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Genius Warlock-Episode 523

523. worry (2)

Beep. Beep. Beep.

A huge basement in District X, where redevelopment is in full swing..

An alarm sounded there..

As soon as the alarm sounded, Oliver, who was working in front of the huge fish tank, turned off Ptah's Assistant and checked the time..

“after······. thank god. It's over in no time.”

Oliver, who had been working with less sleep to meet the tight deadline, checked his accomplishments by rubbing his sleepy eyes..

The result is a female-shaped wooden doll-golem floating in a blood tank containing a large amount of blood, vitality, and a small amount of potion.,

It was none other than an imitation of the wooden doll-golem that worked at Merlin's mansion..

The wooden doll-golem in front of me had not yet fully connected its joints, but was only connected by thin 'tendon roots'.,

If the life force contained in the blood tank is sucked out like this, it will be almost complete..

“So, could you please Marie take care of it for me while I'm away??”

Oliver asked Marie, who was standing like a statue behind him,.

Marie, with her knees together, her back straight, and her hands folded humbly, bowed her head and answered..

“I won't disappoint you.”

“Please take care of me. As you know, I'm going to use it as Eve's body..”

It was like that. The wooden doll-golem in front of you was none other than Eve's body..

I made this out of a sense of personal debt to Eve, who I beat, neglected, and failed to greet properly despite helping her at Lake Village..

Originally, they planned to make a corpse doll like Pandora and Lilith, but when Eve decided to join the Magic Tower, they quickly changed it to a wooden doll-golem..

The Magic Tower is not an underworld, but an institution located in the sun..

Using a corpse doll made from a human corpse as a body was inappropriate in many ways..

So Oliver imitated the wooden doll-golem used by Merlin and created Eve's body..

Based on the World Tree wood received from the Magic Tower in return for a successful mission, and adding self-taught Golem science and Life School magic..

“I don't dare evaluate it, but it seems really great. To make a wooden doll-golem, even the technology of the School of Life is added... It's amazing that the tree seems to have come to life..”

Marie was amazed at the wooden doll-golem absorbing the life force contained in the blood solution..

Although it was a bit exaggerated, the sight of her absorbing the blood solution as she said made me feel like the wooden doll was alive and breathing..

But Oliver's reaction was different..

“Actually, it's not that great. The addition of Life School magic is rather a trick to make up for the shortcomings..”

Words that would make others tilt their heads when they hear them. But Oliver was sincere..

In order to create Eve's body, Oliver taught himself golem science and searched through books to acquire the knowledge, but what he learned in the process was that it would take some time to create Eve's body using pure golem technology alone..

The reason is that the creation of ‘magic neural circuits’ and ‘cores’, which are the core of golem production, cannot be learned from books..

Therefore, in order to shorten the time, Oliver decided to boldly give up the parts that he could not immediately understand and replace the parts that were lacking with life school magic..

The neural circuit is a ‘tendon root’ made by mixing Druid cells and the roots of the World Tree.,

The core is a 'core heart' made by mixing the flesh of a druid and the wood of the world tree..

In short, it is a technique similar to improvised stew..

Because of this, the wooden doll-golem that Oliver created could be said to be somewhat like a corpse doll rather than a pure golem..

“To me, who is lacking, it sounds even greater..”

Marie said what she thought, and she did..

Combining two disciplines is actually not easy. Rather, it was strange that Oliver could easily do this without any formal education..

Although Oliver, the person involved, did not admit it..

“Not necessarily. The disciplines are divided and seem completely different at first glance, but once you reach a certain point, there is a lot of overlap. I just used it.”

Marie smiled at Oliver's words. Because it reminded me of the Joseph family days in the past..

At that time, Marie taught Oliver how to read, and in return, Oliver improved Marie's poor black magic skills..

Just by putting your finger on it.

“Please turn the lever at this set time to administer the liquefied vitality..”

As a demonstration before Oliver left, the lever of the machine connected to the tank was turned to add the liquefied life force into the blood tank..

As the liquefied life force was added through the tube, bubbling bubbles appeared in the blood tank, and the 'tendon roots' and 'core heart' of the wooden doll-golem sucked up the life force added to the blood solution and used it as their own nutrition..

Excited. Excited. Exciting.

A wooden doll golem that pulses again as it gains vitality. Marie bowed her head and promised to do exactly that..

Oliver felt relieved when he saw that..

The reason Oliver entrusted Marie with this task was not necessarily because he was short of workers..

If anything, I could have left it to Child..

