Wizard: Surviving in the Steam Age with Points for Demon Hunter

Chapter 104 The big secret, do you want to hear it (additional update 33 for first order)

However, before making the mechanical puppets, Wei En took out the blue and white box first, and exchanged two tools with ghosts.

Especially the giant hand saw and the drill press from the mechanical school, these are new tools that belong to the age of steam.

And like the third era where Jerry lived, when making mechanical puppets, most of the parts were polished out bit by bit with a hand saw.

Even some wizards with more difficult conditions can only buy raw ore from the stage of smelting materials...

Compared with before, it is obviously much more convenient now.

20 gold pounds for the drill press, 15 gold pounds for the hand saw... These two sums of money were spent, almost costing Wayne nothing.

He looked at the remaining 4 gold pounds, 5 shillings and 7 pence and said, "I still need to make more money."

Now he finally understands why there are so many wizards who choose the transformation department in the mechanical school.

Compared with the puppet system that costs dozens of gold pounds for a mechanical puppet, it is obviously easier to learn and improve the strength of the transformation system in the early stage...

In addition to these tools, the others are the various materials and parts used to make mechanical puppets.

Among them, Oren metal, which is used to make limbs and the overall skeleton, has extremely strong hardness, good toughness, and excellent defense capabilities.

The chest armor is made of Nibes metal, which is a stronger metal than Oren metal.

The price is also the most expensive among all the materials, the price of a pound is as high as 1 gold pound and 3 shillings.

Therefore, Wayne only bought five pounds.

As for the remaining parts inside the puppet, they are the gears, rollers, and some memory metals and Thrall metals with extremely strong conductivity purchased in the city that never sleeps...

It is worth mentioning that the engraved rune circle is completed on Thrall metal to ensure the smooth operation of the mechanical puppets.

After everything was ready, Wei En took out all the design drawings and made various parts according to the dimensions marked on the drawings.

This step is not only complicated and troublesome, but also the most error-prone place.

Relatively speaking, the final assembly is the easiest...

With the completion of the first part, Wei En couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, "Good start."

He looked at the polished parts on the drill press and the grooves reserved for Saar metal, and after confirming that there was no problem, he continued to make other parts.

One part, two parts, three... He didn't stop until all the parts were made.

"110 parts,"

Among them, there are 45 parts in the core, 24 parts in the limbs, 26 parts in the head, and parts reserved for ten fingers and conduction.

After comparing them with the design drawings one by one at the end, Wayne began to incorporate Thrall metal into each part.

From six o'clock, he was busy until ten o'clock before he got the parts ready.

"Fortunately, there are drill presses and various tools, otherwise how long will it take to make it with just a hand saw?"

Wei En looked at the time, drank a glass of water, and started the third and most important step - engraving the rune pattern.

According to the description in Jerry's Wizard's Handbook, this is the link with the highest failure rate for puppet wizards.

Many apprentices' foundations in runes are not solid, and the technique of engraving runes is not exquisite, so there will always be problems of one kind or another.

But this is precisely Wayne's strong point.

With little thought, he was able to imprint the runic pattern on the parts where the Thrall metal covered them, the lines and nodes seemed to be printed.

Not only accurate, but also very aesthetically pleasing.

Therefore, it took him less than half an hour to complete the engraving of the runes on all 110 parts.

Not only that, but he also completed the rune markings on the outer and inner armor and skeleton of the mechanical puppet.

Until then, the preparatory work before assembling the mechanical puppet is considered complete.

"It's so hard!"

Wei En looked at the neatly arranged silver and gray parts on the ground, and it would be a lie to say he was unhappy.

But the whole production process was really painful for him.

There can be no mistakes, and there can be no deviations in the runes, otherwise the whole part will have to be redone...

Fortunately, he finally reached the final step of testing the success of the entire puppet.

Wei En looked up at the little Axis, especially the driver with three runes on his forehead and said with a smile: "This is for you, pray for success once."

"Baba, come on."

come on?

There is no refueling in this world, there are steam engines that add water...

Wei En pouted, and then began to assemble the mechanical puppets.

The combination of cornerstone runes is completed, no problem!
The spiritual rune extends to the limbs, no problem!

Rune of Strong Heart...

