Chapter 421

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Chapter 421: Four-Phase Puppet, Meow Language

In a harbor in the South Sea, this is a harbor rented by the Four Seas Group itself. After going through customs, a large amount of goods land here and are then transported to various parts of the Ming Country via the developed railway network.

Today’s weather is quite good. If it were a severe storm, it would greatly reduce work efficiency. Everyone likes sunny weather without fatigue. The tireless sea breeze blows on people’s faces, and steel ships sway on the water.

In a corner of the harbor, a group of water people have just unloaded a huge container.

"Didn’t someone say they would come to pick it up?"

"How long has it been? There’s still no response."

"Well, why don’t we open it and take out the things first. There are still other goods to be transported."

After discussing it, the water people of the South Sea opened the container. Then two of them went in and carried down a heavy coffin. It looked like they had salvaged a coffin of some strange creature sewn together at the underwater joint.

After the coffin was placed down, someone was curious, but no one thought of opening it. They thought that maybe someone unlucky had died in a foreign land and could only send the body back through shipping. They were waiting for it to be buried or perhaps the vehicle transporting it was already on the way, with the entire family eagerly waiting to have a feast when the coffin returned.

No one cares about the dead, but it’s a big deal to delay the feast.

Two workers were left waiting here, and they were happily doing nothing and slacking off. Unexpectedly, they fished around all day and no one came until it got dark. The port was still bustling with activity, and these two workers spent the whole day in the sun and then started sunbathing the moon.

"Is it that only people who come at three in the morning can pick it up?"

"It’s not auspicious to bring the coffin back during the day, we need to choose an auspicious day."

The workers consoled themselves, hoping that someone would come soon to take away the coffin. If they were lucky, they might even get some money for their trouble.

But the weather by the seaside changes quickly. Suddenly, they heard the rumbling sound of thunderclouds. This demon wind came without warning. Many people looked up and cursed the ominous sight of the port about to be drenched in heavy rain.

One of them was about to go back and get a rain cover to protect the coffin from getting wet and moldy, which would accelerate the decay of the body inside. But as soon as he took a few steps, he heard a scream. He turned around and saw a worker trembling and falling to the ground, pointing at the coffin, "It moved! Just now, this thing moved a little!"

This person was about to dismiss it as nonsense when they heard a loud bang, and the coffin shook for the second time, making a very loud noise.

Both of them were frightened and stunned.

As the third sound rang out, the sky erupted with thunder and lightning. The thunder and lightning branched out like a tree, leaving remnants in the clouds and on their retinas. It was like a huge upside-down tree. The flash of light also illuminated their pale faces. At the same time, the lid of the coffin was lifted, and a rivet flew out, rolling on the ground before dropping into the sea with a rumble.

A person sat up from the coffin. Their appearance was blurry under the foam paper and inflatable plastic, except for a pair of shining red eyes.

The two people were scared stiff, standing in place not knowing if they should run or not. If they wanted to run, their legs felt weak.

Then, the person in the coffin sat up and looked around in a circle, his gaze falling upon the two workers.

The person’s body was covered in a lot of bubble wrap. After the sea breeze blew, a terrifying face was revealed. However, it was a bronze-colored mask, definitely not made of ordinary bronze. Only a pair of deep red eyes were visible. The mask fit so tightly that one would doubt how he was breathing, or perhaps he didn’t need to breathe at all. His breath couldn’t be heard, and there was no movement in his chest.

He looked towards the two workers and let out a low voice. The sound was as grating as a rusty axle.

"Have mercy!" The first person fell to his knees with a thud.

"I don’t want to die either!" The second person also quickly followed suit, banging his head on the ground.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem…" After the man spoke, he coughed several times in a row. Then, as if practicing beautiful singing, he sang a few lines of ‘Ah↑ Ah→ Ah↗ Ah↘’. After confirming that his voice was normal, he asked, "No need to be like this… I am not a monster, I am from the Ming Country."

The two workers looked up and asked, "Are you alive? Are you not a zombie or a flying zombie?"

The man shook his head and said, "I just took a nap and used this method to bring myself here."

One worker asked, "Did you put yourself in a coffin?"

The masked young man said, "It’s called turtle breath technique."

The other worker jumped up and exclaimed, "Wow, you actually dared to smuggle! I can’t believe it…"

Smack! The person on the left gave the person on the right a good hit.

The worker on the left rubbed his hands and said, "He’s not very clear-headed, please don’t mind him."

The man said, "It’s not smuggling, I am originally from the Ming Country. This is considered going back home, but I couldn’t come back through the normal way… This place is the Ming Country, right?"

The two workers nodded.

"Sure." The young man asked, "Do you have a map here?"

"It’s not far from the town. Go to the town and find a place to buy a map."

"Alright." The young man clasped his fists, "I will take my leave then. If the Southern Sea Dragon Palace asks, tell them the goods have been delivered."

After saying that, he left the harbor straight away.

After the people disappeared, a worker nudged the person next to him with his elbow, "Maybe they are the wanted criminals. Should we report it?"