Nevertheless, the reason I left it to Marie was because I wanted to keep her safe until Oliver returned from Gallos..

If something like this were not entrusted to her, Marie might take action herself if something happened..

‘In the process, another unknown hand may appear above your head..’

Oliver remembered the time Lilith and Marie had fought..

At that time, an unknown hand appeared above Marie's head as if blessing her..

Through conversation, I indirectly asked Marie if she knew the identity of the hand, but she seemed not to know..

Well, I didn't know why Marie's skills suddenly became stronger after Oliver left..

Marie said it was just Oliver's grace, but that didn't make sense..

Of course, Oliver didn't know either. Still, I knew one thing.

That unidentified hand feels similar to someone who has been burned. Of course, I had no basis other than a feeling, but for some reason, I felt certain..

So Oliver was going to Gallos now..

I was wondering if I could find something to refer to if I went to Gallos and found the devil's book in the legacy of the human meat cook... Well, besides that, I also had some personal curiosity..

‘Since you don't seem to be fully aware of your own identity, should I tell you? You don't think people are that important. You can tell by looking at their words or attitude... To you, people are just like biological machines that create interesting emotions... You don't even have someone as precious as me. There are only precious emotions... Answer me. When I threatened your loved one, were you worried about people? Or maybe you're worried about your feelings?’

‘it's okay. You are noble and interesting, but that's just it. I don't really acknowledge you.’

‘He is a person who is respected and treated with respect and courtesy by even the demons and beings outside the world, and who makes the owners of the land once destroyed by the Great Disaster bow down to him as a great person. Why don't you try to find out more about yourself??’

Words that he wasn't particularly interested in and didn't want to know passed through Oliver's mind..

Questions like a curse that I can't forget even if I try to forget them.

Oliver shook his head quickly as if trying to shake off the questions, and packed his bags that he had prepared in advance..

Since it could be a long trip, extra clothes, a tent, outdoor cooking utensils, various food ingredients, a communication device with Eve that is currently in production, and iron rods ordered from the Black Market..

Well, that's right, Big Mouth swallowed the whole thing, so it wasn't much different from usual..

I profit.

When I opened the secret passage in the basement and went up the stairs, a warehouse came into view..

It is a warehouse owned by a redevelopment company in the center of Area X, where redevelopment was completed first.,

Here, there was a half-destroyed golem that Oliver had captured in the past, as well as exoskeleton gloves, magic engineering weapons, black magic items, and private weapons from Area Y obtained during this magic tower mission..

It's kind of a loot warehouse..

Oliver had three main reasons for storing such expensive items in this warehouse..

This was because Forest's advice was that people would pay attention just by having a gold nugget in the warehouse, and by storing expensive items in the warehouse, the existence of the underground laboratory could naturally be hidden and guards could be placed at the same time..

Oliver took a look at the items piled up in the warehouse, confirmed that there was nothing wrong, and then went out..

Forrest and Joe, who knew Oliver's schedule, were waiting outside..

“Are we going now??”

Forrest asked, holding out his hand. Oliver answered as he held her hand..

“Yes, Forrest. I'm sorry for continuing to give you work..”

“it's okay. From the beginning, my role was management. Isn’t your role worthy of the name? Rather, going to Gallos now and making a name for yourself is doing your job. There's nothing to be sorry about.”

That's what Forrest said when he found out that he and Iwan were going to find the legacy of the human meat chef..

“Sorry, I'm not really here to make a name for myself..”

“You must be like that. But if you get what you want, your reputation will naturally rise. Because that’s what fame is all about in the first place..”

Oliver pondered Forrest's words and nodded..

Certainly, if he could obtain the legacy of a human meat chef, he would also have a certain level of fame..

Numerous forces were seeking the legacy of the human meat cook..

“Various skilled people such as milliyu, mercenary, treasure hunter, and problem solver. There are even black magicians... I heard it was quite noisy. In particular, warlocks are said to be the most troublesome..”

said Forrest, who had gathered information about Gallos in advance. Although the details are somewhat lacking since I am a foreigner across the sea, I heard that the warlocks are running rampant to the extent that even the royal family can't handle it..

“Just like rats.”

“I know because I heard it too..”

“It may feel bad, but be careful... Even though rats seem insignificant, they are actually animals that kill more people than wild beasts like lions..”

“I understand what you mean. I'll be careful.”

After hearing the answer, Forrest let go of Oliver's hand with a glow of satisfaction..

Oliver held out his hand to Joe..

