Chapter 398: Copying the Chip (1/2)

Alex and the woman in red robes watched as the formation activated. Suddenly, a gust of air appeared out of nowhere and blew both of their hair.

It was a steady breeze that one would appreciate on a hot summer day.

Alex smiled and said, ”It works.”

”Good job,” the woman said and walked outside.

'This mistress is very weird; what is up with her?' Alex wondered.

”Show me! Show me!” Ying Wu came forward and looked at the formation. The continuous gust of air hit her as well when she came next to it.

”Oh wow! Formations really are such weird stuff,” she said with a massive sign in her eyes.

”Are you interested in formations?” Alex asked.

”N-Not really,” she answered as she got a bit flustered. ”It's not like I can use it even if I was interested.”

”How about you try?” Alex said and handed her the talisman with the blueprint to the formation.

Ying Wu took the talisman and was about to place it on her forehead when she stopped and made an uncomfortable smile. ”Umm… mortals can't read these can they?” she asked.

Alex realized what he was doing and immediately apologized. He then just gave the formation he had made without the spirit stone attached and made her carve it.

Once he handed the inscription pen, she started.

She carefully carved with her weirdly normal hands that didn't seem to do any work. Her speed was very nonuniform and it looked like she was struggling to carve it properly.

”Are you okay?” he asked.

”Ughh… Y-Yeah,” she said while clearly struggling to do a single stroke properly.

”Umm... You don't have to do it if you can't,” Alex said.

”I'm doing it… Ugh, I just didn't realize that carving metal would be so hard,” she said. She was struggling, but she didn't want his help.

Alex waited by the side. Thankfully, those plates only cost a gold coin, or he would be crying right now. Eventually, just before the caravan moved, she finished.

”Phew, I did it,” she said as she handed him both of the formations back. Alex looked at the formation of his that looked close to pristine, without a single imperfection. And then he looked at hers…. And the most humane way to describe it would be a cheap imitation.

None of the strokes were of correct length neither were they straight. There were dents and scratched all over the strokes too.

The pattern was also not very accurate, but it was close enough.

”C'mon, let's try it,” she said.

Alex nodded and pulled out a spirit stone before trying it on her formation. As soon as it was activated, a small gust of air appeared that surprised Alex, however, just as suddenly, it disappeared.