<<Welp, now things got complicated.>>

<<Elves showed up and the kingdom of Garmfon forces maybe nowhere in area?>>

<<I have straight up no idea what is going on here…. But sometime later, the scouts ended up starting to patrol area closer to the forest, giving me a better look at them…. Allowing me to make out the fact that these scouts are also ridding these hybrid creatures.>>

<<Which in turn means that they are elves…. And that confirms is that the Garmfon kingdom scouts are no longer here…. Why though!?>>

<<Why there was moment of peace?! Why are they not coming at me together? Aren't they allies?>>

<<By now they should have enough time to recover and form big enough army to launch a second attack.>>

<<Or maybe they are scared of the bombs? But if that is the case, then why they didn't send anybody in the forest? If I were them, I would send somebody to check the forest and possible find out what exactly "blown up".>>

<<Did that thought didn't occurred to them? Or maybe they don't want to try and use "expendable" tactic?>>

<<The situation got way too bizarre without warning…. Or maybe there was some sort of warning or signs, but I just couldn't see it because of my limited vision.>>

<<….Should I just use my golems…. No, no….It wouldn't work.>>

<<These guys are observing the forest at all the time.>>

<<Not only that, most of the snow has completely away and the weather is also normal…. There is no way my golems would be able to sneak up to them.>>

<<If I could position golems and order to attack them at the right moment, maybe…. It could maybe work, taking down the hybrid mount and then quickly capturing the elf, but the direct golem control is still very limited, meaning that this precise plan would fail.>>

<<So, I have no choice but to keep my golems away from the forest's edge.>>

<<Still, no camps or bases has been set up by the enemy… So does that mean they are not planning on attacking the dungeon anytime soon?>>

<<I don't know why nor I have any means of finding out why.>>

<<But all I know is this. I have some extra time…. But don't know how much.>>

<<And the fact that the brand new enemy showed up only makes things yet again unknown.>>

<<But from what I do know is the fact that the elven kingdom is weaker than Garmfon kingdom.>>

<<That is according to the captured soldiers.>>

<<From what I understand, the Noble faction was losing war and to make sure that they would be the one sitting at the throne at the end of the day, they decided to form an alliance with the elven kingdom.>>

<<But if the Garmfon kingdom stayed united, the elven kingdom wouldn't stand a chance against them.>>

<<Apparently, the elven kingdom was focuses about peace and present than a future.>>

<<Simple put, they were weaklings that enjoyed the moment.>>

<<I mean, I also understand the fact that the soldiers that I've faced were probably still tired mentally and physically from the war…. Then again…. Hm…>>

<<But, even if they are weaker, don't they have numbers? I mean, they should have more soldiers ready to fight and everything.>>

<<…Yea, I don't know if the situation turned for worst or for the best. Lack of information preventing me to make accurate guess.>>

<<Still, preparations needs to made.>>

<<My main research is still nowhere near finished, so instead I focused on producing brand new materials, metals, mana gems and mana crystals, as well as all sort of other stuff.>>

<<And with additional new materials, my alchemy research also got much more wider.>>

<<And obviously, more problematic.>>

<<Different metals have different magical compatibilities and the stronger mana crystals as well as mana gems are, the more problematic is stabilization.>>

<<Sometimes the research was easier than expected, sometimes it was harder than I've expected…. But after messing around and doing few trials and errors- I've had made a few brand-new golems.>>

<<First with steel.>>

<<The Steel Knight Golem.>>

<<This golem body is pretty much an Iron Knight Golem.>>

<<As for the performance? Well, it is much better.>>

<<Endurance and attack is noticeable higher.>>

<<The second golem I've had made was created with the help of mana alchemy.>>

<<The Mana Iron Golem Knight.>>

<<Mana iron is a man-made material that cannot be found naturally and can only be made with alchemy.>>

<<There are many ways of making this thing and there are different kind of qualities of mana iron.>>

<<Some have only bit more mana, while some others have a huge amount of it inside.>>

<<Anyway, performance change.>>

<<Pretty much, everything, like every single part of the golem got upgraded.>>

<<Not only that, I was able to create much higher quality armor and weapons for the said golem…. And probably I could make much higher quality item skills, if I learn how to properly make them.>>

<<Third golem was made out of copper, while the fourth one was made out of bronze.>>

<<Well…. Copper… It is way softer than I've thought. I don't think I can make a golem out of it.>>

<<As for the bronze? Well, it is definitely stronger than iron, but it weaker than steel.>>

<<Pretty much that is it.>>

<<As for the new and improved mana crystals and mana gems? They are… Well, their quality changed and since their power changed, I needed to came up with brand new golem cores and artificial mana organs to regular and control their outputs.>>

<<But I think…. Hm… I think I can already be called "master" in that area? Creating brand new mana cores and artificial mana organs was quite easy for me? It didn't take me a lot of trials with these brand-new materials to make these things.>>

<<Anyway, I've put these new golem cores into the golems and it was clear as day that the power that the golem posses was already way stronger than before… Which in turn caused me to make some adjustment to the golem bodies, making sure that their new bodies would be able to handle the increased power output that wouldn't make parts of their body collapse or their joints to straight up snap out of a blue.>>

<<Overall? Their change in appearance is noticeable, but you can still tell that they are knight golems.>>

<<These new knight golems were… Well, they were extremely good if I say so myself.>>

<<I didn't just replaced the main material that makes up most of their bodies, but instead I've replaced their whole body.>>

<<My art of crafting also got much better and I could also make much better weapons and armors.>>

<<Better materials, new blueprints, brand new mana cores, brand new mana artificial mana organs, improved weapons, improved armor and increased mana volume.>>

<<Even during the combat tests, these new steel golems were able to…. Let me check…. "Mop the floor" with them.>>

<<Truth to be told, I wasn't expecting this level of improvement at all…. At least maybe less than half? Maybe even just 30% of the power that these golems obtained?>>

<<Still, not all things are good…. Specifically, there was one major problem.>>

<<Their cost skyrocketed.>>

<<The iron knight golems already cost was already quite high, compare to the puppet soldiers, but this new steel golem version cost is straight up more than tripled compare to the iron golem original cost.>>

<<I mean, I see their value…. But the cost production still surprised me…. Still, if I could…. Hm…. I don't know.>>

<<I mean, if I were to start producing these new golems as well as few other models I've been trying to make, then I would straight up run dry out of DP.>>

<<Not only that, but the stronger the monster is, the more time it will take for it to manifest.>>

<<It is like with the giant iron golem knight.>>

<<This one isn't just a regular Guardian Iron Knight Golem, but a boss monster.>>

<<Simple put, it is getting powered up thanks to its position, meaning that it is bit stronger than regular Guardian Iron Knight Golem.>>

<<However, in turn, these "boss" monsters end up taking much longer to manifest. So, in order to have some of them even leave the dungeon, I had no choice but to make them myself.>>

<<Still…. I mean, it may take much longer for the dungeon to manifest monsters, which would then leave it… But if they do manifest, then the amount of received DP would make up for the problem related to the delay.>>

<<Not only that, the stronger monsters also produce bit more miasma overtime….>>

<<…>>

<<Fuck it.>>

<<I mean, it is better safe then sorry.>>

<<It will definitely slow down the growth of the dungeon, but I still don't know what the hell is going on in the outside world.>>

<<Hell, if the things are continue to be this chaotic, then I will have no choice but to delay my main research even further in order to focus on the detection range.>>

<<I need to know.>>

<<I need to SEE the area outside the forest.>>

<<I need to find out what the hell is going on in the world right now, before something really bad comes my way.>>

Next chapter will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.