The parts are assembled on the puppet's skeleton one by one, the gears and chains used to connect are beginning to form a relationship, and finally the armor outside the body... activate!
[You successfully made a mechanical puppet.Evaluation: The puppet is an extension of life... Special rewards: +3 survival points, +1 toughness level, +1 spiritual level. 】

Puppet is an extension of life?
This is the first time I have heard of this statement.

Wei En looked at the mechanical puppet in front of him, which was about the same height as him. The whole body was black, but the joints were silver-gray, showing the delicate beauty of machinery.

"That's right, at least my design still conforms to the definition of aesthetics."

Although it is a bit different from the [Iron Hearted Rager] in Jerry's handbook...

However, in order to manipulate the mechanical puppets, Wei En also needs to learn a basic puppet spell of the mechanical school - puppet manipulation.

This is simple.

Soon, he drew the rune of this spell, upgraded it and imprinted it on the driver's forehead.

[You have successfully branded the puppet manipulation rune, learned the puppet manipulation technique, level 1. ...Special reward: Survival Point +3, Spirit Level +1. 】

[Note: Puppet Manipulation Level 1, Effect: Can manipulate a puppet, um, not limited to mechanical puppets. 】

Not limited to mechanical puppets?
Wei En noticed the prompt on the panel, and looked thoughtfully at the direction outside the studio.

If you combine mechanical puppets and undead creatures... is it also possible?
But soon, he suppressed this idea, and tried the power of the mechanical puppet first.

Snapped.

Wayne snapped his fingers to signal the driver to start.

"Pamu, Bamboo, Linton." (Puppet manipulation.)
The driver looked eagerly at the mechanical puppet with joy on his face, and a few looming silk threads shot out from his mouth, connecting to the connection points outside the puppet's body...

"Is that so?"

Wei En watched this scene curiously, looking at the driver for a while, and at the mechanical puppet for a while.

"Move."

The driver shook his head and moved his whole head above the head of the mechanical puppet, like a puppet show, controlling the movement of the mechanical puppet through those silk threads.

Take a step, followed by a second step, then raise your hands, raise your legs...

Wei En noticed that unlike other puppets floating in the air, every movement of the mechanical puppets was full of power.

At the same time, through the black armor, he could still see the rotation of the gears and chains inside the puppet.

"Like a big toy?"

That's about it, and the driver is the remote controller.

Wei En touched his chin, "Sturdy."

Following his instructions, the driver began to execute them meticulously, and then a rune pattern lit up from the core of the mechanical puppet, and the rune of the Strong Heart flickered slightly.

A layer of faint luster appeared on the puppet, as if a protective cover had been pasted on it.

boom,
Wei En punched the puppet with his fist, and the mask remained motionless.

"Huh? Will it consume mental power?" He felt the loss of mental power in his body, and he checked the lower panel, only to realize.

The previous doubts were answered. It turns out that the effect of the rune magic circle also consumes the spiritual power of the operator.

However, the consumption is very small, and a strong heart only consumes 1 spiritual level.

"No matter how powerful the puppet is, it must be able to keep up..."

Immediately afterwards, Wei En asked the secret master to cast a fireball to hit it.

bang.

With the explosion, the mask of the Solid Heart disappeared, but there was no scar on the surface of the mechanical puppet.

Defense is okay...

The power of the level 2 fireball technique is already more than ten times that of the musket, so that it can defeat the defense of the solid heart, which is already considered excellent.

Wei En thought for a moment, looked at the driver on the mechanical puppet and said, "Transform."

That's right, he decided to use the keystone spell (Death) on this mechanical puppet with special meaning.

So far, among the spells he obtained by fusing the original rune of the god of death, there are only two spells that require 1 survival points to upgrade at level 100.

One of them is the heart of flesh and blood, and the second is this - the cornerstone (death).

Hearing his instruction, the driver was overjoyed and chanted a spell: "Kerry, Si, Murphy." (The cornerstone.)
I saw the regular pattern of the cornerstone (Death) rune appearing out of thin air, hovering and covering the mechanical puppet - [Iron Heart Fury].

"Death, death, endless death, turning into the world..."

Then a deep voice echoed in the studio, like the wind blowing from the abyss, full of cold and dead silence.

grim Reaper?

Wei En couldn't help shivering from the coldness, but he still couldn't take his eyes off the mechanical puppet.

