I'm an antique shop owner, so it's reasonable for me to know some magic

Chapter 493

"Boom!"

Su Fan, who had taken a solid headbutt, opened his eyes wide.

He had just experienced a slight dizziness and pain.

"You actually used holy power? Is that reasonable?"

“Very reasonable!”

Theresa stood up and used her long, slender fingers to brush her bangs back, covering her slightly flushed forehead.

"Don't you all believe in patriarchs and such? If they find out that you use divine sense to spy on women, they'll probably be the first to knock you out of the head."

This is true.

But I didn't even look at it; I was just teasing you.

Su Fan answered in his heart, but on the surface he only smiled.

Instead of returning to her previous seat, Theresa wrapped her arms around Su Fan's neck from behind and gently rested her chin on his head.

"What do you want to do after this is all over?"

"What's over?"

"It's the crisis of esoteric Buddhism in Europe."

"I don't really want to answer that question."

"why?"

"In movies and TV dramas, when supporting characters are asked 'What do you want to do after everything is over?' they quickly wrap up filming and leave the set. It's considered very unlucky; it'll bring bad luck."

"I'm asking you a serious question, can you please stop changing the subject like this?"

Theresa was a little angry and forcefully nudged Su Fan's head with her chin, but unfortunately, such an attack had no effect on him.

"The secret cannot be leaked."

Su Fan answered casually

"Instead of that, I happen to have something else to give you."

"What? Could it be the youth-preserving pill you were going to give Alice? I heard her say that it can make people stay young forever."

"You'll naturally get your share of the Youth Preservation Pill, but I'm talking about something else entirely."

After Su Fan finished speaking, he raised his hand and gestured.

From the ripples in the void, a wooden doll emerged and landed steadily on the ground.

"Doll?"

"That's right, but it's not an ordinary doll."

This doll was the one that Su Fan obtained from the blind female medium Daxi.

Although it was created by the witch's power and contains malevolent energy, it is still a good subject for weapon crafting experiments.

Su Fan, who created the alchemy furnace, eliminated the unstable factors within it and modified its circuitry, essentially performing a virus-killing upgrade.

The puppets of today not only inherit the previous mobility and combat abilities well, but are also more flexible in executing orders, and even have added considerable disguise capabilities.

Of course, Su Fan didn't like the previous appearance because it was too grotesque and ugly.

So during the refining process, its appearance was slightly modified, and all the doll's facial features were erased to make its lines look more rounded and soft.

"This doll has considerable close-combat skills and can serve as your excellent protector when you perform miracles."

"Just how powerful is it? Can you give me an example that I know of as a reference?"

Theresa roughly understood the purpose of the puppet and a sense of curiosity arose in her heart.

"Roughly equivalent to... um... a weakened version of Malthus." Su Fan recalled for a moment, using a demon god he had dealt with with Theresa as an example.

"In terms of fighting skills alone, he should be superior to Malthus, but the puppet does not have the special power of a demon god or strong physical defense. However, he is enough to be a bodyguard."

As a superhuman being of the clergy type, Theresa perfectly inherited the weakness of the Western power system—high attack and low defense.

No matter how powerful a clergyman is, before they can perform a miracle, they are no different from ordinary, fragile people.

If the opponent's attack speed is greater than her spellcasting speed, even if her physical strength is far lower than that of the priest, the latter is very likely to be instantly killed.

With such a "protector" by her side, Theresa's safety level will be much higher in the future.

"so smart?"

Theresa was clearly startled.

Su Fan always managed to conjure up some amazing gadgets, so Theresa was already somewhat prepared before he even began to explain.

She discovered that what the other party did was far more ruthless than she had anticipated.

Among the enemies Theresa faced, the demon god Malthus was one of the most terrifying.

Her battle with Su Fan was an unforgettable experience for Theresa, who witnessed the entire event.

In the dark space, Su Fan, who was moving at lightning speed and almost became one with the lightning, clashed with the red and black shadows, creating a dazzling and shocking spectacle.

"But I can't carry something this big around with me..."

"This problem is not difficult to solve."

Su Fan took out a talisman and casually tossed it onto the doll's head.

The talisman actually merged directly into its interior.

"This talisman contains an illusion spell that can confuse other people's vision. Once it is pasted on, it can show a different appearance according to the user's wishes."

Originally, Su Fan wanted to give it the ability to change its appearance at will, but that seemed to involve another of the Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends that Su Fan had not yet learned—Yellow and White, which is also known as turning stone into gold.

So they had no choice but to settle for second best and created talismans containing the illusionary spells of nightmare prayer.

"The customs inspection system is not that strict, so there is no problem in hiding it."

"But if we bring it back to the Vatican, I'm afraid you'll have to report it to Bishop Fergus to avoid it being detained."

After listening to Su Fan's explanation, Theresa leaned down curiously.

The puppet's surface is smooth and glossy, as if coated with a layer of paint.

With a gentle touch, she seemed to see the scene of the blazing fire repeatedly forging the wooden puppet.

"Is any image acceptable?"

"Yes, either a Barbie doll or a 3D pillow is fine. If you don't mind disguising it as a large cross, that's perfectly acceptable too."

After explaining, Su Fan added another sentence.

"I don't have much experience in weapon crafting. This is my second finished product, and its stability needs to be verified. After you use it, please remember to give me feedback on your experience. If there are any shortcomings, I will upgrade it."

"No need, there shouldn't be any shortcomings, and I like it very much."

Theresa tested the weight of the puppet, and it was not much different from ordinary wooden products, even lighter, to the point that she wondered if it was a hollow wooden shell.

Although the puppet's face was blank at this moment, Theresa had already decided what form she would take it in in the future.

Just then, the phone in Theresa's pocket rang.

"Fergus sent a message?"

"No... it's the owner of the hotel I'm staying at who sent me a text message. He said he's planning to renovate the hotel and wants me to stay at one of his other hotels."

(End of this chapter)