Li Weisi hadn't noticed the envy in Xu Le's tone. He took it as an ordinary compliment and readily admitted:
"Yes, Dolls are very practical, both for research and everyday life."
"They're useful in everyday life too?" Xu Le looked at him eagerly.
"Yes, very useful."
"I'm jealous," Xu Le said sincerely.
"There's really no need to be that jealous. These two Dolls have some combat functions, but they're primarily assistants. Their main purpose is to help me with work and everyday life. Their combat capabilities aren't very strong."
Listening to Li Weisi's methodical explanation, Xu Le pursed his lips slightly and thought:
He has no idea what I'm jealous of.
After his last battle with Xiong Zemo, Fate's Scarecrow had been completely destroyed.
Regardless, Fate's Scarecrow was a very important means of keeping himself alive. In the midst of combat especially, it could assist him while offering extremely powerful protection.
But high-quality straw figures were also very expensive.
These straw figures were all made by Puppet Warlocks. In the past, Xu Le could only buy them.
But now, a Puppet Warlock stood right in front of him.
So Xu Le wondered whether, even if getting one for free was out of the question, he could at least get a friendly discount.
Setting aside his envy, Xu Le brought up business.
"Roughly how much would it cost to make a Doll like these?"
If Xu Le hadn't seen Dolls, he would certainly have kept using straw figures, but the Dolls before him really were nice.
So Xu Le was thinking...
"Dolls are very expensive to make. Finished products like these two of mine should cost around twenty thousand each. The cost of making one is about ten thousand, and that's just the Doll materials, not including labor. Spirit Imbuement also