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Chapter 1099 21. Knight Golem Type

As Annan spoke, he noticed that Dumbledore looked thoughtful.

Is it always like this for mages, who are often inspired and make others look like fools?
Without interrupting Dumbledore's thoughts, Annan looked up at the 3.2-meter-tall metal golem. Its shape was made of refined steel, and the cold and deep luster on the metal surface seemed to be breathing out cold air. There was no face, but instead a knight's visor.

Annan walked around the Knight Golem and his eyes finally stopped on the sword in the Knight Golem's hand.

Dumbledore did not adopt the initial plan of holding and then pouring suggestions, but changed to a detachable modular system: weapons can be replaced according to different scenarios. In the corner of the laboratory, there is a heavy shield that is almost as tall as him.

In order to maximize the power, the sword blade is made into a double-edged one. One side flashes with a sharp cold light, cutting the enemy with light armor in two. The other side is a heavy band saw blade, which can open a can unless it is a whole forged fine steel plate armor.

Annan raised his hand and touched the blade, feeling a cool and thick touch on his fingertips.

The Knight Golem has a low center of gravity, and its drooping hands make the blade just between the waist and the head, making all enemies facing it feel powerless, as if they were facing a huge rock. However, steel is much harder than rock.

The Knight Golem is undoubtedly a pure war machine. You don't need a lot of them. Just a few dozen of them are placed on the battlefield, like a row of steel walls... No knight can rush into them.

Annan suddenly felt that he had caught a glimpse of future wars.

Your rat swarm may be endless, but my golems only require human cost. They can even be recovered after the battle, repaired and smelted, and put back into the battlefield.

At this moment, Annan suddenly developed a strong interest in the ancient Goblin Empire - that was the pinnacle of golems, and the goblins also relied on golems to almost become a major race.

The only problem is: magic is conserved. It takes a lot of magic to move such a large golem...

"I'm sorry, but your words gave me some inspiration." Dumbledore turned around and bowed.

"It's okay." Annan said nonchalantly, pointing at the golem and asking, "How does it get its power?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking about. The Knight Golem Type 1 was enlarged to add modules, which increased its weight by 10% and its power consumption by 30%. Its full-strength state can only last for three minutes, and its idle state can only last for ten minutes."

So even if six more arms were added, it would still be difficult to use them as they were?
“Can we remove some modules?”

Dumbledore shook his head. "All the added modules are useful... The protection module can prevent the golem from being controlled by hostile spellcasters. The trick module can counter some traps and prevent the bulky golem from being targeted. Although the magic gathering module increases 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 area, their activity time is only a pitiful one minute.

"How long is the goblin golem?"

"Thirty minutes to six hours."

"So much difference?"

Young Master Dumbledore brought a ladder, climbed up, opened the visor of the experimental subject, took out a light blue magic crystal the size of a fist, then walked to the experimental table at the side and placed it together with a dark blue magic crystal in a glass cover that was almost the size of a tree elf.

"The goblins' golems consume less energy, and their magic crystals are more stable, larger, and more efficient than ours."

"Can't we figure it out?"

"It has been lost... It's a bit wrong to say that. The Mage Tower and Wilhelm can make it, but the price...

It is several times more expensive than all the parts of the Knight Golem combined.

Annan estimated that replacing the magic crystal with a good one would only extend the usage time three times, but the extra money would be more than three times...

So we still have to climb up the technology... no, climb up the magic... no invention can be achieved overnight.

Annan still held out a glimmer of hope: "Is there no other way except to increase the cost?"

Dunlip said, "If the golem can follow the wizard, I can improve the efficiency of the magic gathering module and let the wizard create an area with abundant magic power to increase the duration of the golem."

However, problems also arise. If there is a mage on the opposite side, a dispel spell will be useless.

"I'll figure it out."

All Annan could say was, "No good news?"

"good news?"

Young Master Dumbledore thought for a moment, raised a finger, walked to another laboratory table, 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 getting clogged."

“Great stuff, but what about the cost?”

"Mithril can be replaced with other magical materials, but the efficiency will be reduced and the weight will increase by about three pounds."

"It's acceptable."

Anyway, a revolver also needs a magazine and a handle, so engraving runes on them is equivalent to not having any extra weight.

Magic runes are good things. All magic runes have their own recharge and can be reused.

"I'll ask Bronzebeard to bring the revolver rifle, and we'll try making the finished product first!"

Finally there was good news, and Annan made arrangements promptly.

It would take a few more days to complete the experiment, so Annan took some time to look up information related to the golem during this break.

Golems are not rare, and many nobles will collect one or two. There are even more in the Mage Tower. The reason why Annan has not seen many of them is that the western part of Middle-earth is the sphere of influence of the Empire, and the Empire despises these external forces the most, so they are mainly concentrated in Wilheim, Middle-earth and the South.

How did they solve the magic crystal problem?
The answer is that it does not need to be solved.

Golems are a symbol of power, a display of strength, and a luxury item, but they are not warriors. No noble would want to form an army of golems to fight. Anyone who dares to propose this is either a lunatic or a fool - after all, there are many things with a better cost-effectiveness. The money to buy a golem can train ten cavalrymen.

The golems in the Mage Tower can run around all the time because they are not needed to fight, and there is plenty of magic power in the Mage Tower to maintain the balance of the golems.

Annan couldn't help but wonder, if Liberty City was also filled with magic power, would it mean that golems would also be able to run around in the city?
He went to see Lilith and got a positive answer, but the prerequisite was that the wizard tower was large enough and had a magic gathering rune.

The former was not a problem, as the two-story Mage Tower that had been completed could just hold two runes. The latter was a big problem. Annan did not have a 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-grade rune seeds. As the name implies, rune seeds need time to be nurtured and gradually improve their effects, and the corresponding price is only a few thousand to tens of thousands of gold nars.

"I'll ask Mr. Dumbledore first."

(End of this chapter)