Chapter 1099 21. Knight Golem Type 1
As Annan spoke, he noticed that Dumbledore looked thoughtful.
Are mages always like this, constantly inspired and making others look like fools?
Without disturbing Dumbledore's thoughts, Annan raised his head and looked up at the 3.2-meter-tall metal golem. Refined steel is cast into its shape, and the cold and deep luster on the metal surface seems to breathe cold air. There is no face, replaced by a knight's visor.
Annan circled around the knight golem, and his eyes finally rested on the sword blade in the knight's golem's hand.
Dumbledore did not adopt the holding and subsequent watering suggestions of the initial plan, but changed it to a detachable and modular one: weapons can be replaced according to different scenes. In the corner of the laboratory is a heavy shield that is almost as tall as him.
In order to maximize its power, the sword blade was made double-edged. One side flashed with a sharp cold light, and the enemy was lightly armored in two pieces. A heavy band saw blade, unless it is made of solid steel plate armor, is just a can opener.
Annan raised his hand and touched the blade, feeling a cold, thick feeling on his fingertips.
The center of gravity of the knight golem is very low, and its hands are hanging down so that the blade is just between the waist and the head, making all enemies facing it feel as helpless as "facing a huge boulder". And steel is much harder than rock.
The Knight Golem is undoubtedly a pure war machine. There is no need for more. As long as dozens of Knight Golems are placed on the battlefield, they will be like a row of steel walls... No knight can bite the bullet and hit them. .
Annan suddenly felt that he had a glimpse of the future war.
Your swarm of rats may be endless, but my golems only come at a human cost. It can even be recycled after the war, repaired and smelted and put back into the battlefield.
At this moment, Annan suddenly became very interested in the ancient goblin empire - it was the pinnacle of the golems, and the goblins almost became a major race by relying on the golems.
The only problem is: magic is conserved. There is no shortage of magic power to drive such a large demon statue to move...
"Sorry, your words gave me some inspiration." Master Dumbledore turned around at this moment and bowed.
"It's okay." Annan said nonchalantly, pointed at the golem and asked: "How to solve its power problem?"
"That's exactly what I'm thinking about. The Knight Golem Type 1 was enlarged to install additional modules. Due to its size, its weight has increased by 10%, and its consumption has increased by 30%. Its active time is only three minutes in full power, and only ten minutes in idle state. "
So even if six additional ones are installed. It's hard to use your arms like your arms?
"Can some modules be removed?"
Dumbledore shook his head: "The added modules are all useful... The protection module can prevent the golem from being controlled by hostile spellcasters. The magic module can counteract Make some traps to prevent the bulky golem from being targeted. Although the magic gathering module increases the weight and consumption, it can improve the efficiency of replenishing magic power..."
Even so, the Knight Golem type 1 still has a fatal weakness: in the forbidden magic realm, their activity time is only a pitiful minute.
“How long does it take to be a goblin golem?”
“Thirty minutes to six hours.”
“So much difference?”
Deng Unfavorable Master moved a ladder, climbed up and opened the visor of the experimental subject, took out a light blue magic crystal as big as a fist, then walked to the experimental table aside, and a dark blue magic crystal about the size of a tree elf in a glass cover. Put it all together.
"The goblins' golems consume less energy, and their magic crystals are more stable, larger, and more efficient than ours."
"Can't we get it out?"
"It has been lost. ...It's a little inappropriate to say that. Mage Tower and Wilhelm can make it, but the price...
It's several times more expensive than the whole body of the Knight Golem.
Annan estimates. After a while, replacing it with a good magic crystal only extended the use time three times, but the extra money was more than three times...
So we still have to learn about science and technology... No, we have to learn about magic... No invention can be achieved overnight.
Annan still had a glimmer of hope: "Is there no other way besides increasing the cost?"
Dumbledore said: "If the golem can move with the wizard , I can increase the efficiency of the magic gathering module and let the mage create a magic-rich area to increase the duration of the golem."
However, a problem also arises. If there is a mage on the opposite side, a dispersion spell will be useless. .
"I'll find a way."
Annan could only say, "Is there no good news?"
"Good news?"
Dumbledore thought for a while, He raised a finger, walked to another experimental station, and picked up a magic rune engraved with mithril that flickered slowly like a star.
“Cleaning rune, with it, you don’t have to worry about the barrel being clogged.”
"Good stuff, but what about the cost?"
"Mythril can be replaced with other magic materials, but the efficiency will be reduced and the weight will increase by about three pounds."
"It's still acceptable. ”
Anyway, a revolver also needs a magazine and a handle. Engraving runes means there is no additional weight.
Magic runes are good things. All magic runes have their own charge and can be used repeatedly.
"I'll ask Bronzebeard to bring the revolver right now, and let's make the finished product and try it out first!"
Finally there was good news, and Annan made arrangements resolutely.
It would take a few days before the experimental product was ready. Taking advantage of the gap, Annan spent some time looking up information about the golem.
Golems are not rare. Many nobles will treasure one or two. There are more in the mage tower. Annan has not seen many of them so far because the western part of Middle-earth is the empire's sphere of influence, and the empire looks down upon it the most. These external forces are mainly concentrated in Wilhelm, Middle-earth and the south.
How did they solve the magic crystal problem?
The answer is that it doesn't need to be solved.
Golem is a symbol of power, a display of strength, and a luxury product, but it is not a warrior. No noble would want to form an army of golems to fight. Anyone who dares to propose is either a madman or an idiot - after all, there are many more cost-effective things, and the money to buy a golem can train ten cavalry.
The golems in the mage tower can keep running around because there is no need for them to fight, and the magic power in the mage tower is sufficient to maintain the balance of the golems.
Annan couldn't help but think that if Free City was also filled with magic power, would it mean that golems could also run around in the city?
He went to Lilith and got a positive answer, but only if the mage tower was large enough and had a magic gathering rune.
The former is not a problem. The two-story mage tower that has been completed can just hold two runes. The latter is a big problem. Annan does not have the magic-gathering rune, and it would cost hundreds of thousands of gold coins to buy one.
Lilith suggested to Annan that he could buy the lowest level rune seeds. As the name suggests, rune seeds need time to warm and cultivate, and their effects gradually increase. The corresponding price is only a few thousand to tens of thousands of gold.
"Let me ask Master Dumbledore first."
(End of this chapter)