Chapter 418: Chapter 314: Rebuilding the Golem?
Isrile, once again riding in the worm vehicle, was unusually not drooling over it. According to her, she had already tasted better food, so she no longer cared for the worm vehicle.
After arriving in the Dark City, the Sacred Maiden of Darkness, who had already received the information, had prepared the equipment for producing the vaccine.
The spider silk was opened, and the unconscious creatures were thrown into a massive container. A mysterious liquid fully immersed the creatures. The crystal poison started slowly separating from their bodies, going through complex transformations, forming bottles of crystal-clear liquid.
The entire process only lasted half an hour, during which the creature was completely decomposed, not even leaving a Crystal Core behind. In total, ten bottles of vaccine were made.
"Take it orally. One bottle can satisfy a hundred humans or ten dragons. The sign of successful immunization is the appearance of a crystal on the forehead. This crystal will shrink over time. Once the crystal disappears, the immunity effect will also vanish, which typically takes around three hours. Taking it repeatedly will reset the time, but it cannot be cumulative."
The Sacred Maiden of Darkness explained to Long Yi.
"Thank you, that’s enough!" Long Yi took the vaccines, carefully put them into his private space, then earnestly expressed his gratitude.
"It’s our duty, Brother Long. Don’t be so polite to us. By the way, Brother Long, you said you encountered a Crystal Demon?" The Sacred Maiden of Darkness asked.
"Yes, she spoke to us quite nicely. They seemed to be a friendly bunch." Long Yi said.
"If they are Crystal Demons, I may have something that could further your relationship with them." The Sacred Maiden of Darkness said. She pulled a crystal out of the omnipotent golden orb, and unusually, this crystal was constantly changing in the air.
"After the Giants cured a part of the Crystal Demons, they had to face the torment of the Crazy Demons. So, the Giants helped the Crystal Demons to develop this, called the Catalyst Crystal Stone. The Catalyst Crystal Stone can greatly enhance the Crystal Demon’s own strength without any side effects. But before the Giants could give it to the Crystal Demons, the war had already begun. I think it’s not too late to give it to them now, right?"
Long Yi took the Catalyst Crystal Stone, which was radiating an unknown force, seemingly the Demon Power of the Crystal Demons.
"I’ll keep this for now. As for whether to give it to them, let’s talk about that only after spending more time with them. After all, we don’t know what kind of people the Crystal Demons are." Long Yi said.
"Wise Brother Long!" The Sacred Maiden of Darkness smiled.
"Just call me cunning, it sounds more pleasant." Long Yi laughed.
"Also, I have one more thing, Brother Long..."The Sacred Maiden of Darkness hesitated.
"Just say it, it’s just us here." Long Yi glanced around. He was the only one in the hall, even Ai Lin and Isrile, and even Little Zi were waiting outside.
"Brother Long, I hope you can rebuild the Golems!" The Sacred Maiden of Darkness said.
"Why?" Long Yi was puzzled.
"Because we have thought it through, we don’t want to continue this comfortable and boring life. We want to fight alongside you." The Sacred Maiden of Darkness said.
"By ’we’, you mean the girls that were activated alongside you last time, correct?" Long Yi asked.
"Yes, us. After the Core was activated, we not only gained more knowledge, but we also more deeply understood the responsibility we bear. As the Core clans, we shouldn’t continue hiding here, we need to fight to prove our worth!"
"No, you don’t need to do anything to prove yourselves. My fight isn’t to prove my worth either, I’m just pursuing what I want." Long Yi said.
The Sacred Maiden of Darkness stared at Long Yi dumbfoundedly, after a while, she finally said dejectedly, "I actually thought you would be happy with our help."
"I am happy, don’t be fooled by my face, I’m actually thrilled inside." Long Yi said smiling.
"Then why did you reject my proposition?" The Sacred Maiden of Darkness asked, puzzled.
"Because, I don’t want others to fight for me." Long Yi said. He took a deep breath, organized his thoughts and continued, "Honestly speaking, I need you, I truly need you. In fact, I wish you could immediately activate all the golems and help me conquer the world, restoring the glory of the Giants. But deep down, I don’t want you to do this. Because your fight is not for yourselves, but for me. I don’t like others fighting for me, because there will be sacrifices in any fight, and I can’t bear to see others sacrifice for me. Maybe one day in the future, I will be forced by the powerful enemies to ask you for help, just like I did now for the vaccine. But at least now, I can protect myself. I don’t want my friends to stand in my way."
The Sacred Maiden of Darkness nodded, she had understood. Long Yi had his principles, if it wasn’t for them, then Long Yi wouldn’t be Long Yi.
"Allow me to summarise it in one simple sentence." The Sacred Maiden of Darkness said.
"Go on!"
"No matter how great a person is, they will always have their quirks," The Sacred Maiden of Darkness said.
Long Yi was taken aback and then burst into laughter.
