Wizard: Gou adds some demon hunting in the Steam Age

But before making the mechanical puppet, Wei En first took out the blue and white box and exchanged it with the ghost for two tools.

Especially the giant hand saw and the drill press from the mechanical school, these are new tools belonging to the steam age.

In the third era like Jerry's, when making mechanical puppets, they mostly used hand saws to grind out the parts bit by bit.

Even some wizards with more difficult conditions can only purchase raw ore and start from the smelting material stage...

Compared with before, it is obviously much more convenient now.

The drill press cost 20 gold pounds, and the hand saw cost 15 gold pounds. After spending these two sums, Wayne almost lost his money.

He looked at the remaining 4 gold pounds, 5 shillings and 7 pence and said, "I still need to make more money."

Now he finally understood why so many wizards chose the transformation department within the Mechanical School.

Compared to the puppet system, where a mechanical puppet costs dozens of gold pounds, the transformation system is obviously easier to learn and improve in strength in the early stages...

In addition to these tools, the others are various materials and parts used to make mechanical puppets.

Among them, Oren metal, which is used to make limbs and the overall skeleton, has extremely strong hardness, good toughness, and excellent defense capabilities.

The chest armor is made of Nibels metal, which is a stronger metal than Oren metal.

The price is also the most expensive of all materials, with the price of one pound being as high as 1 gold pound and 3 shillings.

Therefore, Wayne only bought five pounds.

As for the remaining parts inside the puppet, they are the gears, rollers purchased in the Nightless City, as well as some memory metal and the extremely conductive Sal metal...

It is worth mentioning that the rune-engraved array is completed on Thrall metal to ensure that the mechanical puppet can operate smoothly.

After everything was ready, Wei En took out all the design drawings and made various parts according to the dimensions marked on the drawings.

This step is not only complicated and troublesome, but also the most error-prone place.

Relatively speaking, the final assembly is the easiest...

As the first part was completed, Wayne couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, "A good start."

He looked at the polished parts on the drill press and the grooves reserved for Sal metal. After confirming that there were no problems, he continued to make other parts.

One part, two parts, three... He didn't stop until all the parts were made.

"One hundred and ten parts,"

Among them, there are forty-five parts for the core, twenty-four parts for the limbs, fifteen parts for the head, and twenty-six parts for the ten fingers and reserved conductors.

After comparing it with the design drawings one by one, Wayne began to incorporate Sal metal into each part.

He started working at six o'clock and worked until ten o'clock before he had the parts ready.

"Fortunately, we have a drill press and various tools, otherwise how long would we be able to make it with just a hand saw?"

Wei En looked at the time, drank a glass of water, and started the third and most important step - carving rune patterns.

According to the description in Wizard Jerry's Manual, this is the link with the highest failure rate for puppet wizards.

Many apprentices do not have a solid foundation in runes, and their techniques for engraving runes are not exquisite, so problems of one kind or another will always arise.

But this is precisely Wei En's strength.

With almost no thought, he was able to engrave rune patterns on the parts covered with Thrall metal, and the lines and nodes seemed to be printed on them.

Not only accurate, but also extremely beautiful.

Therefore, it only took him less than half an hour to complete the rune engraving on all 110 parts.

Not only that, he also completed the rune engraving on the external and internal armor and skeleton of the mechanical puppet.

Until then, the preparations before assembling the mechanical puppet are complete.

"It's so hard!"

Wei En looked at the neatly arranged silver and gray parts on the ground, and he would be lying if he said he was unhappy.

But the whole production process was really painful for him.

There cannot be a single mistake, there cannot be any deviation in the runes, otherwise the entire part will have to be remade...

Fortunately, he finally reached the final step of testing the success of the entire puppet.

Wei En raised his head and glanced at the little Assi, especially the driver with three runes on his forehead. He smiled and said, "This is prepared for you. Please pray for success."

"Baba, come on."

come on?

There is no such thing as refueling in this world. There are steam engines that also add water...

Wayne curled his lips and then began to assemble the mechanical puppet.

The combination of cornerstone runes is completed, no problem!

The spiritual runes extend to the limbs, no problem!

Rune of Strong Heart...

The parts are assembled on the puppet's skeleton one by one, the gears and chains used for connection begin to form relationships, and finally the armor outside the body...activate!

