No strange things are allowed to evolve!

"Um... I suddenly remembered something, does any of you know what that guy's name was?"

"..."

Only then did they realize that none of them knew Jiang Shu's name.

This guy never said that!

......

“My name is Darwin, and I am an expert in the field of biological evolution,” Jiang Shu introduced himself. “So the existence of this kind of magic potion is actually very reasonable.”

Big-headed doll, ginger bundle, and handsaw doll walk along the narrow, winding stone path of the castle.

"Then, can you tell me the recipe?" The big-headed doll's eyes gleamed: "I've tried it, and it works great."

Jiang Shu put his hands behind his back and gently shook his head: "I'm sorry, not now. That's my only bargaining chip right now. If I tell you the formula, I'll lose my usefulness, won't I?"

Upon hearing this, the big-headed doll felt insulted and hurriedly protested, "No, no, how could you imagine me to be so bad!"

"I'm sorry," Jiang Shu apologized. "I'm a sensitive and vulnerable little boy."

The big-headed doll was helpless, but he wasn't actually lying.

The moment the effects of the medicine Jiang Shu gave him were confirmed, he was overjoyed at first, and then his doubts about Jiang Shu turned into appreciation and goodwill.

This goodwill, coupled with Jiang Shu's extraordinary charm, became a catalyst for her "sacrifice."

Not only have all the previous minor frictions and unpleasantness with Jiang Shu vanished, but Big-Headed Baby has also made a decision that goes against the wishes of his ancestors—

Grant Jiang Shu legal citizenship rights.

As the saying goes, the laws of our ancestors cannot be changed; anyone who dares to touch the laws of our ancestors will lose their head.

But he had this impulse, so he arranged for Jiang Shu to become an apprentice in a workshop where even ordinary dolls were not allowed to enter.

If Jiang Shu does a good job, it's not impossible for him to become one of the castle's managers in the future.

This decision is undeniably bold, and its novel and humorous nature to local doll enthusiasts is no less than admitting that a black person who was an illegal immigrant just a moment ago is actually a pure-blooded descendant of the Yellow Emperor.

He even confided all of this to Jiang Shu, but Jiang Shu didn't believe him. She was determined to think that he was trying to harm her and even used a word that he had never heard before.

"You're trying to flatter me to death. You're trying to sow discord between me and my companions, and then take them down one by one. You're too cunning. I don't dare to play with you."

It was clear that Jiang Shu wouldn't believe him unless he showed sincerity.

"Then tell me," the big-headed doll stopped and asked helplessly, "What do you want me to do?"

"Give me back my body."

"That won't do." The big-headed doll resolutely refused: "I can't tell you the reason, but it really won't work. You can choose another one."

Jiang Shu didn't expect to complete the first mission objective so easily.

He simply wanted to test the extent of the effect of "dedication" on the big-headed dolls, after confirming that "dedication" was still useful to NPCs.

The results so far seem insufficient, and there is still room for improvement.

So Jiang Shu compromised and said, "Then you can make him my apprentice, and he'll listen to everything I say."

"Call someone!"

The big-headed doll struck again, jumping up and kicking the handsaw doll's knee, making Jiang Shu wonder if there was some mysterious little switch there.

"Hello, teacher." The handsaw doll bowed deeply.

"not enough."

"Didn't you hear me? Your attitude isn't good enough. Be more sincere!"

The handsaw doll clenched its right fist and slammed it against its chest: "Loyalty!"

"not bad."

"Now..." the big-headed doll tentatively asked, "about the formula..."

“That won’t do.” Jiang Shu returned the favor verbatim: “I can’t tell you the reason, but it really won’t work.”

However, he did leave himself an out.

"But don't rush, let's just stay like this for now. Once we've gone through all the necessary procedures, for example, we can climb over mountains together, open our hearts to each other under the starry sky, and grow our feelings for one another. Then we can go through life-and-death trials together, watch the sunrise after a great battle and tell each other our dreams. Next, we'll be tempted by bad guys and have to turn against each other. Finally, we'll overcome our misunderstandings through our bond and live happily ever after."

"Where did this procedure come from?!"

“That’s how it is in RPG games. This way, I can know that you’re serious about me, and then I can agree to your request, and you can unlock special items,” Jiang Shu said earnestly.

It's hard to imagine how the big-headed doll could say such embarrassing things so seriously.

"This...this is so troublesome?" The big-headed doll was embarrassed: "Then let's leave it like this for now."

I'm glad you think that way.

It was at this moment.

"Teacher, we've arrived."

The handsaw doll obediently pushed open a wide, heavy wooden door, and a bizarre and wonderful scene came into Jiang Shu's view.

Welcome to the Creative Workshop!

......

Welcome to Hell!

The head maid pushed open a door and said to the four of them with malice:

"This is your first job, you lowly slaves. Obey your fate and you will work hard in this magnificent castle forever!"

"Excuse me, may I ask..."

The little gummy bear trembled, pointing to the bottomless darkness behind the door, where enormous worms could be seen crawling everywhere in the slightly brighter areas:

"Are these really the silkworms you mentioned? Aren't we in danger if we extract silk from their bodies?"

