Chapter 2014: Battle Trials in the Dawn (49)

At the same time (?), in the Red Sea of Africa, in the Pillar Forest, inside the sand ship [Dawn] in Bedeville.

"I'm back, meow. Segrade walked into the common room because he had agreed with his brother to meet here at noon. Then he happened to see a group of people in the break room eating lunch and watching TV.

"Brother, you want the accessories. Segrade walked over and shoved a small pocket for Zhalfir.

"Thanks meow. Zhalfir quickly took the thing, his eyes a little sneaky.

"What's that?" asked Palamides, who was eating fish cutlets on the side, as if his two sons were making some kind of deal.

"Secret meow. Segrade gave his father a mysterious look, "Just don't tell Daddy you know meow." ＂

"Huh~?Could it be that the contents of the bag have something to do with the afternoon game?" asked Palamides tentatively.

"Ugh. Zhalfir snorted. It seems that Palamedis guessed correctly.

"Goo------" Segrade's stomach was also wailing on an empty stomach. The leopard man youth then rubbed his abdomen: "Hey, I'm starving, what can I eat?"

"Give. His brother stuffed a hamburger into Segrade. Without even thinking about it, the leopard man broke open the greaseproof paper that wrapped the hamburger and ate it in a big gulp.

"Ah, there's one more thing. Segrade took two bites of the hamburger, and suddenly remembered something, and immediately took out a few other strange things from his waist bag, put them on the table and asked, "Brother, analyze this meow." ＂

"What the hell is this?" his brother Zhalfir looked curiously at the elements that Segrade had placed on the table.

They appear to be some kind of wood work, and there are seven pieces in total. Some of them had been chopped up with sharp blades, but it was clear that it was supposed to be an arm. Wooden arms. It was supposed to be something that was removed from some kind of puppet. The other one seemed to be the head of some kind of puppet doll, but most of the wooden man's head was also smashed, and only the right part of the face near the chin was brought back, and Segrade was supposed to pick the part that was easy to take away. One last item piqued Zhalfir's interest, what looked like a glass ball was wrapped in several metal rings, and there was still a faint glow inside the sphere, like embers that had not yet been completely extinguished after some kind of flame had burned. It should be some kind of core, the core of magic.

What Segrade brought back was something that Zhalfir had seen somewhere before. He frowned, "...... this?"

"When I went to look for Daddy Odin, I was attacked by these wooden golems. The young leopard man said to his brother, "Although he escaped from danger in the end...... Ahem...... Anyway, I've recovered some of the remains of the golem and brought it back for you to see. Maybe you can find some clues from the remains of these golems?"

"It's useless for you to bring this kind of thing back, and I don't know anything about golems. Zhalfir then gave his twin brother a blank look: "You have a chance to show it to Aunt Vivien, who is an expert in studying and making golems." ＂

"Then I'll have to wait until I'm free. Segrade casually picked up one of the legs of the wooden golem and played with it, sighing.

"Golem. Old man Logan was also eating, and it should be said that the old man was munching on a crunchy and golden French bread with relish. Despite being baked, the inside of the baguette was quite tough, but Logan chewed it with ease, and his teeth were good.

"If you ask me, it's not like I can't tell you some information. Wizard Logan grinned, breadcrumbs splashing as he spoke.

"Master Logan also knows Golem Meow, I thought you were studying drug-related magic. Segrade thought Logan was annoying, but he didn't want to deal with the old man, so he said perfunctorily.

"It's true that the Golem is not a field that I specialize in, but the so-called [Demon Dao] is something that you must understand. In order to become a high-level mage, I also studied the making and principle of the golem back then. ＂

"Oh?" Palamides snorted.

"Actually, the golem is such a thing, to say that it is simple, it is indeed simple, to say that it is profound, it is indeed profound. The old man quickly finished eating the bread, and unceremoniously picked up the core of the wooden golem on the table and played with it: "As long as you use the magic method to fix the magic power, and inject both [mana] and [command] into a container that can serve as the core, the golem is already preliminarily completed." After that, it is only a matter of further creating a body for the [core] to move. Once everything is done, the Golem will be able to move and act according to the [command] of the initial output core until the [Mana] inside the core is exhausted. ＂

"Is it really that simple?" Zhalfir asked, tilting his head.