The worker next to him rolled his eyes, "They were brought in by the Southern Sea Dragon Palace. Do you still want to work? I have a family to support, mouths to feed, and besides, what they said doesn’t sound like a lie. What if they are actually from the Ming Country, what would you say?"

"No backbone…" The young worker was about to say, but he saw the other person start preparing the coffin board, "What are you doing?"

"This coffin is well made, and that person doesn’t want it anymore. I’ll resell it secondhand, maybe I can make some extra money."

"Are you really going to sell the coffin so casually? That’s so heartless. Why don’t you keep it for yourself?"

"Stop talking and just tell me if you want to or not, hurry up and lend a hand."

"Carrying a coffin back is certainly quite unique, your family will think you’re about to perform a special ceremony for the Ming Dynasty…"

…

Sitting up from the coffin was a person named Bai Wei.

Hearing the authentic language of the Ming Country and the local dialect, he could confirm that he had arrived in the Ming Country.

The journey to the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom was still far away.

The body that Bai Wei was currently using was not his own, it was a four-phase puppet.

One of the remaining artifacts, it possessed a mysterious nature. Although he didn’t know which era it originated from, its function was similar to that of a remote-controlled robot.

There is a condition for logging in, which is the need for a client terminal.

On the other side of Europa, there is a golden tree that serves as a relay station and a signal tower. There are also two terminals named Michelle and Judy.

However, on this side of the Ming Country, there are no similar terminals. Bai Wei also lacks the experience of soul parachuting to Chao Lu, missing an anchor point.

Sending the four-phase puppet to Chao Lu’s side, the goal is to remotely control the situation of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom through this puppet, to prevent any variables from occurring.

Also, because it is a puppet body, Bai Wei can act without any concerns.

Bai Wei is not aware of the production and origin of this four-phase puppet, but through observing its data, he knows that its quality is excellent and is comparable to his current body.

The release of Golden Power is also unrelated to the body, any catalyst can guide its release.

Objects like Crouching Tiger Sword, Yunhu Sword, and so on can be taken out anytime from the sleeves.

The only thing that cannot be brought is things like true energy.

The limitations are smaller than on Michelle’s side, but the degree of freedom and realism is higher. One can even stop breathing because puppets are lifeless objects.

Breathing is not a good thing sometimes. In some places, just breathing costs a lot of money.

And when a person becomes aware of their breath, they go from automatic to manual… right?

Chao Lu’s matter is not urgent for now. He considers crossing the border from the Ming Country to the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom. Walking on land will be slower, but there is currently no better alternative. Chao Lu is already leaving faster than a four-phase puppet in a week’s time, so chasing after him is impossible.

Bai Wei’s urgency to have the four-phase puppet land in the Ming Country is for another reason.

He took out the ring of Demon Cat Yumeko and tried summoning again.

This time, he received a response from the underworld.

A gray cloud emerged from the ground and drifted away. Bai Wei followed the cloud and found a calico cat out for a stroll.

The calico cat was surrounded by smoke, and immediately went into a trance. Then it jumped onto the nearby railing and sat down.

"You’re quite fast," the underworld licked its paws. "You returned to the Ming Country and summoned me so quickly… meow!"

Without finishing his sentence, Bai Wei brought it up and grabbed the back of fate’s neck, "Are you plotting against me?"

Floating limbs in the underworld, big eyes looking at the youth, "So, you summoned me just for this."

Bai Wei sneered, "Otherwise? You must have planned this from the beginning, leaving me in Hokkaido by swapping Simozi and Guan Ling’s souls."

The underworld chuckled, "I called it a coincidence, and you definitely don’t believe it… Well, I admit that I did it intentionally, but it’s not a bad thing. If you hadn’t stayed in Hokkaido, things would be even worse. You saved many people, isn’t that a good thing? Meow~"

"Grandiose, sounds nice… Do you think I willingly become your pawn to break the layout of the evil god?" Bai Wei said slowly, unintentionally gripping his palm.

"I’m not comfortable with you doing this, it has nothing to do with this cute little tabby," Yumeko said.

Bai Wei let go of his hand, dropped the tabby cat, looked at the fluctuating sea surface, and asked in a deep voice, "Who exactly does the evil god want to kill?"

The tabby cat shook its body and playfully meowed, "I can’t talk about the native matters of Yingzhou, not yet at least. You’ll have to find out yourself."

Bai Wei was not surprised by this answer, he asked, "How can the soul swap be undone?"

This time it was Demon Cat Yumeko’s turn to be surprised, "Haven’t you lifted it yet?"

Yumeko tilted her head, stood up, put her two front paws on the railing, and looked at Bai Wei with a "something’s not right" cat expression.

Bai Wei was slightly angry, "I don’t play with other people’s souls, isn’t that your patent?"

Yumeko meowed, "It’s not that complicated, I left a backdoor… just pay a little attention and you’ll understand."

"What backdoor?"

"Hmm, just give a kiss." The little kitten was adorable.

"Oh, a kiss, a kiss…" Bai Wei’s understanding process had an obvious crash, "Can you repeat that?"

Yumeko innocently blinked her eyes, "Two people, it’s better if one kisses the other."

"On the cheek?"

"Lips."

"Hiss…"