Genius Warlock - Episode 460
460. golden shaman (1)
“Cheek! Keck!”
When Duncan let go of his neck, Claude got down on one knee and coughed..
The corpse doll that saw that was just Duncan! Perfect! Perfect! I clicked my teeth and said something to Oliver..
“······What do you say?”
“Please allow me to hit just one. I guess I felt bad about being caught by the magic thread..”
Oliver interpreted Force's words. Like First and Third, Fourth was trained by the Angel House employees and was able to speak quite well, but when he got emotional, he made a unique crying sound..
“Oh, I hope not. If you do it wrong, you die..”
“So I told him not to hit me. Force. Could you please bring me the spider that fell over there??”
Oliver asked for a task to divert the force's attention..
Force didn't seem to like it, but he accepted Oliver's request anyway..
“swimming······. That's amazing.”
“Everyone. The corpse doll is amazing, and the creature that enters the corpse doll and controls it is also amazing. What's your name? how did you make it?”
“It's called Child. I am-”
Oliver stopped mid-sentence. Because at that moment, I discovered an interesting coincidence. It was thanks to the puppet that the Child was created..
Really. While cleaning up the contaminated area in Area F, Oliver happened to see the artificial soul that was Puppet's research, and applied it to create the Child..
By adding vitality to existing minions made with only emotions, and putting in a little more effort..
‘I even came up with the name Child in 2 seconds. Just to differentiate it from minions..’
A memory that came to mind again. Oliver realized that he had been lucky when he realized that Child had achieved great results for the effort put into it..
“here.”
At that moment, Child Force dragged a spider-bone doll and placed it in front of Oliver..
He seemed disappointed that he couldn't hit Claude. The second who entered the corpse doll-Durance also quietly came to the side and took Force's side..
It looked angry because it had not yet been rescued from the Angel House employees..
“Second, Force.”
Second and Force flinched at the slightly different tone from usual. Oliver continued:.
“Thank you.”
Oliver belatedly expressed his gratitude to Child. It came out very well considering the effort, time, and resources that went into it..
Force and Second looked slightly surprised and looked into each other's eyes, but soon their emotions were relieved and they waved their hands at Oliver. As if it's no big deal.
“Oh, that's touching..”
Claude saw that and said something. He was immediately hit by a force kick in the mouth, but.
“Oh, sorry. Are you okay?”
Oliver, embarrassed, apologized. Claude said he was genuinely okay with it.
“it's okay. Because it's alive. But it hurts a little.”
“I'm really sorry.”
Oliver apologized again, warned Force, and then returned Force and Second to their original flasks..
The corpse doll that lost its occupant soon collapsed like an unconscious person, and Oliver shrunk it down with a miniaturization spell and then placed it back in his arms and gave it a specific magic..
When you give the signal, you can come out right away..
“It works that way. It's good. Although it may consume a lot of mana due to the miniaturization magic and the maintenance of the spell, if the corpse doll suddenly pops out, it can catch the eye regardless of its power. It would be better if you were stronger... Can I use that method too??”
Claude asked. To this, Oliver tilted his head and responded.
“······? of course······. But do you really need to ask my permission? If you have something good, isn't it better to use it??”
Oliver said sincerely. First of all, because I have lived that way myself,.
The Minion was an improved imitation of Joseph's creature 'Eater', and the artificial soul and corpse doll were also imitations of the Puppet..
There were countless other similar things. Rather, I didn't understand asking for permission..
“Do I have to ask for permission in the first place??”
“No, no. That's not it. However, it would be better to ask someone stronger than me. I also add some water to freshen up the mood a bit..”
“ah······. Is this like a joke??”
Oliver asked. Maybe it's because I read humor books for an hour at a time, but these days I can tell jokes better and my voice has more confidence..
“hmm······. You are such a unique person..”
Claude spoke sincerely. He has such skills, but has such a personality. I heard it through rumors, but seeing it in person felt different..
“When it comes to skills, Claude is also excellent..”
Oliver responded sincerely..
The corpse doll had to utilize the material's natural ability, so unlike regular zombies, rather than just casting a few black magic spells, the magician had to control each item directly, requiring more concentration..
Arm and leg movements, as well as techniques, attack methods, etc. There was so much to control..
Similar to a marionette.
So, the limit for most warlocks was to be able to handle 2-3 spheres alone, and even if they were talented, they couldn't exceed twice that amount. However, Claude controlled only the six spheres that were confirmed..
Whether it's talent or effort, great ability.
“Dave is even better?”
“is that so? I think Claude is more knowledgeable about corpse dolls than I, who uses Child to do tricks.?”
“I can't use that trick, so I'm just doing it this way..”
“Then, can’t you also use this method??”
“Oh, sorry. I have some talent in the operational field, but I don't have the same talent in the creative field..”
Oliver couldn't say anything. The concept of talent or difficulty based on class was something unfamiliar to Oliver..
Claude saw Oliver's reaction and half jokingly asked,.
“Would you rather tell me how you strengthened the corpse doll? It wasn't the output from a typical invoice doll.?”
Amazing insight. Oliver answered.
“You need to know how to use magic.”
“Oh, it's okay. I also have some expertise in magic. Because it’s a special case..”
In response to the unexpected answer, Oliver without hesitation took out the Big Mouse from the leather case behind his waist..
Then, he asked Big Mouth to take out some books on the School of Life and some notes he had written..
Big Mouse, who grasped the situation with multiple eyes, immediately took out the contents as instructed..
“Kuehhh-!”
Books and notes fell on the floor. Oliver picked up the book and notebook himself and handed them to Claude..
