Elven cultivators

Anton's suggestion to try making alchemical golems was not a spur-of-the-moment thing.

In fact, he had had this idea a long time ago, and had even borrowed many alchemical books on puppet making from Darian, hoping to see if he could learn something from them and recreate the Dao soldiers from the puppet-making school of the cultivation system in this world.

"The Taoist soldiers and the alchemical puppets of the Dawn Continent are essentially creating combat units that can act autonomously and obey commands."

"However, the concept of refining Dao soldiers is more profound, involving the integration of multiple fields such as talismans, formations, and weapon crafting, while alchemical puppets are more inclined towards mechanical structure and magic transmission."

"Although the two paths are different, they lead to the same goal."

"If we could combine the crafting principles of Daoist weapons with the construction techniques of alchemical golems..."

Anton thought about it more and more and it seemed feasible.

Previously, there were concerns about materials, but now that we have access to materials from Grayrock Fortress, we can give it a try.

It is also an integration of my knowledge in multiple fields such as talismans, formations, and weapon crafting.

However, the others present had no idea of ​​Anton's confidence and secretly thought that Anton's decision was purely impulsive.

"Anton, are you sure?" the Third Elder asked hesitantly. "Alchemy golems aren't so easy to make."

It wasn't that he didn't believe in Anton's talent, but the art of alchemy golems was too complex. No matter how outstanding Anton's talent was, he wouldn't be able to successfully create a golem without years of dedicated study.

With war imminent, he simply didn't have enough time to study it slowly.

The Second Elder didn't say anything, but looked at the First Elder, waiting for the latter's decision.

The elder remained silent for a moment, his gaze lingering on Anton's calm and composed face for a few breaths, before finally nodding: "Then give it a try. Whatever materials you need, just ask Cassian."

"Yes." Anton nodded slightly.

The people in the hall had different expressions, but none of them raised any objections.

Although most people were skeptical of Anton's so-called attempt, Anton's past brilliant "achievements" were there for all to see, and no one dared to easily raise any questions.

Even if Anton ultimately fails, it will only be a waste of some materials.

No one would reprimand a genius who has made great contributions to the clan over such a trivial matter.

After the meeting ended, everyone gradually dispersed.

The Third Elder stopped Anton and said in a friendly tone, "I have a lot of notes on puppet making. You can take them from me if you need them."

Although he didn't approve of Anton's actions, since Anton had made a decision and the Grand Elder had given his permission, he would offer his support as much as possible.

"Thank you, Elder." Anton said solemnly.

The Third Elder patted him on the shoulder with a smile and turned to leave.

Eleanor looked at Anton, hesitant to speak, clearly sharing the same thoughts as the others.

Roman, however, had no doubt about Anton's ability to do it. Instead, he looked at him expectantly: "Anton, if you create a golem, could you give me one?"

Anton looked at her with surprise: "What do you need the golem for?"

"Practicing combat skills," Roman patted the frost-patterned battle axe, which was half a person's height, on his back. "Having a thick-skinned golem as a practice subject makes it much faster to hone your combat skills."

"...Alright then."

After leaving the hall, Anton first went to the Third Elder to retrieve his notes before returning to the treehouse, opening the Great Dao Jade Slip, and beginning to consult documents related to Dao soldiers.

There are many types of Taoist soldiers, from Yellow Turban Warriors to the Six Ding and Six Jia, and then to the Five Camps of Divine Soldiers and Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, each with its corresponding refining method.

The most suitable one to try at this stage is undoubtedly the Yellow Turban Warrior.

Yellow Turban Warriors are a type of talisman soldiers, humanoid combat units made with talismans as their core and various other materials.

Its core is a "military token," which is equivalent to the magic core of an alchemical golem, but with more complex functions.

The military token not only provides energy, but also carries a series of functions such as combat commands, enemy and friend identification, and autonomous action.

