Arcane Journey

Chapter 221 Golem Factory
On the second day after Brian returned to the Wizard Tower, he met Graal, the property manager of Mokou Town, and Oglul, the old dragon turtle who had not yet been given a clear position.

"Here's the list of materials I need."

He sat on a chair, and then handed over a long list, "From now on, all the working capital of Mokou Town will focus on collecting these materials."

After speaking, he took a sip from the teacup and nodded with satisfaction.

These tea leaves were given to him by the female lord of Araby City. It is said that the cat Taling cultivated them himself. In addition to the tea leaves, there are also coffee beans that he declined.

What a joke, although the cat was transformed from the energy of the elemental pool, but this mischievous guy transformed the energy of the elemental pool into coffee beans, and then pulled out such a wicked joke that he couldn't swallow it at all.

Of course, whether in the game world or the real world, he likes slightly bitter tea.

This helps to concentrate. In daily life, spellcasters often use tea, incense, mint and other refreshing items to assist themselves in copying scrolls or spell research.

"hiss!"

Graal, who was bloated, took the list and glanced at it, and couldn't help but gasped. He asked puzzledly, "My lord, what do you need so much steel for?"

Although the materials recorded on it were very complicated and numerous, he could tell at a glance that the various types of steel inside were the protagonists in the list.

Because it is prominently marked with 'unlimited quantity, the more the better'.

So he wondered why their lord lord made him spare no effort to import steel.

Is there going to be a big move?Graal was secretly startled.

You must know that in this era, steel means weapons and armor. If a large amount of steel suddenly emerges in a certain territory, it means that the balance of this place will soon be broken.

"I plan to build a golem factory in the ancient Orens city of the gray dwarves." Brian put down his teacup, smiled mysteriously, and said to him, "The main material is steel."

Golem factory is a huge project.

Originally, in his future plan, after the floating city was established, he would build his golem factory in the mechanical realm of clock nirvana, and start his own era of mechanical explosive soldiers.

Because when you choose to make construct creatures on this plane, the time and consumption required, as well as the quality of the product, will be reduced and strengthened to varying degrees according to the degree of recognition of the will of the plane, and even the extra power given by the will of the plane. ability.

Unfortunately, plans cannot keep up with changes.

At this moment, his development in the Kingdom of Cormyr can be said to be smooth sailing. He has successfully erected his wizard tower without encountering a fatal threat, and he has also received the full support of the female lord, as well as the power source.

Of course, because of this, he has successfully attracted the attention of most of the enemies of the Kingdom of Cormyr.

Especially Shade City, which was severely beaten by him, as long as they don't pull out Mokou Town, a town that is embedded in the only way to the Ennook Desert, it will be difficult for them to invade the Kingdom of Cormyr.

Brian understands this truth, so does Duchess Myrcella, and the City of Shades also understands it very well.

Surrounded by enemies, he must develop his strength and economy as quickly as possible.

Then, under the embarrassing situation of small population, weak strength, and insufficient time to train troops and spellcasters, it is natural to build a golem factory that can mechanize explosive soldiers, which is the safest choice.

He plans to build a complete production line of golems in the ancient Orens city of the gray dwarves for the time being, and then re-plan when he is strong enough to enter the mechanical realm.

After all, in the classification of constructed creatures, most of the golems are mainly clay golems, stone golems and steel golems.

The different production techniques of such golems lead to assembly line production, which must also be operated by different independent factories. For example, clay golems are kneaded, stone golems are carved, and steel golems are cast. made.

These different production methods all determine that each golem requires different factory conditions.

As a time traveler, Brian learned from his factory knowledge in the real world that at least three production lines are needed to build a complete golem factory assembly line.

The only thing that is the same is the assembly workshop, where all the different types of golems are brought together, assembled by wizards who specialize in this school, and then activated with the spell that activates the constructed creature.

In this case, it is naturally impossible for him to spend so much energy to build multiple production lines.

So I thought of a compromise.

He decided not to mass-produce clay golems, stone golems, and steel golems, etc., such constructs that are popular with spellcasters.

Instead, they chose to manufacture mechanical puppets in large quantities based on the knowledge left by the great arcanist Opus.

This kind of constructed creature is a puppet creature that focuses on labor and war during the establishment of the floating city by Opus.

Although they are similar in structure to steel golems, in fact, they are quite different.

For example, the challenge level of steel golems is at least level 15, while the average mechanical puppets are around level 5, and their actual combat ability is not even as good as that of clay golems.

Their only advantages are low cost, complete functions, and high cost performance. With his current ability, he can completely start the mechanical explosion.

You must know that in the biological construction manual left by Opus, there are dozens of types of mechanical puppets alone, such as hammers responsible for building and transporting heavy objects, crushers for mining ore, and guarding territories shield guards, hunters, and more.

Moreover, Brian plans to modify a batch of mechanical puppets with the ability to fly like drones through the knowledge of modern technology he has mastered.

However, this still requires him to think long-term.

Since the mechanical puppets are mainly made of synthetic materials such as arcane alloys that are refined through steel, steel is the most needed material for him right now.

