Chapter 352 - 126 [Not Going Back Tonight...] (7600 words)_2
It’s even big enough for Godzilla!
However, the amount of origami required would probably cost Chen Yan his entire fortune, and it still wouldn’t be enough.
Chen Yan looked at the wooden box and sighed, naming his first attack-type magical artifact—[Krypton Gold].
Although Chen Yan didn’t have contacts in the Japanese cultivation realm, Chu Keqing was well-known in this world’s cultivation realm and could find people in the Japanese puppet master field. He asked Chu Keqing to purchase some special puppet origami for him.
Let’s start by buying ten thousand sheets.
The method of use is very simple... If you want to release a paper puppet, you have to first fold a model yourself, serving as the original wooden board, and throw it into the wooden box as a template.
Then you throw the origami into the wooden box, and the box will automatically fold it out—based on the shape.
As much as you want, as long as you have enough paper and primordial qi.
Without a template, it won’t work—the box has no life or consciousness and can’t fold puppets without a template.
"I need to learn some origami skills." Chen Yan scratched his head.
On the last day at the hot spring resort hotel, Chen Yan didn’t idle around and sat in his room, watching various origami videos online with his phone.
He watched all day and even had a box of A4 paper brought to him, trying out various folds in the room.
By the end of the day, the room was filled with various folded items: paper cranes, frogs, small boats, lanterns, paper human figures...
Chen Yan’s talent for handicrafts was average; he wasn’t clumsy, nor was he particularly skillful. He learned a few things over the day, and his folds were just passable.
But compared to origami, Chen Yan was more interested in this wooden box!
Chu Keqing had inquired, and such puppet boxes were considered secret treasures among Japanese puppet masters—the material of the box, the source of the wood, the cultivation of trees, the crafting techniques, the methods...
All of these were closely guarded secrets!
Often, within a puppet master sect, the highest-level inheritance was the secret of making puppet boxes, known only to the sect leader of each generation.
This item was very convenient to carry as it was a magical artifact that could change its size.
When stored away, the box could be reduced to the size of a lighter.
By sewing a small pocket inside the sleeve, you could insert the shrunken box into the pocket. During battle, recite a chant, and a golden light would flash onto the ground... That’s how such a cool scene unfolds.
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On the third night, the Zen meditation tour in Japan ended, and the Zen meditation class collectively returned to Jinling Prefecture by plane.
The class dispersed directly at the airport, with the boss students heading home separately. There wasn’t much reluctance as they had already connected well, and during the last two days of training in Japan, they all kept themselves busy.
From Tokyo to Hokkaido, those days were lit up with nightlife activities, though not to the extent of rampant feasting and revelry.
Chu Keqing, along with assistant Xiaocai, Wang Chuyi, and a few instructors, returned to the academy. Chen Yan declined Chu Keqing’s invitation for a ride and left alone at the airport, calling a car service to go home.
Before returning, Chen Yan had already messaged Gu Qingyi, but when he arrived home, the villa was dark and empty.
Where on earth had Gu Qingyi gone again?
Since the house was empty, Chen Yan jumped into the mirror world and headed to the little girl’s residence in the community.
At the entrance of the girl’s house, the window lights were on. He opened the door and walked in, seeing the girl squatting in the living room, holding a small shovel and fiddling with several flower pots in front of her.
The girl looked up at Chen Yan as he walked in: "At least knock next time before you come in. I’m a girl, after all."
Chen Yan nodded: "Got it... Hmm, what are you doing?"
"Nothing much, just bored and decided to grow some flowers and plants." The girl giggled.
"Where did you get the flower pots?"
"Picked them up from the roof of the building next door..."
Picked? More like you might have stolen them from someone’s balcony!
Chen Yan showed a somewhat peculiar expression: "And where did you get the flowers and plants?"
"I dug up some wildflowers and seeds near the edge of the neighborhood, by the woods."
Chen Yan shook his head: "The woods don’t have mirrors; be careful, it’s dangerous."
"Don’t worry, I’m very careful. I only move around the edges of the neighborhood where there are nearby houses with windows." The girl waved nonchalantly: "I’ve spent years in the mirror world alone, I have more experience than you."
Chen Yan stared at the shovel in the girl’s hand for a moment, then smiled: "You’re using a kitchen spatula, right?"
"Yeah." The girl nodded: "I don’t cook. The meal in Port City last time can still last for a while."
She observed Chen Yan closely for a moment, frowned, and said: "You haven’t practiced the Primordial Spirit Technique I gave you?"
"No."
"You haven’t practiced the Body Refining Technique either." The girl sized up Chen Yan: "But your physique seems to have improved a lot; hmm... seems like the effect of Essence Nourishing? How has your body strengthened so much in just a few days of Essence Nourishing?"
Chen Yan thought for a moment, then walked into the house and found a pen to draw a rune from the black stone he had obtained: "Do you recognize this?"
The girl looked at it and shook her head: "Doesn’t ring a bell."
Alright, Chen Yan hadn’t held out much hope anyway. Hearing the girl’s answer didn’t disappoint him, and he laughed: "Still, thanks to you, the Golden Light Technique you taught me works great."