Master Of None

Chapter 2800: 2800. Arcane Puppeteer

For the moment, Walker was watching the small birds made to look like humming birds. He understood that the wind elemental rune formations on their wooden bodies were made to absorb wind mana and allow for the attached rune threads to share the information. However, where the skills and techniques changed was clear.

The threads didnʼt have one end but were intertwined to have three. This allowed for control from Melaʼs side to the dolls directly. She could control them to reach higher heights and spread out to capture more information on wind currents.

Whoever, she did not need to feel the reciprocal wind mana from the currents changing around the dolls. She couldnʼt do much with that information. So, the third end could be connected to a wind affinity mana gem to store the mana and changes in it. Yet, the best use was what was being done right now.

There were the wind mages holding the third ends of the threads using their special skills related to tracking wind mana currents to record the useful information. This would then be used to work on the maps and come together to track better potential travel plans and general migration information for monsters.

Being able to watch this form of mapping was valuable to Walker since it enlightened him about the skills people were developing.

Before everyone had come together within Genesis, scouting was the same as tracking to a hunter. People would make notes of the terrain, weather, and tracks of monsters or whatever else they were searching for or avoiding. Yet, scouting now utilized various other forms.

Magic in scouting now allowed for the very conditions of the weather to be guessed at for days if not weeks ahead. It also helped understand why a group of monsters might be moving ahead. It also looked beyond just the tracks but why there might be certain tracks with different patterns.

It was all about getting more information to develop better and safer theories to move forward.

Regardless, Walker watched until the dolls were pulled back in to the spatial storage and the mana threads pulled back to wrap about the demonʼs arms and legs again. Most people would find the large amount of threads on her arms and legs to be odd, but to Walker, he could sense Melaʼs mana moving through them and giving her multiple other limbs so to speak.

Where he also noticed something unique was that the mana threads could easily move in to the spatial storage she had, a skill he heard her whisper out loud to activate. She had called it, Puppeteers closet, an interesting name but since the puppets she made were all part of her it was easy to relate them to clothing or gear.

”That should be enough to help you understand?” She was gruff with her words but the slight spark in her eyes told Walker that she was looking to hear more from him.

”What other dolls have you made mimicking myself and the party? Do you want to meet with the other snow?” as if to make this even more believable that Walker would bring everyone over, Onyx slithered out of the shadows and Midnight came running up next to Walker. She had been watching and found it very interesting too.

ʼ”You think I have time to make all that? I only have one that looks like the serpent king Onyx. I canʼt make a dragon doll like the glutton dragon Midnight.”

There were two reactions. Onyx coiling in curiosity as he was called a serpent king and Midnight huffing in annoyance as she was called a glutton. Both were a little different than Walkerʼs reaction since he was very amused by the ways that this arcane puppeteer was calling his family members, not that it was false.

”The dark runes donʼt let my puppet hide in the shadows. No rune carvers could tell me how to make that work. They were useless so I just have a small puppet that can bite and inject poisons or venoms.” The small serpent was the length of Walkerʼs arm, it seemed to copy the shading of Onyxʼs darker and lighter scales using different woods. It also seemed that they would be sharper if someone touched them, just enough to cause pain or damage to weaker people.

”Onyx is also much larger than that, but looking at how you control the movement you must have learned from the snake and serpent golems that the dwarves made?” Walker saw a slight surprised expression from Mela before she looked away again. ”If you watch how Onyx moves you can copy him better. He coils and puts a lot of strength in to his tail due to the pressure, thatʼs how his tail slam skill is so powerful. Midnight does the same, they both use their natural body well.”

”Su!!!!” Midnight shouted and across the deck of the flying ship, Su turned around from her conversation with Alice and several guards who had been cleaning their shields in the open air. She walked over curiously since Midnight rarely called for her. ”The doll maker is mean. She didnʼt make me a doll.” Her fake huff and puffing made it clear that she was trying to get Su to work in her favor.

”Oh? I thought you would be angrier that she made you one not as perfect as your scales.” Su immediately started teasing as Midnight tried to push back, Su trying to pinch her cheeks and push her around was rare but enough to make Midnight feel like a big sister was calling her cute too much.

”The boss told me that you could show me how to make my guardian doll move better. It doesnʼt have wings like yours as a half dragon but I would like to learn. You are amazing and can protect anyone and everyone, please let me learn.”

Now Walker was shocked, the annoyed and brutal attitude was gone as Mela appeared to greatly respect Su more than him. Yes she has seen Suʼs actions fighting and defending others in her village, but it still made him slightly jealous of the treatment.

”Of course I can spar with your doll while you learn. I would like nothing more than to see how much you can grow. I heard a bit about your skills and I think adding you to this expedition will make you a bit famous.” Now Mela was even blushing and seemingly embarrassed, Walker felt like he had lost in every single way here.

”I am curious, have you made any dolls copying Gil, Remey, and Walker yet? Can you show me?” Su tilted her head since she wanted to see just what these arcane dolls would be able to do. She knew that Mela could use some magics with them but that was wildly different from proper magic.

”I have one of the aloof Gil and the potion crazy Remey, they are partially built because I donʼt know archery well or how to sharpen the metal claws for Remey to fight with…” The disappointment seemed true but Walker spotted some excitement in Melaʼs smile. She clearly wanted to know how to make these things possible. If she could she would be able to have much stronger dolls that stood out for the heroes she held close to her own heart.

”Then we will have to have them come and show you a bit. I can also make a few of our blacksmith friends help you. I assume all your dolls wonʼt be wooden right?” Su was getting more and more information from Mela than what Walker had managed. He was a bit more jealous until he began to smell a few changes in the air.

”I smell the beaches. We might have something to scout so Midnight and I will do that while you get to know the arcane puppeteer better.” Walker looked at mela and found she hadnʼt even glanced his way. Su just giggled a little while Onyx stole a spot on Suʼs shoulders to also help and watch.

Midnight followed Walker trying to act like she didnʼt care at all. However, Alice saw them and reached out to grab Walkerʼs hand before he smirked and stepped in to the air carrying her. She wasnʼt being left behind when she could see this new land as well.

It would make this a bit more fun. He could smell the changes in the air that meant they were approaching a larger beach. The smell of seaweed dried in the sun and the scent of seashells opened by monsters for food all told him that they would be looking in to a different seashore than what they had seen before. Of course he and everyone else would be curious.

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