Hearing that his master was going to build a golem factory, the old dragon turtle's eyelids jumped unconsciously, and he cast an unbelievable gaze at him.

As for the merchant Graal, he didn't know much about the so-called 'Golem Factory', so his reaction was not as big as expected.

He only knew that he had to find a way to store as much material as possible for the lord without raising prices.

"Oh, that's right." Brian seemed to remember something, and said again:

"From now on, let me mine the fine gold mine in Shenshi Village with all my strength, and then send it to the wizard's tower. I will keep it for great use."

To establish a golem factory, he mainly produces cost-effective mechanical puppets in large quantities, but this does not mean that he has given up other powerful construct creatures.

Due to high level construct golems he doesn't need much.

In fact, the real reason is that he doesn't have the ability to mass-produce, so a few like steel golems, adamantine golems or mithril golems, he can completely complete them in the laboratory of the wizard tower.

Naturally, we will not build a huge workshop assembly line with overkill.

"No problem, it's just..." Graal nodded slightly, showing hesitation again.

"Just talk about it if you have any questions."

Brian glanced at him calmly, "You know, I'm never afraid of you asking questions, but I don't want us to discuss what's wrong with the problem and correct it after a problem arises."

"That's right, my lord." Knowing the lord's character well, Graal didn't hesitate anymore, and said hastily:
"You should be able to feel how many major reforms we have carried out since we occupied Mokou Town. It is obvious that each reform requires a lot of money."

"In other words, we don't have much liquidity right now." Brian guessed what he wanted to express and smiled.

As the saying goes, if you are not in charge, you don't know the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt. After Graal reminded him, he just realized how unqualified his lord is.

Because since he took office, apart from some decrees and regulations that he must promulgate, and the direction of planned development, he has rarely cared about the status of the territory, and he is not even clear about the specific source of income of the territory.

This hands-off shopkeeper can be regarded as played by him clearly, and it can be said that it is even worse than the Silver Moon Dragon Queen in the Northland.

Fortunately, this is a world full of magic, and in the face of absolute power, any fancy schemes and schemes are nothing.

Otherwise, he would not be so relieved to hand over the development of the territory to others.

Because as long as he is willing, he can use his own magic to find out the details of the territory, and their small movements cannot escape his eyes.

"That's right." Graal nodded.

"Although we have now opened the trade channels in the Valley, Comanthor, Falling Star Sea, Northland, Underdark Region and other continents, as well as mineral resources in the rocky wasteland, so that we have a steady stream of funds entering the account every day, but our The territory is in ruins, and the expenses are also very astonishing, and there is not much working capital at all."

As he spoke, Graal was about to take out the ledger from his pocket.

"No need." Brian was not in the mood to look at the dense ledger data. He said bluntly: "Just tell me what is the most difficult problem you are facing right now."

What Graal said was actually clear in his mind.

After the wizard tower is built, whether it is engraving magic circles and rune circuits on the tower, or inlaying crystal scars and crystal hubs, it is very costly, especially gems and crystals.

He was even surprised by Graal's ability to collect money, and that he was able to persist until now despite such a huge expenditure.

"The items on the list, excluding the steel that has no quantity limit, are still difficult to get even one-tenth of it with our current liquidity." Graal put away the ledger and explained his difficulties.

"Well, I see." Brian nodded slightly, and said to him, "You don't have to worry about funding issues at all, I have my own solutions. Are there any other issues?"

He began to think about his experience after the battle with the city of ghosts.

In addition to getting a huge amount of money from Helliste, the amount of wealth he got in the Temple of the Lily of Rest, the dwarf's Blingdenstone City, the lair of the blue dragon and the treasury of the stars is also very impressive.

Especially the treasure of the blue dragon lich, which is worth close to 300 million gold coins. This money is enough to support him to pay off the debt of the gray dwarves, and there will be some leftovers.

Therefore, with his current financial resources, it is entirely possible to build a golem factory, let him squander it for a while, and burst out an army of mechanical puppets.

Moreover, after he subdued the four elemental giant spirits, these giant spirits had already taken refuge in him, and it was easy for him to fool them with the wealth they had accumulated for thousands of years.

In this way, he will not be troubled by the shortage of funds for the time being.

"My lord, I will tell you the truth." Graal took a deep breath and said in a tactful tone:

"You have also seen that as the territory grows larger and more prosperous, I have clearly felt the pressure on myself multiply, and even in the management of the affairs of the territory, I feel a sense of embarrassment that I have more than I want but not enough energy."

"I see." Brian nodded slightly, glanced at the old dragon turtle, and said:

"I didn't think about this matter. I understand your difficulties, so from today onwards, you will hand over the work of managing territorial affairs to Ogluer, and from now on, you will focus on economic development ,Is there a problem?"

In fact, since he appointed Graal, he has been aware of this problem.

It was just because he couldn't find the right manpower that he put all the pressure on the fat businessman, which was the fundamental reason why he let the old dragon turtle serve him for thousands of years.

After all, this old dragon tortoise used to be the manager of the Floating Void City, and it was not easy for him to manage a small territory.

Regarding this proposal from the lord, the expression of the old dragon turtle did not change.

