A fat man wielding a large spoon kicked a gray-clad apprentice to the ground with one foot, his cheeks jiggling as he did so:,That old geezer, Sun Fatty, was considered a half-decent master craftsman. He oversaw ten or so apprentices and managed the food and lodging for the over a hundred people working at the weapons forge. His temper was notoriously bad, and beating and scolding his apprentices was commonplace.,While Daoists only have access to Taoist magic after receiving talismans and having their names inscribed on the heavenly register (Tian Cao), obtaining a divine position, can they then control talismans. Through this, they possess supernatural abilities such as summoning and commanding ghosts and spirits, pacifying the five directions, subduing demons and exorcising evil spirits, curing diseases, and warding off calamities.。