"Wait a minute!"
Fran suddenly stopped us.
"This doesn't seem right! If there's a smell of rotting corpses coming from that road, shouldn't we avoid it?"
"Well, that's true..."
I agreed, but Aliyah interrupted.
"So, which road do you suggest we take? The others don't have any strange smells, but that doesn't mean they're safe, right? Are you saying only one road is a dead end and the rest lead us out of here?"
"Well..."
Fran also struggled to find an answer.
"I don't have a better idea."
"If that's the case, then we'll try a different approach!"
I suddenly had an idea and took out the humanoids I had brought from the merchant's car on Dongda Street and borrowed from Simu's lab.
"Although they vary in quality, they should all be functional."
I looked at them and nodded in satisfaction.
"Oh my goodness..."
Fran's eyes widened.
"Where did you get so many humanoids? Nowadays, all kinds of humanoids are important resources sought after by various countries and mercenary groups. And here you have... 12? It's unbelievable."
"Really? I borrowed them from different places... Well, let's not dwell on the details."
"Details? This isn't just a detail. Nowadays, a humanoid used for cleaning costs 500 gold coins, and here you have a mobile treasure trove."
"Well... it seems like Simu's family has been making a lot of money lately."
"That's true. After all, Simu's family is not the only one producing humanoids on the continent. They specialize in close combat humanoids and ice magic humanoids. They're not particularly good at heavy knight humanoids or disguise humanoids."
"I see, there are other types..."
I looked at the 12 humanoids I had with me. Seven of them were the latest models of warrior humanoids, two were magic humanoids, and three were assassin humanoids.
Of course, I also had Pure White, although she wasn't considered a humanoid but more of a conscious Shikigami.
"Anyway, let's use them to explore the way!"
As I said that, I activated my skill to control the humanoids.
Seven thin threads instantly connected to seven of the humanoids, their eyes lit up, and they stood up one by one from the ground.
I tried to target the other humanoids, but when I pressed the skill button, they didn't move.
Only one notification popped up!
Maximum controlled capacity reached.
There's still a limit to the number of humanoids I can control? Are you kidding me?
Does the skill to control humanoids also have levels? Do I need to increase my chakra limit?
I hastily opened the skill menu and scrolled to the description of the skill to control humanoids. When I saw the introduction, cold sweat soaked my magic robe.
Skill: Control Humanoids LV1
Activate and control your own humanoids. Currently capable of controlling up to seven.
Next level requirements:
Humanoid Master LV2
Or
Dollmaster LV2
Or
Mental Mage LV2
Or
Puppet Onmyoji LV2
What kind of occupation is this? I've never heard of any of them before. Well, the last one I've heard of vaguely, but I've never seen a real person with that occupation.
Isn't this ridiculous? How am I supposed to learn without an occupation? Can't I learn any skill I want? Why is there an occupation requirement? Dear World, are you kidding me?
Although I can learn skills, there are some special skills with requirements that I cannot upgrade. That's troublesome. These occupations seem powerful, and the more I can't learn them, the more my curiosity is piqued!
Next time, I'll find Dear World and ask for clarification.
"What are you spacing out for?"
Aliyah suddenly slapped me. Since her attacks couldn't damage me, she really put some force into it, almost knocking me into the wall.
"Can't you be more gentle? I can only control seven humanoids, and I'm feeling overwhelmed."
"Seven? Your mental power is already impressive to be able to control seven."
Fran, standing next to us, seemed to know something and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Only with high mental power can you control humanoids. Look at me, I can only control five."
After saying that, she reached forward, and the five remaining humanoids trembled as they got up from the ground, shaking like elderly people with osteoporosis after just getting out of bed.
"These things... are difficult to control."
Just as she said that, two of the humanoids fell down with a thud. The other three managed to steady themselves and stood up.
Fran nodded in satisfaction and then commanded the three to jump in place a few times before stretching lazily.
"It feels great, like having a few extra hands and legs."
"I want to try too!"
Aliyah, being a warrior, walked in front of the two humanoids and gestured in the air for quite a while, but none of them stood up.
Really, how can you control them if you don't even have any skills?
Speaking of which, where did I learn my skills from? I've forgotten...
"Never mind, I'll just control them and make them walk around."
After saying that, I waved my hand, and the seven humanoids ran into the seven passages on the right.
"I'll join too!"
Fran also controlled the three humanoids and led them into the other three passages.
From here, I could feel the state of the seven humanoids, and at the same time, the routes of the passages were displayed on my mini-map.
That's the benefit of humanoids; since it's mental control, I can observe the surroundings with mental power without needing a light.
The humanoids started running madly in the passages, although we didn't know what was ahead, since they were humanoids, exploring the way was enough.
The layout of the passages is also strange, going up and down all of a sudden, intertwining and intertwining between the passages.
Isn't this passage design too bizarre?
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Fran exclaimed beside me.
"What's wrong?"
I quickly asked, "My two humanoids... Collided?"
"Collided?"
Just as I questioned, a humanoid suddenly rushed out from a passage on the left, looking like one of the ones I was controlling!
"What!"
Aliyah, seeing someone rushing out, almost drew her sword and swung at them, but I quickly released control, and the humanoid fell to the ground, avoiding Aliyah's attack.
"Wait a minute!"
I quickly stopped the humanoids.
"These passages... Are most of them connected?"
I really hate mazes...
