The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 173: Production Capacity Shifted to Military Industry – Accumulated Strength Leads to Unleashed Success!

The rock golem strode toward the berserker, raised its heavy fist, and slammed it down on the demon in front of it.

The moment he raised his fist, faint runic light appeared on the surface of the rock fist.

—As a magical creation with highly mysterious attributes, the heavy rock fist has also been enchanted and can normally damage various extraordinary creatures!

boom!
The massive, heavy fist slammed the berserker into the ground, causing the earth to crack and the fissures to extend for more than ten meters.

The entire open space was trembling slightly.

boom.

boom.

boom.

The rock golem pounded down with punch after punch, without any fancy moves, just pure brute force, causing the berserker to scream in pain, with each punch breaking bones.

Magic resistance and elemental resistance are utterly useless against this pure power crushing force.

In a normal battle, even a reckless demon would suppress its instinct to kill and destroy, and try to teleport away.

But for the berserker bound by the summoning magic, there was no option to escape.

The demon fought back desperately, attacking with its claws and fangs, but only managed to leave shallow scratches on the surface of the stone statue.

Before long, the three-meter-tall demon, resembling a giant toad, had almost all its internal organs ruptured and most of its bones broken under the barrage of punches. It was only through the demon's inhuman tenacity that it managed to hold on and not die.

"This demon, whose overall strength barely reaches the high rank, is completely no match for the rock golem!"

The many Eldoran soldiers who were watching watched as the Berserker, whom they had previously regarded as a terrifying enemy, was completely crushed by the Stone Golem, which ranked second among the four types of golems, and they all cheered with satisfaction.

The gloomy mood that had been suppressed by the demon's troublesome abilities was also swept away.

"As expected, the Berserker's abilities were completely countered by this golem, and it could only be crushed in one-sided terms."

Thor ended the spell, causing the summoned demon to vanish into a cloud of black mist.

"We can try other demons."

Elian said, clearly very confident in the golem's performance against other demons.

General Thor waved his hand, summoning several other mages skilled in conjuration magic. They drew magic circles on the ground with their blood and together cast spells such as [Higher Demon Summoning] and [Lesser Demon Summoning].

The demons that can be summoned by summoning spells are limited to a few common forms and must be significantly weaker than the caster. But this is sufficient for experimentation.

The first to appear was the [Shadow Demon], formed from pure shadow. This intangible mid-level demon wielded claws powerful enough to tear apart souls.

The spirit's claws pierced directly through the golem's surface, but failed to harm the golem's non-existent mind and soul.

A group of green-skinned demons surrounded the rock golem, their bodies emanating a ghastly green mist.

——【Stinky Cloud Technique】!
The extraordinary abilities that the Fear Demon possesses.

In fact, the mage's eponymous third-circle spell was probably developed by imitating the natural foul cloud of this low-level demon.

Just like the stench of the berserker, the rock golem remained unmoved and unaffected.

The Quassai Demons, also known as "little devils," are low-ranking demons about the size of pet dogs. They surrounded the stone golem, unleashing their signature [Fear] spell and a venomous claw attack. Unsurprisingly, it had no effect.

【Flomo】, a mid-tier flying demon whose appearance is a mix of vulture and humanoid features, flew to the top of the rock golem, flapped its wings, released a large cloud of parasitic spores, and let out a soul-shaking scream that could make mid-tier enemies lose consciousness for a short time.

——【Spore Cloud】!
—[A terrifying scream!]
The golem stood motionless amidst the parasitic spores and shrill cries.

The filthy, evil, and corrupt, bizarre attacks of common demons have little effect on golems!
"Attack, Rock Golem."

Upon receiving the command, the rock golem raised its hands, from which a dim yellow light emanated.

The demons surrounding the golem instantly slowed down, and their surfaces turned a dull yellow, rocky color, as if they themselves were gradually turning into stone.

—【Slowness Spell】!
The stronger demons, thanks to their innate magic resistance, barely managed to withstand the slowing effect. The weaker demons, on the other hand, were like being submerged in viscous water, their movements as slow as a slow-motion film.

“Each golem has an attack method that corresponds to its own mystical symbol. For the rock golem, it is the [Slow] spell,” Elion explained.

The rock golem unleashed a flurry of punches, its fists glowing with rings of runes, leaving the numerous demons surrounding it bewildered and disoriented.

"What an amazing performance!"

General Thor withdrew the summoning spell, overjoyed:

"With such powerful high-level combat forces, if there were just a few more of them, we would have no fear of the tidal wave of demon legions!"

Is it possible to mass-produce such a creation?

Elian stroked the rough surface of the rock golem, his eyes shining with pride:
"Of course it can be mass-produced."

