Chapter 55: A Miracle
Based on the materials used, golems can be roughly classified into several types: flesh golems, clay golems, stone golems, metal golems, and supreme golems, among others.
Flesh golems are particularly unique, as their power depends on the quality of the flesh used in their creation, allowing for a wide range of capabilities.
At the lower end, a low-tier flesh golem made from the flesh of ferocious beasts may not possess much more combat ability than a novice knight.
On the upper end, a divine body golem made from the flesh of deities could make even true spirit wizards retreat in fear.
Clay golems are primarily used as laborers and are not particularly strong, mostly capable of bullying apprentice knights.
Stone golems are slightly better, possessing combat abilities on par with formal knights.
Metal golems come in a wider variety.
There are iron golems, fine gold golems, shadow steel golems, diamond golems, and so forth.
Generally speaking, the more precious the material, the more powerful the golem created.
Even the lowest-tier iron golem possesses combat abilities equivalent to that of a legendary knight.
Golems like shadow steel and diamond are capable of fighting against formal wizards.
Of course, the manufacturing costs for such golems are astronomical.
Sunan was unsure if he could find the materials needed to create shadow steel and diamond golems on Starlight Continent today.
As for supreme golems, they represent the original form of magical constructs.
On top of this original form, wizards have developed legendary constructs like arcane guardians, magical mechs, tower spirits, and mithril sages.
These legendary constructs are typically used to combat deities.
In addition to the aforementioned types of golems, there are also special models like deep dark golems, strangler golems, and skeletal golems.
However, due to their narrow functionality, only wizards with specific needs tend to create these.
Overall, the combat capabilities of golems can vary greatly depending on their type.
Many wizards manufacture golems for labor or as guards.
Sunan had considered a similar idea.
However, to create a golem, a soul core is essential.
The soul core grants the golem basic intelligence, allowing it to perform simple repetitive tasks.
Clay and stone golems are not too demanding in terms of soul core quality and can use gemstones as a substitute.
But for higher-tier metal golems, soul crystals are required.
Soul crystals can be categorized into five levels: micro, small, medium, large, and legendary, based on their quality and potency.
Typically, the higher the grade of the soul crystal used, the more intelligent the golem produced.
The soul crystal Sunan obtained from the Kubero Manor was merely the lowest-grade micro soul crystal.
It was sufficient for creating an iron golem, but he would struggle with higher-tier golems.
At this stage, having an iron golem was already quite satisfying for Sunan.
"Once I build the magical crystal forging furnace, I can start making golems."
The second book that caught Sunan's interest was about how to artificially create secondary magic stones.
Secondary magic stones are artificially made energy crystals that contain less energy than true magic stones.
While they cannot match the versatility and functionality of true magic stones, they can serve as substitutes in many situations, hence being termed secondary magic stones.
In the age of wizards a thousand years ago, the use of secondary magic stones was not widespread.
However, as the concentration of energy particles has significantly declined, all magic stone mines on Starlight Continent have now been depleted, and the natural production of magic stones has ceased, highlighting the importance of secondary magic stones.
It can even be said that secondary magic stones are now the only option for wizard apprentices when choosing energy crystals.
"This is good."
"With a secondary magic stone, I should be able to synthesize a real magic stone using the cube!"
Sunan's eyes lit up.
If he could obtain magic stones, it would simplify the construction of the magical crystal forging furnace and the establishment of energy particle gathering arrays in his magical plant garden.
After setting aside the organized books, Sunan turned to the last box.
Inside were items that appeared to be quite aged.
However, upon inspection, he found that most were antiques of no use to him.
Only two objects, which still bore faint patterns, seemed to have once been magical items.
Yet, due to the erosion of time, these two items were now completely ruined.
"Magical items from a thousand years ago are mostly unusable now. It was lucky to have obtained the protective ring and magic coin before."
"It seems I must rely on myself to create magical items."
Sunan cleared out the useless items and instructed a servant to dispose of them, then headed to the laboratory.
During his recent outings, he had used a considerable number of runestones.
Considering that he would soon be attacking Shimmering City, he needed to craft another batch of runestones for protection.
The over 2,000 gold coins he obtained from the Starlight Church stronghold had all been converted into various gemstones, and he planned to use half of them to create runestones.
Baron Owen's attack on Blackstone City had drawn the attention of many nobles.
When Baron Owen took advantage of his brother's death to seize the title, exiling the two nephews to Blackstone City, it stirred quite a commotion in the Golden Rock Province.
Many speculated that once Baron Owen consolidated his control over Shimmering Territory, he would move to eliminate the threat entirely.
As expected, right after winter, Baron Owen was eager to deploy his forces.
He used the excuse that Blackstone City was in collusion with the Starlight Church—a blatant lie.
Many nobles disapproved of Baron Owen's shameless tactics and felt sympathy for the Kyi brothers.
However, no one believed Blackstone City could defeat Baron Owen.
After all, the disparity in strength between the two sides was glaringly obvious.
Yet, the final outcome astonished everyone who paid attention to the matter.
Baron Owen was actually defeated!
And it was a crushing defeat!
His army of 5,000 was decimated, with only about half managing to escape.
The elite cavalry corps was completely annihilated.
The leading Knight Mathel and three lords were killed on the spot!
Describing it as heavy casualties was an understatement!
After this battle, the power dynamic between Baron Owen and Blackstone City had completely reversed.
In a short time, all the nobles in Golden Rock Province gained a new understanding of Blackstone City's strength.
Sunan's name officially entered the sights of many nobles.
According to the fleeing soldiers, the three lords and Knight Mathel had all died at Sunan's hands.
He could unleash lightning, wind blades, and summon blood vines, employing godlike techniques.
He also had a giant beast that could turn invisible.
It was precisely due to the surprise attack of that giant beast that the army collapsed so swiftly, leading to their defeat.
One could say that the defeat of Shimmering City was largely attributable to Sunan.
With his strength alone, he dramatically changed the course of the war!
Nobles who heard this news were left dumbfounded.
It was known that even a powerful knight could not achieve such a feat.
Only a legendary knight might have a chance.
For someone under twenty to accomplish what even legendary knights could not is nothing short of a miracle!
It was from this event that the nobles of Golden Rock Province realized that the legends about wizards were indeed true!
In a flash, aside from a small group of nobles who already knew the secrets of wizards, everyone began to gather information about wizards.
Just four days after the battle ended, an even more shocking news emerged, creating a huge uproar in Golden Rock Province.
Blackstone City was officially deploying troops, aiming straight for Shimmering City!
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