Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 429 Full Metal Demon Hatchery

Inside Joseph's Golem Shop, a first-ring wizard wearing a wizard's robe and a badge on his chest shaped like an intersecting hammer and anvil said to Locke and Alicia, "Guests, the first floor is the apprentice level area, and the second floor is the first-ring wizard area."

"plz follow me."

When Locke and Alicia went up to the second floor, they saw a magic painting of a dwarf wizard on the wall of the second-floor corridor. The dwarf wizard in the painting was making faces and raising his eyebrows at everyone who passed by.

Above his head was a phrase written on a magical painting: "The key to the next wizarding war revolution lies in a breakthrough in golem technology."

Joseph Golem Shop's first-ring dwarf wizard, who was also an alchemist, proudly pointed to the portrait and proclaimed, "This is the dwarf wizard, third-ring wizard, alchemy master, throne wizard, recipient of the Thousand Alchemists Project fund, Archmage Corey Hiro."

The dwarf wizard spoke of Wizard Corey with great pride and enthusiasm. "Wizard Corey is a third-ring wizard from the Land of Dragonfall."

"His main research focus within the alchemy school was defensive golems. Joseph Golem Shop was his business, and he had opened shops in various wizarding territories. The profits from the entire business were solely for self-sufficiency."

Locke noticed that the entire shop's corridors were covered with the image from the magic painting: "The key to the next wizarding war revolution lies in a breakthrough in golem technology."

Locke had some guesses in his mind. "So, the reason why Wizard Corey opened this shop was to let everyone see these slogans on the walls?"

The dwarf wizard immediately turned around, his expression one of utter admiration. "No, Master Corey isn't that bored. Master Corey's main purpose in establishing these businesses is to encourage all wizards to support the development of the golem industry."

"Someone of Master Corey's status naturally plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between different branches of magic. Therefore, opening this shop is not only to provide services to wizards, but also to help them understand the function of golems and contribute to golem research in the future."

Locke pursed his lips, meaning that the great wizard Corey really did open Joseph's shop so that everyone could see his slogans.

Alright, anyway, for high-ranking wizards, earning magic stones is no longer the only benefit.

They also have other interests.

Because the interests of upper-class wizards differ from those of lower-class wizards, lower-class wizards are able to get a little bit of meat from the upper-class wizards.

The dwarf wizard explained, "The standard testing service offered by this shop to second-class wizard apprentices costs 100 magic stones per test, to first-class wizard apprentices costs 500 magic stones per test, and to first-ring wizards, the standard testing service is divided into four levels."

"The most basic training test service costs 1000 magic stones, and you can only choose one from the following: Steel Golem, Clay Golem, Rock Golem, and Flesh Golem."

"This is the most basic service, with limited effectiveness. It is difficult to test the true power of a first-ring wizard, let alone use it to test some more advanced experiments."

"Then there are 3000 magic stone level, 5000 magic stone level, and 10,000 magic stone level."

"in……"

Alicia waved her hand. "Just give me a 10,000 magic stones training and testing service."

The dwarf wizard glanced at Alicia and immediately bowed to her. "Lady Alicia, you are as generous as ever. I am here to introduce you to our shop since this is your friend's first visit."

"Lady Alicia, since you are a long-time member of our store, as is customary, we will give you a 10% discount on all services, so you will only need to pay 9000 magic stones."

After collecting the magic stone, the dwarf wizard immediately led the way, guiding them deep into the second-floor corridor. Locke heard deafening sounds coming from many of the rooms in the corridor, as if from some kind of massive impact.

It seems that quite a few first-ring wizards have entered this shop to rent golems for magical experiments.

This is quite useful.

After all, conducting verification experiments requires considerable costs. Some wizarding schools cannot afford such expensive equipment for large-scale verification, but they can rent golems from Joseph Golem Shop to conduct verification experiments.

In this way, both sides get what they want.

The dwarf wizard led them to a door with a magical lock on the magic alloy door, which had a voice password.

The dwarf wizard exclaimed with utmost respect, "To miss out on developing golem technology is to miss out on the whole world!"

