Chapter 311 - 304: Preparing a New Golem Project
Chapter 311: Chapter 304: Preparing a New Golem Project
「One month later.」
「In the main workshop’s Meditation Room.」
Allen opened his eyes, his consciousness withdrawing from his Sea of Spirit.
’Too slow.’
Allen frowned slightly, sensing the changes within his Sea of Spirit.
For thirty whole days, he had maintained a strict ten-hour schedule of deep Meditation and construction.
The prototype for his eighth sub-thread was less than a tenth complete.
As for the first Core Matrix of the Second-level Wizard stage, with its thirty-six Will Runes of maddening complexity, he hadn’t even managed to stabilize the first stroke of the very first Rune.
Without the aid of High-tier resources, relying solely on grinding, the cultivation progress of a Second-level Wizard was simply despairing.
Allen shook his head. ’This really will take a few decades of grinding.’
’I’ll have to take it slow. There’s still plenty of time.’
Currently, his energy was divided in four directions: twenty percent for the daily inscription of Will Runes, forty percent for managing the warzone reconstruction, ten percent for the "Technology Development and Exploration" project, and the remaining twenty percent was focused on Golem R&D and upgrades.
Time is Magic Stones, efficiency is life.
Allen walked out of the Quiet Chamber and headed to the main control room where Jarvis’s core was located.
"Jarvis, report on the warzone reconstruction progress."
[Command received. Data compilation complete.]
A holographic sand table lit up in the center of the control room, the green dots representing friendly units several times denser than a month ago.
[Mine Production Recovery: Of the nineteen mines, full-scale mining operations have been successfully restored in 8. Overall production capacity has returned to forty-two percent of pre-war levels. A one-hundred percent recovery is projected within three months.]
[Armament Reorganization: The Second Legion is about to return to full strength. This mainly consists of repairing battle-damaged PX-1B and Spider Slayer Type II models. Note: The rate of subsequent reinforcement will slow down.]
[Infrastructure: One-third of the peripheral charging station network has been deployed. Six simple workshops have been established, supported by Earth Vein Magic Furnaces, effectively covering the western and northern edges of the mining area. The energy resupply efficiency for Golems has increased by four hundred percent.]
Allen looked at the flashing charging station nodes on the sand table and nodded in satisfaction.
Previously, when Golems were deployed, simply traveling back and forth to recharge consumed a great deal of time and Magic Power. Now, with charging posts extending to the front lines, the troops’ sustained combat capability and operational radius had taken a quantum leap.
"What about our financial situation?"
[The remaining High-tier Magical Beast materials have been delivered to Forged Fire Fortress in five batches via the Teleportation Array. The logistics department accepted the entire shipment, for a total return of 8.8 million Low-Level Magic Stones.]
[After deducting this month’s expenses for armament repairs, charging station deployment, and production line maintenance, the current liquid assets in the account are: 19.8 million Low-Level Magic Stones.]
Nearly twenty million, but Allen just twitched the corner of his mouth, completely unfazed.
’The demiplane fragment costs over eighty million, plus the construction cost of five standard Golem Legions later on...’
Allen rubbed the bridge of his nose. ’It’s hard to save money while doing a massive build-up, but restoring military strength and production capacity is the top priority.’
’My lovely demiplane, you’ll just have to wait a little longer. Once I’ve saved up enough for the dowry, I’ll come for you, riding on a seven-colored cloud to buy you.’
Poverty remained the Sword of Damocles hanging over his head.
However, one must eat, and the journey must continue.
Allen walked to the main console and pulled up an encrypted projection file.
The project was titled: [Technology Development and Exploration].
When he had previously spent a whopping two million to purchase the "Complete Structural Design Schematics and Rune Array Analysis for a General-Purpose Earth Vein Magic Furnace," Allen had a premonition that it was more than just a blueprint for a "generator."
The [Deep Geological Structure Resonance Model], [Long-Range Spatial Anchoring Rune Matrix], and [Magic Power Purification and Stabilization System] it contained were all technologies well worth delving into.
