Having realized the flaws in the Chang Clan Soldiers, Li Chen had no choice but to shelve his plans to market them far and wide for the time being.
But thinking of Jingang, whom he kept in his maze, Li Chen had a flash of inspiration and recalled another path of development beyond low-end Warrior Constructs.
Living weapons!
Or, more precisely, the related process of puppet conversion.
The Mountain Ogre Jingang was a powerful nature spirit he had created through modifications using those techniques, upgrading him in one stroke from a mid-tier demon beast into a top-tier one with peak Qi Refining combat strength.
In fact, Che Rong, whom Luo Changshan had created, had come into being the same way.
It was a method of modification that forcibly tapped a living being's potential to maximize its fighting power.
Thus, Li Chen proposed puppet conversion to the other party as well.
The arrangement would follow the usual commissioned crafting model: the Lin Household would place an order, Li Chen would carry out the modifications, and he would receive the corresponding payment once the results passed inspection.
Such commissions were further divided into those where the client supplied the raw materials and those where everything was included. Generally, local magnates used the former arrangement when dealing with wandering rogue cultivators.
Hearing this, the head of the Lin Household smiled. "Fellow Daoist Tang, the Master Artisan behind you must be a beginner, yes? If he wants to use this method to practice and perfect his craft, he cannot think only of his own profit. Unless his prices are genuinely low, why should our Lin Household insist on going through him?"
He was a seasoned old fox, and his words struck right at the heart of the matter.
He was not wrong. Truly accomplished