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"Old Allen, isn't it fixed yet?" Xu Yi sat on a piece of black stone by the roadside, listlessly.

Looking around, all that could be seen was the desolate yellow earth.

"Almost! Almost ready!" Allen was buried in work, messing with the old Ford's engine.

"You've given the same response the last four times!" Xu Yi sighed deeply.

After dealing with Mary Shaw, they first returned to the old theater to retrieve the much-anticipated puppet but encountered an unexpected event while driving back to town.

The old Ford, after a series of ravages, finally gave up the ghost and broke down halfway there.

In this place without a village in sight or a store behind, they could only rely on Allen. Unfortunately, his car repair skills were nowhere near as good as his driving skills.

"After we get back, let's buy a new car!" Xu Yi felt that the old Ford was due for retirement.

"What's the budget?" Allen, who was repairing the car, suddenly raised his head, his eyes shining as he stared at Xu Yi.

Most men love cars, and Allen was no exception; he dreamed of getting a new one.

"Within a hundred thousand!"

Xu Yi had many other expenses to consider and couldn't toss money around, but if the car was too cheap, it would not look good on them. This budget should be about right.

"Does it have to be a new car? Is a second-hand one okay?" Allen queried further.

"What's your thought on this?" Xu Yi wasn't familiar with cars. If he went to buy one, he'd probably get fleeced.

"Buying a new car isn't cost-effective. If you don't mind, boss, you could consider a second-hand car. I have a friend with very good quality vehicles at a high cost-performance ratio," Allen evidently had a plan in mind.

"Then I'll leave it to you," Xu Yi nodded in agreement.

"Boss, just relax, I'll make sure to give you a nice surprise!" Allen, thinking about getting a new car soon, had an excited expression on his face.

Allen continued working on the engine. Suddenly, Xu Yi stood up, tapped the hood, "Stop fixing it, a ride is here."

A convoy slowly approached; it was James's butler, to no surprise.

In the afternoon, Xu Yi returned to his rental in the city.

He didn't do anything else, took a hot shower, and then flopped on the bed and instantly fell asleep. Having not slept at all the previous night and on edge the whole time, he was exhausted.

He slept through the confusion of day turning to night. When the sky was dimly lit, he finally woke up.

"Lisa came by? When was that?"

After freshening up, Xu Yi found a breakfast on the living room table, spring rolls from Chinatown.

The spring rolls were a bit cold, but Xu Yi was really hungry, wolfing them down.

After eating, Xu Yi returned to the study.

"I wonder if this pile of puppets can directly reveal the Necromantic Spells?" He looked at the small mountain of puppets beside the desk, eager in his heart.

He had no desire to go out and took out the engraving toolset to start engraving Necromantic Spells.

Xu Yi picked up a puppet named "Bob."

The material of Bob was still solid but had dropped several grades compared to the previous puppet, Billy.

This was easy to understand; given that the puppet's backer, Mary Shaw, had dissipated, naturally there was much less resistance in the engraving process.

[Necromantic Spells +8, Current Progress: 21/100.]

Xu Yi looked at the progress of the Necromantic Spells entries and was quite satisfied.

The body of puppet Bob was filled with Necromantic Spells. Xu Yi stared at the puppet closely, feeling that it was somewhat different from the previous puppet, Billy.

Not because the spells were clearer or the lines more fluid.

But it was because of the charm, this well-carved puppet carried an indescribable aura.

Xu Yi was thoroughly engrossed when suddenly, a sharp cry of a bird came from outside the window.

A black feathered bird with a pointed beak landed on the windowsill, continuously pecking at the window, producing a grating banging noise.

"That bully bird is here again!" Xu Yi rubbed his temples, annoyed by the disturbance.

The room that Ailent had carefully chosen was not without its flaws, and this annoying bird was one of them.

Sometimes, before dawn, the bird would fly over and peck at the window forcefully, waking people up. Only after being fed would it leave satisfied, but it would return the next day and continue.

Xu Yi was puzzled, unable to fathom why a bird would develop such a habit.

"At this time, disturbing one's sweet dreams!"

Xu Yi picked up the puppet from the table and aimed it at the Long-billed Bird, hoping to scare it away with Bob's eerie appearance.

But the next second, the Long-billed Bird let out a piercing shriek and then plummeted straight down, crashing onto the drainpipe below, motionless.

"It's actually dead!" Xu Yi looked at the puppet Bob in astonishment.

Just now, he had distinctly felt a force emanating from puppet Bob, pulling out the soul of the Long-billed Bird and sealing it within the puppet.

So, it was possible to create a puppet capable of "Soul Sealing" even without having the Necromantic Spells entries fully maxed out! Xu Yi suddenly realized.

After sealing the soul of the Long-billed Bird, the puppet Bob visibly became more lifelike, suddenly turning its head, pointing its finger towards the corner of the room, its mouth moving continuously.

Following the direction of the puppet's pointing finger, Xu Yi's gaze landed on Mary Shaw's "Human Skin Scroll" in that corner.

"This puppet can detect supernatural energy!" Xu Yi's eyes lit up instantly.

With this puppet, wouldn't it be like carrying a weakened version of a Psychic?

Xu Yi did not need such a puppet, but that did not mean others wouldn't want it, especially the wealthy Common folks.

A Magic Artifact capable of providing warning like this was highly priced in the Exorcism Market and particularly sought after.

Xu Yi's eyes twinkled with excitement, thinking that the Necromantic Spells entries seemed to have a very profitable "future"!

If he had enough items soaked with resentment, he could continuously produce "Warning Puppets," and then wouldn't he be rolling in wealth?

As Xu Yi was imagining his life after becoming wealthy, the puppet Bob's continuously moving mouth suddenly stopped, and its hand naturally fell to its side, resembling a wind-up toy that had run out of spring, motionless.

"Is that all?" Xu Yi shook the puppet Bob, sensing that the soul within the puppet had dissipated.

"As expected, the Necromantic Spells are imperfect!" Xu Yi sighed in disappointment.

Since the progression of the Necromantic Spells was just over 20%, the "Soul Sealing" was not perfect, which is why the puppet Bob had become ineffective so quickly.

"Just the soul of a bird could have such an effect, what about stronger souls?"

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Considering this, Xu Yi became even more excited; he exchanged for another puppet and immersed himself in continuing to imprint the Necromantic Spells.

High Noon.

Ailent arrived carrying lunch, with a smile on his face that he couldn't hide.

"Did you find money outside, looking so happy?" Xu Yi teased.

"It's James. James's commission has been deposited, $500,000! Not a cent less!" Ailent said excitedly.

"That was quick?" Xu Yi was also pleasantly surprised, now having some money on hand.

"Boss, I have already picked out the car, it's slightly over budget at $118,000, but it's absolutely worth more than it costs. What do you think?" Alient asked while rubbing his hands together.

Xu Yi, in an extravagant and confident manner, declared, "Buy!"