Wizard: Surviving in the Steam Age with Points for Demon Hunter

Chapter 67 The Stalker

"Does he think he can make me bow down to him by doing this?" Lacey gritted her teeth. "If he does it again, I'll show him the consequences of angering me!"

"You figure it out yourself." Marco placed the mutated flesh on her desk and returned to his seat, whistling happily.

Wayne nodded to her, then returned to his seat and began fiddling with the materials for making mechanical puppets in the box.

As for the materials for making potions, he had already stored them in his spatial ring back in the City of Never Sleeps.

Besides the rarity and high cost of those materials, some of them, such as the essence of vengeful spirits and sea octopus, are polluting and therefore unsuitable for bumpy rides.

The mechanical puppet he was going to create was called "Ironheart Fury".

In Jerry's time, it was the most commonly used mechanical puppet by mechanical wizard apprentices.

Its greatest strength lies in its powerful attack; even at the wizard stage, it can be enhanced to become a combat puppet with the combat power of a formal wizard.

The core rune array has two types: Unyielding Heart and Raging Burst, which provide both combat power and decent defensive capabilities.

Therefore, after comparing the mechanical puppets that could be used during the apprenticeship period as recorded in the journal, Wayne chose this one as his first mechanical puppet.

However, due to limited gold pounds, the materials he purchased were only enough to build the framework of the [Ironheart Fury].

Well, the tools used to make the puppets also cost some money...

After organizing all the materials, Wayne started drawing on the parchment. He wanted to first draw the general shape of the puppet so that he wouldn't be flustered when assembling it later.

It's important to know that when creating a mechanical golem, all the connection points are rune nodes of the rune array.

If there is any deviation, it will not only lead to the failure of puppet making, but more seriously, it will also cause the magic circle to be out of sync... and may even cause an explosion.

According to Jerry, only a puppet-type wizard as talented as him could succeed on the first try.

Most apprentices need to practice extensively to thoroughly understand each component of the mechanical puppet before they can begin making them.

However, that's not the reason why Wayne is so obedient.

Rather, it's because a small portion of those apprentices who failed in their attempts became test subjects for the modification apprentices... which is rather frightening.

Therefore, in order to ensure the success rate, Wayne decided to follow Jerry's advice and diligently study every detail of the Ironheart Fury and record them all.

Clang, clang clang...

The Krims Cathedral rang its first bells of the afternoon, reminding people throughout the city that they could begin to return to their homes or safe areas.

"It's four o'clock. Time to go home."

Marco quickly packed his things, ran to Lacey's side, handed her the final report, and tentatively asked, "Commander Lacey, could you please return the money you left behind...?"

Lacey took the report, glanced at him, and said, "Oh?"

"Never mind... I'm leaving, Wayne."

With that, Marco gave a weak greeting to Wern and left the office.

Wei En finished packing her things, picked up her suitcase, and stood up, saying, "Sister Lacey, I'm going back first too."

"Um."

Lacey seemed to be in a bad mood. Ever since they returned, she had been leaning back in her chair, occasionally frowning.

"oh."

Without asking any further questions, Wayne walked straight outside.

"etc."

Wayne looked at her with a puzzled expression. "What's wrong?"

Lacey took something out of her desk drawer and handed it to him. "I almost forgot to give you this."

Wayne took it and looked at it; it was a metal box about the size of a car key.

"This is?"

"I specifically asked Yegor for this. Keep it with you at all times. If Claire attacks again, just press the switch, and I'll come immediately."

Alarm?

Wayne put it in his pocket. "Thank you."

This way, he could feel a little more at ease.

Although encountering Claire might not necessarily be of much use...

"You are welcome,"

Lacey waved her hand and said, "Speaking of which, you've already been on two missions. Starting tomorrow, I'll take you on a few missions and teach you some things to pay attention to."

"That's great."

Wayne knew he had passed the so-called "newcomer assessment" and become a formal investigator.

Just as Marco said, he was officially accepted into the Logistics and Investigation Department and could enjoy the treatment of an investigator.

This includes, but is not limited to, the replenishment of various potions, as well as the allocation of departmental resources.

"Okay, let's go back. We'll talk about it at work tomorrow."

After thanking her again, Wei En left the Secret Investigation Department with light steps.

In any case, isn't this a good start?

On the way, Wayne made a special trip to the Dawn Church's shop outside the cathedral area and spent 15 shillings to buy five candles.

Looking at the less than 1 gold pound left, a thought popped into his mind: if he could forge these candles, wouldn't he be rich?

The answer is certainly yes.

Unfortunately, it seems that only the Dawn Church has the materials used to make these candles...

Wayne glanced at the cathedral not far away and pursed his lips.

If possible, I must study the secrets of candles and lanterns in the future.

I don't mean anything by it, I just really dislike monopolistic businesses.

……

……

Upon returning to Golden Street, Wayne was surprised to find that Yuan Clinic was closed, which made him somewhat disappointed.

How can he dispel Mitra's shadow without seeing Carly's pure and kind face...?

At this time,

[You have been subjected to a psycho-scan by Ognyan Sherman. Reward: Survival Points +1.]

Ognyan Sherman?

If I remember correctly, this was the person who showed murderous intent towards him when he was attacked this morning.

Wei En paused for a moment, then looked around casually. "I was hoping to freeload a meal, but it looks like I won't be able to save this money today."

He muttered to himself as he turned around and went back to open the door.

As he closed the door after going inside, he glanced around again.

Is nobody here?

Instead of going upstairs to his bedroom, Wayne continued to listen intently to the sounds outside.

His mental strength has improved significantly compared to before, and with the blessing of his origin, his hearing can now detect sounds within 500 meters.

After a moment, Wayne frowned, but there was still no movement.

Either the opponent's strength far surpasses his own, making him impossible to detect even if he gets close, or the distance is too great...

But in either case, this person's presence here is not a good sign.

It's already close to six o'clock, the time when the red moon is about to appear.

After a moment's thought, Wayne turned and went back to the attic.

This time, he did not shut down the rune array, but hoped to use its power to find out immediately if anyone had invaded the place.

"Sigh, we're still too weak."

Otherwise, there would be no need for such concerns; one could simply rush out and grab the person.

(End of this chapter)