The inscribing took thirty minutes. He worked slowly and steadily, careful not to slip. If he cracked the crystal, he would need a new one, and that would incur costs.
'Better to do it perfectly the first time.' He thought.
When he finished, the tiny crystal pulsed faintly with light. He infused it with a little Spirit Qi to test it and felt the array respond. The basic commands worked. He placed the crystal into the groove of the head segment and connected the final runes around it.
The puppet was now complete.
He picked it up and held it in his palm. It was light and somewhat silly looking. A wooden worm. Yet it represented a very important gateway for him.
He placed the puppet onto the floor and activated the control array with a gentle flow of Spirit Qi. Then he extended his spirit sense into the crystal.
The puppet twitched.
Han Yu increased the output gently.
