Chapter 167: People Are Unreliable? I Won't Use People Anymore!

  After painting big ambitions for everyohey all left full of fidence.

  Matthew specifically kept Butler Ralph for a moment, learning from him the details about the adventurers in Bay Territory, then calmly said:

  "No worries, tomorrow everything will be resolved."

  Butler Ralph maintained full fiden the lord.

  Little did he expect the method Matthew would use to resolve it.

  Iudy.

  Matthew hummed a little tune as he picked out new clothes.

  Using Mage Hand, he lifted a robe embroidered with the Arist insignia, standing still as it dressed him.

  The hardw Mage Hand thely removed his ized fabric armor and ed him in the robe.

  It yered on a small vest embroidered with the Ser Family crest, finally c it all with a shadowy cloak.

  Matthew couldn't help but give the handsome man in the mirror a perfect score.

  Gng at Yaya standing before the mirror, who was happily admiring her new dress,

  Matthew scooped her up and pced her on his shoulder, smiling as he asked:

  "Do you like it? Should I get you a few more outfits?"

  The cute little one eagerly nodded and started ting on her fingers, pnning how many she would need...

  "Yesterday’s gone like the eastern flow, o return..."

  Humming his tune, Matthew pushed open the door to the boratory.

  Waiting patiently, Mountain silently watched him approach, greeting him as always:

  "Wele back to the boratory, Master!"

  What a wonderful worker!

  Patting Mountain on the shoulder, Matthew once again appreciated the bes of being tall, and as he looked over the ly arranged blood-replenishing potions, he sincerely remarked:

  "You've worked hard these past days."

  "It's no hardship; it's what I should do."

  Mountain’s deep voice carried a calm and peaceful tone, as if he had grown aced to this routine long ago.

  But Matthew didn’t quite see it that way, carefully iing the produ tools before snapping his fingers lightly:

  "Hold on for 10 more days. After I resolve the territory issues, I’ll e back to upgrade this pce."

  "Also, we o discuss yrowth path properly."

  "Your achievements haven’t been revealed yet, but your tributions won’t go unnoticed. In these days, think carefully about what kind of advanced golem you want to bee."

  "I’m seeking your input on this."

  Mountain silently regarded Matthew, as if digesting the words or perhaps already beginning to pte them.

  Matthew gave Mountain a thoughtful look, a calm smile on his face, and turowards his experiment area.

  "They may look like lovebirds and butterflies, but this isn’t the right era for that…"

  Yaya curiously observed Matthew busily w, her rge eyes brimming with a desire to learn as she eagerly watched, hoping to pick up some knowledge.

  Matthew took out a pile of cy, his mind envisioning the magical structure of a , fog on its core and silently refleg.

  "Not every one of them o be like Mountain; using self-aware units here would be a waste."

  "Moreover, we must sider mass produ suitability, along with future modifications and upgrades..."

  "Size doesn’t matter, what’s key is that it aids produ and scale effectively..."

  "Let’s create a few prototypes. If they work well, we record the entire produ process..."

  "Not too many for now. After Mountain's abilities are upgraded, he hahe task of sg produ..."

  "..."

  With a few quick thoughts, Matthew made up his mind and decisively began his work.

  The process of creating ordinary s was already sed nature to him.

  Now, with his enhanced ability to dispy data, everything was pletely under his trol.

  The creation of a .

  From shaping the cy...

  To strug the mana models and magical circuits.

  Then came the instaltion of ah elemental crystal as the core.

  Lastly, came the fiuning of the golem’s overall structure and the activation of its core.

  Each step was adjusted carefully by Matthew, ensuring perfe at every turn.

  Within roughly three minutes, a about 1.7 meters tall was fully crafted.

  In terms of size, Matthew had engaged in some "cost-cutting."

  Its exterior was rather simple, with the most plex feature being the Bay Territory drago.

  But for its golem core, Mattheut in signifit effort.

  "A 1st-level spell: Detect Lies, its internal structure isn’t overly plicated."

  "But if I want it to be permaly ented and maintain simpler recharging, I o modify the mana pathways…"

  "Then, by linking the spell activation to the golem’s trol core, it gains the ability to cast spells…"

  "Though each ’s mana is limited, it self-replenish in enviros rich with earth elements."

  "pared to ing a spellcaster’s time and spell slots, it’s far more cost-effective..."

  "This one is still te though; its self-sustainability and absorption rates are a bit wasteful…"

  "Size is important; I o find the optimal bance, which requires more trials and adjustments…"

  "..."

  Matthew’s clear voice filled the room as he adjusted the internal structure of the , expining each step to Yaya.

  Having pleted a day’s tasks, Mountain silently stood by, watg.

  This somewhat taciturn figure had been called over by Yaya!

  Yaya wasn't just cute—she was incredibly smart too!

  With knowledge and intelligence improving together, Matthew had bee increasingly adept at strug are models and magical pathways.

  He even started to implement some creative ideas, incorporating simple yet effective response programs into the golem cores.

  Initially, the golem might have seemed dull, but after Yaya tried speaking with the a couple of times, her curiosity quickly grew.

  After all, most intelligent beings have a desire to create and a sense of wonder.

  Watg a life-like entity gradually form before her eyes, Yaya naturally became more ied.

  Without hesitation, Yaya eagerly began w oing her own .

  Matthew swiftly delegated the teag to Mountain.

  As long as Mountaiedly created semi-finished golems, Matthew could hahe final core adjustments himself.

  As the number of s steadily increased, they gradually approached Matthew’s ideal form.

  Having sorted out the s, Matthew shifted his focus to aype of golem!

  The mid-tier golem—Ro!

  Upgrading and enhang Mountain would be a more signifit project, so naturally, Matthew needed some practice first.

  A faint smile appeared on Matthew’s face as he pted this.

  "The simplest way to reduce crime is to improve the enviro, establish a solid system, and raise the cost and difficulty of itting crimes—eventually, crime rates will drop naturally."

  "I’ve given them ces. Now, it’s up to them to make the best of it!"

  People are easily bought.

  Systems tend to bee corrupt.

  There will always be those who seek to exploit loopholes.

  There will always be troublemakers.

  "So, I’ll simply stop using people!"

  FAL