Indeed, I am a quirky person.
The Sacred Maiden of Darkness watched as Long Yi and his team boarded the worm vehicle and left the Dark City. The younger girls of Darkness crowded around her.
"Sacred Lady, what did Lord Long Yi say?"
"He disagreed."
"Disagreed? Why? Is he worried about our strength? Or is it impossible to rebuild the golems?" The girls starts to chatter and speculate.
"Who knows?" The Sacred Maiden of Darkness turned to leave when suddenly the worm vehicle returned.
Long Yi jumped down from it and walked up to her.
"Did you forget something?" asked the Saintess of Darkness.
"No, actually... I gave it a thorough thought. How about we discuss the matter of rebuilding the Golem first?" Long Yi said with a heated expression.
As he was about to board the Worm Vehicle, Long Yi suddenly thought, even if there was no rush for the Core Clan to enter the battlefield, rebuilding the Golem shouldn’t be a problem, right?
Therefore, Long Yi, who had just set off, returned again.
When he uttered these words, the Shadow girls were overjoyed.
As a superweapon invented by the Giant clan, the Golem is extremely complex. The level of technology involved is extremely high, which definitely isn’t something that one or two people could grasp casually.
Fortunately, the Core Clan has inherited knowledge that can completely construct the Golem.
Actually, the biggest challenge in constructing the Golem lies not in the construction, but in the materials.
After the Giants discovered the sturdy and durable substance known as Fine Gold, they began using it obsessively. Almost anything that touched metal inevitably had Fine Gold in it, and the Golem was no exception.
The Golem is made of a kind of iron alloy that contains Fine Gold along with thirteen other elements. Under accurate proportions, this alloy can achieve 60% of the characteristics of Fine Gold.
This thing is the biggest difficulty in making the Golem.
The technology of the Giants lies not in how complex the knowledge is, but in its precision. This precision is so extreme that a slight difference in the proportions would lead to the need to start the entire process over.
Long Yi’s inherited memory didn’t contain this part, so even he would have to study carefully and take notes.
The Saintess of Darkness taught Long Yi all the knowledge without any reservation, making him remember everything. Then Long Yi realized that rebuilding the Golem would be an incredibly long process. The complexity of this thing was infuriating! The demand for rare metals was also infuriating! Moreover, the production of many parts required enchanting!
Clearly, the Golem is not something that the Dwarves could complete on their own.
It seems like it’s time to pay another visit to the Elves.
On their return journey, Isrile stared at Long Yi, while Long Yi just silently stared at the floor.
"I’ve completely lost face," Long Yi muttered.
"Yes, indeed. After giving such an impassioned speech, you ended up running back," Isrile chuckled.
"Hey, I didn’t go back to beg them to fight. I just wanted to rebuild the Golem," Long Yi said.
"Yeah, but those kids originally just wanted to rebuild the Golem too," Isrile replied.
"Yes, they wanted to rebuild the Golem from the beginning, and I didn’t object... I just didn’t want them to fight like this..." Long Yi mumbled, lips pursed, sounding a bit unconvincing.
"Hahaha, you’re really funny!" Isrile laughed, slapping her thighs.
"I wonder how the battle outside is going. It’s been five days, hasn’t it?" Ai Lin said.
"Don’t worry. I reckon our Emperor is probably overjoyed by now," Long Yi said.
As it turns out, this was indeed the case.
When Long Yi saw Kirei, this young Emperor couldn’t hide the joy on his face.
"Long Yi! Guess how many Crystal Cores we have now!" Before Long Yi could say anything, Kirei had already started showing off.
"I have no idea," Long Yi shook his head. After all, how could he guess?
"This many!" Kirei cupped his hands to illustrate a number.
"So few?" After thinking for a moment, Long Yi realized that adding a zero to that number was unrealistic, but subtracting one made it seem too little.
"You should be satisfied! It’s only been five days, and we have so many Crystal Cores in our account. This is much faster than before!" The Emperor shook his head and said.
"What was the response from the Black Dragon Empire?" Long Yi asked.
"Aside from hunting monsters, there’s been no other movement. That damned Black Dragon Emperor really can endure. Given his character, his ability to endure this long, suggests he must be planning a terrible retaliation. Unfortunately, we know but can’t stop him," the Emperor replied somewhat helplessly.
"Who says we can’t? Isn’t everything we’re doing intended to stop him?" Long Yi said.
"Yes, hahaha, indeed, everything we’re doing is to stop him!" Kirei repeated, a smile reappearing on his face.
After a moment’s pause, Long Yi continued, "The Plane scar should have healed by now, but there must be many Demons lingering around the scar. So we should delay our plans a bit. I have a few places to visit to inquire about something."
The Emperor asked, puzzled, "Inquire about what?"
Long Yi smiled and said, "About some matter regarding superweapons." (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, and support me. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
