club are indeed cheaper than on the market, plus they give a basic set puppet for free. I decided to join the model play club before I even enrolled,” Bai Ting said, walking toward the registration desk.
“I wish you smooth sailing on this path,” Mu Yanxi said, watching Bai Ting fill out the form with some other female disciples and join the model play club.
The senior sister was still on stage saying, “Junior sisters who don’t want to join can still make friends. Our model play club buys second-hand puppets and components at high prices, and we also sell finished mecha-type puppets.”
“Junior sisters who want to earn some money or are in urgent need of combat power are always welcome to come by and see us.”
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