[You successfully made a mechanical puppet. Evaluation: The puppet is an extension of life... Special rewards: +3 survival points, +1 toughness level, +1 spiritual level. 】

Are puppets an extension of life?

This is the first time I heard this statement.

Wayne looked at the mechanical puppet in front of him, which was about the same height as him. It was completely black, with only the joints being silver-gray, showing the delicate beauty of the machine.

"Yes, at least my design still meets the definition of aesthetics."

Although it is somewhat different from the [Iron-Hearted Furious] in Jerry's Codex...

However, in order to control a mechanical puppet, Wei En also needs to learn a basic spell of the puppet system of the mechanical school - puppet manipulation.

This one is simple.

Soon, he finished drawing the runes of this spell, and after upgrading them, they were branded on the driver's forehead.

[You have successfully branded the puppet manipulation rune and learned the puppet manipulation technique, level 1. ...Special rewards: Survival points +3, spiritual level +1. 】

[Note: Level 1 of Puppet Manipulation, effect: Can control a puppet, well, not limited to mechanical puppets. 】

Not limited to mechanical puppets?

Wei En noticed the prompt on the panel and looked thoughtfully in the direction outside the studio.

If we combine mechanical puppets and undead creatures...is that possible?

But soon, he suppressed this idea and decided to try the power of the mechanical puppet first.

Snapped.

Wayne snapped his fingers, indicating to the driver that it was time to start.

"Pamu, bamboo, Linton." (Puppet manipulation.)

The driver's eyes were eager and he was looking at the mechanical puppet with joy on his face. Several looming threads shot out of his mouth and were connected to the connection points outside the puppet's body...

"Is that so?"

Wayne looked at this scene with curiosity, sometimes looking at the driver, sometimes at the mechanical puppet.

"Move."

The driver shook it and moved his whole head to the top of the mechanical puppet's head, just like a puppet show, controlling the movement of the mechanical puppet through those silk threads.

Take one step, then the second step, then raise your hands, raise your legs...

Wayne noticed that unlike other puppets floating in the air, every movement of the mechanical puppet was full of power.

At the same time, through the black armor, he could also see the rotation of the gears and chains inside the puppet.

"Like a big toy?"

That's about it, and the driver is the remote control handle.

Wayne touched his chin and said, "Solid."

Following his instructions, the driver began to execute them meticulously, and then a rune pattern lit up from the core of the mechanical puppet, and the Solid Heart rune flickered slightly.

A faint sheen appeared on the puppet's body, like a protective shield.

boom,

Wei En punched the puppet, but the mask didn't move at all.

"Huh? Will it consume spiritual power?"

He felt the loss of spiritual power in his body, checked the panel, and then suddenly realized.

The previous doubts were answered. It turns out that the effect of the rune circle also consumes the operator's mental power.

However, the consumption is very small, and a solid heart only consumes 1 spiritual level.

"No matter how powerful the puppet is, it must be able to keep up..."

Immediately afterwards, Wei En asked the secret master to cast a fireball to hit it.

Boom.

With this explosion, the light shield of the Solid Heart disappeared, but there were no scars on the surface of the mechanical puppet.

Defense is okay...

The power of the level 2 fireball technique is already more than ten times that of the musket. It is already very good to defeat the defense of the solid heart in this way.

Wei En thought for a moment, looked at the driver on the mechanical puppet and said, "Transform."

That's right, he decided to use the cornerstone spell (Death) on this mechanical puppet that had special meaning.

So far, the spells he has obtained by fusing the original runes of Death are only two spells that require 100 survival points to upgrade at level 1.

One of them is the Heart of Flesh, and the second is this - the Cornerstone (Death).

Upon hearing his instructions, the driver's face lit up with joy and he recited a spell: "Kelly, Si, Murphy." (Cornerstone.)

I saw the regular lines of the cornerstone (god of death) runes appearing out of thin air, circling and enveloping the mechanical puppet - [Ironheart Rager].

"Death, death, endless death, turns into the world..."

Then a deep voice echoed in the studio, like the wind blowing from the abyss, full of cold and dead silence.

grim Reaper?

The coldness made Wei En couldn't help but shiver, but he still couldn't bear to look away from the mechanical puppet.