A qualified military talisman requires the crafting of up to a hundred runes, and it is essential to ensure that the energy flow between all the runes is unobstructed and that they operate in coordination with each other. This places extremely high demands on the craftsman's skill in crafting runes.

Fortunately, after so many years of accumulation, Anton's expertise in runes is now vastly different from what it used to be.

Moreover, after successfully establishing one's foundation and awakening one's divine consciousness, one becomes even more adept at drawing runes, without needing to rely on spiritual guidance; a single stroke is all it takes to create a rune.

With the two methods combined, and after a few more practices, it shouldn't be difficult to forge a military talisman.

It's worth mentioning that Taoist soldiers have an advantage over demonic golems in that they are easier to store and transport.

Because of their enormous size, golems are difficult to carry around unless stored using spatial magic items.

But the way of the army is different.

The Great Dao Jade Slip contains thousands of methods that can achieve the effect of carrying Dao soldiers with you.

The most widely circulated of these is the Taoist "Scattering beans to create soldiers".

This method is essentially a combination of miniaturized Taoist soldiers and spatial sealing technology.

The principle is to seal the refined Yellow Turban Warrior into a golden bean using a special method. The golden bean is both the sealing container and the summoning medium.

Once the seal is broken during battle, the Dao soldiers can instantly manifest and join the fight.

After the war, it can be resealed and recycled for repeated use.

In this way, Anton can carry dozens or even hundreds of gold beans with him, and use sheer numbers to fight the enemy, which is incredibly satisfying.

The key point is that the gold beans can also be stored in spatial artifacts.

As long as he has a space device with enough capacity, he can even carry an entire legion of Dao soldiers with him.

"This is the correct way to use Taoist soldiers."

Anton sighed.

Having made up his mind, he began to get busy.

Because crafting Dao soldiers also involves knowledge of formations, he also needs to dedicate some time and energy to studying spirit-gathering formations and accumulating experience.

Whether it's refining Dao soldiers or setting up spirit-gathering arrays, the issue of energy supply is unavoidable.

Therefore, he began researching and developing magic crystals very early on.

With the agreement with Grayrock Fortress, Anton saved himself the trouble of going to Bluewater Harbor and directly purchased a batch of low-grade gems from Grayrock Fortress at a low price.

Making magic crystals is neither difficult nor easy.

Any spellcaster who has just started learning alchemy for two or three years can create magic crystals, but the quality is very unpredictable.

To consistently produce high-quality magic crystals, a high level of alchemy skill is required.

Anton himself cannot be considered an alchemy master, but he has the unique advantage of having divine consciousness, which allows him to perform many subtle operations, making him far more promising than other alchemists.

In just two days, he successfully produced a qualified magic crystal.

The magic crystal, infused with true essence, is a warm, milky white color with a delicate, smooth texture. It is only the size of an egg and looks like a piece of fine mutton fat jade.

Anton tested it and found that its energy density, purity, and stability all met the standards of a superior magic stone, even better than he had expected.

After all, he had only just started making them, and there was still room for improvement in many aspects. The materials he used were also low-grade gemstones such as agate, lapis lazuli, and tiger's eye.

Once you've mastered the craft, you can switch to higher-quality gemstones, and the resulting magic crystals will be of far superior quality to those made from superior magic stones.

"Zhen Yuan is indeed a supermodel."

Anton sighed.

In any case, this quality of magic crystal is sufficient for the time being.

"Since it's a new variety, it's not appropriate to continue using the name 'Magic Crystal,' so let's just call it 'Spirit Stone.'"

Anton looked at the milky-white stone in his hand, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.

This stone is at most a low-grade spirit stone now. Once my skills improve, I can refine it into a mid- to high-grade spirit stone.

With the biggest problem of the power source solved, we can finally start setting up the spirit-gathering array.

Anton spent some time crafting a spirit-gathering array plate using frost-patterned silver and various auxiliary materials, and then tried setting up the array directly in the treehouse's quiet room.

And so, time slipped away unnoticed amidst the busyness.