As the sound grew louder, the cornerstone (death) rune slowly merged into the puppet's body.

To be precise, it gradually merged into the core rune located on the abdomen.

"Death is also new life!"

As the happy sound ended, the mechanical puppet shook violently.

[You use the cornerstone (death) to successfully endow the mechanical puppet with the power of life.Evaluation: Maybe it was nothing before, but now I am sure that the first thing he does when he wakes up is to kill you... Special rewards: survival points +15, origin +2, spirit level +4, toughness level +4. 】

The gears at the eyes of the mechanical puppet rotated a few times, two red lights resembling eyes appeared, and the body began to shake, as if it was getting familiar with the feeling of the body.

It turned its head slightly, looked around, and finally settled on Wei En, "Baba, Baba..."

Well, I will be called Dad just after transformation...

Wei En and the driver looked at the mechanical puppet from left to right, and responded, "Hey, son."

How can there be no sense of ritual at such a moment?

"Bah, bah, bah..."

"..."

If you say it too soon, will you become dumb?

"Take your time, don't worry, you just... Well, you were born, and you still need to learn."

Wayne patted its body, this big guy...

"Yeah," the driver was obviously more active than him. He landed in front of the puppet and said seriously, "You have to study."

The mechanical puppet looked around and blinked, "Learn, I will, ahba."

"Try taking two steps?"

"Walk……"

boom!
As soon as he took a step, the puppet crawled forward and fell to the ground. The wooden floor shook, but it still couldn't hold back after all, and a small hole was broken.

Without waiting for it to get up, Wei En quickly asked the driver to summon the mechanical box, "From now on, your name is Type Zero, stay here for the time being, and I will call you out to study when the time is right."

The mechanical puppet, oh no, it should be called Type Zero now, got up shaking his head, looked at the mechanical door beside him, "Okay, Baba."

"Goodbye."

Wei En directly opened the mechanical door and stuffed it in.

Dude, just came out and poked a hole in the floor for me... that's pretty cool.

But try another place.

"Ok?"

Glancing down through the hole, Wei En noticed that the room below the studio was Claire's room, which was still pink.

Especially those two cloth strips that are the same... Uh, why did... Claire emerge from the shadow next to it?

Ok?
Seeing her appearance, Wei En frowned, why did she look like this?

At this time, Claire's body was covered with wounds, and the blood almost stained her into a bloody person.

Not only that, but some of the wounds were vital parts, and even the two bells had blood holes.

"You bastard, you bastard, you actually assigned me such a task. I won't be done with you until I get back..."

Panting heavily, Claire drank a few bottles of potions cursingly. When she looked up, she saw the hole in the top and... Wayne behind.

"Huh? You..." Her expression froze for a moment, "If you want to peek at me, you don't need to make a special hole, right? I lied to you, there is no Soul Eater Circle, you just come in..."

"..."

When is it, are you still in the mood to joke?

It doesn't look like the injury was serious.

Thinking like this, Wei En said helplessly, "It's just an accident, you'd better treat your injuries quickly."

"Injury?" Claire rolled her eyes, "Yeah, I was injured, um, I was also in a coma."

puff.

She turned around and fell to the ground, posing in an unsightly posture...

This play is so bad!

Wei En rolled his eyes, turned around and brought a piece of leftover material from making a mechanical puppet, and there was a jingle when it was covered on the floor.

"I can't see it, I can't see it..."

"Give you a chance, you are not happy~"

Claire got out from the shadow of the corner of the table, the blood on her body disappeared along with those injuries, and she looked at him with a resentful expression.

"unwilling!"

Wei En ignored her, packed up the scattered materials on the ground, and asked, "You came back so late, were you hunted down?"

"Chasing and killing? Indeed."

Claire's face was pale, and she sat on the workbench, fiddled with the hanging clock and said with a frown, "That old guy is so ruthless, he even pierced through here~"

"...Old guy? What old guy?"

Wei En didn't care about her actions, but cared about the old guy she said.

"It's just...well,"

Claire didn't continue talking, but looked at him charmingly while licking her lips, "I discovered a big secret, do you want to hear it~"

　Well, the first order of three chapters plus updates is over, and there are two more chapters plus updates...

　　
　
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