"Lord Roy, this is truly a masterpiece!"
Stedson exclaimed with genuine admiration, his eyes filled with envy.
Under Roy's exceptional talent and meticulous craftsmanship, the statue was so lifelike and full of spirit that it could be considered a treasure of art.
The stone used was also the finest Cloudstone, giving the entire piece a smooth, jade-like appearance.
Roy had started carving the general outline last year, and every day he worked on the details, gradually progressing with careful and precise work.
While pondering the art of sculpture, he also honed his skills.
Now, the project was nearing completion.
"Speaking of which, with such meticulous work, it should be ready for the final step.
It's time to infuse it with a soul."
After admiring it for a while, Stedson inquired.
"Indeed, it's been over a year since we defeated Kairon. It's time for the final step of Golem Transmutation!
In a few days, we can officially begin!"
Roy intended to use this golem as his first attempt at creating a level-one golem, so he handled it with extra care.
Once again, he meticulously carved the shoulder area, including the patterns on the armor, engraving the grooves of the Wizard Array.
He planned to pour molten Gleaming Silver into these grooves, transforming it into a powerful Enchanted Item.
This would significantly enhance the golem's combat capabilities.
After finishing today's work, Roy took out another Fire Elemental Gem he had recently synthesized.
This was the result of once again verifying his bronze-level talent, [Luck's Favor].
"Perhaps I can carve it into an eye and embed it here."
Roy held the gem up to Kairon's statue, contemplating the technique needed to process it.
If it worked, it might grant the golem some magical abilities.
"But if I do this, I'll need to exchange for blueprints from my teacher. I don't understand the design of those Wizard Arrays.
How to channel elemental power, how to use elemental spells...
I've only learned bits and pieces...
Oh, and Pegasus Wings should also be installed.
We need to give Chief Kairon wings like a tiger!"
No matter how much budget you have, it never seems to be enough.
Roy went back to discuss with Celine, asking her to organize the various resources from the mountains near the quarry and sell some materials or products to earn some money.
Celine said softly, "Chief Kairon never enjoyed such luxurious treatment in his lifetime, nor did he have such extravagant Alchemical Creations and equipment."
Roy chuckled awkwardly, "That sounds a bit like a dark joke!"
Jokes aside, he still needed to put his heart into his first level-one golem.
It might reach the combat power of a Wizard!
...
Half a month later.
"Finally, it's successfully installed!"
Roy stepped back a few paces, looking at Chief Kairon's statue, whose eyes now shone with a fierce, fiery red light.
This was the synthesized Fire Elemental Gem in operation, with the energy of the flames spreading through the Gleaming Silver's conduits in all directions.
"This is the power of Elemental Gems and Elemental Enchantment! Since Lord Kundis came last time, you've started to learn it too."
Stedson marveled sincerely.
"Just a few basics," Roy replied with a faint smile.
"If my skills were more advanced, perhaps I could create something akin to the Soul Binding Demon Armor using Nightmare Blood, Fire Elements, and other materials.
At that point, this golem could be called a Soul-Binding Golem.
However, this is merely a concept.
Compared to a soul in its normal state, this binding is excruciatingly painful.
Because the special magma continuously burns the soul, tormenting it to generate the driving force.
Using pain as the source of power for an alien life form is true torture!"
"I've heard that this can cause suffering for thousands of years, until the end of another life cycle!
But after such prolonged burning, it's difficult for the soul to return to the cycle of nature; it will only turn into residue..."
Stedson couldn't help but interject.
"How could Chief Kairon use this on his own people?"
Roy replied, "Perhaps he knew but chose to do it anyway, or perhaps he was deceived!
Beings from a Low-Magic World might not be aware of these costs."
"That's true," Stedson nodded.
Roy continued, "Regardless, this power inherently carries chaotic and evil traits. If you're not careful, it will turn against you!
The 'Animation Art,' on the other hand, is absolutely neutral. This is the power we can truly control."
He slowly chanted the incantation, and a deep, resonant voice filled the carving room.
As the white light glowed, his mental strength flowed like an electric current.
The Wizardry Energy of the 'Animation Art' surged, filling countless nodes like a precise circuit, establishing a mysterious cycle.
One by one, the Arcane Imprints engraved within lit up like lamps.
The stone statue bearing Kairon's likeness suddenly began to move.
"It's alive!"
Stedson's face lit up with excitement as he watched the scene.
Roy, however, remained calm.
After over a year of relentless effort and dedication, he had achieved the best he could at this stage.
Success or failure had already been determined.
Boom! Boom!
The statue took heavy, thunderous steps forward.
Standing over three meters tall, it towered even above Yanila, and compared to ordinary humans or even centaurs, it resembled a small giant. Stedson had to tilt his head back to look at it.
Gradually, an aura of Wizard-level power emanated from it.
This was the immense energy field provided by the Magic Crystal, the Wizard Array, and the 'Animation Art.'
Stedson's own life force had only recently reached the 10th degree of Grand Knight in the past year.
His mental strength, another system of power, was just over 3 degrees, allowing him to wield spells with 6 degrees of potency.
He had only reached the advanced apprentice stage in recent months.
He couldn't help but feel an overwhelming, mountain-like pressure.
"This is already a Level 1 Golem!"
Roy also looked up at it.
Judging the approximate class and strength of various golems followed a similar artificial division to the apprentice and wizard levels.
This golem fully met the standards of "Level 1 combat power," and even within Level 1, it was on the higher end.
With Enchanted Cloudstone as its foundation, magic and Wizardry as its flesh, and life and soul infused within it, it became a miracle of Genesis Studies.
At this moment, it had truly come to life.
Stedson suggested, "Lord Roy, shall we test this 'Bloodhoof Kairon' golem?"
Roy nodded.
This is a proper first-level Golem.
Of course, it needed to be thoroughly tested.
Under his mental control, "Bloodhoof Kairon" strode forward with solid steps, rumbling as it moved outside.
The noise startled the other apprentices and craftsmen, who turned their heads in surprise.