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Chapter 116: The Paper Sword! Perfecting the Paper Body Assembly!
Chapter 116: The Paper Sword! Perfecting the Paper Body Assembly!
"Aba aba..."
In the darkness of the night, within a gloomy basement, an eerie scene unfolds that would likely make ordinary people turn away in confusion.
In a basement with a demolition-style design, under the dim lighting, ten half-meter-tall origami figures, each about half a meter tall, emit a series of unintelligible sounds.
This is the place where Mu Yu had established for the existence of necromantic companion beasts.
Necromantic companion beasts are generally avoided by many beastmasters, as they are not suitable for public display like the Forest Wolf. Therefore, an expansive underground room was created, extending from the previous house, to serve as a dedicated area for necromantic companion beasts.
Su Ping sits on the ground, propping up his chin, looking at these creatures with a sense of bewilderment.
Even with these creatures, he is at a loss for what to do.
Now, he can somewhat understand the helplessness and frustration Mu Yu expressed in his manuscript.
"Aba aba..."
It's no wonder Mu Yu considered these creatures, who act like they have cerebral palsy, unworthy of being called companion beasts.
Su Ping's words are not meant to insult, but are the plain truth.
Understanding commands and language is extremely difficult for them.
Especially without a soul contract, they cannot comprehend commands through the soul contract.
Even the little paper man, looking at these 'peers' who are slightly larger than himself, scratches his head in confusion:
(｀_)ゝ
Why do these creatures, similar in appearance to him, seem so unintelligent?
However, although the little paper man, Qian Yi, is more powerful than these low-level origami figures, he is not on the same level as Old Sha.
Without the innate abilities of a wolf king, these origami figures lack the obedience towards a wolf king.
Nevertheless, there is some good news. At the very least, Su Ping has already activated the Paper Body Assembly skill from the Divine Beast Codex.
Therefore, having an innate affinity for origami figures, unless they are enemies or explicitly commanded to attack, these seemingly foolish origami figures have no desire to attack and will even show some friendliness.
Su Ping's idea is quite simple.
As the name suggests, if the Paper Body Assembly skill is listed in the Divine Beast Codex for origami figures, he will find a way to assemble the paper figures.
This idea is straightforward and certainly not something ordinary people would think of.
This skill is listed as an innate skill for origami figures in the Divine Beast Codex, derived from the analysis of their origins.
Typically, racial skills are naturally learned by companion beasts as they grow.
However, if origami figures could truly learn this skill through growth, someone would have discovered it by now.
Therefore, there must be conditions and thresholds for learning this Paper Body Assembly skill.
Unfortunately, the first phase of this idea hits a dead end.
The problem is that he cannot command these origami figures to transform into the desired shapes.
This is the crux of the matter.
Even after a moment of thought, he still hasn't figured out what shape to transform these origami figures into! Su Ping turns his gaze towards the little paper man, Qian Yi.
His eyes slowly move to Qian Yi's waist.
There, a sheathed sword hangs.
Despite the little paper man's short stature, this sword is, at most, a dagger to humans.
Sword! After experiencing the Sword King Realm, he is now intimately familiar with swords.
With a portion of the Sword King's heritage and insights, Su Ping has developed his own ideas about swords.
Su Ping stops Qian Yi, who is circling the origami figures, and asks:
"Qian Yi, how did you make your sword?"
Swords are forged, and at most, a hilt and guard are added.
But in the case of the little paper man Qian Yi, he did indeed create it.
Although the little paper man's sword is strengthened by the Golden Blade Technique, it still needs to be replaced after constant strikes against the wall. He uses the Paper Body Folding skill to create a new sword.
"Wow! (A swordsman's sword is the embodiment of their life and passion!"
"..."
Su Ping asks seriously:
"That is the sword in your heart! What about the sword in your hand?"
After changing the form of the question, the little paper man finally understands.
He draws the 'sword' from his waist.
Then, the once firm and sharp paper sword softens and transforms before Su Ping's eyes.
The paper slowly began to weave itself into a sword, but not in the conventional way, starting from the hilt and blade. Instead, it began with a sturdy paper 'heart', and two pieces of paper gradually merged, intertwining to form the spine of the sword. The paper then extended to create an incredibly thin yet sharp blade and tip, all while maintaining its rigid structure. Finally, the guard and hilt were formed.
Su Ping blinked, as if a bright light flashed through his mind. He immediately asked Qian Yi to demonstrate the process again, and this time, a realization struck him.
"If I were to make a sword out of paper, how many individual parts would I need to create and assemble?"
A line from the breeding master's manuscript suddenly flashed through Su Ping's mind.
"The souls of origami figures are incomplete! How can they be considered companion beasts?"
It was impossible to find any potential for evolution in a single origami figure. Forcing evolution would only result in deformed creatures like the Armor Paper Man.
But at this moment, as the paper sword slowly took shape, it seemed to pierce through Su Ping's mind, igniting a bright light within him.
His skin tingled as if every hair on his body stood on end.
A breeding master's insight could come from a moment of clarity and the right direction, rather than accumulated knowledge and experience. Of course, for Su Ping, this was more than just a fleeting insight.
It was like a burst of inspiration, an explosion that left his mind blank.
He felt a surge of electricity running from his spine to the top of his head.
This insight came after reading Mu Yu's manuscript and the crucial 'Paper Body Assembly' racial skill in the Divine Beast Codex.
Paper Body Assembly—was it truly limited to assembling the body? Could it also involve the soul during the folding and assembly process?
In an instant, Su Ping turned his head, and his eyes shone with a green light in the darkness.
He stared at the ten origami figures, still repeating 'Ababa'.