As the sound grew louder, the cornerstone (god of death) runes slowly integrated into the puppet's body.

To be precise, it is gradually integrated into the core runes located in the abdomen.

"Death is also rebirth!"

As the sound of joy came to an end, the mechanical puppet shook violently.

【伱 Use the Cornerstone (God of Death) to successfully give the mechanical puppet the power of life. Evaluation: Maybe it was nothing before, but now I'm pretty sure that the first thing he does when he wakes up is to beat you to death... Special rewards: +15 survival points, +2 origin, +4 spiritual level, +4 toughness level. 】

The gears at the eyes of the mechanical puppet turned a few times, and two red lights that looked like eyes appeared, and the body began to shake, as if it was familiar with the feeling of the body.

It turned its head slightly, looked around, and finally its eyes rested on Wei En, "Ba, Ba, Ba..."

Well, I will call you daddy as soon as I transform...

Wei En and the driver looked at the mechanical puppet from left to right and said, "Hey, son."

How can such a moment be without a sense of ritual?

"Ba, baba, baba..."

"..."

If you say this quickly, will you become mute?

"Take your time and don't be in a hurry. You just...well, were born, and you still need to learn."

Wayne patted its body, this big guy...

"Yeah," the driver was obviously more active than him. He landed in front of the puppet and said seriously, "You have to study."

The mechanical puppet looked around and blinked, "I can learn, ahba."

"Try taking two steps?"

"Walk……"

boom!

As soon as he took a step, the puppet crawled forward and fell to the ground. The wooden floor shook, but it still failed and broke a small hole.

Before it could get up, Wei En quickly asked the driver to summon the mechanical box, "From now on, your name is Type Zero. You will stay inside for the time being. When the time is right, I will call you out to study."

The mechanical puppet, oh no, it should be called Type Zero now, stood up shaking his head and looked at the mechanical door on the side, "Okay, Baba."

"goodbye."

Wayne opened the mechanical door directly and pushed it in.

Good guy, he just came out and he poked a hole in the floor for me... It's so exciting.

But it’s better to try it somewhere else.

"Um?"

After glancing down through the hole, Wei En noticed that Claire's room was below the studio. Unexpectedly, it was still pink.

Especially those two strips of cloth that look the same... Um, why is there... Claire coming out of the shadows next to her?

Um?

Wei En frowned when he saw her look. Why did she look like this?

At this time, Claire's body was covered with wounds, and the blood almost turned her into a bloody person.

Not only that, several of the wounds were vital parts, and even the two hanging bells had several bloody holes.

"You bastard, you bastard, you actually assigned me such a task. I won't be done with you until I get back..."

Claire gasped, cursed and drank several bottles of potion. When she looked up, she saw the hole on the top, and...Wayne behind it.

"Huh? You..." Her face froze for a moment, "If you want to peek at me, you don't need to open a special hole, right? I'm lying to you, there is no soul-eating magic circle, you can just come in..."

"..."

How long has it been, and you still have the heart to joke?

It seemed that the injury was not serious.

Thinking like this, Wei En said helplessly: "This is just an accident. You'd better treat your injuries quickly."

"Injury?" Claire rolled her eyes, "Yes, I was injured, and um I was also unconscious."

Plop.

She turned around and fell to the ground, assuming an unsightly posture...

This play is so poorly acted!

Wayne rolled his eyes, turned around and took a piece of leftover material from making a mechanical puppet, and covered it with a tinkling bell on the floor.

"Can't see, can't see..."

"You're not even willing to give me a chance~"

Claire emerged from the shadow at the corner of the table, the blood on her body disappeared along with the injuries, and she looked at him with a resentful expression.

"unwilling!"

Wei En ignored her, packed up the scattered materials on the ground, and then asked: "You came back so late and were being chased?"

"Pursuit? It does count."

Claire's face was pale, she sat on the workbench, fiddled with the hanging clock and frowned: "That old guy is so cruel, he actually exposed this~"

"...Old guy? What old guy?"

Wei En didn't pay attention to her actions, but was very concerned about the old guy in her mouth.

"It's just... um,"

Claire did not continue, but licked her lips and looked at him charmingly, "I discovered a big secret, do you want to hear it~"

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