Mystery: Survival from the Secret Doll

Chapter 39 039 Side Quest
'The task status has been updated.'

'Mission: A Small Attempt by the Puppet Master'

"How can a puppet master not have his own puppet? Please hurry up and find a spiritual person who can be made into a puppet. Remember, the quality of the puppet is equally important."

'Make your own secret doll.'

'Task completion: 3/3'

'Status: Completed.'

'Congratulations host, identification times +5, remaining identification times: 38 times.'

'Craftsman' can be used +1 times, and the remaining number of forging times is 24.'

'Number of knowledge fragments +100, remaining number of knowledge fragments: 415.'

'New tasks updated.'

'Side quest: Establish/join a secret organization.'

"With the fall of the Pale Scourge gods, the righteous gods have gradually faded from view; with the advent of the evil gods, the Great Will is about to awaken. In the future, when the righteous gods die, when the unknown erodes the world, perhaps in the next millennium, or perhaps the millennium after that, the world will eventually undergo unparalleled changes. Therefore, as an outsider, perhaps you should make some preparations in advance..."

'Note: This task has a certain tendency, please choose your tendency as soon as possible!'

"The advent of the evil god, the awakening of the great will?"

Tang stood on a huge half-open iron door, flipping through the task prompts given by the system.

This side quest involves prophecy?

"Do you mean the real Creator, or those in outer space?"

His brows slowly furrowed.

He knew that the Great Will was a great being above the gray fog, as well as the ancient sun god and the like...

As for the death of the true god, is that referring to the God of War? Or does it foreshadow a future failure of the gods' defenses, allowing those beings from outer space... or perhaps something even more terrifying to awaken and erode the world?
As a fortune teller, Tang easily discovered the ambiguity in the various references in this passage.

I always feel that there is something wrong with the system's prompt for this side quest. It seems like it says something, but it also seems like it says nothing. It would be better to just shut up.

And this rhetoric...

"System, why are you acting like a fortune teller?" Tang said with some disdain, "You're still talking halfway. How many fortune tellers have you eaten?"

System: 'Huh? ?'

Host, you curse so dirty.

"Can you give me a hint? What exactly does it refer to? Explain it clearly."

The system was somewhat speechless, "Phuket Island, Phuket Island, think for yourself."

Turn off the computer and pretend to be dead.

Looking at the unresponsive system, Tang knew it was probably restricted by a higher power and couldn't produce anything. He closed the system interface, jumped down from the iron gate, and looked around again.

"It seems I can only take things one step at a time... Father will 'die' soon. Maybe in a week, maybe a month, but it won't be too long. Before that, I must make some preparations."

There was still much to do, for himself, for that big idiot Owen, and for his mother.

After an afternoon, Tang renovated the 'Never-Ending Theater'. The ceiling above the theater was no longer a black, infinitely high curtain dotted with countless 'stars', but a natural celestial phenomenon that was synchronized with the outside world.

After all, this is inside a theater, and it would be easy to sync the celestial phenomena without consuming a certain amount of the seal's own power.

As for the core of the theater, as long as it does not touch on issues of principle, it will give in now.

The outside world, reflected overhead, saw the setting sun gradually descend and a crimson moon quietly ascend. Tang Zheng was standing in an open space, surrounded by countless phantom buildings. These buildings lacked substance, hidden behind curtains of shadow, appearing vague and ethereal, yet simultaneously real.

They are just illusions created by "miracles" and they will remain in this state for a long time before a real miracle happens to them.

"Professional things really should be left to professionals."

I could only make a rough draft in an afternoon.

The core of the theater is very cooperative, but there are not many miracles accumulated here.

The previous battle consumed most of the theater's own miracles, and the remaining miracle power was also maintaining the existence of the theater itself, leaving not much power for him to carry out drastic renovations.

At this moment, the largest building was the huge dark iron gate behind him.

There were no secret dolls around, no shouting, only silence. The wide view brought a peace of mind and body that Tang had not felt for a long time.

He had hidden the secret dolls in another space. Without those strange creatures staring at him, the environment inside the theater was indescribably refreshing.

“If you live in this place, it would be a kind of enjoyment.”

In the theater, all the 'miracles' will be satisfied and living here will be a pleasure.

Away from disputes, away from those omnipresent terrifying things, a huge curtain blocked all prying eyes from the unknown. If he could stay in this place until the end of his life, perhaps he could accept it.

It is a man-made 'Garden of Eden'.

Despite this, Tang turned around and looked at the iron gate behind him.

The dark iron door is deep and profound, but the other side of the door is connected to reality.

Tang stepped forward without hesitation.

Walking through the huge iron gate, it feels like falling into the clouds and returning to the human world.

The iron gate behind him gradually closed and dissipated, and the huge curtain of the "Never-Ending Theater" floated in the sky, invisible to everyone. In this area, it would remain in a "closed" state unless there was a command from the master, but this state would not last long.

because--

'Master's Ring'

'Negative impact: If you fail to bring miracles and surprises to the theater for a long time, then you will be the theater's biggest surprise!'

Profit and risk go hand in hand. If you cannot bring a 'miracle' to the theater, then the person who can satisfy the 'miracle' cannot be the master of the theater!

Very good, this is a level zero seal.

Clapping his hands, Tang took out his new secret doll.

As a puppet master, although his limit was to controlling one puppet, he had a system warehouse, so it was easy for him to change a favorite puppet anytime and anywhere. He didn't even need to pray to summon a spirit to bring it above the gray fog, etc.

Look at his new secret doll.

Look, a traveler!

"Finally, I don't have to run around anymore. I don't have to take a bumpy carriage to Tingen anymore."

This is a female secret doll who looks to be about 27 or 28 years old, with a gentle face, soft long hair casually falling on her shoulders, and wearing a black robe, appearing somewhat mysterious.

Her name is Anjie, she is from the Tudor Dynasty and was one of the victims during the Four Emperors' War.

As Tang manipulated the spirit in a straight line, the puppet's hand rested on Tang's body, and the rich colors around him began to become brighter, and they entered the spirit world.

(End of this chapter)