After the Chunin Exam, Yang Tao took Orochimaru back to his world.
He took a deep breath. "It's always more comfortable at home!"
As soon as he returned, Yang Tao started thinking about his next steps.
Looking at Orochimaru, who was curiously observing his surroundings, he said, "Orochimaru, I'll teach you something, and in return, you help me collect nodes!"
Orochimaru looked at him, confused.
"What are nodes?"
Yang Tao handed him a magic-infused silverwood staff and a pair of revealing goggles. Then, he led Orochimaru to the nearest node and demonstrated how to collect it.
"Got it? If the staff runs out of energy, find a node to recharge it. But be careful—some nodes are dangerous, so always check first!"
Seeing Orochimaru nod in understanding, Yang Tao was quite satisfied. As expected of the scientist from the Naruto world—he understood immediately.
After handing over all his glass and wooden slabs to Orochimaru, Yang Tao returned to the arcane infusion altar.
He planned to dive deeper into puppet studies from Thaumcraft. Previously, he had rushed through research just to defeat bosses. But after encountering plant magic, he realized it would be better to fully master Thaumcraft first.
He opened the Thaumonomicon and started reading.
The Puppet Master's Bell was essential for puppet studies. Think of it like a TV remote—it controlled all the puppet's actions.
It could be crafted using a stick and nether quartz. Seeing how simple the materials were, Yang Tao immediately took them out from his AE system.
After crafting the Puppet Master's Bell, he examined it. It looked like a pestle, but the head was metallic and hollow in the middle.
He gave it a shake, and a crisp, echoing sound rang out.
Next, he looked into how to create puppets. Right now, the only option was the basic straw puppet, which could be made using a crucible.
Yang Tao gathered the necessary aspects and threw them into the crucible. Soon, a small straw puppet appeared before him.
He picked it up, placed it on the ground, and chuckled.
"Not bad, little guy!"
Straw puppets were cheap and fast, but not very useful otherwise. Still, for basic automation, they were decent. That said, Yang Tao already had better tools, so this was just for fun.
The next tier of puppets couldn't be made yet—he needed to continue his research.
"Time for another round of matching symbols!" But since he was already familiar with the process, it was a piece of cake.
He grabbed ink, a quill, and paper, then began researching recipes, unlocking everything he could.
Before long, all the recipes were unlocked.
Then, he repeated the same crafting process, only adjusting the required aspects and final materials.
Yang Tao looked at the different types of puppets standing before him. He had made every kind and was now testing their abilities.
His final conclusion: "Thaumcraft puppets are still the best! Low cost, great efficiency!"
But he wondered—what would happen if he brought these puppets to another world?
Storing them away, he traveled to the Harry Potter world and released the puppets in the Forbidden Forest.
The first one he summoned was the straw puppet. In his world, it was only half a meter tall, but here, it had grown to a full meter.
"Wait, is the only change their height? That wouldn't be very useful."
He released the rest of the puppets—and was completely stunned.
He couldn't believe his eyes!
The iron puppet had grown to the height of an iron golem in his world—three meters tall!
The Thaumcraft puppet had reached five meters!
And the most advanced, high-tier puppet had grown to six meters!
"My puppet army has arrived?!"
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