Obviously, this was something Brian had discussed with him in advance.

"No problem." Graal secretly heaved a sigh of relief and nodded quickly.

Although he had long known the calm and calm young lord's approachable personality, every time he saw him, he always felt an inexplicable pressure.

You can imagine the mood he felt when he said this.

Seeing the lord's astute look and the calm expression of the old man beside him, Graal immediately understood the reason.

"Oh, right." Brian suddenly remembered something.

"Duke Raul of Araby City has agreed to my proposal to let your son Lando go to the War College in Suzar City to train as a reserve talent for Purple Dragon Knights, and Duke Raul also promised me that he is willing to accept you Your daughter Sissy will be your student, are you satisfied with my proposal?"

"Very satisfied, my lord."

When Graal heard this, a hint of surprise floated in his expression, dragged his bloated body, bowed deeply to Brian, and said excitedly: "On behalf of my two unsatisfactory children, I would like to thank the lord for your cultivation. .”

If it wasn't for their lord lord who avoided kneeling and worshiping, he would already be kneeling deeply on the ground at this moment, expressing his gratitude to him.

"Okay, don't be so polite, you deserve it." Brian waved his hand and said with a smile: "You should inform them, and then let Balleris arrange a few more useful people for you to help you caravan service."

"If there is nothing else, you can go down first." He added at the end.

Graal bowed again before turning away with a smile on his face.

"Lord, are you really planning to build a golem factory?" Seeing Graal leave, the old dragon turtle finally asked his inner doubts.

"That's right, do you have any good suggestions?" Brian asked curiously.

"It's nothing to suggest, after all, my previous master didn't specialize in advanced creations." The old dragon turtle shook his head slightly, his old face was full of worry:
"Although I am not a spellcaster, I also know very well that the key items necessary to make a creature construct, so I am worried about you because..."

"You mean the soul spar, right?" Brian guessed his intention, and stretched out his hand to signal him to sit on the chair.
"Don't worry about this. I have found a stable channel to obtain the essence of the earth element in the plane of the earth element. I will not overuse the soul spar except for the constructed creatures we captured from the city of ghosts."

In the world of Toril, almost every soul is regarded by the gods as their own private property. Except for the unscrupulous demons in the lower planes, no one dares to blatantly rob the gods of mortal souls.

Therefore, he is not ignorant enough to use soul spar to build his own construction army.

"In that case, I can rest assured." The old dragon turtle sat on the chair, "After all, the throne of the gods is held high above the starry sky by the belief of mortals, and the beliefs of mortals come from their souls, this is the law of the world , and it is also a taboo that the gods will not tolerate anyway."

"I know all this, let's just skip this topic."

Brian took out a book and handed it to the old dragon turtle, "In the future, you will need to pay more attention to the trivial affairs of the territory. I think you should have a thorough understanding of the order and laws of the territory, so I won't say more. This It is my plan for the territory system, including the establishment of the floating city in the future, you can see if there are any problems, if not, it will continue to develop according to my plan."

The old dragon turtle curiously took the book and began to examine it carefully.

Brian quietly sips the tea in his cup, waiting patiently.

About half an hour later, the old dragon turtle finally closed the book, and looked at Brian with surprise on his face, "My lord, your system... is really hard to describe."

Brian put down his teacup, not surprised by the old dragon turtle's expression.

"I think so too, but relatively speaking, this is indeed a system that can allow a magic kingdom to develop benignly. After all, the Netheril Empire seems to be a great empire, and it has left a strong legacy in history books. Pen and ink. In fact, only those who really understand understand that they are just sick empires formed by individual city-states. From the fact that they are facing the powerful enemy that destroys the empire, it can be seen that they actually have nothing at all. Unity, the first consideration is not to unite against the enemy, but how to protect yourself. It is said that when the Grand Arcanist's floating city was knocked down by Felin Mokui, the other Grand Arcanists did not open champagne on the spot. respect."

"I understand what you said. However, your system allows civilians to have no exploitation, no oppression, self-liberation, and a high degree of ideological awareness. This seems to be the most ideal system." The old dragon turtle said bluntly, " Then have you considered the changes in people's hearts, or human nature?"

"Of course it is considered."

Brian said nonchalantly: "Because this is a world where great power belongs to itself, as long as I am still alive, this rigorous and efficient system can continue forever, and any tumbling waves will be shot to death on the beach. "

"As for after death..."

He smiled, "You said that I'm dead, but I still worry about what I'm doing with this shit. I can develop as I like."

"I understand." The old dragon tortoise took a deep look at Brian and said firmly, "Don't worry, my lord, I will strictly follow your system."

"It's good to understand." Brian reminded: "Remember, it is necessary to cycle gradually, and don't use too much force, which will cause people to be unacceptable for a while and cause unnecessary confusion."

"I will keep it in my heart." The old dragon turtle solemnly put away the books, bowed deeply to Brian, and turned to leave.

Seeing that all the work has been explained, Brian got up from the chair, prepared the Mithr energy core he had obtained from the Underdark Region, and planned to go to the basement of the Wizard Tower, busy with the most important thing for him right now.

(End of this chapter)