‘Click~’

The magic door opened, revealing an interior space with a vast volume of space, created by a spatial folding spell cast by a sorcerer from the Conjuration School.

Alicia and Locke exchanged an awkward glance. Joseph, the golem shop owner, practically wanted to implant the idea that "golems are the most important" into their minds as a part of the Mind School's magic, "Thought Imprint." Okay.

This is, after all, the reason they opened the shop, and it is because of this that they can enjoy the convenience brought by the shop, so just pretend you didn't hear it.

The dwarf wizard pointed to the sparring test room, which cost 10,000 magic stones per day, and said, "Above this highest-level sparring test room in the first ring, there is a steel golem processing workshop, officially called the All-Metal Demon Hatchery."

"That was an invention of the wizard Corey during the first crystallization stage, which allows you to collect surrounding materials while fighting, and process and repair the golem."

"You can choose any type of golem here. The lowest level of these golems is Level 1, and the highest combat power is equivalent to a wizard in the crystallization stage. There are a total of 7 levels of golems. Level 1-3 golems are ordinary wizards, and Level 4-7 golems correspond to wizards in the vaporization stage to wizards in the crystallization stage, respectively."

"This demon incubation workshop is essentially a tactical weapon of our alchemy school. When deployed on the battlefield, it can quickly change the situation of a local battlefield."

"Currently, I have granted you the right to use the energy of the Full Metal Demon Hatchery for 24 hours. Using level 1-6 golems will not consume too much energy, but if you use a level 7 golem, each use will drastically deplete the remaining energy of the Full Metal Demon Hatchery."

"According to this energy scale, if you use a golem that is equivalent to the crystallization stage, the energy will only support the use of this workshop for three hours."

The dwarf wizard pointed to a curved stone slab on the ground. There was a steel pointer on the curved stone slab. As the dwarf wizard injected energy into the curved stone slab, the steel pointer on the curved stone slab turned, corresponding to the 24-hour mark.

Locke looked at it and found that the highest mark on the stone slab was 3 days.

If what the dwarf wizard just said is true, does that mean that I can use this all-metal demon incubation workshop to summon three golems that are equivalent to crystallization wizards?
That's a bit scary.

It truly lives up to its reputation as an invention of the Third Ring Wizard and the Throne Wizard during the First Ring Crystallization stage.

Amazing combat power.

If this thing were suddenly pulled out during a battle, that would be terrifying.

Locke looked up at the ceiling and saw a large, egg-shaped machine with a magical barrier that kept him away.

That must be the Full Metal Demon Hatchery.

Before leaving, the dwarf wizard continued, "As long as golem technology continues to develop, detection technology can be improved. Many magical technologies lack detection capabilities, which is why their development has been slow."

"Just like how you need to use golems to test your spells, golem technology is so important."

The dwarf wizard left.

Locke relaxed only after confirming that he hadn't used any mind magic on him and Alicia to subtly alter their perceptions after he left.

Alicia, a regular customer here, said to Locke, "Locke, let's summon ten level 1 steel golems first."

Locke spread his right hand. "You're a paying customer. I'm just using you as a sparring partner, so you decide."

Alicia smiled and then cast a magical beam of light towards the sky. Instantly, the all-metal demon hatchery on the ceiling vibrated, sounding like gears meshing or steam rumbling.

Before the two could react, the egg-shaped incubation workshop opened a passage, and one after another, golems fell from the sky and crashed to the ground.

It smashed craters into the ground.

One after another, steel golems as tall as four-story buildings rose from the ground, wielding huge steel axes and shields, their bodies protected by thick and intricate plate armor, like beasts born of steel, their eyes emitting a dangerous red light.

The steel golems immediately emitted red light from their eyes, locking onto Locke, with red dots focusing on Locke and Alicia.

"Should we proceed with the combat test immediately? Hint: You can request to stop the test at any time."

Alicia said to Locke, "Locke, I've been here several times before, and I've always rented the highest-level testing room."

"So, you can start first."

Locke nodded slightly, without being polite. He had recently developed several new plant magic spells and several new magical plants, and he did need to use these magical plants to seriously test their combat performance.

(End of this chapter)