Chapter 174: Obsidian Golem
For more than 10 days.
In addition t on modifying golems, Matthew spent most of his time studying third-circle spells.
What intrigued Matthew was that during the process of learning third-circle spells...
He discovered that the use of Fate Energy often proved most effective at critical moments.
Take Fireball for example, a mid-level spell.
If Matthew wao learn it from scratd "master" it ht...
It would cost him 10,000 points of Fate Energy!
ing the fate of 10,000 oners!
However, if Matthew first learhe mana model of Fireball, thhly uood all are knowledge and its structure...
Then built the Fireball mana model in his soul, ying a solid foundation and using Fate Energy only to overe the hardest parts...
The Fate Energy cost would drop from 10,000 to just 1,000 points!
This was airely acceptable range for Matthew.
If Matthew went even further in his studies, breaking down and mastering the hardest parts bit by bit, only using Fate Energy for fshes of insight...
The Fate Energy cost could drop from 1,000 to 100 points.
In this way, one day of studying plus 100 Fate Energy points would achieve the same effect as using 10,000 Fate Energy points.
This was a real example of “knowledge ging fate!”
Armed with this newfound uanding...
Matthew realized that the key to effitly using Fate Energy was to build a strong foundation, put in the hard work, and only use Fate Energy to push past the final hurdles!
By using this method, Matthew quickly mastered a variety of third-circle spells.
Most of the spells he learned were inteo aid in modifying Mountain.
Returning to the b...
Mountain, fully prepared, stood quietly in the ter, its faintly glowing eyes focused on Matthew.
The flickering light in its eyes revealed that its mind was far from calm.
Folems without sciousness, like the es, Matthew could exploit them without a sed thought.
He would assigasks non-stop, except for necessary energy recovery time, making the most of their existence.
But for beings like Mountain, which had self-awareness, Matthew wasn’t just being merciful—he was also pnning for its future.
“Hmm, boosting your power and life level is your reward for being a good tool.”
“I get a stronger servant, and you bee a more effit tool.”
A win-win!
Even though Matthew was fident, he still proceeded with extreme caution, thhly iing Mountain inside and out.
leasantly surprised Matthew was Mountain’s ability to learn and improve on its own, evident in its sciousness and body.
More plex mana models, self-structed magical circuits.
Matthew knew very well that Mountain did not possess the same modification abilities as an Arist.
So what did these things signify?
With Mountain's prowing and its learning progressing, these ges were happening naturally.
Life finds its own way!
This discovery made Matthew quite excited.
He had a strong hunch that if he could fully grasp the secrets in this area...
He would make signifit strides in golem modification and are model development.
When it came to modifying Mountain, Matthew's ideas weren’t overly plicated.
The ’s body had bee a limitation for Mountain’s sciousness.
So giving Mountain a more powerful and potential-filled body would plete Matthew’s task.
Initially, Matthew thought about using a stone golem for practice.
But even when applying his experiend teiques from modifying s, the smallest stone golem still stood at least three meters tall.
For an all-purpose servant like Mountain, a rge body might offer advantages, but it would hiasks like potion-making and precise mana trol.
Don’t expect rock to have great mana ductivity!
After much sideration, Matthew decided on an obsidian golem as Mountain's new vessel.
As a mid-tier golem, the obsidian golem held an aosition.
In terms of size, it couldn’t pare to the bulky stone golems.
In terms of bat ability, it was outcssed by the pinier granite golems.
In terms of cost-efficy, it was far less eical than the cheap and easy-to-make flesh golems.
It was expeo make, and its materials were rare.
While its bat strength was impressive, it was easily repceable.
The obsidian golem was, quite frankly, a bit of a misfit.
The most criticized aspect of the obsidian golem was its extreme durability, which made it impossible to repair using substitute materials like olems, requiring stant replenishment of obsidian.
That’s right, in most people’s eyes, golems were ultimately ables, and the costs of bat wear and tear were simply part of the upkeep.
The high repair costs made the obsidian golem unpopur.
But for Matthew, none of these problems mattered.
Cost?
At most, a few thousand gold s!
Rare materials?
Beh the kobold mihere was an abundant obsidian vein.
Expensive maintenance?
Mountain could repair itself, with the only cost being some free materials.
With his own resources and produany of these issues became trivial.
So why did Matthew choose the obsidian golem despite its drawbacks?
Because the obsidian golem had two critical advantages:
The first advantage.
The obsidian golem had no size limitations and could easily undergo limb repts.
Uher golems, which had fixed forms...
The obsidian golem could be scaled down to oer i or expao a four-meter giant.
Moreover, the ability to s out limbs was crucial for Mountain.
During work, it could use a human-sized body for precise, humanoid operations.
In battle, it could switch ter body equipped with heavy-duty onry!
This wasn’t just Matthew’s fancy but an idea developed by many pyers and Arists to deal with more dangerous enemies.
Matthew was simply borrowing the cept, though he didn’t yet fully uand the finer details, hehe need for long experimentation and experience.
The sed advantage.
The obsidian golem was immuo all spells and effects of advanced level and below!
This was crucial for the uping ruin exploration!
After hearing Matthew’s expnation about the obsidian golem, Mountain expressed no objes and agreed.
Though Mattheeared a bit stiff, he was, iy, holding himself to high standards.
A gentleman must be vigint in solitude!
For many, boundaries exist to be pushed, aually, they lower.
Matthew couldn’t guarahat if he let go of his principles, he wouldn’t bee one of those lofty individuals who disregarded the lives of on folk.
So even with Mountain, who couldn’t and wouldn’t resist, he made sure to unicate in advance.
Everything was ready, time to begin.
The process of creating an obsidian golem was simir to that of a .
The materials were prepared first, though obsidiahe malleability of cy. Its stru required carving a solid block of obsidian.
However, Matthew simplified the process by marking lines on the blod summoning Yaya, who returo her true form.
With her sharp cws, she sliced through the sturdy obsidian like tofu, swiftly eliminating the excess material.
Ehe toon!
FAL
