Chapter 32 - Testing the bus golem (1/2)
For today, let us take those kids to dungeon once again. Only fighting generated zombies in safe environment is a good practice but too much of it will only dull their learning process, making their critical thinking goes down the drain as time passed, so variation are often needed. Plus, it's not good for kid of their age to just sit inside the house doing nothing
”Alright then, let us go to the open field dungeon, the rock and sea dungeon as well as the icy dungeon are still too much for you guys to handle” [Ash]
”Yes!” [Kids]
”Be careful out there” [Claude]
”Can Behe come?” [Singa]
”Sure” [Ash]
And we're off, taking the leftover kebab from yesterday and storing it inside my item box, as well as some fresh lunch being made by Claude.
”Brother Ash, you're not going to the merchant guild today?” [Rean]
”No, they tell me not to” [Ash]
At first, I thought of going to the merchant guild once again to search for workers, but Gizzere's son already told me that they are currently busy and that they are still searching for suitable candidates. I don't mind any inexperienced worker since this paid training hall concept is still new but the problem lies when they show sign of discomfort, knowing that I live together with non-human and twin, plus Housey still can't differentiate between friends and foes and if they come to our mansion with such negative feelings towards those kids, then I'm afraid Housey will start attacking name in order to protect my siblings. Well, can't blame them much since they're all still adhering to the old teaching, instead of the new one being spread by the Saint and Saintess
”Brother Ash, can we not take the carriage?” [Kara]
”Sure...” [Ash]
Sigh, I should have known it, one of the reason whys they are all still quite reluctant to go out is because of the nasty eyes they get when taking the carriage, only when I am there or some other nice adventure are with them will they feel safe. Those people who give them a nasty looks are still in minority (maybe around 20% roughly speaking), still quite a number. But, what other options do we have, I don't want them to walk as they usually do
”If only I knew golem magic, then I can transport us all” [Mara]
”How?” [Elise]
”I mean like the autonomous carriage the rich always use, wouldn't it be nice?” [Mara]
”Mara...” [Ash]
”Huh?” [Mara]
”Nice idea!” [Ash]
”Ehh?” [Mara]
Well, since I can use fortress defense magic, then golem magic should be easy since golem magic in a sense is one grade below fortress defense magic. Fortress defense magic is more toward defense whereas golem magic is more towards transportation and offense. The name golem magic came from, well... golem, and golem are known for defending treasure (through attacking those who dare robb the treasure) or transportation, especially weaponry during wartime
Now, what image should I use
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No need to think much, since there's 11 of us, car shape golem won't do so
(Imagine a school bus, school bus) [Ash]
As I put my hand into the ground, a rectangular shape bus started to appear In front of us. It's a crude product since the hardening of earth do leave some crumbles like line, but its sturdy so that's what important. There are magic that can transform earth into steel but it's a high level magic that are still far within my reach. Maybe a legendary smith can do that but not me, yet. As for the seat, I use wood magic and place number of seat inside the school bus golem, and made one nice chair for the driver seat.
”Hop on” [Ash]
”Yeah carrsy!” [Charlotte]
” No, its name is bus golem” [Ash]
”Bussy?” [Charlotte]
”Bus golem” [Ash]
”Goley?” [Charlotte]
”Bus golem, final” [Ash]
”Hmph” [Charlotte]
”Hah! Serve you right Charlotte” [Ash]
”Hmpphhhhh!!!” [Charlotte]
”Brother!” [Elise]
Elise now try to cheer the now sulking Charlotte since she can't give the bus golem a name, but I'm not going to make it easy, so I continue to tease Charlotte.
”I will not talk to brother Ash!” [Charlotte]
”Oh really, too bad, guess this banana cake is all mine” [Ash]
”!” [Charlotte]
”So delicious” [Ash]
”I want one!” [Charlotte]
”Ehh, I thought you don't want to talk to me?” [Ash]
”!” [Charlotte]
”Brother Ash!” [Elise]
”Fine, fine” [Ash]
As an apology, I give Charlotte the privilege to seat beside me (I make another seat beside me) and her mood quickly elevated, but now the other are jealous of her, so I promise them that they will get their turn later on.
”How do you run this golem?” [Karon]
”Good question, first the autonomous carriage that Mara spoke of have a special magic stone imbued with control magic and golem magic at minimum to be functional, but I have no good magic stone at my disposal right now, instead, I'll keep on supplying my own mana so that the bus golem can move” [Ash]
”Sound hard” [Karon]
”It is, plus it's not efficient for human to do that, but for now, let just do it that way, once I get some good Magic stone or core, I'll make a proper bus golem” [Ash]
Well, time to start the engine (by supplying my mana) and
”It hurts!” [Farhah]
”It is” [Savel]
”My bad”