Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 142 Is it really that smooth?
"Hey, Johnson, long time no see. I thought you were dead."

"Oh, damn Adonis, you're still alive? I thought you went down to meet your former captain."

At the temporary camp outside the lost lighthouse, two familiar mercenaries met and offered each other their heartfelt blessings.

The mercenary named Adonis shook hands with Johnson and burst into laughter: "Hahaha, it's still early. How did things go for you this time? Did you get anything big?"

"Don't even mention it. I encountered a rare monster, but it escaped. I chased it all the way but still couldn't catch it. I was thinking about why while I was eating just now."

"Have you thought of that?"

Johnson clapped his hands. "Then it suddenly dawned on me! It must be because my Puppet Heart is too inefficient!"

"A flash of inspiration?"

"It's a very strange feeling, you know, like a bard suddenly creating a beautiful song, that flash of inspiration that lets me know how I should improve my strength."

"Oh? So you're going out to change the Puppet Heart?"

"I have this idea. I remember someone selling Puppet Hearts at the camp market. I'm going to go check it out."

"Want to buy the Heart of the Puppet? I'm a professional, want me to come along?"

"Let's go!"

The two met at the camp market and quickly found a stall selling puppet hearts.

Just as Johnson was about to ask about the price, he suddenly noticed a girl next to the stall owner holding up a sign with a glowing Puppet Heart and Arcane Furnace underneath.

"For Sale: 95% Efficiency Puppet Heart, Link Rune Upgrade at Low Price?"

Adonis also saw the sign and exchanged a glance with Johnson.

"95% efficiency? That's a lie, isn't it?"

"Never mind that for now, let's ask about the price."

So the two of them stepped forward, pointed to the sign, and asked, "Is it really 95% efficient?"

The little girl at the stall nodded quickly: "Of course, I'll give you a full refund if it's even 1% less. Besides being 95% more efficient, it also reduces waste by 50% and can extend the product's lifespan by at least 5 years!"

Adonis said, "It looks fake. How could such a low-level Puppet Heart achieve such high output efficiency?"

Johnson examined the Puppet Heart carefully, sensed its attributes, and said regretfully, "It looks quite efficient, but unfortunately, I don't have lightning affinity, or rather, earth affinity, so I can't use it."

As he spoke, he looked at the last line of text on the sign, "You can even upgrade the link device?"

"Of course! The upgraded link device can make the Puppet Heart at least 80% efficient. You can try it if you don't believe me."

Seeing that Johnson looked interested, Adonis quickly said, "Don't actually try it! The connection device may not be that important, but if it's tampered with, and your command output gets stuck at a crucial moment, that could be fatal!"

"Hey, you're overthinking it. If there's anything wrong with the linking device, you'll feel it when you're controlling the puppet. Unless you can hack into the core of the puppet's heart through the linking device, I don't think we need to let such a powerful puppeteer use that method against us."

As he spoke, Johnson pointed to his head and said, "I have a strong feeling that I can give it a try, and I guarantee I won't lose out."

After saying that, he summoned his puppet before Adonis could stop him.

"This puppet has been used to the second tier without any proper refinement of its puppet heart. Its efficiency was usable at the first tier, but at the second tier it's seriously hindering me. Miss, you really need to refine it properly."

"No problem, but please take out the Heart of the Puppet. If I try to take it, it will automatically counterattack."

Seeing that the business was finally about to open, Celia handed over the disassembly tools.

Johnson took the tools, removed the puppet's heart, and handed it to Celia.

With a bright smile, the girl skillfully disassembled the linking device, placed the puppet heart aside, took out a carving knife, and began to carefully modify the linking device.

As the first customer, Celia took it very seriously, using all the knowledge she had learned, and even seeking help from Ross in some places, all in order to improve efficiency and minimize losses.

Ten minutes later, the rune modification was complete. As the final stream of magic was input into the linking device, the rune was fully activated. The entire linking device emitted a faint, shimmering light before dimming. Celia reattached the linking device to the Puppet Heart and handed it to Johnson: "Alright, the efficiency has increased from 45% to 99%, and the Puppet Heart's wear and tear has decreased by 90%. Based on your puppet's wear and tear calculations, this is expected to extend its lifespan by 8 years."

"99% true or false?"

“Really, you’ll see once you try it. Since you’re the first customer, I’ll give you a 50% discount, so it’ll only cost 30 silver coins,” Celia said with a smile.

Adonis immediately shouted, "Why don't you just rob someone? 30 silver coins can buy three brand new Link Devices!"

Celia snorted: "You can't buy a link device that gives the Puppet Heart 99% of its performance for 300 silver coins, unless you are a natural Puppet Heart."

"30 silver coins is indeed a bit expensive." Johnson was starting to regret his impulsive decision.

He might not even blink an eye at spending 10 or 20 gold coins on a Puppet Heart, but he felt a pang of heartache at the prospect of spending 30 silver coins on a rune upgrade.

It's like spending 5,000 yuan on a computer, and the shop owner says they'll upgrade the system for you, then charge you 50 yuan. You'd feel that the 50 yuan isn't worth it.

Although the upgraded system can boost your CPU performance by 100%.

"30 silver coins is already a great deal. It was originally supposed to cost 60 silver coins. If you don't believe me, you can try it on the spot."

With some skepticism, Johnson put the puppet's heart back in and began to feel the changes in the puppet.

After making the puppet stretch a few times, he widened his eyes.

"So smooth?"

He quickly cast a spell, and then was even more shocked.

"The reaction time is twice as fast as before! I suspect that controlling the puppet before was like constipation for me!"

Adonis was also taken aback: "So how do you feel now?"

"It's as smooth as having diarrhea now!"

Adonis: "..."

Johnson manipulated the puppet to move around erratically, attracting the attention of many people who couldn't help but look over, thinking it was some kind of special acrobatic performance.

After being excited for a while, he generously gave Adonis 30 silver coins and grabbed his hand, saying, "Really, you're used to the original performance and don't know the benefits of such high efficiency. Moreover, with such high operating efficiency, I feel that the wear and tear on the Puppet Heart has actually decreased!"

Is it really as good as you say?

Adonis decided to give it a try.

Anyway, 30 silver coins isn't much.

When he summoned the puppet, Celia smiled.

"Since you're the first customer, I'll give you a 30."

Before long, two people and two puppets appeared next to the Puppet Heart stall, dancing wildly.

This scene immediately piqued the curiosity of countless mercenaries.

Is it really that silky smooth?
So, under the dumbfounded gaze of the shopkeeper next to her, Celia's business was booming, and even the 20-gold-coin Puppet Heart was sold!
The owner watched Celia leave until 10 p.m., his eyes reddening.

He quickly called out to the other person.

"Wait a minute, could you upgrade mine too?"

Celia stopped, turned around, and smiled: "Of course, 1 gold coin each, no bargaining."

boss:"???"

(End of this chapter)