Chapter 475: New Customization

Chapter 475: New Customization

“Although the new feature’s rollout seemed smoother due to external factors, this was way too smooth…” Watching the reactions on the Forum, Zheng Yichen couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth. In short, the response to the Skin Feature wasn’t particularly strong, which left Zheng Yichen feeling a bit disappointed.

However, things were never completely smooth. Since this was how it turned out, he wouldn’t dwell on the gains and losses. After all, the effort spent on developing the Skin Feature wasn’t huge. If it proved surprisingly effective, Zheng Yichen would be happy. If not, he wouldn’t be overly disappointed about it.

After some thought, Zheng Yichen could roughly guess some reasons why the Skin Feature didn’t become a major hit. It simply came down to the fact that the Magic Weapon Summoning Book didn’t need to be physically held out during combat. Fighting while holding a book wasn’t suitable for the Magic Weapon Summoning Book. That thing was just a Projection. It couldn’t block damage, nor could it deal output.

Once shattered, more Mana would be consumed to summon it again. Although its popularity didn’t meet Zheng Yichen’s expectations, it at least served some purpose. Magic Weapon Summoners of the merchant type were quite fond of this feature, and so were those focused on daily life. For the combat-focused types, practicality came first. While some might have used skins, they weren’t going crazy over them.

How could Zheng Yichen reach a conclusion so quickly? Simple, he had access to backend data.

Just as he was focusing on the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, a sudden knocking sound pulled back his attention. This knocking was unusually loud. If his front door hadn’t been specially reinforced, it probably would have been smashed. Who was being so rude?

Zheng Yichen stood up and opened the door to look outside. What he saw was a huge Dragon’s Claw. Two dragons were staring straight at him, one black and one green. “You… what do you want?”

Looking up at these two dragons, being stared down by them, Zheng Yichen felt no pressure, but he certainly didn’t feel any admiration either!

“Um… I was wondering if I could request a customized Alchemical Puppet?” The Green Dragon hesitated for a moment before speaking. “I’ll provide the materials. If it’s troublesome, I can pay extra for the manufacturing fee.”

“That’s a small matter. You can bring me the materials whenever you’re ready.” Zheng Yichen nodded, agreeing to the request. Who could be better at advertising than a dragon?

Then he looked at the waiting Black Dragon. With one glance, he could tell the Black Dragon Sister was in poor condition. Even though a dragon’s presence was formidable, looking at her now gave Zheng Yichen a sense of weakness. Her Soul damage was still severe. In contrast, the Green Dragon appeared much more natural. Her injuries were likely the lightest among the three dragons, so she recovered faster.

“You want to customize an Alchemical Puppet too?”

“I’m not interested in that. I want to fight you,” the Black Dragon Sister said, staring at Zheng Yichen. “And you’re out and about every day using an Alchemical Puppet, don’t you find it stifling?”

“It’s alright. The things my main body is doing are quite interesting too,” Zheng Yichen said. “Don’t think that just because I’m talking to you now, my main body isn’t doing research. Otherwise, how could I have achieved so much?”

“Tch—human achievements…” The Black Dragon Sister slightly curled her lip, then looked Zheng Yichen squarely in the face, crossing her arms. “What do you think of my proposal? If you think a normal spar is boring, we can add some stakes. Over the years I’ve been active on the Continent, I’ve found quite a few good things. Since you’re so interested in Secondary Profession research, there must be things you want.”

“Oh? In that case, how about I use an Alchemical Body to fight you?”

“Boring!” the Black Dragon Sister said decisively. What she wanted was a duel with a fellow member of the Dragon Clan, not a fight against Zheng Yichen using an Alchemical Puppet. Winning like that would feel dishonorable even if she did win.

Zheng Yichen shook his head. “What a pity.”

Fighting a member of the Dragon Clan had never been on Zheng Yichen’s list of options. There were too many complications. According to Annie, when dragons fight each other, they start with Dragon’s Aura. It was like trash-talking before a fight, but different because this pre-fight chatter from dragons could literally kill.

“Tch… fine then, forget it. There will be chances in the future,” the Black Dragon Sister said. “Let me remind you, research on Secondary Professions can definitely wait until much later. For us, that kind of thing is only learned after one’s strength has reached a plateau. At this stage, improving one’s own strength is the main focus. Don’t let learning a Secondary Profession hinder your own growth.”

“We are dragons. If we’re too weak, other beings will look down on us!”

“Also, don’t get too close to Witches. Even though the Dragon Clan holds no prejudice against Witches, their danger is still very real!”

After saying this, the Black Dragon Sister didn’t give Zheng Yichen a chance to reply. She flapped her wings and left, leaving the Green Dragon Sister here staring eagerly at Zheng Yichen. “Your name is Connor, right?… I’m Celia. If you’re very busy, the Alchemical Puppet I want can wait for a while.”

“I’m not busy. If you need it, I can make it in two days. Do you have a designed appearance in mind?”

Celia blinked her eyes. A designed appearance? Her desire for an Alchemical Puppet she could use herself was purely a spur-of-the-moment idea. How could she have a designed appearance ready? She shook her head, looking at Zheng Yichen hopefully. “Well… I’m not very familiar with Human appearances. To be honest, the way I distinguish between Humans mostly comes down to things like hair color and eye color.”

Hearing this, Zheng Yichen rolled his eyes. What a coincidence, he was the same. To distinguish members of the Dragon Clan, he also had to judge by color and size. Even now, if a Red Dragon with characteristics similar to Augusta appeared, Zheng Yichen would have an 80% chance of mistaking it!

As for being clearly recognized himself, it was because Zheng Yichen’s features were quite distinct in this world. Black hair and black eyes weren’t common… and even when they were, the skin was usually black too.

“Alright, I’ll handle the appearance design,” Zheng Yichen said. He should have expected this. The Dragon Clan’s sense of aesthetics was just like that. As for the appearance design, even if he created what Humans considered a perfect form, in the eyes of dragons it would probably be just so-so. Their aesthetic sense was fixed that way.

Just as Zheng Yichen was talking with Celia, the Magic Weapon Summoning Book vibrated slightly. A related sensation transmitted itself to Zheng Yichen. Currently, Zheng Yichen was still in ‘silent’ mode. Messages from contacts not on the whitelist would be muted and blocked; he would only know about them when he checked. Only specific people could contact Zheng Yichen at such a time.

Who was contacting him? Annie? Irene? They were in the house behind him. As for Loris, she could directly find his main body in the Underground Base. The only person left was Dan Marina…