Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 175 Artificial Stone

"Congratulations, sir. You have finally mastered the alchemical technique of golem-making by forging a first-level golem."

After returning, Stowson, Damo and others all congratulated him with envy.

"This golem itself is also an important component of the alchemist's combat power."

Roy nodded, and after returning, he immediately told the teacher the good news through the communication crystal.

Frost said, "In the field of golem creation, you can be considered a true beginner.

However, more efforts are needed.

You must have felt many shortcomings during the process of refining it."

Roy said, "That's true. Gem inlaying, enchanting magic arrays, and Pegasus wings are not my forte."

Frost said, "Don't worry, I'll give you some wizard-level golem-making tasks to practice.

A golem of this level requires a lot of mental energy and magical power to be imbued during the carving process, which is quite exhausting. The cost is calculated at 5 magic stones per golem, and if the quality is good, it can be increased."

At Roy's current level, it would take more than a year to refine a golem of this level.

But this is what slow and careful work requires.

After the second and third times, you will gradually become more proficient and will be able to save a lot of time.

This also means that he will have more opportunities to save money.

In addition, you can also use scraps to create some apprentice-level golems and the like.

"Thank you for your generosity."

Roy knew that this was actually an opportunity for him, and he quickly expressed his gratitude.

……

Soon, Frost sent someone to deliver the materials and wizard coins.

What his order called for was actually a blank slate model of Bloodhoof Kaylon.

As long as the operating energy reaches above 100 degrees, the physical strength will be equivalent to that of a newly promoted wizard.

This is part of the Golem Legion, which Frost calls the "Golem Warlord."

This kind of thing cannot be accomplished overnight. After a little planning, he decided to do it at a specific time every afternoon.

Besides this, I have a lot of other things of my own to do.

Not long after, Roy returned to his residence.

In the alchemy room inside, Celine was helping with some simple alchemy operations.

With the magic array set up by Roy and those magical alchemical props, even a mediocre apprentice like her can be of great help.

Celine was always focused and conscientious in her work, and she didn't even notice him coming in.

After a while, he came back to his senses: "You are here."

"You've been here for a while." Roy nodded, "You seem to be very skilled at mixing these solvents.

Let me help you pack these up."

Commonly used solvents in alchemy include but are not limited to Great Albert's Water, Grimm's Water, pure water, alcohol, etc.

Most of them have simple formulas and are easy to extract, but to keep them fresh and in sufficient supply, we really cannot do without a capable assistant like Celine.

The commodity economy in the wizarding world is underdeveloped, and it is not convenient to buy or ask others to make it.

It’s really thanks to her.

"No need, this kind of trivial matter is my job."

Celine didn't give Roy a chance to intervene and got busy herself.

Seeing this, Roy had no choice but to go to the side to check the progress of another research.

What appeared in front of him at this moment were several fist-sized black liquid spheres floating in the air.

This is a test of the corrosion properties of the blackening agent, and ordinary containers are no longer safe.

"The improvements to the blackening potion are showing initial results! Over time, my understanding of it has deepened, finally going beyond my innate abilities and mastering some acquired knowledge.

Of course, this still relies on the solid foundation laid by talent.”

Roy looked at the corrosion of the various objects inside with satisfaction. After a brief assessment, he took out his personal notes and recorded his observations.

The relevant results are marked above with simple numerical values.

"Flesh 100%, bone 92%, wood 84%, cloth 95%, iron 62%, gold 5%, glass 33%..."

Gradually, he came to another set of contrasting liquid masses.

Under the faint white light emitted by the witch array, Roy's face, like the narrow diamond-shaped visor of Warframe, had a metallic texture.

"Stone... 73%!"

His mental power quickly scanned inside and recorded the results of the measurement.

"This means that, compared to the speed of corroding flesh and blood and its overall effectiveness, it also has quite good effects on materials like wood, cloth, and stone.

This may satisfy the prerequisites for making artificial stone!"

In the past year, the quarry managed by Roy has successfully mined a lot of high-quality marble.

This fueled his skill in crafting golems.

But another problem arises. Every year, I need to hand over enough high-quality stones to the teacher, and I can only keep a small part of them.

If ordinary sandstone and granite are used for carving, the quality will be much worse no matter how you look at it.

"My mental strength has now increased to over 20 degrees, and the 'Holy Mountain's Gift' potion I drank before is almost completely digested.

The "activation technique" performed in this way is much more powerful than before.

In fact, you can create some crude and low-level stone statues as a temporary means of fighting the enemy.

However, this material has no way of storing energy in advance; it must be temporarily recharged during combat, and after the battle is over, it is essentially scrapped or loses its energy."

High-quality materials such as demonized marble can be understood as energy storage devices, which are necessary to solve the problem of sustained active energy.

Of course, magic stones or energy cores can also be used as substitutes.

But if we do the economic calculation from the perspective of cost, it will absolutely not work.

In addition, there is the focus on technology.

It is highly inclined towards the field of mechanical creation or puppetry.

That's not the golem realm.

So, Roy naturally turned his attention to artificial stone.

This is the same logic used in the past to create artificial meat and succubus dolls.

If successful, it will definitely be a major breakthrough in my personal abilities.

……

“The prerequisite is to also upgrade the blackening potion.

Only by completely melting the stone can new stone be generated through a method similar to whitening."

It felt like concrete to Roy.

However, ordinary materials such as limestone must not be mixed in. Instead, blood, earth vein energy, gem dust and other things are needed.

Roy contacted his teacher again, hoping to get guidance and inspiration from him.

Frost praised him, "You've actually already touched upon the very essence of 'petrification' and are attempting to master 'flesh and blood sculpture'..."

He is truly a genius!"

"Petrification, flesh and blood statue?"

Roy himself hadn't thought that this matter would be related to the "petrification technique", so he quickly asked for advice.

(End of this chapter)