"The easy part is as simple as that. However, if the commands injected into the core are too simple, the resulting golem will be very stupid, and it will often have to stand stupidly and perform some very simple actions. If you want the Golem to have more delicate and flexible actions, the more [commands] you inject into the core. Those golems that can act flexibly like ordinary people often contain hundreds of thousands of magic commands in their core, which is very complicated. ＂

"Hmm...... Only then did Segrade remember how light the movements of these Golems were when he fought against them today. They are really beyond the level of ordinary people, they are like a good warrior when fighting, and with the advantage of being as light as a swallow, the leopard youth almost fell into a bitter battle. If it weren't for Daddy Odin's presence and Segrade alone dealing with the attacking group of wooden golems, he might have lost.

"So...... The core of this golem is very good, meow?" Segrade asked.

"Are you asking me?" Logan held the core and pretended to be stupid, "I haven't seen with my own eyes how this golem actually moves, and how can I know how good it is." ＂

Segrade was silent for a moment.

"However, since the core is still there, maybe we can put it on another body and try it, and if it moves, it will be clear how good the core is. Then the old man said.

"It's better not to be like this, this thing will attack people, it's very dangerous. Zhalfir, who was on the side, knew that Logan was going to play with fire, so he hurriedly stopped him.

"And if you don't have a [body] that matches this core, you shouldn't be able to move, right?" Segrad also asked, "Even if you use iron to make another golem body and put it on, the joint control will be different." ＂

"It was a smart decision for you to get those wooden golems back. Logan then said, "It's perfectly feasible to recreate the body according to this specification." And this golem was supposed to be a humanoid body, right? The same joint structure, even if it was remade, would be a similar thing, and this core could drive it. ＂

"Hey, you're not really going to ------," Zhalfir became even more nervous.

"I'm not going to do anything dangerous. The old man took the golem core and continued to play: "Shrink it down proportionally, just make a small body and test it to run." And then how far this thing can go, and how good it is, you can see it clearly just by looking at it. ＂

Halfway through speaking, the old magician's face suddenly became gloomy: "I hope it's not the kind of thing I imagined." Golems made using [Contraindicated]. ＂

"What is [taboo]?"

"I won't tell you. Old man Logan smiled mysteriously.

"Wait, you're really going to make a body meow for this core?!" Zhalfir saw that the conversation was getting more and more wrong, and couldn't help but remind him anxiously, "Don't forget that some unknown hostile force of this thing has sent to attack your meow." What if you make a body for it, and it starts attacking people again? And it doesn't feel safe to put this core here, so aren't you afraid that the hostile force is remote controlling this thing? Maybe at this moment, it also recorded our conversation as it is, and someone on the other side heard the meow?"

"Well, that shouldn't be possible in the first place. Logan shrugged, "I don't feel any magical fluctuations in external communication. This kind of golem is supposed to accept a certain order at the beginning and carry it out until the end, rather than changing the order in the middle of the way. You can see from its original crude wooden body, which obviously treats the golem as a one-time consumable, and it is no longer needed to achieve its purpose, and it is discarded when it is used up. ＂

"There's a fundamental logical loophole in what you're saying. Zhalfir then argued: "Doesn't it mean that the core of this golem is infused with something with very complex commands? This kind of delicate core should be very expensive, right? In that case, how did it become a [disposable consumable]?"

"Oh, there is no logical loophole in my words. I promise. But the great mage Logan still said mysteriously, "If my assumption is correct, there is indeed no loophole." [Imbued with a delicate core of very complex commands], it can sometimes be something extremely cheap to build. So that's where [the taboo] lies. ＂

"I didn't understand meow at all...... Zhalfir looked confused.

"Oh hahahaha------" Over the lounge, Kate and Tiger Obert were still watching cartoons, giggling and laughing. Old man Logan glanced thoughtfully at the two children, "You don't need to understand. At least not now. Not here. ＂

The old man hid the core in his pocket: "Leave this thing to me to study." I'm going to make a small body for it by tonight, and when it's done, I'm going to call you to come and see it before I run the test, okay?"

"Yes, meow. Segrad seemed to realize something, and replied, "Let's take a look at it when it's done, but don't hide from us and test it." ＂

"Of course. The old man then said, and then turned away with all his thoughts.