Han Yu listened intently to the clerk's words.
"You will be asked to create a basic functioning puppet. Nothing advanced. Nothing dangerous. A simple movement puppet with basic command runes. Most disciples take several tries. Each attempt costs merit points."
Han Yu nodded.
The man continued.
"Once you pass, you will get the rank of Novice Puppet Artisan. From there, you can study under the Puppet Peak and gain access to restricted libraries and manuals."
He leaned closer and lowered his voice.
And if you get good enough, you might even be invited to the zombie refinement workshops. Tough work. But worth it. They pay the most."
Han Yu suppressed a shiver.
He needed puppetry for Xuan Qing. But the idea of working with corpses was something he would need to mentally prepare for.
The clerk leaned back, picked up his chariot puppet, watched it spin, and sighed with disappointment.
"You can take the exam today if you want. Just tap your token on the door to the test chambers."
