Ryan shook his head and then asked, "Is there a kind of doll that can still move even if you don't 'feed' it?"
The Doll Lady closed her eyes and clenched her fists with a clicking sound.
This guy.
Damn, is he that stingy?
Wants the horse to run without giving it grass?!
The Doll Lady, with her eyes closed, was very unhappy and said, "But there actually is. My seventh daughter has a bit of a cleanliness fetish. She doesn't like flesh and energy blocks. She has her own unique way of recovering."
Ryan was curious and asked, "What is it?"
The Doll Lady took a deep breath and stretched out her slender hand, placing a bronze object on the counter.
Ryan was startled and exclaimed in astonishment:
"A clockwork?!"
...
[The Seventh Doll · Moonstring Dark]
A control and cleaning-type doll. Female. She has extremely strong combat and control abilities. She is good at using threads made of secret energy to control the movement trajectories of targets, making them fight among themselves or break each other's necks. Personality: None. Emotional Development Degree: ☆, Combat Rating: ★★★★☆, Energy Consumption: Can be large or small.
Appearance: A life-sized light-weight doll with a lolita body type. She has silver hair and black pupils, a dark-golden long dress and a black top hat. She has no preferences or personality for now. Feature: After pulling down the zipper on her back, there is a clockwork socket on her spine that is different from other dolls. It can be matched with various types of clockworks for charging. She is 146cm tall.
Ryan stared in astonishment at the gothic-style doll girl in the standing illustration.
Even from the illustration, it could be seen.
Compared to those other doll ladies, she seemed more like a real doll, giving a sense of mysterious beauty and strange eeriness.
She had less of a human touch than the other dolls.
"Wind up the clockwork... Strong combat ability... No emotional troubles... And a light-weight doll..."
Ryan took a liking to her almost at first sight!
This was definitely a perfect bodyguard. Small in size, easy to carry, ate little, and was capable. There was hardly anything wrong with her!
"I'll take her!"
Ryan looked up seriously and said.
The Doll Lady was startled and then frowned slightly, a bit reluctant.
Actually, the ones she most wanted Ryan to choose were her eldest daughter and third daughter because they were normal enough and their emotional development degrees were high enough.
That meant they were the most likely to form a bond with this young man during their interaction and it would be easier to suppress the curse.
Although the seventh one had extremely strong combat abilities.
In a full-state 1v1, she had even defeated her eldest sister.
But that was also because her emotional development degree was too low. She didn't know how to hold back and almost always aimed to kill the opponent when she made a move, so she could gain the upper hand.
However...
"Would you like to change to another one? Or pick another one?"
The Doll Lady tried to sell other dolls to Ryan hopefully.
"How about packing the third one along with it? Although she's not that strong in combat, she's considerate and can help you manage the shop. Why not?"
Ryan smiled and said, "No, one is enough."
Are you kidding?
The third doll had such a high emotional development degree.
If something really happened accidentally and he got too involved, wouldn't he be doomed?
And he had reason to suspect that the teacher's hard-to-talk-about problem was caused by excessive wear and tear!
This had to be avoided.
"Alright!" The Doll Lady closed her eyes, took the handbook and held it in her arms, saying:
"Since it's your choice, I won't interfere too much. You can try it out first. If you don't like it, you can contact me to change it at any time."
"I'll rent it to you for thirty days for free. When I go back, I'll arrange it for you. How about it?"
Ryan smiled and said, "Deal!"
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for Triggering the Achievement: Doll Lady. You have obtained 200 basic experience]
[Doll Lady]Stage Achievement: Can be obtained when you own a doll of your own in any form. You have received the rewards: +1 in mental power, +2 in physique.
Now, just waiting for the delivery.
...
In the morning.
The potion shop was open for business as usual.
The groggy Bloodsaw finally walked to the front hall in a daze.
He rubbed his head, looking dazed and dejected and said, "Strange. Am I too tired? Why did I sleep so soundly this time..."
Ryan quickly walked over with a cup of tea and handed it to the teacher, coughing and saying:
"Teacher, you just had an operation yesterday. It's normal to be a bit tired. Teacher, come and have a cup of tea. It's specially prepared by your disciple for you. It's good for your kidneys and refreshing your mind. Have a taste?"
Seeing his filial disciple, Bloodsaw's mood immediately improved.
What a filial disciple!
He woke up early in the morning to offer him tea and even gave him a back rub. The decision he made back then was really correct!
"Thoughtful." Bloodsaw felt extremely comfortable after drinking a cup of tea and was in high spirits.
[Ding! Bloodsaw's Favorability towards You +5]
"By the way, disciple, before going to bed yesterday, I thought about it for a long time. I don't know if you have any thoughts about this."
He put down the cup and turned to look at Ryan, his expression becoming serious.
"Do you want to become a real doctor?"
As soon as these words came out, Ryan was startled and said, "You mean..."
Bloodsaw smiled faintly and said, "Profession!"
"You're still just my apprentice now. But if you really want to continue developing in this field, you must choose a profession that suits you as your main development direction."
"My first profession is a flesh and blood modifier, my second profession is a potion maker, and I also do part-time surgical work. But actually, I'm not really a doctor."
"So if you want to take the path of being a doctor, the teacher suggests you join an association or organization dedicated to this. It will save you a lot of detours."
Bloodsaw's words were very sincere.
Ryan was moved.
He immediately thought of the rare job transfer task given by the system.
Looking at Ryan's expression, Bloodsaw smiled slightly and said, "It seems you already have an idea, right?"
Ryan didn't hide it and said with a serious expression:
"Teacher... Have you ever heard of the profession of Night Healer?"
As soon as these words came out.
Bloodsaw was startled and then a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
"Night Healer... Where did you hear this word?"
Ryan was about to find a reasonable excuse to fudge it, but Bloodsaw didn't continue to ask but said seriously:
"I know this organization. Night Healer, also known as the doctors who walk at night. They are a group of crazy people in the lawful good alignment."
"Lawful good?" Ryan was astonished and said:
"Is there an organization in this dark world that adheres to this concept?"
You know.
This is the dark world.
It's hell!
The quality of lawful good is definitely rarer than winning the lottery!
Bloodsaw shook his head, his gaze serious and said:
"Don't misunderstand. They're not what you think of as lawful good. It's a label they give themselves!"
He looked up, extremely solemn.
"If you meet them, you'd better actually be a bit sick."
"Because they believe that all living beings in this world are sick! And their appearance is to give redemption to the living beings in this world!"
"In plain words, if you're not sick when you meet them, they'll try every means to find something wrong with you. If they can find it, they'll cure you. But if they can't find it..."
Bloodsaw's gaze was dejected as he looked at the stitches all over his body, biting his teeth and said:
"They'll cut you open and keep looking until they find something."
[Ding! Bloodsaw's Sanity Value -1]
Ryan was astonished and said: "Are they that dedicated?!"
[Ding! Bloodsaw's Sanity Value -2!]