As it turned out, people really do laugh when they're speechless to the extreme.
Tang refolded the letter full of nonsense, stuffed it into the storage room, and then the Traveler marionette took him away from the castle.
The Lamdre family marionettes in the castle were still diligently doing their jobs.
This borrowing of the Theater Owner's Ring to instruct the Never-Ending Theater to send out marionettes was still under the control of the Never-Ending Theater, and the act of disguising as them was also part of Tang's Master of Marionettes potion digestion.
With the Theater Owner's Ring and the entire theater as his 'marionette', even without actively acting, the Master of Marionettes potion digestion was progressing steadily. However, the actual controller of these marionettes was the theater core, so most of the digested spiritual feedback went to the theater core. He was only able to get a bit of spiritual feedback thanks to the Theater Owner's Ring.
Otherwise, after obtaining the Never-Ending Theater, if Tang just stuffed a few Extraordinary individuals inside, based on the amount of marionettes controlled by the theater core, his Master of Marionettes potion digestion could be completed in less than a day.
After all, the number of marionettes and the proficiency with which a Sequence Two could control them were far beyond what a Sequence Five Master of Marionettes could participate in.
"Moreover, when I advance to Sequence Four, if there are no spectators around, I must sever the connection between the theater and me. This way, I won't be able to use the Theater Owner's Ring to control the Never-Ending Theater to participate in hunting Sequence Four battles."
Having a Sequence Two Miracle Invoker Sealed Artifact controlling a group of marionettes as spectators, although not as terrifying as Klein Moretti's nest of angels, was enough for him to fulfill the ritual and advance to Trick Sorcerer.
"As for acting... I can't send the marionettes out for the time being. There's an old grandfather in the territory. Who knows if he'll notice something and then follow the marionette's trail to find the theater?"
In fact, at this point, Tang even planned to recall the marionette in the castle.
None of the angels were simple. Even with the System and the power of the Night concealing things, with spirit threads floating outside, he didn't know if it would be discovered.
Would some old grandfather come to his door later and ask him, "Did you forget your marionette outside?" And then he would happily open the door and thank this kind old man who returned lost property?
The kind old grandfather brought you the marionette, and then the old grandfather took out his monocle and gave you a dazzling smile?
Oh, what a dark joke.
Tang amused himself, then composed his expression and returned to the theater to continue his work.
The System and the theater core were watching over the castle. If any problems arose, they would immediately warn him, so there shouldn't be any issues for the time being.
Now he was formulating the school rules for Miskatonic University, preparing to complete the side quest.
'Side Quest: Establish a Secret Organization (Second Stage)'
'You have selected a fixed location for communication! Let me see, what? You actually chose a Sealed Artifact?! This is truly a bold decision. Oh, my friend, your courage is admirable, and your friends are equally respectable.'
'Well then, after establishing the rudimentary form of a secret organization, you should formulate corresponding rules and regulations. Hmm, you understand, a secret organization without rules and regulations is like mysticism without Dawoud Morrison... You ask who Dawoud Morrison is? Oh, he's just an ordinary tramp.'
'Please establish comprehensive rules and regulations for the secret organization!'
'Task Progress: 71%'
'Task Reward: Surprise Package * 1'
Currently, there seemed to be no active acting requirements. Activities in Tingen were instead dangerous, while Amon and the old grandfather were still relatively quiet, and the problem with the Dark Side of the Universe couldn't be rushed. He could only see if he could find another way.
"The first Surprise Package yielded the 'Telescope for Observing Stars'. What will the next Surprise Package bring?"
Although he thought that this thing should be controlled by the Knowledge Wilderness, a Surprise Package with everything? It was just the Knowledge Wilderness统筹ing data and stuffing golden fingers into his hands.
He would just take whatever the Knowledge Wilderness gave him. What else could he say?
'Host, don't say that. Our algorithm is very people-friendly, there's absolutely no behind-the-scenes manipulation!'
"Really? I don't believe it." Tang asked gently, "System, could it be that you can really produce the corpse of an ancient god for me to use as a marionette?"
'...W-well, it's not impossible.' The System stammered, 'I'll go discuss it with the main system... ah no, I'll go ask the main system, they should have it...'
Hmm, go throw a tantrum, say you won't live if they don't give it to you, and then also see what good things the main system has, snatch them back to upgrade yourself, become a rich and powerful System, lead the host to beat up Amon and kick the old grandfather, and reach the peak of System life?
Emmm, inexplicably a bit tempted jpg.
"Then, go and come back quickly."
After saying that, Tang ignored the System's little schemes. Anyway, whether it was the 'Observing Stars' set or anything else, there would always be a time when he could use it.
Now he needed to specifically revise the rules he had formulated.
In the uniquely shaped, modern-style decorations mixed with medieval-style office, Tang sat in a high-backed chair, holding parchment, his right hand's charcoal pencil writing and drawing on the lines of text that had obviously been revised many times.
School rules and the like, after some picking and choosing, most of the rules could be recalled according to the memories of his previous life through dream divination.
So many people in his previous life had perfected this part of the content, so he didn't need to consider it himself. He just needed to borrow and slightly modify it to use it independently.
What he was considering now was the issue between the outer and inner campuses.
The rules of the outer campus were naturally simple: strive to be a good student of the new era, study hard and make progress every day, don't leave early or arrive late, and so on.
The rules of the inner campus leaned towards not harming others, not using companions to grow mushrooms, not randomly reciting mystical content like True Creator, Amon, or Adam, and then there were the daily regulations.
Both of these were easy to solve.
The rules of the outer campus were normal, the rules of the inner campus were mysterious, as for the Crimson Campus? Laughing to death, it was full of spiritual pollution. Entering it, you only needed to know one rule: "Resist with all your might to survive."
"The rules for entering the inner campus from the outer campus, hmm, should I write them in the school rules? Or wait for people to discover them, like in rule-based horror stories, for example, write a sentence like, 'There is no fourth floor in the library. If you encounter stairs leading to the fourth floor, please do not enter under any circumstances.'"
This was quite in line with rule-based horror stories, and rule-based horror stories were quite in line with Trick Sorcerers.
Tang lightly tapped the table with his fingertips, put down the parchment in his hand, and took out a stack of sticky notes from the drawer.
Let's call it Miskatonic Rule-Based Horror University.
It's better than something like Amon University...
(End of this chapter)