"hehe..."

The head maid smiled sinisterly:

"Don't worry, just be careful."

Just as Little Bear was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the head maid added another sentence.

"Of course, if you get bitten to death, that's just bad luck!"

boom!

The door was slammed shut.

Chapter 18: The dolls in the Creative Workshop lack creativity.

The reason why it's called a creative workshop is because...

The reason is that the first owner of this workshop was a highly creative craftsman who possessed both the innocence of a child and the wisdom of an adult.

His ingenious ideas are like the stars in the sky, endless and unpredictable.

When he created the first living doll, the world was astonished and hailed him as a god who had mastered magic.

He said: "It's not magic, it's just that my humble idea resonated with these lovely guys."

From then on, people called him a creative craftsman, and his workshop became known as the Creative Workshop.

At the king's invitation, the creative artisans moved their workshop to the palace, where they created a fairytale world, bringing countless joys and friendships to children with their dolls.

"Look, the workshop still has many exemplary works from those great successes."

The handsaw doll was introduced to Jiang Shu:

"This is the story of Little Red Riding Hood, over there is the magic lamp, and this is my favorite doll princess and the seven giants."

Before officially entering the workshop, the long corridor is lined with many dolls from series that were launched by the creative workshop in the past and were very successful.

Unlike living dolls, these are merely samples for display and do not move; they are placed on the display stand like specimens.

Creative artisans have created matching fairy tales for them, giving them personalities that match the characters in the stories, which are very popular with children.

Jiang Shu had to admit that this creative craftsman was not only skilled but also a very shrewd businessman.

Their awareness of intellectual property (IP) was far ahead of its time.

"Teacher, let's keep going."

"Ah."

After bringing Jiang Shu to this place, the big-headed doll left, seemingly eager to return and continue its research on magic potions. Now, only Jiang Shu and the handsaw doll remain.

The handsaw doll looked terrifying, and of course, it's also possible that its methods were terrifying, but at least under the big-headed doll's tutelage, it was very respectful to Jiang Shu.

If I had to say, it's a bit like a Tibetan Mastiff.

Soon, the two arrived at the core area of ​​the creative workshop, where a work area about the size of a basketball court appeared before Jiang Shu.

In addition to the huge workbench in the center for making dolls, all other facilities for providing the materials needed to make dolls are also available.

Textile machines, leather tanning machines, smelting furnaces...

They were not much different from the medieval artifacts that Jiang Shu had seen in books, otherwise he wouldn't have recognized them either.

In short, it looks no different from a typical large workshop, except that the style is perhaps to cater to the fairy tale theme, and the shapes and colors of all the items look cute.

However, what puzzled Jiang Shu was that the workshop, which was so large, was completely empty.

"There can't be only the two of us in the whole workshop, right?" Jiang Shu looked at the handsaw doll with suspicion.

In terms of scale, the workload is self-evident.

Jiang Shu had reason to doubt whether this could be considered preferential treatment.

Why does it feel like they're capturing black slaves?

Fortunately, the handsaw doll's response offered him some comfort.

"Of course not."

He replied with a hint of pride:

"At the workshop's peak, there were more than a hundred workers like me working every day under the master's guidance."

Although things are not what they used to be, and many of the workers are still asleep, there are still twenty or thirty of them. It's just that you came at the wrong time; they are still resting.

But don't worry, what we're doing now is creating as many fellow beings as possible under the Doctor's leadership to increase the population. I think it won't be long before the workshop regains its former glory, and the kingdom will be revived.

"Let's leave aside glory for now," Jiang Shu asked. "Workers like you are basically just puppets, right?"

"Yes, lowly humans are not qualified to enter the workshop."

Once the words were out of his mouth, the handsaw doll remembered Jiang Shu's identity and quickly tried to cover it up:

"Of course, I'm not referring to you, teacher. That's all in the past. You are just as noble as we are now."

The more you describe, the darker.

However, Jiang Shu didn't care about that.

"What I meant was, didn't Doraemon just say that dolls have eternal life and never tire?" He couldn't understand: "Then why do they need to rest?"

"That's true, that's why we're called higher life forms."

The handsaw doll nodded:

"So our working hours are actually quite long, a full eight hours a day, four hours starting at eight in the morning and four hours starting at one in the afternoon."

In fact, our original owner only set us a working time of four hours a day, but now it's been doubled under extremely harsh conditions.

The doctor said, "Don't even mention dolls; even livestock get tired after eating for eight hours a day. We're the same. No matter how tireless we are, our minds will get weary, so eight hours is the limit."

Jiang Shu: "Hesitant mouth."

It can only be said that the dolls created by the creative craftsmen did not inherit the creativity of the maker.

Could you imagine that the maximum working hours are only eight hours?

You have to understand that a whole day has a full twenty-four hours!

"So many people have a problem with the Doctor behind his back." The handsaw doll sighed, "But only I know that the Doctor just wants to restore this world to its beautiful state before we fell asleep as soon as possible."

"So he's a good person in your eyes?" Jiang Shu asked.

"Hmm." The handsaw doll waved the saw in its hand: "If someone kicks me, I'll saw them in half."