An Unorthodox Guide to Conquering Another World

"Is this a familiar?" Zeshita raised her eyebrows, held it in her hand and shook it. It didn't look like a living thing at all.

Because it lacks a host's biometrics, Xiaoguang has not yet started.

Ya Feng took it, raised his hand and tapped it.

"Get up."

The screen lit up, revealing a dozing emoji.

“(～﹃～)~zZ”

"Hey, good morning, Master..." Xiao Guang mumbled sleepily, his tone like that of a child half-asleep. Despite being an artificial intelligence, these little details showed human-like characteristics.

Zeshita looked at the small light that had suddenly appeared, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"So, as expected of you, even the familiars formed by your contract with the Source Beast can become such unique things," she said, then lowered her head again.

"What else are you hiding...?"

"Ahem, it should be my key..."

...

After getting up, Ya Feng took a shower. It was already 10 a.m., and Ilsa had long since gone to school. He went to the living room and saw a note left on the table:

"The food is in the refrigerator, you can just heat it up and eat. I've also asked the school for leave for you, so don't worry."

"How thoughtful."

Ya Feng took some food from the refrigerator, heated it up on the stove, and started eating.

Halfway through the meal, Xiao Guang shouted again:

"Master, I'm hungry too."

"What are you hungry for, you AI... Oh, right, you're a familiar."

In fact, familiars are no different from ordinary creatures. They eat and drink. The difference is that, in addition to being fed food, they also need to consume enough alchemical materials to maintain their growth. If there are not enough alchemical materials, they can only absorb the magic power of their host.

Honestly, her appearance made Ya Feng forget that she was still a familiar, and he started to see her with the eyes of a normal electronic device.

At this moment, a battery symbol appeared on Xiaoguang's screen, indicating that the battery was almost empty.

She definitely can't eat like this, so I can only rely on my magic to provide her with energy.

He activated his own familiar contract mark and began transferring magic power to Hikari.

The low battery icon on the screen then changed to "charging".

Xiao Guang also showed an expression that seemed to be enjoying it.

“(￣▽￣)”

It's quite troublesome to charge her like this every day. Is there a magical artifact that can store magic power so that you can charge it directly when it runs out of power?

That's a good idea. If possible, could we also put them on the roadside so that anyone who needs magic can rent them out?

Hmm, it feels like we've opened up a blue ocean market.

Just then, his phone rang. He opened it and saw that it was a call from Elina.

He answered the call, and Elena's excited voice came from the other end:

"Mr. Ya Feng! Are you alright over there?"

"Yes, everything's fine now. I'm safely home," Ya Feng said while eating breakfast.

"That's wonderful! I really want to thank you! I just received an email from the botanical garden; I passed the assessment!"

"Really? But it's mostly thanks to your hard work, Mrs. Elina," Ya Feng said with a smile.

"No, no, no, this was really close! When transplanting the rainbow lily, I succeeded on the first try, but the examiner said there was a problem with my technique and asked me to try again. I succeeded on the second try! But the examiner still insisted that there was a problem and asked me to try again. Normally, I would definitely fail after three transplants in a row. I was about to give up, but I didn't expect to succeed again!"

"I've never been so lucky before, successfully transplanting rainbow lilies three times in a row! Even the examiners were amazed! So, it must be thanks to that lucky goose yesterday morning! It definitely wasn't just a simple coin toss; Mr. Ya Feng must have performed a lucky charm ceremony for me back then!"

Ya Feng didn't deny it, but just smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Mrs. Elina's good luck that you were able to throw the lucky side. I only played a starting role."

"Also, is your assessment that strict? Making you redo it three times?" he asked again. The assessment already had a very low chance of success, and making her do it three times in a row was simply unfair.

"Well... after all, I'm still relatively junior, so it's inevitable that I'll encounter these kinds of things when I'm being promoted..." Elina said.

