In the main hall of Cave Residence No. 98 at Outer Lake,
"That greedy turtle!"
As soon as Lin Changheng emerged from seclusion and saw the scene, he shook his head with a chuckle.
The [Black-Armored Earth Turtle] had clearly changed quite a bit from three years ago.
First was its size. Previously no larger than a millstone, it had now grown as large as a small stone roller.
The white markings on its shell had been completely covered in a dusky yellow, and crystallization had spread across parts of the shell.
Coupled with its much deeper aura, it was unmistakably a turtle at the late first tier!
Yet even though its strength had improved, its two defining traits remained unchanged:
Timid and greedy!
The silver puppet standing before it, half a person's height, had initially remained motionless. Suddenly, it moved, nimbly stepping aside to take an elixir from a medicine box and feed it into the turtle's mouth.
"Chirp, chirp-"
A soft, satisfied cry escaped the Black-Armored Earth Turtle's mouth, as if it were giving thanks. It licked its lips as it slowly crawled outside.
"Not bad. This new puppet really is handy."
Watching from the side, Lin Changheng silently praised it. His presence was like empty air; even the turtle had not noticed him.
Just now, Lin Changheng had merely been watching. He had not controlled the puppet's movements.
This was the mid-grade first-tier puppet Yan Mingyi had specially brought when she visited him earlier.
It was an upgraded version of that pitch-black puppet she had previously crafted,
given as a thank-you gift.
After her grandfather, Puppet Master Yan, took the second-tier elixir Lin Changheng had refined, his spirits had improved considerably, and his condition was markedly different. Yan Mingyi had always kept that kindness close to her