"Or rather, only Eldoron on the entire continent can produce this kind of product!"

"These four common golems are prototypes I've created recently. I'll soon release the detailed production process and required materials to all major magic production bases." "For example, this rock golem would be best made from granite containing the power of the earth elemental plane from the Moon Whisper family's territory, with leyline crystal cores embedded in the pupils. For the alchemical and herbal coatings on its surface, it's most cost-effective to import the raw materials from the Sunflower family and the Wood Elf territory."

"Importing extraordinary materials in large quantities from the Elven Royal Court will result in significant discounts. In addition, over the years, Eldoron has trained the most outstanding production mages in the entire continent."

"With mass production, we can minimize the cost of these golems."

"Far lower than the cost of training a high-level warrior from scratch!"

The techniques for creating constructs and the techniques for crafting magical items are essentially of the same origin.

Constructs are magical objects that can move!

Sculpting golems requires the exceptional skills of blacksmiths and stonemasons. A crafting mage skilled in [Masterful Craftsmanship] can complete this task in a short time.

Behind the anti-magic coating on the golem's surface lies a highly efficient alchemy production line.

Behind the process of enchanting and powering these artifacts lies the training of the most professional enchanters, honed through countless wand and robe enchantments.

In the past 10 years of trade, in order to meet the huge demand gap in the Elven Kingdom, the powerful production capacity that Eldoron has developed can be converted into the magic military industry at any time!
During the period of trade, the abundant national treasury revenue generated from taxes and profits from production bases served as the capital for importing materials.

It can be said that the seven years of trade between the two countries laid the groundwork for the current explosion of the magic military industry!
……

For the next two hours, Elion demonstrated to everyone again the clay golem and flesh golem, which were weaker than the rock golem, as well as the strongest steel golem.

Aside from the Flesh Golem, which is the weakest and whose melee combat ability is equivalent to a powerful mid-tier warrior, the other three golems possess melee capabilities comparable to high-tier warriors and barbarians.

The Steel Golem, in particular, possesses melee capabilities sufficient to suppress most high-level warriors. Furthermore, it has the ability to heal itself by absorbing fire.

According to Elion, this trait is extremely effective against the most powerful and legendary-level demon among regular demons: the Balrog.

Not to mention, compared to living people of flesh and blood, these mystical sculptures are immune to most bizarre and disgusting abilities.

"Once these powerful golems are equipped into the army, it will be a qualitative leap in Eldoron's military strength!"

General Thor seemed to see a bright future where golems were deployed in the army, crushing demons and making the Eldoran army invincible.

Looking at the excited gleam in the eyes of the imperial general, Elion smiled knowingly and mentally described the scene in the language of his previous life on Earth:
"What demon? I thought it was a speed bump!"

“By the way, Your Majesty Elion.” General Thor, looking at the powerful steel golem wielding its massive iron sword, suddenly had a question:
“Driving such a powerful construct must consume a lot of precious magic gems.”

"In that case, every time the golem is activated, there will be a high cost. It's like every second the golem fights is burning magic gems."

El-Erian shook his head:
"No need. The golem has its own perpetual power source."

What powers the golem?

A sustainable source of power?

what is that?
General Thor racked his brains for magical knowledge but still couldn't think of a suitable energy source.

Seeing General Saul's bewildered expression, Elian slowly said:

"The golem's power source is a special natural force."

"This energy source is the very origin of the magic military industry."

In Elian's view, this clean, powerful, and cheap energy source is to the magical industry what "oil" is to the Earth's industry.

However, it is more mystical and closer to the image of a "magician" in traditional fantasy stories and folk tales.

Amidst the bewildered gazes of the crowd, Elion announced:
"Tomorrow, I will gather the best production mages in Eldoron to demonstrate how to harness this natural power!"

……

The next afternoon.

South of Eldoron, in the open space of the magic production base in Peace Town.

A large number of production mages surrounded the open space, watching Elian standing in the center.

They were basically the most outstanding production mages in Eldoron. They received orders from the monarch and quickly arrived by teleportation and other means to observe and learn the new technology.

"His Majesty El-Erian is going to present new research findings?"

"Yes. His Majesty El-Erian said that a completely new, clean, pollution-free, powerful, and inexpensive natural energy source has been discovered."

"I wonder what kind of energy it is? Is it similar to the undead creatures from before, also utilizing the negative energy of a negative energy plane?"

"No. I heard it's an even more powerful energy source. Those terrifyingly powerful golems are powered by this kind of energy!"

Everyone was talking about it.

In the first year of the Empire, Elion's undead technology, which utilized negative energy planes as energy sources, opened the eyes of many mages.

Everyone is eagerly anticipating what the empire's monarch will bring to the people this time.

(End of this chapter)