345 Garden Golem Army 2 (1/2)

Sage level multi-elemental mana crystals?

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Rune-inscribed metal plates birthed from Sleepy Cave drops?

Check.

Dragon-fire furnace?

Check.

Divine beast blood?

Check.

Zero was finally ready to start creating his golem army vessels. He spent two full days getting everything together once he formulated his new plan. The mana he received from Endow Hill alone wasn't enough any longer. Hence, the doctor took a trip to the borders of Hell to find miasma and even chaos energy when it wasn't too dangerous. It could be said that by the time Zero was done with his expedition, a huge area of wilderness in the abyss was experiencing a new quality of life breathing in miasma-free air.

Zero's initial plan required each golem to have three different mana crystals of different elements to complement the core's elemental magic. However, in Zero's revised design he thought that he might as well create one powerful mana crystal capable of producing any kind of elemental mana and some other materials that can act as mana batteries. Hence, the idea of using mana metals to store mana was created.

After the raid in Hell, Zero visited Sleepy Cave once again with Bob and Kerberos. This time, they didn't just stay near the dungeon's opening. Instead, they ventured into the deeper lairs and provoked Sleepy Cave. Naturally, the enemies were stronger but Zero was satisfied with the drops he received. A special kind of armoured rhinoceros army allowed Zero to collect many magical metal scraps. Mana metals had to be forged with mana crystals by a skilful blacksmith. However, why trouble Tambolt for it when Zero could reap the benefits of asking Sleepy Cave to produce natural magic beasts that were born with mana fused metal of the highest grade?

After Zero collected the loot, he made his escape with Bob and Kerberos. Then, he asked them for a favour. In order to write powerful runes, powerful blood was needed. While Bob was strong, Kerberos was a creation by a Great God who shared a fragment of Hades' soul in some ways. Zero didn't have blood to spare so he extorted a small jug full of Kerberos' blood he pricked from the dog's paws. On the other hand, he told Bob to shrink a little and follow him back to Hua Tuo's hut.

”Master, how can I help?” Bob asked politely. In his half-human form, Bob was a pale boy with snowy white hair and frosty blue eyes.