Chapter 57 A road to money
"Lao Ai, hasn't it been fixed yet?" Xu Yi sat on a black stone on the side of the road, bored.
As far as the eye can see from here, it is all desolate yellow land.
"Right away! It'll be ready right away!" Arent was immersed in tinkering with the old Ford's engine.
"You answered like this the first four times!" Xu Yi sighed.
After dealing with Mary Shaw, they first went back to the old theater to take away the puppets that they missed so much, but when they drove back to the city, an accident happened.
After a series of tortures, Old Ford finally gave up his burden and broke down halfway.
This place has no front and no store, so it can only rely on Allente. Unfortunately, the other party's car repair skills are completely inferior to the drag racing skills.
"When we go back, buy a new car!" Xu Yi felt that it was time for this old Ford to be retired.
"What's the budget?" Arent, who was repairing the car, suddenly raised his head and stared at Xu Yi with bright eyes.
Most men love cars, and Arent is one of the best. He dreams of buying a new car.
"Less than 100,000!"
Xu Yi still has a lot to do, so he can't be too lavish. But if it's a too cheap car and he can't get it, this budget should be about the same.
"Does it have to be a new car? Can a second-hand car be used?" Arent asked.
"What can you say?" Xu Yi was not familiar with cars. If he were asked to buy one, he would most likely be stabbed.
"It's not cost-effective to buy a new car. If you don't mind, boss, you can buy a second-hand car. I have a friend who has a very good car with a very good price/performance ratio." Arent obviously had a plan in advance.
"Then I'll leave it to you." Xu Yi nodded.
"Boss, don't worry, I'll give you a surprise when the time comes!" Arent looked excited at the thought of being able to change his car soon.
Allente continued to work hard on repairing the engine, but Xu Yi suddenly stood up and knocked on the hood of the car, "Stop repairing, there's a ride-hailing service coming."
A motorcade drove slowly over, and it was none other than James's housekeeper.
In the afternoon, Xu Yi returned to the rental house in the city.
He didn't do anything else. After taking a hot bath, he fell on the bed and fell asleep. I didn't sleep a wink last night, I was very nervous the whole time, and I was already exhausted.
He slept until it was dark, and he woke up only when it was dark.
"Lisa came here, when?"
Xu Yi finished washing and found a breakfast on the table in the living room, which was rolled noodles from Chinatown.
The rolled noodles were a bit cold, but Xu Yi was really hungry and devoured them.
After eating, Xu Yi returned to the study.
"I wonder if this pile of puppets can directly produce the Necromantic Spell?" He looked at the pile of puppets piled up next to the desk, and his heart was burning.
He had no intention of going out, so he took out the carving tool box and began to carve the undead mantra.
Xu Yi picked up a puppet "Bob".
Bob's material is still sturdy, but it has dropped several notches compared to the previous puppet Billy.
This is easy to understand. Mary Xiao, who was the background of the puppet, has disappeared, so there are naturally not so many obstacles to engraving.
[Necromantic Spell +8, current progress: 21/100. 】
Xu Yi looked at the progress of the entries for the Necromantic Mantra and was very satisfied.
Puppet Bob's body was engraved with necromancy incantations. Xu Yi stared at the puppet carefully and felt that it was different from the previous puppet Billy.
It's not because the incantation is clearer and the lines are smoother. But because of the charm, the puppets portrayed this time have an indescribable charm.
Xu Yizheng was fascinated when a sharp bird call suddenly came from outside the window.
A black-feathered bird with a sharp beak landed on the window sill and kept pecking at the window, making a harsh banging sound.
"This bully bird is here again!" Xu Yi rubbed his temples, a little upset by the noise.
The house that Allente had carefully chosen was not entirely without its faults, and this pesky bird was one of them.
Sometimes before dawn, this bird would fly over and peck at the window hard, waking people up. It will not leave satisfied until after feeding it, but it will continue the next day.
Xu Yi was puzzled as to why a bird would develop such a habit.
"It's disturbing people's dreams at this time!"
Xu Yi picked up the puppet on the table and pointed it at the long-billed bird, trying to scare the bird away through Bob's weird appearance.
But the next second, the long-billed bird suddenly let out a shrill cry, then fell straight down and fell on the drainage channel below, motionless.
"He's actually dead!" Xu Yi looked at puppet Bob in surprise.
Just now, he could clearly feel that a suction force was generated on the puppet Bob, pulling out the soul of the long-billed bird and sealing it in the puppet.
It turns out that you don’t need to fill up the undead spell entries to create a puppet that can “seal the soul”! Xu Yi suddenly realized.
After Puppet Bob sealed the soul of the long-billed bird, it became obviously more agile. It suddenly turned its head, pointed its finger at the corner, and kept opening and closing its mouth.
Xu Yi looked in the direction of the puppet's fingers, and Mary Xiao's "Human Skin Scroll" was placed in that corner.
"This puppet can sense supernatural energy!" Xu Yi's eyes lit up instantly.
With this puppet, isn't it equivalent to carrying a weakened version of the psychic with you?
Xu Yi doesn't need this kind of puppet, but that doesn't mean others don't, especially ordinary people with money.
This kind of "magic weapon" that can provide early warning is very expensive in the exorcism market, and it is particularly popular.
Xu Yi's eyes flashed brightly. This undead spell entry seemed to be very profitable!
If he had enough resentment-impregnated substances, he would be able to continuously create "early warning puppets", and wouldn't he be able to make a lot of money by then?
Xu Yi was imagining the days after he had money. At this time, the puppet Bob's mouth that kept opening and closing suddenly stopped, and his hands naturally dropped, like a doll that had run out of clockwork, motionless.
"Is it gone?" Xu Yi shook the puppet Bob. He could feel that the soul inside the puppet had dissipated.
"It is indeed an imperfect undead spell!" Xu Yi sighed.
Because the progress of the Necromantic Spell has only exceeded 20, and "Sealing the Soul" is not perfect, that's why Puppet Bob expires so quickly.
"Just the soul of a bird can have this effect. What if it is another stronger soul?"
Xu Yi thought of this and became even more excited. He changed a puppet and continued to engrave the undead mantra.
At noon.
Ellente came to the door carrying lunch, with a smile on his face that could not be concealed.
"You found money when you went out, are you so happy?" Xu Yi joked.
"It's James. James' commission has arrived, 500,000! A penny is a lot!" Allente said excitedly.
"So fast?" Xu Yi was also a little surprised, now he finally had some money on hand.
"Boss, I've already chosen the car. It's a little over the budget, 118,000, but it's definitely worth the money, don't you think?" Arent rubbed his hands.
Xu Yi waved his hand and said boldly: "Buy!"
Thanks to Master Tianyi for the reward, the boss is generous and wishes everyone the same as the title of this chapter~
(End of this chapter)