"That's why I really need to thank you, Mr. Ya Feng! This assessment was extremely important to me. The requirements were so demanding, and I definitely wouldn't have passed without you!"

"In that case, how about you buy me coffee later?" Ya Feng said.

“Of course, no problem!” Elina agreed readily, then asked:

When are you free? Tonight?

"Well, let's do it in a couple of days. I'll probably be very busy these next couple of days," Ya Feng said.

"Okay, no problem!"

It's clear that Elena is genuinely happy; she probably didn't even expect to pass so easily.

It seems that the lucky goose is indeed somewhat useful, but I didn't seem to feel any change in my luck when I was avoiding snails yesterday?

Or perhaps it has already been achieved in some aspects but you are unaware of it.

After having breakfast and rested enough, he finally had time to settle down and give his new familiar a proper evaluation.

The two talents are: the first is the modular chip system, which has a very high potential, but currently, because Xiaoguang's storage space is insufficient, it cannot scan and analyze some high-level objects. It should be the same for humans; this still needs to be developed.

The other one, concept endowment, is more mysterious. Even now, we don't fully understand what the specific effect is, but roughly speaking, it should be able to concretize a "concept", which could be a sentence, a challenge, a hypothesis, a setting, or even a meme.

This ability can be used once a week, and what it generates is completely random; it's simply like opening a blind box.

This time it's just a snail chase challenge, who knows what the next time will be like giving away *** for typing 1?

If a recurring, predictable event is accidentally generated... that would be bad news.

However, similar to the previous modular chip, its performance is unlikely to be very strong at present.

In short, you should be extra careful before using this ability each week.

In summary, with these two talents, the familiar that made a contract with the source beast this time is indeed worthy of being a divine familiar. Although Xiao Guang still seems to be an artificial intelligence with no intelligence, if he really grows up and improves his computing power like a real AI, is there a chance that he could become an artificial intelligence similar to Skynet?

Of course, he was referring to the type; back then, Skynet's computing power wouldn't even rank among the top in a home computer today.

Besides nurturing her, there is another problem now.

In her current state, she's more like a control panel, and all the chips rely on her to function.

Therefore, in order for a familiar to function properly, a body needs to be prepared for Hikari first.

Chapter 86 Give Me the Smallest Size (Seventh Update)

Davina Doll Specialty Store.

Ding-a-ling~

As Ya Feng entered the doll and servant merchandise shop, a strong herbal scent wafted towards him.

This is the smell of those unfinished dolls. These dolls need to be soaked in a special alchemical solution during the production process, which gives them this special smell.

The shop was cramped, with half-finished doll parts displayed on the counter. Some were just a body, while others were hands, feet, limbs, clothes, and maintenance oil for dolls.

Even more chilling are the rows of unfinished heads, painted and made up so lifelike that they are indistinguishable from real people. But this only amplifies the horror of having these heads displayed alone here.

Especially those heads with makeup only halfway done, the pale faces paired with the rough, heavy makeup, the "Great Rift Valley" effect was almost obvious.

Although I had heard about the strange things about this shop before I came, I still couldn't help but complain about it.

It's so gloomy, and with all those dolls on the walls, you'd think it was a haunted house if you didn't know better.

There were several sample dolls in the front row, each with a different shape, including some that looked like beastmen. I have to say the craftsmanship was really good; they were so lifelike that you couldn't tell the difference from humans unless you looked closely. Some of them looked just like real people, with even the texture of their skin replicated one-to-one.

However, upon closer inspection, the joint seam at the doll's wrist can still be seen.

He walked past a doll of a little boy in a tuxedo holding a violin, and then saw a doll of a little girl in a red princess dress sitting on a display case with a faint smile on her face. She looked very cute.

"This is really well made." He examined the doll carefully, as if he had found a reference.

Especially her eyes, they were truly indistinguishable from human eyes—bright, lively, and even showing a hint of spirit. He could even sense her breathing...

Wait, the doll can breathe?