“The book contains the basic knowledge you need, and the notes tell you how to use that knowledge to strengthen the invoice doll. Probably, if you have Claude's skills, you can learn it on your own..”
Claude, who was smiling even though Duncan grabbed him by the throat, showed a firm expression for the first time..
He could not accept the current situation and glowed with intense suspicion..
Oliver asked why this was happening..
“Is there any problem??”
“no······. It's nothing special, but I thought it was some kind of trap. Just teach me? The knowledge and skills that Dave has accumulated?”
It was truly a natural reaction. Whether a wizard or warlock, knowledge is their greatest asset and power. Even wizards with a structured education system were reluctant to share their knowledge, let alone warlocks..
It was common for him to be stingy with his teachings, even to his formally accepted disciples..
However, Oliver said that he would now hand over that knowledge to someone who may or may not have been the enemy he just fought..
In the midst of such an emergency, Oliver asked innocently:.
“Is it strange??”
“Is that usually the case? I'm the one who asked you to teach me, but why are you teaching me? I'm starting to get scared..”
“hmm······.”
Oliver let out a deep sigh, deep in thought. He had heard questions like this in the past. Of course, the answer had to be the same..
“Mr. Claude wants to learn. He can teach me, do you need any more reasons than this??”
At this time, for the first time, Claude lost control of his expression. Because it was an answer that went far beyond common sense..
At least the next words came out and I was able to calm my expression..
“Oh, and I'm not teaching it for free..”
“Thank goodness... Sorry, voting is out of my control..”
“No, that doesn't mean I want to take care of the defeated zombies and corpse dolls..”
Oliver pointed to the Spider-Combine doll..
The corpse doll, which brought together four wizards, had the upper body of a human and the lower body of a spider, like the mythical monster Arachne..
Upon closer inspection, the lower body, which looked like the body of a spider, was a combination of three torsos of a wizard. The body had eight legs and four arms, and the upper body had four additional arms..
“Because it's interesting. This is my first time seeing a combination of a corpse doll and a corpse golem, so I would like to research it..”
“Compared to Dave's technology, it is backward compatible.?”
Claude answered, quickly scanning the notes Oliver gave him. Was it not a lie that he was skilled in magic? He seemed to understand cell bonding using life magic and strengthening corpse dolls through it..
It's definitely not wrong..
While the spider-cage doll is a physical bond, Oliver's strengthening method is a chemical bond using cells. It was obvious which was better..
“Still, it's interesting to me. I'm also interested in the corpse golem over there..”
Oliver pointed to the corpse golem that fell down after being hit by the corpse doll-Durance's bullet..
It was the most complete corpse golem Oliver had ever seen..
“hmm······. There's no reason to refuse. Because it is a very profitable business. But, can I force you to do something??”
“Tell me.”
“Could you please not take those ladies over there??”
Claude pointed to the warlock, wizard, druid, magic user, and magic equipment - corpse doll..
Five corpse dolls that have been around since the port days..
“Because they are the girls I care about the most..”
“All right.”
Oliver answered without a moment of hesitation. His real interest was in spider-carpet dolls and corpse golems, so he didn't have to make any concessions..
“thank you.”
“I really appreciate it.”
As soon as the deal was concluded, Oliver asked Big Mouth to take the Spider-Combine doll and other zombies..
Big Mouth swallowed the Spider-Combine doll, which seemed to be six times larger than a regular coffin doll, like a snake, while the Wolf and Hound-Combine doll swallowed several at once..
The problem is a corpse golem the size of a house..
At the moment when he thought he should cut it up and make it swallow it, Big Mouth opened its mouth wide with zipper teeth and slowly widened its mouth towards the corpse golem..
Like a snake swallowing prey larger than itself.
A sight I have never seen before. Oliver tilted his head..
‘It is said that Big Mouth cannot swallow anything larger than its mouth... Could it be because I swallowed three other gluttonous bags??’
Oliver had his own guess. It was a very possible story. No, there was no good reason other than that..
That's the only difference from the Big Mouth of the past. If that were true, it was truly unfortunate. I should have made them fight earlier.
Oliver felt sad inside, and Big Mouth trembled and glanced at Oliver..
Just as Oliver was about to honestly say what he was thinking, Claude asked:.
“But is it really okay??”
“yes? What do you mean??”
“Even if you just give me this knowledge... I don't usually ask questions like this out of curiosity, but now I do..”
“I didn't just give it to you?”
“Oh, let me correct you. Whatever it is, do you mind giving me this knowledge? Couldn't I develop it further and have better technology??”
“That's good. Well then I can learn from you.”
Oliver answered again without hesitation. 'Cause he meant it.
Rather, it was what I hoped for. Isn't it a joy to meet someone who is better than you and learn more from them??
Values that are different from others. Claude, realizing that it wasn't a bluff but a sincerity, let out a laugh. He met another person with these thoughts..
‘No, master, is it a different case??’
Claude compared his owner, the puppet, to Oliver. At that time, Oliver spoke up..
“By the way, Claude. Can you tell me that now? Interesting information you mentioned..”
“Oh right. That was it. You have a good memory..”
“Because it's work.”
Oliver answered, and Claude opened his mouth..
“The interesting information I mentioned was none other than-”
***
“-Are you trying to summon a demon here in the New World? The red man warlocks?”
Edith asked back at the mansion. Oliver nodded his head..
“Yes, I say so. And as a bonus, I told you one more thing. It is said that this Sadal was born because of a golden shaman who turned people into gold. This is a ghost story that Edith told me the other day, but I don't really know what it means..”
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