It was clear that to make these origami figures follow his instructions and transform into what he envisioned, there was one crucial aspect missing.
Without this idea, it would be a challenging task, but now, even if it meant forcing them, he had to make them change.
He decided to test his theory first to see if his idea was correct.
Could Paper Body Assembly truly enable the origami figures to undergo a metamorphosis?
Su Ping decisively grabbed a piece of white paper and an ink pen.
He drew a sword, a simple longsword with nothing special about it.
But soon, in addition to the sword itself, he marked the dividing lines.
Here, Su Ping was grateful for the legacy of the Fengdu Sword King, which allowed him to understand the concept, even though he had initially been clueless about it.
The little paper man's demonstration also helped.
After two hours, Su Ping put down his pen, satisfied with the result.
He had divided the sword into three main parts, excluding the overall shape.
The sword heart, or sword core, was the central component, and the first thing Qian Yi created.
Next was the blade, the most crucial part of a sword, which needed to be sharp to maximize its power.
Finally, there was the guard and hilt, connected to the blade.
These positions needed no further explanation.
Su Ping spent two hours drawing these three components in great detail, ensuring they could be viewed from various angles, including the assembly points and dimensions where the blade wrapped around the core.
He meticulously drew the grooves connecting the hilt to the core, as well as the blade, guard, and the teeth on the hilt.
He wasn't thinking about the Overlord Rank sword artifacts he had seen in the Sword King Realm, with their attribute changes and skills surpassing those of other Gold-type sword companion beasts.
One must take things one step at a time.
The most important task was to figure out the paper folding for the origami figures.
After setting the foundation, the next issue was the components.
Suddenly, Su Ping's gaze fell upon the 'Ababa' origami figures, his eyes narrowing with displeasure.
However, Su Ping didn't rush to use force; instead, he turned to the little paper man:
"Qianyi, can you transform into this shape?"
Su Ping pointed to the most crucial part, the Sword Heart.
The little paper man scratched his head; he disliked changing shapes, even though he was proficient in the 'Face-Changing' technique.
Nevertheless, he nodded in response to his master's request.
And so, for the first time in front of Su Ping, the little paper man transformed his form. His paper body slowly softened, then the paper gathered, and he transformed into a forty-centimeter-long Sword Heart.
Su Ping nodded in satisfaction, then turned to one of the other paper men and pulled him over, having him witness the entire process. This origami figure, now transformed into a Sword Heart like Qianyi, was pointed out by Su Ping.
"Ababa..."
Su Ping pursed his lips; he wasn't one to advocate violence, but at this moment, he wanted to give this idiotic thing a good knock on the head.
Had he not expressed himself clearly?
Fortunately, this thing's intelligence and self-awareness were indeed not as sharp as Cultivator Mu Yu had described in his diary.
But it seemed to understand the basic meaning.
Its body slowly softened, and then, after three minutes, it was transformed by Su Ping's modifications into a Sword Heart component identical to Qianyi's.
Fortunately, he had Qianyi to help, or Su Ping would have had to resort to 'Paper Plane Folding' himself.
"Very good! Maintain it!"
Su Ping thought for a moment and set aside the transformed origami figure to avoid interfering with the upcoming changes.
"Qianyi, transform back."
The little paper man immediately reverted to its original form: "Wow!"
Then, under Su Ping's command, it transformed once more into the shape of the Sword Hilt.
Next, imitating Su Ping, he pulled out another origami figure and had it transform into the Sword Hilt.
Finally, half an hour later, the remaining seven origami figures were still 'Ababa'ing, while in front of Su Ping were three origami figures transformed into the 'Sword Heart', 'Sword Blade', and 'Sword Hilt'. He held his breath in anticipation.
The moment of witnessing a miracle was at hand!
Fortunately, the transformed origami figures retained their rigid thinking and insufficient self-awareness, so they remained motionless for half a day without any reaction.
Even when Su Ping picked them up, there was no resistance.
Su Ping first picked up the central Sword Heart and aligned it with the Sword Blade, slowly pushing it into the connecting slot.
There was no sound or movement, but at this moment, the two original origami figures seemed to merge into one.
But clearly, this wasn't the end!
Su Ping exhaled deeply, while the little paper man watched intently from the side.
After all, within the little paper man's body was the 'Sword Soul Mark', a special life form and consciousness born from the Holy Spirit Grade Resource Soul Seed and the Sword Soul Mark.
It had an innate talent and curiosity for anything related to swords.
Naturally, Su Ping's actions captured the little paper man's full attention.
He watched Su Ping's movements intently, not blinking an eye.
For some reason, the little paper man felt that what was about to happen would have a significant impact on him.
At this point, Su Ping was too focused on the little paper man's gaze to pay attention. He slowly connected the bottom slot of the paper sword, which included the Sword Blade and a portion of the Sword Heart, with the origami figure that had transformed into the Sword Guard and Sword Hilt. Finally, the three origami figures were assembled together in front of Su Ping.
'Click!'
The sound was crystal clear, as if it had set the world's gears in motion.
At this moment, the three origami figures became one in front of Su Ping's eyes, intimately connected! A simple yet pure white paper sword appeared before Su Ping and the little paper man.
The little paper man's expression revealed a trace of longing, an abstract longing that was evident at a glance:
(﹃)
Meanwhile, Su Ping remained focused on the changes occurring on the paper sword.
In less than half a minute, a bright light rose from the paper sword in his line of sight.
The next moment, the True Eye revealed the meaning behind this light!
Su Ping's pupils suddenly contracted, and he couldn't help but exude an unimaginable joy.
Because it was:
【Paper Body Assembly (Beginner)】
(End of Chapter)
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