Over the past month, he had dedicated one sub-thread exclusively to the "Technology Development and Exploration" project, having it analyze these technical documents around the clock in an attempt to isolate, develop, and apply them to his existing Golem systems.
At the same time, he established a detailed combat data model, systematically reviewing every battle from his apprentice days to the arrival of the Son of the Abyss.
"Jarvis, establish a combat attrition model and conduct a weakness analysis on our current armaments."
First, insufficient firepower projection range.
The "Purgatory" six-legged fire support platform was indeed effective. Its twelve-tube Hive launcher, combined with "Red Lotus-I" Magic Missiles, was excellent for area denial. But the problem was that the Red Lotus-I’s maximum range was a mere 50 kilometers.
Fifty kilometers might be considered beyond-visual-range in mortal ground warfare, but for High-tier Magical Beasts and Second-level Wizards who could cross mountains and seas at will, it was a journey of just ten minutes—not even comparable to the rocket artillery of the PLA from his past life.
’I have to increase the range. We need to achieve a precision strike capability of at least two hundred kilometers.’
The [Long-Range Spatial Anchoring] technology from the Earth Vein Magic Furnace gave him an idea.
If he could inscribe simplified spatial anchoring Runes into a missile guidance system and combine it with the Demon Eye network, he might be able to achieve beyond-visual-range targeting that bypassed physical obstacles. As for how to make them fly that far, that would require more in-depth research.
Second, a lack of specialized damage-soaking units and a missing defensive system.
Looking back at his previous battles, Allen’s tactics had always been "firepower saturation" and "direct confrontation."
This approach was great when he had the upper hand, but when facing enemy elite units, the attrition rate was absurdly high.
He was in desperate need of a defensive unit that could protect important assets (like Magic Furnaces and communication nodes) and other fragile Golems.
’Applying the AT Field (Absolute Terror Field) to conventional Golems isn’t realistic. The cost is too high, and the energy consumption is unsustainable.’
Allen’s mind raced. ’I need a new type of Golem with shield and barrier protection technology. Its mission would be to stand at the front and absorb damage.’
Third, the cost of air superiority was too high.
The "Storm Falcon" design was perfect: high-maneuverability, anti-gravity air superiority.
But its core required the soul of a High-tier raptor, and with a unit cost of nearly 20,000 Magic Stones, it was impossible to produce them on a scale that could blot out the sun.
Without affordable air superiority, he would be extremely vulnerable in complex terrain and against Flying Magical Beasts. He needed a low-cost, swarm-capable flying unit.
The "drone carrier" concept from his past life popped into his mind.
’Not every aircraft needs to have advanced intelligence.’
Allen brought up a drafting interface and quickly sketched out a massive, floating armored platform. ’Build a heavily armored, long-endurance mothership to act as an aerial command node and charging station. It would carry hundreds or even thousands of small drones with only basic flight and ground-attack capabilities. The mothership would allocate processing power to all of them, forming a swarm tactic.’
This would both dilute the cost and achieve aerial saturation suppression.
Fourth, and the most crucial problem—the iteration of his ultimate weapon.
The eighteen-meter-tall "Freedom Gundam," after being equipped with a singularity engine, did indeed possess combat power comparable to a First-level Wizard or even an early-stage Level 2 Magical Beast.
But as the ace Guard of a Second-level Wizard, it was no longer enough. Its maximum damage output could no longer sustain it on a high-intensity battlefield.
’Firepower, protection, and endurance—these three aspects must take a quantum leap.’
This would require the development of a new generation of Magic Engine.
’What if... I could miniaturize the [Magic Power Purification and Stabilization System] and combine it with the explosive power of the singularity engine to create a ’hybrid power core’?’
But the technological barriers involved might take a very long time to overcome.
Finally, there was the space-based weapon Allen had been longing for.
This type of weapon had the advantages of being highly concealable, having a wide coverage area, a fast response time, and high strike precision. The previous one-time-use weapon had already provided Allen with a direction for R&D; he just needed to continue improving it.