“article. Please take care of me. I'm sorry for just giving you the job..”

“don't mind.”

Joe said, politely holding Oliver's hand. The moment he held his hand, Oliver winked at Joe, and Joe naturally tilted his upper body and placed his ear close to Oliver..

“Please help Marie not to overdo it. Just until I come..”

“yes.”

A short but firm answer. Oliver thanked Joe and then went straight to the meeting place..

In none other than Area Y, Oliver passed through Area X, which was under construction, and the mighty Shem River..

Boo wow wow wow.

A small boat roared across the brown Shem River..

When we arrived at the other side of the river, we were greeted by a soggy dirt floor, piles of scattered garbage, and huts that were no bigger than the piles of garbage..

“hello. Mr. Lee Wan. Did you wait long?”

Oliver asked, looking at Iwan, who was sitting in a hut that was no bigger than a pile of trash..

Lee Wan, with a dirty beard, dark circles, greasy hair, and a large, thick cape, stood up and answered..

“I waited quite a long time. I guess I had a lot to do?”

“Yes, a little, but thanks to your patience, I was able to roughly finish it. thank you.”

“Of course I should be thankful. I thought my neck was going to fall off. I hope you prepared well for me. Honestly, that's why I waited.”

“Do not worry. I packed a tent, extra clothes, various groceries, and even cooking utensils..”

Oliver spoke as if he were going camping. After hearing the answer, Ewan looked at Oliver silently with a stern expression..

“······.”

“what's the problem?”

“Well, maybe the problem is that we don't know what the problem is? But that's okay, it's already too late to regret. Immediately, move. There is a saying that you should remove the horns of an ox as soon as possible..”

As Lee Wan said that, the thick cloak he was wearing appeared as a heavy Battering Ram. No, I took out the head grinder..

A black magic item that uses a person's head to damage space and cause cracks..

It was a sight that went against the laws of physics as it could not come out from inside the cloak due to its size, but Oliver naturally accepted it..

It's obvious that the cloak that Lee Wan is wearing is also a black magic item. I didn't think it would be too strange no matter what came out or went in..

Iwan grabbed the handle with both hands, pulled back the head crusher with a human head stuck in the tip, and hurled it toward the hut..

Zeng!!

When the head crusher hit the hut, an indescribable roar rang out..

A sound that wouldn't be strange at all even if the hut collapsed.

But surprisingly, the hut did not collapse. But that didn't mean there was anything wrong..

I couldn't believe it when I saw it with my own eyes, but there was a crack in the hut made of boards..

To be exact, a crack appeared in the space on the surface of the hut..

A crack was created in the space through the surface of the hut..

Although its texture is different from the spatial magic used by Merlin, it is by no means inferior to the spatial magic..

Oliver reflexively focused his attention on his eyes. We took a closer look at how Iwan's Head Crusher causes cracks in space..

Zeng!!

When Iwan swung the head crusher again, the crack grew bigger with a loud noise, and soon the outer wall of the hut cracked like an eggshell..

Beyond the broken crack, a huge forest spread out, neither inside the hut nor in the land. A noisy forest as if there was a war going on..

Before Oliver could ask what the hell was going on, Ewan hurried into the crack, and Oliver followed behind without realizing it..

hiss!

As soon as he entered, something flew out and welcomed Oliver..

“It's a crossbow arrow. full of magic.”

“And you caught it with your bare hands?”

Ewan saw Oliver holding a quarter staff and catching a flying crossbow arrow..

For reference, the crossbow arrows still had magical power remaining. Intense magical power that seems as if it will explode at any moment.

“explode!”

[Black Cube)]

In response to the voice echoing from deep inside the dense forest, Oliver activates black magic. I made six small black shields and covered the crossbow arrows..

The crossbow filled with magical power exploded, but it did not cause any damage to the surroundings due to the black cube..

The forest, which was noisy as they were fighting among themselves, all stopped their actions at the sight and looked this way..

“what are those again?”

“It's a little strange, but I used space magic to get over it. They're not normal guys.”

“Damn it... Just as things are slowly getting sorted out, strange guys are coming again, damn it..”

“Crumbling... Hit it!!”

At the same time as those words were said, many people rushed towards us..

When you look at the vitality, magic, and emotions they have in their bodies, each and every one of them is a person of considerable skill..

Oliver looked at Ewan and asked in this sudden situation..

“Mr. Lee Wan. Where on earth am I and what happened??”

“What should happen? It means that we have come to the right place of conflict..”