Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 79: Golem Legion
Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Golem Legion
As Kei issued the command, the entire Flashing Territory quickly went into operation.
A large number of troops divided into two paths, heading towards Firefly City and Qilin City respectively.
Sunan also arrived in Firefly City with the magic energy crystal forging furnace and marked out a piece of land in the city to temporarily build a Puppet Factory.
He also brought Sherman, Cole, and Attila over to assist with some auxiliary work.
After breaking through to level 3 of the [Puppet Refining] skill, crafting Stone Golems was no longer a difficulty for Sunan, with the success rate being almost 100%.
In fact, the success rate of Puppet Refining is never too low, much higher than potion-making.
The real issue with puppets is the crafting cost and the maintenance cost in the later stages.
However, since these Stone Golems are for battlefield use and are expendable, there’s no need to consider the maintenance cost in the later stages, the real concern is the crafting cost.
The cost of a Stone Golem is roughly around forty-three Gold Coins, almost three times that of a Clay Golem.
The major cost premium is on the gemstones.
Because more advanced gemstones are needed to serve as Soul Cores.
Honestly, if it weren’t for the fact that both puppet crafting and rune gemstone manufacturing require naturally generated gemstones—only naturally generated gemstones have natural spirituality—Sunan would have already considered developing synthetic gemstones.
So far, the money he’s spent on buying gemstones amounts to at least tens of thousands of Gold Coins!
If he could solve the problem of gemstone sourcing, he could save a significant amount and spend the Gold Coins elsewhere.
Once the temporary Puppet Factory was established, it instantly went into full operation.
Sunan temporarily set aside his cultivation and other tasks, focusing with his three students on crafting Stone Golems.
After half a year of study, Sherman and the others had mastered their first Tier Zero Magic—Mage Hand!
With Sunan’s focused guidance, the three had also started to delve into puppet crafting and potion-making, mastering certain skills and knowledge.
Thus, when the three of them acted as temporary assistants, they did so quite systematically.
In half a month, Sunan finally crafted 100 Stone Golems.
“It’s a pity the time is tight and funds are insufficient; otherwise, crafting more Stone Golems and synthesizing stronger ones would definitely have better battlefield effects.”
Sunan expressed some regret.
Although the Fire Fox Merchants finally agreed to their terms and advanced the profits from potion sales, it was only five thousand Gold Coins.
Crafting 100 Stone Golems was enough, but doing more was beyond his capability.
“However, 100 Stone Golems should be sufficient.”
Sunan looked at the dense array of towering golems in front of him, a smile on his face.
Behind him, Sherman, Cole, and Attila were all beaming with excitement.
This Golem Legion before them also contained a part of their contribution.
Just thinking about these Stone Golems being invincible on the battlefield filled their hearts with excitement.
“Alright, you’ve all worked hard during this period.”
Sunan turned to smile at the three of them:
“Once we return to the base, I’ll reward you with the corresponding Contribution Points for your efforts during this period.”
“Thank you, Teacher.”
Sherman and the others couldn’t help but smile in unison.
With the extra Contribution Points, they could exchange for more minor Active Potions.
Letting the three of them rest, Sunan headed straight for the south gate.
As early as five days ago, Count Storm’s army had already arrived near Firefly City and launched attacks.
These days, Firefly City and the Storm Army had clashed in numerous sieges, with exceptionally fierce battles.
Fortunately, with the help of the Black Rock Leopard in defending the city, and the Clay Golems tirelessly repairing the city walls day and night, Firefly City was not in immediate danger of being breached.
As he walked along, the streets were desolate.
Under the shadow of war, the city had become significantly quieter in recent days.
The residents hid in their homes, rarely venturing out.
Occasionally, a group of soldiers would pass by swiftly.
Sunan sensed that the Hidden Dragon was sunbathing on a plaza more than five hundred meters away.
As for Amy, who knows where she had gone to play again.
Originally, Sunan hadn’t planned on bringing Amy along this time, but the little guy couldn’t sit still and kept pestering to come along, so Sunan let it be.
After all, with the little one’s abilities, she wouldn’t get into any trouble, even on the battlefield.
The Steel Golem, however, was left by Sunan at the base.
After all, the base is his foundation and must not be compromised; it requires a guarding force.
On the city wall, Kei was arranging for the defense when he saw Sunan appear and exclaimed in surprise, “What are you doing here?”
“The Stone Golem Legion is ready and can be deployed at any time.”
Upon hearing this, Kei’s spirits were instantly lifted.
“That’s great. Those guys on the other side have been getting really arrogant lately. I was just thinking about how to give them a heavy blow. Since the Golem Legion is ready, I’ll lead the army out tomorrow and crush them head-on!”
Sunan glanced at the densely packed army camp in the distance, his eyes gleaming as he said, “No need to wait until tomorrow, let’s move tonight.”
“Tonight? You’re planning a raid?” Kei looked hesitant.
While a night raid could indeed create a surprise effect, it’s not just the enemy; even their own soldiers have difficulty seeing clearly at night, and a single misstep could cost them dearly.
Moreover, Kei didn’t believe Count Storm hadn’t prepared for such a move.
By now, the enemy must surely have posted people to keep a close watch on all the gates of Firefly City, ready to detect any movement.
Seeing Kei’s concern, Sunan smiled slightly and said, “Stone Golems are construct creatures with innate dark vision, so night battles won’t pose any problem for them.”
“Stone Golems have this ability?” Kei was both surprised and delighted.
If that’s true, then they would have a great advantage in night battles.
“But even so, nighttime operations won’t achieve the effect of a surprise attack. The noise of Stone Golem attacks is not small, and once we open the gate, the enemy will immediately know.”
“What if we silently transport the Golem Legion into the enemy camp?” Sunan smiled.
“How is that possible…”
Kei instinctively wanted to refute, then suddenly realized, staring wide-eyed at Sunan.
“You have a way?”
Sunan smiled and nodded.
Stone Golems aren’t real autonomous creatures and can be placed in storage spaces.
Of course, a Space Ring with a 5 cubic meter volume can only hold three or four Stone Golems, which wouldn’t make this plan feasible.
But Sunan has the magic cube!
Stone Golems, needing only 2 slots, more than enough!
“Great, so great!”
Kei was so excited he couldn’t stop rubbing his hands.
No wonder he was so out of character—if, as Sunan said, they could silently transport 100 Stone Golems into the enemy camp and then suddenly explode into action, it would definitely throw the enemy into chaos.
Then, they could leisurely open the gates and dispatch troops to easily crush the enemy!
They could settle the battle overnight!
This plan is simply too good!
The key actually lies with the person implementing the plan.
If it were anyone else claiming they could transport 100 Stone Golems into the enemy camp, Kei wouldn’t believe it at all.
But Sunan is different.
Even though Sunan hadn’t explained how he’d do it, Kei still trusted that Sunan had his own method.
Without delay, once the plan was finalized, the two immediately began taking action.
