Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 172: The Image of Chiron
In the blink of an eye, more than two months passed.

Quarry, carving room.

Amid the clanging sounds of chiseling, the centaur statue in Stodson's hands gradually took shape.

Roy walked over from the alchemy room, saw this scene, and nodded with satisfaction.

Stuart is not a genius, but with his sweat and hard work, he has mastered the art of sculpture and can complete some production tasks in an orderly manner.

So far, he has taken on many tasks in succession and completed the rough draft of the centaur statue.

"Lord Roy."

Stuart noticed him, hurried over and greeted him.

"What do you think of these statues?"

"Yes, if we can get a few hundred or even a thousand more, my Centaur Legion will be quite large."

Roy admired it.

Hundreds or even thousands of them...

The corners of Stuart's mouth twitched slightly.

This is really a life-threatening thing!
“It often takes an experienced stone carver several months to carve one.

If you want to enrich the details, it may take a year or even longer..."

Stuart reminded gently.

"Actually, it doesn't need to be that detailed. A simple outline of a horse can be completed in a few days."

Roy pointed.

"Although dividing it into different parts and producing it on an assembly line will lead to a 'soullessness'...

But if one could pour one's heart and soul into the subject, simulating the soul...

It can also meet the requirements of use.

Of course, the more refined it is, the more vivid the alchemical life will be, and it will also help improve skills.

The time and energy allocation and efficiency issues involved...

You need to rely on experience to grasp it.”

I understand the truth!
But what’s the use of understanding?

The corners of Stuart's mouth twitched slightly.

But soon, he no longer cared about these little complaints.

Because Roy once again cast the "Golem Refining" and used the previous soul-stealing magic crystal to inject souls into these stone statues one after another.

All the stone statues suddenly moved.

He watched carefully, afraid of missing any details.

"These are just ordinary golem soldiers. Take them to the open space behind the quarry, to the mountain road..."

Roy ordered.

Stuart hurriedly did as he was told.

……

After leaving the carving room, Roy returned to his room, but then entered the alchemy room, took some other tools, and started carving again.

This time, he carved...

It's a pair of beautiful legs!
There are no literary rhetoric, metaphors, or allusions, nor is there any exaggeration.

Indeed, they are real jade legs!
This is a creature similar to the bust-shaped gargoyle in the apple orchard.

The origin of the story can be traced back to half a month ago, when the Centaur craftsmen were mining rocks and found this naturally shaped jade material that resembled a human body among a pile of stones.

Roy kept it and used it as a practice material for building his own golem.

He now finally understood why the wizard had created a gargoyle without an upper body.

Because of the material, it is not easy to scale it down and make it into a complete portrait.

Using other stones to piece them together cannot guarantee the smooth circulation of energy.

It would be better to just build a bust as a reserve for creating a complete statue in the future.

This is a kind of soft white jade. Roy tried to carve out muscle texture on it, and then used artificial flesh skin to give it a living skin, making it look lifelike.

"If I can acquire the technology of 'Shatlands Chess' and transform it into a puppet golem, I can create my own personal bodyguard!"

This is also an improvement in strength.

Of course, personal growth is also essential; it's impossible to rely solely on external factors like these. "Roy possesses a gift for multitasking, and even when dealing with small tasks like carving, he keeps his thoughts in check.

Before I knew it, another month had passed.

Roy finally sculpted the pair of "jade legs" completely.

Life-size 1:1, perfectly recreating the real human body.

It conforms to the absolute golden ratio structure. Whether it is the legs and feet or the hips and waist, it is exquisite and beautiful, full of artistic beauty.

This is even more realistic than the gargoyle we encountered in the apple orchard.

The only drawback is that Roy did not give it real intelligence.

Therefore, the next real challenge is how to give it intelligence that can be used in actual combat.

"But before that..."

Roy held his chin and pondered for a while.

"Put on some clothes first!
Otherwise, if people see it, they’ll think we sculptors are perverts!”

……

“Statues wearing clothes?

Really believe in your thoughts and go out!
You are a heretic and don't respect tradition!"

Once again, the old crow came to Roy's alchemy room and shouted noisily.

"Centaurs wear armor for battle, but what do you, a puppet golem, wear for?
The so-called art is not wearing clothes!

If you put on clothes, it’s not art anymore!”

Roy looked at it in shock. He didn't expect it to be such an old crow.

After coming to his senses, he quickly changed the subject and asked, "What instructions does the teacher have?"

The old crow then stopped and said, "It's time to pay this year's lord's tax."

"Ten pieces of fine golem stone, which means the highest quality marble rough pieces..."

Roy then remembered that his teacher had indeed mentioned this thing to him.

"Yes, are you ready?"

Said the old crow.

"The great master predicted that war was approaching and wanted to create more golems in the coming years.

By the way, here are the wizard formation blueprints you want to buy, as well as new magic crystal ore.

These are all top-quality items unearthed from other worlds. Although Knightland also has a magic crystal mine, the quality is far inferior. They can be used to train your apprentices and make some enhanced gems."

"I see."

Roy chatted with it briefly, then took out several fragments of various gemstones, each worth from a dozen to dozens of magic stones.

"Hey! Roy, you've made a fortune recently. Did you find some gem mine or something in the Bloodhoof tribe and hide it secretly?"

The old crow gladly accepted the favor.

Roy smiled and said nothing.

He would never tell it that this was his masterpiece of practice.

Gem Refining becomes more and more handy when combined with Skilled Workers, Craftsmen, and most importantly, Luck!

He planned to try his best to synthesize second-level gems, or even third-level gems!

That will definitely be able to improve the existing strength to an astonishing level!

Of course, if that happens, the amount of treasures and materials consumed will be astonishingly terrifying, so we have to accumulate a special fund first.

In addition, you should also consider replacing the Star Iron Chain Spear with a Shining Gold material.

That would also be a lot of money.

……

Before I knew it, another year had passed.

It was early September.

In the quarry, in the carving room.

A majestic and lifelike centaur statue has taken shape.

This is carved exactly in the image of Chief Kailon.

(End of this chapter)