Suddenly, those big eyes looked at him and blinked. The "doll" suddenly raised its hands and yelled at him.

"Wow!!"

"?"

Before Ya Feng could figure out what was going on, the little girl had already jumped off the display case and run away with a grin.

"Peggy, I've told you before, don't always scare the guests."

A tall woman walked over. She wore an elaborate Gothic dress, her long brown hair was styled in an updo, and her skin was pale, but she wore heavy, bright makeup, making her look like a doll.

The little girl in the red dress ran excitedly behind her, poked half her head out from behind the woman, and made a face at Ya Feng.

Turns out he's a brat... Luckily I didn't reach out and test the feel of his hand earlier.

"I'm sorry, this is my daughter, Pei-Xi. She's causing you trouble." The woman bowed slightly to him.

“I’m Mom’s helper too,” Peggy added from behind her mother.

"You are Devina? The most skilled puppeteer in the entire kingdom?" Ya Feng asked.

“It’s the whole world,” the woman said with a smile, without any politeness. She stepped forward, lifted her skirt, and curtsied to him.

"Puppet maker, Devina Andrews, welcome to our shop. Every puppet here was made by me and my daughter, representing the world's finest puppet craftsmanship."

Although he spoke without any modesty, the other party was indeed the most representative puppeteer in the kingdom.

“I can assure you, there has never been a place where such exquisite creations could be made. If you need a companion or servant who is almost lifelike, this is the place to be,” Devina said with a smile.

This sounds a bit strange, like I've walked into an adult store.

Devina led him into the inner room, sat him down in the living room, poured him a cup of tea, while Paisley played with a nutcracker on the side.

Looking at the various dolls around him, Ya Feng pondered for a moment before speaking:

"Speaking of your place here..."

At this moment, Devina said to Peggy, "Peggy, go upstairs and tie up that box of piping bags."

"Okay~" Peixi said to her mother and ran upstairs.

After she left, Devina asked him:

"Now you can speak. What is the purpose of the doll you need?"

Why does this make me sound like I have some shameful need?

“We have a wide variety of dolls here. Whether you need a servant, a guard, a companion, or just a way to vent your frustrations, we have the right model for you,” Devina said.

“I want something sturdy, the quality has to be good, it might be used in combat,” Ya Feng said.

"You just said there are those guard-type dolls, right?"

“Of course,” Davina said. “And these puppet guards are definitely more loyal than ordinary humans. If you were to order them to die immediately in the face of danger, they would do so without hesitation.”

"Furthermore, our shop only sells the doll's body, not its soul fire. Therefore, the doll's actions after the sale are not related to our shop. You will need to sign an agreement before purchasing," Devina added.

"I understand that."

Currently, a doll that can move independently consists of two parts: the body and the soul fire, which is also the tool that gives the doll the ability to act.

Soulfire can only be obtained by extracting the souls of living beings. In the past, this magic was listed as a forbidden technique, but now it has been partially unbanned due to the needs of certain fields. However, it is still stipulated that souls can only be extracted from animals, and the extraction of souls from living people and demi-humans remains an absolute taboo.

Therefore, dolls generally appear to have low intelligence and can do very few things. If you see a doll that has no different emotions from a human, it is 100% likely to have been manufactured through illegal channels such as the black market.

"How are the fees calculated?" he asked.

"If it's as you say, for combat-type dolls, the best quality material we have here is Batan fat-dissolving agent. Including the realistic skin from deep-sea gel, the price for a basic body set like this is 6,000 gold lang for a standard male body and 5,000 gold lang for a standard female body."

The subsequent processing costs will need to be calculated based on your requirements, and the approximate price will be between 40,000 and 60,000 Jinlang.

Devina brought him a detailed price list.

"The processing fee is ten times more expensive than the raw body..." Ya Feng couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

However, the lifelike craftsmanship certainly justifies the price.

He looked at it for a while and then put the price list down.