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Chapter 79: The Golem Legion
As Kei issued his order, the entire Shining Light Territory sprung into action.
Large armies were dispatched in two directions, heading for Firefly Castle and Qilin City respectively.
Su Nan, carrying the magic crystal forging furnace, arrived at Firefly Castle. He designated a plot of land within the city and hastily erected a temporary puppet factory.
Xie Man, Corey, and Atir, his three students, were brought along as well, providing assistance with the more menial tasks.
In fact, the success rate for puppet crafting was generally quite high, far exceeding the success rate for potion brewing.
The true difficulty with puppets lay in the cost of crafting and the subsequent maintenance expenses.
However, this batch of stone golems was intended for battlefield consumption, rendering post-creation maintenance irrelevant. The only significant concern was the cost of crafting.
The cost of a single stone golem amounted to roughly 43 gold coins, approximately three times the cost of a clay golem.
The majority of the inflated price was attributed to the gems used.
Higher-grade gems were required to serve as the soul cores.
To be honest, if the gems required for puppetry and rune gem crafting weren’t exclusively sourced from natural formations – only naturally occurring gems possessed the innate spiritual essence – Su Nan would have already delved into the creation of artificial gems.
To date, he had already spent upwards of ten thousand gold coins on gem purchases!
If he could find a solution to the gem supply issue, he could significantly reduce expenses and allocate those gold coins to other pursuits.
Once the temporary puppet factory was established, it immediately commenced full-scale operations.
Su Nan, temporarily putting his cultivation and other duties on hold, devoted himself wholeheartedly to crafting stone golems alongside his three students.
After half a year of learning, Xie Man, Corey, and Atir had mastered the first zero-ring spell – Master’s Hand!
Furthermore, under Su Nan’s intentional guidance, all three of them had begun to explore puppetry and potion brewing, acquiring a certain level of skill and knowledge.
Therefore, they served as temporary assistants, performing their tasks with a surprising degree of organization.
Over the course of half a month, Su Nan finally crafted 100 stone golems.
“It’s a shame time is so tight and money isn’t abundant, otherwise, I could have crafted more stone golems and synthesized even more powerful ones. They would have been even more effective on the battlefield.”
Su Nan expressed a hint of regret.
While the Fire Fox Trading Company had ultimately agreed to their conditions, pre-paying a portion of their potion sales profits, the total sum amounted to only 5,000 gold coins.
This was enough to craft 100 stone golems, but anything beyond that was beyond their means.
“However, 100 stone golems should be more than enough.”
Su Nan surveyed the massive golems packed densely before him, a smile gracing his lips.
Behind him, Xie Man, Corey, and Atir were also beaming with excitement.
They had contributed their share to this golem legion.
The thought of these stone golems wreaking havoc on the battlefield filled them with an overwhelming sense of exhilaration.
“Alright, you’ve all worked hard during this time.”
Su Nan turned towards his students and said with a gentle smile:
“When we return to the base, I will allocate contribution points based on your contributions during this period.”
“Thank you, Master.”
Xie Man, Corey, and Atir simultaneously broke into smiles.
With additional contribution points, they could redeem even more Lower-Grade Revitalization Potions.
Leaving his students to rest, Su Nan headed straight towards the south gate.
Five days prior, the Earl of Storm’s army had arrived near Firefly Castle and launched their assault.
In the days since, Firefly Castle had engaged in numerous skirmishes with the Storm army, each battle fierce and unrelenting.
Fortunately, with the Blackrock Beast assisting in defending the city and clay golems tirelessly repairing the walls, Firefly Castle had thus far evaded the threat of being overrun.
As he walked, the streets were noticeably desolate.
The shadow of war had cast a pall over the city, making it eerily quiet.
The residents remained indoors, venturing out only rarely.
Occasionally, groups of soldiers marched by, their faces grim and their steps hurried.
Su Nan extended his senses and detected the presence of the Stealthy Dragon basking in the sun on the plaza, roughly 500 meters away.
As for Amy, she was off gallivanting somewhere, as usual.
Initially, Su Nan hadn’t intended to bring Amy along, but the little creature was restless and insisted on tagging along. Su Nan had reluctantly given in.
After all, with the little guy’s abilities, even on the battlefield, he would be perfectly safe.
The Steel Golem remained at the base.
The base was his foundation and could not be compromised. He had to leave a force behind to protect it.
On the city wall, Kei was overseeing the defensive arrangements. Upon spotting Su Nan, he expressed surprise: “What are you doing here?”
“The golem legion is complete and ready for deployment.”
Kei’s spirits soared at the news.
“Excellent! Those guys on the other side have been getting cocky lately. I was just pondering how to give them a taste of their own medicine. Now that the golem legion is prepared, I’ll lead the troops out tomorrow and crush them head-on!”
Su Nan glanced towards the vast enemy encampment in the distance, his eyes flashing. “No need to wait until tomorrow. We act tonight.”
“Tonight? Are you suggesting a night raid?” Kei hesitated.
While a night raid could achieve surprise, not only was it difficult for the enemy to see at night, but the same was true for their own soldiers. A misstep could lead to a disastrous outcome, potentially costing them lives.
Furthermore, Kei couldn’t believe the Earl of Storm wouldn’t have anticipated such a move.
He would undoubtedly have deployed troops to keep a watchful eye on Firefly Castle’s gates, ready to intercept any signs of activity.
Understanding Kei’s concerns, Su Nan smiled gently. “Golems are constructs. By nature, they possess dark vision, so nighttime combat won’t affect them in the slightest.”
“Golems have that ability?” Kei was both astonished and delighted.
If that were true, it would give them a significant advantage in a nighttime battle.
“Even so, a nighttime operation won’t achieve the element of surprise. The stone golems aren’t exactly subtle in their attacks. The moment we open the gates, the enemy will know we’re coming.”
“What if we could transport the golem legion into the enemy camp without making a sound?” Su Nan inquired with a smile.
“How could that be possible?”
Kei instinctively started to object, then suddenly realized the implication of Su Nan’s words. His eyes widened in disbelief.
“You have a way?”
Su Nan nodded with a smile.
Stone golems weren’t truly sentient beings; they could be easily stored in storage rings.
Of course, the space ring’s capacity of 5 cubic meters could only accommodate three or four stone golems at most. It wouldn’t be possible to implement the plan that way.
But Su Nan had the Magic Cube!
100 stone golems could be easily stored in just two slots, leaving ample room to spare!
“Good, excellent!”
Kei practically rubbed his hands together in excitement.
He couldn’t blame his overreaction. If what Su Nan said was true, transporting 100 stone golems into the enemy camp without detection, followed by a sudden assault, would undoubtedly throw the enemy into disarray.
They could then calmly open the gates, deploy their troops, and effortlessly crush the enemy!
The entire battle could be decided in a single night!
The plan couldn’t have been more perfect!
The real key, however, was the person executing the plan.
If anyone else had claimed they could transport 100 stone golems into the enemy camp, Kei would have been skeptical.
But Su Nan was different.
Even though Su Nan hadn’t revealed his strategy, Kei was unwavering in his belief that Su Nan had a method up his sleeve.
Without further ado, with the plan finalized, they immediately sprang into action.