Genie: I've Drifted Half My Life Without Finding a Worthy Master! My Lord! (9.5k) (cont.)

"However, I can't see much more than that. A precise analysis of the possible applications after these rules combine is the sort of thing an appraiser should do." Root shook her head.

"I know, so I wasn't planning to rely on you." As Chen Luo spoke, he solemnly took out a piece of string about a meter long from his backpack.

"Wait, this string is..." As someone who had once carried two Transcender charms and slaughtered her way through the Dimensional Sea, Root recognized it instantly.

Chen Luo did not explain right away. Along with the string, he took out an utterly ordinary paper cup, poked the string through the bottom of the cup, kneaded the end into a small ball, and pulled it taut. He did the same to the other end of the string.

And just like that, Chen Luo had made the simplest kind of string telephone from science class.

"Hello, hello." Chen Luo shouted twice into one paper cup, then pressed the other to his ear and listened.

Something magical happened. Although both paper cups were in Chen Luo's hands, he heard someone else's voice.

"What is it, Little Luoluo?" A somewhat lazy voice rang out.

"Teacher, I have a Rule-level Item that needs identifying. It seems to be related to wishes, and it might be usable as upgrade material for me," Chen Luo said.

"Give me half a minute. I'll be right there."

"Done. Just wait a moment." Chen Luo put the two paper cups and, more importantly, the string back into his backpack.

"So this is how you summon the Puppeteer? I've learned something new." Shana sighed in admiration.

It really was a plain, unadorned method that was full of childlike innocence.

"Between paying the Dimensional Sea and freeloading off your teacher's labor, you